Independence Day arrives Thursday and several offices and businesses will be closed to commemorate the holiday. Weather permitting, the Fourth of July will be spent celebrating with cookouts, fireworks and festivities. Don’t expect to your trash to be picked up or for mail to be delivered. July 4th fireworks in Indiana: Here’s when you can […]
Jul. 2—Events all over north Alabama are looking to stay on track this Independence Day despite a forecast of extreme heat and a chance of rain. Huntir Cramer, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service out of Huntsville, said the biggest threat this week and next week is the heat. The coming temperatures will possibly […]
We the people of Rutherford County will have varying Independence Day celebrations to consider July 3 and 4. The annual Smyrna festival for Independence Day will start at 5 p.m. Wednesday at Lee Victory Recreation Park, 110 Sam Ridley Parkway. The event includes food and drink venders, live music and inflatables. The fireworks show will […]
ALBANY – Albany’s big fireworks display on Thursday celebrating Independence Day will bring bright explosions to the night sky for the annual tradition. That also means the closing of streets in the area of the fireworks, and the city has alerted residents to keep that in mind while out driving ahead of the event. Beginning […]
Bill Yount and Jackie Cummings Koski both were late starters in the financial independence movement.Bill Yount BI spoke to three late starters in the financial independence movement. They started to save and invest in their 40s and 50s and set themselves up for early retirement. Their strategies range from safe investments to living minimally to […]
Jul. 1—Even with gas prices recently on the rise in Ohio, roadways, airports and other avenues of travel will be more jam-packed than ever this July 4 holiday. Approximately 71 million Americans will travel 50 miles or more from home this Independence Day week, a 5% increase compared to 2023 and an 8% increase compared […]
LANSING, Kan. —The City of Lansing held its annual Independence Day event on Saturday. The celebration ended with a fireworks display. “I’ve heard you can see it for multiple miles around,” Jeff Lawler, who was at the Lansing Independence Holiday event, said. “So we’ll see how good it is this year.” Shawnee fireworks show rescheduled following […]
The Fourth of July, also known as Independence Day, is around the corner. The annual holiday marks the anniversary of the Second Continental Congress adopting the Declaration of Independence on July 4, 1776. The day was later signed into law on June 28, 1870, making it one of the oldest federal holidays. But why do we […]
The Fourth of July, also known as Independence Day, is around the corner. The annual holiday marks the anniversary of the Second Continental Congress adopting the Declaration of Independence on July 4, 1776. The day was later signed into law on June 28, 1870, making it one of the oldest federal holidays. But why do we […]
Route 291 in Independence reopened to drivers Saturday morning after a partially collapsed mine forced its closure this week. The highway is built over a mine that developed a new crack Thursday. The road closed as a precaution for crews to evaluate any damage, the Missouri Department of Transportation said. The section from Truman Road […]
A 75-year-old Independence man accused of strangling his wife to death while she was at Centerpoint Medical Center last month pleaded not guilty to a murder charge Thursday. A grand jury indicted Ronnie J. Wiggs on a second-degree murder charge in Jackson County Circuit Court earlier this month. In an appearance by WebEx Thursday afternoon, […]
Study results halfway through a pilot program distributing $1,000 in unconditional monthly cash assistance to Baltimore parents suggest that guaranteed income “improved at least some aspects of life” for participants. A report by a consulting agency evaluating the two-year Baltimore Young Families Success Fund pilot said participants’ income, housing independence and mental health all improved […]