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The Mercury provides news and fun every single day—but your help is essential. If you believe Portland benefits from smart, local journalism and arts coverage, please consider making a small monthly contribution, because without you, there is no us. Thanks for your support! Hello, Portland! This morning, my new, days-old work email was finally christened with some spam: Someone called Angellyxo5v selling super sexy (?) rapid tests. If you're looking for a real COVID test,...

Before the Rolling Stones play Nashville this weekend, Mick Jagger went sightseeing, standing in front of trash and gazing at deer.

'Completely overwhelmed': loyal customers raise funds to support much-loved Melbourne cafe Dani Valent Photo: Wayne Taylor Humbled. Emotional. Speechless. These are words that keep popping up for Courtney Patterson and Jon Freeman, owners of tiny CBD cafe Cup of Truth. A week ago they launched an online fundraiser through GoFundMe as a last ditch effort to find $6000 needed to repair their pride and joy, a handsome La Marzocco Strada coffee machine. Two days later, their customers had pledged the funds necessary to get the machine fixed – and then some. Baristas Jon Freeman (left) an...

Drenching rains dampening farmers' optimism for season Samantha McDaniel-Ogletree, Journal-Courier FacebookTwitterEmail 2of3 A soybean field dries following the rain from the past week. Samantha McDaniel-Ogletree | Journal-CourierShow MoreShow Less 3of3 Rain throughout the year usually is a good thing for farmers, but unusually heavy rains that hit west-central Illinois beginning last week could cause some problems for farmers’ crops.  The weather system that moved through the region dumped more than 5 inches of rain in many areas, saturating the ground and leaving it soft and wet.  Far...

Pride in STEM: A Conversation about Research, Mentorship and Advocacy. June 24, from 11:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. via Zoom. Rhonda Davis, NSF’s head of Diversity and Inclusion, will be moderating an all-star panel of preeminent scientists who are supporting the LGTBQ+ community. This panel will highlight the work being done in this field and discuss ways to continuously improve representation in this community. We hope you can join us for this engaging discussion!  Confirmed Panelists: New York University and NSF CAREER Awardee Dr. Bryce E. Hughes, Assistant Professor, Montana State Univer...