Get Yeti to Read! Children’s Winter Library Program – Dec. 1 to Feb. 29 The theme for this year’s Children’s Winter Reading Program is Get Yeti to Read! The fluffy, white snow monster is everywhere at the Perry Public Library, but can we get it to read? That’s your child’s job! Come into the library […]
2023 has been outstanding for high-growth stocks that drove the Nasdaq Composite index 33% higher over the past year. Despite the recent performance of growth stocks, investors seeking big gains want to turn their heads toward dividend-paying stocks. Whether you’re interested in your portfolio’s overall performance or the passive income it produces, dividend stocks should […]
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy will participate in an emergency online-format EU summit on 1 February, where long-term financial support for Ukraine will be discussed. Source: EU top official who preferred to remain anonymous Quote: “As for Zelenskyy – yes, he will join the meeting online.” Details: It should be mentioned that during the latest emergency […]
EU leaders will reaffirm their commitment to providing “timely, predictable and sustainable military support” to Ukraine in the future at the 2 February summit. Source: European Pravda with reference to Reuters Quote from the draft conclusions of the meeting: “The European Council also reiterates the urgent need to accelerate the delivery of ammunition and missiles.” […]
Russian President Vladimir Putin is making preparations to visit Turkey in February and meet with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, where the two leaders will discuss Ukraine and other issues, the Russian state-run media outlet TASS announced on Jan. 29, citing Yuri Ushakov, an advisor to Putin. Putin’s international visits have been curtailed since the […]
The Russian military has lost approximately 2,600 main battle tanks and 4,900 other armored combat vehicles in Ukraine since Feb. 24, 2022, British intelligence said in a report published on Jan. 29. Read also: UK Defense Intelligence pegs Russian casualties in Ukraine as high as 290,000 Russia lost about 40% less equipment in 2023 than […]
Russian President Vladimir Putin is still planning to visit Turkey in February, the first time he has entered a NATO member state since launching his war on Ukraine in February 2022. “Yes a visit is being organized,” Putin’s foreign affairs adviser in the Kremlin Yuri Ushakov told the news agency Interfax on Monday. A date […]
The American Indian College Fund announced earlier this week that its scholarship season opens on February 1, 2024. Hundreds of scholarships in all areas of study are available for Indigenous students. Indigenous students attending tribal colleges and universities can receive additional scholarship support. The College Fund encourages any Native American who is a U.S. citizen […]
The S&P 500 index is up 21% over the past year and has already set several new all-time highs in 2024. While the market overall is growing well of late, some individual growth stocks are still trading at low valuations that could set the stage for big returns over the next few years. Let’s find […]
The next International Space Station crew will lift off no earlier than late February after a moon mission clears the same launch pad, NASA officials announced today (Jan. 25). Crew-8 will launch a quartet of astronauts aboard the SpaceX Crew Dragon spacecraft from Pad 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center (KSC) in Florida, for a […]
The Portage County Beekeepers Association is offering a two-part beginning beekeeping class in February. The nine-hour class will run 2 to 6:30 p.m. Feb. 18 and Feb. 25 at Portage Soil and Water Conservation District, 6970 State Route 88 in Ravenna. This is an introductory course in beekeeping and will teach students all they need […]
The benchmark S&P 500 index fell more than 20% from its all-time high in 2022, as investors shunned stocks in the face of soaring inflation and interest rates. The index remained in a technical bear market for over 18 months, until it officially closed at a new all-time high last Friday (Jan. 19). A new […]