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WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration is moving one step closer to developing a central bank digital currency, known as the digital dollar, saying it would help reinforce the U.S. role as a leader in the world financial system.
The White House said on Friday that after President Joe Biden issued an executive order in March calling on a variety of agencies to look at ways to regulate digital assets, the agencies came up with nine reports, covering cryptocurrency impacts on financial markets, the environment, innovation and other elements of the economic system.
Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said one Treasury recommendation is that the U.S. “advance policy and technical work on a potential central bank digital currency, or CBDC, so that the United States is prepared if CBDC is determined to be in the national interest.”
“Right now, some aspects of our current payment system are too slow or too expensive,” Yellen said on a Thursday call with reporters laying out some of the findings of the reports.
Central bank digital currencies differ from existing digital money available to the general public, such as the balance in a bank account, because they would be a direct liability of the Federal Reserve, not a commercial bank.
According to the Atlantic Council nonpartisan think tank, 105 countries representing more than 95% of global gross domestic product already are exploring or have created a central bank digital currency.
The council found that the U.S. and the U.K. are far behind in creating a digital dollar or its equivalent.
Treasury, the Justice Department, the Consumer Finance Protection Bureau, the Securities and Exchange Commission and other agencies were tasked with contributing to reports that would address various concerns about the risks, development and usage of digital assets. Several reports will come out in the next weeks and months.
Eswar Prasad, a trade professor at Cornell who studies the digitization of currencies, said Treasury’s report “takes a positive view about how a digital dollar might play a useful role in increasing payment options for individuals and businesses” while acknowledging the risks of its development.
He said the report sets the stage for the creation of agency regulations and legislation “that can improve the benefit-risk tradeoff associated with cryptocurrencies and related technologies.”
The Blockchain Association, which lobbies lawmakers on Capitol Hill, said in a statement that the White House reports are “a missed opportunity to cement U.S. crypto leadership.”
“These reports focus on risks — not opportunities,” the statement reads, “and omit substantive recommendations on how the United States can promote its burgeoning crypto industry, including job creation, improvements to the financial system, and expanded access for all Americans.”
On Capitol Hill, lawmakers have submitted various pieces of legislation to regulate cryptocurrency and other digital assets.
Sheila Warren, CEO of the Crypto Council for Innovation, said in an emailed statement that the report “seem to kick the can down the road” she said, “we don’t see clear recommendations.”
The director of the National Economic Council, Brian Deese, told reporters that “we’ve seen in recent months substantial turmoil in cryptocurrency markets and these events really highlight how, without proper oversight, cryptocurrencies risk harming everyday Americans’ financial stability and our national security.”
“It is why this administration believes that now more than ever,” he said, “prudent regulation of cryptocurrencies is needed.”
He said on Friday that the Administration plans to “execute a comprehensive action plan with priority steps to mitigate key risks of cryptocurrencies — among others, money laundering and financing for terrorism.”
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BERLIN (AP) — A town in central Germany has voted in favor of letting all swimmers bathe topless at its four municipal pools.
German news agency dpa reported Friday that officials in Goettingen had initially permitted topless bathing on weekends after a person who identified as neither male nor female objected to being told to cover up last year.
Dpa quoted a town spokesperson saying that “the overwhelming majority” of swimmers approved of the measure and following a council vote it would now apply throughout the week.
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LONDON (AP) — A foreign correspondent, a consultant, a businessman, a retired accountant and his wife stand in a line for nearly eight hours.
That is how this story begins, once I claim my spot among a growing queue of mourners coming from all corners of the United Kingdom and the world to pay their last respects to Queen Elizabeth II in England’s capital.
It ends when the five of us exit the majestic hall — each in awe, in our own individual way, of the forces of change that swirl around us.
One step into the line, a volunteer named Kofi jots down my number; a wristband later confirms I am No. 3,017 in the queue.
I look back, and the chain of people has already grown by a dozen. It will stretch for miles along the south bank of the River Thames toward Westminster Hall, where the late queen is lying in state ahead of her funeral on Monday.
We were told to expect this. Long waiting times, potentially for 30 hours, in lines that could stretch more than five miles.
A single-zip backpack was all we were allowed to bring; food and drink would be tossed before entering the hall. I packed as I would for a hostile assignment: Layers and waterproofs to account for the notoriously moody weather. Protein bars and a fully charged power bank. An obscene number of pens. And good shoes.
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The first challenge is finding the end of the ever-moving queue. I start from the beginning, near the Albert Embankment, and work my way through the sea of humans from all walks of life who are lined up in single file.
My fellow queuers and I assess each other silently. There is Ramakant and his wife Usha, a retired pair with a passion for mountains. Daniel, a jolly businessman from Essex, specializes in office refurbishment. There is a consultant whose identity I’ve sworn to secrecy because she was skipping work to stand in line.
In the course of our normal lives, we are unlikely to ever cross paths. But the forces of history have somehow bound us together, at least for these next few hours. Quietly, not explicitly, a sense of community has mysteriously formed between us.
We have different reasons for coming. Ramakant and Usha adored the queen. Daniel admired her dedication. For the unnamed consultant, saying goodbye to the queen was something she had to do “for myself.”
Me? I was curious. Death has been on my mind lately.
A week prior, I had been in southern Iraq to witness thousands of pilgrims make their way to the holy city of Karbala to mark the Shiite religious observance of Arbaeen — a 40-day mourning period to commemorate the death of Imam Hussein, Prophet Mohammed’s grandson.
I watched an endless procession of pious Iraqis recreate scenes from seventh-century Islam under the scorching 105-degree (40 degrees Celsius) sun. Men rode camels in Hejazi regalia and black-clad youth waved religious flags. Food stalls that dotted the many miles to the shrine gave out rice and beans.
Now I am witness to a dramatically different queue of mourners, there to mark the passing of a monarch whose 70-year reign encompassed the end of an empire. Unlike in the parched terrain of Iraq, people here are fearful it may rain.
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The queue, observed: Readers engrossed in thick novels. Groups of friends chatting and sharing large bottles of champagne. A woman practicing tai chi.
“This is a once-in-a-lifetime experience,” Ramakant says.
Usha marvels at how Elizabeth worked up until hours before she died, handling the transition of power from Boris Johnson to Liz Truss two days before her demise.
“Imagine all the things she has done behind the scenes, in the background, none of us know anything about,” she says.
They can’t believe Elizabeth is dead, despite the fact they knew she could not live forever. “Did you notice her fingertips?” Daniel says of Elizabeth’s last appearance two days before her death. “They were see-through almost, weren’t they?”
We are silent, listening to the gentle soundtrack of the Thames.
It’s a good thing, he adds, that she died soon after Prince Philip, her husband of 74 years. It had been the same with his parents; they died within two weeks of each other. “It’s the best death, really.”
The consultant ducks to avoid a TV crew. Later she scrolls social media, hoping not to find herself on international news broadcasts. A colleague calls, and she tells them she is just “getting lunch.”
I ask: Why not just tell them you are here?
“It’s just one of those things I want to do for myself, and not have to explain.” ___
Suddenly, the line is moving. The queen’s coffin has arrived in the Hall.
Everything that follows is the epitome of order. The line snakes quickly around the bank, down to the embankment, where we watch boats cruise by. Before us, in the late-afternoon sun, the gothic complex of Westminster glimmers.
Ramakant was an accountant and has spent his retirement years traveling the world with his wife. From Niagara Falls to Mt. Kilimanjaro, they have been everywhere. “The key,” says Usha, “is not to wait until tomorrow.”
“You might be dead,” Ramakant says. To our left is the National COVID Memorial Wall, with one heart for each life lived and lost.
The consultant has to use the bathroom, but the line is now moving rapidly. So we share our location with her and, moments later, wave when we are many yards ahead and are reunited.
At the final stretch, we eye the security check just before the hall entrance. We are surprised by how fast the line has moved. A woman behind me complains to the volunteers who come to take away drinks: “I’ve got 30 hours’ worth of alcohol in here!”
Ramakant is stopped from taking off his shoes before the X-ray. “This isn’t like Gatwick!” jokes one policeman, invoking the name of one of London’s airports.
Inside the hall, all falls silent and still. We look up at the lofty wood-beam ceilings. We look down, and there it is — the queen’s coffin on a raised platform, surrounded by honor guards. On top, the imperial state crown glitters with its 3,000 diamonds.
The line divides in two, and each of us is given three seconds to pay last respects. A man in a tartan kilt and with a walking stick salutes. An elderly woman rises from her wheelchair and makes the sign of the cross. Daniel gets on one knee. Ramakant and Usha bow their heads. Then it is my turn. Outside, the sun is setting.
“We probably would never have met if it weren’t for this,” Daniel says afterward. Everyone exchanges numbers. “Even in death, she’s still doing her work.”
Total time elapsed: Just over 7½ hours.
Ramakant turns to me. “So,” he says. “What will you write about us?”
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ISTANBUL (AP) — Turkey’s coast guard says five people were found dead Friday after a migrant boat sank in the Aegean Sea.
The boat, carrying 20 people, sank off the coast of western Izmir province early Friday, according to the coast guard statement. Fourteen people were rescued. Rescue efforts for one missing person were continuing with four coast guard boats, a dive team and a helicopter.
Further south, the body of another migrant was recovered from the sea near the tourist destination of Bodrum in Mugla province. The Turkish Coast Guard said its units intercepted a rubber dinghy late Thursday and detained 12 migrants and a suspected smuggler. The migrants said four others had fallen into the sea as the dinghy tried to evade the coast guard. Rescuers found three survivors and the body of the fourth person.
Migrants try to enter the European Union by illegally leaving Turkey on boats and dinghies to make the dangerous journey to Greek islands in the Aegean Sea. | https://www.siouxlandproud.com/news/international/ap-turkey-6-migrants-dead-in-the-aegean-sea-in-2-events/ | 2022-09-17T05:00:05Z | siouxlandproud.com | control | https://www.siouxlandproud.com/news/international/ap-turkey-6-migrants-dead-in-the-aegean-sea-in-2-events/ | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
LONDON (AP) — Two London police officers were hospitalized after being stabbed in the city’s busy West End on Friday, the Metropolitan Police force said. The attack is not being treated as terrorism.
The force said officers patrolling near Leicester Square encountered a man with a knife early Friday morning and were stabbed while trying to detain him.
The officers — a man and a woman — were taken to hospital with injuries that are not life-threatening.
Police chief Mark Rowley said the female officer suffered a serious stab wound to her arm which may be life-changing, while her colleague was stabbed in the neck and chest, but should make a full recovery.
A man believed to be in his 20s was arrested on suspicion of grievous bodily harm and assaulting an emergency worker. Police said a Taser was used during the arrest and the suspect was briefly taken to a hospital as a precaution.
The incident comes as London is flooded with mourners for Queen Elizabeth II’s lying-in-state, but the stabbing did not occur near any commemorative sites and police said the injured officers were not part of the royal operation.
London Mayor Sadiq Khan called the attack “utterly appalling.”
“These brave officers were doing their duty and assisting the public at this momentous time for our country,” he said. “My thoughts and prayers are with them, their loved ones and police colleagues following this disgraceful attack.” | https://www.siouxlandproud.com/news/international/ap-uk-police-2-officers-stabbed-in-central-london/ | 2022-09-17T05:00:19Z | siouxlandproud.com | control | https://www.siouxlandproud.com/news/international/ap-uk-police-2-officers-stabbed-in-central-london/ | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
IZIUM, Ukraine (AP) — Investigators searching through a mass burial site in Ukraine have found evidence that some of the dead were tortured, including bodies with broken limbs and ropes around their necks, Ukrainian President Volodymr Zelenskyy said Friday.
The site near the northeastern city of Izium, recently recaptured from Russian forces, appears to be one of the largest discovered in Ukraine.
Zelenskyy spoke in a video he rushed out just hours after the exhumations began, apparently to underscore the gravity of the discovery. He said more than 440 graves have been found at the site but that the number of victims was not yet known.
Digging in the rain, workers hauled body after body out of the sandy soil in a misty pine forest near Izium. Protected by head-to-toe suits and rubber gloves, they gently felt through the decomposing remains of the victims’ clothing, seemingly looking for identifying items.
Associated Press journalists who visited the site saw graves marked with simple wooden crosses. Some of the markers bore people’s names and had flowers hanging from them.
Before digging, investigators with metal detectors scanned the site for explosives, and soldiers strung red and white plastic tape between the trees.
Zelenskyy said hundreds of civilian adults and children, as well as soldiers, had been found near Izium’s Pishchanske cemetery after being tortured, shot or killed by artillery shelling.
He cited evidence of atrocities, such as a body with a rope around its neck and broken arms. In another sign of possible torture, one man was found with his hands tied, according to Serhiy Bohdan, the head of Kharikiv police investigations, and Ukraine’s commissioner for human rights, Dmytro Lubinets.
Ukrainian authorities warned that their investigation was just beginning, and the scale of the killings could rise dramatically.
“The harsh reality indicates that the number of dead in Izium may be many times higher than the Bucha tragedy,” Oleg Kotenko, an official with the Ukrainian ministry tasked with reintegrating occupied territories, said on Telegram.
Bucha is a Kyiv suburb where authorities have said 458 bodies were found after a 33-day Russian occupation. Authorities say they have uncovered the bodies of more than 1,300 people elsewhere, many in mass graves in the Kyiv-area forest.
Zelenskyy, who visited the Izium area Wednesday, said the discoveries showed again the need for world leaders to declare Russia a state sponsor of terrorism.
Meanwhile, in his first public comments on Ukraine’s recent battlefield gains, Russian President Vladimir Putin vowed to press on with the war and warned that Moscow could ramp up its strikes on the country’s vital infrastructure if Ukrainian forces target facilities in Russia.
“If the situation develops this way, our response will be more serious,” Putin told reporters Friday after attending a summit of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization in Uzbekistan.
Russia has reported numerous explosions and fires at civilian infrastructure sites near Ukraine, as well munitions depots and other facilities. Ukraine has claimed responsibility for some of the attacks and refrained from commenting on others.
The “liberation” of Ukraine’s entire eastern Donbas region remained Russia’s main military goal, Putin said.
“We aren’t in a rush,” he said, adding that Russia has only deployed volunteer soldiers to fight in Ukraine.
Some hard-line Russian politicians and military bloggers have lamented manpower shortages and urged the Kremlin to follow Ukraine’s example and order broad mobilization to beef up the ranks.
Ukrainian forces gained access to the site near Izium after recapturing the city and much of the wider Kharkiv region in a lighting advance that suddenly shifted the momentum in the nearly seven-month war. Ukrainian officials also found evidence of torture elsewhere in the region.
The U.N. human rights office said it would investigate, and the human rights group Amnesty International said the discovery of the mass burial site confirmed “our darkest fears.”
“For every unlawful killing or other war crime, there must be justice and reparation for victims and their families and a fair trial and accountability for suspected perpetrators,” said Marie Struthers, the group’s director for Eastern Europe and Central Asia.
Most of the people buried at the site were believed to be civilians, but a marker on one mass grave said it contained the bodies of 17 Ukrainian soldiers.
Russian officials distanced themselves from responsibility for the site.
The Khariv region’s Russian-installed governor, Vitaly Ganchev, told Russia’s state-run Tass news agency that Ukrainian, not Russian, forces were responsible for civilian casualties in Izium. Tass also quoted a member of Russia’s parliament, Alexander Malkevich, claiming that Ukrainian troops had abandoned their dead, so Russian forces buried them.
Elsewhere in Ukraine, the war continued to claim lives and wreak destruction.
— Ukraine’s presidential office said Russian shelling killed five civilians and wounded 18 in a 24-hour span. Missile strikes were also reported, with Zelenskyy’s hometown of Kryvyi Rih among the targets for a third consecutive day Friday. Air raid sirens howled in the capital, Kyiv.
— More killings targeting pro-Russian separatist officials were reported in areas under their control. Separatist authorities said a blast killed the prosecutor-general and his deputy of the self-proclaimed republic in the Luhansk region. Moscow-backed authorities said two Russian-installed officials were also killed in Berdyansk, a city in the Zaporizhzhia region occupied earlier in the war. And local authorities reported three people were killed in a Ukrainian missile strike on an administrative building in Russian-occupied Kherson.
— To bolster the Ukrainian offensive, the Biden administration announced another $600 million package of military aid.
Izium resident Sergei Gorodko said that among the hundreds buried in individual graves were dozens of adults and children killed in a Russian airstrike on an apartment building, some of whom he pulled out of rubble “with my own hands.”
Izium was a key supply hub for Russian forces until they withdrew in recent days. Izium city council member Maksym Strelnikov told reporters that hundreds of people had died during the fighting and after Russia seized the town in March. Many couldn’t be properly buried, he said.
His claims could not be immediately verified, but similar scenes have played out in other cities Russian forces captured, including Mariupol.
Ukraine’s national police chief, Ihor Klymenko, said “torture chambers” have been found in the Kharkiv region’s recaptured towns and villages. The claim could not be independently verified.
Seven Sri Lankan students who fell into Russian hands in Kupiansk, also in the Kharkiv region, have also said that they were held and mistreated, he said.
“They are scared, they were abused,” Klymenko said. They include “a woman who can barely speak” and two people with torn toe nails.
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This story has been updated to correct that seven, not six, Sri Lankan students said they fell into Russian hands.
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Associated Press journalists Hanna Arhirova and Jon Gambrell in Kyiv and Jamey Keaten in Geneva contributed reporting.
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BEIJING (AP) — Five years ago, Bekzat Maxutkanuly was a small-time clothes merchant in Kazakhstan, uninterested in politics but worried over rumblings of a brewing crackdown across the border in China’s Xinjiang region, the land of his birth.
Now this week, as soldiers goose-stepped to anthems welcoming Chinese leader Xi Jinping on a visit to Kazakhstan, Maxutkanuly is preparing to drive from village to village across his country’s vast hinterlands to sign people up for a political party that will challenge Beijing, not welcome it.
“I never had plans to engage in politics,” said the 46-year-old Chinese-born ethnic Kazakh. “But then I started to realize the situation in Xinjiang was a huge problem, one that wouldn’t blow over in a year or two.”
The story of his political awakening illustrates how China’s crackdown on Uyghurs and other Muslim groups in Xinjiang has alienated many people in Central Asia, even as Beijing holds sway among its governments.
When the arrests in Xinjiang began, thousands of Kazakhs, Kyrgyz, Uzbeks and others of Central Asian ethnicity were abducted by authorities along with Uyghurs and swept into a vast network of camps and prisons.
Behind closed doors, Kazakhstan’s government pleaded with Beijing to release Kazakhs swept up in the crackdown. But in public, they said nothing and abstained from U.N. votes on whether to condemn or support China’s policies in Xinjiang.
China is a major investor in Kazakhstan’s oil and gas industries and loans billions of dollars to build railroads and highways. This week, Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev met Xi on the airport tarmac when he arrived and treated him to a lavish state banquet.
Maxutkanuly calls the visit “humiliating,” given Xi’s treatment of ethnic Kazakhs.
“Now’s really not the time for him to visit,” he said.
Born to farmers in a small, heavily Kazakh village on China’s western frontier, he lived modestly but tested well, landing him a spot in college in Xinjiang’s capital.
There, he said, he was bullied relentlessly for his halting Mandarin. Professors, officials and classmates criticized him, making him feel an outsider. In the late 1990s, his family moved to Kazakhstan, leaving behind a country they felt never truly welcomed them.
For decades, he worked as a teacher, then translator, then trader. His political awakening began five years ago, when friends and relatives back in Xinjiang stopped calling and texting. He felt something was amiss.
He spotted speeches online by Serikzhan Bilash, a Chinese-born Kazakh activist who spoke out about growing accounts of brutality and mass detentions in the region.
Maxutkanuly joined Bilash’s movement, an unregistered organization called Atajurt. He organized petitions and news conferences, drawing the world’s attention — and soon the government’s attention as well.
Undercover police shadowed their meetings. Key figures were called in for questioning. In 2019, officers tackled Bilash in a hotel bathroom and took him to jail. Later that year, Bilash fled the country and named Maxutkanuly the new leader of Atajurt.
Now, after beatings, protests, and dozens of police run-ins, Maxutkanuly wants Atajurt to bring fundamental change: A democratic Kazakhstan, where Chinese-born Kazakhs and others will be free to air their concerns.
He said years of struggle under state repression has taught him and other members of his group that actual power is necessary to get results. That’s why a formal political party is necessary, not just a grassroots group, he said.
“The Kazakh government is helping the Chinese government. They’re trying to block us,” Maxutkanuly said. “To achieve our goals, we need to change the political situation in Kazakhstan first.”
The odds of success are slim. For nearly three decades, Kazakhstan was ruled by a Soviet-era strongman. His successor, a former Soviet diplomat in Beijing, looks no less inclined toward democracy. Political opponents are monitored, harassed, and at times hounded out of the country.
Still, Kazakhstan cultivates good relations with the West to balance the power of its neighbors, Russia and China. In a part of the world populated with brutal rulers, Kazakhstan’s leaders model themselves after technocratic Singapore instead — leaving some space for organizing and civil society.
The plan, Maxutkanuly said, is to sign up 50,000 people, 10 times more than the legally mandated minimum necessary to register a political party.
It will be tough, requiring him to go door-to-door to register elderly people deep in the countryside, some of whom are illiterate or don’t have cellphones.
The Chinese-born Kazakh community is riven with divisions, fueled by suspicions of spies and fear of the state. Some are skeptical of Maxutkanuly, wondering what his motives are and how far he can go in challenging the state.
Still, he has supporters. Nurlan Kokteubai, a former schoolteacher who spent seven months in a camp in Xinjiang, joined the party. He will do anything, he said, to draw more attention to the plight of Chinese-born Kazakhs.
“The Kazakh government doesn’t support us. Tokayev listens to Xi,” Kokteubai said, referring to the current Kazakh president, Kassym-Jomart Tokayev. “If you don’t have a party, what kind of power do you have? It’s better this way.”
Kazakhstan is going through turmoil. Protests in January turned violent after thuggish men swept in, smashing cars and setting buildings ablaze. The Kazakh government invited Russian troops to quash the uprising, and hundreds were killed.
Maxutkanuly was among those protesting in January at a march in Kazakhstan’s capital. He said his nose was beaten bloody by police and he spent the night in jail.
Still, he is determined to press on.
“If I get arrested, so be it. If I don’t say anything, who’s going to help the Kazakhs in Xinjiang?” he said. “Someone needs to speak up.” | https://www.siouxlandproud.com/news/international/ap-xinjiang-kazakh-plans-political-party-to-counter-chinas-xi/ | 2022-09-17T05:00:48Z | siouxlandproud.com | control | https://www.siouxlandproud.com/news/international/ap-xinjiang-kazakh-plans-political-party-to-counter-chinas-xi/ | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
Live updates: Washington State football team hosts Colorado State
PULLMAN, Wash. — If this game is anything like when these two teams met in 2013 then we're in for a heck of a Saturday.
The Washington State football team hosts Colorado State at 3 p.m. Mountain on Saturday, Sept. 17.
The two teams have met once before, a 2013 New Mexico Bowl thriller.
In that game the Rams were down by 22 at one point and 15 in the final 5 minutes before rallying for a 48-45 win.
What's in store this time? Follow along to find out as Coloradoan reporter Kevin Lytle covers the game in Washington. As a note, The Coloradoan is the lone media outlet on the road covering the Rams in Washington. If you don't already, consider supporting local journalism with a digital subscription.
CSU football injury issues
One big question mark for the game will be how CSU deals with its injuries on the offensive line. Left tackle Brian Crespo-Jaquez was hurt late last week and is expected to be out for the season. Right tackle Dontae Keys was hurt late in the week as well and tried to play in the game against Middle Tennessee but couldn't make it through the first quarter.
How to watch:TV information, betting line and more for CSU at Washington State
Crespo-Jaquez is out Saturday and Keys is unlikely to play. How will the Rams cope? The best guess at starting OL is Jacob Gardner (LT), Dante Bivens (LG), Dirk Nelson (C), Gray Davis (RG) and Owen Snively (RT).
Rams in white
For the first time this season the white helmets with green bone horns are out for CSU. The Rams will be in those helmets (with a new matte look), white jerseys and green pants.
How similar, and different, are Colorado State and Washington State
Washington State is one of the more remote Power 5 outposts and the Cougars play in one of the smallest P5 stadiums. This is the second Power 5 foe for the Rams in the first three weeks of the season, but the first was Michigan and Th Big House, the largest stadium in the country.
Check out how CSU and Washington State compare.
Tale of the tape:How Washington State and Colorado State stack up
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SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a sweeping package of bills Friday to expand California’s reliance on clean energy and reduce carbon emissions, moves he said further establish the state as a global climate leader.
The new laws include proposals aimed at reducing exposure to gas and oil pollution in communities of color, expanding clean energy jobs and accelerating the state’s timeline for getting most of its electricity from renewable energy sources. Newsom signed them following a record-breaking heat wave that forced California to rely more heavily on natural gas for its electricity production.
“We could talk about the way the world should be and protest it,” Newsom said while standing underneath an array of solar panels. “Or we can actually make demonstrable progress.”
State Sen. Lena Gonzalez, a Democrat, was an author of one bill aimed at protecting vulnerable communities from pollution coming from oil and gas production sites. It bans the drilling of any new oil and gas wells with 3,200 feet (975 meters) of homes, schools and other neighborhood sites and requires wells in those zones to enact stricter safety measures. Neighborhood oil drilling is prominent around Los Angeles and oil-rich parts of the Central Valley.
“The reason why we do this, first and foremost, is because some of us are parents,” said Gonzalez, who represents the southern part of Los Angeles County.
Another bill Newsom signed requires California to reach carbon neutrality by 2045, meaning it will remove as much carbon from the atmosphere as what it emits.
The state’s accelerated carbon reduction targets are a “big win for California,” Kassie Siegel, of the Center for Biological Diversity Action Fund, said in a statement.
The oil industry has broadly criticized Newsom’s climate package, saying it will harm an industry that still provides many jobs throughout the state. California is the seventh-largest oil producing state.
Some environmental groups were critical as well, though for different reasons. Food and Water Watch California, a nonprofit aimed at addressing climate and water issues, opposed a bill in the package that creates a permitting system for carbon capture projects. Such efforts rely on technology to remove carbon from the atmosphere to store underground.
Critics of the technology say it’s dangerous, unproven and a means for oil companies to keep emitting.
“Carbon capture is a smokescreen for fossil fuel industry players to protect their bottom lines at the expense of our climate and communities,” Food and Water Watch California Director Chirag G. Bhakta said in a statement.
Newsom, a Democrat, also took the opportunity to swipe at Republican political leaders in Texas. He compared California’s energy production to that of Texas, another major producer, where a winter storm in February 2021 left millions without power.
“And they’re talking to us about keeping our lights on?” Newsom said of Texas.
