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F-80 Shooting Star: Americas First Fighter Jet Originally meant to take on the Nazis but these fighters ended up fighting communist North Korea. Heres how they performed. Heres What You Need to Remember: Hastily designed to counter Nazis superfighters in the early 1940s, America’s first operational fighter jet would have an unexpected and long-lasting legacy. On November 8, 1950, a flight of four straight-winged jets swooped down on an airfield at Sinuiju, North Korea—on the Korean si...

A roadway that leads to Wisconsin Point could be getting a new name. Superior City Councilor Jenny Van Sickle is leading the movement to put a new name on Moccasin Mike Road.

The Burleigh County Commission on Wednesday plans to address Commissioner Mark Armstrongs meeting attendance after the boards chairwoman said she has received complaints from residents about Armstrong attending meetings remotely. Armstrong has not attended a regular commission meeting in person since March 16, 2020. He calls in to a phone in the Tom Baker Room of the City/County Building or attends via Zoom. He did not respond to emails and phone calls requesting comment that the Tribu...

Figuring out how to obtain the COVID-19 vaccine has been confusing, frustrating and downright discouraging for countless seniors, including here in the Northland.

Volunteers conduct count of people experiencing homelessness in KCMO Kora Wilkes work with Hope Faith Ministries usually takes her to makeshift homeless camps around Kansas City. And on Wednesday, she used her knowledge to help count those who are experiencing homelessness. and last updated 2021-01-27 23:40:46-05 KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Kora Wilkes work with Hope Faith Ministries usually takes her to makeshift homeless camps around Kansas City. And on Wednesday, she used her knowledge to help c...

Great Barrington — Long before Berkshire County was established in 1761, Native Americans made their home here. The Mohican Nation, an Algonquin Tribe, was the dominant Native American group along the Hudson River until disease and warfare (introduced by European settlers) decimated their numbers. The surviving members dispersed throughout the northeast, and one small group ultimately settled in the Berkshires, calling themselves the Housatonic Indians. In 1724, a pair of chiefs — Konkapot ...

TRPA Tahoe Blue Crew. Photo provided STATELINE, Nev. - Using the MLK Day of Service to volunteer, staff from the Tahoe Regional Planning Agency (TRPA) spent Monday picking up trash around the informal sled hill between Heavenly Village and Harrahs Tahoe. The 11 volunteers picked up 68.5 lbs of trash equaling 90 gallons of volume. TRPA is part of the League to Save Lake Tahoe Blue Crew and have committed their volunteers to working in the area twice a month. Theyll be back later this week to c...

“I supported that,” Van Sickle said. “They are likely a valuable and wonderful organization that contributes to the culture of this community. But I couldn’t shake the concern that this was an organization that didn’t even ask for $10,000.” In the nonprofit world, there are strict metrics for asking for money and accounting for it later, she said. Van Sickle started looking into an application process that would allow councilors to know what gaps city funding would fill, how the m...

A local government attorney said family members serving together is not unusual, but could pose challenges. 6:30 am, Jan. 19, 2021 × Councilor Jenny Van Sickle and Mayor Jim Paine, who met because of their shared interest in local government and community service, married in October but havent merged their households yet. (Photo by Megan McGarvey) Politics werent even a consideration when Mayor Jim Paine and Councilor Jenny Van Sickle decided to get married Oct. 17, 2020. For two pol...

Fox21Online Superior Councilor Raises Ethical Concerns Over Marriage of Mayor Paine, Councilor Van Sickle  In a letter to City Attorney Frog Prell, Sutherland worried votes by Van Sickle could inappropriately benefit Mayor Paine.  January 13, 2021 Letter from Councilor Craig Sutherland to City Attorney Frog Prell “I strongly believe we need some guidance on what to do moving forward,” Councilor Sutherland said. In a letter to City Attorney Frog Prell, Sutherland worried votes by Van Sickl...