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Titles are Dakota Wesleyan’s highest honors Written By: Mitchell Republic | × Kindra Clark, of Garretson, and Wyatt Voelker, of Newcastle, Wyoming, were named Ms. Wesleyan and Scotchman Friday evening during the Honors Convocation at Dakota Wesleyan University. The titles are the university's highest honors. (Submitted Photo) Kindra Clark and Wyatt Voelker, seniors at Dakota Wesleyan University, were named the 2021 Ms. Wesleyan and Scotchman, the university’s highest honors, during the Honors Convocation Friday night. The titles of Scotchman and Ms. Wesleyan are given to honor a senior...

Vaccine refusals not being tracked, because ‘demand far outstrips supply,’ Army leaders say Army Spc. Hana Lee receives her first dose of the COVID vaccine Jan. 14. (Kirk Frady/Army) Army officials say they’re not tracking how many soldiers refuse vaccination against the novel coronavirus because the number of troops who want the shot is still greater than the number of doses available. But the gap is closing, and the Pentagon’s pause on administering the Johnson and Johnson vaccine is expected to lift this week, which will help troops serving in austere locations because the one-...

Alton man faces multiple battery charges Victim suffered ‘permanent disfigurement’ FacebookTwitterEmail EDWARDSVILLE — An Alton man was charged with battery in two separate cases Thursday, including one in which a 13-year-old victim suffered “permanent disfigurement.” Johnny L. Stiff, 31, was charged Feb. 25 with two counts of aggravated battery in separate incidents. Both charges are Class 3 felonies. The cases were presented by the Alton Police Department. According to court documents, on Feb. 19 Stiff “kicked and punched” a woman in the 700 block of Oakwood. In a second, unre...