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AMATEUR RADIO ‘FIELD DAY’—Members of the Bristol Amateur Radio Club (VA/TN) and the Mountain Empire Amateur Radio Society (Smyth and Washington Counties, VA) will be participating in the national amateur radio Field Day exercise, Saturday, June 24, at 2 p.m. and Sunday, June 25, at 2 p.m. at White Top...

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  • June 25, 2023

Question: Of the thousands of words in the English language, only three English words, according to Webster, begin with the letters “dw,” a number bumped up to at least four if you include proper nouns and names, and specifically one Central Illinois town. Can you name the dw- words? Answer:...

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  • June 18, 2023

Question: Across from the courthouse in downtown Metamora are the statues of Abe Lincoln and a woman, Melissa Goings. Abe we know, but why is Goings there? Answer: In an 1857 trial in Metamora at which Goings was accused of killing her abusive husband, her lawyer, Lincoln, believed the killing...

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  • June 17, 2023

The University of Nebraska–Lincoln conferred a record 3,753 degrees during commencement exercises May 19 and 20. The 3,669 graduates are from 59 countries; 47 states, the District of Columbia and Guam; and more than 240 Nebraska communities. The Bob Devaney Sports Center hosted a ceremony for students earning graduate and...

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  • June 17, 2023

A man holds three eggs that he got from raising chickens. The city of Green Lake passed an ordinance to allow chickens Monday during its Common Council meeting.       submitted photo You may now raise chickens in the city of Green Lake. The Green Lake Common Council passed...

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  • June 16, 2023

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  • June 14, 2023

CAROLYN R. WILSON Special to the Bristol Herald Courier ABINGDON — The sights and smells tell that spring is in the air on the farm of Deni and Tom Peterson. Just about everywhere you look, the manicured landscape of the Abingdon organic farm, Blue Door Garden, has come alive with...

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  • June 4, 2023

‘OKLAHOMA!’ AUDITIONS—Theatre Bristol auditions for its September production of “Oklahoma!” will continue on Saturday, June 3, at 10:30 a.m. and 2:30 p.m.; and Sunday, June 4, at 6:30 p.m. at 512 State St., Bristol, Tennessee. Visit www.TheatreBristol.org/audition for the list of characters, the audition form, important details, and rehearsal information....

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  • June 3, 2023