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Harrisburg, Pa. – Governor Tom Wolf reiterated his commitment to phase out Pennsylvania’s gas tax. Phasing it out would require attention to other funding streams to support Pennsylvanias transportation network,

4:30 p.m. — Waterloo Plan Commission, Waterloo Town Hall, 280 S. Wayne St. 6:30 p.m. — Hamilton Community Schools board public session, 903 S. Wayne St. 6:30 p.m. — Butler Board of Works, City Hall, 215 S. Broadway. 7 p.m. — Butler City Council, City Hall, 215 S. Broadway. Tuesday 8:30 a.m. — Garrett Board of Public Works and Safety, Garrett City Hall, 130 S. Randolph St. 6 p.m. — Auburn Common Council, council chambers, City Hall, 206 E. 9th St. 6 p.m. — DeKalb ...

MISSION — A longtime administrator with the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation has been tapped for a job with broad influence over regional energy and environmental conservation. But an even bigger job could be in store for him. The CTUIR announced on Monday, March 8, that Chuck Sams was leaving his role as the interim executive director of the Tribes to fill a seat on the Northwest Power and Conservation Council. Gov. Kate Brown appointed him to the council, but sheâ�...

The governing body of the Republican Party of Virginia agreed on Friday evening to nominate their statewide candidates this year using more than one voting location for a convention.

Swooping along the center of Trail Creek, near the bridge in Dudley Park, a great blue heron glided through trees with leaves fallen in winter. This eye-catching sight stuck with local mosaic artist Krysia Ara for years. “It was this unexpected encounter with nature. I’d never seen a heron in Dudley Park,” Ara said. Now, Ara is working with the Athens Cultural Affairs Commission, or ACAC, on “Heron Sighting,” a new mosaic installation in Dudley Park inspired by her e...

MICHAEL CAST Like a kid in a candy store, U.S. Rep. Matt Rosendale toured the Montana Resources mine in Butte Friday. “When do I push the plunger?” said the Republican congressman, a reference to blowing the dynamite in the pit. In his first ever tour of the mine, Rosendale saw the active Continental Pit, the shovel and haul trucks operating at full steam, and the mill. He didn’t make it to the Berkeley Pit on this trip. Rosendale inquired about ore grade, and asked h...

For many, the start of the COVID-19 pandemic in the Florida Keys seemed like a lifetime ago. Only a year later, life has changed dramatically in the Florida Keys.

COLUMBIA- The Columbia/Boone County Department of Public Health and Senior Services will open vaccination appointments Monday at 8 a.m., the department announced on Friday. Only those who live or work in Boone County, and are in an eligible tier, may schedule an appointment. Eligible tiers include Phase 1A and Phase 1B Tiers 1, 2 and 3. Phase 1B-Tier 3 will open on Monday. The first round of appointments will be available from Monday, March 15, to Saturday, March 20. Eligible Boone County re...

One of the issues that state representatives will consider before the end of the 2021 General Assembly session is Senate Bill 274 that could allow Corbin to annex along Exit

Rep. Darin LaHood, R-Peoria, toured the Orr Building for a half-hour at the fairgrounds site, where as many as 900 vaccinations are administered each day in partnership with the Sangamon