The wild double play that dashed U.S. softball's hopes for gold

Jul. 27—Members of the Anchorage Assembly say their workload has gone up in recent years, and on Tuesday they will consider creating a special assistant position to help. But the administration of Mayor Dave Bronson says that the ordinance, as written, would give the special assistant too much reach into his administration, such as unrestricted access into all records and activities of the ...

Jul. 27—The Otsego County Department of Health will offer COVID-19 vaccines at the Otsego County Fair from noon to 6 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 3, and Friday, Aug.6, at the EMT Tent. According to a media release, medical professionals will provide the Pfizer vaccine for anyone 12 and older and the one-dose Johnson & Johnson vaccine for anyone 18 and older. "It's great that we are at a point where we ...

Jul. 27—A new way to help the chronically homeless in Otsego County is taking shape at the Meadows Office Complex in Middlefield in the form of tiny houses. The Otsego County Planning Department and the Department of Social Services teamed up to combat the problem and got help from SUNY Delhi professors and students, county officials said. According to Otsego County Planning and Solid Waste ...

Jul. 27—Seventeen-year-old Lydia Jacoby of Seward became an Olympic champion in dramatic fashion Monday in Japan to become the first American woman to win a gold medal in swimming at the 2020 Summer Olympics. In third place midway through the women's 100-meter breaststroke, Jacoby unleashed what has now become her signature fast finish to surge to a stunning victory at the Tokyo Aquatics ...

Jul. 27—1. She was born on Leap Day. 2. In a span of three years, she slashed more than six seconds off her time in the 100-meter breaststroke. At a 2018 meet in California, at age 14, she swam 1:11.05 to win a USA Swimming Futures age-group title. At the U.S. Olympic Trials in June, she swam 1:05.28 to clinch an Olympic berth. And Monday in the Olympic finals, she swam 1:04.95. 3. She plans ...

Jul. 27—NEW LONDON — Firelands Electric Co-op's power supplier, Buckeye Power, is forecasting high loads today and possibly through Wednesday of this week. Ohio is part of the PJM Interconnection region, the nation's largest electric transmission grid operator, which is expecting to reach extreme power load demand this week for electric consumers in 13 states and the District of Columbia. As a ...

Jul. 27—ROCKPORT — The 10-taxpayer lawsuit against the town regarding the ongoing Rockport Fire Department controversy will have its first court date this Tuesday at Essex Superior Court in Lawrence. The hearing is scheduled for 2 p.m. at Courtroom Three on the second floor. Judge William Barrett is scheduled to hear Rockport's motion to dismiss the case and the plaintiffs' reasons why it ...

Jul. 27—SANDUSKY — The pandemic did not shut down the entire world. While most of us were locked at home afraid to go to the store, products still had to be moved from Point A to Point B. That's where truckers came in. Gene Hartman took over Ohio Eastern Express Inc. in 2018 and "I'm going to say 20 to 30 percent increase, plus we have diversified so much," Hartman said. Hartman and the crew ...