CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – The omicron variant of the coronavirus is moving faster than surveillance systems can track it and has so unnerved some medical experts that they’re starting to put the brakes on preparations for their holiday gatherings.
WASHINGTON – Congress averted a catastrophic debt default early Wednesday morning after Democratic majorities in both chambers voted to send a $2.5 trillion increase in the nation’s borrowing authority to President Joe Biden over lockstep Republican opposition.
ST. PAUL, Minn. – Former Minneapolis police Officer Derek Chauvin pleaded guilty Wednesday to a federal charge of violating George Floyd’s civil rights, averting a trial but likely extending the time he is already spending behind bars on a state conviction.
HONG KONG – Firefighters on Wednesday rescued hundreds of people who fled to the rooftop of a Hong Kong skyscraper and became trapped there after a fire broke out. Hours later, the fire service said the blaze was extinguished.
Florida district to pay $26 million to shooting victims FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. – The Broward County, Florida, school district will pay more than $26 million to the families of 17 people killed and some of those injured in the 2018 massacre at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School.
Decorating with evergreen trees did not start as a Christmas tradition at all. We know this because evergreen trees were used for winter decoration in the BC (Before Christ) years.
It seems like an eternity since we have had any moisture this fall and early winter. It is dry enough now with no moisture in the forecast to consider watering young trees and evergreens in your lawn and landscape.
Bids for the largest county road project in decades were opened in November, and have been reviewed by engineers and the road and bridge department. The good news is the low bid for reconstruction of Old 81/ Hesston Road from Newton to the county line met specifications and came in about $1 million under estimates.
HUTCHINSON — After strong offensive showings in the last two games, the Newton High School boys’ basketball team’s scoring prowess failed it Tuesday, falling to Hutchinson 52-37 in AV- CTL I play in Hutchinson.
HUTCHINSON — The Newton High School girls’ basketball team has been finding ways to play with top teams for five, 10, even 15 minutes or more. The Railers are still looking for that complete game, falling to Hutchinson 61-32 Tuesday in AV-CTL I play in Hutchinson.