Lughnasadh News

A new congressional report says the Aug. 1 launch of the Post-9/11 GI Bill could be a good reason not to push for additional pay and benefits increases for National Guard and reserve members.

You broke my heart 'cause I couldn't dance; You didn't even want me around. Now I'm back to let you know, even though we may be older, we can still shake 'em down! Those words - a slight adaptation from the start of the Contours' original hit "Do You Love Me?" - begin the special production number that closes the First Act of the 2009 Senior ...

The book "Piecing Together the Butler Puzzle," the latest read for the Jacksonport Historical Society, will be featured at a book-signing during Cherry Fest in Jacksonport from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Aug.

He's a father who wants to make the world a better place for children. Rodney Stafford plans to bike 3,453 kilometres across Canada to raise money for Child Find Ontario.

The Northeastern Wisconsin Pastoral Musicians is sponsoring a concert and workshop with Bob Hurd.

The first of the Antioch free Saturday Summer Concert Series kicks off Saturday with country singer Shawna Lynn performing from 5 to 7 p.m. in the Antioch Rivertown District in Waldie Plaza .

The A's announced Thursday that they'll retire Rickey Henderson's No. 24 jersey, making him the fifth player in the team's Oakland history to receive that honor.

Suppliers of farm produce that is inaccurately labeled as organic will be slapped with fines ranging from $30NT,000 to $300NT,000 beginning Aug.

Regence BlueShield, Washington state's largest provider of individual health care insurance, is raising premiums for 135,000 individual plan members in the state by an average of 17 percent on Aug.

The Parker City Memorial Library has a new home. After months of wondering what would happen to the library, members of Eta Iota sorority, who operate the library, will move the collection into a former Laundromat on Main Street.

The Peterborough Chamber of Commerce is accepting nominations for the sixth annual Peterborough Business Excellence Awards, a news release states.

To help close a budget gap, one of Ohio's largest transit systems is raising bus fares for the third time since 2005.

Employees at nickel miner Vale Inco's Labrador operations have almost unanimously rejected a contract offer by the company and will strike beginning Aug.

Vietnamese culture. Pham Duc Thanh, a world renowned musician who specializes in the monochord seen here, will be performing at Viet Summer Fest on Aug.

Same-sex partners in Wisconsin soon will have many of the rights of married couples.

It's going to be old home week here as graduates and former students of all ages gather on Saturday, Aug.

Federal prosecutors have charged a member of the Southfield City Council with accepting a $7,500 bribe.

When the new GI Bill kicks in Aug. 1, the government's best-known education program for veterans will get the biggest boost since its World War II-era creation.

Jonell K. Lloyd of Wichita was found guilty this afternoon of first-degree murder in the death of 18-month-old Chavira Brown last summer.The jury, which deliberated for about three hours, also found Lloyd guilty of child abuse.Chavira's body was found by police in the attic of the house where Lloyd lived at 15th and Green on Aug.

Southfield City Council member William Lattimore has been charged with bribery. According to criminal information filed in U.S. District Court in Detroit, Lattimore is charged with taking a $7,500 bribe to influence his official duties on Aug.