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'He wasn't on the agenda:' First-time QB tallies 5 TDs in Fossil Ridge's shutout win over Windsor
WINDSOR – No Tyler Kubat. No Mac Busteed.
No problem.
Not for the Fossil Ridge High School football team in its first game without the two stars, at least.
Sophomore Colton Pawlak, playing quarterback for the first time in his life, stepped in for the injured Kubat and stole the show.
He threw for three touchdowns and ran for two more, leading the SaberCats to a surprisingly lopsided 33-0 win over a Windsor team that beat Fort Collins 27-21 just a week earlier.
“This is my first game (at quarterback) at any level,” Pawlak said afterward, still trying to digest what he had just done. “It’s not just me, though. The O-line had a great picket all game, the receivers were beating their guys left and right; they helped me out a whole lot.”
As good as Fossil Ridge’s receivers are — and they have a group that is easily among the best in the state this season — Pawlak still had to deliver them the ball.
And he did that exceptionally well, throwing for touchdowns of 5 yards to Trek Keyworth in the first quarter, 66 yards to Marcus Mozer on the final play of the first half and 22 yards to Domenic Leone early in the fourth quarter.
When the 5-foot-9, 160-pound Pawlak wasn’t throwing for touchdowns, he was running for them. He scampered 80 yards for a touchdown on the first play of the second half, giving the SaberCats a 19-0 lead at the time.
“That was electric,” Fossil Ridge coach Jeff Fulton said.
And after a long pass to Keyworth got the ball deep into Windsor territory, he ran for a 1-yard TD to make it 26-0.
“Colton was a surprise,” Fulton said. “He wasn’t on the agenda. But he is such a difference-maker.”
Kubat had surgery on his collarbone Wednesday and will be out at least four more weeks, Fulton said.
Busteed was on the sidelines in street clothes, wearing a protective boot on an injured right ankle.
With Keyworth, Mozer and Leone making plays, his absence was barely noticed.
Not by Pawlak, at least, who had never thrown to Busteed before anyway.
“The execution was there for sure,” Pawlak said. “We practiced all week, starting Monday, and the scoreboard showed that it worked out.”
Here are some other takeaways from the game:
Fossil Ridge defense pitches a shutout
The Fossil Ridge defense never let Windsor running back Jaden Thomas get going, stacking eight players in the box throughout the game to keep him from getting into the open field. As a result, the running back who went for 371 yards and four touchdowns for the Wizards (2-2) in their win over Fort Collins was limited to fewer than 50 yards.
In theory, that opened up the passing game a bit for Windsor quarterback Garrett Sauer.
But the Fossil Ridge pass rush never gave him a chance to do much damage, forcing him to rush his throws and sacking him a couple times.
The defensive line of Theo Frericks, Griffin Hinkley, Julian Smith and Grant Grieves “just dominated the front, and that makes everybody look like superstars,” Fulton said.
Windsor can’t capitalize on turnovers
Despite recovering a fumble deep in its own territory and intercepting a pass in the end zone for a touchback, Windsor was never able to threaten the end zone.
The Wizards’ biggest offensive play was a long pass of about 35 yards from Sauer to Gavyn Helm late in the game. But that possession ended with one of three fourth-down stops by the Fossil Ridge defense.
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SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem faced a Friday deadline to appeal a state ethics board’s finding that there was evidence she improperly intervened in her daughter’s application for a real estate appraiser license.
The Government Accountability Board voted unanimously last month that there was enough evidence to believe the Republican governor had committed malfeasance and engaged in a conflict of interest.
Noem has maintained she did nothing wrong, but so far the process has been conducted in private. Neither her office nor her reelection campaign answered questions Friday on whether she would proceed to a contested case hearing that would give her a chance to make her case publicly.
The board took unspecified “action” against the governor, and board member Gene Kean said last month that Friday would be the deadline for Noem to respond.
If there is no public hearing, it’s not clear whether the board will release details of the action it took. The board closed the complaint last month but suggested it could be reopened.
A lawyer who has represented the governor before the board also did not respond to questions.
The Associated Press first reported that shortly after a state agency moved in July 2020 to deny Noem’s daughter, Kassidy Peters, an appraiser license, the governor held a meeting with Peters and key decision-makers in her licensure. Days after the meeting, Peters signed an agreement that gave her another opportunity to meet the licensing requirements. The South Dakota Legislature’s audit committee, controlled by Republicans, unanimously approved a report in May that found Noem’s daughter got preferential treatment.
Noem previously requested the ethics complaint be dismissed without a hearing by arguing that the person who brought it, former Republican Attorney General Jason Ravnsborg, was out for revenge after she successfully pushed for his impeachment and removal from office for his conduct in a 2020 fatal car crash.
In that April motion to the board, Noem’s attorneys also said she could counter the accusations against her. Her campaign spokesman, Ian Fury, on Friday referred a reporter to an August statement that branded the board’s action as “illegal.”
But declining to fight the evidence in a contested case hearing would allow the board’s “action” against her while potentially avoiding further public scrutiny.
The Government Accountability Board, which has never handled such a high-profile case since its inception in 2017, has not publicly said what action it has taken. It has deliberated over the complaints for nearly a year in a series of closed-door meetings, navigating untested laws.
Board member David Gienapp, at the board’s August meeting, verbally moved to invoke a statute — SDCL 3-24-7 — that states the board “shall” hold a contested case hearing “to afford the accused person the opportunity to respond to the allegation.” But the board’s draft minutes, posted two days later, make no mention of that statute. Instead, the draft minutes state that the board acted to “make an initial determination” that the complaint “alleges facts” that the governor engaged in misconduct.
The board’s minutes state that it took “appropriate action,” but the board has kept that action a secret so far. The board is allowed under state law to issue a private reprimand. But the statute says it may take that action at the conclusion of a contested case hearing and after it has determined, by a majority vote, that there has been misconduct.
“Their official actions, whatever they may be, should be a public record,” said David Bordewyk, who directs the South Dakota Newspaper Association and advocates for open records and meeting laws.
“Given the nature of this board, which is to hold public officials accountable, the public has a right to know what those accountability measures are, regardless of the official.”
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NEW YORK (AP) — A mother charged with drowning her three children at New York’s Coney Island beach was arraigned on murder charges Friday, authorities said.
Erin Merdy, 30, was charged with first and second-degree murder in the deaths of her children Zachary Merdy, 7, Liliana Stephens-Merdy, 4, and Oliver Bondarev, 3 months, a spokesperson for the Brooklyn district attorney’s office said.
Merdy was arraigned remotely from the hospital where she was sent for a psychiatric examination. Her attorney from Brooklyn Defender Services said he had no comment.
Officers searched the Coney Island shoreline early Monday after a relative called 911. According to the criminal complaint, Merdy had told the relative “that she had hurt her children and that they are gone.”
Police found Merdy on the boardwalk, wet and barefoot. The children were later found unresponsive at the water’s edge. They were pronounced dead at a hospital. The city medical examiner’s office ruled their deaths homicides by drowning.
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Football Friday Night, 9-16-22
Published: Sep. 16, 2022 at 11:41 PM CDT|Updated: 21 minutes ago
BOWLING GREEN, Ky. (WBKO) - We already enter Week 5 of high school football as Mohammad Ahmad and Ana Medina break down some matchups featuring powerhouse teams with title aspirations.
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Bowling Green 21
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Paducah Tilghman 3
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Greenwood 28
Logan County 21
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Franklin-Simpson 44
Russellville 8
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Los Angeles Chargers quarterback Justin Herbert has fractured rib cartilage after taking a hit during the fourth quarter of Thursday night’s 27-24 loss to the Kansas City Chiefs
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Los Angeles Chargers quarterback Justin Herbert has fractured rib cartilage after taking a hit during the fourth quarter of Thursday night’s 27-24 loss to the Kansas City Chiefs.
Coach Brandon Staley said a CT scan Friday morning confirmed the injury. Staley said the third-year quarterback is day-to-day and that his status will be evaluated again on Monday. The Chargers (1-1) don’t return to the practice field until Wednesday, when they will begin preparing to host Jacksonville on Sept. 25.
”I think we got good news in terms of what the CT scan showed. You don’t want it to be a fracture of the bone. So the fact that it’s cartilage was a good sign,” Staley said. ”It’s going to come down to comfort. Let the weekend calm down and then when we get into game week we’ll have a better sense of how he’s feeling.”
Herbert completed 33 of 48 passes for 334 yards with three touchdowns and an interception. He missed only one play after taking a hard hit from Kansas City defensive lineman Michael Danna on 12-yard completion to Gerald Everett with five minutes to go.
Herbert was 7 of 11 for 79 yards after the injury, despite one play where he was in physical distress and threw the ball away on third-and-1 when he could have run for a first down. That stretch included a fourth-down bullet to DeAndre Carter for 35 yards to the Kansas City 8-yard line and then connecting with Joshua Palmer on fourth-and-goal for a 7-yard TD.
”Nobody cares about Justin more than I do. It’s a tough game, and as long as he feels like he can go in that moment, then that’s what we’re gonna roll with,” Staley said. ”I think he did a good job of protecting himself. I think what you saw is that he’s a really smart player. He’s not gonna put himself at risk in that moment, not going to take one more extra hit than he needs to.”
Chase Daniel would be in line to start if Herbert could not go. The 13-year veteran has six career starts, most recently in 2019 for the Chicago Bears.
WHAT’S WORKING
Punter JK Scott has been an underrated new addition. Scott pinned the Chiefs inside their 20-yard line three times on Thursday while the coverage unit allowed only 6 yards on a pair of returns. Scott’s four punts inside the 20 through two games is tied for the second-most to start a season in franchise history.
WHAT NEEDS HELP
The running game is stuck in neutral. Of the Chargers’ 55 rush attempts the first two games, 15 have gone for no gain or negative yards and only one has gone for 10 yards or more. Austin Ekeler is averaging 2.7 yards per carry, and has struggled when trying to run outside the tackle box. Ekeler has been stopped for no gain or has lost yardage on seven of his 28 carries.
STOCK UP
Mike Williams was held to two fourth-quarter catches in the opener, but had a pair of receptions on the opening drive and finished with eight receptions for 113 yards, including a one-handed touchdown catch in the third quarter. Williams is the only visiting player in the 50-plus seasons of Arrowhead Stadium with three straight games of at least 100 receiving yards and a TD.
STOCK DOWN
It was not a great night for guards Matt Feiler and Zion Johnson. According to Pro Football Focus, Feiler allowed four quarterback pressures and five hurries, making it his worst game in his two seasons with the Chargers. Johnson ended up being beat by Danna on the play where Herbert got injured.
INJURIES
Center Corey Linsley (knee) and right tackle Trey Pipkins (lateral foot sprain) are day to day. Staley said both players will be assessed on Monday and could return to practice later in the week.
KEY NUMBER
4 – Times Herbert has thrown a pick-6 since the start of last season, which is tied with the Rams’ Matthew Stafford for most in the league.
NEXT STEPS
The Chargers, who are 1-1 for the fifth straight year, play their next six games against opponents that did not post a winning record last season.
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EAGAN, Minn. (AP)Justin Jefferson has proven to be one of the most difficult receivers in the NFL to cover, starting his third season seemingly with the potential to dominate the game for the next decade.
The Minnesota Vikings are trying to toughen the task for their opponents, just by making it harder to figure out where Jefferson is going to be.
As the 23-year-old keeps moving up on the lists of all-time records, the Vikings are moving him around the field as much as their playbook and the rules will allow – particularly before the snap.
”I can be so many different places,” Jefferson said. ”That’s how we kind of get away from the man to man, and if they do play man to man, we’ve got something for it.”
New coach Kevin O’Connell uses the term ”illusion of complexity” to describe the offense he and his staff have installed with the Vikings, meaning an attempt to make the other team think there’s a lot going on when the assignment for each player is actually quite simple.
Jefferson’s first of two touchdowns in the opener last week against Green Bay, when he torched the Packers for 184 receiving yards in the 23-7 victory, was a fourth-down play that began with him running from left to right behind quarterback Kirk Cousins before the ball was snapped. Fellow wide receiver Adam Thielen was lined up in the slot, and his slant route prompted two Packers defenders to initially turn his way. That left Jefferson all alone in the flat for the walk-in score.
”You know seven times out of 10 that he’s involved in the offensive play. Then when you get him moving, now the defense has to think – rethink what he’s doing from the position that he started in to what he’s doing in the new position,” said Vikings cornerback Patrick Peterson, providing the other-side-of-the-ball perspective. ”It’s going to be a great ride, and I can’t wait to see where it’s going to take us.”
Thielen, who’s in his 10th year in the league, has marveled at Jefferson’s swift mastery of the position since he was drafted in the first round in 2020.
”He makes it look so easy and smooth that it doesn’t really like flash out at you,” Thielen said. ”Maybe the play wasn’t necessarily designed for man coverage, but he was able to beat it anyway.”
The syncing of the offense will be challenged on Monday night when the Vikings visit Philadelphia and those relentlessly raucous Eagles fans. Jefferson will be squarely in the spotlight again, as the player the Eagles passed on to draft wide receiver Jalen Reagor instead, one spot in front of him.
”That’s when I like to have the best game, to showcase to the world what I have, and my argument is being the best receiver,” Jefferson said, adding: ”Every mock draft had me going to Philly, so when Philly was on the board, getting a phone call and it being Minnesota, it was definitely a shocker. But I’m definitely happy, way more happy, to be here than there.”
Reagor was traded to the Vikings last month. Minnesota also signed linebacker Jordan Hicks in the spring. Hicks played his first four years for Philadelphia, the last being the 2017-18 championship season. The Eagles won the Super Bowl, of course, at U.S. Bank Stadium.
When the Vikings went downtown to practice there early in training camp, Hicks felt those good memories rush back.
”Every time I think back, it’s like a book. It’s a like a story. You’re opening the pages again,” said Hicks, who tied a career high with 14 tackles and had a sack and a forced fumble against Green Bay.
Now he’ll try to repeat that performance in another familiar venue, even if it’s no longer friendly.
”I’d imagine it’ll be pretty hostile, which is exciting. Anytime that juice is out there, it does nothing but amp you up,” Hicks said. ”I’m excited.”
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ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (AP)The task ahead for Caden Sterns: take over for a Denver Broncos safety who has started 66 straight games and serves as their undisputed leader.
No pressure – or stress – there.
Sterns, a fifth-round pick out of Texas, steps in after Justin Simmons injured his thigh in the season opener at Seattle. For the first time since 2017, the Broncos will take the field without the familiar No. 31 of Simmons, who was placed on injured reserve and will be sidelined for at least a month.
”Nerves,” Sterns said of his overriding feeling heading into Sunday, when the Broncos (0-1) host the Houston Texans (0-0-1). ”Just because it’s what the game brings and just the responsibility of coming into this game. But I thrive in situations like this.”
Fellow safety Kareem Jackson has confidence in the second-year player. That’s because Sterns has been soaking in the knowledge – and asking all the right questions in the film room – of Jackson and Simmons and even cornerback Pat Surtain II.
”I think he’ll come in and I think he’ll play great,” Jackson said.
Still, those are some mighty big cleats to fill. The Broncos are cutting down on Sterns’ special teams responsibilities so he can focus primarily on safety.
The 6-foot-1, 207-pound Sterns does have some playing time under his belt. As a rookie last season, he saw action in 15 games, including two starts when he filled in for Jackson. Sterns also intercepted two passes – one thrown by Jets QB Zach Wilson and the other on a pass from Dallas’ Dak Prescott.
”Coming at the expense of losing one of our best players and a captain on and off the field, you don’t want to see it,” Sterns said of filling in for Simmons. ”But it’s my job to come in and make sure, on the field, that things go as smoothly as possible and there’s no step back.”
This will mark the first time Simmons has missed action since sitting out three games at the end of the 2017 season due to an ankle injury. The 28-year-old Simmons suffered his latest injury in the second half of the 17-16 loss to the Seahawks but remained in the game. He tied for the most tackles on the team with nine and recovered a fumble.
”He’s one of those guys that’s resilient,” Broncos coach Nathaniel Hackett said. ”I think he’ll be back very soon.”
Simmons was coming off a 2021 season that saw him pick off five passes and earn second-team honors on The Associated Press’ All-Pro squad.
This season, Simmons was named a team captain once again.
”What (Simmons) does for our defense and what he does in that locker room for this team (and) with his leadership, it’s tough,” Jackson said.
It’s up to Sterns to help the Broncos keep in check a Houston offense led by quarterback Davis Mills. Houston went to overtime and finished tied at 20 with the Indianapolis Colts last weekend.
”One thing that we’re always harping on the guys about is no matter what your role is, everybody has to prepare to play,” Broncos defensive coordinator Ejiro Evero said. ”Caden has done a good job of that. I feel confident he’ll do a (great) job in there.”
NOTES: WR KJ Hamler (knee/hip) and OL Quinn Meinerz (hamstring) are listed as out for Sunday. ILB Josey Jewell (calf), OLB Randy Gregory (shoulder/knee), DL DeShawn Williams (back), CB K’Waun Williams (wrist), and OL Billy Turner (knee) are all questionable. … The Broncos will have a special visitor in the stadium Sunday – the Stanley Cup. The Broncos will recognize the Colorado Avalanche during the first timeout in the first quarter. The Avalanche hoisted the Cup for the first time since 2001. … It was announced that longtime Denver radio host Sandy Clough is retiring. Clough has been a fixture on the airwaves since he came to the Mile High City in 1979.
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LARAMIE – After dominating a scorching hot Air Force team through two quarters, the University of Wyoming found itself staring down a four-point deficit to its Mountain Division rival with less than 10 minutes remaining.
A Cowboys offense that had been dormant for the previous 20-plus minutes awoke at the perfect moment.
Facing a third-and-nine from the UW 26-yard line, junior quarterback Andrew Peasley found junior receiver Wyatt Wieland for a 24-yard catch-and-run to extend the drive. Four plays later, sophomore tight end Parker Christensen took a screen pass 29 yards to the Air Force 5-yard line.
Junior running back Titus Swen appeared to get stopped near the line of scrimmage on the next step. However, his legs kept driving, and the Falcons couldn’t bring him down, as he carried a swarm of defenders into the end zone with 6 minutes, 6 seconds remaining for the deciding score in a 17-14 victory.
“It was great,” Swen said. “There was a lot of adversity out there, but this is what we practice all week, (getting) in an uncomfortable situation for when we get out there. We always practice two-minute, we always practice grind, we always practice being down, we always practice me not even in the game.
“We practice (different) options like that, so we’re always ready. We had a little mix-up, and they scored 14 points ... but we got our heads straight and did the job.”
Added Wyoming coach Craig Bohl: “Our players didn’t panic, and I thought (offensive coordinator) Tim Polasek dialed up some unbelievable plays. We did a couple plays there that we hadn’t shown, we mixed and matched, and it was at the right time.”
The Falcons (2-1) opened their next possession with a 19-yard run up the right sideline, setting up a first-and-10 at their 44-yard line, only needing a field goal to send the game to overtime. They wouldn’t move the chains again, though, as a defense that had held them in check most of the night rose to the occasion again.
Following a short gain on the next play, Air Force quarterback Haaziq Daniels threw back-to-back incompletions while under pressure from defensive linemen Cole Godbout and Oluwaseyi Omotosho. The Falcons punted the ball away from near midfield with roughly five minutes remaining, and wouldn’t get it back again.
UW (3-1) took the final 4:47 off the clock with an 11-play drive, with a trio of third-down conversions sealing a win to open Mountain West play.
Peasley connected with sophomore receiver Will Pelissier to extend the drive on third-and-six deep in Cowboys territory, and Swen delivered a 17-yard run on third-and-13 moments later. The Falcons would have had an opportunity to get the ball back with a few seconds remaining with a stop, but sophomore running back Dawaiian McNeely got just enough yards on third-and-two to eliminate Air Force’s hopes of a miracle comeback.
“I didn’t even know we were going to call a run play on third-and-13,” Swen said. “I thought we were going to pass the ball, get the first down and keep rolling. Boom, they called a run play, and I was like, ‘Oh yeah, it’s over with now.’
“I saw a lot of people on one side, so I went to the backside and took it back to my high school days. I used to cut everything backside in high school, but it was pretty fun. It was a great team win. My boys did what they needed to do, and we did the job.”
UW’s offense set the tone on the opening drive of the game, using a balanced attack amid a 15-play, 73-yard drive that ate up more than 7½ minutes off the clock.
Peasley – who was 10 of 13 for 72 yards, a touchdown and an interception in the first half – converted on a pair of third-down conversions to Swen and sophomore receiver Alex Brown. He nearly came up with another on a nine-yard completion in the red zone, but sophomore receiver Wyatt Wieland was brought down two yards shy of the goal line, and sophomore kicker John Hoyland connected on a 20-yard field goal to put the Pokes up 3-0.
UW’s other first-half score came following a three-and-out by the defense that forced Air Force to punt from inside its 10-yard line. Carson Bay shanked the kick for just 36 yards, and the Cowboys took over at their opponent’s 42-yard line.
Swen broke a 23-yard run up the middle on the second play of the drive, setting up a score on the next snap. Peasley faked a handoff to Swen before hitting junior tight end Treyton Welch on a wheel route for a 14-yard touchdown that put UW up 10-0 with 7:21 left in the first half.
The Cowboys held onto this 10-point lead heading into the break, in large part due to their ability to slow down Air Force’s triple-option attack. The Falcons – who entered the game ranked first and second in the nation, respectively, with 508.5 rushing yards per game and 7.7 yards per carry – were held to just 47 yards on 19 carries in the first half.
Air Force punted three times in the first two quarters, which was one more than it did in the first two weeks combined. The Falcons’ other first-half drive resulted in a missed field goal attempt from 54 yards on their first possession of the game.
“I think Wyoming has historically done a good job at playing the run, so we knew what we could do,” Godbout said. “Last year, we held them ... so we knew what we could do, and we knew what we had to do to get this W. That was just what had to happen.”
Despite a strong start, the Pokes allowed Air Force to seize momentum as the third quarter got underway.
The Falcons opened the second half with a 13-play, 75-yard touchdown drive, capped by a nine-yard toss from Daniels to David Cormier on third-and-goal. Wyoming had an opportunity to make a stop earlier in the drive, with Air Force facing a fourth-and-one from the UW 41-yard line. However, John Lee Eldridge took a pitch 35 yards to set up a first-and-goal that led to the score.
UW surrendered its lead for the first time early in the fourth quarter, as the Falcons strung together an eight-play, 80-yard touchdown drive following a third consecutive Cowboys possession resulting in a punt. Cade Harris beat a defender on a post route, and Daniels hit him in stride for a 41-yard score, putting Air Force up 14-10 with 9:58 left.
The Falcons weren’t able to make anything of their next possession after UW’s go-ahead drive, however, and the Pokes’ offense ensured they wouldn’t get another chance.
Wyoming out-gained its opponent 342-272, while holding Air Force to a season-low 4.3 yards per carry. Eight different players recorded receptions for the Cowboys, as Peasley finished with 162 yards on 78% passing, while also picking up 36 yards on the ground. Swen had a season-high 102 yards on 19 carries, with McNeely adding 42 yards on seven attempts.
Godbout led the defense with nine tackles and two pass breakups, while linebacker Easton Gibbs, defensive end Braden Siders and defensive tackle Jordan Bertagnole each recorded six tackles. The Pokes finished with one sack, four quarterback hurries and five tackles for loss.
Gibbs, who initially wasn’t expected to play after battling illness throughout the previous 24 hours, said the win is a pivotal moment for a young UW team.
“It means everything,” he said. “We keep focusing on complete games, and we can’t get down. I think from the beginning, we knew it was going to be a physical game. It’s Air Force. To come out and make a statement win like this at home, it means everything. The morale in there, you can still probably hear the guys yelling. It’s a great feeling.”
UW will go for its fourth consecutive win next Saturday at BYU.
Josh Criswell covers the University of Wyoming for WyoSports. He can be reached at jcriswell@wyosports.net or 307-755-3325. Follow him on Twitter at @criswell_sports. | https://www.wyomingnews.com/wyosports/university_of_wyoming/football/cowboys-take-down-air-force-in-mw-opener/article_69161e56-3641-11ed-8db0-b79798e4a584.html | 2022-09-17T05:11:05Z | wyomingnews.com | control | https://www.wyomingnews.com/wyosports/university_of_wyoming/football/cowboys-take-down-air-force-in-mw-opener/article_69161e56-3641-11ed-8db0-b79798e4a584.html | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
We weren’t sure how this trip was going to go: Dubrovnik in July, the highest of high seasons, with a toddler? Sounds like we’d be battling a crowd of Game of Thrones tourists in Old Town, using a stroller as our shield.
Thanks to some fantastic hotels, the patience of Croatians (who, to a person, were so good with kids), and a detour to the place where locals go to escape the crowds, we had a trip to Croatia’s coast that I can’t stop talking about. Here are four ways to make the most of a visit to Dubrovnik, high to low season.
1. Don’t be afraid to splurge on a hotel near Old Town.
There isn’t a better hotel to make your home base than the Hotel Excelsior Dubrovnik—an iconic landmark hotel (c. 1913) that’s just a five-minute walk from Old Town. You can take advantage of its location—and peacefulness, and incredible service—for rates that are relatively affordable. (Think $300-$400 a night compared to $1,000 for comparable European stays.)
There are floor-to-ceiling windows when you walk in, overlooking the Adriatic. The hotel has two parts—one is more modern, the other a more classic, traditional wing—and sea-view rooms come with beautiful decks where you can sit and watch the day go by (perhaps with a bottle of Croatian wine).
It’s kid-friendly, which was cool to see. Kids can run around; Croatians are just like, this is the way it is.
Celebrity guest: The prime minister of Croatia. A new bridge connecting Croatia’s mainland to the Peljesac peninsula opened the weekend we were there, sealing the fate of Croatia becoming part of the Schengen area in 2023.
About a mile from the western edge of Old Town, the Hotel Bellevue Dubrovnik is set atop a 90-foot cliff, right on the Adriatic. The five-star boutique hotel was completely redone in 2019 and now serves up chic style and vibes for a young, hip crowd.
But the thing that really caught my eye? The pebbly public beach where locals and hotel guests swim together, but has a private section with lounge chairs, umbrellas, and one of the hotel’s bars. It’s beneath the cliffs, so this is one of the places local boys coming of age hang out to prove their mettle. They’re jumping off these 20-, 30-, 40-foot cliffs into the water. I didn’t join, but it was fun to watch.
Lesson learned: Even into late September it can get hot during the day (high 70s), so plan to do Old Town in the early morning or evening.
2. Island hop around the Elaphites.
Croatia is all about the sea—all about being near the water. In the lazy days of summer, everyone seemed to be hanging out at a pool, a beach club, or boating around between islands.
With help from Adriatic Luxury Hotels (the properties at which we stayed), we chartered a boat for a full day to visit some of the Elaphiti islands, a small archipelago northwest of Dubrovnik. You can also take a ferry to the islands of Koločep, Lopud, and Suđurađ.
