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RDN REPORTS rdnnews@gmail.com Communities in Missouri have an opportunity to put their town or city’s folklore in the spotlight this bicentennial year.  Grants for the Legends & Lore Roadside Marker program is funded fully by the William G. Pomeroy Foundation, which established the program to promote cultural tourism and celebrate legends and folklore as part of local and state heritage. Missouri is one of 11 states eligible to receive the grant.  The Missouri Folks Arts Program at the University of Missouri is the state’s organizer for the grant and invites communities across the state...

KAFF News Coconino County To Commemorate The Centennial Of Women’s Voting Rights Wednesday Coconino County will unveil a suffrage marker at the county courthouse Wednesday to commemorate the centennial of Women’s Voting Rights, in collaboration with the National Collaborative for Women’s History Site and the Pomeroy Foundation. The Arizona Women’s History Alliance identified the Coconino County courthouse as one of five historic sites in the state of Arizona as Anna Howard Shaw, a nation suffrage leader, gave a talk at the courthouse on October 18th, 1912. Dr. Anna Howard Shaw is a si...

Historic marker dedication planned Dec. 17 at Auglaize courthouse Historic marker dedication: 2 p.m., east side of Auglaize County Courthouse, 201 Willipie St., Wapakoneta. WAPAKONETA — A dedication ceremony for a historic marker at the Auglaize County Courthouse will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 17 on the east side of the courthouse, 201 Willipie St., Wapakoneta. Those attending the outdoor event are asked to observe social distancing and to wear face coverings. The 1894 courthouse has been in the National Register of Historic Places for more than 40 years. The Auglaize County Historic...