Aug. 3—GRAND HAVEN TWP. — In most years, the Coast Guard Festival's annual golf outing had taken place at the site of the Grand Haven Golf Club. Now that the redesigned American Dunes Golf Club has taken even greater care to honor the military, keeping that partnership alive was a priority for the event's organizers in 2021. On Tuesday, current and retired Coasties played a round on the Jack ...

Aug. 3—Aided by light rainfall and high humidity over the weekend, fire crews have made substantial progress toward containment of the Sand Mountain and Johnson Creek fires, according to an update from the Idaho Department of Lands. The two are the only active fires in the Leland Complex burning in Latah and Clearwater counties, which is about 59 percent contained and has burned 3,492 acres ...

Aug. 3—Miami University officials are renewing their call for cooperation by recommending students and staff wear masks while indoors. School officials are also continuing their campaign urging students and staff to also get vaccinated against the coronavirus. On Monday, Miami officials released a statement, which cited the CDC's recommendations, saying: "According to the Centers for Disease ...

Aug. 3—TUPELO — Two longtime city employees will continue to lead important municipal departments. The Tupelo City Council on Tuesday night confirmed the re-appointment of Chuck Williams as the director of the city's Public Works Department and the re-appointment of Johnny Timmons as the director of Tupelo Water and Light, the city's utility department. Williams is a native of Tupelo who began ...