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Credit: Huntsman Cancer Institute SALT LAKE CITY - The National Academy of Sciences has elected Mary Beckerle, PhD, Huntsman Cancer Institute (HCI) CEO and distinguished professor of biology and oncological sciences at the University of Utah (U of U), as a member. Beckerle is among 120 newly elected members announced in a press release during the annual meeting of the National Academy of Sciences. Election as a member in this organization is widely accepted as a mark of excellence in scientific achievement and is considered one of the highest honors a scientist can receive. Of its more than ...

Want to read more? At the start of the pandemic in March we took the decision to make online access to our news free of charge by taking down our paywall. At a time where accurate information about Covid-19 was vital to our community, this was the right decision – even though it meant a drop in our income. In order to help safeguard the future of our journalism, the time has now come to reinstate our paywall, However, rest assured that access to all Covid related news will still remain free. To access all other news will require a subscription, as it did pre-pandemic.  The good news is th...

Times Past: Feb. 23, 2021 Published: 2/24/2021 2:42:28 PM Modified: 2/24/2021 2:42:26 PM 1996 Washington’s Birthday is renowned in the area for the hatchet hunt sponsored by the Athol Fire Department and the Athol Area YMCA. More than 350 area youth with many parents ventured into the Bearsden Woods in search of 50 prizes, the most coveted of which were two engraved hatchets. Winners of the hatchets in the 74th hunt were Adam Richard, 13, of Phillipston, who found the Washington Hatchet and Emily Webster, 5½, kindergarten student at Silver Lake School, who found the “Johnnie” Johnston...

Leitrim's Favourite Building - Shortlist of the final four Reporter:  '); The following are the four buildings which have been shortlisted for Leitrim's Favourite Building as voted by you, our readers. An expert panel of judges will now decide on the overall winner which will be announced in paper and online next Wednesday. The Old Barracks, Keshcarrigan The Old Barracks in Keshcarrigan village was originally constructed as a RIC Barracks. It was built in 1861 by builder James O'Connell. It consists of an impressive two storey building with a cutstone facade. At the rear of the building a n...

Tough Grandmother Chases Thief Away With Military Russian Sword And Gets Attacker Jailed For 13 Years February 3, 2021 An 87-year-old grandmother managed to get a man jailed for 13 years after he attacked her and she chased him away with a military Russian sword. According to reports, the grandmother was struck over the head and was beaten up in the violent incident. Anastasia Lukianchikova, the 87-year-old grandmother, woke up to the sound of a smashed glass at around 3am and saw 28-year-old Ashley Riley standing at her bedroom door. The incident happened in Acton, West London. Riley, who i...