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Yokohama furloughs workers days after reopening Yokohama Tire in West Point is furloughing employees weeks after reopening the plant. The company is citing effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. Photo by: Dispatch file photo Yokohama Tire Corporation has furloughed some of its employees at its West Point manufacturing plant until further notice, according to an internal email from the company obtained by The Dispatch Wednesday evening. The furlough came days after the plant reopened on April 27 following a month-long shutdown. The company currently employs roughly 700 at its West Point plant, T...

STARKVILLE, Miss. (AP) — A federal judge has dismissed a civil lawsuit a fitness gym filed against a Mississippi city claiming the city violated business owners’ rights when it forced non-essential businesses to close to help mitigate the spread of COVID-19.

4th of July parade gets green light: Arts in the Park, fireworks also scheduled After being canceled in 2020, Brainerd's Fourth of July parade will take place as planned in 2021. 7:35 pm, May 12, 2021 × Fireworks above the West College Drive bridge reflect in the Mississippi River Saturday, July 4, 2020, in Brainerd. The fireworks show went on as one of the familiar celebrations of Independence Day while the entertainment and parade were canceled due to the pandemic. Kelly Humphrey / Brainerd Dispatch There will be a Fourth of July parade in Brainerd this year. After 20...