This was a highlight of the trip: Some islands have beach clubs, which you can visit for a day or even just a meal; other islands are more about the restaurants, where you hop off at the dock and eat at a great restaurant right there. We had lunch at a quaint spot on Lopud, Restaurant Dubrovnik. (We ate lots of seafood on this trip and one quirk of the area is many of the restaurants are named Dubrovnik.) The fish was so fresh—just simply prepared, grilled—it was memorable.
3. Make time to visit the Peljesac peninsula.
Drive 60 minutes from Dubrovnik’s city center to the Peljesac peninsula, where the new bridge is, along with lots of beaches, wineries, and oyster farming. It’s where folks who live in Dubrovnik go to escape the summers. It’s not as touristy. It’s probably where we would rent a house on a subsequent trip: start in Dubrovnik, and then spend another week on the Peljesac.
4. Hang out near the airport—seriously!
I’ve been to Croatia multiple times, but never knew about the village of Cavtat, 15 minutes from the international airport. You can get to Cavtat from Old Town easily, by bus or water taxis, in 20 minutes for about 18 euros (give or take). Beautiful yachts and ships are anchored in Cavtat’s bay. The waterfront promenade is lined with palm trees, churches, monuments, outdoor restaurants and cafes. It’s all very relaxed yet sophisticated. We heard it described as “St. Tropez without the crowds,” but Cavtat is just its own special place.
We toured the newly renovated Hotel Supetar Cavtat in the town’s historic center. It’s housed in a villa from the 1920s—just 16 rooms, all of them individually designed. The Restaurant is called Restaurant, with an outdoor terrace overlooking the water and a nearby church. And the food is paired with local, world-class Croatian wines! We had one of the best meals of our entire trip here: amazing swordfish carpaccio, a 24-day aged beef filet, homemade breads and butters. Everything is very locally sourced. I now daydream about buying out the whole hotel for a big celebration.
How to get there: United flies nonstop (a roughly 8-hour flight) from Newark-EWR to Dubrovnik through late October.
As told to Laura Dannen Redman. | https://www.afar.com/magazine/dubrovnik-without-the-crowds-even-during-high-season | 2022-09-17T05:20:53Z | afar.com | control | https://www.afar.com/magazine/dubrovnik-without-the-crowds-even-during-high-season | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
Kochi: Kerala Governor Arif Mohammed Khan lashed out at Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan’s statement during a press meet here on Saturday.
The press meet touched on Governor’s adamant stands on various matters, including the University appointment row.
"I welcome his statement. Because, now, at least, he is not trying to play the game from behind the curtain," he said. The Governor said, he is happy that the CM has come out openly and responded. He alleged that the Government “is trying to denigrate and demean the office of the Governor”.
The Governor was reacting to the CM’s statements against him during the press meet at Thiruvananthapuram on Friday. The Chief Minister had urged the Governor to keep the decorum of the position he holds. Reacting to Khan's allegations, he asked, "Is this what is meant by the position of a Governor?" He was responding to a query on Khan's statement that he will not allow the University Laws Amendment Bill recently passed by the state Assembly, alleging it seeks to legalise illegalities and pave the way for appointment of "unqualified relatives" of staff of the Chief Minister and his cabinet colleagues.
Khan’s response indicates that he might toughen his stand against the State Government and the CM.
The Governor has stated that once he reaches Thiruvananthapuram he will release evidence to substantiate his criticism of the Government. He said he will also release the CM’s letter stating that there would not be any political intervention in the matters including University appointments.
Khan repeated that there was a conspiracy behind the attack against him in Kannur.
“Three years ago, an attempt was made on my life at Kannur. Kannur VC was involved in the conspiracy. I have evidence for it. I have complained several times about it. I have also complained in writing. No action was taken. The Police were not ready to register a case as a cognizable offence. Who prevented the Police from registering a case? Who held the Home department?,” the Governor asked.
Khan alleged that the CM does not respond to many matters. “I write, he does not reply. I call him, but he does not call back,” he said.
The Governor reiterated that those who are not eligible would not be allowed to be appointed to the Universities.
“Universities belong to the the people; not of those who come to power for a short term,” the Governor reminded.
“Have they ever been concerned about students being killed in the colleges? It is not the students who are problematic, but those who use them for their own means,” the Governor said.
“The autonomy of the Universities will be protected. As long as I am the Chancellor, I will not allow anything to impede it. The University amendment bill has legal issues. I have examined that bill. I have not been able to examine the Lok Ayukta amendment bill. However, I have noticed the Assembly proceedings and the media reportage on the same. I will study the bill further”, the Governor said. | https://www.onmanorama.com/news/kerala/2022/09/17/kerala-governor-chief-minister-tussle.html | 2022-09-17T05:25:40Z | onmanorama.com | control | https://www.onmanorama.com/news/kerala/2022/09/17/kerala-governor-chief-minister-tussle.html | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
Thiruvananthapuram: The Kerala Motor Vehicle Department has come out with a new project that allows students to obtain a learner’s driving license while they pass the Plus two-level examinations. The proposal is to include the driving lessons for the learner's license test in the Higher Secondary syllabus.
The MVD has already prepared the curriculum, which will be handed over to the Education Department next week. If the state government approves the same, it will approach the Centre to amend the existing laws in this regard. As of now, only those who cross 18 years of age can secure a learner's license.
If the proposal becomes a reality, successful students can obtain a learner's license certificate along with their Plus Two certificate. Under the programme, the lessons on driving and traffic rules will be imparted in the Plus one and Plus Two classes. A team led by Transport Commissioner S. Sreejith has drawn up the necessary curriculum. Transport Minister Antony Raju will hand over the same to Education Minister V. Sivankutty on September 28.
If the State gives the nod to the proposal, the required amendments should also be effected in the Central Motor Vehicles Rules. The MVD has decided to approach the Central government for this. The Department mainly sees two objectives with the initiative – to end the current lapses in obtaining a learner's license and to make the students aware of the road safety rules. | https://www.onmanorama.com/news/kerala/2022/09/17/learners-license-plus-two-mvd-curriculum.html | 2022-09-17T05:25:52Z | onmanorama.com | control | https://www.onmanorama.com/news/kerala/2022/09/17/learners-license-plus-two-mvd-curriculum.html | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
Thiruvananthapuram: The draw of lots of the Onam bumper lottery, carrying the highest prize money of Rs 25 crore ever offered in the history of the state lotteries, will be held on Sunday.
A record 63.81 lakh tickets were sold until Friday, realizing a whopping Rs 319 crore, as the state awaits the lucky winners, who will be decided by 2 pm on Sunday. The Kerala State Lottery Department hopes to sell off the remaining 3.69 lakh of the total 67.50 lakh printed tickets by Saturday evening. Last year, 54 lakh Onam bumper tickets were traded when the first prize money offered was Rs 12 crore.
This time over, the first prize winner can take home Rs 15.75 crore after deducting an agency commission of 10 % and taxes of 30 %. The second prize will carry prize money of Rs five crore.
Ten tickets will be given the third prize, each getting Rs one crore. The ticket price is Rs 500.
The Pooja bumper lottery, which offers a first prize of Rs 10 crore, will be released for sale tomorrow.
The MRP of a single ticket is Rs 250.
What needs to be done upon hitting the jackpot?People in groups often pool their money together to buy bumper tickets which are prized higher than the normal ones.
The participants may be friends or belong to the same family. So, what to do if a ticket purchased by a group wins the prize?
The Lottery Department says the prize money can be claimed by the person who writes and signs his/her name on the backside of the lottery ticket.
If more than one person pooled in money to purchase the ticket, then all of them can write their names and sign on the backside of the ticket.
Upon winning the prize, an application should be forwarded to the Lottery Director claiming the prize money.
Then the original ticket can be encashed by submitting the same directly or through a bank.
It should be mentioned in the application how the group wants to receive the prize money, whether the encashed amount should be deposited in an individual’s account, or an equal fixed amount needed to be credited against the accounts of all participants in the group.
The department will allot the prize money accordingly. Some groups receive the amount through a single account of a participant and then split the prize money, and others prefer crediting the amount to a joint account.
The special software of the Lottery Department facilities all these as per the request in the application. | https://www.onmanorama.com/news/kerala/2022/09/17/onam-bumper-draw-september-18-sunday.amp.html | 2022-09-17T05:25:58Z | onmanorama.com | control | https://www.onmanorama.com/news/kerala/2022/09/17/onam-bumper-draw-september-18-sunday.amp.html | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
Three days after grounding the operations of Azman Airlines over N1.2 billion debts and other operational issues, the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) on Friday announced the renewal of the airlines’ Air Transport Licence (ATL).
The regulatory agency attributed its decision to renew Azman’s license to the ability of the carrier to fulfil all the hitherto outstanding requirements.
A short notice emanating from the NCAA announcing the renewal of the airline’s ATL declared: “Consequent upon the fulfilment of all outstanding requirements, the Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) has renewed the Air Transport Licence (ATL) of Azman Air, enabling the airline to resume flight operations.”
NCAA had earlier suspended the Air Transport Licence (ATL) of Azman Air for its failure to remit *N1. 2billion funds collected from air travelers on its behalf to its coffers.
The NCAA director general, Captain Musa Nuhu, equally accused the airline of failing to submit security clearance for the renewal of its ATL, which expired in April 2021.
Nuhu said that the N1.2 billion debt was the revenue accrued from the five per cent Ticket Sales Charge (TSC) and Cargo Sales Charge (CSC) collected from the air travellers by the airline.
The TSC/CSC is shared among five aviation agencies; NCAA, Nigerian Airspace Management Agency (NAMA), Accident Investigation Bureau (AIB), Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMET) and the Nigerian College of Aviation Technology (NCAT), Zaria.
While NCAA gets 58 per cent from the five per cent of TSC/CSC being the major revenue earning for the agency, the other four agencies share the remaining 42 per cent.
The initial grounding of the operations of the airline on Wednesday led to scores of its passengers getting stranded in Kano Airport in particular. | https://tribuneonlineng.com/ncaa-lifts-suspension-on-azman-airlines/ | 2022-09-17T05:28:55Z | tribuneonlineng.com | control | https://tribuneonlineng.com/ncaa-lifts-suspension-on-azman-airlines/ | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
A street east of Mariachi Plaza in Boyle Heights was renamed Friday, Sept. 16, after Mexican musician Vicente “Chente” Fernández, who sold more than 50 million albums worldwide and won three Grammy Awards and nine Latin Grammys.
“The legacy of Vicente Fernández continues to resonate and inspire people worldwide, making us proud to call ourselves Latino,” Councilman Kevin de León said after the City Council approved his motion to rename Bailey Street between First Street and Pennsylvania Avenue Vicente Fernández Street.
“Through his music, he has etched his place in history on the hearts of fans who will forever cherish him.”
Fernández’s other honors include a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame and 14 Lo Nuestro Awards. He retired from the stage in 2016. He died Dec. 12 in Guadalajara, Mexico, where he was also born. His death at age 81 followed months of health issues and an August 2021 injury at his ranch in Guadalajara.
De Leon’s proposal to rename the street for Fernández was opposed by David Silvas, the Boyle Heights Neighborhood Council’s vice president and chair of its Planning and Land Use Committee.
Silvas submitted a letter to the City Council’s Public Works Committee citing a comment Fernández made during an interview in which he said he refused a liver transplant because he didn’t know if the donor was homosexual or addicted to drugs.
Silvas also noted reports of Fernández being accused of inappropriately touching women. In his letter, Silvas said naming the street for Fernández would be “insulting and denigrating to the LGBTQ+ community and anyone facing the struggles of addiction” as well as “victims of sexual abuse.”
Sandra Villalobos, a representative of Organización de Mariachis Independiente de California, said “this name change will benefit the mariachis at La Plaza and increase people visiting Boyle Heights, allowing all of the businesses to benefit from the food and music that we serve there.”
Friday’s ceremony came three weeks after Pico Rivera renamed a street leading into the Pico Rivera Sports Arena in honor of Fernández.
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SAN DIMAS – San Dimas’ Caleb Morquecho, Julian Vigil and Brian Freeland took turns giving visiting Schurr fits on Friday.
The Saints’ trio wears you down, and they were the difference in a 28-19 victory over the Spartans.
Morquecho rushed for a game-leading 219 yards with a touchdown, and Freeland added 64 yards and a TD on a night when the Saints rushed for nearly 400 yards.
“We ran really tough, a little nasty,” Morquecho said afterward.
Vigil, who rushed for 89 yards, scored two touchdowns, including a big one in the fourth quarter.
After the Spartans looked like they might get back in it with Yahir Ledesma’s 1-yard touchdown run early in the fourth quarter that cut the Saints’ lead to eight points, Vigil answered with an 81-yard kickoff return to push the Saints ahead again, 28-13.
San Dimas’ Caleb Morquecho after rushing for 219 yards and a TD in 28-19 win over Schurr pic.twitter.com/uEQUhEizDN
— Fred J. Robledo 👨🏻💻 (@SGVNSports) September 17, 2022
Schurr didn’t go quietly.
Spartans QB Joseph Alvarado tossed a 48-yard touchdown pass to Carter Lopez and the Spartans trailed by nine points after missing the two-point conversion with 3:30 left, but that’s as close as they would get.
“Schurr’s a great team they do a great job and they’re a very physical football team, that’s why we play them,” San Dimas coach Mark Holman said. “I thought our guys answered really well. This was a trench warfare game and I thought our guys answered the call.”
It was a good win for the Saints (3-2), who were looking to rebound after last week’s loss to rival Bonita in the Smudgepot, and especially with a big non-league showdown next week at Monrovia.
“After Bonita it was a very tough loss,” Morquecho said. “We all had a chip on our shoulder, so we needed this win.”
San Dimas coach Mark Holman after 28-19 win over Schurr pic.twitter.com/EggvPADEVx
— Fred J. Robledo 👨🏻💻 (@SGVNSports) September 17, 2022
Schurr (2-3) had won two straight with wins over Arroyo and an impressive one against Baldwin Park last week. And it played well in spurts with Efrain Martinez leading the way with 68 yards rushing and Ledesma adding 34 yards, but it couldn’t get enough stops in the second half.
“Overall, it goes back to the beginning of the game, we did a bad job tackling, and we let them score a little more than we should have,” Schurr coach David Ramos said. “We were playing catch-up, and after that it really comes down to desire. We’re five games into the season, but we still have a lot of young guys and they still don’t know how to play with tenacity.
“That’s where we coudn’t get it done in the fourth quarter. We didn’t give up, our kids were fighting. But they have to fight a little harder. The tenacity, you could see the San Dimas kids had it and they wanted it just a little more than we did.”
Schurr coach David Ramos talked about missed opportunities and playing with more grit in 28-19 loss to San Dimas. pic.twitter.com/PRb1ulAgyR
— Fred J. Robledo 👨🏻💻 (@SGVNSports) September 17, 2022
The Saints never trailed.
Morquecho’s 22-yard run got the Saints near midfield on their opening drive and Vigil finished it. Vigil started right and circled back to finish up the left sideline for a 52-yard score and 7-0 lead.
Branden Ruiz’s interception for the Spartans got them going late in the first quarter. After a couple penalties moved the Spartans close, Joseph Alvarado connected with Efrain Martinez for a 10-yard touchdown completion to tie the score, 7-7.
The Saints regained the lead when they decided to go on fourth-and-19 from the 20, and Morquecho pulled it off, cutting through the middle and diving in for the 20-yard score and 14-7 lead.
The Saints doubled their lead when Freeland went up the middle for a 16-yard touchdown run and 21-7 lead, which they took to half.
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The St. Francis football team had been hearing all week about its defense. Coming into their game against Muir, the Golden Knights were allowing an average of 52.5 points a game. But St. Francis tuned all that out, buckled down and shut out Muir 41-0 in a nonleague game Friday night.
St. Francis coach Dean Herrington said the defensive improvement didn’t just start. He said it’s been ongoing despite the points allowed.
“The last two weeks you could see signs of us getting better and better, but then we’d give up the big play,” Herrington said.
St. Francis (2-3) forced four turnovers, including three interceptions, and didn’t give up any big plays against Muir (1-4). The Mustangs had one run of 21 yards and one pass of 20 yards and that was it.
“I thought the kids played hard,” Herrington said of his team. “We tackled a lot better in this game than we have all year so that was a nice sign.”
The defense set the tone early by holding Muir to a three-and-out on the game’s first drive. It then proceeded to only give up 151 total yards.
While the defense finally showed it can be stout, the offense continued to score plenty of points. The Golden Knights are now averaging 37 points a game led by quarterback Jack Jacobs. He completed 12 of 18 passes for 230 yards and five touchdowns.
Jacobs threw four of those touchdowns in the first half. He didn’t waste any time either. On St. Francis’ first possession of the game, and only its third play, he hit Hank Foley deep over the middle for a 39-yard touchdown strike to put St. Francis up 7-0.
Jacobs hit DruShun Phillips later in the quarter on a wide receiver screen that Phillips took to the end zone for a 20-yard score that put the Golden Knights up 13-0.
Jacobs threw up a fade in the end zone with 1:58 left in the second quarter that Jett McCullough caught on the left side for a 2-yard scoring pass that gave St. Francis a commanding 27-0 lead.
Jacobs and the St. Francis weren’t done before the half. The defense forced a Muir punt that gave St. Francis the ball at the Muir 48. Jacobs scrambled for 23 yards on the first play of the drive, then found McCullough over the middle for a 15-yard touchdown with 1:16 remaining that extended the Golden Knights’ lead to 34-0.
Muir had scoring opportunities in the first half but the Golden Knights defense forced three turnovers and stuffed the Mustangs on a fourth-down play. The first turnover was an interception by Jamie Lawyer in the first quarter at the St. Francis 42 that stalled a Muir drive.
The second turnover killed the Mustangs’ momentum midway through the second quarter. Muir had the ball at the 50 trailing 20-0 following a 15-yard run by Jachai Pulley and a facemask penalty on St. Francis. But an errant snap was recovered by Racin Delgatty at the Muir 46.
The third turnover stopped Muir’s best scoring opportunity of the first half. The Mustangs got the ball with 1:16 left and moved down to the St. Francis 14 with 15 seconds remaining. But quarterback Brandon Valencia’s pass to the right side of the end zone was intercepted by McCullough when he leaped up in front of the receiver to come down with the ball.
Muir was led by Pulley on offense. He rushed for 71 yards on 15 carries. Alexander Miller caught four passes for 43 yards for the Mustangs while Mahki Clark caught four passes for 29 yards.
Herrington credited Muir.
“Coach Lance Mitchell is doing a great job and is going to get them going,” Herrington said. “I’m very impressed (with Muir). They play hard and I think they’re going to have some success down the road.”
Muir will face Arcadia in two weeks. St. Francis also plays in two weeks, taking on Paraclete.
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There will soon be a new Prairie Elementary.
A groundbreaking ceremony was held on Friday, September 16, 2022 on the 22- acre site. Administrators say this is another step in their commitment to improve school facilities by creating a better environment for teachers and students to learn and grow.
The new building is expected to be completed by the start of the next school year.
KATC spoke to Lafayette Parish Superintendent of Schools Irma Trosclair about the new edition, her reactions express excitement for students and staff in the community. | https://www.katc.com/news/lafayette-parish/lpss-breaks-ground-for-new-prairie-elementary-school-building | 2022-09-17T05:37:00Z | katc.com | control | https://www.katc.com/news/lafayette-parish/lpss-breaks-ground-for-new-prairie-elementary-school-building | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
Louisiana (2-0) at Rice (1-1)
Game Time: 6:30 p.m.
TV: ESPN+
Radio: ESPN1420
Posted at 12:02 AM, Sep 17, 2022
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Game of the Week: Southside at Carencro
Thursday 9/15
Iota at Crowley
Opelousas Catholic at Port Barre
Hamilton Christian at Welsh
St. Martinville at Breaux Bridge
Washington Marion at Cecilia
Catholic NI at Erath
New Iberia at Acadiana
Friday 9/16
Southside at Carencro
Brother Martin at STM
Patterson at AES
Notre Dame at Comeaux
West St. Mary at Northside
Sulphur at Lafayette
St. Charles Catholic at Teurlings
Rayne at Church Point
LCCP at Opelousas
Thrive Academy at North Central
Beau Chene at Northwest
Avoyelles at Eunice
Westminster (Laf) at St. Edmund
Loreauville at Vermilion Catholic
Abbeville at North Vermilion
Pope John Paul at Delcambre
St. John at Highland Baptist
Jeanerette at Lake Arthur
East Beauregard at Mamou
Buckeye at Pine Prairie
Sacred Heart at Basile
LCA at Jesuit
Kaplan at LaGrange
Westgate at Evangel
Ville Platte at Oakdale
Gueydan at Central Private
Elton at Montgomery
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The Justice Department on Friday asked an appeals court to put on hold parts of a judge's order requiring a third-party review of the materials seized last month at Mar-a-Lago.
In its request with the 11th US Circuit Court of Appeals, the Justice Department said the lower court's move to block criminal investigations from reviewing the seized documents marked as classified would cause irreparable harm, writing that the "criminal investigation is itself essential to the government's effort to identify and mitigate potential national-security risks."
The department sought the intervention after District Judge Aileen Cannon on Thursday rejected prosecutors' request that they be allowed to restart their criminal investigation into the classified documents.
"The court's order hamstrings that investigation and places the FBI and Department of Justice (DOJ) under a Damoclean threat of contempt should the court later disagree with how investigators disaggregated their previously integrated criminal-investigative and national-security activities," the Justice Department wrote.
The Justice Department is also asking the appeals court to exclude the documents marked as classified from the so-called special master review Cannon has ordered. Noting that Cannon's order would require those documents be provided to Trump's lawyers, the prosecutors said there was "no basis for disclosing such sensitive information," and that the order required them to make "disclosure of highly sensitive material to a special master and to Plaintiff's counsel—potentially including witnesses to relevant events—in the midst of an investigation, where no charges have been brought."
The Justice Department on Friday asked for the 11th Circuit to take action "as soon as practicable."
The new filing with the 11th Circuit fast-tracks the dispute over the Mar-a-Lago search up to the appeals court and raises the possibility that the US Supreme Court will be asked to weigh in as well in the coming weeks.
The Justice Department originally sought the warrant to search Mar-a-Lago after months of negotiations with Trump's team over documents that were brought from his White House to the Florida resort after he left office. The FBI is investigating at least three potential crimes in its probe: violations of the Espionage Act, illegal handling of government records and obstruction of justice.
In her Thursday night order rejecting the Justice Department's bid to resume its criminal investigation, Cannon cast doubt that the 100 or more documents in question were actually classified, concluding that the question was in dispute and one best reviewed by an independent party.
She also blew off Justice Department arguments that the hold she had put on its criminal probe was putting national security at risk. That approach is at odds with the deference courts normally show to government assertions about classification and national security.
In their request to the 11th Circuit, the prosecutors said that the lower court had disregarded the evidence they had put forward about the risks posed by how the government records were bring stored.
The record, they said Friday, "makes clear that the materials were stored in an unsecure manner over a prolonged period, and the court's injunction itself prevents the government from even beginning to take necessary steps to determine whether improper disclosures might have occurred or may still occur."
The prohibitions on the criminal investigation, the prosecutors said, was undercutting the intelligence community assessment's ability to "evaluate the harm that would result from disclosure of the seized records."
"The court's injunction restricts the FBI—which has lead responsibility for investigating such matters in the United States—from using the seized records in its criminal-investigative tools to assess which if any records were in fact disclosed, to whom, and in what circumstances," the Justice Department told the appeals court.
Cannon also concluded that the classification designations were in doubt without the Trump team putting forward the type of evidence -- such as declarations -- that would suggest the materials weren't in fact classified. Trump has claimed in media appearances he declassified the documents he took to Mar-a-Lago, but his lawyers have yet to make that assertion in court filings.
Cannon has repeatedly acknowledged in court decisions that her rationale is based in part on Trump's status as a former president, writing Thursday that the "principles of equity" required her "to consider the specific context at issue, and that consideration is inherently impacted by the position formerly held by Plaintiff."
In their appeal to the 11th Circuit, the Justice Department wrote that none of the 100 documents marked as classified could possibly be Trump's personal records -- a type of claim he's trying to make to keep some of the documents out of the evidence.
"None of those rationales applies to the records bearing classification markings: The markings establish on the face of the documents that they are not [Trump]'s personal property," the department writes.
The case now lands before a circuit court where six of the 11 active judges are Trump-appointees. It will go to a panel of three randomly selected judges from the court. A panel that includes some of the appellate judges picked by the former President could still be sympathetic to the Justice Department, given the deference the government is usually given when it says national security is at risk.
There is also skepticism among outside legal observers about Cannon's decision to intervene in the first place, given that a separate magistrate judge in Florida approved the warrant for the search and the investigation itself is being run out of a grand jury in DC.
Cannon -- a 2020 appointee of then-President Trump -- was randomly assigned the lawsuit that Trump filed two weeks after the FBI executed the search warrant.
Documents marked as classified aren't Trump's property, DOJ says
The Justice Department argued that Trump's attempts to assert privileges are weak -- if he's even made them at all.
"Neither [Trump] nor the court has suggested that they might be subject to attorney-client privilege. [Trump] has never even attempted to make or substantiate any assertion of executive privilege. Even if he did, no such assertion could justify restricting the Executive Branch's review and use of these records for multiple independent reasons."
The Justice Department also takes issue with both Trump going to court to try to block investigators from being able to access classified records seized from Mar-a-Lago and with Cannon stepping in.
Trump "lacks standing at least as to the discrete set of records with classification markings because those records are government property, over which the Executive Branch has exclusive control and in which Plaintiff has no property interest," the DOJ writes.
The government attorneys say that the courts can only get involved in exceptional circumstances, such as when constitutional rights are disregarded in a search or when a search subject has a special need to keep seized material, and that "cannot extend to these records."
"The district court reasoned that other materials in which Plaintiff [Trump] might have a cognizable interest cannot readily be separated from those in which he does not. But that rationale is inapplicable to records with classification markings, which are easily identifiable and already segregated from the other seized materials," the department writes.
This story has been updated with additional details.
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Bond of 'best friends' leads unbeaten Erie Mason to win over Summerfield
PETERSBURG – Korbin Herrera knows how to pick his friends.
When Vaughn Brown moved into the Erie Mason school district five years ago, Herrera was one of the first people to befriend him.
“We’ve been friends since he came here in seventh grade,” Herrera said. “Best friends.”
Back then, it was just two boys who got along well.
As they got older, the friendship made even more sense.
“Football made it all work,” Herrera said.
Herrera is a receiver and Brown is Mason’s quarterback.
Their bond was on display Friday night as Herrera caught 7 passes for 161 yards and two spectacular touchdowns in a 40-24 victory over Summerfield.
