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Local volunteers offer errand services for those in need

Democratic congressional candidate Greg Sagan formally withdrew from the race last week after revealing the news that he has been diagnosed with multiple myeloma, a rare and incurable form of cancer.

A massive fire prompted evacuations Saturday just across the Oklahoma state line in Beaver County along Highway 412. By 2:30 pm Sunday, the fire was 50 percent contained and had consumed over 29,120 acres.

Yesterday, March 11, the World Health Organization (WHO) publicly characterized COVID -19 as a pandemic for the first time. In the past two weeks, the number of cases outside China has increased 13-fold, and the number of affected countries has tripled.

JASON ABRAHAM IS NO STRANGER to the cloning process. His animal reproductive technology work has become known throughout the world, making headlines in 2006 when he famously produced the first horse foal born from a mule.

Andrew Saul, commissioner of Social Security, and the agency continue raising public awareness about telephone impersonation schemes during the Office of the Inspector General’s (OIG) national ‘Slam the Scam’ Day on March 5.

Work began last week on a comprehensive upgrade to the lighting at Sunset Park. The $360,000 project involves the installation of new electrical infrastructure, pedestrian lighting, and lighting for public art.

Canadian school trustees conducted an open forum Tuesday evening to receive questions or comments from the public on the issue of school consolidation. There were neither attendees nor comments at this week’s meeting.

Polls will be open on Election Day from 7 am to 7 pm at the Canadian High School Foyer, 621 South 5th Street, Canadian.