This green approach avoids the release of smoke from cremation and the leaking of fluids from burying embalmed bodies.

SUPERIOR — Superior’s three funeral homes have been merged into one. Jeff Cushman and Steve Elsmore, owners of Downs Life Celebration Center, announced the acquisition of Downs-LeSage and ...

Spouses qualify for burial with the veteran even if the spouse remarried after the veteran's death. That detail surprises ...

But the Johnson County Coroner’s Office and local funeral homes are teaming up to put those devices to use for people in need ...

STEVENS POINT, Wis. (WSAW) - Parents of 4-year-olds will have more free 4K program options as the Department of Children and Families launches a new program putting child care providers in charge. In ...

After they were originally protected from new state budget cuts, leaders of Idaho’s public school system and Medicaid program are being asked by state legislators to submit plans to cut their budgets ...

UPPER MARLBORO, Maryland (RNS) — Thousands of fans of gospel music giant Richard Smallwood bid him farewell in a music-filled funeral on Saturday (Jan. 24), as family and friends of the composer ...

The owner Cassidy Thompson says Creek's Bend Family Farm is the largest ranunculus producer in January. They ship thousands of blossoms across the U.S.

Iowa Secretary of State Paul Pate speaks during a press conference at the Iowa Capitol in Des Moines on Thursday, Feb. 20, 2025. (Erin Murphy/Gazette) Buy Photo The Gazette offers audio versions of ...

Air Transat has announced plans to start a new loyalty program with Desjardins Group and Visa. The launch, planned for the second half of this year, will offer travellers exclusive benefits and an ...

The Gazette offers audio versions of articles using Instaread. Some words may be mispronounced. IOWA CITY — Iowa City and Johnson County are taking part in a 15-month pilot program that will aim to ...