“It’s pretty awesome,” Mason coach Steve Bowers said of the chemistry between the two juniors. “When we need a play we go to those two.”
That was evident in the first quarter Friday when Summerfield rallied to take a 10-8 lead.
Mason got the ball back on its own 24-yard line and Brown found Herrera for a 17-yard gain to start the drive.
After a holding penalty set the Eagles back, Brown looked for his favorite receiver again.
Herrera ran a fly route down the left sideline and Brown hit him in stride for a 70-yard score.
“Vaughn threw a perfect ball and I was wide open,” Herrera said. “We practice that one over and over.”
Summerfield had barely finished celebrating its go-ahead touchdown when Brown and Herrera silenced the crowd.
“That was a gut punch,” Summerfield coach Alex Lipka said.
Herrera’s second TD pass from Brown pretty much wrapped up the win for Mason. It came early in the fourth quarter and expanded the Eagle lead from 10 points to 16.
This time the receiver was very well covered, but Brown made a back-shoulder throw and Herrera delivered a spectacular catch.
“He threw it where only I could catch it,” Herrera said.
Not many receivers could have made that catch.
“Vaughn just put the ball up there,” Bowers said. “I played receiver. I could only dream of some of the catches he makes.”
Lipka was impressed, too.
“Hat’s off to Herrera,” he said. “He’s the real deal.”
Brown spread the ball around to six different receivers, completing 17-of-37 for 354 yards and 3 TDs. He also ran for a score.
Michael Narew hauled in 4 passes for 93 yards, including a 52-yard score.
“I think all of the receivers have a connection with Vaughn,” Herrera said.
Logan Goodin had touchdown runs of 6 and 9 yards as Mason pushed its record to 4-0.
“It feels amazing,” Herrera said.
Summerfield came into the game shorthanded.
“We had two starters go down last week and (Dakota) Kohn wasn’t 100 percent,” Lipka said. “We had an all-sophomore secondary.”
But the Bulldogs put up a great fight, thanks in large part to senior Brandon Thompson, who rushed for 100 yards and scored three touchdowns.
Summerfield’s first points came on a bad-snap safety, then Thompson ran 7 yards for a touchdown in the first quarter and 43 yards for another score in the second.
His final touchdown was spectacular.
Thompson came back to outjump the defense for an underthrown pass from Bryce Kalb, then outran everyone for a 68-yard touchdown.
“He’s fun to watch,” Lipka said.
The coach also loved the effort of his young players.
“Our sophomores played well,” he said. “They just made some plays. They’re a big-play team.”
The Bulldogs dipped to 2-2.
“We’ll be okay,” Lipka said. “We’ve just got to get guys healthy.”
First Quarter
EM – Logan Goodin 6 run (Cole Kreger run)
S – Safety, ball snapped out of end zone on punt
S – Brandon Thompson 7 run (Bryce Kalb run)
EM – Korbin Herrera 70 pass from Vaughn Brown (pass failed)
EM – Michael Narew 52 pass from Brown (run failed)
Second Quarter
S – Thompson 43 run (pass failed)
Third Quarter
EM – Brown 2 run (run failed)
Fourth Quarter
EM – Herrera 36 pass from Brown (run failed)
EM – Goodin 9 run (Toby Frazier pass from Brown)
S – Thompson 68 pass from Kalb (Kalb run)
INDIVIDUAL LEADERS
Rushing: Brandon Thompson, S, 20-100; Bryce Kalb, S, 15-55; Logan Goodin, EM, 14-46; Cole Kreger, EM, 5-29; Zach Miller, EM, 8-19; Michael Narew, EM, 3-18.
Passing: Vaughn Brown, EM,, 17-37-354; Bryce Kalb, S, 7-21-128.
Receiving: Korbin Herrera, EM, 7-161; Michael Narew, EM, 4-93; Brandon Thompson, S, 3-65; Tyler Defoe, S, 3-54; Toby Frazier, EM, 2-41; Louden Murbach, EM, 3-38; Phoenix Stefko, EM, 1-19; Logan Keane, S, 2-5; Cole Kreger, EM, 1-2.. | https://www.monroenews.com/story/sports/2022/09/17/bond-of-best-friends-leads-unbeaten-erie-mason-to-win-over-summerfield/69498976007/ | 2022-09-17T05:58:21Z | monroenews.com | control | https://www.monroenews.com/story/sports/2022/09/17/bond-of-best-friends-leads-unbeaten-erie-mason-to-win-over-summerfield/69498976007/ | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
Defensive stand helps SMCC trip Milan for first victory of the season
Sometimes, just a few plays in a football game can make all the difference.
Milan was dominating the time of possession through most of the first half in its trip to Navarre Field Friday to play St. Mary’s Catholic Central, holding the ball through a little more than 17 minutes to just 2:20 for the Falcons into the second quarter.
The Big Reds had a 7-0 lead and were driving for a second score when the SMCC defense rose to the occasion and stopped Milan’s Ronny Johnson on a fourth-and-goal at the one-yard line and pushed him back three yards.
Four plays later, SMCC’s Drew Harris broke free around the right side of the O-line for a 79-yard touchdown run to tie the game at 7-7 with 2:22 to play until halftime.
More SMCC plays in the second half – on defense and offense – led to a 21-7 Falcons victory over the Big Reds on SMCC alumni night.
“They definitely had a lot more plays and the time of possession was in their favor but our kids responded,” said SMCC Coach Adam Kipf. “We knew we had to move the ball and score before the half. That run by Harris was big when we got it.”
SMCC took the second-half kickoff and didn’t waste time when, on the fourth play of the drive, Cole Jondro ran 50-yards for the first of his two touchdowns and SMCC was up 14-7 with 9:14 still to play in the third.
On the ensuing possession, Milan drove 50 yards but stalled at the SMCC 20-yard line. A 30-yard field goal attempt by Adam Johnson sailed right, and the Falcons regained possession.
Jondro capped off an 80-yard drive with a one-yard run to put SMCC up 21-7 with 7:29 to play in the game. The drive was keyed by a 41-yard run by SMCC QB Carson Kinsey.
Again, the Milan offense drove down the field on its next possession but again came up short against the Falcon defense with an incomplete pass from Big Reds QB Brady Bovenkerk on fourth-and-goal from the SMCC six-yard line.
“My college coach used to say that games are generally decided by 6 or 7 key plays in the game. Obviously not being able to score in the red zone and then they had a few big offensive plays was the difference,” said Milan Coach Jesse Hoskins.
“We also had a few really tough penalties down in the red zone that took us back. It was just another tough one. This has been the theme the past couple of weeks,” he said.
Kipf said the victory was as complete a game as the Falcons have played all year.
“It felt good,” he said. “We’ve reduced our mistakes week to week to week. Our kids worked for this. Our kids also were more physical up front then they have been previously.
“Hats off to Milan, though. They have some warriors over there who never gave up. They’re a tough team,” Kipf added.
Coming into the game, Milan was 1-2, with the two losses by a total of nine points.
“We’re still playing tough football,” Hoskins said. “We’re playing very good football. We just have to make plays to win.”
Kipf said he’s seen his players continually improve throughout the early season.
“I’m proud of our kids. I’m proud of their fight. I’m proud of their effort tonight. They’ve been improving week by week by week and today was no exception,” he said.
SMCC moves to 1-3 on the season and plays Friday at Riverview.
Milan, also at 1-3 on the season, plays Friday at Flat Rock.
First Quarter
M – Ronny Johnson run
Second Quarter
SMCC – Drew Harris 79 run (Mathis Lymond kick)
Third Quarter
SMCC – Cole Jondro 50 run (Lymond kick)
Fourth Quarter
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For the second week in-a-row, the Fergus Falls Otters football team welcomed in an opponent to Otter Stadium. The Pequot Lakes Patriots were in town on Friday and came away with a 34-7 victory. It took multiple possessions for the Otters before they could pick up a first down and played from behind most of the night.
The Otters got the opening kickoff but went three-and-out and a short punt gave the Patriots excellent field position.
Pequot Lakes, starting at their own 41, methodically moved down the field and scored on a fourth and goal from inside the five yard line. Quarterback Grant Loge found Bryar Nordby for the score. The point-after was no good and it was 6-0, Patriots, with seven minutes left in the first quarter.
The ensuing Fergus possession again resulted in a three-and-out, forcing the Otters to punt the ball back to the Patriots.
A fumble gave the Otters the ball on their own side, but on their first play from scrimmage, Brayden Nelson threw an interception.
Pequot took advantage of good field position and duplicated their success, scoring on a 20-yard pass play from Loge to Darby Boelter. Add the two-point conversion, making it 14-0 in favor of the visitors late in the first quarter.
The Otters were able to pick up a first down and moved the ball to near midfield but the drive stalled. Pequot would once again pick up a touchdown on the next possession, getting a long touchdown pass. Loge found Riley Larson for 41 yards making it 21-0 with the extra point.
Then, Eli Draeger got a solid return to set up Fergus near midfield and a few players later, Griffin Babolian got loose for a 44-yard touchdown run. The extra point was good by Jaydon Manteufel and the Otters made it a two-score game.
Both sides would have trouble moving the ball for the rest of the first half. With under a minute left, Darius Lockett came up with an interception near midfield, giving Fergus a chance to score late in the half.
A long heave inside the red zone was off the hands of Levi King and the following play, Babolian picked up nine yards but the Otters elected to run the clock out, making it 21-7 at halftime.
At the break, Pequot Lakes had 258 total yards of offense and nine first downs while Fergus had 98 total yards and two first downs.
Opening up the second half, the Patriots were able to pick up a first down, but that was all and had to punt the ball away. After picking up a first down, the Otter offense fumbled the ball away and Pequot Lakes got the ball near midfield with around seven minutes left in the third.
Pequot Lakes would take advantage, moving down the field and scoring on a screenplay, as Loge found John Elsenpeter for an 8-yard score. The PAT was good and it was 28-7, with under six minutes left in the opening quarter of the second half.
On the next possession, the Otters were forced into a punting situation, but a low snap resulted in a loss on fourth down and Fergus turned the ball over on their own 30-yard line.
After converting a fourth down play, the Patriots cashed in on a one yard-touchdown plunge by Elsenpeter. The point after was missed, but Pequot Lakes extended their lead to 34-7 later in the third.
Fergus was forced to punt once again and Pequot moved the ball over the 50-yard line but eventually punted the ball away halfway through the fourth.
Levi King moved to the quarterback position and marched the Otters towards the red zone, but ultimately turned the ball over on downs. Pequot Lakes would run out the clock and pick up the victory.
“We knew what they presented offensively and they started off the game doing exactly what we’ve seen on film, they executed,” said Otters coach Steve Olson. “We just couldn’t get anything going offensively, outside of the touchdown run. You’re a product of how you practice and we need to take advantage of that going forward.”
Pequot Lakes finished with 422 yards on offense, 182 on the ground and 240 through the air. Nordby led the Patriots with 10 carries and 73 yards on the ground. Loge finished 13-25 for 240 yards with four touchdowns and one interception.
The Otters had just 176 yards. Babolian had 12 carries for 75 yards. Nelson was 9-18 for 29 yards.
Pequot had 18 first downs compared to just four for Fergus.
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The time we are in the world today is a trying time. A lot of stressful events are plaguing the world. This includes economic crisis, and insecurity. These come in various shades and colours. It’s a quite challenging moment for the world thus leading to a high degree of conflicts in relationships. Friends, employers and employees, government and citizens fight due to pressures of life.
With this situation we all need to exercise great caution in dealing with ourselves. This becomes quite needful for married couples since we cannot afford to ignore ourselves, unlike in other relationships, that can be jettisoned, if need be.
For instance, many husbands are going through a lot in terms of under employment,loss of jobs, failed businesses etc. As a result, wives are going through a lot of stress to keep the house running. They have become saddled with the responsibility, which hitherto had been solely shouldered by the husbands, or jointly shared by the couples. That’s in the area of finance.When this is added to house keeping, the stress is better imagined, than expected.
Given this scenario, fragile is the best description of the peace in many homes. It requires great wisdom on the parts of both the husbands and wives to maintain this fragile peace. This is why all hands must be on deck to ensure that harmony in the marriage doesn’t break down.
How do we ensure that?
- Patience
Husbands and wives have to exercise restraint in dealing with themselves in the face of the pressure of funding for the family. While husbands get touchy due to failure in the responsibility of providing for the homes, wives become easily irritated due to overburden nature of providing for the homes. The resultant effect is frequency of conflicts. But, with patience, both can weather through the storms of the pressure at the home front.
- Increased couples discussion.
Couples must spend more time together in discussion, so as to minimise the risk of mental torture for each other. Depression thrives easily in a situation of lack and inadequacy of financial resources in the house. Couples should therefore be there for each other, to give hope for the future.
Not only that, the discussion should also cover possible solution to the state of things in the home. They should spend time to plan for a better life for the family.
The discussion must also cover counselling each other against vices and enticement for bad behaviour. They should watch each other’s back for evil association and communications that will corrupt good manners. It’s a well known fact that temptation for misbehaviour is high in the situation of financial crisis. Spending time together helps each other’s stability in maintaining behavioural sanity.
- Intentional sexual health.
In the time of crisis, there is the tendency for sex to take the back seat in the marriage. Like someone said, hungry stomach doesn’t easily make allowance for sex. A hungry man is an angry man. Sex will not flow easily in the time of crisis. So, each couple must be intentional to engage in sex. They should encourage each other to be sexually active in this period of crisis. One of the benefits of sex is to relieve stress. So, couples must take stress off by engaging in great sex. It’s the time for couples to give each other great sex treatment, in order to prevent a breakdown of their health.
- Increased friendly behaviour
“What are friends is for?” a popular saying. Friendship should be taken full advantage of during crisis. Couples must deliberately befriend each other in times like this. This becomes easier if friendship skills have been learnt by them before now.
*God factor must be deployed
Faith in the Supreme Being helps us to weather through storms of life. Couples should therefore take advantage of the God factor in maintaining harmony in the marriage, in times of crisis. Calling upon God helps to give hope for the future. It helps us to see light at the end of the tunnel. So, if there’s any time to draw closer to God, it’s the time in which we are.
The schools are reopening for the session, couples must come together to ensure that the students have a successful resumption. It should not make us drift apart. Rather, we should bond together. Remember that together we stand. My prayers and thoughts for best wishes are with all couples and families in the light of the present situation, and always.
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Day my husband grabbed a pistol and threatened to shoot me —22-year-old mother of five nabbed for robbery
A mother of five, Esther Nwoko, aged 22, who was arrested with two others for dispossessing a rider of his motorcycle at gunpoint, has explained how the gun used in the robbery got into the hands of her husband, Chidinma.
She said, however, that she did not know that her husband plotted and used the weapon to steal a bike from its owner.
Esther, Iyegbunuwe Oluchukwu Harrison and Okwudili Ozah were arrested by operatives of the Delta State police command after a revolver used by Chidinma and Harrison was found in the couple’s room. The command’s Police Public Relations Officer, Bright Edafe, a Deputy Superintendent of Police, who confirmed the arrest of the three suspects, said that a case of stealing an unregistered motorcycle at gunpoint was reported by a native of Onicha-Uku at Isseluku-Uku Police Station.
Edafe said: “On the strength of the complaint, the Divisional Police Officer, IsseleUku, detailed detectives to investigate. An intelligence-led investigation culminated in the arrest of the prime suspect, Iyegbunuwe Oluchukwu Harrison, of Issele-Uku. The suspect led the detectives to their hideout at Onicha-Ugbo in Aniocha North Local Government Area, where two other suspects, one Okwudili Ozah and Esther Nwoko, were arrested and an English revolver, 15 rounds of live ammunition and six expended ammunition were recovered.”
The PPRO stated that Chidinma, Esther’s husband, fled when the police stormed the hideout but efforts were on to arrest him and other members of the gang. In an interview with Saturday Tribune, Esther explained how her relationship with Chidinma began and how he got the pistol found in their room.
She said: “I am Esther, Chidinma’s wife. I am 22 years old and I have five children for him. The last child was born three months ago and was still being breastfed before my arrest.
“I started dating Chidinma at the age of 13 and gave birth to the first child in 2015 at the age of 15. I dropped out of school in JSS1 when my father died and there was no financial help for my mother. When I met Chidinma, he promised to sponsor my training as a hairdresser after which he said he would open a shop for me. I started the training after giving birth to our first child. I have five children now, three boys and two girls. He has not paid dowry on me or performed the traditional engagement. He used to ride bike but stopped when he had an accident and his ribs broke. Survival became difficult but we were managing.”
How my husband got a gun
“I will speak the truth to save my life because of my children. After the accident, we were living in my brother-in-law’s house. One day, my in-law asked us to leave because he and his caretaker had a disagreement over our staying with him in the apartment he rented for himself only.
“Harrison (one of the suspects) came to see my husband and he allowed us to move our belongings to his house where we stayed for two weeks.
“Harrison’s father is the caretaker of the house he was living in. The owner of the house was living abroad and was a lecturer before he died there. Harrison and my husband went to the master bedroom where the man used to stay whenever he came home. They could not find anything. They checked the wardrobe and came out with a pistol found in it. They kept it in the bush.
“Soon afterwards, my husband and I had a disagreement over his affair with another lady. It was a big fight. He retrieved the gun and threatened to shoot and kill me. I ran to my mother and stayed with her for two months. I called his relative, Okwudili, and explained everything to him.
“He cautioned Chidinma, telling him it was bad for him to threaten me with a gun. Okwudili and my mother pleaded with me and because of the children I have for him, I returned to his house.
“At the time I was in my mother’s house, a bamboo stick tore my son’s scrotum, exposing his testis. We needed money for the surgery and that was when Okwudili lent us N10,000.
“Then Harrison came to tell my husband of the money he borrowed from a microfinance institution which he had not been able to pay back. I heard them plotting how they would steal someone’s bike which would be sold to get money. I didn’t say anything because I had become fearful of my husband. But when Harrison went out to ease himself, I cautioned my husband and told him I would not be part of what he intended to do.
“This led to a quarrel and he warned me against intruding in his discussion with anyone. Both of them later left and Harrison left his phone at home. They returned in the evening.” | https://tribuneonlineng.com/day-my-husband-grabbed-a-pistol-and-threatened-to-shoot-me-22-year-old-mother-of-five-nabbed-for-robbery/ | 2022-09-17T06:12:43Z | tribuneonlineng.com | control | https://tribuneonlineng.com/day-my-husband-grabbed-a-pistol-and-threatened-to-shoot-me-22-year-old-mother-of-five-nabbed-for-robbery/ | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
Money ritual: I paid N30,000 for two human skulls —Suspect
THE intervention of the Atiba unit of the Amotekun Corps in Oyo Town, Oyo State, saved two men, Ganiyu Maruf and Bashiru Basit, from being lynched on Thursday after they were found in possession of two human skulls.
The suspects were caught while they were trying to retrieve the skulls, hidden in a sack, from a bush in Agunpopo community where they had kept them.
One of the suspects, Maruf, claimed to have bought the skulls, meant to be used by him and Basit for money ritual, at the rate of N30,000.
Tribune Online learnt that Amotekun had noticed earlier through its surveillance team that some men would go into the bush and emerge with a cellophane bag and leave. This was said to have prompted the planting of some people there to keep watch.
Early on Thursday, at about 6.30 a.m., the suspects were said to have arrived in the area and when queried by the residents, they could not give a convincing explanation about their presence there. It is believed that the bushy part was being used as a depot for human skulls where the merchants went to whenever a buyer needed one.
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The mob, said to be about a thousand strong, had descended on the suspects with cutlass, stones and sticks despite entreaties by the Amotekun operatives.
It took a combination of the Agro Rangers of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) and the Amotekun operatives to pacify the mob before the suspects were ferried to safety and kept in custody.
It was learnt one of the suspects had earlier been arrested by the police for the same crime and was arraigned in court.
He is said to be currently on bail as the case is still ongoing. In a confession, one of the suspects, Maruf, mentioned the supplier of the skulls, one Dauda, who he said is now late. He told Saturday Tribune that he bought the two skulls for N30,000 and they were meant to be used for money rituals.
He disclosed that he had earlier been arrested by the police for the purchase of skulls but denied the allegation and did not disclose keeping them with Basit.
He said he and Basit had visited the place where the skulls were kept after he was granted bail by the court when they were rounded up by residents.
Maruf, with blood-soaked clothes, bandaged head and swollen eyes, stated further that they were saved from being beaten to death by the Amotekun operatives after a machete was used to inflict cuts on his head.
Confirming the arrest, the state Commandant of the Amotekun Corps, Colonel Olayinka Olayanju (retd), said the suspects would be prosecuted after the conclusion of investigation into the crime. | https://tribuneonlineng.com/money-ritual-i-paid-n30000-for-two-human-skulls-suspect/ | 2022-09-17T06:13:03Z | tribuneonlineng.com | control | https://tribuneonlineng.com/money-ritual-i-paid-n30000-for-two-human-skulls-suspect/ | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
My husband fights me always because he wants sex when drunk —Wife
•All she said was to blackmail me —Husband
A woman, Ola Lawal, has approached Grade A Customary Court, Mapo, Ibadan, Oyo State, seeking that it put an end to the 13-year-old wedlock between her and her husband, Saheed Lawal, on the grounds of irresponsibility, violence and constant threat to life.
Ola in her divorce suit stated that her husband took to maltreating her immediately she moved in with him.
The plaintiff explained that the defendant made no contribution towards their children’s welfare and that he always indulged himself in excessive drinking.
According to Ola, Saheed always demanded for sex when he was drunk and would physically abuse her.
Ola stated that they have lived in eight different houses in the 13 years of their marriage because her husband never ceased to be a nuisance.
She further explained that Saheed became a common face in her shop after she moved out of his house and that he would always embarrass her by threatening, fighting and beating her.
Ola, therefore, appealed to the court to dissolve their union and grant her custody of their children.
She further prayed the court to make her husband fully responsible for their upkeep, making their feeding, education and medical needs a priority.
Saheed pleaded not liable to the charges brought against him and pleaded with the court not to dissolve their marriage.
Ola’s evidence said in her evidence, “My lord, I regret ever accepting my husband’s marriage proposal because he has almost marred my life.
“I moved into his house after he proposed to me. We never had a formal introduction nor held a wedding ceremony.
“The truth dawned on me that I was in for a tough time when he started returning home late and drunk, a few weeks after we started living together.
“I thought he would change when we started having children, but to my chagrin he became worse.
“Saheed neglected his responsibilities towards me and our children. He made us suffer in poverty.
“Our children looked underfed and malnourished while they wore tattered clothes.
“He was also indifferent to their education. I enrolled every one of them in school and have been paying their fees.
“All that my husband spent his income on was alcohol. Saheed’s day was made any time he drank himself to stupour.
“He would always portray himself a nuisance after returning home late in the night. Saheed would wake everyone in our compound up with his noise and turn the whole place upside down.
“My husband never spared me when he was drunk. He would always find excuse to beat and harm me.
“Saheed loved to have sex when he was drunk which I found repulsive. Filled with indignation for refusing him sex, he would beat me without mercy.
“We lived in eight houses in the 13 years we both lived together because he was always a thorn in the flesh of our neighbours who couldn’t tolerate his drinking habit.
“I moved out of my husband’s house after he succeeded in frustrating me.
“I left with all our children because it was obvious he didn’t have their interest in mind.
“My husband now comes to my shop to humiliate me.
“He would call me names, beat, and destroy my goods.
“I reported him at the police station and he was made to write an undertaking to be of good behaviour but he refused to abide by this.
“He now calls me on the phone, abuse and rain curses on me.
“My lord, I pray that you dissolve our marriage and put our children in my care.
“I further entreat this honourable court to make him to be up to his responsibilities towards our children by giving them feeding allowance on regular basis and paying their school fees as and when due.
“I also request that the court restrain him from coming to my house and shop to insult, threaten, beat me and destroy my wares,” the plaintiff pleaded.
Saheed in his evidence said: “My lord, it is true that my wife and I never held the normal traditional wedding rite but I met with her parents.
“All that Ola said was to blackmail me.
“I have been pleading with her not to leave me, but she has remained unbending.
“I am a changed man. I have stopped drinking and also swore never to beat her again,” he said.
Giving her judgment, the court president, Mrs S.M Akintayo stated that there was no marriage to be dissolved because no customary marriage held between them and no dowry was paid.
Akintayo, making reference to the defendant’s testimony, stated that it was obvious he was not emotionally attached to their children.
She further observed that he didn’t deny he was a drunk and brute and as such would be a bad example to their children.
According to her, this attitude might lead to delinquency in them.
Akintayo added that his violent nature could affect their children emotionally and psychologically.
The children would fare better in their mother’s custody, she held.
Ruling, she granted the plaintiff custody of their children and ruled that the defendant pay N15,000 per month for food.
The plaintiff was ordered to grant the defendant free access to their children.
She restrained the defendant from going to the plaintiff’s house or shop to harass, fight or destroy her goods.
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The DWP has sent out an update for people who missed out on the £326 cost of living payment The Government confirmed the payment for more than eight million households this year.
It is part of a £650 payment to help struggling families with the ongoing financial crisis. The payment was split up into two instalments with £326 between July 14 and July 31 with a further £324 due to land in bank accounts in the autumn. People should have received their payment automatically.
But many people are still waiting on the £326 to land in their bank accounts. Gov.uk has now updated its guidance, urging those who claim Tax Credits and have not yet received the cash to contact HMRC, Liverpool Echo reports.
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An update today (September 16) reads: "Tax credits claimants can now let HMRC know if they think they should have had the £326 Cost of Living Payment, but cannot see it in their bank, building society or credit union account."
Earlier this year, the DWP warned that payments are being staggered due to the high number of people entitled to the support. It also advised that there “may be potential delays for a small minority of cases due to their unique characteristics”.
DWP Minister, David Rutley MP, said: “Due to the volume of people entitled to the payment, it is not possible to issue all of the Cost of Living Support Payments at the same time. Issuing payments will be staggered, but not by benefit type, starting on July 14, 2022.
“We currently expect the majority of payments to be made by the end of July, there may be potential delays for a small minority of cases due to their unique characteristics.”
Most low-income families are going to see a drop in income in real terms due to the rise in prices and rocketing inflation. More than half of 2,000 workers surveyed by the Living Wage Foundation said they have used a food bank over the past year, with many paying more visits in recent months. The foundation said almost half of low-paid workers now regularly skip meals and nearly a third are unable to heat their homes due to financial reasons.
Research has shown that almost a quarter of all workers have had to take out a payday loan to cover essentials, said the report. Living Wage Foundation director Katherine Chapman said: “Everyone is feeling the pressure from soaring inflation, but our polling shows that low-paid workers are being hit harder than most, with well over half using food banks in the last 12 months.
“These shocking findings bring to life what it’s like to be paid less than a Real Living Wage during a cost of living crisis. It’s more important than ever that those employers who can, step up and provide a wage based on the cost of living, joining over 11,000 Living Wage employers across the UK.”
