[ad_1] Elizabeth Cook runs to victory in the first Soap Box derby of 2019. Courtesy photo. CLEARLAKE, Calif .– On Saturday, September 11, the town of Clearlake will host the second annual Dam Road Extension Soap Box Derby Race. City officials said the event would continue despite the recently contained Cache fire. “I am more … Read more
[ad_1] Hello, this is Rob Bloxom with a report from Capitol Hill on another special session. Governor Northam called on this session to appropriate $ 4.3 billion from the federal government under the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA). Virginia has three years to spend that money, but for understandable political reasons, the governor wanted to … Read more
[ad_1] By Charles Riley, CNN Business Airbnb pledged to provide free housing to 20,000 Afghan refugees. CEO Brian Chesky said on Tuesday the program would begin immediately and Airbnb would pay for stays. “The displacement and resettlement of Afghan refugees in the United States and elsewhere is one of the greatest humanitarian crises of our … Read more
[ad_1] Martha Crowter, 99, passed away peacefully on August 22, 2021 at the Nathan Littauer Nursing Home in Gloversville. She was born in her family home in Mayfield, NY on April 1, 1922, daughter of the late Floyd and Minnie Rosa Wilson. Martha is a lifetime resident of the area and has attended local schools. … Read more
[ad_1] Umar Khalid at his home in 2018 (Express file photo by Praveen Khanna) Delhi riots case: TV channels released edited video, BJP IT cell chief tweeted, Umar told court The lawyer for former JNU student Umar Khalid told a Delhi court that he was framed in the case of the UAPA riots in northeast … Read more
[ad_1] A team of experts has warned of reopening Australia to 80% fully vaccinated, saying the consequences will likely be “irreversible”. A team of experts has warned of reopening Australia to 80% fully vaccinated, saying the consequences will likely be “irreversible”. Professor Quentin Grafton from the Australian National University, Dr Zoe Hyde from the University … Read more
[ad_1] August 24, 2021 By Jessica Mathews / [email protected] A US senator from Michigan kicked off his statewide motorcycle tour on Monday in the tiny hamlet of Putnam Township of Hell. Democrat Gary Peters kicked off on day one of his Hell to Paradise motorcycle tour and visited Screams Souvenirs, a small business that benefited … Read more
[ad_1] August 24, 2021 By Mike Kruzman / [email protected] The Livingston County Board of Commissioners has appointed a new person to the Huron Clinton Metroparks Board of Directors. The board of trustees last night officially selected Brighton’s Floodgate Renewal Church, Brighton’s senior pastor Bill Bolin as the county representation. The post had been occupied by … Read more
[ad_1] Stag ELKINS – The top three officials at the Randolph County Emergency Management Office and 911 center have been suspended with pay pending the outcome of an investigation, a county commissioner said on Monday. Cindy Hart, Randolph County and Randolph County 911 emergency management office manager, OEM deputy manager Jim Ancell and 911 deputy … Read more
[ad_1] Some five million people face famine and looming disease as war drags on, according to the UN. Ending the ongoing famine in Yemen is a “top humanitarian priority” amid a litany of crises, said the outgoing UN special envoy for the country. Martin Griffiths told the UN Security Council on Monday that about two-thirds … Read more