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LOUDONVILLE — The new Mohican State Park Visitor Center is taking shape, bringing an exciting addition to one of Ohio’s most beloved state parks.

Despite winter’s chill, construction crews have continued their work, steadily advancing toward an anticipated late 2025 opening.
 
The ODNR Division of Engineering and construction crews are nearing completion of the truss installation, a key milestone in the project’s progress.

By late February, crews anticipate completing the roofing, bringing the structure closer to its final form.

“We’re thrilled to see this project moving forward, even through the challenges of winter weather,” ODNR Director Mary Mertz said. “The new visitor center will serve as a gateway to Mohican State Park, giving visitors an opportunity to learn about the area’s natural beauty while enhancing their overall park experience.”
 
Strategically located near the park’s main entrance, the new visitor center will be a prominent feature visible from the roadway. Nestled next to the State Scenic Clear Fork of the Mohican River within the floodplain, the site offers a unique blend of natural beauty and accessibility.

The building’s design includes an extended, low-slope ramp leading to the entrance, flanked by educational rain gardens and gathering spaces, providing visitors with interactive and educational opportunities.
 
The visitor center’s grand entrance will feature landscaping to mitigate potential flooding concerns. The space will also feature exterior porches and a fireplace, creating a welcoming space for visitors to relax and enjoy the outdoors year-round.

Inspired by traditional forest lodges, the new visitor center will have olive green exterior siding atop a stone base, reflecting the stone outcroppings found throughout the park. Shaded porches and stone chimneys will add to the building’s inviting, homey ambiance.
 
Inside, the visitor center will offer a central exhibit space flanked by two wings—one housing restrooms and a retail area, the other providing…

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Native America Calling: Federal policy perspectives from women tribal leaders

Wednesday, February 12, 2025

Federal policy perspectives from women tribal leaders

The executive council winter session of the National Congress of American Indians is a forum for tribal leaders to meet with elected leaders and their staffs to make the case for Native American interests. In addition to protecting sovereignty, the Trust Responsibility and economic development, what is being done to ensure progress on Missing and Murdered Indigenous People, the Violence Against Women Act, and protecting women against domestic violence? Tune in to hear from some Native women tribal leaders about what they see as the priorities and strategies for making progress with the federal government in the near future and the long term. Jennifer Finley, a council member for the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes, addresses the executive council winter session of the National Congress of American Indians in Washington, D.C., on February 11, 2025. Photo by Indianz.Com (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0)

Guests on Native America Calling

Shannon Holsey (Stockbridge-Munsee Band of Mohican Indians), president of the Stockbridge-Munsee Band of Mohican Indians in Wisconsin Lora Ann Chaisson (United Houma Nation), principal chief of the United Houma Nation in Louisiana Jennifer Finley (Salish and Chippewa Cree), councilwoman of the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes in Montana Christie Modlin (Iowa Tribe of Oklahoma), secretary for the business committee of the Iowa Tribe of Oklahoma and former chairwoman of the Iowa Tribe of Oklahoma Cressandra Thibodeaux (Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa…

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Hikes and walks are year around, and it only helps that the temperature seems to be easing as we head into February. It’s good for your mind, it’s good for your body, to keep moving, especially in winter. And for most of Berkshire, there’s a suitable location near you to visit, perhaps on a lunch hour, to keep the juices flowing. A short walk takes me to the Hoosic Foot Path, for an engaging encounter with the Hoosic River, together with a circumambulation of the memorable Williams College playing fields.

This 1 1/2-mile loop involves the Mohican Multi-use Trail and Stetson Road as well. Take Route 7 north through Williamstown. Pass through the Field Park rotary. At the bottom of the hill, turn right on Syndicate Road, then left down a driveway to Mohican Trail parking. The kiosk has information about the river, the fish and the Mohicans.

This walk circles the college playing fields.

LAUREN R. STEVENS — EAGLE CORRESPONDENT

The route includes little elevation change. Pick up after your dog. Follow the paved but unplowed bike path over a bridge and continue through the scraggly floodplain forest. Much of the fencing is to keep you off a capped landfill where local citizens like me deposited our trash in the 1960s. Cross a culvert and climb a slight hill.

