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Ruth Irene Robl, 96, a lifetime Black River native, passed away peacefully with her daughter by her side on May 16, 2021 at the Samaritan Summit Nursing Home, where she had resided since July of 2015. Ruth was born on October 4, 1924, in Watertown, NY, the daughter of Arthur Charles Carroll and Clara Helen (Gates) Carroll. Ruth graduated as Valedictorian of the class of 1942 from Black River High School. After graduation she worked at JJ Newberry and Pine Camp Post Exchange (now Fort Drum) wher...

The Whig was a newspaper published in Jonesborough, which was spelled that way in 1841. May 12, 1887: The Comet reported, “On the 21st of May, 1887, an excursion to Cranberry over the E.T. & W.N.C. R.R. under the management of Mr. S.H. Pouder for the benefit of the Y.M.C.A. of Johnson City. The occasion will no doubt be a pleasant trip out and out, and we hope everybody will go. Round trip tickets sold at half rates.” There was no mention of the price of the tickets, nor when the trai...

This week,  MSN published an article outlining the "most adorable small-town joint" in all 50 states, and the pick for Iowa is only about 1 hour and 24 minutes from downtown Cedar Rapids. Café in Le Claire is a very unique little place with beautiful views of the Mississippi River. Their Facebook page reads: "Open since 2009, the Crane & Pelican serves classy comfort food in a neat historic mansion overlooking the Mississippi River. The Dawley House was built in 1851 and is listed on the N...

May 05, 2021, 18:46 IST As many people are dying due to COVID-19 in the second wave, the need for insurance benefits come as a great help in these trying time,especially when the head of the household is still working. Recently the Central Government has enhanced the benefit under the Employees’ Deposit Linked Insurance Scheme (EDLI). Through a gazette notification dated April 28, 2021, the maximum assurance benefit payable in the EDLI Scheme has been enhanced to Rs. 7 lakh from the ea...

Adelaide post office robbers jailed By Raahil Sain - 02 May 2021 LENGTHY TERMS: Two men convicted of crimes in which an Adelaide post office employee came under attack, were each sentenced to an effective 25 years behind bars by the high court in Makhanda Image: 123RF/LUKAS GOJDA Two men convicted of three crimes in which an Adelaide post office employee came under attack, were each sentenced to an effective 25 years behind bars by the high court sitting in Ma...

Is Post Office charging for depositing, withdrawing money? Know what the rules say According to a recent update by India Post, cash withdrawals can be made only four times a month from the post office. File photo Updated: Apr 10, 2021, 04:29 PM IST Post Office schemes are preferred by people because of better securities and returns. However, according to a recent update by India Post, cash withdrawals can be made only four times a month from the post office. You wi...

The U.S. Post Office Is A Public Service, Not A Business The postal servie requires adequate funding to fully meet the diverse and valuable services it provides to individuals, businesses, and communities. When Postmaster Louis DeJoy was appointed by former President Donald Trump last May, he immediately instituted many unpopular initiatives intended to help the United States Postal Service (USPS) become more fiscally sound. These initiatives, including cutting letter carrier hours and the remo...

It reminded me of a defining incident when I was a geeky kid in Standard 3, getting picked on by a boy called Ray Ochieng. My father, when I finally moaned to him about Ray, simply packed a small spanner in my cartoon lunch box. ‘Hit Ochieng on the head with it when he disturbs you.’ Which is exactly what I did. Ray bled. I got into a whole load of trouble at Catholic Parochial School, with headmistress Sister Sinead saying: ‘You’ve been such a good boy, Anthony, how could you?’ ‘Ra...

KNOXVILLE - Dallas R. (Tom) Franklin, of Knoxville, born on February 1, 1942, passed away on Tuesday, March 2, 2021. Tom’s three year battle with leukemia peacefully ended. Tom was retired from the U.S. Postal Service where he had a successful 38 year, 6 months, and 10 day career. At the time of his retirement, Tom served as Postmaster of Morristown, TN. During his career he held several Postmaster positions and served as the Manager of Post Office Operations for the Nashville district while ...

Buford A. Narramore, 75, of May, passed away on February 4, 2021. A Celebration of Life service will be at 2:00 PM, Saturday, March 13, 2021 at the American Legion Post 470, 14601 CR 422, May, TX 76857. B.A. was born July 19, 1945 in Carlsbad, New Mexico to Bonnie and Venice Virgie Narramore. He graduated high school in Sudan and attended South Plains College before finishing postal courses at Mountain View Community College. B.A. served his country in the US Army and was a member of the Americ...