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Outgoing Wilson County 4-H County Council officers lead the pledge of allegiance to the U.S. flag July 16, as Wilson County 4-H Achievement Night gets underway at the Wilson County Expo and Community Center in Floresville. Silver Stars. Green Clovers. And an “I Dare You” or two. It was a star-studded, celebratory event July 16

Researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have found that combining regular exercise with a 10% loss of body weight more than doubles sensitivity to insulin, offering important health benefits.

Nestle Purina PetCare donated $20,000 to the city of Bloomfield to help replace broken playground equipment.

As dairymen feed replacements for their herds, the focus should be on developing cows — not raising heifers.

The new residential colleges are integral to the University's undergraduate expansion, which will enable more talented students from all backgrounds to benefit from a Princeton education.

The new St. Louis Confluence Award recognizes and elevates the strength and impact of the work led by community-minded researchers, their partners and Washington University in St. Louis collaborators. The inaugural recipient is the Brown School's Matthew Kreuter.

Southside Feed was recognized by Purina in Vienna, Austria for being a top growth store out of 4,000 dealers across the nation.

Washington University has unveiled its strategic plan, setting a bold and ambitious path for the next decade. The plan, “Here and Next,” was developed through 18 months of listening, outreach and work sessions, and incorporates feedback from thousands of students, faculty, staff, alumni and community partners.

The Woods County 4-H Achievement Banquet was held on Aug. 5 to recognize the accomplishments of 4-H members who completed a record book for

Princeton professors Martha Himmelfarb and Simon Morrison have received the University’s Howard T. Behrman Award for Distinguished Achievement in the Humanities.