Creating a masterpiece

The individual who only wanted to be identified as “Swab Scream” works on a mural outside of the Strayhouse Café, located at 118 S. Fifth St.

LAS VEGAS, N.M. (AP) — In the foothills of the Rocky Mountains, buzzing chainsaws interrupt the serenity. Crews are hustling to remove charred trees and other debris that have been washing down the mountainsides in the wake of the largest wildfire in New Mexico's recorded history, choking rivers and streams.

JOHNSTOWN, Ohio (AP) — Ohio’s largest-ever economic development project comes with a big employment challenge: how to find 7,000 construction workers in an already booming building environment when there's also a national shortage of people working in the trades.

The Custer County OSU Extension will be hosting a wheat and cattle risk management course from 1 to 3 p.m. Wednesday at the Custer County Fairgrounds Patrick Center located at 1738 U.S. Highway 183 in Clinton.

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