CMHS grad awarded scholarship
Class 101-Dayton recently hosted a scholarship reception to honor three graduates from the Class of 2021 with cash scholarships.Jenna Norman, a 2021 graduate of...
US Senate OKs $3.5 trillion budget
WASHINGTON (AP) — Democrats pushed a $3.5 trillion framework for bolstering family services, health, and environment programs through the Senate early Wednesday, advancing President...
In US, millions of forgotten wells unplugged, leaking
CRANE, Texas (AP) — Rusted pipes litter the sandy fields of Ashley Williams Watt’s cattle ranch in windswept West Texas. The corroded skeletons are...
Annual festival right around the ‘Corn’er
The banners are going up in downtown Wilmington signaling that the Clinton County Corn Festival is less than a month away. The event returns...
Volunteers donate bookbags with school supplies to CASA
A small but mighty group of volunteers facilitated a county-wide school supply drive, now in its second year. Numerous local businesses donate to the...
For president and senators, a sense that ‘world was watching’
WASHINGTON (AP) — When President Joe Biden first announced the framework he’d reached with a bipartisan group of senators for a big infrastructure bill,...
Plan to replace aging postal truck fleet delayed by lawsuit
PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Postal workers thrilled at the prospect of making deliveries in modern, comfortable and environmentally friendly vehicles are soldiering on in...
144th Whitacre Family Reunion
The 144th Whitacre Family Reunion was held August 1, 2021. Pictured are some of the attendees including the oldest and youngest attendees — a...
Wilmington Police reports: Incidents involving drugs, thefts
WILMINGTON — The following report is generated from incident reports provided by the Wilmington Police Department. All those charged/arrested are presumed innocent until possibly...
US hospitals run low on nurses as they get swamped with unvaccinated patients
The rapidly escalating surge in COVID-19 infections across the U.S. has caused a shortage of nurses and other front-line staff in virus hotspots that...
