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Oklahoma began preparing for the snowstorm last week by stockpiling solvents and salts to treat roads, but the size of the blizzard seemed to overwhelm the response. For a time Tuesday and Wednesday, the National Guard and state troopers had to pluck stranded motorists from roadways.
"First, it's only 6 degrees up there with no sunshine. It snowed 20-something inches up there," Damrill said. "This is very unusual to have these kinds of blizzard conditions. Our material doesn't work when it's that cold."
Television footage showed the large vehicle resting upright and partially submerged in the Spring River. While the water there was only waist-deep, Brown said hypothermia would have quickly set in.
Motorists who witnessed the accident said they peered over the side of the bridge and spotted the six people outside the truck in the icy water and two others inside the vehicle, Brown said.
"The rescue teams got a small boat, hoisted it down in the water and started the recovery," Brown said.
Grady Weston, the assistant chief of the Newton County (Mo.) Rescue and Recovery squad, said the SUV had broken through ice and was half-submerged when his crews arrived. "Three of us waded out into the river . . . and helped get the last three or four out," Weston said.
Three survivors were at the St. John's Regional Medical Center in Joplin, according to David Morris, the hospital's director of marketing. The Freeman Health Center at Joplin received also received three people, including Monzon. The Highway Patrol said all the survivors - four men and a woman - were in critical condit...
Murphy reported from Oklahoma City. Associated Press writer Justin Juozapavicius in Tulsa contributed to this report.
The Florida Marlins stunned the baseball world by defeating the New York Yankees 4 games to 2 in the World Series. Few expected such results – the Marlins just slipped into the playoffs in the NL wild card slot. They proceeded to march through San Francisco, where they downed the Giants, and Chicago, where they came ba...
But the Marlins are all about comebacks. Last year, Florida finished 79 and 83 during the regular season. They began this season 16 and 22 before canning Jeff Torborg as manager and hiring a miracle-maker, 72-year-old skipper Jack McKeon. From May 23 (12 days after McKeon was brought on board) onward, no team in baseba...
McKeon has now become the oldest manager to ever win a World Series.
Like those that came before them, the Bronx Bombers proved to be no match for the Fighting Fish. Though New York outspent Florida nearly 3 to 1 (the Yanks 2003 payroll was $180 million, the Marlins payroll was $63 million), it could not outplay them on the baseball diamond. The Yankees had all of the guns, but none of ...
Game Six – the decisive game – was played on Saturday evening to a sold-out crowd in Yankee Stadium. It typifies the gritty play of the series. The Marlins scored 2 runs on 7 hits (all singles), and Josh Beckett pitched a complete game to hold the Yankees to 0 runs on 5 hits. Pitching on just three days rest, Beckett s...
Aggressive baserunning put Florida a run ahead in the fifth inning. Luis Castillo hit a single sharply to right field and Alex Gonzalez took off from second base, tore around third, and deftly slid around New York catcher Jorge Posada’s swinging tag, just inches from his arm as it tapped home plate.
In the sixth inning, the Marlins added another when New York shortstop Derek Jeter lost his cool on a grounder, bobbling the ball and botching a throw to first to allow Jeff Conine to get on base. After walking Mike Lowell, pitcher Andy Pettite fielded a bunt from Derrek Lee to throw Lowell out at second base. Conine a...
Beckett kept the Yankees down for the remainder of the game – finding his way out of tricky situations by striking out the sluggers or getting them to ground into double-plays. Fittingly, in bottom of the ninth inning, it was Beckett who applied the final tag to Jorge Posado, who chopped a grounder down the first base ...
Note: Look for my upcoming feature review of Press Box Red, the biography of Walter Rodney, sports editor of the Daily Worker from 1936 to 1958, along with an interview by Tim Wheeler with Mr. Rodney and Irwin Silber, the book’s author.
His offensive coordinator recently was on the shelf with, of all things, an eye injury.
His stout defense has shown a few flaws of late, and he has to hope the team his California Golden Bears should have beaten this year wins out--so his team can go to the Rose Bowl.
Think California coach Jeff Tedford is worried about another job?
"I have a job," says the man regarded as about the hottest coaching candidate in the nation.
Believe him. Tedford isn't going anywhere. He's not leaving the burgeoning monster he's building in Berkeley.
Why would he? The Bears will pay him what he wants, and the school will begin renovations of aging facilities soon enough.
