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Gov. Brad Little delivers short remarks prior to signing a proclamation recognizing May Wildfire Awareness Month during press event at the National Interagency Fire Center in Boise. Friday, April 28, 2023.
Gov. Brad Little holds a signed proclamation recognizing May Wildfire Awareness Month during press event at the National Interagency Fire Center in Boise. Friday, April 28, 2023.
Gov. Brad Little delivers short remarks prior to signing a proclamation recognizing May Wildfire Awareness Month during press event at the National Interagency Fire Center in Boise. Friday, April 28, 2023.
Gov. Brad Little holds a signed proclamation recognizing May Wildfire Awareness Month during press event at the National Interagency Fire Center in Boise. Friday, April 28, 2023.
BOISE — Spring is beginning to bloom in the Treasure Valley, but with the lush foliage comes increased fire fuel in the summer.
Gov. Brad Little on Friday proclaimed May to be Wildfire Awareness Month, while discussing the increased risk as Idaho continues to be one of the fastest growing states in the nation.
"This is the time of year that I'm more focused on flooding, but after the floods come the fires," Little said. "Fires are a regular part of the state of Idaho, they always have been, but they're even a bigger issue now because where a lot of the growth is coming in Idaho."
Little stood at the Wildland Firefighters Monument at the National Interagency Fire Center in Boise and said there are a number of reasons to want to prevent wildfires, but protecting firefighters is the most important.
Awareness and preparedness are key components to Idaho becoming a “fire-adapted community,” he said.
“It’s critical for us do what we do — preparation, prevention, suppression — but awareness is a big part of that,” Little said.
The strong snowpack and any more potential spring rain may lead to a lot of fuels in the rangelands, Idaho Department of Lands Director Dustin Miller said.
Miller and Little both noted that the state hasn’t seen a bad rangeland fire season in a couple of years, and it could be a possibility this summer.
"We're just preparing for the worst, if that comes," Miller said.
As part of Idaho’s response to wildfires, the Department of Lands is creating new opportunities to train loggers, foresters, and industrial landowners to safely help fight wildfires, manage the lands, and save firefighting resources, according to a press release.
Miller said that many ranchers are trained in firefighting and are often the first ones on the scene.
The fire training online portal can provide access to in-person or virtual classes and free self-directed learning. The portal can be accessed at idl.idaho.gov/fire-management/ under "Training."
Little highlighted that residents can do their part to prevent human-caused fires and mitigate the impact of potential blazes, especially people living in the wildland-urban interface, where developed neighborhoods meet undeveloped lands.
To keep people and their homes safe, homeowners can limit vegetation around structures and use fire-wise landscaping and building materials; more information about this can be found at idahofirewise.org
Miller said prevention can include not parking vehicles in tall grass, fully extinguishing campfires and not dragging chains on a trailer. Little in his proclamation said most of the fires in the state are human-caused.
These types of efforts help firefighters’ suppression efforts once fires start, said Jennifer Russell, Department of Lands prevention, education, and outreach specialist.
“When you prevent unwanted, human-caused fires," Russell said, "and you’ve done the pre-work by taking away your hazard fuels, changing fire behavior, suppression has a better chance of success." | https://www.idahopress.com/news/local/idaho-governor-proclaims-may-wildfire-awareness-month/article_3eabf8ce-e605-11ed-892e-6b19b1e35119.html | 2023-04-29T01:40:09 | 1 | https://www.idahopress.com/news/local/idaho-governor-proclaims-may-wildfire-awareness-month/article_3eabf8ce-e605-11ed-892e-6b19b1e35119.html |
BOISE — A new group in Idaho is looking to push back against some of the extreme viewpoints that have gained traction the state.
Headlined by moderate members of the business and law enforcement communities, Idaho Leaders United is a statewide coalition created to denounce violent political extremism, bigotry and discrimination.
Founding members of the ILU are prominent local and regional names: BVA Development CEO Tommy Ahlquist; Saint Alphonsus President and CEO Odette Bolano; retired Ada County Sheriff Gary Raney; retired Brigadier General, Idaho Air National Guard Bill Shawver; Gross Farms CEO Doug Gross; and Ball Ventures CEO Cortney Liddiard.
“Extremism is not the Idaho way,” Raney said during a press conference at the Anne Frank Human Rights Memorial near downtown Boise on Thursday. “Idaho Leaders United will be a megaphone for the quiet majority of Idahoans who don’t want to see our state become a haven for hate. In law enforcement we know it takes good neighbors to keep a community safe. Public safety is at its strongest and best when a community comes together and joins in the standards that we live by.”
Raney made an apparent reference to Ammon Bundy, the anti-government activist and former gubernatorial candidate who’s currently resisting being served papers in a legal case by the Gem County Sheriff pertaining to his role in a legal dispute with St. Luke’s, when he and his supporters disrupted operations with a series of protests last year.
Bundy is a native of Nevada who currently resides in Emmett.
“Only miles from here, an extremist is spreading lies, threatening law enforcement and disregarding the rule of law that has made our country what it is,” Raney said. “Those actions, that claim to be liberty, undermine justice and rally evil intent.”
ILU board members said that Idaho’s reputation as a haven for political extremism hurts in business recruitment and retention efforts.
“I can tell you as a health care executive that recruits and hopes to retain great talent for our health care systems, that we are losing incredibly talented people because of the extremist political views that we have in our state,” Bolano said. “And in our recruitment, I can tell you for a fact that we are losing people who do not want to come to Idaho that have great gifts to share with us that are refusing to come here because of the political climate.”
Gross echoed that sentiment.
“Our companies are all diverse. We have a very diverse workforce. And anything that targets any one of them causes extreme consternation among the workforce,” he said. “They’re always looking over their shoulder, who’s going to come after me.”
He added that the rhetoric is the worst he’s seen in the Treasure Valley, where he has lived his entire life.
“I think it’s political refugees coming in,” he said. “Maybe at some point in time in their lives they were marginalized, they feel marginalized.”
In Idaho, that political influence is typically found on the extreme right wing of the Republican Party. This past Legislative session the Idaho Freedom Caucus pushed legislation targeting drag shows, transgender health care and libraries.
Raney made it a point not to bring politics into the discussion during Wednesday’s news conference.
“Our position is not about political views, our position is about constructive discourse. About not alienating people,” he said. “Our focus is that everybody should have the opportunity to be heard, everybody should have the opportunity to be respected. We make the best decisions in government and our government processes and our laws because we consider all points of view before coming to a decision.”
Raney, 60, was born in Caldwell and has lived in Idaho his entire life.
He said in recent history Idaho has had an extremist label, harkening back to Richard Butler, who relocated from California to North Idaho and founded the Aryan Nations and Neo Nazism in the 1970s.
“It’s ebbed and flowed,” Raney said when asked about Idaho’s extremist reputation.
Bolano pointed out that Idaho stood up back then and will need to do so again. The Aryan Nations went bankrupt after losing a $6.3 million civil lawsuit in 2000, and the compound was later purchased by tech multimillionaire and philanthropist Greg Carr, an Idaho Falls native, and the Carr Foundation.
“We have been here before, 40 years ago,” she said. “We had communities in northern Idaho stand up against political violence and bigotry. They joined their neighbors to make sure that they were supporting those who were being targeted with hate.”
Gross added that a diverse, transparent dialogue is needed to work through issues.
“We need the middle-class, moderate people to step up and take ownership here,” he said.
According to a news release, any individual, business, political leader or entity can sign the ILU’s pledge online at idaholeadersunited.org/#pledge. | https://www.idahopress.com/news/local/idaho-leaders-united-looks-to-root-out-extremism/article_ab67df18-e52a-11ed-8684-2fbfad0b7254.html | 2023-04-29T01:40:15 | 1 | https://www.idahopress.com/news/local/idaho-leaders-united-looks-to-root-out-extremism/article_ab67df18-e52a-11ed-8684-2fbfad0b7254.html |
BOISE — Emergency dispatch recordings, a grieving sister and coroner testimonies were center stage during Friday’s court proceedings of Lori Vallow’s murder trial.
Vallow is charged with first-degree murder, conspiracy to commit murder and grand theft in connection with the deaths of her children Tylee Ryan, 16, and J.J. Vallow, 7, and of Tammy Daybell, the late wife of her husband, Chad Daybell.
Tammy Daybell's has been discussed in brief on previous days of the trial, but on Friday it was the main focus.
Samantha Gwilliam, Tammy’s sister, took the stand in the morning, resuming her testimony from the day before. She said her sister's funeral came really fast. Tammy died on a Saturday and was buried the following Tuesday. When Gwilliam asked Chad Daybell why he was doing things so quickly he said that it was what Tammy would have wanted, that she wouldn’t have wanted the fuss.
Gwilliam said the turnaround time between her sister’s death and funeral was so short that several family members missed it, including the Daybells’ son who was serving a two-year church mission in Africa.
When Chad told Gwilliam about Tammy's death, she said she felt like something had happened. She said she had no reason to suspect Chad.
"I felt like, as a spiritual person, that my sister was trying to tell me something had happened to her," Gwilliam said.
Gwilliam said she learned of Chad’s marriage to Lori four weeks after her sister’s death.
“You don’t get married four weeks after you’ve buried your wife of 30 years, you just don’t do that,” Gwilliam said. “And then we found out it was two weeks and we were devastated.”
Gwilliam said Chad was never financially able to support the children by himself.
He told Gwilliam his new spouse had lots of money.
She said Chad lied to her and her husband about multiple things the next few months, including Lori's last name. Chad also said Lori's previous husband died of a heart attack. When Gwilliam took to the internet to find out more about the woman who had “replaced” her sister, she found the articles about Charles Vallow being shot and killed.
Gwilliam said she found out Lori had kids. When she asked Chad about if they would be raising kids together he said there were no kids and he and Lori would be empty nesters.
The last conversation Gwilliam had with Chad was in December 2019. She told him to stop lying to her.
Coroners respond to the scene
Most of the first responders that showed up to the scene of Tammy’s death on Oct. 19, 2019, had never responded to a death by asphyxiation before. The coroner, Brenda Dye, had seen it before as an EMT. All the first responders said a pink-reddish foam was coming out of Tammy’s mouth and rolling down her cheek, which they found odd. Multiple pictures of Tammy's body with the foam were shown to the court.
Cammy Willmore, who was the deputy coroner at the time she responded to the scene of Tammy’s death, was really struck by the foam. She said it stuck with her "the whole time.” It concerned Willmore so much that she looked up signs of poisoning on her phone.
Dye at one point grabbed a towel and wiped the sputum away but it kept coming out.
Chad, who they described as “distraught,” told them he awoke to Tammy falling out of bed and when he tried to wake her she was unresponsive. Dye said she questioned how a dead person would have fallen out of bed. She said Chad told her Tammy liked to sleep on the edge of the bed and he must have freed her body by pulling away the covers as he rolled over in his sleep.
By the time the first responders got there, Chad said he and his son Garth had moved Tammy’s body back onto the bed. Dye said there was no indication of any injury to the head that would have been caused by falling and hitting it on the nightstand next to the bed.
Dye, Willmore and Officer Alyssa Greenhalgh, who also responded to the scene, all testified that Chad had told them Tammy was in poor health and had woken in the middle of the night in a coughing fit and vomiting. He said she had been in poor health. But the details he offered of her failing health upon being asked differed from person-to-person. It was only to Dye that he said Tammy had been having fainting spells. When Dye asked if Tammy had been having seizures, Chad said she had been having shaking fits, something he hadn’t mentioned to the other first responders.
This conflicted with the testimonies Tammy’s coworkers and exercise partners gave about her in the days and weeks leading up to her death. Tammy’s clogging instructor Kelsey Harris said Tammy never fell behind from the rest of the group. She never quit due to exhaustion. She didn't appear to have any physical ailments that would keep her from participating. Tammy also kept up in a High Fitness class the two attended together. Both activities, Harris said, required a lot of cardio work.
Shanna Miller worked with Tammy and attended High Fitness with her. She said the day before Tammy died she was at school. She was not coughing or sick that day.
Based on the information Chad and his daughter Emma Daybell gave Dye, as well as on her own observations, she ruled Tammy’s death to be pulmonary edema due to seizure-like episodes. She said it was clear Tammy had been dead for several hours before they arrived and said her estimated time of death was 12:30 a.m. to 2 a.m. An autopsy was not performed on Tammy because the Daybells, particularly Emma, did not want such an invasive procedure performed on Tammy.
Even though there were things Dye observed that she found suspicious, she did not suspect foul play upon leaving the scene.
Tammy’s body was later exhumed from her grave in Utah and an autopsy was performed. Dye said the manner of death was ruled homicide and the cause was asphyxiation. She said she will be editing Tammy’s death certificate.
Dispatch recordings
Three different dispatch recordings were played for the court on Friday. Two were from the night Tammy was shot at and one was from the day her death was reported.
Tammy and her son-in-law Joseph Murray called in on Oct. 9, 2019, to report a suspicious man dressed in black with a ski mask who shot at her with what she thought was a paintball gun. Tammy said nothing came out of the gun so she didn’t think it was loaded.
The other call was Chad and his son Garth Daybell calling on Oct. 19, 2019, to report Tammy’s death. Chad can be heard crying and sounding very distressed. He told the dispatcher “she’s clearly dead” and described her body as frozen.
The court also learned from Spencer Cook, technology director for the Sugar-Salem School District, that the email Charles Vallow sent to Tammy about their spouses’ affair was found in the deleted folder of her email and his email address was blocked.