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The DWP has issued an update for the Winter Fuel payment as millions are set for a £600 boost. People can expect a bleak winter with the ongoing financial crisis dubbed the cost of living crisis.
The October price cap is about to rise, although will be lower than first anticipated due to Liz Truss announcing government intervention. But millions can also expect some help this winter from the Winter Fuel Payment.
This could mean an extra £600, depending on your circumstances during the qualifiying week. The qualifying week for winter 2022 to 2023 is 19 to 25 September 2022.
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Most payments will be made automatically in November or December and you’ll get a letter telling you how much you’ll get. However, as a guide, details of just who is eligible to claim the amount, how much they'll get and how to claim is explained below based on advice from the Government website, NottinghamshireLive reports.
More than eight million eligible households will receive the Winter Fuel Payment across the UK. It you think you are eligible but do not get a letter or the money is not paid into your account by Friday, January 13, 2023, contact the Winter Fuel Payment Centre.
The DWP has detailed the amounts people can expect to receive in a series of different scenarios, including whether you live alone, with a partner under 80, with a partner over 80, are on specific benefits, or reside in a care home.
Do you qualify for Winter Fuel Payment?
You will qualify for a Winter Fuel Payment if the following apply:
- you were born on or before September 25, 1956
- you lived in the UK for at least one day during the week of September 19 to 25, 2022 - this is called the qualifying week
- if you did not live in the UK during the qualifying week, you might still get the payment if both of the following apply: you live in Switzerland or a European Economic Area (EEA) country; and you have a genuine and sufficient link to the UK - this can include having lived or worked in the UK, and having family in the UK
You will not qualify if you:
- are in hospital getting free treatment for more than a year
- need permission to enter the UK and your granted leave states that you cannot claim public funds
- were in prison for the whole week from September 19 to 25, 2022
- lived in a care home for the whole time from June 27 to September 25, 2022, and got Pension Credit, Income Support, income-based Jobseeker's Allowance (JSA) or income-related Employment and Support Allowance (ESA)
- live in Cyprus, France, Gibraltar, Greece, Malta, Portugal or Spain because the average winter temperature is higher than the warmest region of the UK.
You should get your Winter Fuel Payment automatically (you do not need to claim) if you're eligible and either get the State Pension, or another DWP social security benefit (not Housing Benefit, Council Tax Reduction, Child Benefit or Universal Credit).
If you don't get a State Pension or other qualifying benefit, or if you live abroad, you may need to make a claim. You can put in your claim for a Winter Fuel Payment from August 1, 2022. The deadline for you to make a claim for winter 2022 to 2023 is March 31, 2023.
How much will you get? Rates for 2022/23 only
How much you get depends on your circumstances during the qualifying week. The amounts listed below include the one-off Pensioner Cost of Living Payment. This is between £150 and £300. You will only get this extra amount in winter 2022 to 2023.
Any money you get is tax-free and will not affect your other benefits. Check the scenarios below to see which one applies to you:
1. You qualify and live alone (or none of the people you live with qualify)
- Born between September 25, 1942 and September 25, 1956: £500
- Born on or before September 25, 1942: £600
2. You qualify and live with someone under 80 who also qualifies
- Born between September 25, 1942 and September 25, 1956: £250
- Born on or before September 25, 1942: £350
3. You qualify and live with someone 80 or over who also qualifies
- Born between September 25, 1942 and September 25, 1956: £250
- Born on or before September 25, 1942: £300
4. You qualify, live in a care home and do not get certain benefits
Benefits refers to Pension Credit, income-based Jobseeker’s Allowance (JSA), income-related Employment and Support Allowance (ESA) or Income Support
- Born between September 25, 1942 and September 25, 1956: £250
- Born on or before September 25, 1942: £300
Winter Fuel Payment rates for those on certain benefits
Your payment may be different if you or your partner gets one of the following benefits : Pension Credit, income-based Jobseeker’s Allowance (JSA), income-related Employment and Support Allowance (ESA), Income Support.
1. You qualify, get one of the benefits and live alone (or none of the people you live with qualify)
- Born between September 25, 1942 and September 25, 1956: £500
- Born on or before September 25, 1942: £600
2. You qualify and live with a partner who qualifies, and either of you gets one of the benefits
- Born between September 25, 1942 and September 25, 1956: £500 - only one of you will get the payment
- Born on or before September 25, 1942: £600 - only one of you will get the payment
3. You qualify and live with someone (not your partner) who qualifies, and either of you gets one of the benefits
- Born between September 25, 1942 and September 25, 1956: £500 - you will both get the payment
- Born on or before September 25, 1942: £600 - you will both get the payment
4. You qualify, live in a care home and get one of the benefits
- Born between September 25, 1942 and September 25, 1956: Nil
- Born on or before September 25, 1942: Nil
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HONOLULU (KITV4) -- Honolulu Little League made Hawaii so proud when the team won the World Series championship game.
Honolulu Little League coach Willis Kato appeared on KITV4 Island News at 4 on Friday to talk story about the team becoming the world's best, how he was also a coach with the Oda brothers on the 2018 team that won the title, and how his dad got him into baseball.
The celebrations continue this weekend.
On Saturday, September 17 at 7 p.m., KITV4 presents a half-hour special: "Honolulu Little League: the World's Best."
KITV4 sports director Brian Ojima has a sit-down interview with team manager Gerald Oda, and you'll see what some of the star players do when they're not playing baseball.
After the special, at 7:30 p.m. on Saturday, KITV4 will reair the Little League World Series final game. KITV4 has secured the rights to reair the entire game in which Honolulu Little League bet Curacao 13-3 to become the champions.
Then on Sunday, September 18 from 11:30 a.m. till 12:30 p.m., there's a meet and greet with World Series champs at VH07V's store in the Waimalu Shopping Center.
The business made and sold t-shirts with 100% of the proceeds being given to the team. So far it's raised more than $10,000 from the shirt pre-orders.
Also on Sunday, those who pre-ordered their shirts can pick them up from 11 a.m. till 3 p.m. at VH07V's store.
While the business is currently sold out of most sizes, it's still accepting orders and plans to restock. Click here for more information.
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Today marks the 100th anniversary of the former Waioli Tea Room, which has helped generations of Hawaii women find their way.
After being released from prison two years ago, Dida Baza was discouraged by the many job rejections she got as she desperately tried to turn her life around.
A friend was working at the new Waioli Kitchen and Bake Shop, which needed a baker. The former drug addict was hired on the spot.
"It's been amazing. My life has really changed," she said. "God orchestrated all this so that I could stay on the right path. I feel like I have purpose now."
To her surprise, owners Ross and Stefanie Anderson became more than just bosses, they provided much needed support while Baza adjusted back into society after more than 20 years in and out of prison.
"They're calling us, encouraging us -- even on the weekends," Baza said. "We celebrate our victories. We cry together. I love these people. They're like my family. It's not just my job. We're family."
"We teach them how to cook, but that's minor anyone can learn that. We do life skills. Life skills are so much harder," said Ross Anderson. "Then when you see them, starting to take some of those in and even teach them to the next group of people that are coming in, that's the best part. We call them our found treasures and second chances, you know, because each one of them is a treasure and they all need a second chance."
A simple act of kindness made all the difference.
"I imagined spending the rest of my life in prison or dead. I didn't have any dreams to be anything more," Baza added. "People normally don't trust people coming out of prison, and they trust me wholeheartedly."
And that belief has helped her grow into much more than she ever imagined. Baza's come up with new scones and pastries -- and in the process, has gotten the boost of confidence she needs to thrive.
"There's been times when I would have gave up on me. But they keep fighting for me," she said. "He's prayed with me and cried with me. They love me."
And that same love has helped dozens of women like Natashia Day, a mother of two who's battled drug addiction for decades.
"Being able to do what I'm doing now, compared to what I was doing before is just amazing," Day said. "For me, it's a second chance as a mother, a second chance in life, you know, a second chance of doing the right thing."
The restaurant first opened in 1922 as a training ground for orphans at the Salvation Army Girls Home. Over the years the bake shop has helped women to be self sufficient and get a head start in the workforce.
It's also provided a safe and stable community -- a mission the owners hope will continue for another hundred years.
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DETROIT (WXYZ) — After a three-year hiatus, Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan and prominent dignitaries convened Friday night for a ribbon-cutting ceremony to kick off the 2022 North American International Auto Show Charity Preview at Huntington Place in Detroit.
The Charity Preview will feature new activations like dinosaurs, off-road vehicle encounters, personal mobility with the Gravity Jet Suit created by Gravity Industries and the illumination of the Detroit skyline with hundreds of drones.
“This year’s Charity Preview will be three parties in one,” said Detroit Auto Show Chairman Joe Lunghamer. “We wanted to make this first-year back an event to remember by celebrating with the entire community and by featuring artists that have multi-generational appeal. It’s going to be a great night for supporting the children in Southeastern Michigan and our local businesses, not to mention, a great night for some serious dancing.”
The Auto Show Charity Preview gives a tremendous boost to charities like the Detroit PAL. In total, it’s a game changer delivering more than an average $200,000 a year in donations according to their CEO.
“We’re focused on kids and community. Over 10,000 kids a year,” said Fred Hunter, CEO, Detroit PAL.
For Detroit PAL, the funding helps provide a variety of sports and educational opportunities for countless families, including mentoring and leadership. The boost is particularly needed after a three-year absence, and as donations have declined as a result of economic challenges.
“Gives us resources to invest in what kids need. Football. Baseball. Those sports require equipment and those types of things as well. There’s always a cost for the program and to run the program,” said Hunter.
Detroit PAL parent Maria Franklin’s children are among those who’ve benefited.
“My kids got introduced to PAL through school. I just saw a huge transformation when they scored their first goal on the field,” adds Franklin.
The Auto Show Charity Preview has raised more than $100 million for various children’s charities in Southeastern Michigan over the past 25 years. Since its inception in 1976, the event has raised over $121 million.
This year, Charity Preview beneficiaries include:
• Boys & Girls Clubs of Southeastern Michigan
• The Children’s Center
• The Children’s Foundation
• Detroit Auto Dealers Association Charitable Foundation Fund, a fund of the Community Foundation for Southeast Michigan
• Detroit PAL • University of Michigan Health C.S. Mott Children’s Hospital
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DETROIT (AP) — Victor Reyes hit a deep flyball to center field in the 10th inning, scoring automatic runner Ryan Kreidler from third base and giving the Detroit Tigers a 3-2 win over the Chicago White Sox on Friday night.
Tigers reliever Alex Lange (5-4) struck out the side in the 10th, and Willi Castro started the bottom half with a bunt. Liam Hendriks (3-4) fielded it, looked at Kreidler going to third and then bounced his throw to first, putting runners on the corners.
Riley Greene struck out before Reyes hit his game-ending sacrifice fly. Adam Engel made a running catch but had no chance to throw out Kreidler.
Chicago, trying to get back into the AL Central race, trailed 2-0 after seven innings but tied the game in the eighth, spoiling a scoreless seven-inning, three-hit outing by Tigers starter Matt Manning.
Josh Harrison doubled off reliever Joe Jimenez with one out, and Elvis Andrus reached on an infield single off Kreidler’s glove at third.
Yoan Moncada popped out, but Jose Abreu doubled past Kreidler’s dive to tie the game. Abreu has a career average of .349 with 118 RBIs in 142 games against the Tigers.
The Tigers had a scoring chance in the bottom of the inning with Javier Báez on third and one out.
However, Joe Kelly struck out Spencer Torkelson, and when the third strike bounced away from Yasmani Grandal, Kelly picked it up and threw to Grandal in time to retire Báez at the plate.
Andrus had three singles, including the only two hits Manning allowed in the first six innings.
The Tigers took a 1-0 lead with a two-out rally in the first. Báez singled, Eric Haase drew a walk and Spencer Torkelson singled to center.
Báez tripled with two out in the fifth, but Jimmy Lambert came out of the White Sox bullpen to strike out Haase.
Chicago threatened in the sixth when Andrus reached on shortstop Báez’s throwing error, stole second and moved to third on Yoan Moncada’s flyball. Manning, though, retired Jose Abreu on a routine fly to center.
Jonathan Schoop put the Tigers up 2-0 with a two-out homer off Lambert in the sixth, and Manning pitched around Eloy Jimenez’s leadoff double in the seventh.
JAVY’S NIGHT
Báez finished 3-for-3 with a triple, a double, a single, a walk, a stolen base and two errors. He has 26 errors and 25 walks this season.
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SPOKANE, Wash. — Spokane-native and WSU football alum Steve Gleason has announced that he is headed to the ER for the first time in 3-4 years.
Gleason has been battling ALS (Lou Gehrig's Disease) since 2011. In his post, Gleason said he hasn't been in the hospital for more than a few hours in five years.
The former WSU linebacker says he's had relentless hiccups for 5-6 days and that health officials think it may be developing early signs of pneumonia.
Born and raised in Spokane, Gleason earned consecutive defensive MVP awards as a linebacker while attending school at Gonzaga Prep. Following his graduation in 1995, he accepted a scholarship to play college football at WSU. In 1997, Gleason served as starting linebacker for the Coug team that advanced to the Rose Bowl.
Gleason's athletic accomplishments weren't only limited to football during his time at WSU. He was a four-year starter at center field for the WSU baseball team and holds the school record for most triples.
After college, Gleason began his NFL career with the New Orleans Saints, where he helped lead the team towards one of their most successful seasons in 2006.
In 2011, Gleason revealed he was diagnosed with ALS. In 2021, his story was told in the ESPN Father's Day special, A Father's Resilience.
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TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WTXL) — The Rickards High School marching band is this week's ABC 27's Friday Night Overtime Band of the Week. The band performed at a high school football game Friday at Gene Cox Stadium.
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Causing Chaos: Central Clarion Defense Forcing Turnovers at High Rate So Far This Season
CLARION, Pa. (EYT/D9) — Central Clarion coach Dave Eggleton admitted last week that it was unlikely his Wildcat football team could continue to force six turnovers per game.
(Above, Jase Ferguson make a leaping interception/photo by Molly Zimmerman)
He was right.
Central Clarion “only” forced five last week against Union/A-C Valley in a 43-6 victory.
After three weeks, the Wildcats’ ballhawking ways has become something of a trend.
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In three games, Central Clarion has already intercepted nine passes and recovered six fumbles. That’s helped the team to a 3-0 start as they prepare to host Punxsutawney on Friday night.
“We’re doing a good job tackling through the football,” said Central Clarion coach Dave Eggleton. “It’s really just a product of us being in the right position all the time.”
Sophomore safety Jase Ferguson already has four interceptions in his first season playing defense. Brady Quinn has two and Ryan Hummell, Braylon Beckwith and Tommy Smith each have one.
Turning teams over has become a source of great pride for the Wildcats’ aggressive defense.
“I’m really proud,” said senior linebacker Ryan Hummell. “Our coaches always get us set up really well every week and make sure we’re doing what we need to be doing in practice. Our team has great chemistry.
“We all like getting the ball out and back over to our offense,” he added. “It’s more opportunity to score.”
The swarming nature of the defense has been evident in the tackle totals this season.
Hummell leads the team with 38, but four other players have more than 25 stops. Four more have double-digit tackles.
That has helped lead to some of the turnovers.
“We’ve really preached that the closer you are to the ball at the end of the play on defense, the better of a defensive player you are,” Eggleton said. “Our guys are doing that. Another thing they are doing is limiting the big plays. With guys like Ashton (Rex) and Dawson Hotchkiss and Jase back there, we have three guys who can run down anybody and they’ve been doing a good job of trailing backside and making big plays not as big as what they should have been.
“Last week (Union/A-C Valley’s Dawson Camper) broke a couple of runs and had a big pass play that against other teams would have probably been touchdowns, but he had guys hustling from the backside to prevent that and instead of a touchdown it ends up being a 30-yard gain.”
And the defense can line up again to make a stop — or force a turnover.
It’s been an effective formula for a team that is surging right now in all phases.
The offense is explosive. Ferguson has thrown for 750 yards and eight touchdowns.
Rex has 10 receptions for 403 yards. His 40.3 yards per catch ranks second in the nation among receivers with 10 or more catches, according to MaxPreps.
Central Clarion got the running game going last week to further add a dimension to its attack.
Senior Connor Kopnitsky rushed for 83 yards and three touchdowns on just eight carries last week.
“We feel like we have three or four running backs that we’re comfortable with back there carrying the ball,” Eggleton said. “And the line has opened up some really big holes. If you want to jump everyone out of the box and try to keep us from making the big pass plays, that’s OK. Our line is pretty good and we have some good backs to run behind them.”
Punxsutawney (2-1) has a good back in Zeke Bennett, who has gained 545 yards and scored eight touchdowns this season.
The Chucks fell to Redbank Valley, 28-14, last week.
Central Clarion was scheduled to open the 2021 season against Punxsutawney, but that game was canceled at the last minute because of COVID protocols. The Wildcats scrambled to set up a game against Slippery Rock that same day, which they lost.
“Obviously we didn’t get a chance to play them last year, but even when we were watching film on them last year, we thought they were a much-improved team. You could just see it was building. They are a good football team and it’s gonna take great effort Friday night to get a win.”
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7-Day Weather Forecast for Clarion County
The 7-day weather forecast for the Clarion County area is brought to you by Redbank Chevrolet and DuBrook.
Today – Patchy fog before 9am. Otherwise, sunny, with a high near 79. Light and variable wind.
Tonight – Patchy fog after 2am. Otherwise, partly cloudy, with a low around 55. Calm wind.
Saturday – Patchy fog before 9am. Otherwise, mostly sunny, with a high near 82. Calm wind becoming south around 6 mph in the afternoon.
Saturday Night – Partly cloudy, with a low around 58. Calm wind.
Sunday – Sunny, with a high near 82. Light south wind becoming southwest 5 to 9 mph in the morning.
Sunday Night – Isolated showers and thunderstorms, then scattered showers after 2am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 61. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Monday – Scattered showers, then showers and thunderstorms likely after 2pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 76. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Monday Night – Showers and thunderstorms likely before 8pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 61. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Tuesday – Mostly sunny, with a high near 79.
Tuesday Night – Mostly clear, with a low around 57.
Wednesday – Sunny, with a high near 82.
Wednesday Night – Mostly cloudy, with a low around 61.
Thursday – Mostly sunny, with a high near 79.
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Area Man in Jail for Allegedly Strangling, Punching Woman in Hotel Room in Jenks Township
JENKS TWP., Pa. (EYT) – An area man is behind bars for allegedly strangling and punching a woman in a hotel room in Jenks Township last Friday night.
According to court documents, 33-year-old Christopher William Lenze, of Ridgway, was placed in the Warren County Jail on $35,000.00 monetary bail.
He was arraigned on Tuesday, September 13, at 10:45 a.m. in front of Magisterial District Judge Daniel L. Miller on the following charges:
– Strangulation – Applying Pressure to Throat or Neck, Felony 2
– Simple Assault, Misdemeanor 2
– Harassment – Subject Other to Physical Contact, Summary
– Criminal Mischief – Damage Property, Summary
– Disorderly Conduct – Unreasonable Noise, Summary
Details of the case:
According to a criminal complaint, PSP Marienville responded to a hotel located on Cherry Street, in Jenks Township, Forest County, on Friday, September 9, around 11:27 p.m., for a report of an inactive domestic between a female and her boyfriend, later identified as Christopher Lenze.
Police interviewed the victim who stated she met Lenze at a pub in Marienvllle to inform him she was pregnant with his child, the complaint states.
According to the complaint, Lenze is a military veteran who allegedly suffers from Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) and head trauma. Throughout the past several months, Lenze has reportedly not been taking his medications, acting erratically, and has refused to seek treatment.
The victim told police that Lenze was happy after she informed him she was pregnant, and they went to his motel room on Cherry Street. Once inside the room, Lenze became agitated after the victim “would not let him respond to a text message from a friend informing her to abort the baby,” the complaint states.
According to the complaint, Lenze then threatened to kill the victim and shoved her into the bathtub in the hotel room. Lenze then punched the victim in the face and head multiple times.
He then allegedly placed both of his hands around her neck and choked her to the point she could not breathe. He then released her and exited the bathroom, the complaint indicates.
The victim related she grabbed her belongings and went outside the hotel as Lenze followed her outside; she then fled the area through the yard of a neighboring residence, according to the complaint.
Troopers observed redness on the victim’s left cheek and neck area, as well as swelling on her forehead above her right eye.
The victim told police she believed she had a concussion and could not focus, the complaint notes.
Once inside the hotel room, troopers observed multiple items strewn about the room and damage to the TV, which included a crack on the screen.
Several individuals heard thumping and yelling coming from the victim and Lenze’s hotel room during the incident, causing one individual to exit his room and enter the hallway to investigate the matter, the complaint states.
The victim was transported from the hotel by Clarion Ambulance to Brookville Hospital for a medical evaluation.
An extensive search of the area was conducted for Lenze with negative results.
A preliminary hearing is scheduled for Tuesday, September 20, at 9:30 a.m. with Judge Miller presiding.
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Artist Windows Displays Sugarcreek Elementary Students’ ‘Neighborhood’
EAST BRADY, Pa. (EYT) – In the spring of 2022, Sugarcreek Elementary School art teacher Chelsea Grubbs created a project to teach young children the value of neighbors and neighborhoods.
Using art and teamwork these students–kindergarten through 6th grade–created 3-D relief sculptures featuring homes, churches, and businesses in their community of East Brady.
The students were provided photos of the subjects and were encouraged to use their creativity to build their sculptures.
Although these children may be too young to remember Mr. Roger’s Neighborhood on TV, the values taught so gently in those shows live on in projects like this. Their work is proudly displayed through the end of October in the Artist Windows next to the Old Bank Deli on Kelly’s Way.
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ATVs Now Allowed on Sligo Borough Streets
SLIGO, Pa. (EYT) – Sligo Borough’s adoption of the Recreation Vehicle Regulation Ordinance at its September 6th meeting will permit recreation vehicles such as ATVs on the streets of Sligo Borough, providing they follow all other existing traffic regulations.
(Photo above: Stock photo of an ATV rider. This photo was not taken in Sligo.)
The ordinance does not permit vehicles to use state roads within the borough.
“We actually did a good proactive thing by passing this ordinance and a lot of other municipalities–at least in this area–are going to probably consider it,” said Wayne Meir.
Meir said according to new state law, state police can pursue and impound an ATV vehicle if you’re caught in violation if a municipality doesn’t have such an ordinance.
Sligo Borough also approved a letter of support for the Piney Rail Riders and their DCNR grant application. The group wants to purchase a 3.7-mile rail bed and track that connects two counties, six townships, and numerous businesses along its route.
Sligo officials recently met with State Representative Donna Oberlander, State Senator Scott Hutchinson, and County Commissioners to offer an update on the footbridge project and request assistance.
Meir estimated that another quarter million dollars are needed in addition to existing grants to move forward on the project.
Legislators took a step onto the plywood covering the footbridge and quickly realize the urgent need for replacement.
County commissioners Ted Tharan, Wayne Brosius, and Ed Heasley offered grant writer services and HRG is checking the availability of additional PennDOT TASA (Transportation Alternative Set-Aside) funds.
The additional projected costs may also lead to another application for Eccles-Lesher grant funds. County Commissioner Heasley put Sligo Borough in touch with Mike Ferritto from the Governor’s office regarding the project status.
Sligo and County officials requested a footbridge to be included with the new bridge when it was built, but PennDOT officials denied that request and footbridge attached to the bridge instead of part of it.
Sligo Borough received estimates for repair from Hager Autobody of the 2020 ram truck. Damages from two separate incidents included the rear driver side at $3198.05 and the passenger side at $1407.55. I decided to pay for the repairs from liquid fuel funds instead of claiming under its insurance policy for fear of rate increases. The insurance deductible was $250.00.
The Sligo Borough Authority continues to look for a licensed operator for its sewage plant and recently brought in a second company, G-Force, for a walk-through of the plant.
“G-Force came…he doesn’t think we need anybody to be there any more than one time a week,” said Sherry Laughlin. “He made a couple of suggestions that if we would look down the road and where we could spend $20,000.00 for automation, his company could monitor levels online and notify Sligo maintenance to take appropriate actions.”
The Authority already has one proposal from CMW and expects one from G-Force. A decision is needed soon because Ed Myers did not renew his license as a sewer plant operator. In the future, the plant would be operated under the license of the company selected.
Myers was expected to retire at the end of this year but was convinced to stay on as a part-time employee.
Wayne Meier and Jason Kriebel attended the Clarion County meeting regarding emergency medical services and challenges facing ambulance services, including a shortage of EMTs and a lack of funding, and a crisis situation.
“We can discuss this,” said Meier. “My opinion is I think we should wait and to see what the other municipalities do in the county. Emergency management wishes are for us to enact a half-mill increase on the property tax to cover this.
“I don’t think at this time that’s something that we need to do. I don’t think that’s fair for one thing, and I don’t think it’s going to solve our personnel issue for another thing. It’s at least my opinion that we just kind of wait and see (what) the other municipalities (are) doing in the county.”
Meier said it was stated at the meeting that a solution is only a band-aid and the situation is only going to get worse in the next five years and the fire companies are facing similar problems.
Council agreed and voted to wait and see.
In other business:
• PSAB notified Sligo Borough that its 2023 UC plan rate is 2.85%, the same as 2022.
• The recreation committee reported it will ask Clarion County Jail during September to write a grant for windows in the rec center. An auction is planned for September 20. Ongoing projects include women’s restroom and hall flooring, men’s and women’s dividers, and a mop sink.
• Pavilion rentals are available through October 1. Lights were installed at the pavilions, and consideration will be given to selling discounted pool passes at the craft and gift show.
• The Sligo Improvement Committee and Rick Smerkar are working on landscaping for the front of the rec center and a flagpole at the cemetery.
• The Sligo Development Council will hold its Home for the Holidays Craft and Gift show on November 3, 4, and 5. A brochure is being printed this month by Clarion Office Equipment.
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Battle in New Bethlehem: Redbank Valley Welcomes Rival Keystone in Clash of Undefeated Teams
NEW BETHLEHEM, Pa. (EYT/D9) — A lot has changed for both the Keystone and Redbank Valley football teams since Week 1 of last season when they met in a thriller.
(Above, Aiden Ortz makes a leaping grab against Punxsutawney last week/photo by Madison McFarland.)
Keystone won that game, 22-20. The victory went a long way in helping the Panthers secure the District 9 Small School Division title.
The game also shaped Redbank’s season.
The Bulldogs rebounded nicely, rolling off 13 straight wins to reach the PIAA Class A championship game, where they lost 21-14 to Bishop Guilfoyle.
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But when the two teams clash again on the banks of the Redbank Creek on Friday, they will share little resemblance to the ones who played each other 13 months ago.
