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Monster truck parade scheduled for Saturday

A virtual panel featuring Together 4 Fremont founders Brent Cudly and Erica Kobza will discuss the importance of social connectedness on Tuesday.  The panel, titled "Social Connectedness Across Different Backgrounds, will be hosted by Civic Nebraska and will begin at noon. The event will feature panelists from both rural and urban communities, including Valeria Rodriguez of Empowering Families in Scottsbluff and Joseline Reyna of the Multicultural Coalition of Grand Island.  Together 4 Fr...

The Biden White House is amplifying the push for its $2.3 trillion infrastructure package with the release of state-by-state breakdowns. It gave Illinois a C-minus.

On the same day U.S. Rep. John Katko is visiting the southern border, he criticized President Joe Bidens selection to lead Customs and Border Protection.

(The Center Square) – House Minority Whip Steve Scalise, R-La., posted video footage of unaccompanied migrant minors being held in a federal facility in Donna, Texas, describing it as “child

Apr 12, 2021 Norman Public Schools’ Board of Education approved an annual 10-cent price hike for school lunches and authorized the district to potentially join legal action against a state board, among other things, at its Monday night meeting. The board on Monday welcomed back Dirk O’Hara, who reclaimed his Office No. 1 board seat in the April 6 election. While O’Hara was serving as the board’s president prior to Monday, the board elected member Dan Snell its president movi...

The CPS Board has voted to reinstate Helen Wade as President in a vote that took place during Monday night’s meeting.

Hey, we’ve got our first political sex scandal of the spring. Not as charming as an Easter basket, but maybe livelier. What would you guess the most common response was?

When it comes to helping provide affordable housing for Monroe County’s most challenged populations – mentally, physically and financially tested residents – Jeanette McLernon has done it all. Driven the homeless outreach van up and down the Florida Keys stopping to talk to people looking for help? Done that. Created a pilot program providing counseling and therapy for developmentally disabled adults with substance abuse problems? Check. Managed a 44-person apartment complex for ...

The parks and beaches director position recently roused from the county’s pre-COVID-19 budget and posted on the county’s website netted six applicants within the first two weeks. The request for a countywide director was made by Monroe County Commissioner Mike Forster, who had been lobbied by Tavernier residents concerned with overuse at Harry Harris Park. “I know the county had posted the job last year before COVID hit and from what I understand they had 84 applicants. The time ...