Court will reconvene on Monday. | https://www.idahopress.com/news/local/vallow-trial-state-scrutinizes-tammy-daybells-death-and-final-weeks/article_0d905fc8-e605-11ed-86cf-2f114f2b4b7d.html | 2023-04-29T01:40:21 | 1 | https://www.idahopress.com/news/local/vallow-trial-state-scrutinizes-tammy-daybells-death-and-final-weeks/article_0d905fc8-e605-11ed-86cf-2f114f2b4b7d.html |
PORTLAND, Ore. — When it comes to Portland's homelessness crisis, Portland City Council member Rene Gonzalez is not afraid to say "no." Elected this past November, Gonzalez is a breath of fresh air for people looking for a harder line on homelessness.
In February, Gonzalez ordered one of the agencies he oversees, Portland Street Response, to stop handing out tents and tarps to homeless people — citing a rash of fires at homeless camps. The blowback was withering, but Gonzalez has yet to relent on that decision.
A few weeks after that, a historic storm brought record snowfall and freezing temperatures to the city. At least two people died of suspected hypothermia in Multnomah County. During those frigid days, homeless outreach workers scoured the city, looking to connect people still out on the streets with temporary warming shelters.
Gonzalez spoke to The Story's Pat Dooris in a one-on-one interview. You can watch Part 1 in the player above, and Part 2 here:
Freezing or burning?
Gonzalez, who ran on homelessness issues in his race against then-Commissioner Jo Ann Hardesty, described coming at the issue from the angle of public safety — and particularly fire safety.
"Over 40% of our fire deaths are in the homeless community. Over 40% of our fire burns are in the homeless community," Gonzalez said. "Over 40% of our call volume related to fires comes out of the homeless community. And so we're seeing an incredible clustering of volume that our fire department has to respond to.
"And giving someone a tent without addressing a real heating source is a recipe for a certain amount of tent fires, which leads to, unfortunately, way too many bad fire injuries, and in some cases death. And so they came back pretty decisively on that recommendation.
"And I probably came in also with some preconceived notions. You know, I have deep concern even before we got in this whole topic about fire injuries and deaths, about how tents that are being handed out in the city are being utilized. How many are being used for illegal activity? How many are being used for drug dens? Is it enabling certain behaviors we don't want to occur in the city? That was my perception as a new elected. And when you had the fire department come in saying, very decisively, 'We don't want anyone associated with us handing out tents in an unsanctioned environment,' it was a pretty straightforward decision for us."
Gonzalez described how homeless campers will use improved heating sources to keep warm that can be particularly volatile, sometimes burning hand sanitizer in a small can. He said one woman accidentally knocked over a heat source inside her tent recently and ended up with burns over 40% of her body.
"And then you couple it with the high rates of mental illness and substance use disorder, heavy drug use in many of our unsanctioned camps — this is just a recipe for danger, right?" he continued. "That tent will not protect you from severe cold by itself. You've got to generate some other heating source. So even if you're not suffering from mental illness or addiction or heavy drug use, you're going to have to solve this separate heat problem. And you throw in those other factors. That's a very, very dangerous environment."
Dooris spoke to one firefighter who said that Portland Fire & Rescue used to respond to addresses. Now, more and more, they respond to "locations." An address would be a home, business or apartment. But locations are usually homeless-related.
PF&R responded to about 2,000 homeless-related fires in 2022, according to the bureau — averaging out to more than five every single day.
At odds with Portland Street Response
When he took office, Gonzalez said that he didn't know Portland Street Response was distributing tents and tarps.
The agency is part of the Portland Fire Bureau, and it was championed by his predecessor, Jo Ann Hardesty, as a resource for responding to people in the midst of a crisis — particularly unhoused people — rather than sending police officers.
A large part of the original conceit of PSR is that the agency's staff would be able to build trust with the homeless community, connecting them with basic needs instead of simply acting as a blunt instrument.
But Gonzalez believes that handing out tents shouldn't be part of the agency's mission. So he put a stop to it. And he isn't swayed by the criticisms that he did it during the winter, just before a big freeze.
"You know, we look back at the spike in hypothermia deaths the year before when we were handing out something like 7 tents per homeless person in the city of Portland. That's the Joint Office's numbers over that period," Gonzalez said. "So we were seeing increases in hypothermia while our region was handing out record amounts of tens and tarps. So just don't find it compelling that that's a really an effective way to address it.
"Where we're putting our energies into is getting folks off the streets into warming shelters when we have them. We have made a commitment in our region that we will expand capacity to meet no matter what the need is during those warming needs. And so we're also increasing transportation — in the last cold spell, both CHAT (Community Health Assess & Treat) and Portland Street Response were actually involved in transporting some folks off the streets directly to our shelters. We think that's the right direction. Get them in a safe place that actually has safe heating sources, is the better way to protect against the cold."
There are still nonprofits giving away tents and tarps to homeless people, and the available data suggests that by far the largest share of those supplies, in terms of local government, have come from Multnomah County through the Joint Office of Homeless Services, not PSR.
The distribute and sweep cycle
Many Oregonians are frustrated with how much tax money goes toward purchasing supplies like these, then inevitably paying for their cleanup and disposal during homeless camp sweeps. Gonzalez certainly shares that frustration.
"It's this horrible cycle. I mean, depending on how you count it... let's start with we're spending a minimum of $12 million a year cleaning up unsanctioned camps in the city of Portland," Gonzalez said. "That's just the city... and that's just the cleanup. That's not our comprehensive (amount) spent on the homeless problem.
"There's some arguments that's understating the true cleanup costs — to be spending that much on cleanup on the one hand, and then handing out the tents and tarps on the other... it just doesn't sit well from a financial stewardship perspective. And then you throw in some of the other things that we've witnessed, whether we can quantify, it's a lot harder. How many of those tents are being used for illegal activities? How many of them are being used for really self-destructive high drug use? And that's when we — it's harder to quantify that, but we certainly witness it on our streets every day. And I just couldn't participate in that going forward. At least not under bureaus I manage."
Of course, without a comprehensive offramp for homelessness, simply cutting off supplies or cleanup for homeless camps would be a bit like saying that you'd save a lot on food by ceasing to eat. It could be true, but it's not really a viable solution the problem at hand.
Meanwhile, the Fire Bureau under Gonzalez has made another change at PSR that erodes some of the program's original intentions. Earlier this month, the agency was directed to be available to assist in homeless camp sweeps for potential behavioral or mental health crises — something that an advisory group at Portland State University has said could jeopardize their trust with homeless people by association.
A Portland Fire & Rescue spokesman said earlier this month that PSR staff wouldn't be directly involved with the sweeps, but will be on scene to separately address mental health crises. And Gonzalez says that means PSR is still fulfilling its mission.
"Portland Street Response's real purpose is to avoid police interactions with those on our street at a time of emotional distress," he said. "So that's why we're doing it. The folks doing the cleanups have repeatedly asked that Portland Street Response be there when... those suffering from mental illness, or otherwise just distraught in that situation, demonstrate a need for some support."
Portland's reputation
Gonzalez also spoke about what he described as Portland's national reputation of being easier or less strict when it comes to tackling homelessness and illegal drug use, making the city a more attractive destination for out-of-state homeless residents.
"I think that we're going to have to reset that before we're going to make any meaningful dent in this," he said. "I also, at the same time, think we need to make the upstream investments that a lot of politicians like to talk about. I actually agree with a lot of them... but even if we do those things, I still think we're going to have a certain segment of our population that is going to end up on the streets. And my main thing is I just want to be careful that we're not attracting too much of it to the city, relative to our neighbors."
Data from the most recent federally-mandated point-in-time survey does bear out the notion that Portland has a large out-of-state homeless population, although it doesn't offer insight into why those people moved to the city.
The 2022 report contacted 459 people living unsheltered in Multnomah County and found that 34.4% said they were from Oregon, 62% said they were from California, Washington or somewhere else outside the state, and 3.5% didn't answer the question.
Gonzalez also spoke about the criticism he's received locally for some of his decisions like the tent and tarp pause, and said that some of the pressures, protests and at times threats that elected city officials receive has gotten worse in the past four or five years.
But he said he's also gotten positive feedback, and that some constituents saw the tent and tarp pause as an important symbolic step even though the Joint Office of Homeless Services and other groups continue to hand them out.
"It became a little bit of a symbol for, you know, can we stop this enablement path?" he said. "And really things that we're doing with our heart, but that on balance may not really make sense. It became a symbolism to sort of take a step back. And so I get both (positive and negative feedback) with a lot of intensity, both ways." | https://www.kgw.com/article/news/local/the-story/commissioner-gonzalez-defends-actions-homelessness/283-cbafa91f-1b22-4035-8db9-fdacaee77b0f | 2023-04-29T01:45:04 | 0 | https://www.kgw.com/article/news/local/the-story/commissioner-gonzalez-defends-actions-homelessness/283-cbafa91f-1b22-4035-8db9-fdacaee77b0f |
TWIN FALLS — A man who initially faced two felonies of assault and burglary, and was being held on $250,000 bond, has instead signed a written plea of guilty of a misdemeanor and was expected to get out of jail Friday.
Andres Alvarez Jr., 41, was one of two men initially charged with threatening a motorist the night of April 3. He was scheduled for a preliminary hearing Friday but, instead, defense attorney Ronald Shepherd told Judge Benjamin Harmer about the plea agreement.
Alvarez was accused of approaching a motorist near Falls Avenue and Quincy Street along with another man, and brandished a knife. Police reports say the men said they were gang members and that Alvarez pushed the knife in a partially opened car window as well as put his hands in the window opening.
The amended complaint against Alvarez said he “did intentionally, unlawfully and with apparent ability threaten by word or act to do violence” upon the motorist.
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The other man, Isaac Eugenio Hernandez, 23, was also facing felony charges of aiding and abetting an assault and burglary but had his charges dropped during his April 14 preliminary hearing, after a judge found that he didn’t encourage Alvarez to do violence and that merely putting his hands inside a vehicle didn’t constitute burglary.
A court date of June 5 has been set for a judge to accept the plea and sentencing, for which Alvarez faces a maximum 90 days in jail and $1,000 fine.
Judge David Epis said the prosecution didn’t make its case Friday at the suspect’s preliminary hearing. | https://magicvalley.com/news/local/man-accepts-plea-deal-after-incident-with-motorist/article_9619e6aa-e625-11ed-a961-1fcbb0c9f71e.html | 2023-04-29T01:45:18 | 0 | https://magicvalley.com/news/local/man-accepts-plea-deal-after-incident-with-motorist/article_9619e6aa-e625-11ed-a961-1fcbb0c9f71e.html |
BURLEY — A set of twin sisters intend to liven up Mini-Cassia with a new business venture — miniature golf.
Tabatha Crowley and Tanna Harris broke ground this month at the site of their new business, Puttin’ Around & Stuff, east of the Century Stadium 5 movie complex on East Fifth Street in north Burley.
Crowley said the location is perfect to add to the “entertainment district,” which includes the movie complex and the Snake River Bowl within close proximity.
“Between us we have 10 kids,” Crowley said. “As lifelong residents in the community, we recognize the need for family fun in the area.”
Tanna Harris is married to Michael Harris, Bob Harris’ son, who owns Century Stadium and the Burley Theater.
Plans for the 18-hole course will be one-half mountain and one-half beach scenes, three ponds and a river system, along with water fountains.
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There will be a club house with concessions and it will be open seasonally as weather allows.
They also plan to hold events on holidays such as Halloween and Christmas.
“The plans have been two years in the making,” Crowley said.
“We are very excited to be able to see the finish line at this point,” Tanna Harris said.
The sisters have started a business Facebook page where people can follow the company’s news.
“If construction stays on schedule we plan to open in July,” Crowley said.
As far as the "& Stuff" part of the business, Crowley said, they can’t divulge their plans just yet.
“There is potential for more development at this site,” Crowley said. “As long as we have the support of the community we hope to grow each year with additional activities.”
There will be a brick community walkway at the clubhouse and people can purchase bricks with names on them to show their support.
People should call 208-670-1206 or 208-431-5962 for more information. | https://magicvalley.com/news/local/sisters-build-burley-miniature-golf-course/article_2110424a-e5d6-11ed-b96f-53ee7f8169fb.html | 2023-04-29T01:45:24 | 0 | https://magicvalley.com/news/local/sisters-build-burley-miniature-golf-course/article_2110424a-e5d6-11ed-b96f-53ee7f8169fb.html |
Crews from the Bloomington and Normal fire departments extinguished a blaze that destroyed a heavy flatbed truck parked at the Pilot Travel Center, 1522 W. Market St., on April 28.
BLOOMINGTON — Crews from the Bloomington and Normal fire departments extinguished a blaze that destroyed the cab of a flatbed semitrailer truck parked at the Pilot Travel Center on the city's west side.
No one was injured, according to Battalion Chief Dave Talley. The two people who had been traveling in the truck were inside the travel center when it caught fire.
The fire was reported shortly after 7 p.m., Talley said.
The truck had been carrying a load of lumber. While the cargo appeared to have escaped much damage, the cab was reduced to a charred mass of twisted metal.
A truck parked close by sustained some surface damage.
The cause remains under investigation and there was no dollar amount estimate for the damage.
Today in history: April 28
1945: Benito Mussolini
1947: Kon-Tiki
1952: Matthew B. Ridgway.
1965: Lyndon B. Johnson
1967: Muhammad Ali
1980: Jimmy Carter
1986: Chernobyl
1990: A Chorus Line
2001: Dennis Tito
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HEYWORTH — Heyworth High School's prom will be held at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, May 6, at the Miller Park Pavilion in Bloomington.
