Dec. 29– New Year’s Eve will be a big day for Chuck Jones. Not only will he turn 68 on Dec. 31, but he’ll also enter retirement, ending a 22- year career with the state’s Board of Risk and Insurance Management. Jones first started with the Board of Risk and Insurance Management in October 1992 as an underwriter before advancing to executive director two years later.
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Dec. 28– LAS CRUCES– On New Year’s Day, minimum wage workers in Las Cruces will get a raise– the first of three scheduled increases spanning the next four years. The minimum wage will increase 90 cents per hour– from $7.50 to $8.40– starting Thursday. Oscar Andrade, owner of the Pic Quik convenience store chain, said his company has already implemented the wage increase,…
1: Bob “Ranger” Dolieden, a Vietnam veteran, spends his first full day in his newly remodeled and furnished home on Hemlock Street in White Haven. Hazleton General Hospital officially becomes Lehigh Valley Hospital-Hazleton as a merger between the Greater Hazleton Health Alliance and Lehigh Valley Health Network takes effect. A late-night fire breaks out in…
Eric Smith, the founder and independent life insurance agent of YourLifeSolution.com, has today begun his certification towards retirement planning in an effort to come closer to being qualified to handle pensions and other various retirement mechanisms. This certification is part of a larger credential, his Chartered Life Underwriter credential, which…
Dec. 27– There’s no denying religion played a key role in some of the biggest news stories of 2014 in Oklahoma. Hobby Lobby declares victory over federal mandate. In June, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that Hobby Lobby and other closely held corporations could deny health insurance coverage for some contraceptives if they objected to them on religious grounds.
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Dec. 27– SCRANTON– An insurance company has filed a complaint in federal court seeking a judge’s determination on how its policy covers embattled Luzerne County Transportation Authority officials Stanley Strelish and Robb Henderson. Strelish, 61, of Wilkes-Barre, and Henderson, 58, of Exeter, were charged in June by the state Office of Attorney General after a…
Dec. 27– Peterson Regional Medical Center will host a series of informational workshops in January for community members interested in signing up for health insurance plans during the Affordable Care Act’s open enrollment season. The deadline to enroll for 2015 coverage is Feb. 15. Kathy LeStourgeon from Advanced Insurance Group will provide attendees with…
Dec. 26– SCRANTON– An insurance company has filed a complaint in federal court seeking a judge’s determination on how its policy covers embattled Luzerne County Transportation Authority officials Stanley Strelish and Robb Henderson. Strelish, 61, of Wilkes-Barre, and Henderson, 58, of Exeter, were charged in June by the state Office of Attorney General after a…
Chouteau Police Officer Thomas Fisher stopped a vehicle for failing to display running lights, just north of Marvin’s grocery store on Highway 69. The vehicle made a 360- degree spin before regaining control and driving south on 437 Road. Oklahoma Highway Patrol Trooper Eric Roberts, Locust Grove Police Department’s John Stanglin, Mayes County Sheriff’s…
Early retirees have to deal with hassles, taxes and penalties if they need to withdraw money from individual retirement accounts, Roth IRAs, and the like. But with planning, such costs and complexities can be reduced or even eliminated. And the good people at the Internal Revenue Service allow Roth IRA owners to designate any withdrawals as“ contributions,” at…
Now that it’s back, store manager Enrique Mendoza said the response has been encouraging. “I think if anything, I’m very grateful to our loyal customers that came back and gave such a great response from the city of Los Banos,” Mendoza said. The bathroom was upgraded to be ADA, a beam needed to be replaced for the ceiling, “store manager Enrique Mendoza said.”
Dec. 26– A former inmate of the Berrien County Jail will receive $1.5 million as a part of a settlement of a lawsuit filed against Berrien County and others in 2010.. The suit alleged that Lydell Burt, 24, of Niles, did not receive proper medical care for an ear infection while he was housed at the jail for 22 days in October and November of 2007. The infection…
Dec. 26– A Miami attorney is the fifth person to plead guilty to criminal charges stemming from a $25 million mortgage scheme that left a Royal Palm Beach community flooded with foreclosures. Federal prosecutors say Rashmi Airan-Pace, 43, was the closing agent on 90 sales at the Kensington of Royal Palm Beach condominium between 2007 and 2009 where hefty buyer…
But it’s open enrollment season again, and Pennsylvania’s belated acceptance of Medicaid expansion as well as federal program rate hikes have brought some important changes to the marketplace. But those who enroll by Jan. 15 will be insured beginning Feb. 1. 2. Low income adults are eligible for insurance through Medicaid expansion.
Autocarinsurancecheap.com has released a new blog post explaining how to buy appropriate auto insurance for driving in heavy traffic conditions. Clients can now compare online car insurance quotes and find low cost policies. When driving in heavy traffic conditions, drivers should have a policy that provides enough financial protection for their…
Dec. 26– The safety net against fraud and abuse in Social Security disability insurance payments is meaningless if the judges who rule in these matters more often than not simply pass the buck. Darrell Issa, R- Calif., chairman of the Government Oversight and Reform Committee, shows 44 administrative law judges with especially high rates of benefit approval…
Dec. 23– Andover town employees are committed to getting healthy in the new year. Among the initiatives Andover is offering include an eight-week “Relax, Renew and Rebalance” course that combines stress management and nutrition tips, and the “Maintain, Don’t Gain” program, which runs through the holiday season. Andover is also piloting an integrated health…
Now a historic property on Oahu’s North Shore is again slated for development. The owner, a California real estate investment firm, plans to carve up much of the 2,700- acre Dillingham Ranch into a subdivision for 106 houses and land for cattle, horses and orchards. Dillingham Ranch Aina LLC, an affiliate of Beverly Hills, Calif.- based Kennedy Wilson Inc., recently…
