The Grand River Valley Choir and Orchestra (GRVCO) will present its annual Winter Concert, “Joy to the World,” at 3 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 11, in the Trenton R-IX Performing Arts Center. Holiday music will be performed.
MARCELINE — During the 2021 high school football postseason, the Marceline Tigers apparently have chosen to play under an alias – the Eagles. At least their district-championship game and state quarterfinal and semifinal contests the past three weeks – all at MHS’ Chester Ray Stadium – have taken that famed music group’s mid-1970s admonition “take it to the limit one more time” to the “nth” degree.
The 60th annual Peanut Night in Marceline on Saturday followed a day full of holiday craft shows and other events around the area. Main Street USA in Marcleine was filled with area residents patronizing businesses and purchasing the traditional $1 bag of peanuts. The event is sponsored by the Marceline Area Chamber of Commerce; the Walsworth Community Center sponsored the craft show, an Mason’s had chilli and hot chocolate. Knights of Columbus also sponsored events. Crews with the City of Marceline decorated Ripley Park with an array of Christmas lights and other decorations. PHOTOS BY ANGIE TALKEN/LINN COUNTY LEADER
Michigan office of US Rep. Dingell broken into, vandalized A suburban Detroit office of U.S.
NEW YORK – The first officially authorized safe havens for people to use heroin and other narcotics have been cleared to open in New York City in hopes of curbing overdoses, the mayor and health commissioner said Tuesday.
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico – Barbados stopped pledging allegiance to Queen Elizabeth II on Tuesday as it shed another vestige of its colonial past and became a republic for the first time in history. Several leaders, dignitaries and artists, including Prince Charles and Rihanna, attended the ceremony that began late Monday in a popular square in the capital, Bridgetown, where the statue of a well-known British lord was removed last year amid a worldwide push to erase symbols of oppression.
BREVARD, Fla. – The first Black woman to live and work at the International Space Station will join a SpaceX crew mission after April 2022, marking her first flight into space.
After a slow start, the United States has improved its surveillance system for tracking new coronavirus variants such as omicron, boosting its capacity by tens of thousands of samples per week since early this year.
ST. LOUIS — Left-hander Steven Matz and the St.
Coming off of Monday’s loss to Florida State where the Tigers looked outclassed in every fashion, they wanted to get things back on track. Missouri men’s basketball never held a lead on Friday night against Wichita State and fell to the Shockers 61-55 at Mizzou Arena.