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Bygone Muncie: Writer and suffragist Ida Husted Harper was a Munsonian of national renown © Photo provided Ida Husted Harper, onetime Muncie resident and nationally-recognized writer and suffragist, is shown around 1910. Formal education was unsystematic and infrequent in Muncie’s first few decades. The first schoolhouse, a log cabin, was located at the southwest corner of Main and Walnut streets, just north of what is now the Accutech Building. As time wore on, local governments improved ...

Posted in: William Paul “Willie” Brooks was born December 9, 1936 in Abilene, Texas to James Paul Brooks and Mary Wright Brooks. With his beloved wife Glendene at his side, he died March 3, 2021 at Magnolia Health Care Place in Liberty, Texas. Now he truly lives in the presence of his Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ.    Willie graduated from Midland High School in 1955 where he was President of his Senior Class and the quarterback for Coach Tugboat Jones. He was voted “Best All-Around ...

William Paul “Willie” Brooks was born December 9, 1936 in Abilene, Texas to James Paul Brooks and Mary Wright Brooks. With his beloved wife Glendene at his side, he died March 3, 2021 at Magnolia Health Care Place in Liberty, Texas. Now he truly lives in the presence of his Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ.

Centenary Stage Company Presents World Premiere of Darrah Clouds TURNING Turning is the story of a group of women from Newark, NJ who began to train in backyard gyms for what would become the experience of a lifetime, the 1936 Olympics.by BWW News Desk Centenary Stage Company will open the World Premiere production of Turning by Darrah Cloud Thursday, February 25 at 7:30 PM with performances running in the Sitnik Theatre of the Lackland Performing Arts Center until March 7. Centenary Stage Co...

The overgrown tenfoot in Wincolmlee hiding a terrible tragic past While the Second World War was raging, there was a domestic tragedy taking place in Hull The tenfoot where Wilson Row once stood in Wincolmlee Sign up to the Hull Live newsletter for daily updates and breaking newsInvalid EmailSomething went wrong, please try again later. Sign up here! When you subscribe we will use the information you provide to send you these newsletters. Sometimes they’ll include recommendations for other re...

Through discussions with people in the region who received the shot and others tasked with organizing vaccination efforts, The Reminder can confirm people in Creighton, Denare Beach and Pelican Narrows have received first doses of the Moderna vaccine. Other communities in the far north east 2 health zone may have received and began administering vaccines, but accounts have not yet been independently verified. Vaccinations in the Creighton/Denare Beach area have taken place at the Creighton Pr...

Local shoppers go last minute Christmas shopping at Pine Ridge Mall KIFI/KIDK Pine Ridge Mall In Chubbuck, ID CHUBBUCK, Idaho (KIFI/KIDK) - It wasnt too late for many community members to get their shopping done. This Christmas Eve, many locals were getting their last minute shopping done at the Pine Ridge Mall in Chubbuck. “I got lucky," Christmas Eve shopper Danny Seymour. "My boss let us out a little early for the procrastinators. It makes me feel good when I pull up into the parking lo...

Standing next to the traffic circle at the entrance of Halifax County High School at a reverse toy parade Monday are event coordinator Feleshia Ballou-Thornton, also known as “Fee Blu,” her sister Selena Ballou, Dr. Mark Lineburg, superintendent of Halifax County Public Schools, Fee Blu’s business manager Angela Knight, Maurice Miller of the Men of Sinai, Jackie Morris and Ballou-Thornton’s mother Mary Wright. Kneeling in front is Cavell Phillips of the radio station 106.5 T...

One of the beloved traditions of the holidays is seeing a production of the "Nutcracker" ballet. In Berks County and the Lehigh Valley, we are fortunate to have several performed every year. This year, however, is a little different, with arts venues closed because of COVID-19 concerns, so ballet companies are getting creative and recording video of their productions so they can present them virtually. This is the 52nd production of the classic ballet and it is the longest running "Nutcracker" ...

President trump promised new equipment at mcdill air force base. >> and were going to be loading it up with beautiful new planes and beautiful new equipment. we have been lack ago little equipment. we are going to load it up. you are going to get a lot of equipment. believe me. heather: money is expected to help pay for new fighter jets, armored vehicles and typically prove training. manhunt underway right now for an armed and dangerous pair accused of murdering three people. billie jr. and mary...