Producers in the three-state region are breathing a sigh of relief, but it won't take care of all the losses from weather-related disasters over the past few years. Wheat Commission and a farmer in Elgin, one of the worst-hit drought areas in the state last year, said producers have a lot of carryover debt from the disaster. At the news conference, Pomeroy reiterated that farmers are in the field right now with the &#8220most expensive fuel costs to ever be encountered in the spring. How...

Several representatives from the church will bring with them a priceless image in statue form of Mother Mary from the place where she is said to have appeared. At the edge of a ravine, they learned that their flock was not moving. After further inspection, the shepherds saw a wooden statue of a woman holding a candle in one hand and a baby in the other. They abducted a young Guanche boy from the island and taught him the catechism of the Church and then returned him to his people....

It was awarded to businessmen Norman Ross Adler and Victor Smorgon, former primate of the Anglican Church Dr Peter Carnley, the Chief of Army, Lieutenant General Peter Leahy, the first woman president of an Australian Court of Appeal, Justice Margaret McMurdo, and philanthropist David Gonski for his service to the arts. It was awarded to businessmen Norman Ross Adler and Victor Smorgon, former primate of the Anglican Church Dr Peter Carnley, the Chief of Army, Lieutenant General Peter...

A deadline of midnight Friday to come up with a new list of nonorganic ingredients allowed in USDA-certified organic products passed without action from the U. Department of Agriculture, leaving uncertain whether some foods currently labeled "USDA organic" would continue to be produced. The agency is considering a list of 38 nonorganic spices, colorings and other ingredients that would be allowed in products it deems 'organic. Because of the broad uses of these ingredients as colorings and...

Also, there's a good helping of drama to balance out all those winsome ankle biters, one of whom wins over the gangster with his endless attempts at superhero-style flight. Gangster comedies often feel like one big clich athon, but Miracle on First Street takes the time to develop its characters, so there's a bit more depth at hand. Too bad the locals (including a troubled female boxer, a career gal embarking on a tentative romance with the guy who fills her office's coffee machine, and...