Jan. 2—Republican Iowa State Senator Tom Shipley, whose district includes a majority of Union County, said he wouldn’t be surprised if some measures approved last session are reviewed, and maybe revised, during the next state legislative session that begins Jan. 8. “There may be some things tweaked,” Shipley said before the Christmas holiday. “I don’t […]
As we quickly approach 2024, people are getting ready to ring in the new year at the Space Needle! “The fireworks obviously I mean the fireworks got to be number one,” said Kevin Daniels. He’s been celebrating New Years Eve at the Space Needle for years. The fireworks extravaganza at the Space Needle is what […]
Organisers have said they are prepared to welcome the crowds and ensure their safety as thousands prepare to descend on New York’s Times Square for the traditional New Year celebrations. At a security briefing on Friday, New York City Mayor Eric Adams said there were “no specific threats” to the annual New Year’s Eve bash, […]
Gary Anderson has warned against putting excessive pressure on 16-year-old Luke Littler ahead of his clash against Raymond van Barneveld at the World Darts Championship. Littler, the world youth champion, is the youngest player to reach the last 16 and was born 21 days after Van Barneveld won the most recent of his five world […]
Residents, municipalities and nonprofits seeking to receive Hurricane Ian relief funding from the $201.5 million ResillientSRQ block grant program may be able to apply in early to mid-2024. The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development on Nov. 21 approved the county’s plan for distributing the funds. The money is intended to aid in long-term […]
Russian shelling in southern Ukraine’s Kherson region killed four people on Sunday. Among those killed were an 87-year-old man and his 81-year-old wife who died following a strike on their apartment building. Oleksandr Prokudin, the head of the regional military administration, said that the barrage injured nine other people, including a 15-year-old, sparked fires in […]
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russian shelling in southern Ukraine’s Kherson region killed four people Sunday, including an 87-year-old man and his 81-year-old wife who died after a strike on their apartment building. The barrage injured nine other people, including a 15-year-old, sparked fires in homes and at a private medical facility, and set a local […]
Dec. 22—CLARKSVILLE — GHK Truss is investing around $1 million in new equipment, building improvements and more to keep up with growing customer demands. The Clarksville company was founded in 2008 by lifelong friends Mike Harlowe, Mike Gilley and Jim Kulaga. The three founders grew up on the same street. A truss is a web-like […]
The Netherlands has decided to commence preparations for delivering the first 18 F-16 fighter jets to Ukraine. Source: European Pravda, citing the results of a telephone conversation between Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy Details: Rutte noted that he had informed Zelenskyy of the Dutch government’s decision to prepare the first […]
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico’s major political parties are scheduled to certify presidential contenders to appear on the state’s June 4 primary ballot, amid uncertainty about whether Donald Trump can be barred from contention by any state under anti-insurrection provisions of the U.S. Constitution. Party-certified presidential candidates will be vetted in February by […]
For as long as I’ve known my friend Katie Grover, I’ve known that I’m lucky if I get even one slice of the Croatian povitica loaves she painstakingly assembles each year in the weeks leading up to Christmas. Even her own siblings know that they get only half of a loaf. The only one who […]
The super PAC backing former President Donald Trump is preparing to target Nikki Haley in upcoming ads in New Hampshire, according to new TV ad-buying paperwork — the first time the group will go negative against Trump’s former UN ambassador, in a sign of her continuing surge in the early primary state. The group, Make […]