Jan. 16—JAMESTOWN — The Stutsman County Commission unanimously approved on Tuesday, Jan. 16, a one-year extension to the memorandum of agreement between Stutsman County and the city of Jamestown to provide joint library services. If the Jamestown City Council also approves the extension at its meeting in February, it would extend by one year the […]
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen held a bilateral meeting on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum in Davos. Source: European Pravda, citing the Office of the President of Ukraine The parties discussed key priorities on the agenda of relations between Ukraine and the EU in the near […]
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has stated that the West should not refrain from supplying Ukraine with weapons and funds if it wants Ukraine to succeed in the war against Russia. Source: European Pravda citing Ursula von der Leyen at the Davos Forum Quote: “Ukraine can prevail in this war. But we must […]
On the day of what would have been Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s 95th birthday, hundreds gathered to celebrate the life of one of the most prominent leaders in the civil rights movement. The Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Commission of Florida Inc. hosted its annual MLK Holiday Parade along with its 40th anniversary Hall […]
State wildlife commissioners have postponed a decision on a controversial proposed fishing regulation that would place a daily limit on the number of fish that bow anglers could shoot. After listening to public comment from anglers opposed to the change, commissioners this week voted to table the issue until additional studies could be done. Currently, […]
The Oregon Government Ethics Commission selected Susan Myers as its new executive director on Thursday. Myers will replace Ron Bersin, who is retiring after leading the agency since 2006. She has been an employee of OGEC since 2018, first working as an investigator. “I appreciate your belief in me,” Myers told the commission on Thursday. […]
The Miami City Commission voted Thursday to re-include newly elected Commissioner Miguel Gabela’s family home back into his district following a rare veto from Miami Mayor Francis Suarez, who invalidated an earlier vote from December on the grounds that Gabela personally benefited from it, creating an “appearance of impropriety.” This time around, Gabela recused himself […]
Jan. 8—ANDERSON — Anderson Mayor Thomas Broderick Jr. has vetoed a resolution adopted by the city council to create a commission on homelessness. The Anderson City Council can vote to override the mayor’s veto at the Thursday council meeting. To override the veto requires the vote of six of the nine council members. “We have […]
Adina Vǎlean, European Commissioner for Transport, has written a letter to Dariusz Klimczak, Polish Minister of Infrastructure, expressing her concern about the continued blockade of border crossing points with Ukraine by Polish hauliers. Source: This was reported by RMF FM, European Pravda writes Details: In her letter, Vǎlean reminded the Polish minister “of Poland’s commitment […]
A representative of the European Commission has sent the Polish government a letter expressing their concern about the ongoing blockade of the Polish-Ukrainian border, the Polish media outlet RMF24 reported on Jan. 8, citing representatives of the commission. Polish truckers have been blocking three crossings with Ukraine since November 2023 in protest of the EU’s […]
Jan. 7—EDITOR’S NOTE — This is one of several stories spotlighting candidates for Ashland City Commission. Kyle Gibson has worked hard to shake his “colorful past,” as he called it, and has his eyes on political office in the future. The 36-year-old Boyd County High School graduate went from homeless in 2015 to a successful […]
Jan. 6—At the first Limestone County Commission meeting of 2024, the commissioners were presented with reports of successes and failures of the year before. Limestone County Engineer Marc Massey delivered the required annual report on the 2023 use of the county’s Rebuild Alabama funds. “This past year, we completed 13.03 miles of projects using Rebuild […]