As the Oklahoma offensive coordinator, he has a fantastic offensive mind and is a young coach with the charisma and character of Bob Stoops. Long has gained a tremendous amount of respect in the coaching community and likely will put together an impressive staff.
Gut feeling: Illinois will hire Long.
Boise State's coach is a guy who other schools have tried to hire and failed, but this might be the year. Forget about the criticism that his 42-6 record is a product of a weak conference. He knows how to plan to find mismatches, and he's one of the game's best motivators. He's more Houston Nutt than Dirk Koetter when ...
Gut feeling: Florida will hire Hawkins.
The Wyoming coach is one of the best lower-division coaches in years, having won three national championships. Glenn has the Cowboys bowl-eligible in his second season in Laramie with a fun and productive one-back offense. Considering where Wyoming was when he arrived, that feat is remarkable.
Gut feeling: Colorado will hire Glenn if Gary Barnett is fired.
There's this theory that the USC offensive coordinator doesn't "show" as a head coach. He doesn't like to schmooze with boosters and despises bureaucracy. But few can coach offense like Chow--check out the last three quarterbacks he has coached: Philip Rivers, Carson Palmer, Matt Leinart. It's time someone took a chanc...
Gut feeling: UNLV will hire Chow.
Boise State's offensive coordinator has one of the game's best offensive minds, and he has grown under quality head coaches at Oregon (Mike Bellotti) and Boise State. His offenses were No. 1 in the nation in 2002 and '03, and the Broncos' is among the top five this season. Like Tedford, Petersen is a West Coast guy and...
Gut feeling: Petersen will take the Boise State job if Hawkins leaves.
No assistant is rising faster than the Wisconsin defensive coordinator, whose defenses at Kansas State and Wisconsin have been among the best in the nation. He also has been one of the game's best recruiters, responsible for the talent-rich area of South Florida.
Gut feeling: Bielema will stay at Wisconsin unless Joe Paterno retires and Iowa coach Kirk Ferentz leaves for Happy Valley. In that case, Bielema would return to Iowa, his alma mater.
It’s been the decisions made by a select few in power that have shaped the region’s history. From roads, infrastructure, events and services, most have resulted from a legislation, budget and funding approval or popular vote. Since the city’s first mayor in 1870, the people have put their trust into those they think wi...
A little bit of history on the city's first mayor, George Forsyth.
Alby Schultz was involved in an altercation in parliament in 2009.
Columnist Graham Gorrel writes about Alby Schultz's fight in parliament in 2009.
Candidates in the 2010 federal election.
An editorial written by Michael McCormack when he was The Daily Advertiser editor in 1993 threatens to derail his campaign.
Michael McCormack takes over from Kay Hull as Member for Riverina in 2010.
Michael McCormack becomes Member for Riverina in 2010.
Michael McCormack does not rule out vying for the Deputy Prime Minister position earlier this year.
Michael McCormack was pipped as the favourite to take over from Barnaby.
Once again, Michael McCormack emerges as victorious an is named Deputy Prime Minister in February, 2018.
It’s been the decisions made by a select few in power that have shaped the region’s history.
From roads, infrastructure, events and services, most have resulted from a legislation, budget and funding approval or popular vote.
Since the city’s first mayor in 1870, the people have put their trust into those they think will represent them the best on a state and federal level.
The city’s first ruler, George Forsyth, was a postmaster and stock and station agent, who was appointed as mayor in 1870.
One of his greatest achievements was the establishment of Westhoe House, which is today known as Edel Quinn Shelter.
It is from this moment that the city and wider Riverina’s law-makers became integral in making decisions that would shape the region.
The Riverina New State Movement, a push to get the Riverina recognised as its own state, started in about 1923.
A team of delegates formed and campaigned to get the motion approved.
Charles Hardy reinvigorated the movement when he was elected into the Senate in 1931 but failed to get it approved.
Pages could be dedicated to our former politicians and the legacies they have left behind.
Arguably two of the greatest, and highest, political appointments from the region would be Tim Fischer and Michael McCormack to the position of Deputy Prime Minister in 1996 and 2018, respectively.
Wal Fife was integral in the establishment of a Charles Sturt University campus in Wagga, even going so far as to crash a late-night session of parliament to ensure it was approved.
