COSHOCTON – The Buckeye Career Center (BCC) and Coshocton County Career Center (CCCC) will work together to offer adult education to residents of Coshocton County. Adult education courses in welding technology and introduction to business and marketing start Jan. 16 at the Coshocton County Career Center, 23640 Airport Road. Both programs are part of Ohio’s […]
HARBOR SPRINGS — Students interested in cosmetology have something to look forward to in the 2024-25 school year in Harbor Springs. As a part of their Career and Technical Education program offerings, Harbor Springs Public Schools will be introducing a new cosmetology class for students. According to Jim Rummer, director of Career and Technical Education […]
The new year is just a few days old, and for many Idahoans, a New Year’s resolution may have been to find a new job or career. Fortunately, the Treasure Valley isn’t short of available jobs that pay a good salary. In Ada County alone, numerous jobs are available that pay at least $60,000 per […]
Jan. 1—When Michelle and Jefferson Oxford first met in 1979, it was like a tiger meeting a maniac. Michelle was dressed as a tiger the first time they met — it was her high school mascot in Nebraska. Jefferson’s central Idaho high school’s mascot was known as the maniac. It wasn’t for another two and […]
WASHINGTON (AP) — Sen. John Fetterman acknowledges having “dark conversations” about harming himself before he hit “the emergency brake” and sought treatment for depression. He remembers thinking about his three school-age kids. “I can’t be a blueprint for my children. I can’t let them be left alone or not to understand why he would have […]
Chickasaw citizen Faithlyn Taloa Seawright was crowned 2024 Miss Indian Oklahoma. (Photo/Chickasaw Nation Media) Faithlyn Taloa Seawright is ending her First American pageant career as the 2024 Miss Indian Oklahoma. As Miss Indian Oklahoma, Seawright is representing all 39 tribes in the state of Oklahoma for the Oklahoma Federation of Indian Women (OFIW). “I look […]
Dec. 30—DANVILLE — A cluttered storage room at Danville High School has been transformed into a student-friendly space chockfull of resources about college preparation and career opportunities. The Viking College and Career Lab, which is located near the circle drive entrance, is a prominent part of the DHS Future Problem Solvers’ “Future Forward” project this […]
Witnessing Martin Luther King‘s “I Have a Dream” speech during the March on Washington D.C. on Aug. 28, 1963, sparked a passion for public service in a young farmer’s daughter from rural Virginia. Dr. King’s inspiration − later amplified by Barack Obama’s historic election as president in 2008 − led to Carolyn Blackman’s own pursuit […]
Herb Kohl was remembered Wednesday evening as a true Wisconsinite who remained down-to-earth even as he rose to the highest echelons in sports, politics and business. “My reflection really is that for someone who was so quiet and gentle was also so big and giant in so many ways throughout a really storied, amazing life […]
Patricia Adduci knew the power of the vote: In 1973 she lost a bid for the Monroe County Legislature by four of them. The narrow loss didn’t sour her appetite for public service and politics. Instead, she went onto a career that included a number of “firsts.” “It’s very easy to say about Patty that […]
A Manatee County judge sentenced a 46-year-old man to 15 years in prison for robbing a woman behind a Publix grocery store. In November 2022, Anthony Pete attacked a 75-year-old woman from behind, grabbing her purse and running away with it, prosecutors say. According to an arrest report, Pete later confessed to the crime. Investigators […]
Dec. 23—CUMBERLAND — Claude Slaydon had recently graduated from Frostburg State University and was looking for a job. While he had a fresh bachelor’s degree in business administration, he lacked work experience. So Slaydon sent letters to companies with hope he could build his resume. One of those corporations he reached out to was McDonald’s. […]