At the second kiosk turn right, off the bike path, along an unplowed road beside the scoreboards. A soccer coach told his charges that they might not remember the scores or even whom they played but they would always remember playing in these fields. One of his players, a retiree now, assures me it’s true. Enjoy the spacious views north to Pine Cobble and East Mountain, and southeast to the Greylock massif.

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COLUMBUS, Ohio (WSYX) — Cloudy and chilly today with freezing rain this evening, changing to rain overnight.

• WEDNESDAY: Cloudy, chilly, evening ice/mix, high 36.
• TONIGHT(ICE ALERT): Evening ice/mix changing to rain as temps warm, low 32.
• THURSDAY: Early rain, cloudy, cool, breezy, high 50.
• FRIDAY: Partly cloudy, chilly, high 37.
• SATURDAY: Early wintry mix then rain & showers, high 49.
• SUNDAY: Cloudy, few flurries, high 37.
• MONDAY: Partly cloudy, high 37.
• TUESDAY: Cloudy, snow showers possible, high 35.

Good Wednesday morning! We have a Winter Weather Advisory for all of Central Ohio due to freezing rain expected this evening and overnight.

We will be cloudy and dry during the day today. Temperatures are in the mid-20s this morning, and we will warm into the mid-30s this afternoon. A light breeze out of the east will make it feel like the 20s all day long.

Showers will start moving in from the southwest this evening, and the surface temperatures are expected to be near and just below freezing, but higher above us, the air will be warmer for liquid rain. As that rain falls onto our cold surface then we are expected to have it freeze into a glaze of ice as freezing rain. We will have these pockets of freezing rain starting after the evening commute and last until about midnight or a little later. We will have warmer air moving in from the south after midnight and we will start changing back over to liquid rain overnight and for early Thursday morning.

Ice accumulations could be up to 0.2”, which will weigh down branches and power lines for the possibility of power outages. Higher ice totals will likely be for the northern half of Ohio, with lower ice totals to the south, since the warmer air will start moving in from the south first. With temperatures warming overnight and liquid…

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Donald Trump is back in the White House, and the Republican Party is firmly his. The old-guard GOP—the party of Bush, McCain, and Romney—is dead and buried, replaced by an America First movement that is stronger than ever.

But not everyone got the memo.

A few holdouts from the old establishment—Senators Lisa Murkowski, Susan Collins, and the fading Mitch McConnell—are still clinging to their power, trying to stand in the way of Trump’s agenda. They are the Last of the Republican Mohicans, relics of a party that no longer exists, desperately fighting to maintain relevance in a GOP that has moved on without them.

Their resistance is not a sign of strength. It’s the last gasp of a dying political class, one that has run out of time, power, and options.

McConnell’s Final Act

For decades, Mitch McConnell was the ultimate Washington insider, the Senate’s master of maneuvering. He blocked Obama’s Supreme Court nominee, pushed through conservative judges, and kept the Republican caucus in line. Love him or hate him, he knew how to wield power.

Not anymore.

McConnell is a shadow of his former self. His grip on Senate Republicans has weakened, his ability to stall legislation is no longer absolute, and his declining health has left him visibly struggling to keep up. At 82, this is likely his last term, and with nothing left to lose, he is playing the only card he has left: obstructing Trump’s second-term agenda, not because he thinks he can win, but because it’s all he has left.

But here’s the problem for McConnell—he doesn’t run the party anymore. The days of Republican senators bowing to his authority are over. The House GOP has fully embraced America First, electing their Speaker on the first ballot without the backroom chaos of past leadership fights….

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On his birthday, we celebrate the inner freedom, the non -bargaining clarity without which there is no real art without which there is no real life.

Sándor Csoóri was the last Mohican of folk writers, a writer, poet, playwright and screenwriter, said Balázs Hankó, Minister for Culture and Innovation, on Sunday, a 95 -year -old artist at the Petőfi Literary Museum.

The minister recalled that the government launched the Sándor Csoóri program in 2017 in honor It helps folk dancing, folk music and folk song organizations and communities. Last year, nearly 1800 people received support.

