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03/17/2026 - 11:00am
VENTURA - Drew Sweers, Project Engineer with Veenstra & Kimm recently updated the Ventura City Council on the East Lake Street Recreational Trail Project. Sweers reported that Alliant Energy is working on underground utility installations....

Opinion

03/11/2026 - 6:24pm
This was the eighth week of the legislative session and we focused most of our time on floor debate.  We have just passed the halfway point of this 100 day session and we have lots of bills to study and debate. We spent every day this week on floor...

Sports


The West Hancock high school boys track team. First Row, left to right: Coach M. Sanger, Cooper McLaughlin, Kaden VanEpps, Gustavo Gomez, Reese Luedtke, Isaiah Collins, Ethan Gayken, Moses Johnson, Coach Bill Cook. 2nd Row: Arnold Meza, Trinity Cruise, Erick Barranca, Riley Gauden, Keagan Albertson, Carson Fox, Nathan Bixel, Caiden Squier, Gavin Wunder, Coen Witte, Wyatt Finch. 3rd Row: Brody Johnson, Brody DIxon, Jaxen Peterson, Preston Gayken, Ryker Haugland, Micahel Gretillat, Jacoby Subject, Giovanni Garcia, Cameron Fox, Eli Marchand, Josh Johnson. Back Row: Andrew Gomez, Jacob Burrs, Cristian Alonso-Lopez, Kipton Youngwirth, Gaige Tindall, Ty Harms, Gabriel Urista, Anthony SIsneros, Angel Sanchez. Picture from West Hancock Community School.
03/17/2026 - 2:32pm
BRITT - Having to follow up a 3rd place Conference and 1st place District finish may seem daunting, but for coach Mark Sanger of the West Hancock high school boys track team, he knows that the team is capable of achieving any goal they set out to...

Obituaries


John Haan
03/05/2026 - 10:15am
John Edward Haan, 43, of Summerville, SC died February 22, 2026 at Trident Hospital, North Charleston, SC.  He was born June 5, 1984 to Carol (Berneman) Carmack and John A Haan (deceased) in Amarillo, TX. A celebration of life is planned for this...

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