“We talked about last season and that opening-game loss to them,” said Redbank Valley coach Blane Gold. “I don’t know if we would have gotten to Hershey without that loss. Everything else is behind us. That game is reserved for 2021. Keystone has a new coaching staff with a new philosophy and there’s not a whole lot of carryover from that game last year.”
Todd Smith took over for Ryan Smith in the offseason after spending the last two years as the offensive coordinator at Butler in District 7.
Smith has Keystone at 3-0 this season with a pair of come-from-behind wins, including last week against Brookville.
The Panthers trailed 12-0 at one point and used a fake on an extra point attempt for a 2-point conversion in the fourth quarter to win 20-19.
“The guys have done a really good job,” Smith said. “Brookville has a big, strong team and we knew they were going to be tough and our guys didn’t give up. We were able to just stick with it and get that win. That was a quality win against a good football team.”
Redbank Valley (3-0) also got a quality win against a staunch opponent last week, downing Punxsutawney, 28-14.
Special teams keyed the victory for the Bulldogs as Mason Clouse returned a punt for a touchdown and Ashton Kahle set up another score with a punt return to the Punxsy 2.
Each week a different phase has stood out for Redbank Valley. In Week 1, it was the offense. Week 2, the defense. In Week 3, special teams.
“We’re going to hang our hat on that we have a scrappy group of kids that have a lot of experience. That’s what we’re going to rest our laurels on,” Gold said. “We have guys who have played a lot of football games and been in a lot of games where they’ve just had to find ways to win. That’s really our calling card. We’re a scrappy group of kids who just want to make sure at the end of Friday night that we win football games.”
Redbank Valley is certainly scrappy, but the Bulldogs are also very dangerous offensively.
Cam Wagner has put up some big numbers this season in his first year as the starting quarterback. the senior is completing nearly 73% of his passes for 650 yards and 11 touchdowns. He’s also rushed for 127 yards on 12 carries.
Drew Byers leads the Bulldogs on the ground with 248 yards on just 37 attempts. Tate Minich is the leading receiver with 16 receptions for 216 yards and three scores.
Aiden Ortz (12 catches for 223 yards and four TDs) and Kahle (eight grabs for 126 yards and two scores) are also prime receiving threats.
“Redbank is a really good team with a lot of team speed,” Smith said.
(Tyler Albright carries the ball for Keystone against Union/A-C Valley/photo by Stephanie Crissman)
Keystone also has a potent attack led by Kyle Nellis and Tyler Albright.
Nellis has 392 yards and seven touchdowns on the ground. Albright has added 275 rushing yards on just 24 carries and a TD and has also caught six passes for 153 yards and two more scores.
Those guys have been able to put up those kinds of numbers because of Keystone’s strength up front.
“It’s another test for our guys,” Gold said. “It’s the third straight week we’ve played a big, physical line.”
“Everybody talks about Kyle and Tyler and they should, but our offensive line has just done an incredible job,” Smith said.
Keystone threw the ball more than it had in the first two games last week against Brookville. Part of that was what the Raiders’ defense was giving the Panthers.
First-year starting quarterback Rayce Weaver acquitted himself well.
Weaver was 5 of 11 for 132 yards and a touchdown in the win.
For the season, he’s 10 of 23 for 226 yards.
“We knew Rayce could do that — he threw the ball well in Week 1,” Smith said. “Rayce will continue to get better every week. He’s a winner.”
Redbank Valley’s strength on defense is its secondary with Minich, Ortz, and Kahle.
“We feel confident with our secondary,” Gold said. “We like our matchups against teams.”
This is a rivalry game and in rivalry games, unexpected things happen.
Both coaches are cognizant of that.
“We’re just trying to get better every week,” Smith said. “Obviously we know what (Redbank) did last year and what they’ve done so far this year. You can’t take a break in any of the three phases against them. We know what we have to do. We have to be ready to play.”
Friday night’s game will be featured on Kerle Tire Game of the Week.
The Kerle Tire Pregame Show will start at 6:30 p.m. followed by kickoff at 7:00 p.m. with the area’s favorite broadcast team, Mike Kalinowski and Bob “The Governor” Dunkle, on the call.
HOW TO WATCH
The video feed can be found at exploreClarion.com, exploreJeffersonPA.com, and D9Sports.com.
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Area Man Accused of Fleeing Police in Clarion Borough
CLARION BOROUGH, Pa. (EYT) – An area man is in hot water for allegedly fleeing from police in Clarion Borough.
Court documents indicate the Clarion Borough Police Department filed criminal charges against 23-year-old Dylan Michael Austin, of Butler, on September 7, in Magisterial District Judge Duane L. Quinn’s office.
The charges stem from an incident that occurred around 1:00 a.m. on Saturday, August 6, in Clarion Borough.
According to a criminal complaint, police were patrolling the area of Sheetz gas station, on East Main Street, in Clarion Borough. While patrolling, an officer observed a tan Jeep in the parking lot with an expired registration.
The officer waited across the road from Sheetz to see if the vehicle would pull out onto the roadway. While across the street, the officer observed two individuals get in and out of the Jeep and enter the store several times, the complaint states.
The vehicle finally pulled out onto East Main Street around 1:26 a.m., traveling west. The officer pulled out after the vehicle and observed that it was accelerating quickly, the complaint indicates.
Police attempted to catch up to the vehicle as it was observed turning left off East Main Street, into the parking lot of Clarion MMA.
The officer pulled into the lot seconds later and went to initiate the overhead lights but observed that the vehicle had been ditched and saw one individual fleeing on foot between the apartment buildings on Agway Lane, the complaint notes.
Having lost sight of the fleeing subjects, police went back to the Jeep to investigate further.
Once back at the Jeep, a cell phone was discovered on the ground by the front passenger door. An officer took possession of this phone, which was still on.
Police then secured the Jeep and also located a Nike sneaker near the Jeep in the direction one suspect was observed fleeing. The officer also observed that the inspection sticker displayed on the Jeep was expired and fraudulent, the complaint states.
Police contacted the owner of the Jeep, a known male, to make arrangements for him to come get the vehicle. He advised police that he had lent the vehicle to a friend to help them out and that he had not been operating the Jeep at the time of this incident.
On Sunday, August 7, police met with the owner of the Jeep at the Clarion Borough Police Station. The owner agreed to a consent to search of his vehicle, which revealed a green glass bong, a Samsung galaxy grand cell phone, and a black glass rose box, all located in the center console. An iPhone was also located on the driver’s seat, the complaint indicates.
Police then retrieved video surveillance from the Sheetz gas station. The video surveillance allowed authorities to identify the two suspects as Dylan Austin as the driver and Allen McClelland as the passenger, who are both known through past incidents with the Clarion Borough Police Department, the complaint notes.
Also visible in the Sheetz video are the clothes that both men are wearing. The Nike shoe found at the scene of the ditched Jeep matched the shoes worn by Austin in the video, the complaint states.
According to the complaint, both Austin and McClelland had numerous AOPC warrants and suspended driver’s licenses at the time of this incident. Austin also had an active criminal bench warrant at the time of this incident out of Venango County.
Austin faces the following charges:
– Flight To Avoid Apprehension/Trial/Punishment, Misdemeanor 2
– Use/Possession Of Drug Paraphernalia, Misdemeanor
– Driving without a License, Summary
– Operating Vehicle W/O Valid Inspection, Summary
– Driving Unregistered Vehicle, Summary
– Scattering Rubbish Upon Land/Stream Etc., Summary
– Driving While Operator’s Privileges Suspended Or Revoked, Summary
He faces a preliminary hearing on October 11, at 8:45 a.m. with Judge Quinn presiding.
According to court documents, McClelland faces the following crimes:
– Use/Possession Of Drug Paraphernalia, Misdemeanor
– Scattering Rubbish Upon Land/Stream Etc.
He is currently awaiting a preliminary hearing.
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California Man Used Nevada Post Offices to Mail 250 Pounds of Oregon Marijuana to Western Pennsylvania
PITTSBURGH, Pa. – A resident of Seiad Valley, California, pleaded guilty in federal court to violation of federal narcotics laws related to a nine-month Title III wiretap investigation into drug trafficking in and around the counties of Jefferson, Clearfield, and Allegheny, United States Attorney Cindy Chung announced recently.
James White, age 39, pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to distribute and possesses with intent to distribute a quantity of marijuana before United States District Judge Christy Criswell Wiegand. White was one of 47 defendants charged in six related indictments as part of the Return to Sender investigation.
In connection with the guilty plea, the court was advised that White transported over 250 pounds of marijuana from Oregon to various post offices located in Nevada. White then mailed parcels containing marijuana on behalf of George Charlan, a supplier living in Oregon, to distributors living in the Western District of Pennsylvania.
Judge Wiegand scheduled sentencing for White on Jan. 26, 2023, at 1:00 p.m. The law provides for a sentence of a maximum of five years in prison, a fine not to exceed $250,000, or both. Under the Federal Sentencing Guidelines, the actual sentence imposed would be based upon the seriousness of the offense and the prior criminal history, if any, of the defendant.
The court ordered that the defendant remain on bond pending sentencing.
Assistant United States Attorneys Jonathan D. Lusty and Michael R. Ball are prosecuting this case on behalf of the government.
The Drug Enforcement Administration led the multi-agency investigation of this case, which also included the Homeland Security Investigations, United States Postal Service – Office of Inspector General, United States Postal Inspection Service, Internal Revenue Services, Pittsburgh Bureau of Police, Allegheny County Police, and Pennsylvania State Police. Also assisting were the Jefferson County District Attorney’s Office, Clearfield County District Attorney’s Office, and the Clarion Borough Police Department.
This prosecution is a result of an Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Force (OCDETF) investigation. OCDETF identifies, disrupts, and dismantles high-level drug traffickers, money launderers, gangs, and transnational criminal organizations that threaten communities throughout the United States. OCDETF uses a prosecutor-led, intelligence-driven, multi-agency approach that leverages the strengths of federal, state, and local law enforcement agencies against criminal networks.
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Causing Chaos: Central Clarion Defense Forcing Turnovers at High Rate So Far This Season
CLARION, Pa. (EYT/D9) — Central Clarion coach Dave Eggleton admitted last week that it was unlikely his Wildcat football team could continue to force six turnovers per game.
(Above, Jase Ferguson make a leaping interception/photo by Molly Zimmerman)
He was right.
Central Clarion “only” forced five last week against Union/A-C Valley in a 43-6 victory.
After three weeks, the Wildcats’ ball-hawking ways have become something of a trend.
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In three games, Central Clarion has already intercepted nine passes and recovered six fumbles. That’s helped the team to a 3-0 start as they prepare to host Punxsutawney on Friday night.
“We’re doing a good job tackling through the football,” said Central Clarion coach Dave Eggleton. “It’s really just a product of us being in the right position all the time.”
Sophomore safety Jase Ferguson already has four interceptions in his first season playing defense. Brady Quinn has two and Ryan Hummell, Braylon Beckwith, and Tommy Smith each have one.
Turning teams over has become a source of great pride for the Wildcats’ aggressive defense.
“I’m really proud,” said senior linebacker Ryan Hummell. “Our coaches always get us set up really well every week and make sure we’re doing what we need to be doing in practice. Our team has great chemistry.
“We all like getting the ball out and back over to our offense,” he added. “It’s more opportunity to score.”
The swarming nature of the defense has been evident in the tackle totals this season.
Hummell leads the team with 38, but four other players have more than 25 stops. Four more have double-digit tackles.
That has helped lead to some of the turnovers.
“We’ve really preached that the closer you are to the ball at the end of the play on defense, the better of a defensive player you are,” Eggleton said. “Our guys are doing that. Another thing they are doing is limiting the big plays. With guys like Ashton (Rex) and Dawson Hotchkiss and Jase back there, we have three guys who can run down anybody and they’ve been doing a good job of trailing backside and making big plays not as big as what they should have been.
“Last week (Union/A-C Valley’s Dawson Camper) broke a couple of runs and had a big pass play that against other teams would have probably been touchdowns, but he had guys hustling from the backside to prevent that and instead of a touchdown it ends up being a 30-yard gain.”
And the defense can line up again to make a stop — or force a turnover.
It’s been an effective formula for a team that is surging right now in all phases.
The offense is explosive. Ferguson has thrown for 750 yards and eight touchdowns.
Rex has 10 receptions for 403 yards. His 40.3 yards per catch ranks second in the nation among receivers with 10 or more catches, according to MaxPreps.
Central Clarion got the running game going last week to further add a dimension to its attack.
Senior Connor Kopnitsky rushed for 83 yards and three touchdowns on just eight carries last week.
“We feel like we have three or four running backs that we’re comfortable with back there carrying the ball,” Eggleton said. “And the line has opened up some really big holes. If you want to jump everyone out of the box and try to keep us from making the big pass plays, that’s OK. Our line is pretty good and we have some good backs to run behind them.”
Punxsutawney (2-1) has a good back in Zeke Bennett, who has gained 545 yards and scored eight touchdowns this season.
The Chucks fell to Redbank Valley, 28-14, last week.
Central Clarion was scheduled to open the 2021 season against Punxsutawney, but that game was canceled at the last minute because of COVID protocols. The Wildcats scrambled to set up a game against Slippery Rock that same day, which they lost.
“Obviously we didn’t get a chance to play them last year, but even when we were watching film on them last year, we thought they were a much-improved team. You could just see it was building. They are a good football team and it’s gonna take great effort Friday night to get a win.”
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Clarion County Recipe of the Day: German Noodle Bake
Homemade noodles are definitely the way to go with this dish!
Ingredients
1 cup all-purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon salt
2 quarts water
Cheese sauce:
3 tablespoons butter
3 tablespoons all-purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon paprika
1-1/2 cups whole milk
8 ounces Swiss cheese, diced
2 large eggs, well beaten
Directions
-In a small bowl, combine flour and salt. Make a well in the center; add eggs. Stir together, forming a dough.
-Turn the dough onto a floured surface; knead for 5-6 minutes. Divide the dough in half. Roll each portion into a 12×9-in. rectangle. Dust both sides of dough with flour; roll up, jelly-roll style. Cut into 1/4-in. slices. Unroll noodles on paper towels; let dry for up to 2 hours.
-Preheat the oven to 350°. In a Dutch oven, bring water to a rapid boil. Add noodles; cook for 7-9 minutes or until tender.
-Meanwhile, in a small saucepan, melt butter. Stir in flour, salt, and paprika until smooth; gradually add milk. Bring to a boil; cook and stir for 2 minutes or until thickened. Remove from heat; stir in cheese until melted. Stir in eggs.
-Drain noodles; transfer to a greased 11×7-in. baking dish. Top with cheese sauce. Cover and bake for 20 minutes. Uncover; bake 10-15 minutes longer or until bubbly.
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Clarion-Limestone Boys Soccer Shuts Out Brookville, Goalkeeper Bingham with Fourth Shutout
BROOKVILLE, Pa. – The Clarion-Limestone Lions boys soccer squad extended their winning season with a 2-0 shutout on Brookville turf.
(Pictured above: Clarion-Limestone goaltender Tyler Bingham makes a save against Brookville on Thursday evening.)
The Lions increased their record to 6-1, nearing the midpoint of the fall season.
The Lions started the game with several offensive forays, only to be stopped by the active Brookville goalkeeper. But the determined front line, anchored by senior Bailee Verdill, saw an opening in the defense as Verdill split the defense to score the first goal unassisted.
On the other side of the field, the young defense consisting of Brady Pierce, Jason Megnin, Carter Brown, and Isaac Lerch diligently protected senior goalkeeper Tyler Bingham throughout the contest.
Bingham was forced to make 3 saves before the offense took charge again.
The highly skilled offense found another area of vulnerability of the vaunted Brookville defense. Midfielders Brendan Bettwy, Thomas Uckert, and Blaise Cunningham stopped several advances.
Bettwy found right wing Wyatt Boyden open on the flank. Boyden shot left on a cross to find Dany Schweitzer for the winning insurance goal, making it 2-0.
The game proceeded into the second half with both offenses unable to penetrate the tough defenses when the referees called the game with 13:06 left in regulation due to lack of sunlight on the Brookville field without lights.
Bingham totaled 11 saves, several off the foot of blistering Brookville shots, making this game his fourth shutout of the season.
The Lions will host Karns City on Monday at 4:00 p.m.
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Claytoonz: Ixnay Abortionyay Anbay
Friday, September 16, 2022 @ 12:09 AM
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Comically Incorrect: Buyer Beware
Friday, September 16, 2022 @ 12:09 AM
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District 9 High School Football Schedule: Week 4
Friday, September 16, 2022 @ 12:09 AM
This week’s PIAA District 9 High School Football Schedule brought to you by Nick’s Auto Body.
Friday, September 16
Punxsutawney at Central Clarion, 7:00 p.m.
Keystone at Redbank Valley, 7:00 p.m.
St. Marys at Karns City, 7:00 p.m.
Moniteau at Brookville, 7:00 p.m.
DuBois at Bradford, 7:00 p.m.
Cameron County at Port Allegany, 7:00 p.m.
Clearfield at Philipsburg-Osceola, 7:00 p.m.
Smethport at Coudersport, 7:00 p.m.
Southern Huntingdon at Curwensville, 7:00 p.m.
Sheffield at Elk County Catholic, 7:00 p.m.
Kane at Ridgway, 7:00 p.m.
Otto-Eldred at Bucktail, 7:00 p.m.
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Featured Local Job: Administrative Assistant
Kahle’s Kitchens, Inc. in Leeper PA currently has an opening for an Administrative Assistant.
Duties include, but are not limited to, answering phones, entering accounts payable, shipping items via FedEx, entering customer invoices, and filing.
Applicant should be proficient in Microsoft Office, have good communication skills, and be able to work well with others.
Basic accounting knowledge is a plus but not required.
The position is full-time Monday through Friday 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. shift. Benefits include health and vision insurance, 401k, and vacation.
Pay dependent on experience. The applicant may be subject to drug testing.
Kahle’s Kitchens, Inc. is an equal opportunity employer.
If you are interested please fill out an application in person at 7488 Route 36, Leeper, Pa 16233.
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Featured Local Job: Class B CDL Concrete Truck Driver
Heeter Lumber, Inc. currently has and opening for an experienced Class B CDL truck driver to deliver ready mix concrete with rear discharge mixer trucks.
Job Details
Pay: $17.00 – $22.00 per hour
Job Type:
- Full-time
- Part-time
Number of openings for this position: 1
Schedule:
- 8-hour shift
- Weekend availability
- Overtime
Benefits:
- Health insurance
- Paid time off
- 401(k)
- Life insurance
- 401(k) matching
Job description:
A part-time applicant will be scheduled to work only when concrete is scheduled, with an expected layoff period during winter.
A full-time applicant will be scheduled to work a regular schedule of 40+ hours per week. When not delivering concrete, the full-time employee will manage the lumber and building material storage areas and ensure the customers get the material they have purchased.
Responsibilities:
- Deliver Ready Mixed concrete to customer location
- Clean and maintain delivery vehicles
- Inspect vehicles for mechanical items and safety issues and perform preventative maintenance
- Comply with truck driving rules and regulations (size, weight, route designations, parking and break periods) as well as with company policies and procedures
- Maneuver trucks into loading or unloading positions
- Collect and verify delivery instructions
- Report defects, accidents or violations
Skills:
- Proven work experience as a truck driver
- Extensive knowledge of applicable truck driving rules and regulations
- No recent moving or driving violations
- Adaptability and foresight to handle unexpected situations (traffic, weather conditions etc)
- Valid CDL license
Apply in person at 101 Short Street, Sligo, or at any of their 5 locations.
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YAKIMA, Wash. -
Yakima County Sheriff's Office confirms two people are dead in a car crash following a shooting in Yakima. The shooting happened just after 9:00 p.m. on N 1st St and E Yakima Ave.
At this time, we know N 1st St and Chestnut Ave are closed.
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Motorcyclist Injured in Crash on Loleta Road
JENKS TWP., Pa. (EYT) – A motorcyclist was injured and transported to a nearby hospital following a crash on Loleta Road on Wednesday afternoon.
According to Marienville-based State Police, the crash occurred around 3:32 p.m. on Wednesday, September 14, on Loleta Road, in Jenks Township, Forest County.
Police say 52-year-old Ronda L. Grose, of Niagara Falls, NY, was operating a 2007 Yamaha V Star 1300 motorcycle when she failed to safely negotiate a lefthand curve in the roadway.
According to police, Grose was ejected from the motorcycle and suffered suspected minor injuries.
She was not wearing a helmet.
Grose was transported to Clarion Hospital by Clarion Hospital EMS.
PSP Marienville and Marienville Volunteer Fire Company also assisted at the scene.
According to police, Grose was cited for failing to drive the vehicle at a safe speed.
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NEW YORK, NY. -
“The Phantom of the Opera,” the longest-running show in Broadway history, will close after 35 years.
The legendary show will celebrate its anniversary in January, and then say goodbye at a final performance Feb. 18 at Broadway’s Majestic Theatre, a show spokesperson said.
The show will conclude with an eye-popping 13,925 performances.
It is a costly musical to sustain, with elaborate sets and costumes as well as a large cast and orchestra. Box office grosses have fluctuated since the show reopened after the pandemic — going as high as over $1 million a week but also dropping to around $850,000. Last week, it hit $867,997 and producers may have seen the writing on the wall.
Created by three musical theater legends — composer Andrew Lloyd Webber, director Hal Prince and producer Cameron Mackintosh — “Phantom” premiered on London’s West End in October 1986 before opening on Broadway on Jan. 26, 1988.
“As a producer you dream that a show will run forever. Indeed, my production of Andrew’s ‘Cats’ proudly declared for decades ‘Now and Forever.’ Yet ‘Phantom’ has surpassed that show’s extraordinary Broadway run. But all shows do finally close,” Mackintosh said in a statement.
Based on the 1910 French novel of the same name by Gaston Leroux, “Phantom” tells the story of a mysterious mask-wearing opera lover who haunts the Paris Opera House and becomes obsessed with a young, beautiful soprano.
The closing of “Phantom” would mean the longest running show crown would go to “Chicago,” which started in 1996. “The Lion King” is next, having begun performances in 1997.
Though “Phantom” will vanish from Broadway, the musical, which has been performed in 183 cities around the world, is still going strong in other parts of the globe.
The London production, which closed at the height of the pandemic in 2020, has returned with a smaller orchestra and other changes to help keep costs lower.
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New Bethlehem Peanut Butter Festival Kicks Off Today
NEW BETHLEHEM, Pa. (EYT) – While the smell of roasting peanuts is not unusual in New Bethlehem, starting today. Friday, September 16, there will be many other peanut butter-related smells and activities filling Gumtown Park as the 26th annual Peanut Butter Festivals kicks off.
The festival runs through Sunday, September 18.
The three-day festival will officially open at 4:00 p.m. on Friday when craft and food vendors will open their tents to reveal many peanut butter-related items. There will also be a Quilt Show at the Historical Society Building from 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. on Friday. At 6:00 p.m., the Peanut Butter Queen will be crowned at the state in Gumtown park. Then enjoy music by “The Wrangler Band” from 6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.
Saturday kicks off at 8:00 a.m. with the 5K Race at the park. The festival itself opens at 9:00 a.m. when both the Peanut Butter Cook-Off at the Kaminsky Building and the Motorcycle Cruise at the Presbyterian Church begin. The Historical Society Building will continue to host their Quilt Show from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. and an Eating Contest will be held at the park at 11:30 a.m.
The annual Peanut Butter Festival Parade will take over Broad Street beginning at 3:00 p.m. Then, enjoy live music with the Route 8 Band from 6:00 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. and 8:00 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. followed by fireworks at dusk.
The festival will conclude on Sunday but not before a host of events can be enjoyed by all. Sunday morning kicks off with a church service at 9:30 a.m. and the opening of festival booths at 10:00 a.m. The big annual Car Cruise begins at 11:00 a.m. as does the New Bethlehem Fire Department Barbecue at the Park. The Historical Society Building will also continue to host their Quilt Show from noon to 4:00 p.m.
The Tractor Show will run from noon to 4:00 p.m. and stage shows begin at 1:00 p.m. on Sunday, starting with Dancer’s Studio. Then Redbank Valley Community Band will take the stage at 3:00 p.m.
The annual Duck Race is set for 4:00 p.m. followed by the announcement of the Cute as a Peanut winner at 4:30 p.m. The festival will then close at 5:00 p.m.
This year’s festival is sponsored by State Representative Donna Oberlander and hosted by the Redbank Valley Chamber of Commerce.
For more information, visit the Peanut Butter Festival Facebook page or PBFestival.com.
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Oil Region Astronomical Society to Host Public Night on Saturday
CRANBERRY TWP, Pa. — Join the Oil Region Astronomical Society on Saturday, September 17, for Public Night at the Oil Region Astronomy Learning Center and home of the Bedow Memorial Observatory.
(Photo courtesy of Dean Salisbury/ORAS)
The event is set for 7:30 p.m. to 11:00 p.m.
The observatory houses a 30-inch telescope, the largest available for public observing in Western Pennsylvania.
Weather permitting, there will be opportunities to observe planets, stars, and galaxies through the 30-inch telescope.
In addition to night sky observing, there will be a presentation in the David L. Jones Activity Building by ORAS member Dean Miskovich entitled “Things You May Not Know About the Gas Giants.”
Public Night Schedule
– 7:00 p.m. – The site opens to visitors
– 7:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. – Education Program: “Things You May Not Know About the Gas Giants”
– 8:30 p.m. to 11:00 p.m. – Public Stargazing
About the Presenter
Dean Miskovich has been active in amateur astronomy for over 50 years. He is a member of the Oil Region Astronomical Society (ORAS) in Western Pennsylvania and has two grandchildren, one of which is a budding astronomer.
Dean got his start in astronomy with a 4-inch Newtonian telescope, gradually upgrading to his current 12-inch telescope.
He is a retired airline pilot of 31 years’ service and recalls that he loved flying over the mid-west at night at 35000 ft, shutting off all lights but the instruments, leaning out over the glare shield and just looking up.
In his words, “The sky is beautiful from up there where there’s little light pollution.”
Who can attend?
Anyone who is interested in learning more about ORAS and astronomy-related topics may attend. Members of the general public and educators and students from surrounding schools are strongly encouraged to participate.
Public nights are FREE and open to all.
COVID-19 Recommendations
The event will take place primarily indoors. Anyone who has not been vaccinated for COVID-19 or who is considered high-risk for complications from COVID-19 infection is strongly encouraged to wear a mask while indoors.
The Oil Region Astronomical Learning Center is located at 4249 Camp Coffman Road, in Cranberry Township, Venango County, approximately 1,500 feet north of Camp Coffman, on Camp Coffman Road.
For more information about ORAS and its events, visit http://www.oras.org/events-and-outreach.html or email [email protected]
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PennDOT Resumes Environmental Reviews for Canoe Creek Bridge Replacement Project
HARRISBURG, Pa. – The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) announced on Thursday that it has resumed planning work and federal environmental reviews for six bridge replacement projects proposed as part of the Major Bridge Public-Private Partnership (MBP3).
