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Dougherty unanimously appointed Marietta College president

Marietta College is removing the “interim” from President Kathleen Poorman Dougherty’s title. The college’s Board of Trustees announced this morning Dougherty has been appointed chief executive officer and president of the school following a unanimous vote. “The entire Marietta ...

Trump to nominate top economic aide Stephen Miran to Federal Reserve board

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump said Thursday he will nominate a top economic adviser to the Federal Reserve’s board of governors for four months, temporarily filling a vacancy while continuing his search for a longer-term appointment. Trump said he has named Stephen Miran, ...

Closure of Midwest-based newspaper chain leaves dozens of communities without a news source

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — Dozens of communities in the Midwest and West learned Thursday they had lost their newspapers after an Illinois-based publisher announced it would abruptly close because of financial problems. News Media Corp., which owns local newspapers across five states, said it will close 14 operations in Wyoming, seven in Illinois, five in Arizona, four in South Dakota and one in Nebraska. Touting itself as “the voice of small town America,” NMC’s closure affects longtime newspapers that were often the primary source of news in numerous small towns, worsening ...

Boar’s Head plans to reopen troubled deli meat plant

(AP) — The Boar’s Head deli meat plant at the heart of last year’s deadly food poisoning outbreak is set to reopen in the coming months, company officials said. But recent inspections at Boar’s Head sites in three states documented sanitation problems similar to those that led to ...