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GRANTS PASS, Ore. – The Oregon Health Authority’s weekly report published on December 17 shows long-term care facilities in Southern Oregon are being hammered by COVID-19. One of those facilities, Oak Lane Retirement in Grants Pass, reported five coronavirus-related deaths in the past 48 hours alone. Oak Lane Retirement’s administrator, Dorie Reid, said the deaths are hitting her employees and residents hard because it feels like they lost some of their family. In Josephine County, there ...

Donald Gene Workman was born on Oct. 12, 1932 to Clarence and Oma Workman in Pawnee City, NE. He was the second child with 3 siblings. The family lived on a farm and had livestock and crops. Don majored in 4-H in grades 1-12 in Humboldt and Table Rock, NE. When he was 19, he joined the Air Force to serve during the Korean War. He proceeded to serve for 4 years in various locations including Thule, Greenland and Edwards Air Force Base. During this time, Don grew to love, respect and honor his co...

Discover Seven Natural Wonders in South Carolina Rachel Murdy Discover writers share all of the places, activities and adventure that South Carolina has to offer. Read more from some of South Carolina’s locals and discover what’s happening in the Palmetto State.More from "Rachel Murdy" Stand beneath a centuries-old live oak tree in Charleston. South Carolina is home to incredible natural phenomena, all within an easy drive. Stand beneath a centuries-old live oak tree in Charleston...

ETHAN SMITH City of Morganton Scott Lookadoo doesn’t hesitate when asked what he hopes his legacy in Morganton is — just as he learned in Boy Scouts growing up, he has done his best to leave Morganton better than he found it. “We’re a team here, and we’re neighbors and take care of each other, and this is a beautiful place that we have. It’s a gift from God, and we need to be good stewards of what we have,” Lookadoo said. “The beauty of who we...

Missourinet You are here: Home U.S. Senate unanimously approves Missouri Senator Hawley’s duck boat bill Bipartisan legislation aimed at improving safety on duck boats and other amphibious passenger vessels was unanimously approved by the U.S. Senate on Thursday. Missouri State Highway Patrol crews assist the U.S. Coast Guard during the duck boat recovery efforts on July 23, 2018 (file photo courtesy of the Missouri State Highway Patrol’s Twitter page) It was one of the first bills filed by...

5 Shares Bipartisan legislation aimed at improving safety on duck boats and other amphibious passenger vessels was unanimously approved by the U.S. Senate on Thursday. It was one of the first bills filed by U.S. Sen. Josh Hawley (R-Missouri) after he was sworn into office in January 2019. Hawley’s bill is very similar to one filed by former U.S. Sen. Claire McCaskill (D). Hawley defeated her in 2018. During a Thursday Senate floor speech, Hawley told colleagues that the deadly 2018 incident...

Photo: Courtesy KOMU WASHINGTON – The U.S. Senate unanimously passed bipartisan legislation Thursday aimed to improve the safety of duck boats following the 2018 tragedy on Table Rock Lake. KY3 TV reports the legislation comes nearly two and half years since a Ride the Ducks boat on Table Rock Lake capsized during a storm, sinking and killing 17 people on board. The boat had 31 people on board and sank in stormy weather near Branson. Missouri U.S. Sen. Josh Hawley spoke on the Senate floor Th...

Weather Alert ...FREEZE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 9 AM CDT WEDNESDAY... * WHAT...Sub-freezing temperatures as low as 27 expected. * WHERE...Portions of central, east central, northeast and southeast Missouri and south central, southwest and west central Illinois. * WHEN...From 1 AM to 9 AM CDT Wednesday. * IMPACTS...Frost and freeze conditions will kill crops, other sensitive vegetation and possibly damage unprotected outdoor plumbing. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Take steps now t...

Advancing. were still about a half an hour away from the first impacts of the storm on the duck boat tour company. but the national weather service had issued a severe thunderstorm warning in anticipation of 60-mile-an-hour winds or greater on table rock what i calake. fast forward even further, we saw the first effects of the storm, be wind gusts over 70 miles an hour on the north side of the lake at roughly 6:59. ten minutes later at 7:09, we got the first emergency call for authorities. the p...

Dominated by men? treat them like that tell. when i was in south africa a couple years ago, i will never forget this i was going up to the table rock in cape town. im on this tram going up. the tram was filled with mostly muslim men. they were all western dressed in shorts, sandals. checking out the women on the trams. im sorry. and behind them, were women who you could only see the slit of their eyes who were, you know, huddled in the back. and looked, im sorry, looked very uncomfortable. i don...