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Yvonne Johnson Yvonne L. Johnson, 73, of 413 Superior Street, died Saturday January 23, 2021, in her home surrounded by her family. She was born April 16, 1947, in Meadville, PA, a daughter of the late Otis and Vera Lawrence Hunter. Prior to her retirement, she was employed by Lutheran Social Services as a counselor. She was a member of North Main Street Church of God. She was the nucleus of our family. Her infectious laugh, her giving nature and her tireless commitment to togetherness was felt...

Arkansas legislature starts week 2 of new session with bills The Stand Your Ground bill as well as several key pieces of legislation will be part of this week’s work at the State Capitol, as lawmakers finished a busy first week. (Source: ABC/NBC) By Region 8 Newsdesk | January 17, 2021 at 3:40 PM CST - Updated January 18 at 6:45 AM LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (KAIT) - The Stand Your Ground bill as well as several key pieces of legislation will be part of this week’s work at the State Cap...

The Millennials made me mad. So mad, in fact, that I cannot bring myself to admit I am one of them and will rather refer to them in the third person. Why am I upset? Thanks for asking. I am upset because state Representatives Ethan Manning, Jake Teshka, Zach Payne and Blake Johnson, four of the 16 Millennials serving in the Indiana General Assembly, wouldn’t tell me what I wanted to hear. America is evenly split, right down the middle, between political ideologies and urban and rural divid...

Dionne Mitchell was born and raised Catholic, attending St. Augustine Church in North Little Rock, one of three historically Black Catholic churches in Arkansas. As a 29-year-old, she has her pick of churches in Central Arkansas, but has always sought out a predominantly Black congregation.  “I wanted to be around people that look like me,” she said. “... I didn’t feel excluded (in other parishes). I just always thought it was weird seeing white Jesus in a church.”  Walking into mos...

June started as May ended, with racial strife and anger about injustice erupting across the country. In Council Bluffs, there was a large law enforcement presence in the city amid concerns of anger and unrest about the death of two Black men. With nationwide protests of the murder of George Floyd — and the ensuing counter-protests — sometimes turning destructive, including in Omaha, the Council Bluffs Police Department and a number of local agencies teamed to increase enforcement in C...

BALLINGER – A Lubbock man was killed Thursday in a two-vehicle crash five miles north of here, the Texas Department of Public Safety said in a news release.  Brandon Blake Johnson, 29, of Lubbock was a passenger in a 2007 Chevrolet Suburban traveling northbound on U.S. Highway 83 at about 6 p.m., when the SUV veered into the southbound lane and struck a 2013 Toyota Rav 4, the release said. Johnson was pronounced dead at the scene. Suburban driver Nathan R. Perry, 36, of Silverton and Toy...

you dont want to go. we were just seeing pictures from a few minutes ago at the auditorium and theres a lot of empty seats. i dont know if its biden or -- people seem to be running late for joe biden today. i think that might explain some of the delay. theres a lot of empty chairs in that room right now. >> well, ladies, i am going to please ask you to stand by while those seats do get filled and they obviously get the lights ready for joe biden to step up to the mikes there at the naa...

were also waiting for ana navarro. the typical politics surrounding this event, as ive been reading through and other times that joe biden has spoken at various events, i wonder what hes going to say and if hes going to cause a stir in bidens style. >> well, as you know, joe biden is quite capable of giving a very strong and capable speech. this is an audience that he is familiar with. as chairman for many years, joe biden championed equality for women and other minorities. this is an ...

expect coming up in just a few minutes, good mourn, tara moriarty. traffic on the west hand side as you make your way towards the tunnel, no delays to speak of and looking at 101, bottom portion of your screen as you make your way towards downtown and the bay bridge, we have no delays as well. lets head back to the desk. family and friends of teen sierra lemar will be gathering tonight for a candlelight vigil. in fremont, investigators questioned her former classmates. >> reporter:...

well -- well, good morning. im dave clark. >> im tori campbell. its tuesday, march 20th. family members and friends of a missing morgan girl teenager are still hoping she will be safe. she disappeared on her way to school last friday. paul chambers is in morgan hill where the community plans to gather later tonight. good morning, paul. >> reporter: goorl, tori. they will have a -- good morning, tori. they will have a candlelight vigil here tonight. they want to make sure that she sta...