Online magazine Salon will shut down
WASHINGTON (AP) — Salon, one of the early internet's most influential websites that featured sharp voices and political and cultural journalism with a liberal sensibility, announced Thursday it would shut down after 31 years of publication. "It has been an extraordinary privilege," the outlet said in a farewell note. The announcement, seen as a surprise, cited the fact that "the business realities of independent digital journalism have changed profoundly over the years." It did not immediately indicate what would become of its employees, though some reported they had lost their ...
Stock market rallies as oil prices tumble
NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stocks soared Wednesday after President Donald Trump's party lost its sole control of Washington in the midterm elections. Stocks generally do well in the months following any midterm U.S. election, regardless of who wins, and the S&P 500 jumped 1.6% for its best ...
Danielson’s Greenhouse, Floral continues to grow after 80 years
NORWAY — Evolving with the seasons while remaining rooted in the community, Danielson’s Greenhouse and Floral has become an important part of Norway’s small-business landscape. From its humble beginnings as a small greenhouse in 1946, the business has grown into a year-round ...
Trump administration promises US farmers $15 billion
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — President Donald Trump's administration has made $15 billion worth of promises to agriculture producers in the last few weeks before the midterm elections, initiatives intended to help offset higher costs for diesel and fertilizer that farmers have endured largely ...