In 2021 study, Zipkin and several colleagues analyzed more than 18,000 volunteer surveys of monarch butterflies conducted between 2004 and 2018. During those years, they found that weather conditions in the monarch's spring range were nearly five times more important than other factors combined to determine the size of the summer breeding population of the monarch. More extreme temperatures and rainfall in the spring meant smaller monarch populations in the summer.In a later studyZipkin and postdoctoral student Erin Zylstra, now an ecologist at the Tucson Audubon Society in Arizona, used climate models to predict which counties in the U.S. Midwest…
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The group will manage transmitter sales in Michigan, Illinois, Ohio, Indiana and Wisconsin From the staff of RW Posted: September 20, 2023 ⋅ Updated: September 25, 2023 Transmitter manufacturer Nautel has named Summit Technology Group as its Midwest sales representative Michigan, Illinois, Ohio, Indiana and Wisconsin. Summit Technology Group is a broadcast engineering and regulatory consulting firm providing studio equipment and RF engineering services throughout North America. “Us [new] The territory includes states without prior representation and others with existing representation,” said Paul Stewart, president of Summit Technology Group. The deal took effect earlier in September. Summit Technology Group said…
Mike Buettner | Ashland Times-GazetteASHLAND — New conference, same success.The Ashland University women's basketball team collected more hardware Saturday afternoon at Kates Gymnasium, defeating Trevecca Nazarene 83-65 in the championship game of the Great Midwest Athletic Conference tournament.The 31-0 Eagles now have two regular season titles and two tournament titles in two years in the GMAC. Saturday's trophy was also the ninth tournament title in the past 12 seasons with the other seven coming as members of the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference.“It was a really, really fun run,” AU coach Kari Pickens said. “I'm really proud of our team.…
In the wake of the 2016 presidential election, author Lyz Lenz watched a debate unfold about Midwestern voters, their political views and religious beliefs. Then her politically divided marriage ended when she learned that she and her husband had voted for different presidential candidates. She found herself questioning the impact of faith on politics in Middle America. Lenz's book, “God Land: A Story of Faith, Loss, and Renewal in Middle America,” explores just that: the conversations taking place in Midwest churches and their impact on American values. Lenz and Sam Sanders talked about questioning her faith, how religious institutions shape…
The yellow buses that line up after school in the Ralls County School District look almost identical. Only two of them are not like the others: they run on batteries.”They're not as loud as the others,” said Ian Joiner, a ninth-grader riding one of the buses driven by his father, Eric Joiner.The rural school district in northeast Missouri is one of the first in the state to receive electric buses from the Environmental Protection Agency's Clean School Bus Program. The federal initiative has sent at least one electric bus to almost every US state with thousands more to come. So…
ONE new exhibition shows that Michigan is leading it Midwestern region in clean energy jobs and workers. The report by the group E2 — short for Environmental Entrepreneurs — tracked jobs in five clean energy sectors and found that Michigan has nearly 124,000 jobs in those sectors. The industry grew by nearly 5 percent in Michigan in 2022, adding more than 5,000 new jobs, the report said.Net transportation jobs, including electric vehicle jobs, grew faster at 14 percent.Lt. Gov. Garlin Gilchrist II said during a Press conference that the report is good news. “This report confirms that we are on…
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Indiana casinos are moving ahead with preparations to begin legalized sports betting in early September, seeking to gain an advantage over competitors in Chicago and other nearby major markets where such wagering is not yet allowed. A new state law passed this spring allows betting to begin Sept. 1 on dozens of professional, collegiate and international sporting events. All of Indiana's 13 state-licensed casinos and three off-track betting rooms are preparing for on-site sports betting. Most say they expect to take bets by the time the NFL season begins on Sept. 5. They're also working on launching…
(Atlantic) Atlantic Chamber Ambassadors were hosted by Dr. Jim & Haley Kickland on Thursday, February 22, 2024, to meet Midwest Health Center and learn more about the services they provide. The Kickland's have worked side by side for many years, integrating chiropractic care, family medicine care and acupuncture to improve the overall health and wellness of their patients. Dr. Jim Kiekland has been in the chiropractic industry for 32 years and shares the ancient history of acupuncture that has been practiced for thousands of years by the Chinese. Acupuncture can be used to affect all aspects of a person's life,…
PROVO, Utah — No. 35 BYU women's tennis heads to the Midwest for matches against Iowa State on Thursday and No. 58 Kansas on Saturday to start a three-game road trip for the Cougars. The game against Kansas State is set for 11 a.m. MDT Thursday, and the game against Kansas will be at 11 a.m. Saturday. Fans can follow @byuwtennis on social media for live updates and visit byucougars.com for the results of the matches. No. 35 BYU Notes: Coach Holly Hassler is in her sixth season with a 69-49 record. Assistant coach Gabby Curtis is in her third…
Those were difficult years for farmers. Milk and livestock spoiled or went unsold during the initial pandemic lockdown. And President Donald Trump's bruising trade wars have led to retaliation and bans on US farm exports. But in Wisconsin, a battleground state in next week's election, farmers remain among the president's strongest supporters, as they do in states like Ohio and Michigan. While their numbers are modest – farmers make up 9% of eligible voters in Wisconsin – their votes are eagerly sought by Republican activists seeking to offset their expected losses in suburban areas. Why we wrote this Farmers are…