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For the first time in nearly 100 years, a naval vessel will bear the name Idaho.

Though his time in the U.S. Army coincided with the Vietnam War, Gar Williams never wound up seeing combat in Southeast Asia. However, as multiple former soldiers will attest, the Craig mainstay went on to...

NOVI — The 44th annual National POW/MIA Recognition Day was celebrated in Novi Sept. 15 with the 37th annual “Michigan Remembers” ceremony at the prisoner of war and missing in action memorial at Oakland Hills Memorial Gardens, at 12 Mile and Novi roads.

Harold Walter, a Fox Lake resident, was celebrated Monday for donating more than 20 gallons of blood during his lifetime. The blood drive at the McHenry Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 4600 also served as a birthday party since Walter turns 90 Thursday.

Andrews Center has held meetings to discuss improving mental health in Smith County and surrounding areas through interactions with law enforcement. In the discussion, a pattern emerged concerning specialized care

Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 1142 in North Wilkesboro is accepting entries in the VFWs annual “Patriot’s Pen” essay competition for students in grades six to eight.

• Bard Fiction Prize winner and Writer in Residence at Bard College, Violet Kupersmith, will read new work at a free, public event on Monday, Sep. 18 at 6:30 p.m. in the Reem-Kayden Center’s László Z. Bitó ’60 Auditorium at Bard College in Annandale-on-Hudson. Kupersmith won the Bard Fiction Prize for her debut novel, “Build […]

Nevada City celebrated Constitution Day Weekend in style, with a reenactment of the signing of the Declaration of Independence and a Parade.

LOWVILLE — The Lewis County Memorial Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 6912 is conducting fundraising for the second annual “Fueling Our Vets” program. In its inaugural year, the program awarded

• The Honeybee Jubilee will take place at Ross Park, 208 Bowne St., Port Ewen on Sunday, Sept. 17, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., to celebrate National Honey Bee Month with local vendors, nonprofits, food music and activities for kids. • The Saugerties Chamber of Commerce will auction 35 artist-designed horses previously found on […]