The prom court includes Ahnika Hess, Bailey Brooks, Mercedez Tucker, Ashley Hanslow, Wyatt Cullers, Ethan Trask, Corey Hadden and Logan Deckard.
The Hornets Nest has daily, all-you-can-eat specials and handmade desserts
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2022 Heyworth Christmas Parade
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The Heyworth High School Marching Band plays on Sunday afternoon in the Heyworth Christmas Parade.
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The Celtic Cross Pipes and Drums group plays in the Heyworth Christmas Parade on Nov. 13.
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Anya Manriquez holds her 4-mont-old American Eskimo, Mila, during the Heyworth Christmas Parade on Sunday afternoon.
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Evelyn Enerson, 3, of Heyworth, waves during the Heyworth Christmas Parade on Sunday afternoon.
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Kerry Kidwell passes out candy during the Heyworth Christmas Parade on Sunday afternoon.
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GORDON COUNTY, Ga. — The Georgia Bureau of Investigation arrested a former Division of Family and Child Services employee, accused of abusing children in his care.
Roy Payne was arrested Friday after agents were asked to investigate by the Gordon County Sheriff’s Office.
The sheriff’s office was alerted of allegations that Payne, a Calhoun resident, had sexually abused children while working for DFCS, according to a release from the GBI.
The 40-year-old was later arrested by state agents and charged with three counts of child abuse, three counts of child molestation and one count of sodomy, the release said.
If you have any information about the case, call the GBI at 706-624-1424.
Anonymous tips can also be submitted by calling 1-800-597-TIPS (8477), or online at https://gbi.georgia.gov/submit-tips-online. Residents can also download the See Something, Send Something mobile app. | https://www.11alive.com/article/news/local/former-dfcs-employee-arrested-accused-molesting-children-in-care-gbi-calhoun-gordon-county/85-cee88f60-9597-4ba4-8cd8-41b50a7c88de | 2023-04-29T01:51:40 | 0 | https://www.11alive.com/article/news/local/former-dfcs-employee-arrested-accused-molesting-children-in-care-gbi-calhoun-gordon-county/85-cee88f60-9597-4ba4-8cd8-41b50a7c88de |
ATHENS, Ga. — Editor's note: The video above is from a previous web story
A 14-year-old and 5-year-old are recovering after being shot Wednesday while warming up for dance practice on along North Avenue in Athens.
Navaeh Hogue, who's arm is in a sling, spoke to 11Alive's Cody Alcorn via zoom on Friday about those terrifying moments a stray bullet came through the front window.
Hogue said she and the other dancers had just put down their things and were warming up for practice.
"We came back to the front. We were near the glass (windows)," Hogue said.
She said 5-year-old Na'vaeh Brown was standing near her at the front of the building.
"It was like a couple minutes later, I just looked out the window and I saw commotion," Hogue said. "The next thing I know, I saw a gun."
"My instinct is to just grab whoever's closest to me but when I tried to grab (Na'vaeh) my arm started to go numb and my ears started ringing and I couldn't hear anything," she said.
She didn't realize it in the moment, but both of the girls had been shot.
"We all started running to the back, as we were running to the back, I fell, that's when I hit my arm and that's how I knew I was shot," Hogue said.
Hogue's mom said she was shot in the back of her arm. Luckily, it entered and exited without hit anything major. However, 5-year-old Na'vaeh Brown was shot in the eye.
"The said my daughter's arm actually slowed the bullet down just because it had to pierce through her first," Hogue's mom explained.
Hogue was rushed to the hospital and later released. Her wound will have to partially heal on it's own. As for Brown, she was transferred to Atlanta's Children Healthcare where she's underwent two surgeries as of Friday night.
Children shot in Athens
Her mom said the bullet split her daughter's eyeball and then grazed the bridge of her nose.
Everyone knows things could have been a lot worse and Hogue's quick thinking likely saved Brown's life.
"I'm a proud mom," Hogue's mom said.
As of Friday night, Athens-Clarke Police have only publicly identified one suspect who's been arrested. Witnesses said the bullet that hit both girls was a stray bullet that came from a shootout in the parking between two different groups. None of the individuals who did the shooting were hit, only the two innocent little girls.
Anyone with information on this shooting is asked to call the Athens-Clarke Police Department. | https://www.11alive.com/article/news/local/i-just-screamed-for-help-teen-shot-trying-protect-5-year-old-shootout-parking-lot-dance-practice-athens/85-7e3ef92b-4250-4b96-a235-4ee7c7c6b3c5 | 2023-04-29T01:51:46 | 0 | https://www.11alive.com/article/news/local/i-just-screamed-for-help-teen-shot-trying-protect-5-year-old-shootout-parking-lot-dance-practice-athens/85-7e3ef92b-4250-4b96-a235-4ee7c7c6b3c5 |
PHOENIX — The City of Phoenix is asking a judge to set aside an order to show significant progress by mid-July in clearing out "the Zone," the four-block homeless encampment west of downtown.
"While the city seeks to maintain a clean and crime-free environment for its residents, those are outcomes the city cannot possibly guarantee, even with the expenditure of significant resources," according to a court filing this week.
Phoenix's lawyers contend the judge's "vague" order is "impossible to fully comply with."
They also make a larger point: The judge doesn't have the authority to tell the city how to spend taxpayers' money or deliver services.
The city wants the stay of the judge's order while it files an appeal to a higher court.
Back in March, Maricopa County Superior Court Judge Scott Blaney agreed with business owners and residents who sued the city that the encampment was a "public nuisance."
Blaney ordered the city to remove tents on public property in the encampment, an area roughly bounded by South 9th and 13th Avenues on the east and west, and West Jefferson and Jackson Streets on the north and south.
The city got a July 10 deadline - the scheduled start date for the trial in the case - to show "material results."
Ilan Wurman, attorney for the business owners suing the city, responded via text message:
"The city can appeal all it wants, but it knows this ruling ordering the city to do its job and clean up the public nuisance in the Zone is right on the law. And it's the right thing to do."
According to Phoenix spokesman Dan Wilson, the city still intends to proceed with its block-by-block cleanup on May 10.
"The material ruling - 'Clean up the Zone' -is moving forward," Wilson said.
After May 10, the 900 people living at the encampment won't be able to return once their block is cleaned.
"Right now, if everyone down there said, 'I'm ready to go to an indoor place,' we absolutely do not have capacity for that, which is one of the reasons why we have to do it block by block," said Rachel Milne, director of Phoenix's Office of Homeless Solutions.
"And we've got to bring some more solutions on board."
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Students' behavior across Visalia Unified schools pushes teachers out, raises concerns
Physical assault. Hate speech. Racism. Death threats.
These are just some of the experiences Visalia Unified teachers say they are exposed to every single day.
Hundreds flocked to the Visalia Unified School District Offices on Tuesday night to discuss their concerns surrounding student behavior as well as student and teacher safety with trustees and school administrators.
The group wasn’t there to “attack anybody or point fingers," Visalia Unified Teachers Association President Greg Price said.
“We are here because this problem has not been solved,” Price said, “and the consequences for not solving discipline and safety is the learning loss that is suffered by our students.”
The meeting comes just days before schools across the district will begin state testing, with results expected in late summer.
Only a handful of teachers spoke directly to board members Tuesday night, though the room was filled to the brim with people, many wearing black Visalia Unified Teachers Association t-shirts.
Each shared what they described as their day-to-day experiences with students this year, some through tears.
“We see students who throw tantrums, students who take things off walls…,” said Tina Smith, a teacher at Pinkham Elementary School. “What you might not understand is that when an elementary student throws a tantrum, learning is not only disruptive but often halts altogether.”
Whenever a student has an outbreak in a classroom and becomes violent, whether physical or verbal, teachers are often forced to evacuate the room to keep other students and themselves safe, Smith said.
Other teachers described how students will get up and walk out without permission. These actions end up disrupting the class and ultimately lead to learning loss.
“These students are also losing the opportunity to learn,” said Michele Alvarez, a middle school English teacher. “They're missing the core instruction and when they don't receive instruction for their classes, they end up falling behind and then failing these classes.”
Another issue teachers deal with daily is harsh, discriminatory, or racist language. Cursing isn’t new to high school and middle school campuses, but students are using cruel language more often — while insulting teachers and during conversations with each other.
Madelyn Schneemann, an algebra teacher at Green Acres Middle School, said while she was getting ready to go on maternity leave this year, a student told her “F**k you, I hope your baby dies” because she did not allow him to listen or watch to YouTube.
The concerns teachers discussed are causing further issues for Visalia Unified as some newer teachers decide to step away from the profession while the nation struggles with a growing teacher shortage.
“How can I, how can our teachers come to class every day feeling like my life, and my wellbeing is in constant danger?” Ashley Thomas, a third-grade teacher asked. “I will not continue to subject myself and my students to such trauma. And for that reason, I will not be returning to VUSD after one year of working in a profession that I love so much.”
Superintendent Kirk Shrum, who was hired by the district before the 2022/2023 school year, acknowledged teachers before listening to their concerns on Tuesday.
“I know I'm new to Visalia, and a lot of people don't know me,” Shrum said. “But you've probably seen a theme of reports tonight, that we're also very transparent — you're always going to know from me what we're doing, but you're also going to know from me what we need to improve on.
We're on the journey of accountability... I can't go back and change how things may have been in the past, or what might have been said and done or not done. But what I can tell you is what we're going to do, who I am and how we're going to move forward. So I'm looking forward. I appreciate VUTA and our teachers and our staff being here tonight.”
Ultimately, teachers and Shrum said they need parents to step up to the plate and they want students who exhibit negative behaviors to have consequences while also receiving support through counseling. Shrum said the goal is to have a counselor at each site.
“We need to remember that 98% of our students are generally on task. The 2% continue to make teaching the 98% challenging, and sometimes impossible,” Smith said. “Every week at my site, I have students who plead with me to get the disruptions to stop. It's heartbreaking for me to see these students who want to learn and they cannot.” | https://www.visaliatimesdelta.com/story/news/local/2023/04/28/students-behavior-across-visalia-unified-schools-pushes-teachers-out-raises-concerns/70155719007/ | 2023-04-29T02:01:46 | 1 | https://www.visaliatimesdelta.com/story/news/local/2023/04/28/students-behavior-across-visalia-unified-schools-pushes-teachers-out-raises-concerns/70155719007/ |
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Prices for homes continue to trend upward in Oregon and across the West as demand continues to rise — so what will a fixed $300,000 homebuying budget get you in Oregon?
GoBankingRates researchers analyzed how much a $300,000 homebuying budget would get for each U.S. state as of March 2023, and it’s no surprise that Oregon was in the bottom 10 for people looking for a home on a fixed budget.
As of March 2023, the average home value in Oregon was $491,195. When GoBankingRates researchers divided that by the $300,000 budget, they found that potential homeowners would only get 61.08% of the home.
It was worse in Washington, which had an average home value of $576,090 in March 2023, and a $300,000 budget would only get 52.08% of the home.
Here are the worst states for the supposed $300,000 budget, according to researchers at the personal finance website.
- Idaho
- New Hampshire
- New Jersey
- Oregon
- Utah
- Colorado
- Washington
- Massachusetts
- California
- Hawaii
As for the best states for this $300,000 budget?
- West Virginia
- Mississippi
- Arkansas
- Louisiana
- Kentucky
- Oklahoma
- Iowa
- Alabama
- Ohio
- Kansas | https://www.koin.com/local/this-is-what-a-fixed-300k-homebuying-budget-will-get-you-in-oregon/ | 2023-04-29T02:06:17 | 1 | https://www.koin.com/local/this-is-what-a-fixed-300k-homebuying-budget-will-get-you-in-oregon/ |
Lansing officer charged in alleged 'price switching' scheme
A Lansing police officer is alleged to have been part of a "price switching" scheme authorities believe defrauded Meijer by more than $10,000, Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel announced Friday.
Gregory Tracy was arraigned Thursday through 54B District Court in East Lansing on one count of retail fraud first and one count organized retail fraud, records show.
Authorities believe that between Jan. 9 and April 3, Tracy switched the prices on boxes of sports cards with those of cheaper items, Nessel said in a statement.
He then allegedly would try to sell the cards to others, according to the release.
Michigan State Police's fraud unit began investigating the allegations in March, according to the release. The team there found more than 65 separate instances across Eaton, Ingham, Clinton, Ionia, Genesee and Shiawassee counties then referred the investigation to the attorney general's fraud unit.
"Instances of organized retail fraud cost Michigan-owned businesses and consumers alike,” Nessel said Friday. “I appreciate the investigative work of both Meijer corporation and the Michigan State Police on this matter. My department began the Organized Retail Crime Unit in 2022 to crack down on this pervasive issue and will continue to hold bad actors accountable.”
An attorney listed as representing Tracy did not immediately respond to a request for comment Friday night.
Tracy's bond was set at $10,000.
The 42-year-old is due back in court on May 5. A preliminary examination is scheduled for May 11. | https://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/local/michigan/2023/04/28/lansing-officer-charged-in-alleged-price-switching-scheme/70165460007/ | 2023-04-29T02:09:21 | 0 | https://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/local/michigan/2023/04/28/lansing-officer-charged-in-alleged-price-switching-scheme/70165460007/ |
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (WIAT) — Bryce Young made history Thursday night as the first Alabama player to be the first overall selection in the NFL draft, along with Will Anderson and Jahmyr Gibbs.
