___ Fed to start reining in economic aid as inflation risk rises WASHINGTON (AP) — With inflation at its highest point in three decades, the Federal Reserve is set this week to begin winding down the extraordinary aid it has given the economy since the pandemic recession struck early last year, a process that could...Read More

Champaign-based floral designer Andrea Hunt-Shelton is getting ready to open a new multi-vendor shop that will house her floral studio and several additional businesses serving weddings and other events. C-U Flower House by A. Hunt Design is set to open in early December at 2000 S. Neil St., C. Hunt-Shelton said the new location will...Read More

Kamp for Kids receives $5K grant from Westfield Bank Behavioral Health Network, Inc. (BHN) has announced it has received a grant of $5,000 from Westfield Bank’s Future Fund Program to benefit Kamp for Kids, the organization’s summer day camp for children and young adults with and without disabilities. Westfield Bank has been a longtime supporter...Read More

BEKASI, Indonesia, Nov 1 (Reuters) – Seated cross-legged amid a fog of incense and platters of fragrant offerings, dishes of red chillies, garlic bulbs and frangipani petals, Indonesian shaman Ki Joko Sapu-Jagat prepares at home the night before his first day back on the job. After a months-long interruption, Indonesia’s rain shamans who conduct ceremonies...Read More

“He basically came in like the guys in the 19th century,” Carter said, “and in the pursuit of wealth and power, he was willing to despoil things like they did the environment. And what they’re doing now to democracy.” Murdoch’s business model has been successful. But Carter said his network is going into “moral bankruptcy,”...Read More

Ebony magazine has shown the glamour and grit of Black life since Nov. 1, 1945, when Black entrepreneur John Johnson published the first issue. He intended it to be a Black version of Henry Luce’s Life magazine. Ebony’s stories and glossy photos of Black politicians, athletes, protesters, artists, models and college students have fed the...Read More

The (Minneapolis) Star Tribune St. Paul-based Ecolab has announced a $3.7 billion plan to acquire Purolite, a provider of purification solutions that will complement Ecolab’s life sciences division. Purolite is based in King of Prussia, Pa., and employs more than 1,000 people in more than 30 countries. The purchase price is more than nine times...Read More

ATHENS – The Concord University Department of Business has announced winners in the 28th Concord Business Challenge. Overall school winners are First Place, Princeton Senior High School; Second Place, Greenbrier East High School; and Third Place, Bluefield High School. The winners were announced during a virtual awards ceremony on Thursday, October 28, 2021 at 11...Read More

A 49-year-old Harrison man was arrested after making terroristic threats towards a service provider building in Mt. Pleasant. Central Dispatch received the call on Oct. 29 at approximately 6 p.m. Deputies learned that the man had called the facility multiple times and threatened to shoot people inside and outside of the building. Search and arrest...Read More

Eloise Ogden/MDN Dick and Nancy Sundhagen are shown by their Suburban at their business, “Dick’s Auto,” west of Minot. Their business has customers worldwide. When a new car wash business in Minot wanted to install its business sign with a vehicle on a pedestal, it turned to Dick’s Auto. Now a pickup from the collection...Read More