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Elk feeding ends early The National Elk Refuge’s big rigs spewed out alfalfa pellets for the last time in 2021 on Monday, marking the end of a feeding season that has been abridged by about two weeks to meet management goals. Using snow depth as the benchmark, refuge staff in an ordinary year would have fed the 8,500 or so elk on the property through about April 12. But because of an elk feeding “step-down” plan that is taking effect, the end date this year was March 29. “We...

After years of controversy over the truck arrestor on Teton Pass, the Wyoming Department of Transportation has decided to go a different route. Instead of repairing the arrestor yet again, the department is installing a giant ball pit in the structure, hoping the toys will act as thousands of plastic pillows for out-of-control semis. “If they catch kids who climb up the nets and jump in during birthday parties, they should work for trucks,” lead engineer Chuck E. Cheese said. Cheese s...

Your Tuesday morning headlines: Witnesses take stand in Chauvins trial; South Dakota fires force Rushmore to close; Texas has big night in NCAA tourney. Get caught up.

Freedom House, a watchdog group dedicated to the expansion of freedom and democracy around the world, has issued their latest report. No existing trend changes worthy of note; 2020 marks the 15th consecutive year that global tyranny and autocracy have increased. Ironically, as the digital me… More Headlines

The tone of the 2021 budget session of the Indiana General Assembly has been quite different from the last budget session in 2019 when K-12 public education leaders stood with legislative leaders to announce a state budget that devoted $763 million in new funding for K-12 public education. Fast forward to this session, and it has been one consumed with a contentious debate on the proposed expansion of school choice programs that devote significant funds to private education. Indiana already ran...

The Herald Bulletin Editorial Board Apr 1, 2021 2 hrs ago A woman shouldn’t have to choose between her job and her health — or the health of her unborn child. Thirty states have laws to address this concern, requiring employers to offer pregnant workers accommodations such as additional breaks, help with manual labor and schedule modifications. Indiana has no such law. While many Hoosier employers do the right thing by voluntarily providing accommodations for pregnant women, oth...

Victoria Young CONCORD — Sharee Allen, Founder of Mint to Be, said its important to help expectant mothers navigate pregnancy without losing themselves in the process, especially now.  Allen launched Mint to Be in the beginning of 2020 after she and her husband moved to the Charlotte area. Allens husband was in the U.S. Marine Crops for over 11 years and was stationed in multiple countries during that time. Allen said through her experience as a military spouse, she saw f...

Each year, Americans dread April 15 -- Tax Day. However, the IRS announced in March that American taxpayers would have an extra month to file their federal income taxes, pushing Tax Day to May 17 in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. However, state filings will still proceed as planned in most places. In 2019, the average state and local tax burden was 10.3% of income, but this figure varied widely from state to state -- ranging from less than 6% to over 14%, meaning differences of thousands of...

Although the Mother Goose House has recently sustained damage, representatives of the business said they will continue with plans to hold their Easter Egg Giveaway event. On Friday, April 2, and Saturday, April 3, community members are encouraged to shop at locally-owned small businesses on North Main and get a free prize egg to take to one of the other shops. Sherry Spradlin, owner of the Mother Goose Gift Shop and Inn, said that 12 local businesses will be participating in this years event. E...

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of the Interior today announced nearly $249 million in fiscal year (FY) 2020 energy revenues to the four offshore Gulf oil and gas producing states, including nearly $110 million for Louisiana and its coastal political subdivisions (CPS). These funds, disbursed annually based on oil and gas production revenue, are used to support coastal conservation and restoration projects, hurricane protection programs, and activities to implement marine and coastal resi...