Josh Rivers with Tuscaloosa Tourism and Sports says this is a big deal for the Alabama football program and should help coach Nick Saban’s recruiting efforts to continue to get top players to come to Tuscaloosa.
“We know that UA and Alabama football is a big economic driver for Tuscaloosa and having a number one pick and other top picks obviously continues to help build that brand,” Rivers said. “Look at Jaylen Hurts and Tua and all the other players and, obviously, the more people we bring into Tuscaloosa to stay in hotels and eat in restaurants will have an impact on our city.”
UA student Sarah Curran agrees with Josh Rivers. She too is hopeful more good players will come to Alabama to play football and help win Coach Saban more national championships.
“Thursday night I was watching the NFL draft with my friends and the second we saw Bryce Young get drafted, we were all cheering,” Curran said. “We need to keep getting good players and getting top picks for our football program and it’s why people come here.”
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OWINGS MILLS, Md. — The fans waited for months on end.
But for the folks who sell Ravens jerseys, and those who buy them, there is good news: Number 8 is staying.
Despite a long back-and-forth with Ravens ownership, Lamar Jackson is still a Raven, on a record-setting deal worth as much as a reported $260 million dollars.
RELATED: Lamar Jackson, Ravens agree on 5-year contract extension
"I just can’t imagine him playing for any other team," said Geri Durham, manager at Baltimore Sports and Novelty in Owings Mills.
Durham is the manager of the small business in Owings Mills, about 15 minutes away from the team’s training facility.
Durham says the excitement about next season is already noticeable.
"Already sold a couple of jerseys today," Durham added. "People have been waiting to find out what’s going to happen. Everybody’s relieved."
It took months to get to Jackson's mega-deal, and it felt about that long. But the move is the centerpiece of an offseason that keeps the Ravens on track to compete.
And the fans know it.
"It’s like yesterday was a holiday," said Sam Von Hagen, a Ravens fan. "Everything came together at once, we got Lamar, we got Zay Flowers."
RELATED: Ravens select WR Zay Flowers with first round pick in NFL Draft
And for fans who doubted whether the team should pay him - Durham says just watch him.
"I guarantee you, when he gets on that field and starts playing like Lamar, they’re going to be happy he got paid and he’s a Baltimore Raven," said Durham. | https://www.wmar2news.com/local/anticipation-builds-for-2023-ravens-after-draft-lamar-deal | 2023-04-29T02:18:42 | 1 | https://www.wmar2news.com/local/anticipation-builds-for-2023-ravens-after-draft-lamar-deal |
Chocolates and Valentine’s Day go hand in hand. In fact, 58 million pounds of chocolate are purchased in the seven days leading up to February 14.
Candystore.com says that 43 percent of American’s buy themselves a box to celebrate the most romantic day of the year. But this year, there comes a warning with your sweet treat.
From cherries to caramel, to nuts, to nugget, everyone has a favorite chocolate treat. Now, researchers have found something none of us thought we were getting. Researchers found toxic metals in every single dark chocolate bar they tested.
Testing by consumer reports scientists revealed 28 bars made by popular brands including Hershey’s and Lindt, tested positive for lead and cadmium.
Too much of the heavy metals have been linked to lung issues, memory problems and cancer. For 23 of the bars, the consumer reports researchers said that eating just an ounce a day would put an adult over a level that public health authorities say may be harmful.
Five of the chocolates tested were above those levels for both cadmium and lead.
But this doesn’t mean you have to give up dark chocolate altogether.
The report also found safer choices to be Mast, Taza, Ghirardelli, and Valrhona.
There is no national limit on lead and cadmium in chocolate bars set by the food and drug administration. Also, don’t assume organic dark chocolates are safer. In the consumer reports tests, they were just as likely as other products to have concerning levels of heavy metals. | https://www.wmar2news.com/local/the-darkside-of-dark-chocolate | 2023-04-29T02:18:48 | 0 | https://www.wmar2news.com/local/the-darkside-of-dark-chocolate |
LeRoy “Lee” Carhart, who emerged from a two-decade career as an Air Force surgeon to become one of the best-known late-term abortion providers in the United States, has died. He was 81.
Carhart began focusing on abortions after retiring from the Air Force in 1985. He was one of only a handful of late-term abortion providers in the U.S. and was among the most vocal.
“Lee had a very simple belief that patients know what is best for their life plan and was there to support them,” the clinic’s statement said. “His lifelong commitment to serving patients seeking abortion services will be continued by his staff and doctors at both Maryland and Nebraska CARE locations.”
He founded his first clinic specializing in abortion in 1992 with a mission to provide abortion care in a compassionate, comfortable and personal environment, according to the statement. Carhart had specialized in vasectomies previously and said he wanted to offer women reproductive freedom. He defended the procedure as a way for women to control their fertility.
Carhart drew attention for twice taking his fight for abortion rights to the U.S. Supreme Court, after the May 2009 killing of friend and colleague Dr. George Tiller and when he expanded his practice outside of Nebraska after a 2010 state law limited it there.
“We have to keep talking about abortion until it doesn’t remain a four-letter word,” Carhart said in a 2006 interview with The Associated Press.
Opponents considered him a poster boy for a procedure they call partial-birth abortion to describe what is medically called intact dilation and extraction.
His Nebraska clinic, his house and those of his employees were picketed by abortion opponents, as was the equestrian center he owned and his daughter, Janine, ran. In 1991, his rural home was burned in a fire he believed was started by an abortion foe. The family dog and cat were killed, as were 17 horses trapped in a barn.
“It’s worth it to me,” he told The Associated Press in 2006. “You have to fight for what you believe in.”
Carhart was born in Trenton, New Jersey, in 1941 and earned his medical degree from Hahnemann Medical College in Philadelphia, now Drexel University College of Medicine, in 1973. He received his medical training while he was in the Air Force and retired as a lieutenant colonel. He and his wife, Mary, ran the Nebraska clinic.
Carhart once said he was able to champion abortion rights because he didn’t have to rely on his medical practice to pay his bills; the military pension he received provided him enough income to support his family.
Carhart assisted at Tiller’s Wichita, Kansas, clinic from 1998 until 2009 and was considered likely to take it over after Tiller was gunned down at his church by an abortion foe. Carhart later said he didn’t because Tiller’s family was resistant.
Carhart opened clinics in other states after Nebraska targeted him with a 2010 groundbreaking law banning abortions after 20 weeks of pregnancy based on the disputed notion that fetuses can feel pain at that time. Previous restrictions in Nebraska and elsewhere were based on a fetus’ ability to survive outside the womb, or viability.
He also took his fight on so-called partial-birth abortion bans all the way to the nation’s highest court.
The Supreme Court ruled for Carhart in 2000 in striking down a Nebraska law because it lacked an exception to preserve a woman’s health and encompassed a more common abortion method. He lost a later legal challenge to the federal Partial-Birth Abortion Ban Act.
In 2007, the high court upheld the federal ban on the procedure, which generally was used to end pregnancies in the second and third trimesters. Carhart said then that the ruling “opened the door to an all-out assault” on the 1973 Roe v. Wade ruling legalizing abortion.
The U.S. Supreme Court overturned that landmark ruling last year, stripping away constitutional protections for abortion.
His Nebraska clinic posted on Facebook after the ruling that they were “devastated, heartbroken and angry” but remained committed to providing abortion care as long as it remained legal to do so.
A vote to ban abortion in Nebraska at about the sixth week of pregnancy failed Friday, keeping the procedure legal there through 20 weeks of pregnancy.
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Former Associated Press writer Timberly Ross contributed to this report. | https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/obituaries/2023/04/28/leroy-lee-carhart-dead/ca14f61e-e627-11ed-9696-8e874fd710b8_story.html | 2023-04-29T02:22:25 | 0 | https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/obituaries/2023/04/28/leroy-lee-carhart-dead/ca14f61e-e627-11ed-9696-8e874fd710b8_story.html |
STRASBURG, Pa. — Jay Kendig of Strasburg, Lancaster County says three sheep have been stolen from his property over the past few weeks.
At 90 years old, Kendig has kept sheep on his property for decades and never experienced this before.
“The night before they were here, then on Palm Sunday the two lambs were missing. And about three weeks before that, I lost one of my large ewes," said Kendig. “I think it’s our society now. If people want something, they take it.”
“Someone’s got to be morally bankrupt to come steal lambs and a sheep from an elderly man," said Bruce Zurbrick, the son-in-law of Jay.
Bruce said he was angry to see the sheep stolen. He added that the remainder of Jay’s flock have been visibly shaken by the robbery.
“When we came after they were gone, the sheep would just bolt," said Zurbrick. "They didn’t want anybody near them, and you could tell they had been chased and harassed.”
Shortly afterward, Bruce placed a sign in Jay’s front yard, offering an undisclosed reward for finding the stolen sheep. The family also reported the theft to Pennsylvania State Police.
While the family is unsure whether the lambs and ewe will be found, Bruce hopes the sign will help make his neighbors more vigilant.
“The neighbors all know me, so if anything happens here, they will call me," said Zurbrick.
As for Jay, he said he is not too worried about any future thefts.
“People stop by, many times, in the evenings to watch the sheep, and I never think anything of it," said Kendig. | https://www.fox43.com/article/news/local/lancaster-county-man-has-three-sheep-stolen-from-his-home-theft-crime-strasburg-lancaster-county/521-c1aeb22d-a3eb-4891-919b-d3370f3f7cfa | 2023-04-29T02:22:37 | 1 | https://www.fox43.com/article/news/local/lancaster-county-man-has-three-sheep-stolen-from-his-home-theft-crime-strasburg-lancaster-county/521-c1aeb22d-a3eb-4891-919b-d3370f3f7cfa |
FAIRFAX COUNTY, Va. — A man convicted of killing a decorated military couple on their front lawn in Springfield, Virginia has been sentenced to life in prison.
Army Col. Dr. Edward and Brenda McDaniel were shot to death execution style in their driveway on May 26, 2021 while getting ready to take their dog for a walk. A jury in Fairfax County found Ronnie Marshall guilty of aggravated murder and firearm charges after a week-long trial in November 2022.
On Friday, the 22-year-old was given a life sentence for the murder charge, and eight years total on two counts of use of a firearm in the commission of a felony; the sentencings are to run consecutively. Marshall will not be eligible for parole.
Fairfax County Commonwealth's Attorney Steve Descano said Marshall did not show any signs of remorse for his crimes, and in court Friday he was smiling and rolling his eyes. When his sentence was handed down he nodded at a group supporting him and said, "don't cry, heads up."
"This individual needs to be behind bars for the good of the community," Descano said. "To have their lives taken in such a callous and thoughtless manner for no reason at all is a loss not only to the family, but to the entire community at large."
Edward McDaniel's mother and sister were also in the courthouse, and gave a victim statement, along with Brenda McDaniel's sister. They described being anguished to this day.
"I wonder what ran through their minds as they laid dying?" said Felice McDaniel, Edward McDaniel's mother. "I'll have to figure out how to get rid of the images in my mind of Edward and Brenda getting gunned down. I can only call what he did as evil and cowardly."
Felice McDaniel shared how on the day of his death, Edward McDaniel FaceTimed her to show her around the house. He was getting ready to retire and wanted his mother nearby since she was diagnosed with breast cancer. His family described him as someone who loved his family, accomplished, smart, and a big cheerleader for his loved ones.
"He's (Ronnie Marshall) a genuine monster," said Melody McDaniel, Edward McDaniel's sister. "I'll never forgive you."
Fairfax County police said they believe the couple's deaths were connected to a dispute or burglary at the house. Officials said two days before the couple was slain, Marshall broke into the family's home, where Edward McDaniel met him with a shotgun and demanded he leave.
Marshall reportedly was searching for the couple's son because he believed he stole something form him.
Prosecutors said Marshall returned on May 26 and killed the couple when he learned they knew his name.
Their son was inside the home at the time of the shooting.
"For him to be in the house while his parents are being murdered on the front lawn, I can only imagine the trauma and survivor's guilt he must be experiencing," Descano said.
Brenda McDaniel was a retired Army colonel and nurse. Her sister Glynnis Ross said she worked as a nurse for the White House, although she kept that a secret.
Ross described having to remove all of their belongings from their home within the next 30 days. She is now the executor of their estate.
"It's gut-wrenching because of the family now living with all this," said Rick Tackaberry, whose son grew up with one of the McDaniel's children. "They were heroes to the community, they both served their country. I knew them for so long and didn't know so much about them because they're so humble. Those people do exist."
Edward McDaniel was an Army colonel and doctor at Fort Belvoir Community Hospital. He was so beloved that military officials were trying to figure out he can stay on on a civilian capacity.
"It became apparent that he was more than our doctor, he was really our friend very quickly," family friend Chad Manske, who was a patient and friend for seven years, told WUSA9. "His passion was his patients and that hospital. He was clearly dedicated because it wasn't just a job for him. Things haven't been quite the same there."
The defense tried to argue Marshall deserved a lesser sentence because at the time of the murders, his brain was still developing. He said chronic marijuana use may have hindered and delayed his brain development. | https://www.fox43.com/article/news/local/military-couple-murdered-outside-home-killer-sentenced-to-life-in-prison/65-d9158f28-507a-4c7d-b238-a78f019e8568 | 2023-04-29T02:22:43 | 1 | https://www.fox43.com/article/news/local/military-couple-murdered-outside-home-killer-sentenced-to-life-in-prison/65-d9158f28-507a-4c7d-b238-a78f019e8568 |
BROWNSVILLE, Ind — A child was killed in an off-road vehicle crash in eastern Indiana Friday.
