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The tomatoes were picked in the morning, said the Payson Farmers Market vendor.

Heating fuel reserves in New Hampshire remain low, at around 60 percent of the average level over the past five years, according to the state’s Department of Energy.In August, the U.S. Department of Energy wrote a letter to the six New England...

Heating fuel reserves in New Hampshire remain low, at around 60 percent of the average level over the past five years, according to the state’s Department of Energy.

The outreach would aim to inform families already using food assistance about fuel assistance they could qualify for and vice versa.

The Executive Council approved a request Wednesday from the Department of Health and Human Services to share information with the state’s five Community Action Program agencies so they can contact households about food and fuel assistance ahead of an expensive heating season.

CenterPoint Energy says its Southern Indiana customers can expect an increase in winter natural gas bills again this season.

Community Health Northwest Florida’s Behavioral Health & Wellness and Optometric Vision Care has relocated to N. Palafox Street to help more people.

PENDLETON — Umatilla County commissioner candidates were united Thursday night, Sept. 6, in their assessment that Oregon’s recent law decriminalizing small quantities of drugs is wreaking havoc in the county.

The causes and effects may be different, but food insecurity affects rural communities as well as urban centers.

Bygones is researched and written by David Ouse, retired reference librarian from the Duluth Public Library. He can be contacted at djouse49@gmail.com.