In a commencement address delivered at Michigan Stadium in 2010, President Barack Obama famously prescribed a cure for the enmity ailing our politics."If you're someone who only reads the editorial page of The New York Times, try glancing at the page of The Wall Street Journal once in a while," he…
State health officials relax mask mandate
Last updated 5/15/2021 at 4:55pm
SANTA FE The New Mexico Department of Health announced on Friday, in accordance with Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s updated guidance, that vaccinated individuals will no longer be required to wear masks in indoor or outdoor settings.
Individuals who are not yet fully vaccinated are still required under public health orders to wear masks in public settings. Individuals are considered fully vaccinated two weeks after either their second dose of either Pfizer or Moderna or their lone dose of Johnson & Johnson.
It wasn t immediately clear how, or if, state officials might try to confirm who s been vaccinated.
Ribbon cuttings held for brewery, candy shop
GREAT BEND – The Great Bend Chamber of Commerce staff and Ambassador’s Club hosted Ribbon Cuttings at 1305 and 1403 Main Street to recognize two businesses.
The first was for the opening of Dry Lake Brewing.
Named after Lake Barton, Dry Lake is the first brewery ever in Great Bend and is locally owned.
Kevin Burkey and Ryan Fairchild opened the business on May 6 with seven employees.
Currently, the brewery is open from 3 to 10 p.m. Thursdays and 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. Friday and Saturdays.
On days without a food truck on site, you can bring in food or have it delivered to the brewery. Go to the website for a list of days with food and menus for each day.
2:27 am UTC May. 16, 2021
Debbie Wertz, DeSoto County Chamber of Commerce
Reliable internet access used to be more of a want than a need. But especially after COVID-19, we realize that it is a lifeline.
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Just a few weeks after the first COVID-19 case was discovered in Florida – early in March, 2020 – the state began to realize that reliable access to the digital world has become a necessity. Education, health care, employment, social services and many other aspects of our lives moved online – all things we suddenly needed more than ever.
But in order to have effective digital access, people need three equally important tools: a reliable broadband connection, the right technology and digital literacy.