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Democrats seem ready to enact major economic relief legislation. The package will be big, with a price tag probably close to the Biden administration’s proposed $1.9 trillion. But the bulk

Rolling Blackouts Ameren Missouri says they have no plans for rolling blackouts in the areas they service, but have asked customers to conserve energy so blackouts do not occur for their customers. “We issued a call for customers to practice some conservation of energy,” Kevin Anders, Ameren Missouri Vice President of Operations and Technical Services, said. Ameren is asking people to conserve energy by turning down their thermostats and unplugging unnecessary appliances.  Anders s...

Sometimes it feels like there is a holiday for everything. We observe “National Days of” for siblings, dogs, donuts, and everything in between. And while a day of donut indulgence

Illinois officials have been notified that winter weather across much of the U.S. is causing delays in the delivery of COVID-19 vaccine shipments.

Your first college dorm room or apartment is likely the first chance you’ll ever get to have a space that’s entirely your own. However, the cinder block walls, cement flooring and blocky wooden furniture of student housing often leave a lot to be desired. What makes decorating even more difficult is that Pinterest and Instagram users seem to have it easy, with a seemingly unlimited budget to spend on their college dorms. Not all of us have money to burn on a dorm or apartment, sure â...

Fulton City Council held an emergency meeting on Tuesday to address the ongoing natural gas and electric wholesale cost surge.

The event takes place next Tuesday, and some slots remain for area businesses and organizations to sign up.

NEWLAND — The Avery County Cooperative Extension Service has announced the commencement of its annual Plant Sale. Despite the pandemic, 2020 was another successful year for the annual sale, and as the 2021 sale begins, the Center again expects high demand for various offered plants. “The staff of the North Carolina Cooperative Extension would like to thank you for your 2020 plant sale purchase. As always, due to your participation, the 2020 sale was a great success!” the staff re...

Candidates for Grand Junction City Council met Tuesday at a forum to answer questions focused on business and economic issues facing the city. The Grand Junction Area Chamber of Commerce hosted the forum, which featured all eight candidates who are vying for the four open council seats. While the candidates agreed on many of the issues raised, including supporting small businesses and keeping the city out of the real estate business, there was some disagreement over the city’s $1 million i...

A mysterious benefactor is committing $1 million to whoever takes over the Glacier Ice Arena, at 2515 Riverside Pkwy., under one condition — the new owners must keep it as an ice rink. Grand Junction attorney Tom Volkmann announced the anonymous donation on behalf of the sponsor in a news release Tuesday afternoon. “It’s a valuable amenity to the community and this person realizes that,” Volkmann told The Daily Sentinel. The benefactor wishes to remain anonymous, the release...