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The sooty black mold smothers homes, porches, and cars, locals say. It obscures street signs, and coats the leaves and bark of trees. It cements itself to any stationary object, and it makes residents question the safety of the air they breathe. An out-of-control black "whiskey fungus," known as Baudoinia compniacensis, fueled by ethanol vapor from the Jack Daniel's facilities, has been a menace to locals in Lincoln County, Tennessee, ever since the famous liquor company started building six new barrel houses in 2018 and launched plans to build 14 more, locals say. Now, infuriated residents are demanding the company...
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The Otero County Commission in Otero County, New Mexico, just announced that they will be withholding the recent primary election results in the county. Attorney David Clements released a video last night noting the significance of yesterday’s actions in Otero County, New Mexico. "So, what is the basis for withholding certification? One of the things that we advised last week, um, leading up to the vote where we’re going to get rid of Dominion in Otero County, that we’re going to get rid of the Zuckerberg drop boxes, was, uh, quite simple. That under New Mexico law, under our election...
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One county in Oregon has enacted a public health order mandating all citizens wear a face covering in public—-unless you are a “person of color.” On Tuesday, Lincoln county health officials wrote in their guidelines, “people of color who have heightened concerns about racial profiling and harassment due to wearing face coverings in public” are exempt from this rule.
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Says no arrests or tickets for no mask, but her order 'is enforceable' SALEM, Ore. (AP/KTVZ) — Beginning next Wednesday, Oregonians in some of the state’s most populous counties will be required to wear face masks when they are in public indoor spaces, such as grocery stores and shops, to help slow the spread of COVID-19. The new face covering mandate pertains to residents in Clackamas, Hood River, Lincoln, Polk, Marion, Multnomah and Washington counties. Although the new requirement is set to go into effect in less than a week, it remains unclear what repercussions people face if they do...
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Three years after a presidential election that came down to 77,000 votes in three Midwestern battlegrounds, Democrats and Republicans are eyeing a much larger battlefield ahead of the 2020 contests, one that stretches from the picturesque coastline of rural Maine to the high desert of Arizona. Both President Trump’s campaign and the Democrats vying to replace him are scrutinizing a political map in flux, one in which attitudes and alignments are shifting and new regions are coming into play.As many as a dozen states could be up for grabs next year as economic and international uncertainty pairs with a cauldron...
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Normal faults are generated throughout the crater from the impact force. Fault blocks form along the crater walls, breaking off and sliding back into the crater following impact. Rocks around the crater rim fill in much of the crater as it collapses. Furthermore, resurge waves deposit large amounts of rock fragments in and around the crater. It is common for the crater to almost completely refill and subsequently be buried[.]
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HAMLIN, W.Va. (AP) — West Virginia State Police say a man has been arrested after trying to rob a gas station and threatening to kill President Donald Trump. News outlets report 27-year-old Jesse Ryan Nunley was arrested Wednesday and charged with attempted robbery and terroristic threats. A criminal complaint says witnesses reported Nunley told a Lincoln County gas station clerk "I'm going to rob you. I need something to drink."(continued)
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Lincoln County, WV - A relatively small county in our region is using a new approach to handle drug overdoses. Some are considering it controversial, but county officials stand behind giving out free NARCAN kits for the public. Lincoln County Day Report Officer, J.L. Frye said Wednesday, "You cannot rehabilitate someone who is dead." The Lincoln County Health Department made the announcement via Facebook post, Tuesday that they won a grant- $20,000 worth of NARCAN will be given to those who want it. Those who do want a kit will need to attend a required training course to receive one.
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The last remaining original portrait of one of the Wild West's most notorious outlaws sold at auction Saturday for a whopping $2.3 million. The only known tintype photograph of Billy the Kid sold at Brian Lebel's 22nd Annual Old West Show & Auction in Colorado to a 71-year-old Florida businessman. "I love the Old West," said William Koch, who lives in Palm Beach. "I plan on enjoying it and discreetly sharing it. I think I'll display it in a few small museums." The photograph, believed to have been taken outside a saloon at Fort Sumner, New Mexico in either 1879...
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What is believed to be the only surviving authenticated portrait of Billy the Kid went up for auction in Denver on Saturday and sold for $2.3 million. The tintype on Saturday evening went to private collector William Koch at Brian Lebel's 22nd Annual Old West Show & Auction, where auction spokeswoman Melissa McCracken said the image of the 1800s outlaw was the most expensive piece ever sold at the event. A 15 percent fee was added to the bidding price, making the selling price more than $2.6 million. Organizers had expected it could fetch between $300,000 and $400,000. The tintype...
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Western Americana and Rare Coin experts, Kagin’s, Inc., announced that the firm has authenticated and will be the exclusive seller of a newly discovered photograph featuring several of the Lincoln County Regulators, including legendary gunman, Billy the Kid. The photograph was purchased for $2 as a part of a miscellaneous lot at a Fresno junk shop in 2010, and will be the subject of a two-hour documentary airing Sunday, October 18th at 9/8c on National Geographic Channel. “I love handling great treasure finds!” exclaimed Dr. Donald Kagin, president of Kagin’s, Inc. “This iconic, lively and fun artifact is history in...
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A rare photo of legendary outlaw Billy the Kid, purchased for less than a subway ride, could now fetch $5 million. The outlaw, whose real name was William H. Bonney, was playing croquet with his gang of Lincoln County Regulators in late summer 1878 when this 4-by-5-inch tintype image was captured, according to Americana company Kagin’s, which is negotiating the sale of the photo.
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As the sheriff of Lincoln County, W.Va., Jerry Bowman is sworn to uphold the law. But the 58-year-old law enforcement veteran stood in a federal courtroom in Charleston on Wednesday and pleaded guilty in a shocking voter fraud case that has stripped him of his job and could send him to prison for a decade. Prosecutors say Bowman and former Lincoln County Clerk Donald Whitten, 62, were part of a scheme to steal the May 2010 Democratic primary by stuffing ballot boxes with illegal absentee ballots. Bowman admitted to falsifying more than 100 of the absentee ballot applications and even...
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I've heard him called many things....kindhearted, workaholic, good ole boy, behind-the-scenes man, and even angel-come-to-earth, but I'm quite certain the description he most appreciates is simply.... friend. Mike McCombs is everybody's friend, or to be more specific, Mike is a friend to everybody. Dear Hearts, you may not know it, but Mike McCombs is your friend, too. Without making it sound like an obituary, as one of his friend's laughed and accused me of doing, I decided it was high time to say a few nice things about a kind, good-hearted man, even though he'd rather run naked down Courthouse...
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Lord, Keep our Troops forever in Your care Give them victory over the enemy... Grant them a safe and swift return... Bless those who mourn the lost. . FReepers from the Foxhole join in prayer for all those serving their country at this time. .................................................................. .................... ........................................... U.S. Military History, Current Events and Veterans Issues Where Duty, Honor and Countryare acknowledged, affirmed and commemorated. Our Mission: The FReeper Foxhole is dedicated to Veterans of our Nation's military forces and to others who are affected in their relationships with Veterans. In the FReeper Foxhole, Veterans or their family members should...
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