Lauren Underwood: PACT Act upholds promise to our veterans

Lauren Underwood: Thanks to the PACT Act, if a veteran’s illness is on the greatly expanded list of presumptive conditions and they meet the service requirements, then they qualify for care and benefits.
Morris Hospital Foundation awards 12 health care scholarships to local students

The Morris Hospital Foundation recently awarded 12 scholarships to area students who are pursuing a career in health-care related fields.
Follow the yellow brick road to the La Salle stage

So, you’ve repeatedly seen “The Wizard of Oz” on TV, right? But have you seen the very different stage adaptation? If not, come to Stage 212 in La Salle or your Oz experience won’t be complete.
Presenting The 2023 Times All-Area Softball Team

There is no sport in The Times area quite as loaded with talent and success as softball. Here are 40 of the top softball players across the area.
The 2023 Times Softball Player of the Year: Ottawa’s McKenzie Oslanzi

Ottawa senior McKenzie Oslanzi repeats as The Times Softball Player of the Year.
Little Big Town to host first-ever Peoples Choice Country Awards

Little Big Town will host the first-ever People’s Choice Country Awards, taking from the Grand Ole Opry House in Nashville and airing live on September 28th at 8 pm ET/PT across NBC and Peacock. The People’s Choice
Lukas Nelson drops the music video for “Alcohallelujah”

Lukas Nelson has released the music video to his new song “Alcohallelujah,” just ahead of Nelson’s forthcoming album Sticks and Stones, the follow-up to his 2021 LP, A Few Stars Apart. Sticks and Stones, Nelson’s forthcoming 12-track
Trevor Noah to launch original Spotify podcast

Trevor Noah shared he will be hosting an original, weekly podcast on Spotify, debuting later this year available on Spotify and all major platforms. Noah, best known for hosting the Comedy Central late-night talk show The Daily
See Jacob Elordi and Cailee Spaeny in the trailer for ‘Priscilla’

A24 has shared the first teaser-trailer for writer-director Sofia Coppola’s upcoming biopic, Priscilla, featuring Euphoria’s Jacob Elordi as Elvis Presley, with Cailee Spaeny as Priscilla Presley. The film – set for release in October – is based