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23 Cadets face numerous obstacles during their tenure at the U.S. Military Academy, which forces them to overcome those plights — whether personal, academic or physical — while building a character base as future military leaders. As the USMA Class of 2021 cadets inch closer to their final objective at West Point by graduating at Michie Stadium Saturday, all the firsties were required to write a reflective essay on their readiness for officership as part of the MX400 (Officership) curriculum.   After 1,045 essays were submitted, five finalists we...

HEAD START DENTAL EXAM IT WON'T HURT — This is what Dr. James P. Henahan, DDS, seem to be telling one of his young head start patients during a dental checkup at East Elementary School in Waverly. Dr. Henahan, who works out of the Dental Health Division of the Ohio Department of Heath, has been working the Waverly Head Start program for the past three weeks, giving all 110 students a dental checkup as well as a fluoride treatment. Head Start Director John Boyer said the dental project also includes an educational program on dental health. (Staff photo). 

Adair County Health Department votes to end mask mandate on May 1 Kirksville Daily Express The Adair County Health Department will end its mask mandate on May 1, following a unanimous vote during a special board of trustees meeting on Monday. The board tabled a decision from its last regular meeting in late March, wanting to see what COVID-19 case totals looked like as students returned from spring break. With cases still remaining low in Adair County, with four active cases on Monday, the board agreed to end the mandate a few weeks later. The board can revisit and bring the mandate back in t...

A messy Christmas Eve storm system is now working its way through Virginia, bringing big changes to comfort levels and a handful of potential hazards.

7 p.m. update Wednesday’s winter storm started before dawn with the hush of flurries over the mountains and tapping of drizzle in central Virginia. But it steadily escalated to a pounding downpour between Richmond and Norfolk, pinging sleet across the Piedmont, then the crunch and crackle of trees straining after several hours of freezing rain. It was an “all of the above"-style winter storm for Virginia, where the initial wave of snow was overshadowed by the slippery, dangerous wintry mix that followed. As expected, the flakes avoided Richmond in favor of a chilly rain that fell to...