Conservation officers are investigating the crash, which happened around 2 p.m. near the 5000 block of North Abington Pike in Brownsville in Union County. Officers were dispatched on a report of an off-road vehicle accident with injuries.
Investigators believe the vehicle rolled over onto the driver and juvenile passenger. Both victims were taken to Reid Health Hospital in Richmond, where the child died.
Neither the age of the child or condition of the other victim is known at this time.
Police do not believe alcohol or another form of impairment was a factor in the crash, which remains under investigation. | https://www.wthr.com/article/news/local/indiana/child-killed-in-union-county-brownsville-indiana-off-road-vehicle-crash/531-47724b81-5de6-46c6-9d53-2e33b15f4885 | 2023-04-29T02:28:45 | 1 | https://www.wthr.com/article/news/local/indiana/child-killed-in-union-county-brownsville-indiana-off-road-vehicle-crash/531-47724b81-5de6-46c6-9d53-2e33b15f4885 |
INDIANAPOLIS — The city of Indianapolis began demolishing the Towne and Terrace condominium complex Friday.
The city destroyed the first building it owns at the property near 42nd Street and Post Road. The plan is to demolish the entire complex in the next couple of years. But first, the city has to help current residents find somewhere else to live.
Mayor Joe Hogsett and other city officials watched as an excavator took the first bite out of the roof of a dilapidated building on Essex Court. Town and Terrace, built over 60 years ago and perhaps the first condominium community in Indianapolis, is now long past its prime.
"I've been here so long,” said Towne and Terrace Homeowners Association President Liz Durden as she watched the demolition. “I've seen it in such great condition, and to see it like this now is just like, 'Wow! Wow!' It's unreal."
Durden has lived at Towne and Terrace since 1989. She said most residents here are not the problem. She blames outsiders and absent owners for the drug dealing, shootings and killings Towne and Terrace is known for now.
"What once was thriving many decades ago has now turned into a public safety and health hazard nightmare for many,” said La Keisha Jackson, city-county councilor for the district the where the complex is located. “Today, the residents of Towne and Terrace are closer to a brighter and better future."
The city is offering financial assistance to owners and renters to help them make up the difference in the cost to move and live somewhere safer. The city has two community engagement specialists dedicated to connecting Towne and Terrace residents with community-based services and resources aimed at supporting their transition to a new home. Additional information about the process is available here.
"All of these packages will be individually tailored to the individual circumstances of those households,” said Aryn Schounce, Indianapolis Department of Metropolitan Development chief policy officer. “So things are based on household size and needs, and things are going to be made based on the market comps and availability within the market."
"I didn't want to move, but it's come to it,” said Durden. “And this is the best deal we're going to get, so we might as well take the deal. I'm taking the deal."
Many of the buildings in Towne and Terrace have units boarded up and uninhabited. But there are still more than 100 units that are occupied. The city owns more than 100 vacant units.
Buildings will be demolished as they are vacated. The city hopes Towne and Terrace will be completely vacated by the end of 2024. Demolition could continue into 2025.
There are no immediate plans for re-development of the site. | https://www.wthr.com/article/news/local/indianapolis-begins-demolition-of-long-troubled-towne-and-terrace-condominium-complex/531-cd6a6ad4-1cf4-408a-aa89-e5bf44af7ff2 | 2023-04-29T02:28:51 | 0 | https://www.wthr.com/article/news/local/indianapolis-begins-demolition-of-long-troubled-towne-and-terrace-condominium-complex/531-cd6a6ad4-1cf4-408a-aa89-e5bf44af7ff2 |
"A lot of things changed after that," Crossroads YMCA CEO Jay Buckmaster said.
The cost and scope of the project has expanded, but the YMCA moved forward Friday with an official groundbreaking.
“Thank you for believing in our city, we’re not going to let you down," Mayor Thomas McDermott Jr. told the YMCA.
It was initially a $45 million, 100,000-square-foot facility. Now the destination YMCA is estimated to cost $70 million and will take up more than 120,000 square feet.
Once complete, it will be one of the biggest Y's in the country and, McDermott jokingly noted, it will be larger than the Crown Point YMCA.
The two-story facility will include a warm-water family pool, a six-lane lap pool, an indoor track, gyms and studios for youth sports, spaces for group exercise classes, a wellness center for cardio and strength training, a juice bar and a community meeting room with a teaching kitchen.
The facility is expected to be complete at the end of 2024.
The city is contributing $10 million to the project, and the Dean and Barbara White Family Foundation has committed $35 million. Buckmaster said Crossroads has fundraised about $5 million and is looking to raise $5million to $7 million more. Anyone interested in partnering with the Y can learn more at crymca.org/hammonddestinationymca.
“Great things are happening in Hammond,” said Bill Hannah, executive director of the White Foundation. “We’re just glad to be a part of it."
Phase two of the destination YMCA will consist of an outdoor waterpark. The Y also completed a $10 million expansion at its Hammond site, 7322 Southeastern Ave. Before the renovation, Buckmaster said the Hammond Y had about 5,000 members and now it has close to 17,000. The new Y will be about three times larger and is expected to serve 50,000 members.
The destination Y, at the former Woodmar Mall site, will be next to the $20 million Hammond Sportsplex, which generated $1.3 million in concession sales last year, and across the street from the packaging manufacturer Huhtamaki Inc., which is in the midst of a $100 million expansion.
The destination YMCA will bring about 200 jobs.
“Hammond is alive and well right now and our business community is thriving," McDermott said.
Hammond Common Councilman Barry Tyler Jr. represents the 3rd District, which encompasses the Y property. He said the project "checks all the boxes": The YMCA will help spur economic development, help residents maintain their physical and mental wellness, and give children a safe space to recreate.
The Crossroads YMCA is one of the fastest-growing Y programs in the country, said Mark Bates, chairman of the Crossroads YMCA board of directors. Crossroads has grown from serving about 25,000 members in 2017 to more than 100,000. Bates said the Dean and Barbara White Southlake Y in Crown Point has an average daily attendance of more than 10,000 people.
"We'll be back here soon to dedicate this thing," Buckmaster said after city and YMCA officials shoveled sand into the air as part of the ceremonial groundbreaking.
PHOTOS: Groundbreaking for destination YMCA in Hammond | https://www.nwitimes.com/news/local/lake/hammond/great-things-happening-in-hammond-city-breaks-ground-on-70-million-destination-ymca/article_e3041a0a-e605-11ed-be7a-c3c7b4af25e3.html | 2023-04-29T02:44:44 | 0 | https://www.nwitimes.com/news/local/lake/hammond/great-things-happening-in-hammond-city-breaks-ground-on-70-million-destination-ymca/article_e3041a0a-e605-11ed-be7a-c3c7b4af25e3.html |
It has been a busy week in Austin as lawmakers try to find ways to stem the fentanyl crisis.
Families believe changes in the law can save lives, but there's only a month left to get it done. The Legislative session ends on Memorial Day.
Many North Texans have been involved in the progress some bills are making in the Capitol, including Carrollton Police Chief Roberto Arredondo.
"I have never come to the Capitol, to testify on anything,” he said in front of lawmakers during a House committee hearing on Tuesday.
But Arredondo says he’s doing it for the future of his city.
"We're fighting the good fight,” he told NBC 5 on Friday.
He spoke this week in support of House Bill 1581, which would increase felony offenses for drug dealers tied to overdoses or deaths. The bill’s next step is to move off to the House floor.
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"I know they get it and they understand the struggles and our plight. I felt very good coming away from that committee meeting that they were going to act in our favor,” said Arredondo.
Carrollton has seen nearly a dozen overdoses and three deaths among school children in a matter of months earlier this year.
“What's frustrating about it is people know what it does. But the addiction to the opioid is so strong that they can't fight it, as they should,” he said.
Arredondo says this bill and ones like it can’t pass soon enough.
“We're depending on them to give us the resources we need so that we can rid our great communities of this poison,” he said. "We need to have stronger laws that will help us prosecute these manufacturers and dealers that are supplying our kids with this.”
Debbie Petersen of Carrollton also testified with the chief this week, sharing the loss of her adult son Matt last year.
"He stopped breathing within one minute and all of his dreams were crushed,” she said. "I am hoping that Austin will step up and be the voice of my child, Matt Harvey, as well as the hundreds and thousands that have died due to fentanyl."
With just weeks to go before the session ends, time is running out to address numerous fentanyl bills in Austin.
"We're in crunch time right now. We're needing bills to get through the House as well as the Senate on harm reduction and as well as prevention and education,” said Stefanie Turner, founder of Texas Against Fentanyl.
Turner lost her 19-year-old son, Tucker Roe, to an illicit Percocet pill that was bought from a peer on social media. After his passing, she immediately began sharing Tucker’s story to help prevent others from suffering the deadly effects of this dangerous drug that is devastating our communities.
She has also been busy this session connecting with other mothers and lawmakers, following the progress of the bills that can alter the fentanyl crisis. She’s pushing for a bill that would require fentanyl education in schools.
“My son, the first time that he used, he did not know what fentanyl was and neither did I,” said Turner.
Another bill, House Bill 6, calls for prosecuting fentanyl deaths as murder. Both the education bills and HB6 are making progress in the House and Senate.
But a key senate bill calling to legalize fentanyl detecting test strips is stalling. It led to protesters taking over parts of the Capitol on Thursday, demanding more action before the session ends in a month.
"I don't feel that it's happening fast enough,” said Turner. "We know fentanyl was a priority item and we're still not making much headway through the Senate yet. So we need those bills to get on through." | https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/with-weeks-left-in-session-fentanyl-bills-moving-ahead-in-austin/3246817/ | 2023-04-29T02:51:32 | 1 | https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/with-weeks-left-in-session-fentanyl-bills-moving-ahead-in-austin/3246817/ |
BOISE — A new group in Idaho is looking to push back against some of the extreme viewpoints that have gained traction the state.
Headlined by moderate members of the business and law enforcement communities, Idaho Leaders United is a statewide coalition created to denounce violent political extremism, bigotry and discrimination.
Founding members of the Idaho Leaders United are prominent Idahoans: BVA Development CEO Tommy Ahlquist; Saint Alphonsus President and CEO Odette Bolano; retired Ada County Sheriff Gary Raney; Idaho Air National Guard retired Brig. Gen. Bill Shawver; Gross Farms CEO Doug Gross; as well as Ball Ventures CEO Cortney Liddiard and retired Bonneville County Sheriff Paul Wilde, both of Idaho Falls.
“Extremism is not the Idaho way,” Raney said during a press conference at the Anne Frank Human Rights Memorial near downtown Boise on Thursday. “Idaho Leaders United will be a megaphone for the quiet majority of Idahoans who don’t want to see our state become a haven for hate. In law enforcement we know it takes good neighbors to keep a community safe. Public safety is at its strongest and best when a community comes together and joins in the standards that we live by.”
Raney made an apparent reference to Ammon Bundy, the anti-government activist and former gubernatorial candidate who’s currently resisting being served papers in a legal case by the Gem County Sheriff pertaining to his role in a legal dispute with St. Luke’s, when he and his supporters disrupted operations with a series of protests last year.
Bundy is a native of Nevada who currently resides in Emmett.
“Only miles from here, an extremist is spreading lies, threatening law enforcement and disregarding the rule of law that has made our country what it is,” Raney said. “Those actions, that claim to be liberty, undermine justice and rally evil intent.”
Wilde, who spent 45 years in the Bonneville County Sheriff's Office including 14 as sheriff before retiring in early 2021, wrote in an email that he had seen firsthand how violence and threats of violence can harm a community.
"As a sheriff, I believed it was essential that our civic institutions and the rule of law stand up to those who use violence to try and force their fringe and often bigoted views on our entire community," Wilde wrote. "I did that, best I could, and I believe that because we worked together to protect Idaho’s values we allowed all voices to be heard without harm."
Idaho Leaders United board members said that Idaho’s reputation as a haven for political extremism hurts in business recruitment and retention efforts.
“I can tell you as a health care executive that recruits and hopes to retain great talent for our health care systems, that we are losing incredibly talented people because of the extremist political views that we have in our state,” Bolano said. “And in our recruitment, I can tell you for a fact that we are losing people who do not want to come to Idaho that have great gifts to share with us that are refusing to come here because of the political climate.”
Gross echoed that sentiment.
“Our companies are all diverse. We have a very diverse workforce. And anything that targets any one of them causes extreme consternation among the workforce,” he said. “They’re always looking over their shoulder, who’s going to come after me.”
He added that the rhetoric is the worst he’s seen in the Treasure Valley, where he has lived his entire life.
“I think it’s political refugees coming in,” he said. “Maybe at some point in time in their lives they were marginalized, they feel marginalized.”
In Idaho, that political influence is typically found on the extreme right wing of the Republican Party. This past Legislative session the Idaho Freedom Caucus pushed legislation targeting drag shows, transgender health care and libraries.
Raney made it a point not to bring politics into the discussion during Wednesday’s news conference.
“Our position is not about political views, our position is about constructive discourse. About not alienating people,” he said. “Our focus is that everybody should have the opportunity to be heard, everybody should have the opportunity to be respected. We make the best decisions in government and our government processes and our laws because we consider all points of view before coming to a decision.”
Raney, 60, was born in Caldwell and has lived in Idaho his entire life.