The six projects moving forward through the federal environmental process in 2022 are:
– I-80 Canoe Creek Bridges;
– I-80 North Fork Bridges;
– I-80 Nescopeck Creek Bridges;
– I-80 over Lehigh River Bridge Project; and
– I-81 Susquehanna Project
These projects are moving forward through the federal environmental review process under the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) with Categorical Exclusions (CE) or CE Reevaluations, since tolling is no longer part of the projects. The review process documents how each project would affect the surrounding community’s quality of life, including health, safety, cultural resources, environmental resources and more. Comment forms are available on each project’s webpage.
The path forward for the three remaining MBP3 bridge projects — I-83 South Bridge, I-95 Girard Point Bridge Improvement Project, and the I-79 Widening, Bridges and Interchange Reconfiguration Project — continues to be evaluated.
PennDOT has entered into a Pre-Development Agreement (PDA) with Bridging Pennsylvania Partners (BPP) to advance preliminary design work.
The PDA will lead to separate contracts to finalize design, build, finance, and maintain packages of bridges in the MBP3. PennDOT will repay the amounts financed by the development entity through recurring availability payments over 30 years, beginning when construction is complete.
In November 2020, the MBP3 was proposed by PennDOT and approved by the Pennsylvania P3 Board, which includes representatives from all four legislative caucuses, to rehabilitate or replace major Interstate bridges using toll revenues, providing PennDOT with a means of addressing the state’s growing backlog of needs without using or impacting the funding for PennDOT’s larger program.
In February 2021, PennDOT announced nine candidate bridge projects for inclusion in the program.
In July 2022, the General Assembly amended the state’s P3 law to remove tolling as a means of funding the MBP3. This means PennDOT will have to reallocate currently programmed state funds and federal funds now available through the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, which will result in the deferral or elimination of some projects in the 2023 12-Year Program (TYP).
PennDOT continues to study and evaluate alternative forms of funding to support Pennsylvania’s vast transportation network through its PennDOT Pathways program.
Additionally, last year Governor Tom Wolf established the Transportation Revenue Options Commission (TROC) to develop comprehensive recommendations to ultimately phase out Pennsylvania’s gas tax, which has become an unreliable source of funding. TROC submitted a report of recommendations to Governor Wolf in July 2021, which included potential short- and long-term funding solutions. These recommendations currently await further action by the General Assembly.
Subscribe to statewide PennDOT news and traffic alerts at www.penndot.pa.gov/news or choose a region under “Regional Offices.”
Information about the state’s infrastructure and results the department is delivering for Pennsylvanians can be found at www.penndot.pa.gov/results.
Find PennDOT’s planned and active construction projects at www.projects.penndot.gov.
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Police Seeking Identity of Suspect Accused of Retail Theft at Walmart
CRANBERRY TWP., Pa. (EYT) – Police are asking the public for information regarding an incident of retail theft that occurred on Thursday at Walmart in Cranberry Township.
On Thursday, September 15, at approximately 12:00 p.m., members from PSP Franklin were dispatched to Walmart, in Cranberry Township, Venango County, for a report of retail theft.
The store loss prevention personnel reported that a white male, (pictured above) was observed removing items from packaging and placing them in his clothing and into a duffel bag.
The male then exited the store and fled on foot toward US Route 322. He returned to the parking lot a short time later and entered a white Ford sedan driven by a female; the vehicle then left in an unknown direction.
The male is seen wearing a blue Under Armor t-shirt, camo pants, camo hat, and glasses.
Anyone with information regarding this incident is asked to contact Trooper Marvin at PSP Franklin at 814-676-6596.
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Clarion Chamber Collaborating With WPASCB to Supply Recycling Bins at ALF
CLARION, Pa. — The Western Pennsylvania Society of Conservation Biology (WPASCB), a group of 20 students and their advisor, Dr. Andrew Keth, at PennWest Clarion University, have decided to take action in the community all while working to make the planet a healthier place.
As stated in the name, WPASCB focuses on the conservation of the planet and the diverse species that make it up. The society is most known for their work in caring for Eastern Box Turtles, a Pennsylvania species of special concern, for numerous years now.
The goal for this project has always been to raise these turtles from hatchlings until they are old enough to survive on their own in the wild. This gives the species a better chance of recovering as a whole.
In addition to the turtle care project, the club has organized trash cleanups in the community, lead trail maintenance jobs on campus property, hosted informative talks about animal species all around the world, and always works to spread knowledge about what conservation is and what you can do to help the planet and its wildlife.
With the work that has been accomplished in the past, the new president of WPASCB, Gage Gray, has decided to bring the club’s work and efforts to the community.
The 20 members who make up WPASCB and their advisor have teamed up with the Clarion Area Chamber of Business & Industry to help conserve the area during one of its biggest events, the Autumn Leaf Festival.
Gage reached out to Clarion Area Chamber of Business & Industry’s Executive Director, Tracy Becker, in order to come up with a plan to set up recycling bins at the large community event. Tracy, along with Event Coordinator, Tammy LaCross, were very excited and welcoming to the idea that Gage and the members of WPASCB had brought to them.
Tracy told Gage that they had always wanted to set up some sort of recycling containers during large community events, but they never had the resources or the proper plan in place in order to do that.
So, the members of WPASCB began their first project of the semester to come up with an effective way to get people in the community to recycle when at events as large as ALF.
After the club had met, Gage reported back to Executive Director Tracy with a plan. WPASCB has decided to supply the community with eight recycling containers, four blue and four red. The different colors of these recycling containers are to indicate what recyclable materials can be placed in them.
The four blue recycling bins will be designated for metal objects such as aluminum cans or aluminum foil, while the four red containers will be designated for plastics.
One important thing to remember when recycling is to make sure that any liquid or food contents are removed from the metal and plastic containers. If there are large amounts of remnants left within the metals and plastics, then it could cause cross-contamination, which could lead to having to dispose of the entire bag of recycled materials.
To make things easy to see at community events, WPASCB and the Clarion Area Chamber of Business & Industry will work together to place these eight containers throughout the area of the event and make sure they are properly marked with the common triangle recycling symbol.
Autumn Leaf Festival is the first event where we will see the Clarion Area Chamber of Business & Industry working with WPASCB to set up these recycling bins. Both parties have hopes to grow these efforts and add more containers in the years to come.
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Deer Creek Winery to Host Live Music by Basement Band Tonight!
Friday, September 16, 2022 @ 12:09 AM
SHIPPENVILLE, Pa. (EYT) – Deer Creek Winry is hosting live music on Friday night by Basement Band.
Stop by to relax, sip a glass of wine with a meal, and enjoy the start of the weekend!
The Basement Band will be performing a variety of music styles including rock and pop classics, acoustic favorites, country, and praise from 6:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. on Friday, September 16.
As always, Deer Creek offers a full wine selection, a light cafe menu, and select craft beers from North Country Brewing.
Deer Creek Winery is located at 3333 Soap Fat Road, Shippenville, PA 16254.
For more information, visit their website here.
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SPONSORED: Enjoy Great Food and Drinks at Wanango Country Club This Weekend
Friday, September 16, 2022 @ 12:09 AM
RENO, Pa. (EYT) – Grab your family and friends and enjoy great food and drinks at Wanango Country Club.
Wanango Country Club is open to the public with dinner features starting at 4:00 p.m.
Don’t forget to make your reservation!
For reservations, call 814-676-8133 – select option #1.
Take-out is also available.
Browse this weekend’s dinner features:
Wanango Country Club is located at 314 Chestnut St, Reno, PA 16343
Visit www.wanangocountryclub.com for more information.
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SPONSORED: J&J Trailers & Equipment Sales End of Summer Blowout Sale
SHIPPENVILLE, Pa. (EYT) – J&J Trailers & Equipment Sales End of Summer Blowout Sale is happening now!
J&J Trailers is offering up to 10% off the entire stock of inventory while supplies last.
With over 150+ trailers in inventory you don’t want to miss out on this opportunity! Our sales team is here to serve your needs and provide excellent service and advice on the trailer that best fits your needs.
J&J offers the best of the best brands such as PJ, Liberty, Car Mate, DuraBull, Sport Haven, & Wells Cargo.
Stop in or give us a call at one of our two locations:
406 Thompson Rd Strattanville, PA 15829
814-297-6433
19821 Paint Blvd Shippenville, PA 16254
814-226-6066
Check out our full line of inventory at JJTRAILERSALES.com
HOURS:
Sunday – CLOSED
Monday – 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Tuesday – 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Wednesday – 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Thursday – 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Friday – 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Saturday – 8:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
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SPONSORED: Kalyumet Fore Fun Is the Entertainment Spot for the Entire Family – Rain or Shine!
LUCINDA, Pa. (EYT) – Rain or shine, Mark and Becky Wineman have the entertainment spot for the entire family: Kalyumet Fore Fun and Kalyumet Campground!
(Photos by Dave Cyphert/ProPoint Media Photography.)
“There is something for everyone here,” Becky Wineman told exploreClarion.com.
Owners Mark and Becky Wineman opened what they call the “Big Building” in 2008. It consists of a state-of-the-art kitchen and an arcade. This means you can order your favorite pizza or wings while playing your favorite arcade games.
Over 24 flavors of soft-serve ice cream are also served in the Big Building.
The Redemption Arcade Center is perfect for rainy days.
There is a wide array of classic favorites and newer redemption games. Since it is the largest arcade in the Cook Forest area, the entire family can spend the day competing with family and friends for the most tickets. After players have collected all of their tickets, they can redeem them, choosing from hundreds of prizes.
On sunny days, individuals have their choice of Outdoor Laser Tag or Miniature Golf at Kalyumet Fore Fun.
Outdoor Laser Tag is played on a three-acre wooded field. The game can be played by beginners with an open range or by more experienced gamers who prefer strategy, teamwork, and a variety of scenarios.
The 18-hole family-friendly course is complete with challenging greens, a fountain pond, and a waterfall. It is also wheelchair accessible.
Mini-golf and Outdoor Laser Tag packages for groups are available.
Kalyumet Fore Fun is located at 8630 Miola Road in Lucinda and can be reached at 814-744-8768.
For more information, visit their website here.
Families will have so much fun in the “Big Building” that they will want to stay the night at Kalyumet Campground which is located right down the road. It offers full utility hookups for RVs and tents.
Call 814-744-9622 to reserve a spot.
More information about the campground can be found on their website at www.kalyumet.com.
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SPONSORED: Spine & Extremities Center Continues Commitment to Collaboration with Addition of New Provider: Dr. Christian Cyphert
CLARION, Pa. (EYT) – Spine & Extremities Center of Clarion is honored to welcome the addition of Dr. Christian Cyphert, PT, DPT as a provider to their practice.
As many of the patients that we serve know, we are a provider of emerging regenerative and rehabilitative care for many musculoskeletal conditions utilizing osteopathic manipulation therapy (OMT) and chiropractic adjustments used in combination with Shockwave, Class IV Medical Laser, and High Energy Inductive Therapy to try to help patients with many difficult conditions live a more active, pain-free life, most often after other therapies such as surgery, pharmaceutical management, and steroid injections have been maximized, plateaued, or otherwise were not successful.
We are excited to add Dr. Cyphert to our practice as he is an intelligent, ambitious, and immensely personable therapist and will add greatly to the commitment to collaboration that this center was founded on, namely using the expertise of multiple health care professionals to enhance care and provide a well-rounded, comprehensive therapy environment for our patients. Our staff stays continuously immersed in furthering our knowledge of the advanced physical medicine modalities and treatments, and we will be able to learn a great deal from Dr. Cyphert as he can add his perspective as a Doctor of Physical Therapy. He is greatly interested in continuing to expand his knowledge and scope of physical medicine treatments and will be an invaluable consultation source for our patients and staff.
Dr. Cyphert is a full-time physical therapist at Clarion Rehab Services. He has been working with our patients for the last few months now in that capacity as several patients have benefited from focused physical therapy during their treatments. He will continue to be a full-time staff therapist at CRS and will see patients at our center on a part-time basis.
He will be a provider of our advanced physical medicine modalities to patients already in a treatment program and is immediately available to see established patients who return for further care. Due to his limited availability, new patients can schedule an appointment with Dr. Barrett or Dr. Peters to be assessed for manipulative care and/or to discuss the potential help that our Shockwave, Class IV Medical Laser, and High Energy Inductive Therapy (HEIT) services could offer them.
We will also be starting an orthobiologics service this fall beginning with ultrasound-guided platelet-rich plasma (PRP) for specific musculoskeletal diseases that have been shown to have promising outcomes in peer-reviewed, randomized controlled trials. Regenerative treatments with combined PRP and Shockwave Therapy are often best used with very specific and customized PT protocols and Dr. Cyphert will be available onsite and at CRS for our patients as needed.
Christian always had a passion for sports and activity. He pursued physical therapy in hopes of helping others who felt the same way. He enjoys treating his own community members, ailing from various conditions, to maximize their physical potential and improve the quality of their life.
Christian received his Bachelor of Science degree in Exercise Science from Slippery Rock University in 2019. He went on to receive a Doctorate in Physical Therapy (DPT) from SRU in 2022.
He enjoys spending his free time with family and friends. He loves to be outdoors golfing, hunting, snowboarding, and hiking with his new wife and dog.
Dr. Cyphert will begin seeing patients at Spine & Extremities Center on Wednesday, September 21, 2022.
To book an appointment, call or text 814-227-5855 or download their app here:
Apple App Store: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/spine-extremities-center/id1590117359?ign-itsct=apps_box_link&ign-itscg=30200
Google Play Store: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.fitnessmobileapps.spineandextremetiescenter&hl=en
More information can be found on their website at www.spineandextremitiescenter.com.
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Kerle Tire Game of the Week Continues with Keystone at Redbank Valley Showdown
NEW BETHLEHEM, Pa. (EYT) – The Kerle Tire Game of the Week continues tonight with a Friday night clash between Keystone and Redbank Valley and EYT Media/D9Sports will have all of the action live from New Bethlehem.
The Kerle Tire Pregame Show will start at 6:30 p.m. followed by kickoff at 7:00 p.m. with Dustin Kifer and Mike Collins on the call.
HOW TO WATCH
The video feed can be found at exploreClarion.com and D9Sports.com.
Keystone sits at 3-0 this season with a pair of come-from-behind wins, including last week against Brookville.
The Panthers trailed 12-0 at one point and used a fake on an extra point attempt for a 2-point conversion in the fourth quarter to win 20-19.
Redbank Valley (3-0) also got a quality win against a staunch opponent last week, downing Punxsutawney, 28-14.
Cam Wagner has put up some big numbers this season in his first year as the starting quarterback for the Bulldogs. the senior is completing nearly 73% of his passes for 650 yards and 11 touchdowns. He’s also rushed for 127 yards on 12 carries.
(Photo by Shelly Atzeni)
Drew Byers leads Redbank Valley on the ground with 248 yards on just 37 attempts. Tate Minich is the leading receiver with 16 receptions for 216 yards and three scores.
Aiden Ortz (12 catches for 223 yards and four TDs) and Kahle (eight grabs for 126 yards and two scores) are also prime receiving threats.
Keystone also has a potent attack led by Kyle Nellis and Tyler Albright.
Nellis has 392 yards and seven touchdowns on the ground. Albright has added 275 rushing yards on just 24 carries and a TD and has also caught six passes for 153 yards and two more scores.
First-year starting quarterback Rayce Weaver is 10 of 23 for 226 yards passing for the season.
The following local sponsors have signed on to make this year’s Kerle Tire Game of the Week possible:
ALL AMERICAN AWARDS & ENGRAVING
ALL SEASONS
BATTERY WAREHOUSE
BAUER TRUCK REPAIR
BEVERAGE-AIR
BROOKVILLE EQUIPMENT
CLARION COUNTY COMMUNITY BANK
CLARION FORD
CLARION FOREST VNA
CLARION HOSPITAL
COUSIN BASIL S
DUBROOK
ERIC SHICK AGENCY
FALLER’S FURNITURE
FUN BANK
GATESMAN AUTOBODY
HAGER PAVING
HEETER LUMBER
J&J FEEDS & NEEDS
J&J TRAILER SALES
JANNEY
KAHLE’S KITCHENS
KERLE TIRE COMPANY
LANDPRO
LAUREL EYE CLINIC
LUTON’S PLUMBING & HEATING
MCMILLEN’S CARPET OUTLET
NEXT STEP THERAPY
NICK’S AUTO BODY
OCHS LUMBER
PENN STATE DUBOIS
REDBANK CHEVROLET
SIMPLY SKIN MEDICAL SPA
SWEET BASIL
TIONESTA BUILDERS
TOY DRILLING
UNIVERSAL FOREST PRODUCTS
WEST PARK REHAB
THE HASKELL HOUSE
ZACHERL MOTORS
EDITOR’S NOTE: Mike Kilroy also contributed to this article.
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Steven James Rembold
Steven James Rembold, Retired Police Lieutenant, 52, of Oil City, passed away Wednesday night, September 14, 2022 at his home surrounded by his loving family after a 2 ½ year courageous battle with Cancer.
Steve was born in Oil City on October 14th, 1969. He was the son of James and Judith Rembold of Oil City.
Steve was a 1987 graduate of Cranberry Junior Senior High School and completed Basic Law Enforcement Training at Pitt Community College in Greenville, North Carolina.
Steve worked at Joy Mining Company, as a Volunteer Fireman, as the Director of Venango County 911, and the job he loved: serving as a Police Officer in both North Carolina and Pennsylvania.
He served over 30 years in public service.
He enjoyed spending time with his family, working in the garage, hunting, camping, flying his drones, using his smoker to prepare family meals, and the yearly Oil Heritage raft race that he did with his father, brother, and his cousins for over 20 years.
In addition to his parents, Steve is survived by his wife, Paula Rembold, whom he married on April 29th, 2000.
Also surviving is his brother, Rick Rembold, his in-laws Rev. Norman & Barbara Messer; his children, son Stephen Parker and wife Christina Parker, daughter Stephanie Beatty and life partner Bobby McClellan, daughter Katie Rembold, daughter Lauren Holfman and husband Sgt. Thomas Holfman US Army, and daughter Sarah Carulli, whom he just escorted down the aisle this past Saturday to her husband Ofc. Trey Carulli, his first grandchild, Adalyn, due in November, his fur babies, along with numerous nieces and nephews, aunts, uncles, and cousins.
He was preceded in death by his paternal grandparents, Edward and Polly Rembold; and his maternal grandparents, Donald and Louise Rodgers.
Steve loved serving his community in the positions he held.
He worked tirelessly on and off the job including extra work like improving the computer system for 911, working on the computers at the Police Department, to also installing electrical equipment in the cruisers.
He met so many people over his 30 years of service and never forgot a face.
Even in his last days, he remained in contact with co-workers, talked about the people he met, and the job itself at the Oil City Police Department.
He felt so humbled and thankful when they showed their care, concern, and support, at the benefits two years ago, and all the phone calls, text and especially the prayers, not just for himself, but for his family also during this time.
He greatly missed everything when he had to retire due to his health.
Steve loved his family fiercely.
He was prognosed 8-10 months, and he fought through every test, procedure, surgery, radiation, and chemotherapies available just so he could stay with us for 2 years 9 months.
He was able to spend time at camp with all of his children and parents numerous times, take a 2 week on the road camping trip with his children, go on several family vacations, see a daughter graduate from nursing school, know another is about to in 7 months, his son finish the Paramedic Course, help finish the Rocking Chair for his granddaughter on the way, have two more hunting seasons with his dad, escort two daughters down the aisle to be married, and celebrate a 20th wedding anniversary with his wife during that time.
He lived life and appreciated every day, and fought for every day, because he knew it was a gift.
He loved, and was so greatly loved by so many.
All of the memories that have been made, especially these past two years, we are so thankful to have now as we try to continue on with our hearts completely broken.
Thank you to the doctors and nurses at Hamot and St. Vincent’s in Erie, and UPMC Presbyterian in Pittsburgh, especially Dr. Seastone, Hillman Cancer Center in Erie, and Dr. Niranjan Neurology/Gamma Knife for all of your diligent care to help us, his family and friends, have more time with him.
The family will receive friends on Saturday, September 24th from 2 – 3 p.m. at a Celebration of Steve’s Life held at the Pinegrove Fire Dept. Social Hall, 2369 Rte. 157, Oil City, PA 16301.
A memorial service led by his family and Police Department Honors will follow at 3 p.m.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Precious Paws Animal Rescue, 3636 Rte. 257, Seneca, PA 16346.
Funeral arrangements are being completed by Hile-Best Funeral Home in Seneca.
To express online condolences to Steve’s family, please visit www.hilebest.com.
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Tractor-Trailer Brings Down Telephone Wires Along Route 66 in Clarion Township
CLARION TWP., Pa. (EYT) – Emergency units were dispatched on Thursday evening to an incident regarding a tractor-trailer that brought down telephone wires along State Route 66 in Clarion Township.
According to a Clarion County 9-1-1 dispatcher, a call came in at 6:31 p.m. on Thursday, September 15, for an incident involving a tractor-trailer with wires down along State Route 66, near Palo CNG gas station, in Clarion Township.
No information was available concerning the occupant(s) of the vehicle.
Clarion Hospital EMS, Limestone Township Fire Department, and Clarion-based State Police responded to the scene.
It is unclear if the crash resulted in any outages; however, according to West Penn and Central Electric websites, there are no current outages in the Clarion Township area.
The scene was cleared at 8:06 p.m.
State Police in Clarion are expected to release a full report shortly.
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Week 4 Football Scores Powered by Eric Shick Insurance
Friday, September 16, 2022 @ 05:09 PM
High school football scores on D9Sports.com are brought to you by Eric Shick Insurance of New Bethlehem, Pa. Call 814-275-2210 today or click here for more information.
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Junior running back Titus Swen rushed for 102 yards and score the eventual game-winning touchdown in the fourth quarter.
Key stat
Air Force entered the game averaging 508.5 rushing yards per game and 7.7 yards per carry. It rushed for just 171 yards on an average of 4.3 per attempt.
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First Quarter
WYO – John Hoyland 20 field goal. Drive – 15 plays, 73 yards, 7:32 elapsed. Key play – Andrew Peasley connected with Alex Brown for a 5-yard completion on an out route in Air Force territory for one of two third-down conversions on the drive. WYO 3, AFA 0
Second Quarter
WYO – Peasley 14 pass to Treyton Welch. Drive – 3 plays, 42 yards, 1:25 elapsed. Key play – Titus Swen broke a 23-yard run on the second play of the drive to get the Cowboys in the red zone, setting up a play-action pass for the score. WYO 10, AFA 0
Third Quarter
AFA – Haaziq Daniels 9 pass to David Cormier. Drive – 13 plays, 75 yards, 7:15 elapsed. Key play – With Air Force facing a fourth-and-one from the UW 41-yard line, John Lee Eldridge took a pitch 35 yards to set up a first-and-goal. WYO 10, AFA 7
Fourth Quarter
AFA – Daniels 41 pass to Cade Harris. Drive – 8 plays, 80 yards, 3:55 elapsed. Key play – Daniels completed an 11-yard pass to Kyle Patterson on third down to keep the drive alive, and the Falcons scored on the next play. AFA 14, WYO 10
WYO – Swen 5 run. Drive – 8 plays, 75 yards, 3:52 elapsed. Key play – Parker Christensen gained 29 yards on a screen pass set up a first-and-goal at the Air Force 5-yard line. WYO 17, AFA 14 | https://www.wyomingnews.com/wyosports/university_of_wyoming/wyoming-17-air-force-14/article_4276452a-3649-11ed-96d2-a3e007019161.html | 2022-09-17T07:01:40Z | wyomingnews.com | control | https://www.wyomingnews.com/wyosports/university_of_wyoming/wyoming-17-air-force-14/article_4276452a-3649-11ed-96d2-a3e007019161.html | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
It doesn’t get much uglier than this.
After losing, 52-0, as a 34.5-point underdog to Michigan State in Week 2, the Akron Zips now travel to Neyland Stadium to take on No. 15 Tennessee (2-0). The Volunteers are 47.5-point favorites against the Zips on Saturday.
Akron will be the second MAC opponent that has visited Rocky Top this season. Ball State closed as a 36.5-point ’dog to the Vols in Week 1 and never had a chance at covering in a 59-10 drubbing. Tennessee raced out to a 45-0 lead in that contest, giving chalk-eaters a relatively relaxing experience.
Week 2 was a trickier endeavor for Tennessee as the Vols traveled to Heinz Field to take on No. 23 Pitt. It took overtime, but the Vols squeezed out another cover, beating the six-point spread in a 34-27 thriller. The Volunteers came into the season with some dark-horse hype in the SEC West and they’ve delivered thus far.
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Quarterback Hendon Hooker has done nothing to dispel the notion that he’s a Heisman candidate (he’s 40/1 at BetMGM after Week 2), throwing for 546 yards and totaling six touchdowns (four passing and two rushing) through Tennessee’s first two games. Hooker has yet to throw an interception this season and sports the 21st-best QB Rating, per ESPN.
With Tennessee on a mini-roll, Hooker in good form, and Akron coming off a 52-point pasting to Michigan State, it’s no wonder this line is threatening to touch seven touchdowns. And though I forgive you for not wanting to read on because this bet has “pain” written all over it, there is a reason to consider a play on the Zips.
First of all, the number is obviously inflated, and all you need to do is look back to last week for proof. Akron closed at +34.5 against Sparty and is now giving 13 more points to Tennessee. According to Collin Wilson’s Action Network Power Ratings, Michigan State and Tennessee would be a pick ’em on a neutral field, so there’s no reason this number should have jumped this much based on one outcome.
Secondly, this is a classic sandwich spot for Tennessee. After needing to come up with a clutch performance to beat Pitt on the road, the Vols now welcome another MAC school to Knoxville before heading to the Swamp to take on Florida. It would not be a shocker to see the Vols race out to an early lead and then shut things down to avoid injuries or give Florida much tape to work with ahead of their meeting.
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And lastly, even though Akron lost starting quarterback DJ Irons in Week 2, his backup Jeff Undercuffler, looked like a capable (relatively speaking, of course) replacement.
Week 3 has plenty of ugly ’dogs worth considering — like Ohio +17.5 against Iowa State, Nebraska +10.5 against Oklahoma and Texas-San Antonio +12.5 against Texas — but Akron is the ugliest of them all.
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A federal judge approved a fund Friday for more than 1,000 people who said they were sexually abused by a former physician at the University of Michigan, according to court documents.
The order allows victims of Dr. Robert Anderson to start collecting some of the $490 million settlement negotiated with the school earlier this year, according to the documents filed in the US District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan.
Anderson, who worked at the university from 1966 to 2003, has been accused of sexual assault against hundreds of students -- including a two-time Super Bowl champion and a former world-class wrestler. Anderson died in 2008.
