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BENTON, La. -- District 5 Bossier Parish Police Jury member Jack “Bump” Skaggs announced his retirement from the public body Wednesday, telling his cohorts that a career move made it

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Their creations often have stories attached to them, or its fabric tells the stories of yesteryear.  The quilt show currently running through end of May at HD SOUTH, the home of the Gilbert Historical Museum, displays many such treasures. It is open free of charge on Memorial Day. The all-volunteer quilting bee within the museum accepts community quilts to complete and helps raise funds for the organization.  Over the years, it has basted many heirlooms. Basting means making backing, addi...

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pandemic, and now as vaccines become more widely available, we are reporting on how our local schools, businesses and communities are returning to a more "normal" future. Theres never been more of a need for the kind of local, independent and unbiased journalism that The Day produces. Please support our work by subscribing today. 80-mile hike the length of R.I. ends with a splash Hikers cross a bridge along the Rhode Island North South Trail near the Arcadia Management Area. (Betsy Graham) P...

Share This: “I joined to fight and was put blowing a bugle. There is a right way, and Marine Corps Way, naturally it’s easy to see which way we go,” said USMC Sgt. Darrell Cole. In his formative years, Darrell Cole was a Sunday school leader, choir boy, and vagabond. But his actions in the moments that would ultimately end his life made him an American hero and Medal of Honor recipient. This is the last known photo of Sgt. Cole before his heroic actions at Iwo Jima. (Dailyjournalonline) C...

By Kristia Postma West Michigan is celebrated nationally for its breweries. From the lakeshore breweries that line the coast of Lake Michigan to the downtown breweries that have made Grand Rapids the self-proclaimed “Beer City USA,” breweries are a staple of West Michigan. Last year was difficult for West Michigan breweries. Two of them, Tibbs Brewing Co. in Kalamazoo and Craft Beer Cellar in Grand Rapids, closed permanently as the COVID-19 pandemic hurt them financially. But state grants a...

Belding applies for grant to improve Lightning Bend Park Ionia Sentinel-Standard BELDING — The city of Belding is applying for a grant that, if approved, will result in improvements to a park near the Flat River. The Belding City Council unanimously approved a resolution authorizing an application to the Michigan Natural Resources Trust Fund (MNRTF) for improvements to Lightning Bend Park. The vote took place during the council’s virtual meeting Tuesday, Feb. 16. Beldings Recreation Advisor...

Walking RI: Over the rivers and through the woods on Mount Tom Trail By John Kostrzewa EXETER — The Wood River winds gently for miles through a dense forest in the Arcadia Management Area in South County. It’s hard to believe that 70 years ago a wildfire burned and scarred 8,000 acres of timberland around the river. But a forward-thinking reforestation project planted 690,000 seedlings that have grown into thick stands of pine, beech and oak and regenerated one of the finest hiking and recr...

Red Chute Bayou at Dogwood is bank full, but holding steady. Despite several days of rainfall in Bossier Parish and areas to the north that bring additional water into the area’s streams and bayous, no serious problems with high water have occurred, according to Ian Snellgrove, Director of the Bossier Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness. Snellgrove said one of the primary tributaries for directing water flow to the south is Red Chute Bayou. The flow enters through the Corps...