Tennessee State

While home construction activity drops, so does the cost of lumber. Lumber prices have dropped significantly this year due to lower demand during the peak home-building season. According to Business Insider, prices have fallen 24% from their mid-March peak to $473 per 1,000 board feet. Initially, there was optimism for 2024 due to a housing deficit and expectations of lower interest rates, leading to increased inventory. However, housing starts and new building permits declined this year, and new home sales have slowed due to high mortgage rates and home prices.

Housing Market Slowdown Drives Decrease in Lumber Prices

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Lumber prices are down 24% from their mid-March peak amid subdued home-building activity. US housing starts and new building permits are on the decline this year, each falling 4% and 6% in May. The combination of oversupply and falling demand for lumber are driving prices down, say industry experts. Lumber...

Lumber prices have plunged 24% as this year's home builder season fails to meet expectations

Corn futures closed out the Tuesday session mixed, as contracts faded off the early strength. Front months were fractionally to 3 ¾ cents higher, with deferred contracts steady to 5 ½ cents lower. A private export sale of 100,000 MT of old crop corn was reported to Columbia...

Corn Pulls Back to Close Mixed on Tuesday

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The FBI has seen a rise in scams targeting timeshare owners. In this kind of scam, criminals con these part-time property owners into shelling out hefty sums of cash, all under false pretenses related to their timeshare properties.

FBI warns that Mexican cartels are targeting Americans with timeshare scams

Current Technical Analysis of XAU/USD Daily Chart:. → Since November 2022, the price has been moving within an upward channel shown in orange. → Since the beginning of 2024, the price has risen by approximately 12.5%. Gold Price Forecasts for the End of 2024:. ABN Amro’s Cautious Outlook:. Georgette...

Analysis of Gold Price Prospects for the Second Half of 2024

South Dakota State

Bennett County, SD

Bovine trichomoniasis (trich) has been detected in a Bennett County cattle herd, according to a July 3 news release from the South Dakota Animal Industry Board (AIB). A bull from a beef cattle herd tested positive for the disease. The AIB is working with the herd owner and their veterinarian to develop a management plan to contain the disease. Neighboring herd owners with potential contact animals will be informed of the risk to their animals as the investigation continues.

Trich found in Bennett County cattle herd

Minnesota State

Dear Michael: We are in SW Minnesota. Land in our area is so very, very scarce and it has been driving up the prices here to an incredible extent. Over the years, we have added quite a lot of land and suddenly our banker is telling us that we have an estate tax problem due to current values.

Like the Hula Hoop, LLLPs and LLLCs are coming back into style

White County, GA

Now Habersham

A person was seriously injured Friday afternoon after being entrapped in farm equipment. The incident happened in White County in the area of Highway 254 between Asa Dorsey and Holiness Campground roads.

Trapped Patient Airlifted After Farm Equipment Rescue

Gloucester County, NJ

Franklinville, NJ

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FRANKLINVILLE, N.J. -A Gloucester County, New Jersey, man admitted today that he defrauded the government of more than $200,000 in Social Security and Medicaid benefits, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced.

Man Guilty of $200K Social Security & Medicaid Fraud

Nebraska State

Lakeside, NE

It’s so great to be an American – well, unless you watched the presidential debate last week. Then all I can say is “it’s so great to not live close to much civilization!”. No big plans for the Fourth around, here except trying to get more...

Purchase plans become impulse buys

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King Arthur’s magical sword in the stone may be the stuff of legend (and many a film and TV adaptation), but France has had its own real-life Excalibur for centuries.The Durandal sword has earned its own mythological credentials having been embedded high up in a rock in the south-central village of Rocamadour for some 1,300 years.And yet, on Saturday, 22 June, the sword suddenly vanished from its rocky bed, and no one can work out how the thief took it.Durandal was the legendary sword of Roland, a renowned warrior and the protagonist of the 11th century epic poem La Chanson...

‘Excalibur’ sword suddenly vanishes after 1,300 years wedged in stone

The economy is flashing fresh warning signs a recession is on its way, according to Societe Generale. The French bank pointed to three worrying data points that have raised red flags in the past week. The firm is sticking to its recession call despite growing optimism over a soft-landing. The...

3 signs the US economy is nearing a recession have flashed in the last week, SocGen says

WyoFile

Within hours of the sighting on Wednesday, Frank van Manen caught word that there was a grizzly sow with five cubs in tow spotted in Yellowstone National Park. Five cubs following mom is so unlikely that van Manen, who leads the Interagency Grizzly Bear Study Team, pondered an explanation.

Five grizzly bear cubs make the largest litter in Yellowstone-area history

Thomasville, GA

Vanishing Georgia

According to an historic marker placed by the Basford family in 2008, this vernacular Greek Revival cottage was built circa 1858 by Randolph Avera. At the time of its construction, it was more a country place, on the edge of the city. J. A. Weirig, a Thomasville carpenter, purchased the home in 1895. His daughter, […]

Avera-Weirig House, Circa 1858, Thomasville

Virginia State

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Cheryl E Preston

Virginia fans of The Young and the Restless have asked where Elena Dawson (Brytni Sarpy) has been. She has not been seen or mentioned in Genoa City for quite a while. There is nothing online about Sarpy's status, and Y&R spoilers for next week do not mention the character, so fans wonder if she has been let go.

Fans of The Young and the Restless are concerned about Brtyni Sarpy and Conner Floyd's status

Editor’s note: This story has been updated with more information about the law enforcement response and the area where the shooting took place. Yellowstone National Park rangers shot and killed a person early Thursday morning during an exchange of gunfire that also left a ranger injured, the park announced.

Yellowstone National Park shooting leaves one dead, ranger injured

Illinois State

Chicago, IL

Chicago Happenings

Every year, new laws that were passed the prior year go into effect on July 1. In 2024, a number of new laws will begin this Monday. Among them include higher wages for tipped employees, a gas tax increase, and driver's licenses for undocumented immigrants.

New Laws July 1: Driver's Licenses for Undocumented Migrants, Raises for Tipped Workers, and More

Webb City, MO

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Kristy Tallman

TULSA, Okla. – On June 28, 2024, the last of nine defendants was sentenced for the kidnapping and murder of Jolene Walker Campbell, an Osage Nation citizen, U.S. Attorney Clint Johnson announced.

9th Defendant Sentenced to 50 Years for Role in Kidnapping and Murder of Osage Nation Woman

Maine State

Idaho State

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Why Idaho Ranks in the Top 10 States Americans Are Flocking To in 2024. A lot of Idahoans are saying 'Idaho is FULL! Go find somewhere else to live!'. With that said, MANY people and their families are flocking to this state and calling it home.

Why Is Everyone Relocating To Idaho?

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Heifer prices move down while steers rise

Heifer prices dropped last week while steer prices were on the rise. Andrew Griffith, Extension ag economist with the University of Tennessee, says that price trend...

Heifer prices move down while steers rise

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