Hana Highway was closed for almost three and a half hours because a tree fell and blocked the road early Sunday morning. At 7:33 a.m., the county announced that the highway was closed in the area of Milepost 23, near Nahiku, due to a fallen tree. Emergency units went to the scene to assist in traffic control while crews from the state Department of Transportation Highways Division cleared the road. Read More...
While there were the big-budget extravaganzas starring Amitabh Bachchan, Dharmendra, Jeetendra and the likes were the big draw of the ’80s, the era also saw the emergence of the art films and the middle-of-the-road movies that captured the imagination of the audience. The story and not the star was the king in such movies. They revolved around people just like us -- denizens of the middle class who struggled with everyday problems. Read More...
The accomplishments of the Mormon Battalion are indisputable — it helped create wagon roads as it marched through what is now southwest United States. After their enlistment was completed, battalion members helped with additional wagon routes connecting California, Nevada and Utah. Many followed those routes, and they impacted the boundaries of the United States.
“For a one-year enlistment, the Mormon Battalion had an outsized presence in the history of the United States, not just the history of the Church,” said Greg Christofferson, vice president of the Mormon Battalion Association. Read More...
