May 30—WALKER — The Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development awarded $3.9 million in Job Creation Fund and Minnesota Investment Fund awards for business expansion projects statewide, including a $175,000 grant to Yoyo Donuts in Walker. According to a release, the Minnesota Investment Fund provides financing to help add new workers and retain high-quality […]
May 29—1/1 Swipe or click to see more COURTESY HONOLULU POLICE DEPARTMENT Jonaven Perkins-Sinapati is pictured. The 38-year-old man who was after he sued the city following injuries suffered in a 2021 police pursuit will be arraigned in federal court today after he was charged with allegedly using a ghost gun while selling methamphetamine in […]
COLUMBUS — Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine and Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT) Director Jack Marchbanks have announced more than two dozen road safety projects that target areas with a history of severe and deadly crashes. Among them is a signal and pedestrian improvement project planned for the Park Avenue West (Ohio 430) and Trimble Road […]
AUSTIN (KXAN) — Almost $900,000 in grants has been awarded to various park projects in Hays and Travis counties by the Texas Parks and Wildlife Commission. The TPWC approved the grants, along with 12 others across the state, Thursday. Statewide, more than $4.5 million is being awarded. The National Recreational Trails Fund is used for […]
May 20—COLUMBUS — A local high school graduate has been awarded the Loretta M. Burd Scholarship. The program awards one graduating high school senior per Centra Credit Union service center with a $2,500 scholarship each year. This year’s local recipient is Ava Wilmer, Greensburg Community High School. Centra Foundation also awards $2,500 adult scholarships for […]
ST. PETER, Minn. — After 73 years and a long fight with the U.S. Army, a Korean War veteran from Minnesota who was wounded in combat finally got his Purple Heart medal on Friday. The Army notified Earl Meyer, 96, of St. Peter, last month that it had granted him a Purple Heart, which honors service members […]
CHILLICOTHE – The City of Chillicothe announced that it is the recipient of grant funding from the H2Ohio Chloride Reduction Program. The funding is for communities to improve salt storage and distribution to reduce the amount of salt running off into Ohio’s streams, rivers, and lakes. The program was a highly competitive opportunity through the […]
In a major step forward for clean energy, construction giant Skanska has been awarded an $861 million contract to transform the South Brooklyn Marine Terminal into one of the nation’s largest offshore wind ports, according to Electrek. This critical infrastructure project, set to run through 2026, will support the 2.1 gigawatt Empire Wind project currently […]
May 17—ABILENE — Betty Lou Catalan listened to her boyfriend’s advice. Paul Balinger, who is Catalan’s boyfriend as well as one of her Texas State Technical College Industrial Systems classmates, encouraged her to apply for a Professional Women in Building Abilene Chapter scholarship. “It was a nice surprise,” Catalan said of receiving the $1,500 scholarship […]
A US university has bestowed an honorary degree on Max the cat, a beloved member of its community, ahead of a graduation ceremony at the weekend. Vermont State University’s Castleton campus is honouring the feline not for his mousing or napping, but for his friendliness. He is receiving a “doctor of litter-ature”. “Max the Cat […]
FRESNO, Calif. (KSEE/KGPE) – A Fresno community-based nonprofit organization has been awarded $9,000 from the Dollar General Literacy Foundation, a grant that aims to implement or expand new literacy initiatives, officials announced. The Fresno nonprofit that was awarded the grand is the SER-Jobs for Progress, Inc., San Joaquin Valley in Fresno, which aims to provide […]
May 14—Effingham is looking to improve and better maintain its tree population after receiving a grant for the establishment of the city’s first forestry program. During a recent council meeting, City Engineer Jeremy Heuerman said the city has been awarded $50,000 to cover the cost of creating an inventory of the city’s trees and developing […]