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  As a public service, public health stories are free to Central Texans during the coronavirus crisis. Please support our local journalists by subscribing today. Call 512-392-2458. Catarina Vazquez, a junior at San Marcos Academy, was recognized as Leo of the Year for District 2-S3 at their May 1 convention. Presenting the award to Vazquez, who was also re-elected as district Leo president, is Mrs. Melissa Hollingsworth, district adviser. Photo by Nancy Smith Tue, 05/11/2021 - 6...

Private equity firm buys Lyons Blow Molding owner CL Smith C.L. Smith C.L. Smiths Lyons Blow Molding business has 18 production lines at two plants located one block from each other in Berkeley, Mo. Private equity firm Kelso & Co. LP is acquiring a majority share in rigid packaging distributor C.L. Smith Co. of St. Louis and its Lyons Blow Molding Inc. unit. Lyons, an extrusion blow molder, produces custom and stock bottles of high density polyethylene for markets including medical, personal ca...

fbusch@nujournal.com NEW ULM — After 30 minutes of public testimony and brief discussion, Brown County commissioners tabled changing the auditor-treasurer position from elected to appointed Tuesday. Commissioners Scott Windschitl, Tony Berg and Dean Simonsen said they favored appointing the position. Commissioner Dave Borchert favored election and Commissioner Jeff Veerkamp said he was undecided, but said most of the people he talked to in western Brown County favor keeping the job an elected...

fbusch@nujournal.com NEW ULM — Brown County commissioners will host a public hearing at 11 a.m., Tuesday, April 27 to consider changing the Brown County Auditor-Treasurer (A-T) position from elected to appointed. Legislation in 2017 allows county boards to make the decision to move certain offices from elected to appointed positions. Brown County expects to have an A-T office vacancy this year due to a retirement. The process to change an elected position to appointed takes several months. Al...

Council OKs 208-unit Honeycutt Run rental community The shortage of rental communities in Maricopa is quickly being addressed. The city council Tuesday night approved, 7-0, the third significant build-to-rent development in the city. Honeycutt Run is planned as a 20-acre, 208-unit community featuring one-, two- and three-bedroom homes for rent at the southeast corner of Honeycutt and Hartman roads. The gated community, which would lie within the larger development of Tortosa, will feature all s...

Commentary: Broadband is good. Sprawl is not. How can Maine have one without the other? Critical to success are multiple-community planning and engagement as well as local leadership. By Nancy SmithSpecial to the Press Herald Share Mainers are preparing for a once-in-a-generation chance to build lasting prosperity. As we consider how to invest the significant COVID relief funding that is coming through the federal American Rescue Plan, we must merge the state’s plan to extend internet acces...

Waterville Creates! appoints Shannon Haines president, CEO Haines has led the Maine Film Center, the Maine International Film Festival and Waterville Main Street to successes in the city, officials said. Share WATERVILLE — Shannon Haines, who has for many years championed the arts, film, culture and economic development in the city, has been appointed the new president and chief executive officer of Waterville Creates! Haines, 40, of Waterville, starts the job Oct. 1 and will be based at The...

InMaricopa Tena Dugan speaks to city council on Tuesday night about recreational marijuana dispensaries. "One of the things that every one of you up here on this council preached to us is that if they can meet the requirements, any business can come to Maricopa ... but in reality, we did everything we could to prevent it.” If Maricopa City Council was expecting significant public input at its work session on recreational marijuana, it may be disappointed. Just a handful of residen...

Drive-thru fair food event back at SC State Fair this week Apr 6, 2021 6:11 PM EDT COLUMBIA (WOLO): From corn dogs and funnel cakes, to fries and turkey legs, the spring drive-thru fair food event has it all. “You can just hop in your car, drive through the drive-thru, and have a little snippet of your fair food,” said South Carolina State Fair General Manager, Nancy Smith.  It’s the State Fair’s first ever spring event. After a successful COVID-19 friendly drive-thru event in October ...

  As a public service, public health stories are free to Central Texans during the coronavirus crisis. Please support our local journalists by subscribing today. Call 512-392-2458. Joined by Mrs. Cecilia Peña (fourth from left), members and sponsors of several different organizations at San Marcos Academy gathered recently at Paul Peña Park, which they have adopted as a ongoing campus-wide service project. Photo by Larkin Smith SMA student groups adopt park Mon, 04/05/2021 - 5:...