He worked with Joe Schipp and vice-chancellor Dr Cliff Blake, of the Riverina-Murray Institute of Higher Education, to build the campus in 1972.
The Wagga Base Hospital redevelopment was also another major funding and infrastructure change that occurred under Member for Wagga, Daryl Maguire.
Kay Hull carried on the development of Charles Sturt University facilities in her role as Member for Riverina by becoming integral in the establishment of the CSU Veterinary Clinic on Urana Street.
She is also a former deputy mayor and the first female to hold a state or federal seat for the region. Ms Hull is just one in a long list of remarkable women who have helped shaped this city.
Mabel Maud Chambers was an alderman on the first Wagga City Council when it was declared a city in 1946.
Mary Kidson was the longest-serving female councillor from 1977 to 1999 and became the first female deputy mayor in 1983.
Yvonne Gilchrist became the first Aboriginal woman on council, from 1999 to 2004, and Karen Vidler was the youngest, at only 21 years old when she was elected in 1999.
There are currently two women serving on Wagga City Council, Yvonne Braid and Vanessa Keenan.
It has not always been smooth sailing for the district, with our fair share of politicians becoming embroiled in scandal.
Alby Schultz made headlines in 2009 when he threw punches in parliament.
Albert Grassby, who was a Member for Riverina and the first federal Commissioner for Community Relations, resigned after it was found he tried to protect the identity of Don Mackay’s alleged murderers by emitting false claims about Mackay’s family.
The seat of Wagga has for decades been touted as a ‘safe seat’ as it has been held by a member of the Liberal party since Labor’s Eddie Graham vacated the seat in 1957 for Wal Fife.
Daryl Maguire, who has held the seat since 1999, recently resigned from parliament after an ICAC investigation found evidence he tried to profit off a business deal.
It is a pivotal time in the city’s political history, with Mr Maguire not up for re-election, a byelection looming and residents not happy with the ‘safe seat’ moniker.
The upcoming byelection is being seen as a chance to break the one-party stronghold that’s lasted 61 years.
1870 – George Forsyth is the city’s first mayor.
1894 – James Gormly is the first Member for Wagga.
1931 – Charles Hardy is elected to the Senate and leads the Riverina New State Movement from 1931 to 1932.
1941 – Eddie Graham was the last Labor Member for Wagga.
1949 – Sir David Fairbairn was elected Member for Farrer. He unsuccessfully challenged Prime Minister John Gorton after the 1969 election.
1957 – Wal Fife is elected Member for Wagga.
1969 – Al Grassby is elected Member for Riverina, securing the seat for Labor for the first time in 24 years. He was appointed as the first federal Commissioner for Community Relations, administering the Racial Discrimination Act 1975.
1970 – Lin Gordon took over the seat of Murrumbidgee from Al Grassby.
1971 – Tim Fischer is elected Member for Sturt.
1975 – Wal Fife is elected Member for Farrer.
1980 – Tim Fischer is elected Member for Murray.
1981 – Amalgamation of City of Wagga with shires of Mitchell and Kyeamba.
1983 – Mary Kidson becomes first female deputy mayor.
1990 – Tim Fischer becomes leader of the National Party.
1991 – Kay Hull is a councillor from 1991-1998.
1996 – Tim Fischer becomes Deputy Prime Minster.
1998 – Kay Hull is the first female Member for Riverina.
1999 – Daryl Maguire is elected Member for Wagga.
1999 – Katrina Hodgkinson is the first female Member for Burrinjuck.
2001 – Sussan Ley is the first female Member for Farrer.
2010 – Michael McCormack is elected Member for Riverina.
2018 – Michael McCormack becomes Deputy Prime Minister.
Discuss "The political decisions that shaped the Riverina over 150 years"
DOWNERS GROVE – Five candidates will vie for three seats on the Downers Grove Grade School District 58 Board of Education in the April election.
There also will be a two-way race for a two-year term on the board featuring incumbent Doug Purcell, a board member since 2011, and challenger Tracy Weiner, who is active in the district and a frequent critic of the board. Purcell currently is the president of the board.
The candidates seeking four-year terms include Kirat Doshi, who was appointed to the board in July, incumbent Elizabeth Sigale and newcomers Kylie Spahn, Emily Hanus and Steven Olczyk.
Spahn, Hanus and Olczyk frequently attend school board meetings and have served on district committees.