Graceland University: Graduation LAMONI, Iowa — Graceland University has announced its Spring 2024 graduation list. Graduates from around the country and the world have been recognized for earning undergraduate and graduate degrees from Graceland University. Brooke Auster of Leesburg graduated with a master of science degree in Nursing. Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society: Induction BATON […]
FORDYCE, Ark. – A family is finding peace after learning from the Arkansas State Police that their daughter, Callie Weems, died administering health care aid to others during a deadly mass shooting on Friday. “I called her, she didn’t answer,” Helen Browning said. ‘I just want my baby back’ Mother of Fordyce mass shooting victim […]
PETOSKEY — The Public Schools of Petoskey recently earned a national honor, being recognized as one of 27 School of Excellence awardees by the ACT’s American College Application Campaign (ACAC). Petoskey High School was nominated by the Michigan College Access Network (MCAN) for the award. “This is kind of a culmination of 10 years of […]
Jun. 5—AUSTIN — University of Texas institutions have once again been ranked among the most innovative in the United States, securing the No. 3 spot on the National Academy of Inventors’ (NAI) annual Top 100 U.S. Universities List for the second consecutive year. In 2023, UT institutions were granted 235 U.S. utility patents, surpassing the […]
Jun. 2—MITCHELL — A local organization received an Acts of Excellence award Saturday from the South Dakota Hall of Fame for its commitment to advocating for abused and neglected children. For more than two decades, the First Circuit CASA program in Mitchell has worked to provide foster children in South Dakota with a source of […]
Troy University: Chancellor’s, Provost Lists TROY — Troy University has announced students who have been named to the Chancellor’s List for the spring semester and Term 4 of the 2023-2024 academic year. Full-time undergraduate students who are registered for at least 12 semester-hours and who earn a grade-point average of 4.0 qualify for the Chancellor’s […]
The city of Sarasota is making room in its trophy case with a nod for its newest affordable housing initiative. The Florida League of Cities awarded Sarasota the 2024 Local Action Award for its affordable housing density program, the organization announced Tuesday. Sarasota was one of four cities to receive a Municipal Achievement Award — […]
Last week, while Rep. Blake Moore was in Washington, D.C., fulfilling his congressional obligations, his wife Jane called him from Utah, complaining about a leak, so they had to ask a plumber to come in. “The most productive people in our communities are the plumbers and electricians,” he told the Deseret News over the phone […]
MOBILE COUNTY, Ala. (WKRG) — Top educators in the Mobile County Public School System were recognized as part of an over decade-long tradition this week. MCPSS officials held a ceremony this week to install the names of the latest honorees on the Giving Tree at Central Office, according to a release. The tradition has been […]
COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Ireland and Spain have recognized a Palestinian state. Irish Prime Minister Simon Harris said Wednesday it was a move coordinated with Spain and Norway, “an historic and important day for Ireland and for Palestine.” He said the move was intended to help move the Israeli-Palestinian conflict to resolution through a two-state […]
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle are still reflecting on their three-day trip to Nigeria earlier this month, which included some time speaking with young locals. Harry, 39, and Meghan, 42, attended a mental health summit in the nation’s capital of Abuja on May 10, where they had a chance to address a group of Nigerian […]
May 11—Dale Dekker grew up pouring over blueprints used by his dad, an architect. “I’m kind of one of those kids who really didn’t know there was another profession,” said Dekker, who grew up in Albuquerque and has worked as an architect in the city since 1978. “I think architecture at its basic level is […]