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In today’s world of GNSS-contested environments and the emergence of multi-sensor fusion capabilities, there is a demand for filters that can navigate without the aid of GNSS. This article evaluates a complementary navigation filter designed to steer a sUAS autopilot in GNSS-contested environments. 

The final curtain came down on the scholastic wrestling season back in March. That hasnt stopped Mount Vernon’s Brock Blankenhorn, however, who has kept right on fighting. After stops in Iowa, West Virginia, Indiana and Virginia, Blankenhorn has topped it off at the AAU National Team Duals in Orlando, Florida, and a visit to Walt Disney World on Saturday and Sunday, June 27-28. The National Team Duals, often referred to as the Disney Duals, hosts teams from all over the country, including the...

Activism shows comedian Serenity Jones serious side Liz Fay Correspondent Whether she’s advocating for Worcesters youth at The Bridge Academy and Community Center, making you laugh out loud at One-Eyed Jacks, or campaigning for size matters on her comical talk show, “Stand Up and Stand Outs” at Unity Radio 97.9  FM, Serenity Jones is Worcesters main squeeze, appreciated as both a sassy comic and passionate activist.  While comedy is a talent that comes naturally to her, its her role a...

A lost World War Two letter written to a High Wycombe schoolgirl that was discovered inside a book has finally reached its destination after 76 years. On an Italian winter’s day in February 1944, a Lance Corporal named John’ took to pen and paper to thank a schoolgirl in High Wycombe for her small yet valuable contribution to the war effort – knitting mittens for anonymous troops. The letter was addressed to Miss Pat, who went to Hatters Lane Senior School at the time. Decades lat...