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* Gov.-elect Patrick Morrisey talked last week about his new leadership team and cabinet members, and some of his priorities as he prepares to take office. “We have a great team,” Morrisey said. “They’re outstanding in every single way. They’re deeply experienced, they’re smart, ...

Precautions: Do your part to avoid spreading illness

As the holidays brought many of us closer to friends and family — perhaps in large gatherings where there was lots of hugging, laughing and eating together — the inevitable early-winter surge of illnesses is now upon us. In fact, ahead of the New Year holiday, Memorial Health System ...

“No American should face homelessness,” reads the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s news release accompanying the January 2024 Point-In-Time Count Report. Yes, the data is a year old, but each year’s snapshot give us a better understanding of how many in our ...

Safety: Check detectors in your home

Though the winter has been mild for many in our region over the last several days, we have entered a season during which we have even more reasons to be cautious about how we heat and light our homes. Working smoke and carbon monoxide detectors are essential. On Christmas Day, four adult ...

A New Year: Let’s lift each other up as we enter 2025

We’ve done it. We’ve reached the end of 2024 and are looking ahead to all the possibility 2025 holds. Some may be planning to put 2024 firmly behind them and not look back, others may have much upon which to build from one year to the next. Whatever the case — whether our dreams include ...

High Points of the Valley

* When we think of what children want and need at Christmastime, most of us are thinking toys, maybe coats … but our minds don’t often turn to shoes. Fortunately, there those among us who DO make sure children in need have the shoes they need. Through the Robert E. Fouss Memorial Fund, Rob ...