10 Years Later

June 23, 2019

LOS ANGELES (AP) — A look at the status of the major figures in the life and death of Michael Jackson after 10 years, starting with the King of Pop himself: MICHAEL JACKSON: Jackson, who would be 60 years old were he alive, was rehearsing for a tour intended to rehabilitate his career, finances and image when he died at age 50 of an overdose of the anesthetic propofol on June 25, 2009. His death would be a watershed moment, with an outpouring of public affection expressed in an era of burgeoning social media. There was a public memorial service viewed around the world, and a ...

‘Glory To God’

June 22, 2019

When Karen Martin learned to sew in her high school home economics class, she had no idea she would one day be part of a ministry to support cancer patients. “God gave me this talent to sew. I want God to have the glory, not me. I like doing things for people and helping in the ...

Extraordinarily Ordinary

June 16, 2019

“My life is very ordinary,” says 94-year old Alice Lindquist. “I was just a farmer’s wife who has done nothing of note.” Her birth took place on Jan. 22, 1925 on Conewango’s Seager Hill Road. Albert and Beatrice Barton, raised four sons and two daughters on the family farm. As ...

Happy Little House

June 15, 2019

Ashley Thomas of Panama has numerous interests, most involving creativity or physical activity. Entrepreneur, outdoorsperson, hairdresser, animal-lover, skater and artist all describe her. “My number one job is a stay at home mom of these two,” she says of her 2 -and-a-half-year-old ...

Blessed Beyond Measure

June 9, 2019

Randolph’s 96-year-old Bettie Alexander and her family have had a big presence in the town for nearly a century. She was born in Jamestown and moved to the small village when she was 4. Her father, Edwin “Bert” Keith, a plumbing and heating contractor, built Randolph Golf Club in 1929. ...

Nightly Challenge

June 9, 2019

HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — With no computer or internet at home, Raegan Byrd’s homework assignments present a nightly challenge: How much can she get done using just her smartphone? On the tiny screen, she switches between web pages for research projects, losing track of tabs whenever friends send messages. She uses her thumbs to tap out school papers, but when glitches keep her from submitting assignments electronically, she writes them out by hand. “At least I have something, instead of nothing, to explain the situation,” said Raegan, a high school senior in Hartford. She is ...