Author: Cecil Larson

MASSILLON – The Massillon Health Department is looking forward to a move from her home of more than 10 years to a new facility as early as January.The Massillon Board of Health met during a special, 10-minute meeting Wednesday afternoon and voted unanimously to purchase a new home for the city facility — the current Midwest Health Services building at 611 Erie St. S.More: The Massillon Health Department aims to add new positions with a $180,000 grantAn agreement was recently reached between the city and the building's owner, Campbell Oil Co. based in Massillon, which operates BellStores convenience stores, allowing…

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Sean Arbaut Minot State's Reid Arnold celebrates a goal earlier this season. OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla. – Starting next season, Minot State University will have a conference home. The Beavers will join the Midwest College Hockey (MCH) Conference beginning in the 2024-25 season. “While being an independent team has had its advantages, there's nothing like having a chance to compete for a conference championship.” MSU athletics director Keven Forde said. “This move will give our student-athletes another championship experience that previously only happened at national championships. This will also allow our great fans to develop deeper rivalries…

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Once, years ago, I was sitting on a plane next to someone from Los Angeles and chatting when they asked me where I was from. I told them I lived in Missouri and they paused, their brows furrowing in clear confusion and wonder until they finally asked me, “… What are you doing? I am doing there?” To clarify, they were not asking me what I do for a job. They asked what there is to do there, what activities were available to me to fill the long and possibly boring hours I spent in Missouri. One of the side…

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The Colorado River deal will pay people to use less water. What to know.A new deal aims to pay people to use less water from the drought-stricken Colorado River. Here's what we know.Just the FAQs, USA TODAYDENVER – Heavy winter snows have temporarily eased the well-documented water crisis in western states, including Colorado and California, but now Midwestern farmers in America's Breadbasket are more concerned about their crops as the drought is getting worse beyond Kansas, Nebraska, Missouri and Ohio.While dry spells are not uncommon in the Midwest, the current lack of rain is exacerbating existing problems with dry soils…

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The Illinois Zephyr No. 380 from Quincy, Ill., slides in front of Metra's BNSF bus yard in Chicago on April 7, 2023. The first Venture car behind the SC44 charger is a business class/coach now used for coach seating. It is semi-permanently connected to coach “1B”. Both cars have standard couplers at opposite ends. The latest Horizon cafe continues to accommodate up to 18 business class passengers, who are entitled to a complimentary drink from the cafe. Bob Johnston First of two parts CHICAGO — After being delayed for several years due to production delays and acceptance issues, the first…

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LUVERNE, Minn. — A southwest Minnesota company is using a revolutionary new technology to bring a different kind of livestock floor slate to the agriculture industry. Midwest Dry Cast, located in Luverne, is the only manufacturer in the United States that produces a five-inch concrete bar and joist for use inside hog barns through a dry casting process, rather than the traditional wet casting method. “We have a thicker lath than anyone else in the industry, made from dry cast, which is really super strong super high performance concrete,” said manger Aaron Waldner. Waldner said years of research throughout the…

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Image (c) MarianVejcik via Canva.com Midwest Health officials are warning about the current increase in multiple viruses this winter. The HSE is urging every eligible person to get their flu and COVID-19 vaccinations as a matter of urgency amid concerns about an expected looming increase in winter viruses. Only 10% of people who are immunocompromised have had the COVID-19 vaccine this winter, while less than 12% of healthcare workers employed by the HSE have taken advantage of the autumn booster. HSE Midwest Director of Public Health Dr Mai Mannix says the health organization wants to…

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Pat Coleman has joined Alberici as vice president for diversity, equity and inclusion. It will support the company's commitment to recruiting and retaining a diverse workforce and engaging with and supporting disadvantaged businesses. Based at the company's headquarters in St. Louis, she will also advise on community engagement efforts and work with other senior executives to increase the company's visibility as an employer of choice for all. It will impact recruitment, improve metrics for success, and strengthen relationships with historically underrepresented colleges and universities. Coleman will also oversee the company's mentoring program for minority-owned business owners and Alberici University, a…

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Armpits make terrible homes. For President Donald Trump's pick for the Federal Reserve Board, that means no one would want to live in Cincinnati and Cleveland. Stephen Moore's video is out in 2014 calling Cincinnati and Cleveland some of the “armpits of America.””If you live in the Midwest, where else do you want to live but Chicago?” Moore said in the video, which was taken at an event held by the Libertarian think tank The Heartland Institute as Moore promoted a book.“You don't want to live in Cincinnati or Cleveland or, you know, those armpits of America. You want to…

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Butler Blue III visits Tarkington Park. it's everything you hoped it would beTripp, aka Butler Blue III, visited the Tarkington Park pad during the Tarkington Park Community Celebration in Indianapolis on Saturday, July 29, 2017.Michelle Pemberton/IndyStarButler University named Best of the Midwest for the first time today. The downtown private liberal arts school topped US News and World Report's list of the Midwest's best regional universities, tied with Creighton University.Butler has been second in the same category for the past eight years. The 2019 rankings were published on Monday. “Butler is an innovative leader in education,” said President James Danko.…

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