He said in recent history Idaho has had an extremist label, harkening back to Richard Butler, who relocated from California to North Idaho and founded the Aryan Nations and Neo Nazism in the 1970s.
“It’s ebbed and flowed,” Raney said when asked about Idaho’s extremist reputation.
Bolano pointed out that Idaho stood up back then and will need to do so again. The Aryan Nations went bankrupt after losing a $6.3 million civil lawsuit in 2000, and the compound was later purchased by tech multimillionaire and philanthropist Greg Carr, an Idaho Falls native, and the Carr Foundation.
“We have been here before, 40 years ago,” she said. “We had communities in northern Idaho stand up against political violence and bigotry. They joined their neighbors to make sure that they were supporting those who were being targeted with hate.”
Gross added that a diverse, transparent dialogue is needed to work through issues.
“We need the middle-class, moderate people to step up and take ownership here,” he said.
As a part of its launch, the group introduced the “Idaho Leaders United Pledge” which denounces violent political extremism, bigotry and discrimination.
According to a news release, any individual, business, political leader or entity can sign the Idaho Leaders United’s pledge online at idaholeadersunited.org/#pledge.
The Post Register contributed to this article. | https://www.postregister.com/news/local/idaho-leaders-united-looks-to-root-out-extremism/article_de1f356e-e5fc-11ed-98e6-d3fb2eac093a.html | 2023-04-29T02:54:49 | 0 | https://www.postregister.com/news/local/idaho-leaders-united-looks-to-root-out-extremism/article_de1f356e-e5fc-11ed-98e6-d3fb2eac093a.html |
ERWIN, Tenn. (WJHL) — After a failed permitting attempt and a town-wide conflict over where alcohol can be sold, Blue Ridge Paddling Company opened its taproom.
“We’re so excited that it’s finally here,” co-owner Mason Schmidt told News Channel 11.
The town’s Board of Mayor and Aldermen denied the initial permit application by brothers and co-owners Mason and Brannon Schmidt in January against the advice of City Attorney Tom Seeley.
In the following weeks, town officials moved to limit the number of businesses that could sell alcohol to be consumed off-premise.
Schmidt said the conflict went beyond just securing the Blue Ridge Paddling’s beer permit.
“About halfway through we realize, okay, this is no longer about Blue Ridge Ppaddling,” said Schmidt. “It’s not about Blue Ridge Taphouse. It’s about our community…we wanted to show to other folks, to other businessmen and women around the county and around the region that hey, we can do business here.”
Tonight, the taproom was filled with supporters and community members. The event even served a dual purpose as a grand opening and fundraising for the Unicoi County Animal Shelter.
“I’m very excited to see them open their doors and invest in our community,” Erwin Alderman Michael Baker told News Channel 11. “We couldn’t ask for better partners for our town and for our county and for the adventure tourism community as a whole.”
Baker was one of two aldermen to vote in favor of the business’ initial permit request. He was the only alderman to vote against capping the number of available permits in town.
Now that the dust has settled and the taproom is open, Schmidt says he’s looking forward to it becoming a community space.
“You can come and enjoy a beverage if you’d like,” said Schmidt. “If you don’t, that’s okay to still come on out. And it’s just a great community to be around.” | https://www.wjhl.com/news/local/erwin-rafting-outfit-opens-taproom/ | 2023-04-29T02:56:30 | 0 | https://www.wjhl.com/news/local/erwin-rafting-outfit-opens-taproom/ |
ROANOKE, Va. – The Roanoke Police Department is currently searching for a 75-year-old woman who they say has dementia.
75-year-old Shirley Powers was last seen on April 21 leaving the Roanoke Rescue Mission on 4th Street SE, Virginia State Police said.
Authorities said she was possibly walking toward Member One Credit Union on 4th Street NE.
We’re told she was last seen wearing a long-sleeved white shirt, black pants, and white tennis shoes.
According to Virginia State Police, Powers is 5′3″, 168 pounds, with brown hair and hazel eyes.
Police said Powers has dementia in addition to other medical issues.
If you see Shirley or have any information about her location, RPD asks that you call 911 to share what you know. | https://www.wsls.com/news/local/2023/04/29/roanoke-police-searching-for-75-year-old-woman-with-dementia/ | 2023-04-29T03:03:16 | 0 | https://www.wsls.com/news/local/2023/04/29/roanoke-police-searching-for-75-year-old-woman-with-dementia/ |
An Allen Superior Court magistrate on Friday approved a local businessman’s request to get back to his barbershop while on house arrest for promoting prostitution.
Scott A. Williams, 58, was first charged in June 2020 with promoting child sexual trafficking, possession of child pornography, dissemination of matter harmful to minors and promoting prostitution after a 16-year-old’s mother found Williams exchanging nude photos with her daughter and him paying her for sexual favors.
On Oct. 28, 2021, Williams, the owner of Jesse & Son’s Barbershop, pleaded guilty to promoting prostitution. Other charges against him were dismissed.
Allen County Deputy Prosecutor Tracy Heltz Noetzel noted during Friday’s hearing that Williams “had issues coming and going” when he was previously allowed to work at the barbershop. She said he made unauthorized stops on the way to and from the business.
Williams was sent to prison at one point for probation violations unrelated to his work but has since then been overseen by Community Correction.
Allen Superior Court Magistrate Samuel Keirns told Williams there will be no room for violations while he finishes probation. One slip-up could result in another stay with the Department of Correction, the magistrate said.
Police began investigating Williams when the victim’s mother became suspicious of him after seeing Williams was giving her daughter money, tobacco, clothes and a cellphone, according to a probable cause affidavit.
The mother found the phone she believed Williams gave to her daughter and discovered text messages including nude photos of both the victim and Williams.
The woman handed the phone over to Allen County Police Detective Douglas Keller, who conducted a forensic download of the phone’s contents and wrote the probable cause affidavit.
Keller found messages between the victim and William’s phone, including multiple references to sexual acts between the victim and Williams, according to the affidavit.
He also found requests from Williams for nude photos of the girl and several messages from the girl referencing that she was 16 years old.
Of the more than 2,400 messages sent between the two, 26 included photos of Williams’ and the girl’s genitals.
The girl told a forensic interviewer she knew Williams because they lived in the same apartment complex, according to court documents.
She told the interviewer Williams had given her money and a cell phone in exchange for sexual favors.
The victim also told police she had received and sent nude photos to Williams.
When police interviewed Williams, he claimed the girl said she was 19 when they met, according to the affidavit. He told police they had intercourse once on June 15, 2020, the day his mother died, because the victim “wanted to comfort him,” according to court documents.
Williams admitted to being the male in the photos but said he did not recall sending them to the victim, court documents said. Williams also said he did not recall receiving photos of the victim. | https://www.journalgazette.net/local/courts/barbershop-owner-allowed-to-return-to-work-while-on-probation-for-promoting-prostitution/article_de6d5848-e539-11ed-b2df-bb581a3f3208.html | 2023-04-29T03:05:51 | 1 | https://www.journalgazette.net/local/courts/barbershop-owner-allowed-to-return-to-work-while-on-probation-for-promoting-prostitution/article_de6d5848-e539-11ed-b2df-bb581a3f3208.html |
WASHINGTON – President Joe Biden has commuted the sentences of 31 people, including a Fort Wayne man, convicted of nonviolent drug crimes who were serving time in home confinement, the White House announced Friday.
Many would have gotten a lower sentence if they were charged today with the same offense because of changes in the laws. A commuted sentence means they’ll spend less time in home confinement.
Samuel Gemple, Fort Wayne, convicted of conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute 100 kilograms or more of marijuana in the U.S. District Court, Northern District of Indiana. He was sentenced in February 2018 to 10 years in prison, with eight of those years served under supervised release.
Biden commuted Gemple’s prison sentence effective June 30, “with the remainder to be served in home confinement, leaving intact and in effect the eight-year term of supervised release,” according to a White House news release.
Another Hoosier was included on Biden’s list. Aaron Courter, of Evansville, was convicted of conspiracy with intent to distribute and to distribute 500 grams or more of methamphetamine in the U.S. District Court, Southern District of Indiana.
He was sentenced in October 2017 to seven years and three months in prison, with three years of the sentence to be served under supervised release.
Biden commuted Courter’s prison sentence effective June 30, “with the remainder to be served in home confinement, leaving intact and in effect the three-year term of supervised release,” according to a White House news release.
The commutations came as the White House announced a set of policy actions across 20 different agencies meant to improve the criminal justice system, which disproportionately affects Black and other non-white communities. The president announced his reelection campaign this week, and must keep Black voters in his coalition if he wants to win in 2024.
The plan is an effort to expand health care access, affordable housing and education, and make it easier for those who have been mixed up in the criminal justice system to get jobs, higher education and vote. The effort includes a plan to make more grants available for people who need funding for education and small business loans.
Those whose sentences were commuted included men and women convicted of drug possession in Iowa, Indiana, Mississippi, Florida, Alabama, Georgia, Hawaii and Texas, and they will all finish serving time June 30. If any are in prison, they will finish out their terms in home confinement, and won’t have to pay the rest of their fines which range from $5,000 to $20,000.
Roughly 600,000 U.S. residents leave prison each year, and another 9 million cycle in and out of jail. As many as 1 in 3 Americans has a criminal record. That stigma can make it hard to get a job, go back to school or start a business.
“Far too many of them face steep barriers to getting a job or a home, obtaining health care, or finding the capital to start a business,” said outgoing domestic policy adviser Susan Rice, the first person to hold both national security and domestic policy adviser positions in the White House. She is leaving her post after two years. Her last day is May 26.
“By investing in crime prevention and a fairer criminal justice system, we can tackle the root causes of crime, improve individual and community outcomes, and ease the burden on police,” she said.
The president has commuted the sentences of 75 other people so far. He also pardoned thousands who were convicted of “simple possession” of marijuana under federal law, and others who have long since served out their sentences.
The Journal Gazette contributed to this story. | https://www.journalgazette.net/local/indiana/biden-commutes-sentences-of-31-convicted-of-drug-crimes/article_5048ddcc-e614-11ed-b984-d38f0c51d976.html | 2023-04-29T03:05:57 | 1 | https://www.journalgazette.net/local/indiana/biden-commutes-sentences-of-31-convicted-of-drug-crimes/article_5048ddcc-e614-11ed-b984-d38f0c51d976.html |
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DAWSON COUNTY, Texas —
The Texas Department of Public Safety has identified the drivers in a deadly crash in Dawson County on Thursday.
According to DPS, at approximately 3:40 p.m., Donna Ruth Hinkle, 50, of Lubbock, was driving a 2007 Chevrolet Avalanche north on State Highway 137.
Meanwhile, a driver who was not identified in the release was driving a 2015 Mack GU7, towing a semitrailer, south on State Highway 137.
Hinkle failed to drive in a single lane and hit the semitruck.
Hinkle was pronounced dead at the scene.
This is all the information we currently have on the wreck. The investigation is ongoing. | https://www.newswest9.com/article/news/local/dawson-county-crash-leaves-1-person-dead/513-52c0492e-a79b-4ece-bf85-bc82325dbfe8 | 2023-04-29T03:16:24 | 0 | https://www.newswest9.com/article/news/local/dawson-county-crash-leaves-1-person-dead/513-52c0492e-a79b-4ece-bf85-bc82325dbfe8 |
Southbound traffic was backed up on Interstate 55/74 on the west side of Bloomington just north of the Market Street exit late Friday afternoon, April 28, 2023, after a vehicle/pedestrian accident. The pedestrian was pronounced deceased, according to Illinois State Police.
BLOOMINGTON — A pedestrian is dead after being hit by a vehicle on Interstate 55 in west Bloomington.
Officers from Illinois State Police Troop 5 responded to the collision between a vehicle and a pedestrian at approximately 4:50 p.m. Friday on southbound I-55 at milepost 158, just north of the Market Street exit, according to a statement from ISP Trooper Jayme Bufford.
The pedestrian was pronounced deceased, Bufford said, with their identity being withheld pending notification of family.
Southbound lanes of I-55 at mile marker 160 were diverted onto Illinois Route 9 as emergency crews worked the scene. All lanes reopened at approximately 8:10 p.m. Friday, ISP said.
The incident remains under investigation. No further information was available Friday night.
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Southbound traffic was backed up on Interstate 55/74 just north of the Market Street exit on the west side of Bloomington late Friday afternoon. The backup was the result of a fatal crash involving a pedestrian and a vehicle. Traffic began moving again about 6:30 p.m., and all lanes reopened around 8:10 p.m. | https://www.pantagraph.com/news/local/accident-and-incident/pedestrian-killed-in-i-55-crash-at-bloomington/article_1c735a08-e633-11ed-bd14-03f737ec6a9c.html | 2023-04-29T03:22:48 | 0 | https://www.pantagraph.com/news/local/accident-and-incident/pedestrian-killed-in-i-55-crash-at-bloomington/article_1c735a08-e633-11ed-bd14-03f737ec6a9c.html |
TWIN FALLS — Charges were dropped Friday against a man charged with domestic violence and witness intimidation after the prosecution ran into a couple of roadblocks during the preliminary hearing.
But the prosecution said charges might be refiled against Abel Flores, 42, of Twin Falls, who was facing felony charges after a February incident involving a woman who police say he pushed down the stairs and later called her from jail, telling her not to show up for court so charges would be dropped against him.
The prosecutor’s case had difficulty getting off the ground Friday when Deputy Prosecutor Sean Wynn was unsuccessful in his attempt to play an audio recording as evidence when Public Defender Serhiy Staoynskyy continued to successfully object, arguing to Judge Benjamin Harmer that the prosecution couldn’t lay out the groundwork of how the recording was obtained, and also questioned whether anyone had the opportunity to alter it.
