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Nicole Berg wades into her stunted wheat field.  It’s so short and sparse, she doesn’t think the combine can even reach the wheat without eating rocks.  “Combines don’t like dirt and rocks,” Berg says. “They get indigestion.”  Berg is a dryland wheat farmer in the sweeping Horse Heaven Hills of south-eastern Washington. She shows off one head of half-turned golden wheat amid a sea of them. Besides being too short, the plant’s kernels didn’t fill out properly.  “See how the wheat head is curled like that?” Berg asks. “And then you break into it, you might have some ...

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Both are 2021 Teachers of the Year in the Killeen Independent School District. The Elementary Teacher of the Year is James Cook, a fifth-grade teacher at Cedar Valley Elementary School. The Secondary Teacher of the Year winner is Tracy King, a special education teacher at Manor Middle School. In a livestreamed event on KISD-TV Tuesday, two groups of district representatives surprised the elementary and secondary teacher of the year in back-to-back presentations at the teachers’ homes. Responding to the award, both teachers expressed humble gratitude, pointing out that this year above any...

A window into the ocean: New SeaLife Rescue Center helps injured marine animals Slow down--not every seal pup needs your help! Some seals are just plump, happy and resting. But how can you help the others? We hear from SR3, a new center that's striving to provide care for injured and sick marine life, about what you can do to help! Then, moving through the world both invisible and hypervisible is a difficult reality for author Reagan Jackson, she tells us about her new book. Also, what should happen when the Mayor's texts are deleted? And, The Oregon Trail gets a revamp, no more bow and arrow...

And so, it was on Saturday night when I attended the Waimumu Art Exhibition artists’ night as a plus one. It was a bit of a journey from Invercargill and fortunately this time, I did not get lost. From the moment I got out of my car I was enveloped in an experience that was carefully curated by a team who have a winning formula. Outside the hall were light panels that lead you into the exhibition through a small foyer complete with native bird song. Once inside the hall, hosts Debbie, Jocelyn, and their team greeted everyone with a cheery smile and the offer of a refreshment.