General Valerii Zaluzhnyi, the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, has said that the 36-month service limit is a compromise with the government, provided there is no escalation at the contact line and that there are people to replace those on the front line. Source: Valerii Zaluzhnyi at a briefing on 26 December, quoted […]
The Cabinet of Ministers has officially presented a bill to the Verkhovna Rada, Ukraine’s Parliament, addressing critical aspects of conscription, military accounting, and military service in Ukraine on Dec. 25, according to the bill’s profile on the parliamentary website. The proposed legislation will now be considered by the Committee on National Security, Defense, and Intelligence […]
Dec. 25—It’s not a stretch to say that Julian Rush lived a bold, unconventional life — particularly for a Methodist pastor from the deep South. In addition to being one of the first openly gay pastors in Colorado, Rush served as onetime director of the Colorado AIDS Project and was a lifelong civil rights advocate. […]
A drone attack by an Iran-affiliated terrorist group on a military base in Iraq early Monday morning left three U.S. service members wounded, the Pentagon said, and prompted retaliatory strikes. The attack on the Erbil Air Base was conducted by Kataib Hezbollah militants, Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said in a statement. One of the three […]
Dec. 23—A long-term project to replace lead and galvanized water service lines at Joplin homes will begin next year by Missouri American Water Co. Company officials said there will be no cost to customers for the line replacements. The lines are those that connect from the water meter to the foundation of a house or […]
A total of eight men were taken into custody in connection with a widescale narcotics delivery service operating in parts of the Southland. Ventura County Sheriff’s Office Narcotics Street Team detectives first learned of the delivery service operating in parts of Ventura and Los Angeles counties in July, authorities said in a press release. Their […]
A Russian proxy forward observer directed missiles towards the Ria Lounge Cafe in the city of Kramatorsk on 27 June “for ideological reasons”, the Security Service of Ukraine (SSU) has revealed. Source: Ukrinform news agency, citing Halyna Pryshchepa, Chief of the press service of the SSU Main Directorate in Donetsk and Luhansk oblasts, at a […]
While Americans pack for a busy weekend of holiday plans, thousands of military service members continue to protect the United States at duty stations around the world. On Thursday and Friday, Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin and Deputy Secretary of Defense Kathleen Hicks made personal phone calls to thank those who are serving abroad during […]
Dec. 22—Cultivate your passion for agriculture at the 2024 Women in Ag Conference, hosted by the U of M Women in Ag Network in partnership with the Minnesota Farm Service Agency. The Women in Ag Conference will be from 8:45 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 6, at the St. Cloud Holiday Inn. This […]
Dec. 22—In celebration of the memory of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. and his dream of a country in which people are “judged not by the color of their skin but by the content of their character,” Greenville will soon be the scene of both a parade and a worship service honoring his legacy. […]
The U.S. Forest Service will revise management plans for 128 national forests and grasslands to protect old-growth and mature habitats. The agency will create a first-of-its-kind national forest plan, aimed at benefitting what it calls some of America’s rarest ecosystems across 193 million acres of forests. The forest service initiated a 45-day public comment period […]
The Scottsdale Police Department said goodbye Thursday to a “steady and faithful” police horse that is retiring after nearly two decades of service. Zeus, a 26-year-old Percheron-Thoroughbred crossbreed, was described by a department spokesperson as having a “willing attitude,” a “calm demeanor” and “striking looks.” He was acquired by the department in 2005. In his […]