Month: June 2025

Operation Round-Up® Awards $12,800 to Community Projects
Small change continues to make a big difference in local communities. Central Electric Cooperative’s Operation Round-Up® board of trustees recently approved $12,800 in grants for community projects. Operation Round-Up is powered by cooperative members who [Read More…]

‘Slow Horses’ season 5 release date set at Apple TV+
Apple Slow Horses season 5 now has a release date. Apple announced the premiere date and first-look photos of the fifth season of the espionage drama series on Tuesday. The Gary Oldman-starring show returns to [Read More…]

2025 World Pork Expo this week in Des Moines
National Pork Producers Council director of trade show marketing Doug Fricke tells Brownfield an economic seminar and learning sessions on sustainability and foreign animal diseases are highlights of this year’s event, taking place Wednesday and [Read More…]

California Man Sentenced To Prison, Ordered to Pay $325,000 Restitution for Internet Scam
A 30 year old man from California has been sentenced to eight years in prison and ordered to pay $325,000 in restitution after earlier pleading guilty in connection to an internet scam involving a Lawrence [Read More…]

3 young sisters found dead after being reported missing in Washington, police searching for father
Washington State Patrol (WENATCHEE, Wash.) — Three young sisters in Washington who had not been seen since they left home for a scheduled visitation with their father have been found dead, according to the Wenatchee [Read More…]

Florida city begins formal process to remove fluoride from water supply after state ban
STOCK IMAGE/Getty Images (OCALA, Fla.) — A city in Florida began the formal process of removing fluoride from its water supply on Tuesday to be in compliance with a new state law. Ocala — 75 [Read More…]

FEMA’s acting director unaware hurricane season has started, White House denies US is ill-prepared
Department of Homeland Security (WASHINGTON) — Acting Federal Emergency Management Agency Director David Richardson told staff in an all-hands meeting that he was unaware hurricane season had started, according to sources familiar with the meeting. [Read More…]

Musk attacks Trump’s funding bill: ‘Disgusting abomination’
Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Days after attacking a megabill that advances President Donald Trump’s legislative agenda, Elon Musk slammed it again on Tuesday, calling it a “disgusting abomination” in a post on X. [Read More…]

Oprah Winfrey, Keanu Reeves and more to present at the 78th annual Tony Awards
CBS A star-studded lineup of presenters will take to the stage at this year’s Tony Awards. CBS announced on Tuesday the celebrities who will present the trophies at the 78th annual Tony Awards. Among the [Read More…]

ODA focused on expanding the state’s wine industry
The Ohio Department of Agriculture’s director says the state is working to grow its wine industry through the Vineyard Expansion Assistance Program. Director Brian Baldridge says planting new grapevines helps support local businesses. “This grant [Read More…]

Spring weather improves soil moisture levels
Ohio’s state climatologist says this spring’s wet weather has helped replenish overall soil moisture for parts of the state. Aaron Wilson tells Brownfield he doesn’t expect another severe drought to develop this summer. “That wet [Read More…]

Making the best of a difficult situation
The CEO of the National Potato Council says splitting a farm bill isn’t ideal, but “I think folks are making the best of a difficult situation.” Kam Quarles says lawmakers can’t agree on much right [Read More…]

Grassley says kids deserve access to whole and 2% milk through school lunch programs
The Senate Agriculture Committee is taking steps to end restrictions on whole and 2% milk in the National School Lunch Program. Iowa Republican Chuck Grassley is a co-sponsor of the Whole Milk for Healthy Kids [Read More…]

Moisture means harder weed management for western Kansas farmer
A farmer in western Kansas says weed pressure has gotten more intense this spring. Clay Schemm tells Brownfield he’s had trouble controlling some weeds after his pre-emergence application. “They are the ones where we have [Read More…]

Margot Robbie, Colin Farrell star in trailer for rom-com ‘A Big Bold Beautiful Journey’
Matt Kennedy The trailer for Margot Robbie and Colin Farrell‘s upcoming rom-com has arrived. Sony Pictures has released the official trailer for A Big Bold Beautiful Journey. Kogonada directed the film that was written by [Read More…]

‘Parks and Recreation’ actor Jonathan Joss dies at 59 after fatal shooting
Pictured: (l-r) Amy Poehler as Leslie Knope, Jonathan Joss as Ken Hotate — Photo by: (Ben Cohen/NBCU Photo Bank/NBCUniversal via Getty Images via Getty Images) Jonathan Joss, known for his roles in King of the Hill and Parks [Read More…]

In brief: ‘WTF with Marc Maron’ podcast to end and more
WTF with Marc Maron is coming to a close. The podcast, which launched in 2009 and has produced almost 2,000 episodes, is set to end this fall. Maron made the announcement in an episode released [Read More…]

Jon Hamm, Amanda Peet tease ‘Your Friends & Neighbors’ season 2
Apple Your Friends & Neighbors aired its season 1 finale Friday on Apple TV+. The show, which stars Jon Hamm as fired hedge fund manager and thief Andrew “Coop” Cooper, was renewed for season 2 [Read More…]

US economic outlook slashed by OECD as Trump’s tariffs upend global growth
Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — The United States’ economic growth forecast was cut sharply on Tuesday by the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development, or OECD, which attributed the gloomy outlook in part to tariffs issued by President [Read More…]

2 Chinese nationals charged with smuggling potential ‘agroterrorism’ fungus into US: DOJ
J. David Ake/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Two Chinese nationals have been charged with allegedly smuggling into the U.S. a fungus called “Fusarium graminearum, which scientific literature classifies as a potential agroterrorism weapon,” the Justice Department [Read More…]