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The building, previously known as the TruValue building, has been a topic of discussion in recent months.  In January, the court passed a motion to allow the county to purchase if the seller would agree to the purchase price of $285,000 with no interest if the county paid the full amount over a five-year period.  Justice Carlton Lawrence told the court that the county needed to purchase or lease something to store all of the new voting equipment in. While shopping for that, county officia...

Donations from AIO’s year-end appeal allow for ‘more energy assistance, more often’ Tue, 02/16/2021 - 4:00pm Energy Assistance Zoom meeting. (Photo courtesy AIO Food and Energy Assistance) “Maine winter can be hard for many of our Knox County neighbors,” said AIO, in a news release. “Add a pandemic to this season, and many in our community are experiencing unusual, and sometimes new, hardships and stress. At the same time, the pandemic has brought forth an amazing generos...

MIDCOAST — A total of 163 businesses in Knox and Waldo counties received aid money from the Maine Tourism, Hospitality and Retail Recovery Grant program.  Funding for the program originated from the federal Coronavirus Relief Fund with funding being provided to the first 2,500 approved applications from eligible tourism, hospitality and retail businesses in the industries of accommodation and food services; breweries; wineries; distilleries; retail trade; arts; entertainment; and recreati...

GREAT FALLS - With less than 24 hours before Valentine’s Day, flowers often become popular gifts this time of year.  While that hasn’t changed, one store in Great Falls is seeing a few changes in their customers’ shopping habits.   As lovebirds prepare for Valentine’s Day with flowers and chocolate the Electric City Conservatory (ECC) often sees a rise in business, and while that boost remains, they tell me it’s a bit quieter than past years.  Owner Megan Ke...

About 22,000 New Braunfels Utilities customers have experienced rotating power outages Monday morning, with some seeing repeated rotating outages.

During a time when so many rituals have been disrupted, Girl Scout cookie season has not. It just looks a bit different this year.

A public hearing will be held Wednesday on recent updates to the Redevelopment and Urban Renewal Plan for downtown Johnson City and related parcels. Officials say the size of the development district and how tax increment financing is actually used in the plan are not being changed. The amendment reflects measures approved by the Johnson City Commission, Washington County Commission and the Johnson City Development Authority in the past year designed to bring the downtown revitalization distric...

H-E-B locations in New Braunfels will not open Monday.

Teton County school administrators and trustees want their elected representatives to fight for their interests in the upcoming session of the Wyoming Legislature.

— MA Answer: Black History Month, observed throughout the month of February each year, celebrates the historical achievements of African Americans. Black History Month grew from the idea Carter Woodson and other African American leaders had in creating “Negro History Week” back in the late 1920s. Every president since 1976 has recognized February as Black History month, and each year has had its own theme. For 2021, the theme is The Black Family: Representation, Identity, and Div...