The Mercer Livestock Auction provided the following report on Tuesday’s auction.
Commercial bulls, $85. to 97.; commercial cows, 80. to 94.; commercial steers, 126. to 1...
SR senior gains confidence with 4-H
“To make the best better,” is the 4-H motto, and Butler County’s Rebecca Masterson puts the words into action each day.
The 18-year-o...
Homes more energy efficient
NEW YORK — The average amount of electricity consumed in U.S. homes has fallen to levels last seen more than a decade ago, back when the smart...
Plans for future are impossible
WASHINGTON — In an almost annual ritual, Congress is letting a package of 55 popular tax breaks expire at the end of the year, creating un...
People must work past 65
A global retirement crisis is bearing down on workers of all ages.
Spawned years before the Great Recession and the 2008 financial meltdown, the...
Selling car tough choice
WESTMINSTER, Calif. — The end of unemployment checks for more than a million people on Saturday is driving out-of-work Americans to consider sell...
CHICAGO — Early blasts of snow, ice and below-zero temperatures haven’t stopped a surprising number of Chicago cyclists from spinning through the slush this winter, than...
Cancellation of policies in the spotlight
RALEIGH, N.C. — President Barack Obama’s decision a month ago that allowed people to keep insurance policies once slated for can...
McDonald's has shut down a website intended to provide employees with work and life guidance after it generated negative publicity for the fast-food company.
The McReso...
MINNEAPOLIS — Days after one of the worst security breaches in retail history, Target is scrambling to prevent further damage to its corporate reputation and regain the ...
