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TUESDAY (Feb. 5)

* Death Valley back open

* BUHS celebrates business accomplishment

* January brings snowpack to 100 percent of normal

THURSDAY (Feb. 7)

* County to support trails program extension

* Rogers Peak public comment period extended

This day in history (Dec. 13)

Events
902 – Battle of the Holme: Anglo-Saxon forces are defeated by Danish Vikings under Æthelwold (a son of Æthelred of Wessex) who is killed in battle.
1294 – Saint Celestine V resigns the papacy after only five months to return to his previous life as an ascetic hermit.

This day in history (Dec. 6)

963 – Pope Leo VIII is appointed to the office of Protonotary and begins his papacy as antipope of Rome.
1060 – Béla I is crowned king of Hungary.
1240 – Mongol invasion of Rus': Kiev under Daniel of Galicia and Voivode Dmytro falls to the Mongols under Batu Khan.

This day in history (Dec. 30)

1460 - At the Battle of Wakefield, in England's Wars of the Roses, the Duke of York was defeated and killed by the Lancastrians.

1853 - The United States bought about 45,000 square miles of land from Mexico in a deal known as the Gadsden Purchase.

This day in history (Dec. 23)

484 – Huneric dies and is succeeded by his nephew Gunthamund, who becomes king of the Vandals. During his reign Christians are protected from persecution.
558 – Chlothar I is crowned King of the Franks.

What you might have missed

TUESDAY (Dec. 18)

* Vehicle weight restriction on county highway requested

* Public input sought on Rogers Peak assessment

* AI vs the real thing

THURSDAY (Dec. 20)

* County approves latest cannabis business licenses

City council continues water rate discussions

High-capacity restaurants could seek breaks in their bills

This day in history (Dec. 9)

Events
480 – Odoacer, first King of Italy, occupies Dalmatia. He later establishes his political power with the co-operation of the Roman Senate.
536 – Gothic War: The Byzantine general Belisarius enters Rome unopposed; the Gothic garrison flee the capital.

What you might have missed

TUESDAY (Dec. 4)

* LADWP postpones test of Five Bridges well

* Care Center Family Council seeks input

* County to review first cannabis business licenses

THURSDAY (Dec. 6)

* Church group seeks trailers for fire victims

This day in history (Dec. 2)

Events
1244 – Pope Innocent IV arrives at Lyon for the First Council of Lyon
1409 – The University of Leipzig opens.
1697 – St Paul's Cathedral is consecrated in London.