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Keith Jacobshagen, famed prairie painter, finds essential and eternal in endless Nebraska sky
Unlike other landscape artists who capture obvious scenic glories of crashing ocean waves or snow-crested mountains, Jacobshagen has devoted his life to depicting what much of the rest of America calls flyover country.
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Red Hook Teens Save Pride Celebration, Drawing Hundreds to Annual Event
A trio of high school juniors approached the task of staging the event by turning to community leaders and previous BeckHook Pride organizers, while leaning on their own grit and common sense.
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Hazeldell Rural Fire District works to mobilize wildfire readiness
One of the district’s largest projects currently underway is an expansion of water capacity at the Dead Mountain station.
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Latino Masonry Workers Win Largest Personal Injury Verdict in North Carolina History
In Hendersonville, a jury awarded $101 million to victims and families affected by the collapse of a retaining wall that killed one worker and seriously injured others in 2021. During the trial, attorneys argued that Latino workers were not treated fairly by insurance companies.
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Rachel Livinal for The Merced FOCUS
Young Brains, Huge Stakes: How transitional kindergarten is shaping San Joaquin Valley’s youth
As California expands transitional kindergarten statewide, this four-part series examines whether San Joaquin Valley schools can meet the needs of young learners.
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Courtesy of U.S. Senate
Cardinal News 250: Virginia’s stories. A nation’s birth.
The project spotlights Virginia’s overlooked contributions to America’s march to independence ahead of the nation’s 250th anniversary, or semiquincentennial.
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Gordon Hodges for Door County Knock
Locked Out: Door County’s affordable housing shortage
An in-depth series on Door County’s affordable housing shortage, examining its causes, shrinking availability and the roadblocks to building more.
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The city rented office space it never used. It will cost at least $530,000 to break the lease.
June 07, 2026
The building was first proposed as a space for city offices to expand in late 2024 during the 2025 budget process. At the time, former City Manager Deb Mohlenhoff recommended the location to alleviate a cramped City Hall.
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Riding an ATV/UTV in Wisconsin? Buckle up, with updated laws
June 07, 2026
Supporters call them ‘common sense’ changes, which include seat belt requirements and limits on towing.
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Play it again, Sam: A Vermont picture palace reels in new money with old movies
June 07, 2026
Amid streaming and sequels, Brattleboro’s historic Latchis Theatre has found surprising success bringing back such black-and-white classics as “Casablanca.”
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Are less-thirsty crops a solution to Colorado’s growing water problems?
June 07, 2026
The state’s resilient, adaptable farmers can raise just about anything and use less water doing it. But will enough people buy what they produce?
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New Air Quality Findings Keep Red Hook High School Closed Through End of School Year
June 06, 2026
Virtual learning will continue following a bathroom fire May 29, for which a 16-year-old student has been charged with arson.
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8 Mendocino coast beaches where your dog is welcome
June 06, 2026
On the Mendocino coast, the question isn’t whether you can bring the dog. It’s to which beach.
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Klamath man nominated as IHS director
June 04, 2026
IHS has been under two acting directors since January 2025.
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‘It’s devastating’: Drawdown at Flaming Gorge hits local recreation economy
June 04, 2026
Emergency drought-induced draw to save downstream Lake Powell wreaks havoc on Wyoming-Utah’s lucrative Flaming Gorge.
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Texas now requires cities to do an audit before raising property taxes. Some small towns can’t afford it.
June 04, 2026
More than 130 cities, most with fewer than 10,000 residents, were blocked from increasing their property tax revenue because they had broken the law.