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Recordings inmates make from jail are regularly recorded, a police officer involved with the case testified, but wasn’t sure of the details.
Later, the woman, the reported victim, testified that Flores wasn’t involved in the injuries she received, and that she had accidentally fallen down the stairs.
The recording that Wynn attempted to play was alleged to be a clip from a phone call Flores made from jail to the woman, telling her to not show up to court so charges would be dropped against him, court records say.
Caleb Darnall, a former officer with the Twin Falls Police Department, testified that he was among the officers who responded after a third-party call of a possible domestic disturbance.
His affidavit said children witnessed the woman being pushed down the stairs and kicked by Flores, and police said she received bruises on her arms and legs, and a large bruise near the top of her forehead.
The affidavit said her injuries “were consistent with her being kicked while on the ground while curled up in a ball.”
But when the woman took the stand in court, she said she had fallen down the stairs, was heavily under the influence of methamphetamine at the time and couldn’t remember what she told police officers that day.
According to police reports, the same day Flores was said to have made the call from jail, the woman called the police department asking that charges be dropped against him, saying she fell down the stairs and it was “simply an accident.”
Flores posted a $75,000 surety bond on Feb. 14.
Since then, Flores has been charged in Jerome County with a felony drug charge and unlawful possession of a firearm by a convicted felon. He posted a $10,000 bond on those charges.
Men paraded around Twin Falls City Park while wearing high heels. | https://magicvalley.com/news/local/charges-dropped-against-man-accused-of-domestic-assault-witness-intimidation/article_3e8091ba-e61f-11ed-8b3b-0fb5b4181c25.html | 2023-04-29T03:23:09 | 0 | https://magicvalley.com/news/local/charges-dropped-against-man-accused-of-domestic-assault-witness-intimidation/article_3e8091ba-e61f-11ed-8b3b-0fb5b4181c25.html |
Charles William Davison, 64, of Twin Falls died Friday, April 28, 2023, at St. Luke's Magic Valley Medical Center in Twin Falls. Arrangements are under the care of Parke's Magic Valley Funeral Home, Twin Falls.
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PHOENIX -- After a tough winter for roadways, the Arizona Department of Transportation has pledged more than $85 million to patch potholes and to resurface, repair and improve highways in the state.
Rough conditions on nearly 30 miles of Interstate 17 south of Flagstaff will be addressed with a paving project that just resumed after a winter hiatus.
About $35 million will be allocated to a paving project, and $50.5 million will go toward replacing deteriorating pavement surfaces in 23 locations, mostly in northern Arizona, according to an ADOT press release.
ADOT also plans to recommend $40 million for similar projects in the agency’s 2024-2029 five-year construction program.
Work to address severe roadway deterioration on parts of interstates 40, 17 and 10; U.S. Route 60; and state routes 260 and 77 is expected to begin in mid-May or June.
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“I’m proud to announce an over $50 million investment in fixing our roads,” Gov. Katie Hobbs said in a press release, which noted the funding comes from savings on other projects. “For too long, Arizona has failed to invest the money we need to protect our highways and ensure a brighter future for all Arizonans. Snow and rain this winter exposed the lack of upkeep, and I’m grateful to the State Transportation Board for identifying these projects and approving these critical investments.”
The cold weather in northern Arizona and wet weather in lower elevations, plus heavy traffic on Arizona’s highways are a recipe for potholes, ADOT spokesman Doug Nintzel said. Flagstaff Pulliam Airport recorded 7.27 inches of precipitation in March, well over the 1.88-inch average for the month, according to the National Weather Service.
“In northern Arizona, we have the freeze-thaw cycle that takes place,” Nintzel said. “In other words, it gets warm enough during the day that the snow and ice melt, then they freeze again at night and that starts to damage the pavement.”
Nintzel emphasized that ADOT is doing pavement repair year-round, but it has a lot of work this spring following the rough winter months and has been focused on temporary repairs. In addition, ADOT will be making preparations for the monsoon season that starts in June.
“We’ve reached the stage where we’re going beyond temporary repairs,” he said. “We’ve reached the stage where we’re actually going to be milling away at old damaged pavement and putting a new layer of asphalt pavement down on highways.”
Potholes can be extremely damaging to cars, according to Julian Paredes, a public relations specialist for AAA Mountain West.
“Potholes nationwide cost about $26.5 billion in damages to cars in 2021, so it’s a significant problem,” Paredes said.
The average cost for a driver to fix damages caused by a pothole is $600, according to AAA.
“It (potholes) might not be something that we think about on a day-to-day basis, but it really is a big problem,” Paredes said. “One of the tips you can do to avoid a pothole is … give yourself a little bit of extra space with the car in front of you. That will give you time to react to whatever situation is in front of you, including potholes.” | https://azdailysun.com/news/local/arizona-plans-to-sink-more-than-85-million-into-potholes-other-repairs/article_c7a3fccc-e61d-11ed-ab24-13d1cf211756.html | 2023-04-29T03:37:45 | 1 | https://azdailysun.com/news/local/arizona-plans-to-sink-more-than-85-million-into-potholes-other-repairs/article_c7a3fccc-e61d-11ed-ab24-13d1cf211756.html |
Washtenaw initiative nets charges in 2013 sex assault case
Two men have been charged in connection with a decade-old rape in Ypsilanti, officials announced Friday.
Douglas Johnson IV of Flint and Rapheal Holman, a Taylor resident, were at a gathering in April 2013 with several other people, including the victim, Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel's office said in a statement.
The victim fell asleep on the couch and woke up the next morning without her pants on, according to the release. She went to the hospital for a sexual assault kit examination.
DNA from Johnson and Holman were found after the kit was tested in 2017 as part of Washtenaw County's Sexual Assault Kit Initiative, or SAKI. The program re-opens cold case sexual assaults to try to solve the crimes.
Johnson and Holman have both been charged through 14A District Court in Ann Arbor with four counts of criminal sexual conduct, records show.
“We’re grateful for the phenomenal work our SAKI team is doing on these cases with the support of the Attorney General,” Washtenaw County Prosecutor Eli Savit said Friday. “We are committed to ensuring justice for sexual assault survivors—no matter how long it takes. And we will.”
The SAKI project is funded by the state Legislature and involves a partnership between the Attorney General’s office, the Michigan State Police, the Washtenaw County Prosecutor’s Office and the nonprofit SafeHouse Center, officials said.
Similar programs across the state and country have helped put offenders in prison.
"Ten years after this assault we are still able to bring charges, and I want other survivors out there to see that," Nessel said in the release. "That is possible because of the tremendous work and determination of teams like the Washtenaw SAKI team, whose efforts I am grateful for and applaud." | https://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/local/michigan/2023/04/28/washtenaw-initiative-nets-charges-in-2013-sex-assault-case/70165726007/ | 2023-04-29T03:41:22 | 1 | https://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/local/michigan/2023/04/28/washtenaw-initiative-nets-charges-in-2013-sex-assault-case/70165726007/ |
Man accused of reporting fake carjacking in Dearborn charged
A 21-year-old man has been charged in connection with falsely reporting a carjacking this month in Dearborn, police announced Friday.
Hussein Hazim Hashim Al-Kharsan told officers his Dodge Charger had been stolen by a man with a knife around 11 p.m. on April 13 near Greenfield and Tireman.
Police interviewed someone and investigated before determining the Dearborn Heights resident had falsely reported the vehicle stolen to his insurance company, police said in a statement.
Metro Detroit has some of the highest car insurance rates in the country.
“Our investigators work diligently on all cases, especially those related to auto theft, in order to reduce the impact of high vehicle insurance rates on our community," Dearborn Police Chief Issa Shahin said in the release. "We will continue to aggressively pursue justice against any and all persons who falsely accuse others of serious crimes and decrease the quality of life for our area."
Al-Kharsan was charged with false report of a felony and insurance-fraudulent acts.
He pleaded not guilty during his arraignment Friday in Dearborn's 19th District Court.
Judge Sam Salamey set bond at $50,000.
A probable cause conference is scheduled for 8 a.m. May 12.
Court records show Al-Kharsan faces other hearings related to civil infractions, including speeding.
An attorney listed as representing him did not immediately respond to a request for comment Friday night. | https://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/local/wayne-county/2023/04/28/man-accused-of-reporting-fake-carjacking-in-dearborn-charged/70165501007/ | 2023-04-29T03:41:34 | 0 | https://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/local/wayne-county/2023/04/28/man-accused-of-reporting-fake-carjacking-in-dearborn-charged/70165501007/ |
PORTLAND, Ore. — Authorities with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) have offered a reward of up to $20,000 for any information on the boater that was captured on video veering through sea lions on the Columbia River near Hayden Island earlier this month.
On April 3, Michael Brady from Portland captured the gut-wrenching video of a boat with fishing gear, weaving back and forth, appearing to try to intentionally hit dozens of sea lions swimming around the Columbia River.
"Whoever was driving it, they went right through the pack of the first one and it was kind of [like he] was trying to hit every pack and I just looked around me and everybody was devastated," said Brady.
NOAA's Office of Law Enforcement says it will pay for information leading to a civil penalty or criminal conviction of the boater driving through resting California seas lions.
Sea lions are federally protected under the Marine Mammal Protection Act— making it illegal to harass, hunt or kill any marine mammals.
According to the NOAA, a fisherman can scare off seals and sea lions from damaging gear or impacting them while actively fishing. They can do it by using horns, bells and whistles or circling the mammals — without physically harming them.
On April 4, KGW was out getting video in that same spot Brady captured his video, and witnessed another boat targeting groups of sea lions bobbing in the water. They scrambled away when it was right on top of them.
The boat is described as a 19- to 20-foot aluminum Hewescraft Pro-V Sea Runner with a blue stripe. It has a soft top with an aluminum Barewest Fish & Wake Tower and is powered by a Yamaha outboard motor, officials said.
Anyone with information on the identity of the driver of the boat or about the incident is asked to call the Investigating Agent at 360-310-0259 or the 24/7 hotline at 800-853-1964. | https://www.kgw.com/article/news/local/20k-reward-boater-who-veered-through-sea-lions/283-b061f885-47bf-46b9-bddd-8073d3613348 | 2023-04-29T03:42:25 | 0 | https://www.kgw.com/article/news/local/20k-reward-boater-who-veered-through-sea-lions/283-b061f885-47bf-46b9-bddd-8073d3613348 |
PORTLAND, Ore. — “I have all these job duties and descriptions, but I am here to create smiles, to enhance this experience,” said Mike Hovey, patient care supervisor at Fora Health. “I’m here to be an example of what is possible.”
Every day when Mike Hovey comes to work at Fora Health, he enters the Southeast Portland addiction treatment center with purpose.
“I emulate the spirit of recovery while I walk through these halls,” he said.
Hovey uses his own life struggles and successes through addiction to help others.
“I think it really is a recovery triathlon that people come in here. It’s mental, physical, and emotional. It’s a battle,” he said.
Hovey is being awarded the Peer Specialist of the Year by the National Council of Wellbeing conference in Los Angeles, California for his life-changing work at Fora Health Treatment Center.
Hovey oversees the peer team and case managers. He connects to his clients through his own experiences; his own pain and the adversities he’s overcome.
“Every success story is a miracle in recovery. It truly is and I know I am a walking, evidence-based miracle,” he said. “And I get to be part of and experience miracles every day.”
It’s a job and life that Hovey said he didn’t know he could have after a lifetime of drugs and crime.
“I started young. I was a ward of the court. From 15 to 21 I was more incarcerated than on the streets,” he said.
In those formative years, he adopted a distorted view of the world and didn’t see any other way of living.
“By 21 I was a two-time felon. I was an intravenous drug user. I was a meth cook. I was a father. I was a husband, and I was an addict, and I was lost,” he said.
At the age of 30, he hit rock bottom. He was back in trouble with the law and says he lost his family. That’s when he saw his world crumbling and started to make a change. It would take another five years of self-work to reach sobriety.
“It really led me to this point,” he said. “If I didn’t light those fires in hell, I wouldn’t be able to touch the lives that I touch today. Like, I needed that darkness and the contrast to truly have the ability to really captivate hearts and give them hope.”
Hovey said there’s one thing in particular that helped him then and continues to help him now.
“And I would have never guessed it in my world: Meditation,” Hovey said. “Meditation was the thing that lifted this veil from my eyes to see the world. It truly was the one thing that helped me cultivate self-discipline, self-respect, and self-love. That’s what I try to do for our folks here... all it takes is a minor shift in perception. And you can live new in this world.”
He brings that lived experience with him to work every day to show others a path forward.
“They say to take it one day at a time, but I know I can mess up a lot of things in a day," he said. "So, I tell people, one decision at a time. One decision at a time and try to make that best decision at that moment and keep moving forward and showing up for your recovery.”
Hovey said he sees the grip the fentanyl crisis has on the community. Oregon is the second-worst state in the U.S. for addiction, according to a survey from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Service Administration. The state fell to 50th in access to treatment with 18% of Oregonians needing treatment and not receiving it.
“We definitely have a crisis in our community. Portland is on the map. We’re bad here for our addiction problems and I truly believe we have a plague on our streets,” he said.
That’s why, now more than ever, advocacy and access to treatment and recovery services are needed, he said.
“We really don’t have access to services. That is so needed. It’s not just housing. It’s wrap around-services,” Hovey said.
