In the late 1980s, attending a journalism conference near Lake Calhoun, I walked to a bench next to the path around the lake. “Is anyone sitting here?” a deep and distinctive voice asked. “No, have a seat,” I said. “I’m Fritz,” he said, holding out his hand. He needed no introduction. Walter Mondale, the former…
Dozens of public officials in Lancaster County have said they don’t conduct government business over message-deleting apps like Signal. For now, the public will need to take them at their word. Experts warned during a March 24 state Senate Intergovernmental Operations Committee hearing that there are no laws requiring officials to disclose their use of…
NOVONIX, a leading battery technology company in Chattanooga, only has to jump through one more hoop to be permitted to build another location in town. The Hamilton County Commission will host the final vote on the matter on Wednesday, March 12. NOVONIX highlighted how the Inflation Reduction Act and the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law have…
Members of the Tennessee Aquarium‘s Board of Trustees have chosen Andrew Wood as their new president and CEO, beginning on March 31. Wood will become the fifth person to lead the Aquarium in its history, succeeding Keith Sanford, who retired at the end of 2024. A historical look at Tennessee Aquarium leadership: Bill Flynn (1989-1993)…
An Italian structural composites company has selected Chattanooga for its first U.S. operations facility, investing nearly $3.8 million into the city. According to a statement from Tennessee Governor Bill Lee, Commissioner Stuart McWhorter, and officials from Microtex Composites Inc., the company will create 26 new jobs. Based in Italy, the composites manufacturer has experienced rapid…
{KXLG – Watertown, SD} The Codington County Commissioners have approved a Facility Use Agreement and Pet Addendum with the American National Red Cross. The agreement will allow the Codington County Extension Complex to be used during emergencies. Emergency Management Director Andrew Delgado and Facility Manager Steve Molengraaf presented the agreement to the Commissioners. Delgado explained…
{KXLG – Watertown, SD} During this week’s Codington County Commissioners meeting, a series of motions were approved to transfer $70,500 from the Commissioners Contingency Fund to various budgets to make them “whole.” Codington County Auditor Brenda Hanten explains more to the Commissioners… Your browser does not support the audio element. The first motion, made by…
December 30, 1977 would mark a profound moment in history, and in the heart of a Cleveland resident serving in the United States Marine Corps at the time. At 20 years old, Corporal Rick Roderick was stationed at a post in Warsaw, Poland with nine other soldiers. They’d gotten word earlier in December that President…
A bill to rename a San Francisco post office after the late former mayor and U.S. Sen. Dianne Feinstein has unanimously passed the U.S. Senate. The bill was co-authored by California’s two current senators, Alex Padilla and Laphonza Butler, both Democrats. The Dianne Feinstein Post Office will be located at the Rincon Finance Center at…
{KXLG – Watertown, SD} The Boys & Girls Club of Watertown has announced in a notice sent to parents changes to its membership fee structure for 2025, effective from the next enrollment period. The increase would be the first increase in eight years for the club. According to the notice, the fee increase is necessitated…