RAYMOND — A $14.8 million referendum to fund improvements at Raymond Elementary School would result in a property tax hike of $168 a year for the average homeowner, school officials said. The referendum on the April 5 ballot aims to raise funds to build a new cafeteria, a new baseballRead More →
Their publisher needed over 200 postcards that showed – and told – the story of a young Lincoln. They had to be free of copyright restrictions and neat enough to hold the pages of an upcoming illustrated history book. None of this was a problem for Jim McKee and EdRead More →
ADAM ROGAN Stop illegal immigration before securing legal immigration. This is the position of US Representative Bryan Steil, R-Wis. “We have a broken legal immigration system and we have a broken illegal immigration system,” Steil, whose district includes all of Racine and Kenosha counties, said during a roundtable on fentanylRead More →
In the beginning, Montana had a rather unique transportation system. Early in 1855, Congress appropriated $30,000 to the War Department to purchase several camels. The proposal that camels should be tried as substitutes for horses, mules, and oxen in transporting supplies for the army appears to have originated with MajorRead More →
Western Technical College In the middle of a cold January afternoon at Fort McCoy, a class of Afghan children recite multiplication cards from a game provided by the instructor. In total, about twenty students aged 10 to 12 learn new things in a fun way, such as prepositions, the geographyRead More →
Orangeburg County Council plans to hold a public planning meeting to discuss the redistricting and then finalize the proposed redistricting map at a council retreat scheduled for Friday, January 28 at 10 a.m. The purpose of this hearing is to receive public comments on the proposed council redistribution plan. OnRead More →
The Harvest Foundation has become synonymous with economic development throughout Martinsville and Henry County, but after a 20-year history, the nonprofit created by the sale of Memorial Hospital is changing direction. Its new strategic plan revolves around three main axes: “a prosperous youth”, “a dynamic community” and “a resilient andRead More →
Over 122,400 items were borrowed from the Keene Memorial Library in the 2020-2021 fiscal year. This is an increase of more than 12,400 articles over the previous year. Data from the library’s annual report shows further significant increases – particularly in children’s books with more than 7,000 excerpts this yearRead More →
Traces of ice could build up on roads in the T&D region Sunday morning, making travel conditions dangerous. “At this time, the risk to us is still there,” Orangeburg County Emergency Services Director Billy Staley said. “It all depends on where this system sits when it makes its turn. WeRead More →
LAKE GEORGE – The Lake George Historical Association received a number of grants for its implementation in 2022. The Lake Champlain Basin Program awarded LGHA $ 7,500 for a Community Conservation Grant from the Champlain Valley National Heritage Partnership in 2022 for its Called by the Water room. This grantRead More →
CEDAR FALLS – One recent afternoon, a member of Hearst Center staff walked into the art centre’s main gallery to find a patron dancing quietly in the light projected by a new installation, “hearing it go dark (for William Faulkner) “. Charles Matson’s Lume exhibit at the Hearst Center forRead More →
Jeff Reinitz, Andy Milone WATERLOO – Rare and bizarre December thunderstorms swept across northeast Iowa and the entire Midwest on Wednesday, causing winds above 70 mph, cutting power to thousands of people and causing tornadoes. After a day of record high temperatures in the 1970s, the storm hit Cedar ValleyRead More →
Holly Hill author Julie Campbell Sohm has published a children’s book, “Again”. This is his third book. Sohm drew on her own experiences as a mother to help tell the story of “Again,” she said. She explained that the word “still” appears throughout parenthood. “When a child starts to walkRead More →
MOREAU – City Council is considering a new option for Moreau wastewater treatment as the sewer line runs south along Route 9. Wastewater would be sent to Wilton Water and Sewer at Exit 16 from the Northway as part of the Saratoga County Sewage System. In October, construction on theRead More →
As a senior at Sturgis Brown High School, Laura Brunmaier didn’t think in modest terms when choosing the subject of her science project. She focused on Albert Einstein’s special theory of relativity. “At that point, I just loved science and kind of explored everything,” she said. Now Brunmaier holds aRead More →
SOMERS – Hawthorn Hollow Nature Sanctuary and Arboretum, 880 Green Bay Road, hosts a vacation shop and bakery from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday, December 4. There will be holiday gifts, wreaths and decorations handcrafted from natural materials collected at Hawthorn grounds. Freshly cut greens will also beRead More →
Republic of Ravalli The Bitterroot Public Library has partnered with the Spectral Discovery Zone at the University of Montana at Missoula and Friends of the Bitterroot Public Library to provide two telescopes for the public to view from the library. Two 4.5-inch Orion Starblast reflector telescopes on a Dobsonian mountRead More →
Kim Agnew has remained extremely busy during the pandemic as she rushed to create a new cafe in downtown Missoula offering healthy pre-cooked meals, boba tea, coffee and other local produce. She’s finally done, and now her passion project – Thyme Out Café & Local Market – is located atRead More →