Last year, an investigation commissioned by the university into the allegations found that university officials failed to act on the reports.
The settlement finalized Friday required "consent from 98% of the claimants" and was done through a "a neutral, third-party mediator" who was appointed by a judge, the university said in a Friday news release.
"The University of Michigan offers its heartfelt apology for the abuse perpetrated by the late Robert Anderson," university Board of Regents Chair Paul Brown said in a statement. "We hope this settlement helps the healing process for survivors."
The victims are responsible for deciding how to divide the settlement funds, the university added.
"This settlement allows the university to protect future generations of students and everyone in the university community," university president Mary Sue Coleman said. "It complements a separate settlement reached earlier this year that adds a Coordinated Community Response Team to the best practices now in place."
That team was created to improve the university's response to sexual misconduct reports, according to the university.
The allegations at the University of Michigan mirror those in years past against Larry Nassar at Michigan State University and Richard Strauss at Ohio State University -- both doctors who abused their trusted positions to sexually abuse college students and athletes. The cases also involve allegations that powerful institutions ignored or otherwise dismissed complaints about sexual misconduct.
Sexual abuse allegations span decades
The investigation into the allegations against Anderson began in March 2020, and a report on the findings dated May 2021 concluded that he had sexually assaulted and abused at least several hundred patients.
After dozens of interviews, the inquiry also found that the university failed to act on reports of egregious misconduct.
The 240-page extensive report cites interviews with hundreds of former patients, as well as "approximately 200 current and former University employees, including administrators, faculty members, and coaches, as well as additional (University Health Services), Athletic Department, and Michigan Medicine personnel."
Initially, Anderson served as a University Health Services doctor and was moved to the Athletic Department in 1981 after "credible reports of misconduct" were relayed to Thomas Easthope, the then-assistant vice president of student services, in 1978 or 1979, according to the report.
In an interview with the report's authors and sworn testimony, Easthope told investigators that he was aware of allegations against Anderson at the time, and "claimed to have confronted Dr. Anderson and fired him," according to the report. "But Mr. Easthope did not do so," the report said. Easthope died in February 2021.
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From the Rangers’ development camp to the World Junior Championship and now the rookie camp, Brennan Othmann, Will Cuylle and Dylan Garand have played a lot of hockey this summer.
The three Canadians are coming off a prolific run in the international tournament, which culminated in a gold-medal overtime victory over Finland in late August. All three Rangers prospects played a key part in Team Canada’s 19th gold medal, but that only means it likely took an even larger toll on their bodies.
“I haven’t had much of a summer,” Othmann said Thursday at MSG Training Center in Tarrytown. “I think I was telling a few people here that I’ve had a total of I think 10 or 11 days off and three or four weeks of actually training. I’ve been playing hockey, I guess, for 10 1/2, 11 months this year. It’s been a grind. I like that. I love hockey. I love playing the game.
“To play in that World Juniors, get there for three weeks and to be able to get that opportunity, showcase myself in different roles, was great. I think we did a pretty good job.”
Othmann, whom the Rangers drafted 16th overall in 2021, was cut from Canada’s roster last December. When the International Ice Hockey Federation had to cancel the remainder of the tournament due to rising cases of COVID-19, however, Othmann got another opportunity a few months later. He went on to score two goals and dish four assists to help propel Canada to gold.
Getting to show off his physicality and prove he could land hits, not only on players his size but also on bigger opponents, was a bonus. Othmann also got to spend time with Cuylle and Garand as well.
“It was a lot of fun, for sure,” Othmann said of competing alongside his fellow baby Blueshirts. “I think that you get to know them a little bit more. We got to know G a little bit, he’s a different character. You have to ask Cools about him. He’s a lot of fun and Cools and I built a good friendship, bonded out there, too. It’s two great guys, two guys I’ll be growing up with for the rest of my life, hopefully. I was very fortunate to have that with them.”
Added Cuylle in response to Othmann’s observations of Garand: “He’s probably talking about G’s focus in the room before a game. I’ve never seen someone so like focused and dialed in before, so that was interesting.”
Both Cuylle and Othmann believe the extra reps on the ice this summer has given them a leg up on some of their fellow prospects. They also said they feel their games have been ramped up in preparation for training camp, which commences on Thursday. Cuylle competed in 59 games for the Ontario Hockey League’s Windsor Spitfires last season, totaling 43 goals and 37 assists, while Othmann posted 50 goals and 47 assists in 66 contests for the Flint Firebirds.
The recuperation period may have been miniscule, but it’s evident that Othmann, Cuylle and Garand are all in game shape.
“This time is super important,” said Othmann, who mentioned that he skated with the NHL group on Monday and Tuesday. “We have rookie camp and two games this weekend, so [resting is] super important going into main camp. You have to find time during the day to rest and kind of relax and refuel your body and nap. Do treatments, hot tub, cold tub, stuff like that.”
With reigning Vezina Trophy winner Igor Shesterkin and recently signed goalies Jaroslav Halak and Louis Domingue in the mix, Garand probably won’t be backstopping the Rangers this season. But Othmann and Cuylle will be competing to further improve their standing in the Rangers organization. Whether there’s an opportunity to beat out a player from last season or — in Cuylle’s case — earn a call-up amid injuries, the two will be looking to make an impression on Rangers management.
“I think I just have to show a really good physicality and really good compete,” said Cuylle, who could fit in a fourth-line role with the Rangers. “I think my game is obviously being a power forward, being really good on the forecheck and just making things happen offensively. And just being really good defensively, too, as well bringing a really good, consistent 200-foot game.” | https://nypost.com/2022/09/16/brennan-othmann-will-cuylle-dylan-garand-plan-on-showing-off-summer-grind-in-regular-season/ | 2022-09-17T07:13:52Z | nypost.com | control | https://nypost.com/2022/09/16/brennan-othmann-will-cuylle-dylan-garand-plan-on-showing-off-summer-grind-in-regular-season/ | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
The Mad Dog could take or leave The GOAT.
On Wednesday’s edition of “First Take,” Russo was in a discussion with Stephen A. Smith, Molly Qerim and Kimberley Martin about Tom Brady’s most recent episode of his weekly show, “Let’s Go,” on SiriusXM. Russo interjected that this show airs on Mad Dog Radio — the station named after him — but revealed he wasn’t originally in favor of booking it.
“I didn’t make the decision to put him on Mad Dog Radio but he’s on Mad Dog Radio,” Russo said.
Qerim deadpanned: “A lot of people turn down Tom Brady.”
“I wanted to!” Russo protested.
After Qerim told him to “stop lying,” Smith jumped in: “Molly, he’s telling the absolute truth. He’s the only one. He actually was like, ‘Why do we need to have them?'”
At this point, the subject changed, but it’s actually a realistic scenario that Russo would have preferred standard sports talk fare on the airwaves over star athletes having control of the agenda. The spots make news, but Russo probably does not actually find the underlying content that interesting.
Earlier in the show, he had railed about Aaron Rodgers’ weekly spots on “The Pat McAfee Show.” McAfee’s program previously aired on Mad Dog Radio, but recently departed the station.
“Every Tuesday after he loses, I have to go listen to him talk for 25 minutes, like he’s on the [psychologist’s] couch. It drives me crazy!” Russo said of Rodgers. “Pipe down and play football!”
Smith saw the humor in the situation.
“Only Mad Dog Russo would do this — I will remind you that even though Pat McAfee is gone now and he’s got his own YouTube channel and he’s doing is own thing, the last two years that we’ve seen Rodgers on this show it was on Mad Dog Radio!” Smith said.
“To be consistent, he was killing [Rodgers] while he was on the channel! Only ‘Mad Dog’ Russo would do that. The ratings, the revenue — you’re killing your own product! Only Mad Dog Russo could get away with that.” | https://nypost.com/2022/09/16/chris-russo-didnt-want-tom-brady-show-on-siriusxm-mad-dog-radio/ | 2022-09-17T07:14:23Z | nypost.com | control | https://nypost.com/2022/09/16/chris-russo-didnt-want-tom-brady-show-on-siriusxm-mad-dog-radio/ | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
This rare house in Wisconsin has never changed hands — until now.
A bucolic abode in Mount Pleasant built by the famed architect Frank Lloyd Wright in 1954 has gone up for sale for the first time ever — and its broker has been inundated with calls.
“I don’t expect it to last until the weekend,” Anthony Veranth of Re/Max Newport Elite told Crain’s Chicago Business of the low-slung property, which hit the market on Saturday. By Tuesday, he said, he had already scheduled roughly a dozen showings.
The six-bedroom, eight-bathroom home asks $725,000 for the “rare opportunity to own a work by America’s most prominent architect.” Buyers should expect to pay a bit beyond the sticker price, as Veranth warns the home, though well maintained over the years, is in need of roof repairs — among other updates. Including those in the payment brings the number up to the $900,000 to $1 million range, he told Crain’s.
Built by Wright for the family behind consumer chemical company Johnson Wax, the 3-acre property is currently owned by a trust linked to the great-granddaughter of the company’s founder, Samuel Curtis Johnson. That great-granddaughter, Karen Johnson Boyd, commissioned the home from Wright and lived there until her death in 2016. Her widower, Bill Boyd, passed away in 2020.
The Johnson family’s members were big fans of Wright and commissioned at least two other properties from him: Their company headquarters and a second home.
The main house is spread over 4,978 square feet and is located on a bluff of a ravine overlooking Wisconsin’s Root River. It’s located approximately 77 miles north of downtown Chicago.
“The expansive dramatic Great Room is cantilevered above the ravine emphasizing the continuity between interior and exterior,” boasts the listing of the compound, “blending with nature and maximizing views.” All but one of the six bedrooms has an ensuite bath, and a balcony overlooks the main living space. | https://nypost.com/2022/09/16/frank-lloyd-wright-home-hits-market-for-first-time-ever/ | 2022-09-17T07:15:36Z | nypost.com | control | https://nypost.com/2022/09/16/frank-lloyd-wright-home-hits-market-for-first-time-ever/ | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
Are they your friend — or frenemy? Here’s how to find out.
A psychology expert has shared a way to tell if someone actually likes — or “secretly dislikes” — you, using an “extremely powerful” hack.
“This is [will] open your eyes to people’s true feelings about you,” TikToker Austin J claimed in a recent clip, which has been viewed over 1.8 million times.
In the 32-second clip, Austin told his 500,000-plus followers the technique is called “startling the snakes,” and can be used if you suspect someone is just pretending to be your friend.
The method: Tell the person something that can be perceived as either “superficially polite” or “subtly insulting,” such as telling them they’re wearing a nice outfit.
“Often a friend will take this as simply a superficial compliment, but a ‘secret enemy’ will interpret this negatively and lash out,” he explained.
According to the TikToker, any “strong negative response” will open you up to what’s boiling right under their surface, indicating their true feelings.
Comments were disabled on the clip, but it’s been liked over 158,000 times on the app.
Austin regularly shares his psychology tricks of the trade.
In a more recent video, Austin posted a clip revealing how to tell if someone is a “real or fake friend.”
“Observe how they talk about their friends behind their back,” he advises. “Do they support and defend them?”
Austin said if they constantly put their friends down to avoid that person. | https://nypost.com/2022/09/16/how-to-know-if-your-pal-secretly-hates-you-experts-powerful-hack-revealed/ | 2022-09-17T07:16:06Z | nypost.com | control | https://nypost.com/2022/09/16/how-to-know-if-your-pal-secretly-hates-you-experts-powerful-hack-revealed/ | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
CAMBRIDGE, Md. - This years Iron Man will leave an enormous economic impact on Cambridge.
Today, athletes were getting in their last workouts and fueling up before tomorrows big race. But, the Iron Man is not the only race that Cambridge hosts. The city also hosts the Eagle Man; a shorter version.
This years Iron Man is on Sept. 17. It will consist of a 2.4 mile swim, 112 mile bike, and 26.2 mile run.
Cambridge Ward 5 Commissioner, Chad Malkus says, this years event might be the biggest impact the city has ever seen. Malkus says, "I firmly believe that this years Iron Man Maryland is going to be the biggest yet and going to have the biggest economic impact all around. If I'm going to guess, I would probably say somewhere between six to 7 million dollars at least."
One of those athletes says they come year after year. And this weekend, they've already made a few purchases before Saturday. "I have been to the the obstetrician,
I have been to the obstetrician, I have been to a bike shop twice, and I have been to three different restaurants. I have given, but I have also received," says Lewis McCorvey.
So, why such a huge impact? Athletes competing tomorrow might be from a different town, a different city, different state, and even a different country. According to Malkus, almost 2,000 athletes are racing. And putting together their family, friends, and supporters who continue to go out to eat or shop creates that economic impact.
Manager of Ava's Pizzeria and Wine bar, Amber Snyder, says these weekend's are the busiest times each year. "All the athletes that have been coming through have been amazing. It's good just to bring people from all over the world here. I mean it's one of our busiest weekends, hands down, throughout the whole year," says Snyder.
Malkus says, the Iron Man foundation has given ten's of thousands of dollars to Cambridge's schools, scout troops, and other organizations.
It's an event to bring those around the world, and those in Cambridge, together. | https://www.wboc.com/news/expect-a-huge-economic-impact-for-cambridge-after-iron-man/article_bd359378-364a-11ed-a1b7-4b406e2b59dc.html | 2022-09-17T07:16:35Z | wboc.com | control | https://www.wboc.com/news/expect-a-huge-economic-impact-for-cambridge-after-iron-man/article_bd359378-364a-11ed-a1b7-4b406e2b59dc.html | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
Imagining Little Italy’s annual Feast of San Gennaro without the spicy links from Lucy’s Sausage is all but impossible.
Maybe that’s because the pork peddler celebrates its 95th year in business this month, making it one of New York’s most iconic Italian-American businesses — you don’t end up in a “Godfather” movie for nothing — just one year younger than the feast itself.
Lucy Spata, 71, a diminutive Brooklynite broadcasting big no-nonsense energy, has been running the business for just over half a century now, an achievement not lost on the present-day founders of the Feast.
And so, things will be a little different for the sausage-slinging septuagenarian at this year’s street party, which runs on Mulberry Street between Grand and Hester until Sept. 25th. This time around, Spata has been crowned the official “Queen” of the festival.
“It all started with my grandmother,” Spata says, referring to the original Lucy, an immigrant from Avellino near Naples, Italy, who first set up shop two years before the Great Depression. “(At the start), San Gennaro was only one block. She had a stand with two metal garbage pails filled with hot coals and topped with a steel plate. The sandwiches were only 25 cents.”
Lucy’s grandmother passed away in 1969, followed by her parents Fay and Frank Pagano, paving the way for her to take over the grill.
In the modern era, Spata and her staff oversee six trucks for sausages (along with popular specialties like braciole and broccoli rabe), and four that fry up crispy zeppole. Over the decades, her food has become a staple of not only the San Gennaro festival, but Italian festivals across the Big Apple, endearing generations of hungry revelers. During a typical feast, a whopping 300 pounds of homemade ground pork are sizzled daily.
“You’re in New York City, so there are definitely some characters here,” she laughed. “You’ll get people who will be in front of the stand and start singing, start screaming. You can’t imagine.”
Some of those characters have included TikTok Italian-food influencer Danny “Cugine” Mondello, “Foodgod” Jonathan Cheban and Chrissy Teigen. Politicians love to stop at Spata’s. Mayor Bloomberg stopped by during his lengthy reign (he topped his hero with Tabasco sauce, a special request), along with former President Donald Trump. (“He wanted a normal sandwich, no taking his time,” Spata said.)
The sausages are also movie stars. In 1989, Francis Ford Coppola depicted the San Gennaro feast in “The Godfather: Part III,” with Spata and her team taking part in the two-week shoot.
“Joe Mantegna shot a scene at my stand and says in the movie, ‘This saus-eetch is wonderful!’” explained Spata. Lucy’s also appeared in 1997’s “Cop Land,” starring Sylvester Stallone and Robert De Niro.
Lucy’s is also a curious part of gay history, with the queer photographer Gary Lee Boas covering his cult classic book “New York Sex” with a ’70s-era picture of a blond hustler posed outside the stand. (Interview editor Mel Ottenberg recently called it “one of the greatest photos of New York City ever, period.”)
Being a cultural touchstone doesn’t mean life has always been easy — business dried up in 2020, with festivals on hold due to the pandemic. (“I had a summer to myself for the first time and didn’t like it,” Spata deadpanned.)
The summer before, her husband Angelo, who she’d been running the business with for years, passed away suddenly in the middle of Brooklyn’s Giglio Feast.
“He got sick and died during the feast, but I went back to the stand after we buried him,” she recalled.
These days, Spata worries about the future of Little Italy, where the fate of longtime businesses like Alleva Dairy and E.Rossi & Company currently hangs in the balance.
“I thought about opening a store years ago, but then I’d have to cut myself two ways,” Spata mused. “The rents are getting higher and higher — it’s very hard for these people to make a living.”
As far as the stand’s longevity is concerned, however, Spata has an ace up her sleeve: her granddaughter, also named Lucy, whom she hopes will one day take over the business. Not that she is planning on retiring anytime soon.
“As far as I’m concerned, I’ll fight to the end. As long as I’m alive, my trailer’s gonna be here,” said Spata, who is also known for her annual display of Christmas lights in Dyker Heights. “I was brought up Italian, I’m gonna die Italian. If we don’t stick together, we’re not going to have nothing.”
Concerning her official duties as this year’s San Gennaro Queen, the seen-it-all New Yorker is unfazed.
“You’re a Queen from 2 o’clock to 4 o’clock and then it’s back to work,” she said. | https://nypost.com/2022/09/16/meet-the-sausage-queen-of-nycs-san-gennaro-feast-2022/ | 2022-09-17T07:17:38Z | nypost.com | control | https://nypost.com/2022/09/16/meet-the-sausage-queen-of-nycs-san-gennaro-feast-2022/ | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
John Stearns’ former Mets teammates were crushed by news of his death at the age of 71 on Friday after a long cancer battle.
Stearns played ten years with the franchise from 1975-1984, making four All-Star appearances and was a beloved member or the team. After news of his passing broke, there was an outpouring of support from fans, teammates and coaches.
Stearns returned to the Mets in 2000-2001 to serve as bench and third-base coach.
“I saw John hit his first major league home run. He was a great teammate, great competitor and later became a dear friend,” said Stearns’ former teammate Doug Flynn.
Another teammate, Lee Mazzilli was saddened by the news.
“I am heartbroken,” the former outfielder said. “John was just a joy to be around. He loved the game so much. I was amazed when he went to the batting cage on Old Timers’ Day. That just showed you how much of a competitor he was.”
Joe Torre, who had the distinction to play with and coach Stearns while with the Mets, said he remembers his time with Stearns fondly.
“I’m so glad we had a chance to talk at Citi Field a few weeks ago. No one played the game harder than John. He never came to the park in a bad mood. All he wanted to do was win. To be a four-time All-Star is something special,” Torre said.
Bobby Valentine, a teammate from ’77-’78 and manager of the Mets while Stearns coached there, said he was a great motivator.
“John was such a key part of our staff. He had a unique way of lighting a fire under the guys. Every time we spoke by phone, he kept telling me he was going to beat this thing,” Valentine said of his teammate’s cancer battle. “That was John Stearns to a tee.”
Despite his sickness, Stearns showed up at Citi Field for Old Timers’ Day at the end of August, his last appearance in a Mets uniform.
John Franco, who played with the Mets while Stearns was a coach, said Stearns could always be relied upon.
“John loved the game. As a coach, he always had your back. I saw how sick he was at Old Timers’ Day and I think he was holding on just to get back to the ballpark and see some of the guys one more time,” the longtime closer said. | https://nypost.com/2022/09/16/mets-teammates-react-to-john-stearns-death-heartbroken/ | 2022-09-17T07:17:50Z | nypost.com | control | https://nypost.com/2022/09/16/mets-teammates-react-to-john-stearns-death-heartbroken/ | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
The Nets have all but completed their training camp roster, retaining David Duke Jr. and bringing Chris Chiozza back to Brooklyn.
Duke re-signed on a two-way contract after spending last year’s rookie campaign with the Nets. Chiozza — fresh off winning a championship with the Warriors — inked an Exhibit 10 deal, essentially a non-guaranteed training camp invite.
The Nets have just one spot left on the 20-man camp roster, the last of their Exhibit 10s. They’ve already handed out two Exhibit 10s, both of their two-ways (rookie Alondes Williams got the other) and all 15 of their standard contracts, although three of those are either non-guaranteed or partially guaranteed, giving them significant flexibility.
Exactly what general manager Sean Marks plans to use it for is still unclear, although the Nets still have a taxpayer mid-level exception available to use, worth roughly $6.5 million. It can be broken up for multiple players.
Duke performed admirably on a two-way deal last season as an undrafted rookie, even starting 13 times. But that was when a perfect storm of Kyrie Irving’s absence, James Harden’s trade, Ben Simmons’ season-long injury and the comparative late arrivals of Seth Curry and Goran Dragic left their backcourt decimated at times. Those minutes are unlikely to be there again this season.
Duke, a former Providence standout, initially rejected the Nets’ two-way offer this offseason in hopes of landing a standard contract. But when he was unable to get one from the Nets or on the open market — despite a strong Las Vegas Summer League — he eventually accepted and re-signed on a two-way.
Chiozza is returning after having spent parts of the past two seasons with the Nets, when he’d been on a two-way. He played 40 games for the Nets, averaging 5.1 points and providing spark-plug energy.
The diminutive point guard played 34 games for Golden State last season, earning a title. He joins Kevin Durant, Irving, Patty Mills and fellow free agent signee Markieff Morris as the five Nets with championship rings.
In his return, Chiozza is essentially on a camp invite. But if the Nets waive him, they will retain his G-League rights. Williams could also see significant time in Long Island running the point as he develops his jumper. | https://nypost.com/2022/09/16/nets-re-sign-david-duke-jr-bring-back-chris-chiozza/ | 2022-09-17T07:18:33Z | nypost.com | control | https://nypost.com/2022/09/16/nets-re-sign-david-duke-jr-bring-back-chris-chiozza/ | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
A sexual abuse lawsuit against a noted New York doctor will continue to move through Manhattan federal court — even though the alleged perv died earlier this week, The Post has learned.
A lawyer for the woman, who filed the federal suit against Kevin Cahill under the pseudonym Jane Doe in 2020, said she expects the legal complaint to be transferred to the doctor’s estate.
“We have no plans to drop the lawsuit,” attorney Aurore DeCarlo told The Post. “I would expect that his estate’s representative(s) would be substituted as defendant.”
After the suit was filed, Doe was substituted as the plaintiff and replaced by the trustee in her Chapter 7 bankruptcy proceedings, according to court records.
Cahill, who was raised in an Irish family in the Bronx, had a distinguished medical career that spanned decades, once treating Pope John Paul II and Ronald Reagan, according to a bio published by Irish America.
In the Manhattan federal suit, the woman alleged Cahill romantically pursued her for years — despite a 50-year age difference — after he first treated her for a parasitic infection when she was 19 years old in 2009.
Cahill developed an “infatuation” with the woman — and sent her hundreds of communications by phone and in the mail, according to the suit.
She rejected his advances for years, but reached back out to him in 2018 after experiencing a medical issue, the suit states.
In two 2019 medical exams, Cahill allegedly penetrated her with his finger, groped her breasts and forcibly kissed her, the suit states.
Cahill had denied the allegations in the suit.
“He passed away yesterday at his home in Point Lookout, New York, of natural causes. He was a great man,” Cahill’s personal attorney said in an email Thursday. | https://nypost.com/2022/09/16/sex-abuse-suit-against-nyc-doctor-continues-after-his-death/ | 2022-09-17T07:20:29Z | nypost.com | control | https://nypost.com/2022/09/16/sex-abuse-suit-against-nyc-doctor-continues-after-his-death/ | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
Hulu’s star studded show “Reboot” is a clever meta comedy about rebooting an old sitcom.
Premiering Tuesday (Sept 20), “Reboot” is helmed by Steven Levitan (“Modern Family”) and follows the dysfunctional cast of an early 2000s show called “Step Right Up” who must reunite, deal with modern social media and cancel culture, and grapple with their interpersonal issues when their sitcom gets an edgy new reboot.
Among the actors on this fictional show are the pretentious Reed Sterling (Keegan-Michael Key) who unsuccessfully pursued a film career after the show (but nobody appreciated his insights from having attended the Yale School of Drama); Bree Marie Larson (Judy Greer), who has a romantic past with Reed, followed up the sitcom with a stint on a terrible sci-fi show, then left Hollywood to marry the Duke of a small Nordic country; Clay Barber (Johnny Knoxville), who did some stints of stand up comedy after “Step Right Up,” in between getting arrested for disorderly conduct, and Zack (Calum Worthy), the show’s former child star who’s all grown up now and feels the need to prove it by driving a red sports car and telling his fellow cast members that although they’re back together for this show, “It’s different now, because we’ve all had sex.”
Rachel Bloom (“Crazy Ex Girlfriend”) co-stars as Hannah, a writer pitching this reboot who wants to make an edgier version where the sitcom characters “don’t do the right thing anymore”, and Paul Reiser co-stars as Gordon, the original “Step Right Up” creator who wants the reboot to be more traditional. Naturally, this leads to some awkward clashing between Gordon and Hannah, as they have different creative approaches to this reboot project.
Shows that attempt to be meta can sometimes get too inside baseball with showbiz references, but “Reboot” is clever and funny, for the most part. When Hannah is first pitching this reboot project, execs are surprised to hear that the dorky sitcom “Step Right Up” is popular, and one asks, “Are you sure that’s not just people leaving it on for their dogs?” Without missing a beat, another exec responds, “No, we track that.” When execs ponder if reboots are even popular at the moment, they’re given a laundry list of real-life recent reboots (“Bel-Air,” “Gilmore Girls,” “Gossip Girl,” “Saved by the Bell”) that’s staggeringly long, and effectively hammers in this show’s point that this is a hot topic worth exploring.
For his part, Reed doesn’t hold the original “Step Right Up” sitcom in high esteem, but after reading the script for this reboot, he agrees to participate and tells people, “It’s much better this time. My character has a dark secret!”
“Reboot” is a busy show, with a slew of clashing personalities. But it never feels too chaotic, or like anyone in this sprawling cast slips between the cracks.
For anyone who has ever watched a sitcom, “Reboot” is a smart and amusing commentary on them – as well as a searing parody on the TV industry, reboot culture, and all the ridiculousness baked into it, with a great cast, to boot. | https://nypost.com/2022/09/16/star-studded-hulu-comedy-reboot-is-a-clever-showbiz-parody-review/ | 2022-09-17T07:20:47Z | nypost.com | control | https://nypost.com/2022/09/16/star-studded-hulu-comedy-reboot-is-a-clever-showbiz-parody-review/ | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
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