Round Rock School District Superintendent Hafedh Azaiez was appointed to his post on Monday by a 5-2 vote from the board. But due to an “unintentional procedural omission”, the board will meet again to vote a second time and approve his appointment. The board appointed Azaiez in a resolution on …
Read More »Norma Kruse, 80, Rock Rapids | Obituary
ROCK RAPIDS — Norma Jean Kruse, 80, of Rock Rapids, Iowa, passed away on Wednesday, June 9, 2021 at Rock Rapids Care Center. His funeral will be at 2 p.m. on Friday, June 11 at the Vander Ploeg Funeral Home in Boyden with Reverend Daniel Baker as celebrant. Interment will …
Read More »Forest fires in the Red Rock Canyon area are now 40% under control
A fire that started on Monday in an area of the Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area is now 40% under control. The Cottonwood Valley fire now covers 373 acres, up from around 400 acres Monday night. It was first reported shortly after 11 a.m. on Monday. Full containment is …
Read More »Mizzou Football is like “a hungry dog” according to Eli Drinkwitz
When you clicked on the links this morning, did you expect to see an article from The Tennessean headlining? Probably not. But that’s where the best Mizzou content of the day came from. Blake Toppemeyer, SEC Columnist for USA Today Network (and former Trib scribe) spoke with Eli Drinkwitz let …
Read More »The Hard Rock Cafe celebrates its 50th anniversary by winding the clock back to 1971
London’s Hard Rock Café celebrated its 50th anniversary with waitresses Delia Lees (left) and Ewa Learmount, who worked at the restaurant when it opened (Dominic Lipinski / PA) Diners were treated to a classic menu of burgers, ribs and cola floats at 1971 prices as London’s Hard Rock Café celebrated …
Read More »Family and friends host rock painting event for 20th anniversary of Jason’s disappearance
OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) – Twenty years ago Jason Jolkowski vanished without a trace of Omaha. Friends and family gathered today with a message, they do not give up hope. For 10 years, the tree has grown tall, its roots are deep. Shading of a plaque with Jason Jolkowski’s name below. …
Read More »The north-south route to Round Rock is progressing; Farm Exemption OK to Leander and more Central Texas News
The extension of Kenney Fort Boulevard is underway north of the highway. 79. (Amy Bryant / Community Impact Journal) Read the top business and community news from the past week in the Central Texas area. Round rock Round Rock destroys new north-south road that could ease congestion City officials are …
Read More »Chamoli disaster due to a “rock and ice avalanche” which turned into a massive “debris flow”: study
The Chamoli disaster on February 7, 2021, which killed more than 200 people, was caused by an avalanche of rocks and ice that turned into a huge “debris flow” carrying rocks over 20 m in diameter. and eroded the valley walls up to 220 m above the valley floor. , …
Read More »Search for rare RI State Rock on a hike in Cumberland
Access: From the south, take Route 99 from the intersection of Route 295 / Route 146. At the end of Route 99, turn right onto Mendon Road. Drive half a mile to a dollar store on the left. The start of the trail is to the right of the parking …
Read More »Institutional environments trap geoscientists with disabilities between a rock and a workplace
Credit: Oscar Sutton / Unsplash Inaccessible workplaces, normative departmental cultures and ’empowering’ university systems have all contributed to the continued underrepresentation and exclusion of researchers with disabilities in the geosciences, according to one. article published in Nature Geoscience. The article argues that changes in both workspaces and attitudes are urgently …
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