Come Jan. 1, 2025, the minimum wage is Connecticut is going up. The increase is a cost-of-living adjustment and will give Connecticut one of the highest minimum wages in the country. Connecticut is one of the most expensive states to live in the country, tying with New Jersey for the third spot, according to Consumer … Read more
Mike Thomas It’s no secret that kitchens are one of the most popular spaces in homes. If your kitchen is dated or no longer fits your lifestyle, you may want to consider remodeling. An upgraded or modern kitchen also can increase the value of your home. According to Zonda’s recent Cost vs. Value Report, homeowners … Read more
Mike Thomas It’s no secret that kitchens are one of the most popular spaces in homes. If your kitchen is dated or no longer fits your lifestyle, you may want to consider remodeling. An upgraded or modern kitchen also can increase the value of your home. According to Zonda’s recent Cost vs. Value Report, homeowners … Read more
One Wisconsin 4-year-old woke up on the wrong side of the bed Christmas morning. Every year on Dec. 25, Archer’s mom, Rachel Gaetz, sits downstairs to record her four kids’ reactions to the presents under the tree. “We don’t miss the reaction after we’ve put in the work and everything,” Gaetz tells TODAY.com. But in … Read more
One Wisconsin 4-year-old woke up on the wrong side of the bed Christmas morning. Every year on Dec. 25, Archer’s mom, Rachel Gaetz, sits downstairs to record her four kids’ reactions to the presents under the tree. “We don’t miss the reaction after we’ve put in the work and everything,” Gaetz tells TODAY.com. But in … Read more
Santa and his reindeer should be heading into the St. Cloud area without any weather interference on Christmas Eve this year. The National Weather Service predicts Tuesday to be mostly cloudy with a high of 31 degrees. Reports are for calm winds blowing south at roughly five miles per hour, during both the day and … Read more
Crazy as it might seem, the now-beloved holiday film “A Christmas Story” didn’t make much of an impression with moviegoers when it first hit the big screen in 1983. But tell that to the Neptune Beach homeowner who erected a 20-foot version of The Old Man’s “major award” — the infamous leg lamp — in … Read more
The Ohio State Highway Patrol Mansfield Post named Christian Reed as its Trooper of the Year for 2024. The award recognizes outstanding service by one trooper at each post, according to a news release. Reed graduated from Clear Fork High School in 2017 and earned an associate of applied science degree in criminal justice from … Read more
Knox County schools scored grades similar to last year’s in Tennessee’s annual assessment. A few went up, a few went down and many stayed steady. Knox County schools’ grades released Dec. 19 are distributed across the spectrum, from A to F. Just like a bell curve, the vast majority fall in the middle with B-C-D … Read more
We don’t want coal for Christmas We all want to give good gifts to our children, especially during the holidays.The best gift we can give them is a healthy life on a livable planet. Save Ohio Parks knows Gov. Mike DeWine, lawmakers and the Oil and Gas Land Management Commission have children and want to … Read more