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The Keys History & Discovery Center will host a live virtual panel discussion called “Women on a Mission: Saving the Everglades” on Wednesday, March 24, from 6 to 7 p.m. The panel includes founding director of The Everglades Foundation Mary Barley, Capt. Elizabeth Jolin and Everglades Foundation ForEverglades Fellow Chloe Vorseth. The discussion will be moderated by Jill Miranda Baker, executive director of Keys History & Discovery Center. Lecture is free for members and $5 for non-me...

“The recent bullying of the A-NEWS by OU’s President Nellis reveals a lot about the sad state of OU. In the last few years OU VIPs have become high-handed, arrogant, condescending and authoritarian with students, faculty members, and the public. The culture of an organization is greatly influenced by senior management. Nellis’ petulance also says a lot about the decline of the School of Journalism over the past decade. What message is Nellis sending to journalism students? OUâ€...

The Wyoming Legislature has been abuzz this week with a number of high-profile bills — and topics — filtering through the House and Senate. Some would directly impact Teton County, and others have animated conversation around Medicaid expansion, abortion rights, taxes, power generation and voting. We’ve rounded up a few of the bills here. House Bill 164, co-sponsored by Teton County Rep. Andy Schwartz and Sen. Mike Gierau, passed the committee on Monday in a 5-2 vote. The legisla...

The GOP leaders of the Legislature’s budget committee plan to hold three in-person sessions — along with an online session — to gather public input on the state’s 2021-23 budget. Gov. Tony Evers earlier this week announced six other online sessions to collect input on his “Badger Bounceback” budget agenda. But Republicans who control the Legislature have already signaled plans to scrap the Democratic governor’s proposal and draft their own budget. Are you one ...

BANNER ELK — The Banner Elk Town Council convened for its regularly scheduled meeting on Monday, March 8, in which Councilman Allen Bolick announced that he would be leaving his post on the board. As the first order of business, the council passed a special resolution commending Councilman Bolick for his many contributions and service of the Town of Banner Elk. During his time on the council, Bolick helped lead the completion of several projects that have benefited the community, including...

As many of you know, Teton County’s Land Development Code (LDC) was initially adopted in 1979 and was written for a valley of less than 3,000 people. Our current zoning map, for the most part consisting of just two zones, dates from the mid-1990s. The LDC has been amended countless times over the past 40-plus years. In that same period, the county has changed tremendously in terms of population growth and development patterns, as well as economically, socially, and demographically. Our LDC...

The Fredericksburg Police Department will use the recommendations made in the Police Executive Research Forum report on protests that occurred in the city May 31 to June 2 to “move

SOUTHERN INDIANA — The fourth of 10 public meetings across Indiana designed to gather input for 2021s Congressional redistricting will focus on District 9 in Southern Indiana and will be

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Key West Mayor Teri Johnston will propose increasing the size of the city’s housing authority board from five to seven commissioners within the next month, a move the current authority chairman wants to stop. The expansion of the Housing Authority of Key West board, the first in its 83-year history, is aimed at bringing a more specialized knowledge onto the authority board. It is also an effort to increase transparency on a board where three of its five members have been in place for decad...