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Concerns over water quality at Olympic triathlon venue Earlier this week, Bloomberg Business posted a concerning report about the water quality in the Tokyo Bay, which happens to be the swim venue for the Olympic triathlon as well as the open-water swimming events. Noting that the city of Tokyo has taken drastic steps to remedy a 2019 E. coli outbreak in the water that forced the cancelation of the swim portion of the Paratiathlon test event there (the bacteria was found in the water then was at more than twice the limit set by the International Triathlon Union), the piece says that official...

Pike County Illinois Meth Arrest A traffic stop shortly after midnight Monday on Hamilton Street in Barry results in three arrests. Pike County Sheriff David Greenwood says 34 year old Ashley Clayton of Louisiana Missouri and 44 year old John Mayfield of Monroe City were taken to the Pike County Jail in Pittsfield.  Clayton is charged with unlawful possession of methamphetamine, retail theft, and unlawful use of a weapon. Get our free mobile app Mayfield is charged with unlawful possession of a weapon by a felon. Deputies say the driver, 28 year old Danielle Slavin of Hannibal, is charged wi...

Last weekend’s lousy weather ruined a couple of days of fishing but the fishing has bounced back since the weather cleared.

DeKalb County Superintendent Jason Barnett last Thursday provided insight on the second round of Pandemic EBT (P-EBT) benefits set to be distributed this year. The Alabama Department of Human Resources received federal approval to distribute a second round of P-EBT benefits to eligible families following the U.S. Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Services approval of the plan on April 13, 2021. The P-EBT program allows children to receive benefits equal to the National School Lunch Program reimbursement rate for eligible children. According to the Alabama Department of Human Resour...

Black churches have become indispensable in Covid-19 vaccination effort Curtis Bunn © Provided by NBC News John Mayfield had no plans to get a coronavirus vaccine shot and encouraged his 74-year-old mother not to, as well. As a Black man well aware of the medical abuse inflicted on African American bodies in the past, his trust in the inoculations was minimal. But after hearing urgings to sign up during several online church services, Mayfield shifted his perspective. "I can think for myself," said Mayfield, 54. "But I am also a man of faith. During Covid, I have 'attended' ...