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Misha McRae’s professional life continues to branch out, like the garden he works at and the city he lives in and now helps to oversee.

Editorial: Jacksonville's advocates for trees Our view You may be seeing public infrastructure projects popping up around Jacksonville. This has nothing to do with roads or sewers. It’s about trees. Trees are an important part of the green infrastructure of the city, helping reduce air pollution, manage stormwater and provide shade. Trees are an increasingly important tool for the city as it addresses resiliency issues like sunny day flooding and sea level rise. And studies find that exposure to trees has health benefits such as stress reduction and helping create a sense of community. Jack...

To the editor: Ahoy, Mateys! I spied the former Riley Park pirate ship on my way to work and thought the good taxpayers of Auburn would like to see what the town of St. Joe has accomplished so far. Amazing what this small town can do with “noncommercial grade” playground equipment. On the topic of selling part of Don Lash Park, I would like to remind the park board that nowhere in their mission statement is the selling of park land mentioned. In case the board members have forgotten, here it is: Mission Statement — The Auburn Park & Recreation Department shall provide quality p...

Council adds trees to landmark list 1 minute read This landmark Kentucky coffee tree was planted 50 years ago as an experiment by the Tree Commission and was selected for propagation by an Oregon nursery because it was podless, heat- and drought-tolerant, tolerant of clay soils, and relatively fast-growing with a large, vase-shaped crown form. Courtesy photo Support Local Journalism At its Tuesday meeting the City Council approved adding 12 trees to the City Landmark Tree List, bringing the total to over 100 trees in 79 locations. The new trees were previously recognized as Great Trees by Tr...

Three local counties boost rating to orange INDIANAPOLIS — A week after seeing COVID-19 ratings worsen to their worst point ever, Indiana showed marked improvement last week, with many counties getting better ratings than the week before. That included northeast Indiana, where Noble, DeKalb and LaGrange counties all improved from red to orange. Steuben County stayed in red, but just barely, as it showed improvement from a week ago, too, just not enough to change colors. Overall, Indiana saw a widespread and rapid improvement from where it was a week earlier, although all but one county r...