INDIANAPOLIS (WPTA21) - The Indiana State Department of Health said 5,127 additional Hoosiers tested positive for COVID-19 and 18 others lost their lives to the virus. Indiana's total number of confirmed cases increased to 563,653 and the death toll now stands at 8,613. In Allen County, local health officials reported another 479 residents were diagnosed with COVID-19.
Following H. S. (Harvey Saburo) Kawakami's arrival on Kauai from Japan in Oct. 1912 to join his older brother, Fukutaro, and his father, Fukujiro, at Port Allen, Fukutaro enrolled him at Eleele School to learn English, and in Sept. 1913, Fukutaro sent H. S. to study at Mid-Pacific Institute on Oahu.
Arkansas' efforts to build the manufacturing sector jumped off to a strong start this year, beginning 2021 the way it ended last year: demonstrating the ability to keep manufacturing jobs at home. In a 90-day period, from Oct. 7 through Jan.4, four major manufacturing operations announced they would stay in Arkansas and forgo options to expand outside the state.
Norman Everett Dille, 91, of Newton, died Tuesday, Jan. 5, 2021, at Taylor House Hospice in Des Moines. The family will greet friends from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 12 at the Wallace Family Funeral Home and Crematory. Immediately following a graveside service will begin at Newton Union Cemetery.
RANDLEMAN - Mary Frances Swaim Dixon, 84, of Randleman, passed away on Thursday, Jan. 7, 2021 at Green Valley Hospital in Greensboro. Ms. Dixon was born in Randolph County on January 30, 1936 to Dewey Walter and Ollie Kidd Swaim.
WELLESLEY/NATICK - After Thomas Nielsen finished the 100-yard breaststroke on Friday, the Wellesley High junior swimmer employed an unusual stroke before jumping out of the pool. The sidestroke. With safety protocols put in place this winter due to COVID-19 concerns, high school swimmers in Massachusetts are required to perform a mandatory cool down after each event in order to social distance from swimmers participating in the next event.
12/09, Reuben Bennett Jr. to Kinston Art & Cultural District, LLC, 409 Manning Street 12/09, Richard Carl Hinson Jr. to Linwood Earl Parks, Moseley Hall township, Washington Street 12/09, Ned T. Grady Jr. to Julia Wright Wilkes, Falling Creek township, four lots, Hillcrest Farm Patio Homes, section one 12/09, Robert F.
PRESCOTT, Ariz. - An unlicensed contractor in Yavapai County has been ordered to pay nearly $70,000 in restitution for defrauding homeowners since 2016. County prosecutors say 62-year-old Mark Allen Whittington also was sentenced Monday to five years of intensive probation and 100 hours of community service.
January 8, 2021 A new playground is now open for some of Somerville's youngest residents near Union Square. The Allen Street Garden and Pocket Park, which officially opened last month with a COVID-compliant ribbon-cutting ceremony, now features imaginative and engaging play structures for kids aged 2 through 5, as well as renovated community garden facilities.
Ohio Governor Mike DeWine released a statement announcing he had accepted the resignation of Susan Allen Block, a board member appointed to the Ohio Arts Council, a group that allocates state and federal funding to Ohio art organizations, including The Butler Institute of American Art, the Youngstown Symphony, the Playhouse, Ballet Western Reserve and many other organizations in the community on Friday, Jan.
SOMERVILLE, MA - A new playground is now open for the youngest Somervillains near Union Square. The Allen Street Garden and Pocket Park, which officially opened last month with a socially distant ribbon-cutting ceremony, now features imaginative and engaging play structures for children ages 2-5, as well as renovated community garden facilities.
Rice University and Baylor College of Medicine researchers have found a way to mimic conditions in intestines, giving them a mechanical model for the real-time growth of bacterial infections. In a new study, they demonstrate a lab tool that simplifies simulations of the human intestine, making it more practical to find treatments for diseases like infectious diarrhea.
Researchers detected multiple components of the immune system specific to defending against the novel coronavirus in the blood of COVID-19 survivors months after their symptoms first appeared.
INDIANAPOLIS (WPTA21) - The Indiana State Department of Health said 6,045 additional Hoosiers tested positive for COVID-19 and 75 others lost their lives to the virus. Indiana's total number of confirmed cases increased to 558,560 and the death toll now stands at 8,595.
Indiana on Friday reported 6,199 new cases of coronavirus and an additional 69 deaths, bringing the state's total since the start of the pandemic to 8,521 deaths and 552,594 cases. The number of tests being performed each day dipped to a seven-day average of less than 35,000 during the last week of the winter holidays, the most recent data available.
Committed to strengthening opportunities and a supportive atmosphere, the University of Mississippi School of Pharmacy has formed a permanent Diversity and Inclusion Standing Committee. The committee will promote an inclusive learning and work environment, evaluate school climate and develop proposed interventions, assess and support efforts in recruiting a diverse student population and employee workforce and [...]
If you don't receive your second stimulus check in your bank account or the mail, the good news is you can claim the money when you file your tax return this spring. But beware: That doesn't necessarily mean you will automatically get the full $600 or other funds you feel are owed through the direct payments issued by the government.
Area businessman, Larry W. Jeffords, 73, of Marco Island, Fla., and Chazy, N.Y., passed away Thursday, Jan. 7, 2021, after a courageous battle with cancer. Larry was born on July 19, 1947, to Merrill and Louella (Rounds) Jeffords and grew up in Enosburg Falls, Vt.
1. North Dakota analyst warns lawmakers of 'serious budget challenges' ahead A top North Dakota budget analyst has warned legislators that the state could face major financial difficulties over the next few years if conditions for the oil industry don't improve. Legislative Council budget analyst Allen Knudson told the North Dakota House of Representatives on Friday, Jan.
Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Tom Brady put together one of his best statistical seasons in 2020, his first year with a new franchise. Even though he has been extremely successful this season, and throughout the entirety of his career, the 43-year-old quarterback reportedly isn't thinking about retirement.