Why regional business leaders should blog

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   Column by Kai Degner www.whykai.com As the DNRonline.com has been “paywalled,” meaning people need to pay to read it online, there are a number of added challenges to inform the public on important matters. However, there’s one with a more direct added financial impact: business leaders from outside the area can’t read about or…

Royals romp over Southern Virginia

Chris Graham

  Staff Report EMU sports: www.emu.edu On Dec. 12, Southern Virginia handed the Runnin Royals their first loss of the 2009-2010 season, 92-79 in Buena Vista. Thursday night, Eastern Mennonite paid back the Knights in Harrisonburg by racing to a 26-point halftime lead en route to an 89-68 victory. The teams quickly started the game…

RMH to hold Community Health Screening Fair Feb. 5

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  Staff Report News tips: [email protected] Rockingham Memorial Hospital will offer a variety of free health screenings during a community health screening fair to be held 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 5, at the RMH Wellness Center, 501 Stone Spring Rd., Harrisonburg. All screenings, except digital mammography, are free. 

EMU falls to #11 in poll

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   Staff Report EMU sports: www.emu.edu Saturday, Eastern Mennonite suffered its first loss to a D-III school. Monday night, the Royals slipped four spots in the D3hoops.com men’s basketball national poll, landing at No. 11. EMU is one of four Old Dominion Athletic Conference teams ranked in the poll, all in the top 11 spots….

Friendly City Food Co-op reaches out

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  Staff Report News tips: [email protected] On Tuesday, Jan. 26, the Friendly City Food Co-op is holding a membership drive. A representative will be available throughout the day in three locations: A Bowl of Good Café, 7-10 a.m., The Hardesty Higgins House, 11 a.m.-4 p.m., and The Artful Dodger. 5-7 p.m. Refreshments will be provided….

CTB awards contract on Port Republic Road project

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  Staff Report News tips: [email protected] The Commonwealth Transportation Board this week awarded a $10.1 million contract to widen Port Republic Road in Rockingham County to Branch Highways Inc. of Roanoke. The project will widen the road near the new Rockingham Memorial Hospital. The project extends from just south of Route 704 (Boyers Road) to…

A new day for the Waynesboro Generals

Chris Graham

Critzer, Gauldin step forward to save Valley League team Story by Chris Graham [email protected] The uncertain future of the Waynesboro Generals was a hot topic of conversation for a lot of baseball fans in and around Waynesboro the past several weeks. Among those talking around the proverbial hot stove were a pair of Waynesboro-based businessmen…

John McGowan selected to lead RMH Medical Group

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   Staff Report News tips: [email protected] John A. McGowan, M.D. has been named president and chief executive officer of the RMH Medical Group and has joined the RMH Healthcare senior leadership team. The RMH Medical Group is a subsidiary company within RMH Healthcare designed to align and integrate RMH’s employed physicians and provide selected services…

EMU pays tribute to MLK

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   Staff Report EMU news: www.emu.edu When asked a number of times in the past to speak about Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., Luke A. Hartman declined. But he accepted an invitation to speak in a chapel service Friday, Jan. 15, at Eastern Mennonite University to open several days of activities to recognize and pay…