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Live entertainment venues hungry for financial relief after year of pandemic closures Senior citizens perform original musical titled ‘Aint Congregatin’ on Zoom Replay Video UP NEXT The click of a light switch echoes eerily these days inside the cavernous empty Stone Church music club in Brattleboro, Vermont. Owner Robin Johnson says the silence is a daily reminder of a devastating pandemic year without live performances in the hall. “When we first closed, I think everyone was of the ...

Nearly a week after administering a landmark 100,000 COVID-19 vaccinations countywide, El Paso County Public Health officials said they remain focused on inoculating more members of the local 70-plus population as health workers continue vaccinating a wider range of eligible residents. As of Wednesday, 113,464 doses had been dispensed, county data show — meaning 11% of the population has received at least one dose of the vaccine. About 53% of El Paso Countys 70 and older population has been v...

1 of 5 Cassandra Holloway, director for Building a Positive Community in Brattleboro, holds a map that shows the youth rate of smoking marijuana.   Kristopher Radder, Brattleboro Reformer Kristopher Radder, Brattleboro Reformer On March 2, the town of Brattleboro will vote to allow or deny the retail sale of recreational marijuana. Kristopher Radder, Brattleboro Reformer On March 2, the town of Brattleboro will vote to allow or deny the retail sale of recreational marij...

Texas Tech, community mourn loss of iconic ‘Voice’ of Goin’ Band For A-J Media In 1949, Paul Archinal’s senior class trip took him to Washington, D.C. Paul was determined to meet President Harry Truman, who was staying at the Blair House while the White House was undergoing major renovations. Waiting in the park across the street, Paul watched as Secret Service agents finally exited the house, monitored the area for safety and signaled for Truman to exit. Seeing his chance, Paul ran acr...

South Africas China grape promo The countrys Western Cape regional government is pleased to be starting a grape promotion in China Related Articles A long awaited South African table grape promotion is becoming a reality with the confirmation that the first consignments have left the countrys shores, headed for China. The Chinese campaign is due to kick off in the middle of March and is designed as a pilot study before it is expanded in coming years. The promotion part of a strategic partnershi...

Five Monmouth College alumni to participate in Presidents Day forum on 2020 election Monmouth College MONMOUTH — COVID-19. Economic collapse. Civil unrest. Iowa caucuses. Rep. Steve Kings defeat. President Trump. Kenosha. Georgia special elections for the U.S. Senate. The storming of the Capitol on Jan. 6. Election 2020. Monmouth College graduates were eyewitnesses to all of those historic events. Five of those graduates will be part of a special Feb. 15 session organized by the Colleges poli...

Cars poured into the Broadmoor World Arena parking lot Thursday afternoon for El Paso Countys first drive-up coronavirus vaccine clinic.

Teachers getting vaccinated at Colorado Springs’ first drive-thru clinic COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) -- Local leaders will visit the city’s first “drive-up” vaccine clinic on Thursday afternoon. Centura Health plans to give 5,000 vaccines over the three-day clinic to eligible pre-registered patients. Thursday’s short session (1 pm-6 pm) will be the pilot for the full-day sessions on Saturday and Sunday. Centura expects patients on Thursday to be primarily educators. One ed...

Strategic partnership between SATI and Western Cape Department of Agriculture to increase exports to China Over the past two weeks, Western Cape table grapes producers have been harvesting table grapes. These are to be marketed under the South African Table Grape Industry’s (SATIs) China Market Development Campaign in March 2021. The campaign is a strategic partnership between the table grape industry and the Western Cape Department of Agriculture (WCDoA) and aims to increase market access fo...

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