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Best and worst run US cities of 2025 revealed: Provo tops list while San Francisco, Flint rank among worst
The Economic Times
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July 26, 2025
A report from personal finance site WalletHub has named Provo, Utah the best-run city in America, leading a list of 148 cities evaluated for how efficiently their local governments operate. The findings, released in June 2025, highlight how well...
Rudy Yakym addresses agricultural policy and recognizes staff achievement in latest posts
South Bend Times - Indiana
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July 25, 2025
Congressman Rudy Yakym, who has represented Indiana’s 2nd District in the U.S. Congress since 2022, shared a series of posts on July 25, 2025, addressing agricultural policy developments and staff achievements.In his first post of the day, Yakym...
IU Health Redesigns Patient Rooms For $4.3 Billion Hospital
Ink Free News - Indiana
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July 24, 2025
InkFreeNews.com Posted Jul 24, 2025 Updated: Jul 23, 2025 @ 3:42 PM IU Health is rethinking the design for rooms in its new hospital complex. Photo from Zoshua Colah, Unsplash. News Release INDIANAPOLIS — Indiana University Health is reimagining...
Community invited Sunday to annual Morton Summer Jam
Delaware County Daily Times - Pennsylvania
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July 26, 2025
MORTON — HOUR T.Y.M.E Entertainment LLC and The Culture Rock Griot will present the annual Morton Summer Jam Music Community Festival from noon to 8 p.m. Sunday, July 27 at William P. Jacobs Park Field, 229 Harding Ave., Morton. The all-day...
Conservationist Claire Schlotterbeck named Outstanding Citizen
Champion Newspapers - California
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Claire Schlotterbeck, a founder of the Chino Hills State Park who has been protecting and expanding natural lands for more than 45 years, has been named the Outstanding Citizen for 2025 by Champion Newspapers. She will receive the award during the...
NASCAR’s Indy Outing Breaks Another Record as Female Drivers Walk the Danica Patrick Journey
Essentially Sports
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July 26, 2025
“Don’t think of yourself as being any different from the guys.” That mindset is turning into reality. There’s no corner left in this world where women are not rocking. On the same revered track where Danica Patrick shattered expectations, NASCAR’s...
Zinke, Sheehy introduce legislation to increase fees on foreign visitors to national parks
KPVI - Idaho
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Crowding on the Midway Geyser Basin boardwalk near Grand Prismatic Spring (NPS / Jacob W. Frank) Members of Montana’s congressional delegation have introduced bicameral legislation implementing a presidential order that will charge international...
Groups Scholars prepares incoming students for college success
Indiana University Indianapolis
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July 24, 2025
KOKOMO, Ind. — As the first in his family to go to college, Izaac McNew was unsure what to expect. He got an inside look at life at Indiana University Kokomo this summer by joining the Groups Scholars program. “Nobody else in my family has done...
GROWING MINDS: Junior Green Thumbs sessions teach children about nutrition, agriculture
Daily Reporter - Indiana
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July 26, 2025
The Junior Green Thumbs summer program in Fortville educates children about agricultural topics, from crop production to marketing and grocery business. Children participated in a "market" Friday during this summer's concluding session.Tom Russo |...
Fish and Game K-9 Officer Hudson in the Panhandle Region is retiring
Bonner County Daily Bee - Idaho
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July 26, 2025
Idaho Fish and Game Panhandle Region’s first K-9 Officer, Hudson, is retiring after working alongside his K-9 handler, Senior Conservation Officer Matt Haag for nearly 10 years. Hudson is a yellow Labrador retriever. “It has been an honor and a...
Boost for Family-Focused Addiction Recovery Center
WIBC 93.1 FM - Indiana
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July 23, 2025
INDIANAPOLIS – Justus Companies on Tuesday presented a $66,000 donation to Heart Rock Recovery Center, a vital Indianapolis-based facility that offers a unique, family-oriented approach to addiction recovery. The contribution, raised through...
Path of a champion: Leverett native Glenn Wong Jr. played key role in Oklahoma City Thunder’s NBA title run
Athol Daily News - Massachusetts
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Just over a month ago, the Oklahoma City Thunder outlasted the Indiana Pacers in Game 7 of the NBA Finals to capture the franchise’s first championship since the team moved to Oklahoma City from Seattle in 2008. Confetti fell inside the Paycom...
July 24 - Hoosiers’ electric bills spike 17.5% in one year
The Post & Mail - Indiana
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A new analysis of Indiana’s five investor-owned electric utilities shows bills went up 17.5% in one year, or $28 a month on average statewide. The study was conducted by Citizens Action Coalition and “exposes how Indiana’s monopoly utilities have...
Sacred Ground: Byrges Creek Cemetery
Independent Herald - Tennessee
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July 25, 2025
You’re reading Friday Features, a weekly newsletter containing the Independent Herald’s feature stories — that is, stories that aren’t necessarily straight news but that provide an insightful look at our community and its people. If you’d like to...
Safari West in Santa Rosa welcomes Ozzy, a Southern white rhino calf
NBC Bay Area - California
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July 24, 2025
Santa Rosa's Safari West wildlife preserve early Tuesday morning delivered a healthy Southern white rhinoceros calf into the world. His namesake: Ozzy Osbourne, having been born on the same day as the rock legend's passing. Born to 20-year-old...
Bafunno to retire in September
Princeton Clarion - Indiana
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PLANO, Texas – Toyota Motor North America announced this week that F. Norman "Norm" Bafunno, III, senior manufacturing executive, TMNA, will retire Sept. 5. During his nearly 29-year career with Toyota, he served in leadership roles in...
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What's Ahead: Heat and Humidity to Peak as Midwest Storm Track Stays Active
Successful Farming
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Corn sweat has been making national news, as the corn crop pumps moisture into the air. The result? Higher humidity, and as July wraps up, it’s about to get even steamier. “Heat index temperatures are the problem with that extra humidity,”...
Lilly Endowment funds IPS with $10.5 million for literacy improvement
Indy Standard - Indiana
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July 23, 2025
Indianapolis Public Schools (IPS) is set to receive a $10.5 million investment from Lilly Endowment Inc. over the next five years. The funding will support a district literacy initiative aimed at improving reading proficiency in elementary...
City of Lafayette offers free workshops on heat pumps and energy efficiency
Star City News - Indiana
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The City of Lafayette is inviting community members to attend a free workshop on energy efficiency and heat pump technology. The “Energy Efficiency & Electrification Workshop: Heat Pumps 101” sessions will be held at multiple locations across the...
In the News… Quick Recap for the Week Ending July 26th, 2025
RI News Today - Rhode Island
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July 26, 2025
This synopsis of local and national news is meant to give you broad topics of happenings over the last week – we encourage you to learn more by doing a search for topics that interest you for more detailed information – if you aren’t able to find...