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Tom Maxey mills small batches of organic, heirloom and ancient grains for sale at New River Valley farmers markets and to restaurants and distillers. Tonia Moxley/The Roanoke Times CHECK — Franklin County native Tom Maxey grew up on cornbread, but it took the end of his first career to turn him into a miller of heirloom and ancient grains, especially corn. “Maize is a wonderful plant,” Maxey said. “It’s like a gift to us from the gods.” And it’s been a gift to...

Mary Cathcart receives 2021 Minerva Award Sun, 03/07/2021 - 11:30am Mary Cathcart, a senior policy associate at the University of Maine’s Margaret Chase Smith Policy Center, has received the 2021 Minerva Award.  The Minerva award is presented annually by Maine NEW Leadership to recognize a Maine woman who exemplifies the values of the program, including leadership for the betterment of Maine; a commitment to civil dialogue; and a passion for civic engagement.  A long-time champi...

I had a request from a reader to weigh in on the recent craziness that happened in trading GameStop stock (GME). For the record, I rarely write about individual stocks.

Ariadne DiMoula. (Photo courtesy Merryspring Nature Center) Maine entrepreneur Ariadne DiMoula will speak about her company, Paramount Planet Product, in an online webinar, Tuesday, March 23, at 12 p.m., hosted by Merryspring Nature Center. As an oceanographer, Ariadne DiMoula saw the problem of litter and ocean plastics and began to look for marketplace solutions. As plastic products like bags and straws began to be legislatively banned across Maine and other states, Ariadne partnered with vet...

SOCIAL CIRCLE — The Georgia Department of Natural Resources’ Wildlife Resources Division, along with wildlife agencies across the U.S., is urging both pet and aquarium stores and aquarium owners to

The City of Kenosha Police Department and the Kenosha Sheriff’s Department are poised to split 60/40, respectively, the $1 million promised by former President Donald Trump to help cover costs associated with the civil unrest following the shooting of Jacob Blake by a Kenosha Police officer on Aug. 23. “The city decided what proportion we got of the $1 million,” Sheriff David Beth told members of the county’s Judiciary and Law Committee on Wednesday. “After some debate ...

After opening briefly in 2020 then temporarily closing to relocate, AirBounce Inflatables and Arcade is scheduled to reopen this week. The business, which was originally located on Combs Road, has relocated to the building beside Save-A-Lot in the Grand Vue Plaza Shopping Center in Combs. Steven Martin, owner of AirBounce Inflatables and Arcade, said they will be practicing several COVID-19 related safety precautions to ensure that guidelines are followed. The establishment will operate at 50 p...

Minnesota’s first case of COVID-19 was identified on March 6, 2020.  Since then, Itasca County has seen 3,141 cases, 46 deaths, 221 hospitalizations, 49 intensive care unit stays, and 9,297 first vaccinations.  “What a year,” said Kelly Chandler, Itasca County Public Health division manager.  “We did not know in March 2020 how COVID spread; now we know it is primarily airborne.  We know that good hygiene, including hand washing, is important, but even more import...

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