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Mary Ritenour GALENA–Mary L. Ritenour, Galena, died March 20, 2024. Arrangements by Honquest Funeral Home. Visit honquestfh.com for full obituary. Harold “Skip” Lange GALENA–Harold J. “Skip” Lange, 93, East Dubuque, died at 4:10 A.M. on Friday, March 22, 2024, at Galena Stauss Senior Care Community in Galena, with his family of… Elsie Campbell ROCK ISLAND–Elsie R. Campbell, 97, Rock Island, died Tuesday, March 19, 2024, at Friendship Manor, Rock Island. The former Elsie Ruth Williams was born on July 7, 1926, in… Karen Wasson GALENA–Karen Elaine Wasson, 85, Galena, died Monday, March 18, 2024, at Midwest Senior Care Center. She…
Democratic Socialist Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez's surprise victory against incumbent Democrat Joe Crowley for New York's 14th District couldn't be a better case study of how candidates running on unabashedly progressive platforms — platforms that embrace racial, gender and economic justice. But skeptics insist that the success of left-wing candidates in local constituencies across the country is a narrow phenomenon that depends on regional distinctions and, more specifically, the kinds of incumbents who inhabit those communities. For doubters, the Midwest, a region both mythologized and misunderstood, has become the perfect symbol for the unachievability, on a broad scale, of a leftist platform.…
Winona State University is a strong performer in new state and regional university and college rankings.The 165-year-old school, founded as a teachers college, was named the No. 1 university in the Minnesota College and University System this year, a title it has held in the past.The 2023-2024 U.S. News & World Report also ranked Winona State second among the top public universities in Minnesota and third among public universities in both Minnesota and Wisconsin.Winona State Interim President Kenneth Janz credits the university's success to having the highest graduation rate in the Minnesota state system with a 92 percent job placement…
Heavy smoke blanketed the northeastern United States for a second day on Wednesday, turning the air a yellowish gray and prompting warnings for people to stay indoors and keep windows closed. Smoke is billowing from dozens of wildfires burning across several Canadian provinces. The phenomena reaches as far south as North Carolina and as far west as Ohio, obliterating the skyline and irritating throats. Conditions were particularly bad in parts of central New York, where soot in the air was at dangerous levels. Heavy smoke blanketed the northeastern United States for a second day on Wednesday, turning the air a…
March Madness is upon us, and the release of Sunday's 2024 NCAA Men's Tournament No. 68 means it's time to start analyzing the seedings, matchups and potential Cinderellas.Who will make it out of Detroit and get a ticket to Phoenix? Here is our preview and prediction for the Midwest region.[ 2024 March Madness: Latest News & Analysis ]State of the No. 1 seed: Purdue BoilermakersThe Boilermakers carry more baggage than anyone, after a devastating first-round loss to the No. 16 Fairleigh Dickinson Knights last year and previous flameouts against the Saint Peter's Peacocks (2022), North Texas Mean Green ('21) and…
The Panama Canal is a critical element in US agricultural exports, worth nearly $200 billion annually. Grains such as corn and soybeans are among the country's top exports and rely on a global shipping industry that is increasingly vulnerable to geopolitical instability and climate change. However, the Panama Canal is facing its worst drought in its 110-year history. The canal is a key part of the journey for Midwestern grain on the way to Asian markets. More than 26% of US soybeans and 17% of corn pass through the canal after traveling from the Midwest to Gulf ports via a…
After Iowa officially kicks off the 2020 presidential campaign next week, and after brief detours in New Hampshire and South Carolina, the eyes of the nation will be glued to the people of Michigan and our sister Midwestern political battleground states. The outsider's view, particularly after the 2016 election, is of a region of hollowed-out former factory towns and rural hinterlands. A place of restless residents who long for a simpler time and our economic prosperity, hostile to immigrants and terrified of changing cultural norms and demographics. There is clearly that Midwest — communities where globalization and new foreign competitors…
History links 2023 TEAM D2CCA MIDWEST REGIONCEDARVILLE, OH – Trey McBride has been named to the 2023 Division II Conference Commissioners Association Midwest Region men's soccer second team.The Grand Rapids, Mich., senior. he is one of four midfielders and 13 players in total named in the second unit.McBride started all 19 games for the Yellow Jackets going 8-6-5 and scored two goals.He played in a school-record 96 games during his five-year career with five goals and four assists for 14 points.McBride is a two-time All-G-MAC performer with second-team honors this fall after being selected to the third team…
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The second day of heavy weto her onecrossing the Plains and Midwest spawned at least one major tornado in Kansas and resulted in softball-sized hail.NOAA's Storm Prediction Center highlighted communities in two states as being at an increased risk or level 3 out of 5 for hail, damaging winds and tornadoes, and it appears the forecast came with many Tornado and severe thunderstorm warnings issued by local National Weather Service offices.FOX Weather Storm Trackers were in the right place at the right time and captured video of a supercell producing a large tornado outside the town…