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The popular event downtown was scaled back because of the pandemic.
CENTRAL CITY, Iowa (KWWL) - An honor float, not an honor flight, event was held to raise money for veterans. Organizers from the AMVETS Post 37 welcomed folks to kayak down the Wapsipinicon River from Central City to Waubeek and raise money for national honor flights. The flights take local veterans to Washington D.C. to visit the memorials of the fallen. "It's our gift to them for their service that they've done in the past years," AMVETS Post 37 member Deb Becker said. Last year's event was canceled due to COVID-19, and Saturday's event had a huge turnout compared to previous years.
Vendors, visitors happy about return of Fine Arts Fiesta in Wilkes-Barre Public Square was a hub of activity Friday as the yearly celebration of the arts got under way. Author: Chelsea Strub Updated: 5:24 PM EDT May 14, 2021 WILKES-BARRE, Pa. — Friday marked the first day of the 65th year for the Fine Arts Fiesta in downtown Wilkes-Barre, and even though it seemed out of the ordinary for the tents to go up and people to come to town, there's a lot of excitement and good vibes around the city. Sunshine, creativity, and crowds have been missing from Public Squa...
A U.S. Supreme Court ruling last month appears to change course on the sentencing of juveniles. The justices ruled that judges can use their discretion and sentence juvenile offenders to life in prison without parole. The ruling essentially limits an earlier Supreme Court ruling that said life sentences for young people could not be mandatory. For more on this and what it might mean for Massachusetts, WBUR's Deb Becker spoke with retired Judge Jay Blitzman, who served as first justice of the Middlesex County Juvenile Court for nearly two decades. Blitzman is also co-founder of the group Citiz...