Palmyra Area School District Board of Education discusses cell phones in classroom
eNewspaper: It’s like the newspaper, only paperless. Get a copy of the newspaper delivered straight to your digital door with eNewspaper. Lebanon Daily News The Palmyra Area School District board discussed cell phone use in the classroom on Thursday, ultimately…
Alpena Community College thanks Brenda Herman for her service to the ACC Foundation | News, Sports, Jobs
Photo courtesy: Former ACC Foundation Executive Director Brenda Herman holds a sign thanking donors for their support of ACC and the ACC Foundation. The ACC Foundation wishes Herman well in her new role in our community. …
Dogslingers feeds the cooperative atmosphere of the food truck scene
Mike and Jennifer Adams, owners of Dogslingers and The Depot, had reached the point of no return. They had poured their time and money into a business that wasn’t taking off. In July of last year, unbeknownst to each other,…
Tax reduction for Amazon is approved by the Council I&M talks about electricity demand
The St. Joseph County Council on Tuesday gave its final approval, by a vote of 7 to 2, to generous tax breaks for Amazon’s $11 billion data center near New Carlisle. And it raised public questions and answers for the…
Gold Mountain Golf Course Layout Changes, Tree Removal and More
Gold Mountain’s original 18-hole course, the Cascade Course, could undergo significant changes over the next decade. Golf lessons: tips for mastering short putts This week, Golfweek’s fitness guru and long driver Averee Dovsek shares three simple tips for mastering short…
Popular Boise food truck announces permanent closure
If there’s one thing people love here in Idaho, it’s supporting their own people. Whether it’s a local cause, a charity close to their heart, or a locally owned business, Idahoans are the first to pitch in. A local food…
Voters in Travis County consider tax increase to fund affordable child care
The Travis County District Court has passed the baton to voters to decide what to do next with affordable child care in the greater Austin area. This November, Travis County voters will decide whether to increase the tax rate to…
Two schools in eastern Iowa are testing stricter phone policies for children
Even as I write this article about two pilot programs to reduce cell phone distraction in two Iowa schools, I’ll probably stop, open my phone, and scroll through social media for no reason other than habit. Wow, it’s been 10…
WF City councillors discuss tax increases in light of looming public safety crisis
Although the budget proposal includes a tax cut for Wichita Falls residents, City Council members began discussing possible tax increases Tuesday after Wichita Falls police officers passionately asked for higher salaries. City councillors met for a special session to discuss…
Lakeland’s budget proposal calls for tax increases. But by how much? And what cuts?
Lakeland city councilors are wrestling with the awkward decision of how much to raise the city’s tax rate in the next fiscal year after eight years of keeping taxes low while introducing new programs and services. After nearly four hours…
