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Ed Booth holds up one of the Purple People feeder bags in Chico, California, Friday, May 31, 2024. (Jake Hutchison/Enterprise Records) CHICO — As food prices steadily rise, many local food pantries are struggling to stay stocked. Butte County has a well-developed network of food-sharing services, but some have noticed an increase in need recently. “We know that over the last six months, the numbers at food pantries have been extremely high due to rising food prices,” said Addie Walsh, nonprofit partnerships manager for the Butte County Community Action Agency. Walsh works with the 530 Food Rescue Coalition, a partnership…

The July 15 Martyrs Bridge was closed to traffic in both directions as a safety measure around 22:00 yesterday after a man said to be a bipolar disorder patient, RCÇ, came to the bridge in a car marked “SMA” and closed the road to traffic. After about an hour and a half of persuasion by the RCÇ. police team, he turned himself in. After RCÇ.’s surrender, the sea route from Anatolia to Europe was opened for the first time. After the vehicles used in the protest were removed, the bridge was fully opened. Ali Yerlikaya: He has been treated…

Returning from a visit to Spain and Italy, President Erdogan answered journalists’ questions on the plane and gave his assessment of the agenda. In response to a question about the remarks made by MHP Chairman Debret Bahceli, President Erdogan said: Mr. Devlet’s remarks were made calmly and statesmanlike, without allowing for debate. I think it was very appropriate that he ended the issue in this way. We, the People’s Alliance, will never compromise our position. Our party’s spokesman, Mr. Omer Çelik, has already given the necessary clarifications in detail. If we pay attention to these remarks, there are no provocations…

Spokane was experiencing a heat wave with temperatures exceeding 90 degrees, which caused problems at Expo ’74. Many of the pavilions did not have air conditioning. The decision was left to each pavilion. “Installing air conditioning in every Expo building would have been prohibitive in terms of cost and power capacity,” said the Expo’s maintenance and operations director. The pavilions, which did not have air conditioning, had fans installed to keep the air moving. About 20 people suffering from heatstroke were visiting the relief center each day. Officials pointed out one natural advantage of the fairgrounds: They have “a giant…

Revenue Agency warns citizens about “overseas travel fees” The announcement said that like other tax laws, the foreign exit fee is constantly subject to assessment in terms of effectiveness and efficiency, adding: “As is well known, this fee is collected in a lump sum upon each departure. For citizens of the Republic of Turkey travelling abroad, the foreign exit fee will come into effect on the date of departure” and “must be paid based on the amount as known.” The statement said, “Therefore, if you buy a fare stamp today or pay your fare in any other way because of…

OLIVIA — The walls of Olivia’s Corn Monument proudly chronicle Renville County’s achievements as one of the state’s leading corn producers.Renville County Food Shelf volunteers have reason to point to another unique feature of their county: It ranks among the top in terms of community support for the food shelf and its mission.Community support played a big role in helping the nonprofit win a $220,000 state grant from the Minnesota Department of Health earlier this year, said Jeff Filipek, of the Renville County State Health Improvement Partnership and a food shelf board member, who said he and Stephanie Ryan, Renville…

DEKALB COUNTY, Ga. — Local faith leaders and DeKalb County officials are distributing 5,000 boxes of food to residents.The county says all of the items in the 5,000 boxes will be sourced directly from Georgia, including fruits, vegetables, eggs and chicken legs.[DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news breaks]read moreGiveaways will take place at multiple locations around the county starting at 9 a.m. Saturday.County officials said the monthly food distribution is in celebration of Father’s Day in June.Trending Stories:”We celebrate and honor all the fathers and father figures who love and support their families,” DeKalb CEO Michael Thurmond…

US President Joe Biden publicly announced Israel’s new three-phase ceasefire proposal to Hamas, calling on Hamas to accept a plan to release Israeli hostages in exchange for a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip. In a statement at the White House, the US president said Israel’s proposal is in three phases, with the first phase lasting six weeks, and includes the withdrawal of Israeli troops from all populated areas of the Gaza Strip and the release of some hostages, including women, the elderly and the injured. Biden said in return that hundreds of Palestinian prisoners would be released, Palestinians would be…

Today is Saturday, June 15th, the 167th day of 2024. There are 199 days left this year.Today’s History Highlights:On June 15, 1996, “The First Lady of Song,” Ella Fitzgerald, died in Beverly Hills, California, at the age of 79.On this date:In 1215, King John of England signed Magna Carta (the “Greater Charter”) at Runnymede.In 1775, the Second Continental Congress unanimously appointed George Washington commander in chief of the Continental Army.In 1864, Secretary of War Edwin M. Stanton signed an order establishing a military cemetery that would become Arlington National Cemetery in Virginia.In 1904, a fire broke out aboard the steamship…

For many years the building remained completely unremarkable.At first glance, the building with its faded yellow siding, located at the end of Atlantis Drive in Youngstown, looks like any other home.But for decades, hidden beneath its worn exterior walls was a log building, likely built in the late 1790s or early 1800s, that offered a glimpse of its former beauty.For owners Mike and Sharon Repko, the historic property has been a labor of love.The Repkos bought the property 30 years ago, and their current home, which is 13 years old, is just a stone’s throw from the log structure.”We found…