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Santa Cruz County Clerk Tricia Webber told the Sentinel ballots for the March 5 presidential primary will be mailed out to voters the first week of February with voter guides sent about a week prior.

Out candidates seeking local offices in the Central Valley and along California’s Central Coast picked up key endorsements this month for their campaigns.

"I believe Monica has the right skill set, experience and dedication to our community needed to take on this role," said McPherson in a release shared Sunday. "She has been a terrific leader for our County, especially when it comes to health and human services, which are critical areas for the Board of Supervisors. I know she will work hard for the people of the Fifth District."

The Nebraska State Patrol is investigating an incident that occurred in Dixon County in which a wanted man died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound.

Blacklick Valley High School students last week toured the site of a $26 million acid mine drainage active treatment plant that is now under construction just west of Vintondale.

Geologist Rich Beam on Thursday pointed out red-orange rubble in the bed of Blacklick Creek to a group of 46 Blacklick Valley High School students.

Fights to stop injection wells throughout rural communities have hit close to home.

State environmental officials say the 11-acre American Biodiesel Energy site “poses immediate and potential risks" to public health/the environment.

Many waterways in Pennsylvania are devastated by acid mine drainage, a man-made legacy from coal mining that leaves some waterways devoid of aquatic and insect life.

Many waterways in Pennsylvania are devastated by acid mine drainage, a man-made legacy from coal mining that leaves some waterways devoid of aquatic and insect life.