• Henslow’s Sparrow and More in Scioto Valley Bird & Nature Club Monday

    Chillicothe and Beyond — Learn about a shy and enigmatic little native bird in the monthly meeting of the Scioto Valley Bird & Nature Club Monday. Fourth year undergraduate student at Ohio University Gabriella Lindsey will present “Habitat Use and Migratory Timing of Henslow’s Sparrows in Southern Ohio.” The meeting starts at 6:30pm on April […]

  • Eighth Superload Out of About Two Dozen Moving Through Scioto Valley Today

    Ross and Pickaway Counties — Superload 8 is now on its way. It was parked overnight on Fairgrouds Road in northern Ross County, and will be parked at Rickenbacker in southern Franklin County for tonight – with its final destination in the Intel complex under construction near New Albany. The superloads seem to have become […]

  • Bird Photography in New Mexico’s Rio Grande Valley

    Even though the historic flood plains of the once mighty Rio Grande have long been tamed by human dams and irrigation canals, birds keep returning annually to spend winter in the relatively mild climate of New Mexico. [Read More]

  • Suspects arrested in organized theft spree of Apple products at Valley Fair mall Monday

    The three suspects were found outside Valley Fair mall with $13,000 in stolen Apple products.

  • Sheffield Squash club named English Club of the Year 2023

    The Sheffield-based club set itself targets to improve female participation rates over the past year which lead to a 50/50 female to male split in both of their beginner sessions and committee. On their award, club chair Tim Eldridge said: “we're very pleased to get it mainly because it recognises the work of a committee of volunteers. It reflects the work across a lot of different activities that have come together to make the place what it is.” The club has also launched several initiatives to...

  • From birds, to cattle, to us? Could bird flu be the next pandemic? – podcast

    As bird flu is confirmed in 33 cattle herds across eight US states, Ian Sample talks to virologist Dr Ed Hutchinson of Glasgow University about why this development has taken scientists by surprise, and how prepared we are for the possibility it might start spreading among humans Guardian reporting on this topic Continue reading

  • Major clubs missing at 2025 Club World Cup in USA

    The 32-team field for the 2025 Club World Cup is coming together. The completion of the 2023/24 UEFA Champions League quarterfinals locked up the 12 allocated spots from Europe. Everything is set in stone for the revised Club World Cup, which is coming to the US in 2025. It will bring together the 32 teams The 32-team field for the 2025 Club World Cup is coming together. The completion of the 2023/24 UEFA Champions League quarterfinals locked up the 12 allocated spots from Europe. ...

  • Elementary School Denies Request to Start Prayer Club, Approves ‘Pride Club’

    In 2015, religious freedom seemed compromised when a Washington high school football coach was fired for praying with his team after a game. Joe Kennedy waited roughly Read More

  • Premier League clubs to vote on spending cap tied to income of lowest earning club

    The is heading towards another contentious vote on Monday with a majority of clubs keen to add a hard spending cap to the new “squad cost” rules that are being introduced for the 2025-26 season. Based on the concept of “anchoring”, the de facto salary cap would limit the amount of money any club can invest in their squads by tying it to a multiple of what the lowest earners get from the league’s centralised broadcast and commercial deals. Earlier this month, with a view to finalising the new...

  • Regency Club Ecclesfield: Concerns for future of popular Sheffield club with plans for demolition on the table

    Concerns have been raised for a popular Sheffield club and restaurant, with demolition plans on the horizon.. Residents say they have seen no sign of business at The Regency Club, on Yew Lane, Ecclesfield, and the venue is now described on Google Reviews and Google Maps as ‘permanently closed’. The Star has tried contacting the business by email, telephone and social media, but has received no reply. Get a bespoke headline round-up, as well as all of the latest breaking news updates, when you...

  • Highcliffe Club Sheffield: Neighbours gather 400 signatures to save social club before it is 'lost forever'

    Neighbours have rallied behind a Sheffield social club “at risk of being lost forever” in hope it can be saved from “inevitably becoming flats.” Highcliffe Club has been a local hub for the neighbourhood of Highcliffe Drive, Greystones, since it was first built in the 1930s. Nestled on its own quarter acre of land, its kind are a rarity in residential streets and its longest standing members having been on its books for decades. However, in March, the club’s members called time. At an...

  • Mike McNeill's Diary for Monday, April 22, 2024: This article was published Monday, April 22, 2024

    Way back in the early 1990s, we worked at the Greenwood (MS) Commonwealth. At some early moment in that decade, we gained the ability to electronically archive all published content.