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By (JTA) — Parents in New York State can breathe a little easier February 17th after New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced that day camps and overnight camps in the

It’s not that difficult for Beth Hodge to sell the pudding made from the milk of her Jersey and Milking Shorthorn cows. Who doesn’t like pudding? But Hodge also produces a product that is a tougher sell — freezer lamb. Fewer people simply want to buy lamb compared to chicken, pork or beef. Hodge, owner of Echo Farm Puddings in Hinsdale, New Hampshire, needed to get creative, as she explained Feb. 4 during the New England Women in Livestock Business virtual winter conference. The ...

COLUMBIA - Willies Bar and The Blue Note are two local businesses opening back up this weekend as COVID-19 case numbers continue to decrease in Boone County.  Boone County saw the lowest number of active cases since July 31 just under two weeks ago on Feb. 15. The health department reported 33 new COVID-19 cases Wednesday. In the last 24 hours, the county also reported 29 hospitalizations, one of the lowest numbers since the start of the pandemic.  The re-openings come two weeks after the...

MATT OLBERDING Lincoln Journal Star Unprecedented winter weather in Texas has caused oil and gas prices to rise.The frigid temperatures increased fuel demand but also halted wells and refineries across the state. Texas rare cold snap left millions without power last night in controlled outages.  Wahoo officials thought they were prepared for last weeks historic cold snap. The city, which owns its own electric and gas utilities, had short- and long-term natural gas futures cont...

What is possibly the highest demand for ammunition in a generation is easy to spot at Tri-State Outfitters in Moscow.

The Lamar County Water Supply District, the City of Reno and Pattonville Water Supply issued boil notices today for their customers, according to Wednesday press releases. The City of Paris remains under a boil notice issued to city water customers Tuesday. The statement from the LCWSD reads: "Due to the issuance of a Boil Water Notice by the City of Paris, for turbidity levels being above regulatory measures, Lamar County Water Supply is issuing a Boil Water Notice for 48 hours. If customers h...

U.S. SENATE - U.S. Senator Jon Tester Tuesday escalated his push to restore Amtrak service to Montana’s Hi-Line communities by introducing legislation to reinstate furloughed Amtrak employees and return complete long-distance service to routes like the Empire Builder. “Long-distance Amtrak service creates good paying jobs on the Hi-Line, generates revenue for Montana’s frontier communities, and keeps folks connected with family and friends across the country,” Sen. Tester sa...

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USDA Rural Development is investing $22,300,000 through loan guarantees for solar renewable energy projects in Belfast and China through its Rural Energy for America Program (REAP).Two solar businesses will receive a total of $22,300,000 in funding through Rural Energy for America Program Loan Guarantees, in partnership with the lender, Crestmark, A Division of Meta Bank: Perkins Road Belfast Solar LLC, located in Belfast, will receive a total of $11,100,000 to refinance a short-term loan used ...

SALEM — Umatilla County has been moved from the extreme coronavirus risk category to the high risk category after county officials appealed to the state this week regarding a recently