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AMATEUR RADIO ‘FIELD DAY’—Members of the Bristol Amateur Radio Club (VA/TN) and the Mountain Empire Amateur Radio Society (Smyth and Washington Counties, VA) will be participating in the national amateur radio Field Day exercise, Saturday, June 24, at 2 p.m. and Sunday, June 25, at 2 p.m. at White Top...

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  • June 25, 2023

KATY CLUNE Virginia Folklife Rain kept the six Clydesdales tucked inside their 53-foot trailer, but the team from Bart Long & Associates, Realty and Auction were still a main attraction at the soggy Memorial Day parade in Marion. Before the gleaming red trailer took its parade position, staff invited spectators...

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  • June 25, 2023

A sea of people fill downtown Green Lake last year during the city’s Golden Days Harvest Fest celebration. Green Lake County saw a large increase in tourism last year. Joe Schulz photo Green Lake County saw the second-biggest jump among all counties in Wisconsin from 2021 to 2022 in total...

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  • June 23, 2023

The Manitoba Junior Hockey League (MJHL) held its Annual General Meeting (AGM) in early June at the ALT Hotel in downtown Winnipeg.  The AGM included Governor Meetings, Coach Meetings, Marketing Meetings and culminated with the 2023 MJHL Draft. Below are highlights from the AGM as well as approved initiatives that...

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  • June 22, 2023

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  • June 22, 2023

The lush green lawn of First Presbyterian Church on Anna Street was covered with rainbows and signs of support Saturday at Grand Island Pride 2023. Some vendors had items for sale, but most were stations of support for LGBTQ+ individuals and allies. One of those was a makeshift art studio,...

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  • June 18, 2023

Question: Of the thousands of words in the English language, only three English words, according to Webster, begin with the letters “dw,” a number bumped up to at least four if you include proper nouns and names, and specifically one Central Illinois town. Can you name the dw- words? Answer:...

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  • June 18, 2023

Remember the old spiral fluorescent light bulbs? They were going to be the “solution” to the old incandescent bulbs that are soon to be phased out. Critics claimed the spiral bulbs contained hazardous materials and were going to be difficult to dispose of after their useful life expired. As for...

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  • June 17, 2023

DOUG AND POLLY WHITE Special correspondents QUESTION: I have a small business. Currently, I have no employees and am working out of my home. However, I am thinking about renting an office and moving my business out of my house. What do you think? ANSWER: We have both worked in...

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  • June 17, 2023

Question: Across from the courthouse in downtown Metamora are the statues of Abe Lincoln and a woman, Melissa Goings. Abe we know, but why is Goings there? Answer: In an 1857 trial in Metamora at which Goings was accused of killing her abusive husband, her lawyer, Lincoln, believed the killing...

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  • June 17, 2023