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The University of Maryland, Baltimore (UMB) community was saddened to learn that researcher and entrepreneur Mark E. Shirtliff, PhD, had lost his life after a raft overturned in the Yellowstone River near Gardiner, Mont., on July 12.

Through the years, several government officials have authored bills requesting the Medal of Honor for Fond du Lac's native son and World War II veteran James "Maggie" Megellas.

Nobody knows more about the New Richmond Wrestling Invitational than Bob Olson. Olson has been involved in the management of the tournament since 1973. The NRI celebrated its 50th anniversary when it was conducted Saturday at the New Richmond High School gym.

Three days ago, the future of Miami Hurricanes football was clouded following the retirement of head coach Mark Richt. But the sun shined bright in Coral Gables Wednesday, as University of Miami director of athletics Blake James officially introduced Manny Diaz as the 25th head football coach in program history.

2018 was a landmark year for Chad Ellsworth (Alpha Upsilon/Nebraska 2001), a career coach at the University of Minnesota’s Carlson School of Management. The undergraduate business students voted to recognize him as the 2018 Staff of the Year recipient.

Chart-topping singer-songwriter and wine enthusiast, Phil Vassar, invites television viewers across America inside his wine cellar as his "Songs from the Cellar" series makes its national television debut on PBS.

“It’s an important kick off for the Christmas season,” said Tracy Williams, organizer and executive director of the Morehead-Rowan County Chamber of Commerce. “There’s great food, fellowship and entertainment.”

Georgene Ehmann has been a member of the Geneseo Garden Club for 28 years. And in nearly every one of those years she has joined fellow club members in the week after Thanksgiving to decorate the Christmas trees in the fountain at Main and Center streets.