McCommons earns $25,000 scholarship
Ellwood City Ledger
ELLWOOD CITY – Lincoln High School senior Molly McCommons has been awarded a prestigious $25,000 college scholarship.
McCommons is one of only 106 students in the country to earn a 2021 Horatio Ager National Scholarship. This scholarship recognizes students who have remained committed to continuing their education and giving back to their communities while overcoming great personal adversities and navigating the challenges presented by the COVID-19 pandemic.
Awarded scholars come from households with an average income of $18,871 per year yet maintain an average GPA of 3.88. In addition to the $25,000 scholarship, when it is safe to do so, they will travel to Washington, D.C., to meet their fellow scholars and the Horatio Alger members who fund the scholarship programs – prominent civic, corporate and cultural leaders including Rob Lowe, Reba McEntire, Jewel Kilcher and several from Pennsylvania, including Joe Neub
James Moffett, co-founder of mining giant Freeport-McMoRan, dies at 82 Ryan Randazzo and Russ Wiles, Arizona Republic
James Moffett, a geologist and former college football player who discovered one of the world s largest gold and copper mines and developed one of Arizona s biggest companies, died Jan. 8 of COVID-19 complications at age 82.
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The Louisiana-born oil and metals explorer burst onto Arizona s business scene when his company, Freeport-McMoRan, acquired copper miner Phelps Dodge in 2007 for $26 billion and agreed to keep the corporate headquarters in downtown Phoenix. Moffett served as both CEO and chairman and was, for years, one of the highest-paid executives in Arizona, though he had a more prominent civic and philanthropic profile in Louisiana and Texas.
Moffett co-founded the internationally-known Fortune 500 exploration company and headquartered it in New Orleans, where he became a major business leader.
Freeze Warning from FRI 11:00 PM CDT until SAT 9:00 AM CDT
Freeze Warning from THU 9:00 PM CDT until FRI 10:00 AM CDT
Weather Alert
.The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in
Kentucky.
Green River at Woodbury affecting Butler and Warren Counties.
Green River at Rochester affecting Butler, Ohio and Muhlenberg
Counties.
.Heavy rain from Tuesday night will cause the river to rise.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS.
If you are affected by these crests take any necessary actions.
Additional information is available at water.weather.gov/ahps2/index.
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Motorists should not attempt to drive around barricades or drive
cars through flooded areas.
SAN DIEGO (KUSI) – Barbara Barrett, American businesswoman, attorney and diplomat currently serving as Secretary of the United State Air Force, and Tammie Jo Shults, retired Southwest Airlines pilot and one of the first female fighter pilots in the U.S. Navy, to be inducted at this year’s International Air & Space Hall of Fame Celebration during a special virtual gala on Thursday, December 10, the San Diego Air & Space Museum announced today.
The Virtual Gala begins at precisely 6 p.m. (Pacific Time) on Dec. 10 and registration is open to the public at sandiegoairandspace.org/celebration. Proceeds from the International Air & Space Hall of Fame celebration benefit the Museum’s COVID19 Recovery Fund and Youth Education Programs.