Los Angeles County eases COVID-19 indoor mask mandate | Health

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Los Angeles County will begin allowing people to remove their masks indoors when vaccinated as the winter omicron surge continues to ease, officials announced Thursday. California’s largest county will relax its public health ordinance on Friday to allow people who show proof of vaccination to unmask indoors in restaurants, bars and … Read more

Lindenwood moves up to Division I and will join the Ohio Valley Conference | Sports

Moving Lindenwood University from NCAA Division II to Division I won’t be easy. Lions football coach Jed Stugart knows this from experience. Stugart was an assistant coach at the University of Northern Colorado when the NCAA DII powerhouse made the Division I leap in 2003. “A move like this definitely brings a new excitement,” said … Read more