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When Misato Michishita won the Paralympic marathon in Tokyo this summer, she picked up more than a gold medal. The visually impaired Japanese office worker...

BOSTON (AP) — When Misato Michishita won the Paralympic marathon in Tokyo this summer, she picked up more than a gold medal. The visually impaired Japanese office worker became a must-get for organizers of Monday’s Boston Marathon, where she will headline one of three new para divisions being unveiled for the 125th edition of the race.

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Two Whitehaven Sea Cadets recognised in Lord-Lieutenants’ Awards Two Whitehaven Sea Cadets have been given a prestigious award from The Queen. The cadets are celebrating this week after finding out their hard work has been recognised in the prestigious annual Lord-Lieutenants’ Awards. Her Majesty’s Lord-Lieutenants are the representatives of the Crown for each county in the United Kingdom and are appointed directly by Her Majesty The Queen, on the advice of the Prime Minister. Whitehaven...

THE future: Member of the Royal Navy Contingent of the Combined Cadet Force Picture: Energy Coast UTC THE Royal Navy contingent of a west Cumbrian colleges Combined Cadet Force have attended a multi subject course. The 15 cadets at the Energy Coast UTC took the course over three days during the Easter holidays and had to complete a range of activities such as drilling, fieldcraft, leadership tasks, ropework and chartwork and navigation. The course took place at the college on Bl...

Lets get to it: FREDRICK JOSEPH FROM FOREST, PA: Back in the 1960s my brothers and I were just growing up in Pennsylvania. Our family didnt have much, and we boys had to work for my Dads home business to make ends meet. We even worked on Sundays. We seldom got to watch a game on TV. We did have a radio and would listen to the games while working in the garage. The announcers had a way of broadcasting the game that made it seem like we were there in the stands. The Steelers won very few games ...

Lockdown brought Jack Fleming and Laura Swales closer together Credit: Jay Williams The past year has been a powder keg for relationships. Couples who don’t live together have been forced to either stay apart or move in together due to lockdowns. And all couples have been tested by being stuck indoors together and cut off from friends, colleagues and distractions. It has forced many to see their relationships in a new light: either for better or for worse. Some have realised that they are no ...

Growing Up In Sistersville Part 2- Kay’s Pool Room By Randy Rutherford - Staff Writer | Mar 3, 2021 Kay’s Pool Room was a rite of passage for Sistersville boys. Generations of young men have passed through the door on their journey to becoming a man. It wasn’t fancy with just two pool tables, overhead dim lights filtered through cigarette and cigar smoke and the sound of a radio playing the local New Martinsville station, especially if Jack Fleming was calling a Mountaineer game. If yo...

As red tape and delays threaten the efficiency of cross-border trade, how is technology keeping Britain moving? Seven weeks into the UK’s post-Brexit epoch, and there’s a sense things could have gone worse. Britain has avoided the worst fears, such as supermarket shortages and lorry queues across Kent. Still, the transition has been far from smooth. Businesses continue to report crippling difficulties as they struggle to adapt to the new regime. While some of these can justifiably be deemed...

CHARLESTON — The following events happened on these dates in West Virginia history. To read more, go to e-WV: The West Virginia Encyclopedia at www.wvencyclopedia.org.