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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A former Ripon woman was convicted of first degree reckless homicide as a party to a crime, as well as eight other felonies today (Friday) in Fond du Lac County Circuit Court. Carla Endeward Carla M. Endeward, 55, was found guilty by a 12-person jury on all charges stemming from...
WINCHESTER – The first female sergeant in the Winchester Police Department’s history, Kathryn DiPerna was recently appointed as such and is very excited to take on this new role. Sergeant DiPerna grew up in Winchester and currently lives in the area with her husband and children. She has always loved...
Talented young musicians from across the world are in Sewanee now through July 16 for the 66th season of the Sewanee Summer Music Festival featuring more than 30 performances of symphonic, chamber and vocal music. Many of the concerts are free. To reserve tickets to one of their paid performances,...
Beebout Spotsylvania jurors began hearing evidence Wednesday that will help them decide whether to believe a Ruther Glen man’s claim that he was acting in self-defense when he killed 35-year-old Shawn Hastings last year outside a Spotsylvania restaurant. Jesse Dean Beebout, 35, is charged with multiple offenses, including first-degree murder,...
BRADFORD, Pa. — No one was injured in a blaze that destroyed two homes late Monday night on Summer Street in the City of Bradford — the fifth house fire within a five-week span in the city. Officials on Tuesday said the fires are unrelated and that most of the...
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:...
A recent directive from the Lancaster County Attorney sending prosecutors back to in-person court hearings in criminal cases set off a bit of unintended friction with defense attorneys. But by Friday, both sides sounded willing to work together to address concerns, particularly over declining decorum, brought on by defendants appearing...
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...
Gracie Hart Brooks Editor A special use permit (SUP) to create a substance abuse treatment center at the former Sevenoaks property has been denied. In April, Dr. Christopher von Elten, Noel Jewell and William Manning of NWC Investments LLC (also known as Addiction Allies) applied for a special use permit...