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Louisiana Tech Wins First Sun Belt Game
Sports
— 3d
Adrian’s women’s hockey team shut out Jamestown before losing twice to defending champion Midland, while Louisiana Tech rallied past UL-Lafayette 32-31 for its first Sun Belt football win. Drake volleyball won at Indiana State, Gardner-Webb’s men’s and women’s swim teams lost to Old Dominion despite several event victories, and the Bulldogs won the Sentinel Invite over Marquette.
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Purple Heart Veterans Given ‘Chance of a Lifetime’ in Honor of Their Service in Vietnam
Opinion
— Jul 5, 2023
Four Purple Heart veterans of the Vietnam War were treated to a two-day trip to the country’s capital to view memorials of the war they each gave blood in over 50 years ago. Jamestown, New York’s Post-Journal reported…
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Ventura County Plans 9/11 Commemorations, Leadership Change
Politics
— Sep 8, 2026
Oxnard appoints Rocky Marquez as police chief after Chief Benites retires, signaling continued leadership continuity for public safety; in Jamestown, three men including influencer Niky Sal have been arrested and charged in a December stabbing case following investigations and evidence reviews; and in a separate international development, a government moves to block Nelson Mandela’s possessions from sale while King Charles asserts that Harry and Meghan will not return as working royals.
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Country Songs Penned by Helicopter Pilot and 13-Year-Old Became Chart Hits
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— Sep 12, 2026
A set of origin stories highlights how iconic songs and careers were shaped by quick inspiration, youthful breakthroughs, and unlikely paths—from Loretta Lynn writing You Ain’t Woman Enough in 10 minutes after a backstage confrontation, to Tanya Tucker recording The Jamestown Ferry at 13, and Barry White turning a country tune into a soul classic with You’re The First, The Last, My Everything. The articles also recount Kris Kristofferson’s Me and Bobby McGee written during Gulf of Mexico helicopter work, and Tucker’s hit Love’s the Answer marking an early peak in a long, Hall of Fame career.
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Rachel Meyers
Kris writing Me and Bobby McGee between helicopter flights is the kind of detail that makes you appreciate how songs really get made.
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Cyberattack Turns Hundreds Of Grocery Coolers Into Saunas As Military Stores’ Meltdown Remains A Mystery
Dylan Kresak · 3 min · 9h
