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Fort Frye’s Treven Nicholson (50) blocks Waterford’s Kaydon Riley (73) during Friday’s game at Beverly. (Photo by Patricia Miller) BEVERLY – Not many high school football teams can overcome 14 penalties in the first half and hold a 20-0 lead at halftime. As they’ve proven over the past decade, the Fort Frye Cadets are no ordinary football team, and despite self-destructing multiple times in the first half, they still found a way to pull off a 35-7 win over the visiting Waterford Wildcats on Friday night. Despite the flag, the Cadets beat the Wildcats for the…

Passion for finding an employer Aspire Johnson County is seeking employers to join the organization’s high school student workforce development efforts. Aspire’s collaboration with educators and employers is part of its ongoing commitment to building the talent pipeline for local businesses and stimulating the economy by preparing the next generation of workforce to thrive. At these conferences, business leaders speak to students about their career paths, introduce their companies, products and services, and share information about training and internship opportunities that may be of interest to attending students. The greatest need is among small and medium-sized businesses and companies in…

The Biden administration on Friday accused Russia’s international television station RT of acting as an ally of Moscow’s intelligence services in conducting covert information warfare operations around the world, including raising funds to buy weapons for the Russian military’s war against Ukraine.Citing declassified intelligence, U.S. officials announced new sanctions against Russian state media and said the administration had launched diplomatic efforts to inform other countries about the state-run media outlet RT, which they said was secretly spreading propaganda through media sites in South America, Europe and Africa while concealing Moscow’s involvement.”RT wants to keep its new covert intelligence capabilities hidden,…

The National Basketball Association (NBA) is reportedly in talks with an Irish aircraft leasing company about acquiring up to 13 new Airbus planes to support official and team charter flights during the playing season. According to media reports, the NBA has partnered with SMBC Aviation Capital, which currently owns a fleet of 1,000 aircraft, including 307 Airbus A320neo family single-aisle aircraft. The NBA is thought to be particularly interested in leasing an A321neo, the largest of the aircraft types, whose cabins will be outfitted in a VIP configuration, according to Corporate Jet Investor, citing sources close to the deal. Delta…

25 PhotosPhoto: Morello (composite)Combine the elements of glamorous travel aspiration, superior quality and “superb comfort” and you get the Morello Motorhome. Instead of maximizing the number of features per inch of footprint, the focus here is on increasing comfort while keeping living space small. A luxury motorhome, yet one that is completely unpretentious about its luxury. Morelo is a German manufacturer of premium campervans, and the above is a summary of the company’s official company profile: As a German company with a strong presence in the RV market, there was no way Morelo would miss the 2024 Düsseldorf Caravan Show,…

Republicans aren’t giving up on flipping Nebraska’s blue dot red. Republican Gov. Jim Pillen said in a statement Friday that he is prepared to call a special session of the Nebraska Legislature before the November election to change state law to award electoral votes by district, rather than awarding all of the electors to the statewide winner. But Pillen said he would only do so if he received sufficient support from state lawmakers. Pillen’s statement underscores his intention to change state law — an unusual move with the election less than two months away — if Republicans can convince 33…

DAVENPORT — Davenport North quarterback Kasimir Levalcak ran for a touchdown and caught two more passes as the home Wildcats improved to 3-0 with a 28-14 win over Marshalltown football team on Friday night. The loss dropped the Bobcats to 0-3 on the season despite a strong fourth quarter. Marshalltown led 28-0 before scoring twice in the final 4 1/2 minutes of the game. “I think what I liked most was the fighting spirit they showed,” MHS head coach Adam Goodbin said, “But we can’t let that spirit go down. I told my players at the…

Beth and Steve Valentine When Steven “Steve” W. Valentin ’83 reflects on his time playing club volleyball at Syracuse University, he speaks of the fun, camaraderie and deeply satisfying sense of belonging. He also speaks of the challenges: “Club sports were not funded by the university at the time. I remember that each member of our team had to chip in $5 to play at the University of Rochester. When we went to Philadelphia, we would take sleeping bags to my parents’ house and sleep there.” These memories helped lay the foundation for the latest donation from Steve and his…

a The German aristocrat who hosted Samuel Alito at his castle in 2023 has revealed new details about his friendship with the right-wing Supreme Court justice, including that they have a mutual friend who played a key role in J.D. Vance’s conversion to Catholicism.Gloria von Thurn und Taxis, a one-time party girl turned traditionalist Catholic activist who has come under fire for defending Germany’s far-right politicians, told the Guardian that she first met Alito in Rome (she couldn’t remember what year) and that the two were friends of Dominic Legg, a Washington-based priest and Yale Law graduate. Vance, the Republican…

September 14, 2024 STEUBENVILLE — The Big Red returned home after a few weeks on the road and came away with a win. The team ranked No. 5 in the Ohio State AP Division III first-round poll scored five touchdowns in the first half and led three quarters to en route to its most lopsided victory to date, 38-8… September 14, 2024 WINTERSVILLE — The Indian Creek football team had reason to celebrate Friday night against Weir. The Redskins scored touchdowns the first eight times they had the ball…