Stories from Tuesday, August 10, 2021

Aug. 9, 2021 Members of the United States Armed Forces have just over one month to be vaccinated against COVID-19, according to a new Defense Department policy announced by Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin on Monday. The rule comes after months of speculation over whether the Pentagon — currently the largest employer on Earth — would require employees be vaccinated to protect against the ongoing coronavirus pandemic...

Lola Lee (Lollie) Mikolajczyk 83 passed away peacefully on August 8, 2021, in Mountain Home, ID, at a local assisted living facility. Lola was born in Helena, Montana, on July 10, 1938, to Irvin (Babe) Glineski and Orbana McKelvey. The family later sold the family ranch and lived in Mountain City, Nevada, while Irvin worked at the Rio Tinto Copper Mine. ...