As a child care provider, Rose Menning knows that better than most. Patience and a love of children have helped Menning operate her in-home day care in Mitchell for 27 years. She often takes out Windy Weather, a hand puppet, and her activity pack, which includes such items as a calendar and numbers, and figures depicting the weather.
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The Trapper Trails Council of the Boy Scouts of America is still seeking repayment of the funds it invested with accused Ponzi schemer Dee Allen Randall, plus the accrued interest he promised…
June 28– LEWISTON– Even though he’s the sage veteran of Pastime Club’s roster, Ryan Riordan started the American Legion baseball season at a disadvantage. But Riordan looked in mid-season form on both the mound and at the plate on Saturday, throwing six solid innings while collecting five hits and six RBIs on the day to help Pastime Club complete a sweep of Locke…
June 28– A push by Doctors Hos pital to be designated a trauma center could hurt the existing trauma center at Georgia Regents Medical Cen ter and end up costing trauma patients an automatic $9,900 once they step through the door of Doctors, officials said. Patrick O’Neal, the director of health protection for the Georgia Department of Pub lic Health, to protest…
June 29– Bob Toski returned to Wethersfield Country Club two weeks ago, site of one of his five victories on the PGA Tour. It’s been 61 years since he won the 1953 Insurance City Open at Wethersfield CC, but the memory of the 87- year-old Toski hasn’t faded much since his first PGA Tour victory. He also got to tour the Connecticut Golf Exhibit that officially opened…
The coverage that some insurance agencies provide for motor vehicle owners is a form known as SR22. This specialized coverage is now searchable at the Quotes Pros website to aid consumers in finding new rates online. The agencies that are now part of the participating network of high risk insurance companies in North America this year at the QuotesPros.com…
President Abraham Lincoln’s famous proclamation hadn’t applied to loyal slave states, such as Missouri. Claiborne Fox Jackson created the first special state convention in 1861 hoping that its delegates would take Missouri into the Confederacy. In Jackson’s absence, it made Hamilton Gamble of St. Louis, a Virginia- born lawyer, provisional governor.
Dead last in the standings and sporting a very un- Fredericksburg- like 2-6 record. That’s the bad news for Fredericksburg. There’s no need to plan a county title celebration just yet, but the smile on manager Jim McKinney’s face was evidence that Fredericksburg may be finally heading in the right direction again.
June 28– Facing his likely firing on Monday, Key West City Manager Bob Vitas will accept a buyout of his contract a year before its expiration. The City Commission was scheduled to meet in special session at 9 a.m. Monday at Old City Hall on Greene Street to take a vote of confidence or no confidence in Vitas, who replaced the retired Jim Scholl in June 2012.
June 28– Incumbent Sheriff Calvin Woodard said there’s a lot about politics he wishes weren’t true. “I like meeting and talking with the people of Wilson County. I think the people of Wilson County believe in this office and believe in me and know I am dedicated to getting the job done. “
June 28– DES MOINES– “Healthy behaviors” are a centerpiece of a new option in health insurance that Wellmark Blue Cross and Blue Shield, Hy-Vee and UnityPoint Health announced Friday. Blue Rewards integrates coordinated care of the UnityPoint Health provider network– which includes 290 clinics and 32 hospitals– combined with the Hy-Vee’s pharmacy, healthy food,…
June 28– MONTROSE– The City of Montrose will begin selling golf cart stickers on Tuesday at city hall. Each sticker sells for $10. Golf cart owners must apply for a permit and provide proof the owner/operator has liability insurance and a valid Iowa drivers license.
June 28– Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Dakota ranked No. 1 among the nation’s Blue Cross and Blue Shield insurance plans during the second half of 2013 in a set of customer service metrics. BCBSND ranked No. 1 among Blue Cross and Blue Shield plans with a 99.93 score out of 100 possible points in industry Member Touchpoint Measures rankings. Blue Cross and Blue…
Allen B. Uyeda, president and chief executive officer of First Insurance Co. of Hawaii, will retire July 31 after nearly 20 years at the helm of the state’s largest and oldest property and casualty insurer…
June 29– Marc Winans had a right to feel uneasy. The answer, he hoped, lay in a big white doughnut at Temple University Hospital. The scan exposes the patient to a modest amount of radiation, which is better to avoid if there is no real benefit, and it costs from $100 to more than $300– a sum generally not covered by insurance.
June 27– ALBANY– As the waters of the Flint River and its tributaries in and around Albany and Southwest Georgia left their embankments and inundated thousands upon thousands of acres after Tropical Storm Alberto dumped 23 inches of rainwater in a 24- hour period over the July Fourth holiday in 1994, the devastation that followed was eventually measured in…
A vehicle insurer with neither a Flo nor a gecko, Baldwin& Lyons Inc. at least gave its shareholders a 7- percent return in 2013.. Calumet Specialty Products Partners LP. Calumet Specialty Products Partners LP eked out a profit of $3.5 million in 2013 after posting profit of $205.7 million in 2012. Revenue for the Indianapolis- based oil refiner hit $5.4 billion, a…
Mainstreet CEO Paul “Zeke” Turner has seen the future of health care, and he’s decided to pounce. Mainstreet has built 14 of these facilities- usually near hospitals- and has 17 more under construction or in planning stages. That’s just a next step for Mainstreet, Turner said.
Cattle Raisers Convention coverage by Ellen H. Brisendine, Kristin Hawkins, Christina Sebesta, Shawn McCoy, Lana Rothe, Erin Worrell and Pro Images Photography. The 137th Cattle Raisers Convention brought more than 2,500 ranchers, ag business people, educators, policy makers and rural affairs experts together April 4-6 in San Antonio. Jake Hooker and the…
