With the nation in the midst of a surge in COVID-19 cases, fewer people are expected to make their annual treks to gather with friends and family this Thanksgiving. Lancaster County set a daily record for new COVID-19 cases this weekend when it recorded 465 Sunday, according to the Pennsylvania […]
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Ginger Floerchinger-Franks typically invites 10 people to her home in Boise, Idaho, for Thanksgiving dinner and cooks the entire meal herself, including her specialty, pumpkin soup. But the pandemic has forced her to devise a new plan: a socially distant potluck. Three households will each prepare a dish, and Floerchinger-Franks […]
OLYMPIA, WA – Recreation and conservation lands managed by local, state and federal governments now can be viewed easily online in a new mapping application, the Recreation and Conservation Office announced today. The Public Lands Inventory Web app displays more than 18.8 million acres of public lands used for recreation or wildlife […]
Working on developing cosmetology skills at the Columbiana County Career and Technical Center. The CCCTC programs being featured in November are Cosmetology and Construction Technology. These programs are very popular with students because students gain the skills and certifications they need to enter straight into the workforce upon graduation. Even […]
GALENA, Ill. — After switching on the music, Emily Painter checked her computer to make sure all the dancers attending the class virtually could hear the song and see her as she started to move. Every song had different moves and a new tempo, but each was designed to ensure […]
The conversion of class days to vacation days at Homer-Center School District — in order to extend the Thanksgiving holiday and create more idle time to alleviate the spread of COVID-19 in the schools — has been balanced with the addition of a class day in the spring. The school […]
The DWP has changed the rules for people applying for Universal Credit online, in an effort to make things simpler and quicker. People with an existing Government Gateway account can now confirm their identity digitally. The change comes as 600,000 people have signed up for the six-in-one benefit since April. […]
Walter, the orphaned donkey from Oatman, became a mayor the same way Cat Smith became a writer – thanks to a misfortune that turned into a career. Now, together they are happily conquering the children’s literature market. The first book of a “Walter The Orphaned Donkey Series” titled “Walter Finds […]
Do you have a holiday lights display that would give Clark Griswold from the movie “Christmas Vacation” a run for his money? GREENSBORO, N.C. — “Is your house on fire, Clark?” “No, Aunt Bethany, those are the Christmas lights!” Do you have a holiday lights display that would give Clark […]
The Iberia Parish Council voted to refund and reissue two of the parish’s bonds Wednesday night in order to help relieve some of the demands on its general fund budget. Over the last five years, the council has had to make cuts and pull back on services and other expenditures […]
HARTLAND, Wis., Nov. 20, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — With many states implementing strict lockdowns in advance of the holiday travel season, Batteries Plus Bulbs, a national retailer of batteries, specialty light bulbs and phone repair services, is helping keep residents powered up and safe on the roads. Millions will opt to travel […]
Three more Indiana County school districts are dialing back their in-person classroom teaching to full-time at-home online education, and another is poised to join the growing number of districts retreating from gathering classes during a spike in COVID-19 cases. Indiana Area, Purchase Line and Homer-Center school districts decided Thursday to […]
A Mount Joy woman used money that was meant to support a three-day motorcycle event to buy concert tickets, pay credit card bills and make monthly motorcycle loan payments for her boyfriend, according to the York County District Attorney’s office. Susan Lynn Adams Diaz, 56, was charged on Friday with […]
Submitted photo Niles Parks and Recreation Director Mark Pallante, left, and McKinley Memorial Library Director Michelle Alleman show off one of the new story boards installed Thursday at Stevens Park as part of a StoryWalk. NILES — The city’s Parks and Recreation Department and the McKinley Memorial […]
TREXLERTOWN, Pa. – After 6 months and 8 feet, you’d never know the building was once a Bon-Ton. Now it’s a 64,000-square-foot Urban Air. It’s an indoor, interactive amusement park. Matthew and Nichole Pitz are the owners. They say their kids loved their local Urban Air so much, they wanted […]
HARTFORD, CT (WFSB) – One state was added to Connecticut’s travel advisory list on Tuesday. Vermont was added to the impacted locations, and no states or territories were removed. The governor’s office continues to say that New Jersey, New York, and Rhode Island meet the criteria for the travel advisory, […]
The previous year brought us some big news in the world of initial public offerings, like Uber Technologies Inc (NYSE: UBER), LYFT Inc (NASDAQ: LYFT), and Beyond Meat Inc (NASDAQ: BYND). Even though 2020 is drastically different than any other year in modern history due to a global pandemic, it is also a year in […]
NOBLESVILLE, Ind. (WISH) — David Cornwell saved Christmas 2020 at Cabela’s, managers at the Noblesville store said. For more than 40 years, Cornwell transformed himself into Santa Claus for the outdoor recreation retailer’s annual “Santa’s Wonderland” event. Smiling in his velvet suit and sporting a long white beard (au naturale, according […]
WICHITA — In just a week, thousands of college students in Kansas will board planes and hop into cars, daydreaming of sweet potatoes and turkey legs. Most of those students won’t return to campus for the rest of the semester. To cut the risk of spreading the coronavirus, the majority […]
PLAINFIELD, Ind. (WISH) — Town of Plainfield officials announced new restrictions following Gov. Eric Holcomb’s decision to end stage 5 and put new guidelines in place following an increase in COVID-19 cases. In an executive order signed by town council president Robin Brandgard, town facilities will be closed to “walk-in” […]
ALBANY (TNS) — If you’re traveling outside of New York for the holidays, or have friends and family coming here from another state, make sure you know the coronavirus restrictions in place. As cases rise here and around the nation, New York recently updated its travel advisory guidance allowing non-essential […]
During the Utah Valley Chamber of Commerce Executive Summit on Thursday, officials from Envision Utah gave a presentation regarding the Valley Visioning report that is set to be released next week. The report accounts for projected massive population growth in the area by 2050, addressing questions in regards to where […]