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Brain health awareness growing, but action lacking

A 2024 brain health survey revealed a gap between thinking about brain health and taking steps to reduce risk or slow the progress of memory issues.

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26 people test positive in tuberculosis investigation

Since a woman who gave birth to twins in a Clark County hospital later died from tuberculosis, 26 people with whom she came in contact have tested positive for the disease. About 200 people had been tested before Monday.

Carpenter bees can wreak havoc on mimosa tree

Question: My mother’s mimosa tree was fine May 24. Something has attacked it. I attached before-and-after photos, with close-ups of a couple of damaged areas.

Many factors affect tomato production

Q: I noticed last year that I didn’t get nearly the same number of tomatoes that I had harvested in previous years. I have a raised bed with a blend of about 4-to-1 cheap compost and our desert soil. Each year I have continued adding compost from my own yard and vegetable scraps. Last year the tomato plants themselves grew well and I saw lots of flowers, but the tomatoes just never developed.

Lemon fruit drop can happen for variety of reasons

Question: Our Meyer lime is full of blooms. In previous years, it has yielded lots of fruit. However, last year, the blooms were abundant, but all of the bloom fell off, and we had a crop of one lime. What happened?

Recreation Briefs

Check out recreational things to do in and around the valley

The District hosts Purple Light Vigil to raise awareness of pancreatic cancer

The words almost didn’t make it out of Rebecca Shanahan’s mouth – stuck somewhere in her throat as she remembered her loved ones who died from pancreatic cancer. “A year ago today, my best friend died of pancreatic cancer,” Shanahan said. “Ten days before she died, my father was diagnosed. In March, my father lost his battle. I share your grief.”

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