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A father who died from brain cancer just four weeks before his daughter was born told the little girl that he 'never gave up' fighting the disease in an emotional letter. Scott 'Fergs' Ferguson, from the NSW Central Coast, was diagnosed with stage four glioblastoma, the most aggressive and fast-growing of brain tumor, in early 2018 and told he only had years to live. As the cancer spread throughout his body, the 33-year-old married the love of his life Jaymie in 2019, before they bought their dream home and started IVF to have a family. Ten months later, the couple were ecstatic when they f...

Licking County proms, graduations plan for 'new normal' Newark Advocate NEWARK - After a 2020 spring lost to the pandemic, Licking County high schools are gearing up for a prom season that will at least retain some semblance of normalcy. Graduations, of course, were also significantly altered last year by COVID-19, and are also taking shape with new looks for this year. Both prom and graduation plans are being submitted to the Licking County Health Department for approval. In the case of Granville and Newark Catholic, proms already took place on Saturday this weekend.  "Due to the pandemic...

Laying It Out: Nothing like cheating our way to a poor education Poll Will you visit a business if they open in spite of health restrictions that say they can’t? Yes – Medicine Hat’s two MLAs were among 15 UCP colleagues to come out against health measures this week, just as doctors and scientists were once again pleading for diligence, and just as the more contagious, more deadly variant strains of COVID became dominant in Alberta. – A new local restaurant and bar owner is promising to violate public health rules, is vehemently against mandatory vaccinations that don’t actually exi...

SALADO — A Harker Heights man was killed Thursday morning in a multi-vehicle crash near Salado High School, authorities said. Michael Scott Schmidt, 63, died from his injuries at Baylor Scott & White Medical Center – Temple, Texas Department of Public Safety Sgt. Bryan Washko said. The incident occurred at about 7:34 a.m. at the intersection FM 2484 and Lark Trail, about a block east of Salado High. Schmidt was driving a 2016 BMW X3 sedan east on FM 2484 when he failed to control speed and collided with the rear of 2015 Western Star tractor-trailer that had stopped on the road to tu...

Laying It Out: We only needed seven weeks but we ignored reality instead Poll Would you support the Conservative Party of Canada’s carbon tax plan of consumer pricing with ‘green’ savings account? Yes On Feb. 13, exactly seven weeks ago, this column discussed the growth of COVID-19 variants, warning cases were going to spiral out of control if we didn’t immediately do what was required to stop it. Of course, five days earlier – even as they declared the concern for new strains to be very real – the Alberta government began lifting restrictions and touting the great job done by all...