At the commemoration, the minister promised that the artist’s birthplace and memorial plaque would be renewed next year.

“When we talk about Alexander Csoóri, we do not simply evoke a poet, but a memory in which he has a revolutionary belief in 1956, the fate of the Hungarian peasantry, there is the sorrow over the beauty and destruction of folk culture, The drama of certainty and disillusionment, the drama of togetherness and disintegration, and the belief that writing and thinking in Hungarian is not a private matter, but a community experience, ”said Szilárd Demeter, president of the Hungarian National Museum Public Collection Center (MNMKK).

He emphasized that Sándor Csoóri was not only an artist in the 1970s and 1980s, but also the conscience of the nation, “not because he chose this role, but because he could not do otherwise.”

When power tried to forget about society, he confronted the power of remembrance when they spoke about the broken Hungarians, he was looking for unity, he stressed. Seeing the disillusionment after the change of regime, the writer did not break because he knew that real changes were not on the surface of politics, but in the deeper layers of culture, he said.

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Formula 1’s relentless battle over wing flexibility has reached a fever pitch, and the latest technological breakthrough is sending shockwaves through the paddock. In an era defined by ground effect cars pushed to their aerodynamic limits, the secret to success lies in how teams manipulate wing flex to balance downforce and stability at blistering speeds. Last year, McLaren’s ingenious ‘Mohican’ wing design turned the tables on Red Bull’s long-held dominance—and the ripple effects are set to redefine the sport in 2025.

A High-Speed Balancing Act: The Science of Aero-Flex

Since the late 1990s, wing flexibility has been a battleground for Formula 1 engineers. But with the advent of ground effect cars that run lower and faster than ever before, the challenge has intensified. The trick is to design a front wing that is aggressive at low speeds while naturally reducing its power at high speeds to maintain rear stability. When a car reaches speeds beyond 120–130mph, static load tests no longer reveal the full story: it’s the dynamic flex on track that can make or break performance.

McLaren discovered that by maintaining rigidity in the inboard section of the wing while allowing a non-linear increase in flex at the outboard end, they could achieve the perfect compromise. This delicate balance creates a wing that is potent at low speeds yet mellows out at high speeds—keeping the car stable in fast corners without sacrificing the downforce needed for grip. The computation behind this complex carbon fiber lay-up is mind-boggling and extremely costly, but it has paid off handsomely for McLaren.

The Battle Lines Are Drawn: Clampdowns and Copycats

The innovation sparked by McLaren was not left unchallenged. With Mercedes and Alpine quickly developing similar aero-flex solutions—thanks to strategic upgrades in Miami and Austin, respectively—Red Bull and Ferrari have been forced…

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A 46-year-old Warren County man is charged with animal cruelty after repeatedly allowing his dogs to roam loose, resulting in an accident in Blairstown that left one of the animals dead, police said.

David Black, 46, of Hardwick Township is facing the third-degree charge by New Jersey State Police. State police also investigated the case.

Blairstown Township Police Chief Scott Johnsen said Black was warned multiple times in the past to keep his dogs contained or on a leash. The dogs have been found in the roadway by investigators during past incidents, Johnsen said.

Around 7 p.m. Monday, a car struck one of Black’s two dogs along Mohican Road in Blairstown, the chief said.

Officers found one dog severely injured and the other uninjured, according to police. Johnsen said the injured dog succumbed to injuries at the scene.

Also responding to the accident was Blairstown’s Animal Control Officer Robert Lagonera who transported the uninjured dog to an animal hospital for a medical evaluation, police said.

Black has been cited by both the Blairstown and Newton Animal Control Office, contracted by Hardwick Township, with over 20 counts of dogs at large in recent months, according to Johnsen.

Officers spent countless hours trying to catch the loose dogs, but often could not, as the dogs refused to allow them near, the chief said. Johnsen said Black ignored suggestions by officers to keep the dogs properly contained.

The surviving dog now is being fostered, pending an upcoming court hearing, police said.

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Pamela Sroka-Holzmann may be reached at pholzmann@lehighvalleylive.com.

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