He’s doing his part every day by showing up to work and sharing the joy he found through recovery
“To be able to, not just exist in this life, but to live. I’m finally alive,” he said. | https://www.kgw.com/article/news/local/portland-man-national-recognition-addiction-recovery-work/283-5ad1e477-26c2-407e-8d14-d9daba63235e | 2023-04-29T03:42:31 | 0 | https://www.kgw.com/article/news/local/portland-man-national-recognition-addiction-recovery-work/283-5ad1e477-26c2-407e-8d14-d9daba63235e |
PORTLAND, Ore. — Southeast Asian communities in the Portland metro area are gearing up for their most important and largest festival — New Year in the Park. The festival is a celebration of the New Year for most Southeast Asian countries, specifically Laos, Thailand, Cambodia and Myanmar.
"It’s great representation for the communities for people who aren’t always represented, and also continues our tradition....our cultural heritage," said Anna Somvong, co-chair of New Year in the Park.
The festival gives Southeast Asian communities a chance to come together to celebrate and share their cultural heritage with the general public. Attendees can expect cultural dances, food, vendors and music performances, along with more traditional practices like the blessing ceremony and more.
New Year in the Park was founded by Saron Khut, owner of Mekong Bristo, in 2014. Like most festivals, it was cancelled for two years during the COVID-19 pandemic, but it made its return last year.
The festival will take place at Glenhaven Park in Northeast Portland on Northeast 82nd Avenue and Northeast Siskiyou Street on Saturday, April 29th. The programming will run from 9:30 a.m. through 6 p.m.
"We are anticipating a big turnout because of the beautiful weather. Come one, come all, everybody is invited, pets are invited and admission is free. It’s open to all communities, not just Southeast Asian communities," said Samvong.
New Year in the Park is a nonprofit, volunteer organization that is fully funded by donors from the community. It is proudly sponsored by the Cambodian-American Community of Oregon. Visit newyearinthepark.com for more information on how to get involved.
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VANCOUVER, Wash. — Vancouver's second Safe Stay Community, Hope Village, celebrated its one-year anniversary Friday. The transitional housing site provides basic shelters for homeless people who would otherwise be living on the street.
The village rests along East Fourth Plain Boulevard on city-owned property. Inside, resident Jodie Kizer was happy to be there. She has been off the streets for two months.
“I'm celebrating all these great, wonderful people. Look at them...everybody here, it's like a family, totally,” said Kizer.
It was a day to celebrate what's been happening at the village for one full year. The evident smiles were for the successes that come when people who want to get out of homelessness are given a chance; with a tiny home and a lot of support.
Hope Village is part of the city's Homeless Response Plan and is operated onsite by nonprofit Living Hope Church.
“Everybody treated me like family from the second I got here. I instantly felt welcomed, and I’m new to the whole homeless game," said John Wittner, a current resident at the village.
Wittner and his wife are close to being able to rent again after living in this Safe Stay Community for the past eight months.
The site offers 20 temporary modular shelters capable of holding two people each, although most residents are single with a unit to themselves.
“This is my lounge," said Micha Thompson. “And you know it's been put together the way I want it, the way I like it.”
Thompson celebrated being here after spending five years living in his truck.
“My life [is] a lot less chaotic. And just the people here alone, and just listening to their stories, it's completely worth being here,” he said.
The anniversary event included a barbecue lunch, a birthday cake and a visit from Vancouver Mayor Anne McEnerny-Ogle.
It's been delayed, but a third Safe Stay Community in Vancouver is expected to open by summer. | https://www.kgw.com/article/news/local/vancouver/vancouver-safe-stay-community-homeless-shelter-celebrates-one-year/283-5ff67213-b7ca-40a3-be76-81f4ba7803a7 | 2023-04-29T03:42:44 | 0 | https://www.kgw.com/article/news/local/vancouver/vancouver-safe-stay-community-homeless-shelter-celebrates-one-year/283-5ff67213-b7ca-40a3-be76-81f4ba7803a7 |
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) – After withholding millions of dollars to Multnomah and Clackamas counties on April 10, Gov. Tina Kotek announced Friday that funding for the Homelessness State of Emergency has been approved, officials say.
According to the governor’s office, six of the seven regional groups have finalized contracts to “prevent nearly 9,000 people from becoming homeless, rehouse more than 1,200 households and create over 600 new shelter beds in emergency areas by end of the year.”
The final region, Clackamas County, is expected to receive final approval next week.
When she took office in January, Kotek declared a Homeless State of Emergency. Lawmakers quickly approved hundreds of millions of dollars to help get people into permanent housing.
However, Kotek held out on handing over the money, saying the regions had not done a good enough job explaining where the state money would go.
The approval is expected to fulfill Kotek’s goal to shelter and prevent homelessness and boost housing production — including for middle-income earners.
“The housing crisis demands urgent action on an unprecedented timeline. I am grateful to the providers, local and county leaders who quickly assembled to form the [multi-agency coordination groups], the legislature for passing the package early with bipartisan support and broad stakeholder input, and to communities across Oregon embracing this call to action,” Kotek said. “I look forward to the work ahead to help ensure these investments yield visible, measurable results across our state by the end of the year.” | https://www.koin.com/local/gov-kotek-announces-final-approval-for-homelessness-state-of-emergency-funding/ | 2023-04-29T03:46:27 | 1 | https://www.koin.com/local/gov-kotek-announces-final-approval-for-homelessness-state-of-emergency-funding/ |
PINAL COUNTY, Ariz. — Pinal County officials have agreed to pay $40,000 to resolve a defamation case that accused an elected official of spreading false information about two county employees.
Garland Shreves and Amanda Stanford, who both work in the Pinal County Attorney's Office, filed a lawsuit last summer against county officials that accused Supervisor Kevin Cavanaugh of trying to tarnish their reputations.
The elected official had suggested that Shreves and Stanford were involved in a quid pro quo sexual relationship and that Shreves was allegedly showing people inappropriate photos of Stanford on his phone.
A third-party investigation conducted by a law firm could not find evidence to support Cavanaugh's allegations. Two witnesses who Cavanaugh claimed had told him about Shreves' alleged conduct denied giving him such information, according to the investigative report.
"The investigative finding, based on the facts available to be collected, is that Mr. Cavanaugh did not have a reasonable basis for bringing these allegations forward," the report states.
Earlier this month, both parties agreed to a settlement that involved the defendants paying $40,000 and Cavanaugh issuing a public statement that "expresses regret at any harm caused to plaintiffs."
The court case was dismissed earlier this week after the settlement was signed. Cavanaugh and the county's insurance pool shall both be responsible for paying the settlement, according to the terms of the settlement.
Cavanaugh, a Republican, was elected to the board of supervisors in 2020 after unsuccessful bids for other political positions in Arizona.
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HOUSTON — Houston City Council is discussing an ordinance that they claim would regulate late-night "bring your own bottle" establishments and address crime.
In a meeting on Thursday, Houston police laid out reasons for this BYOB ordinance.
“This ordinance is primarily a safety consideration," said Ernest Arroyo with the Houston Police Department.
The new ordinance would require BYOB establishments that aren't licensed or permitted by the Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission -- but allow patrons to bring their own alcoholic beverages onto the premises -- to have a permit, allowing them to operate late at night.
“With this ordinance, they will fall under regulations that will require them to meet certain guidelines in order to get a permit to continue to operate after the 2 a.m. hour," said Houston City Council member Dr. Carolyn Evans-Shabazz.
According to data provided by HPD, from November 1, 2022 to April 18, 2023, there was a significant pattern of crime near 2 a.m. at bars, clubs and sexually-oriented businesses. That includes murders, robberies and aggravated assaults.
A "heat map" shows where offenses associated with clubs happened the most between the hours of 2:30 a.m. and 6:30 a.m.
“People are under the influence of alcohol," Evans-Shabazz said. "They are in a private establishment, and sometimes things get out of hand...It certainly has risen to the level where the city believes that regulation is needed and required.”
The permit would include fingerprints, criminal background checks, scale drawings of the premises and signage. The permit will also be discussed by the city council.
“It will come up as an ordinance on the agenda. And then at that point, it will be discussed thoroughly to determine first and foremost the need," Evans-Shabazz said.
She hopes municipal courts will work with the city to help make court dates at later times when officers who potentially hand out these citations can be present. | https://www.kens5.com/article/news/local/houston-byob-businesses/285-c822e7e7-5b61-428e-a0cb-958fcc600dbf | 2023-04-29T03:58:23 | 0 | https://www.kens5.com/article/news/local/houston-byob-businesses/285-c822e7e7-5b61-428e-a0cb-958fcc600dbf |
INDIANAPOLIS — Every parent wants their child to be healthy and happy.
That dream is still a possibility for 10-year old Serenity and her family.
After contracting COVID three times, Serenity's kidneys were severely damaged. She's been receiving dialysis three times a week.
Unfortunately, each COVID diagnosis delayed the transplant process.
But three years later, Serenity's family's dream is coming true. Her kidney transplant was successfully completed just last week.
"I feel so better and I feel so wonderful. I can drink whatever I want. I can eat whatever I want," she said.
"I was so excited, because I've been waiting for this for a long time. And I would call the transplant team like, 'Hey, where is she at?' I was so excited. I was crying. I called my mom. She was excited. Everybody was excited for Serenity," said Serenity's mom, Quiana Culver.
Serenity has big plans for her future. She wants to be a nurse or a singer, but first, she's most excited about going swimming with her friends this summer. | https://www.wthr.com/article/news/local/indiana/inspiring-indiana/girl-ready-to-start-new-life-after-three-year-wait-for-kidney-transplant/531-751a9d2e-0692-45ba-a99a-4e31475bab91 | 2023-04-29T04:00:13 | 1 | https://www.wthr.com/article/news/local/indiana/inspiring-indiana/girl-ready-to-start-new-life-after-three-year-wait-for-kidney-transplant/531-751a9d2e-0692-45ba-a99a-4e31475bab91 |
POTTSVILLE, Pa. — Remains of Thursday's deadly crash can still be seen along the 400 block of Nichols Street in Pottsville.
According to police, Schuylkill County Municipal Authority employee Jeremy Smith was on the sidewalk when an SUV jumped the curb, hitting him.
Police say Smith was taken to the hospital, where he died from his injuries.
A post from the Schuylkill County Municipal Authority recognized Smith's more than 17 years of service to the county and how his loss is felt throughout the community.
"For somebody who is expected to go home at the end of the day, his family expects him to come home, and now it's just not gonna happen. You know, it really touches the heart and really makes you look at things a whole lot differently," said Mayor David Clews, Pottsville.
While Thursday morning's crash happened suddenly, residents on Nichols Street say it is something that's become all too common.
"My neighbor lived here. He had ten kids. He just moved not too long ago because his kids were always playing around here, and the cars were just going so fast, and he was scared," said Hector Perez, Pottsville.
"When the lady told me when I tried to come in, she said that I couldn't, I was like, well, what happened and she told me, and I was like, that's really sad, but it made me think about my son because he walks down the same street to his bus stop," said Serena Allen, Pottsville.
Serena Allen says this accident should be a wake-up call for drivers.
"They should abide by the speed limit, but they don't. My car has been hit by my neighbor's car like five times, and it's ridiculous. It really is," said Allen.
Police say an investigation into Smith's death is still ongoing, and charges are pending.
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Several dozen students and families gathered in the gymnasium of Lamar High School on Friday for a special ceremony in memory of a student killed last month.
Friday marked what would have been Ja’Shawn Poirier’s 17th birthday. Poirier was killed on March 20 after he was shot outside Lamar High School before classes started.
“It doesn’t feel right. It’s off. He’s missing when he’s supposed to be here,” his mother Rashone Jacob said Friday.
According to Arlington Police, Poirier was sitting on the steps at Lamar High School when another student walked up and pulled out a shotgun before shooting. The 15-year-old suspect was detained and taken into custody.
Poirier’s older sister Nautica Jacob dropped him off at school that morning. Jacob recalled getting home about 10 minutes later before she got the call that he had been shot.
“It’s been very hard for me. I have not been able to sleep,” she said. “I never really knew how other people’s pain felt when it happened to them until it happened to me. Like, now I actually understand their pain and how they feel. Now I can relate.”
Lamar High School principal Andy Hagman recalled rushing to the teen.
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“When you hear that shots were fired on the east side of the school, it’s stunning. But you quickly move into action. From there, it was just a race,” Hagman recalled. “To see one of your kids in what was very clearly a life or death situation was just unreal, but you just fall into action.”
Part of the ceremony Friday included a balloon release for Poirier. The crowd wished him a happy birthday as green balloons filled the sky.
Kim Cardwell, the mother of a Lamar High School senior, did not know Poirier’s family prior to the March 20 shooting. Cardwell held onto her son Dalton during the ceremony and said she felt the need to attend to show support as a parent.
“Could have been any one of us,” Cardwell said. “Such sadness for her [Jacob] That she won’t have her son anymore.”
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VINTON, Va. – Vinton’s largest and longest-running festival is back for its 68th year.
The Dogwood Festival is the town’s largest and longest-running festival. What used to be a six-day event has moved to just two days and it all kicked off on Friday night with a concert.
The concert was not a dry one though as showers were on and off throughout the evening. The rain didn’t stop people from coming out to enjoy the festival.
Robert Francisco has gone to the festival for more than 20 years. He said the rain at last year’s festival didn’t stop him then, so it wasn’t going to stop him this year either.
“It rains about every year for the Dogwood festival. You just got to go with the flow,” Francisco said.
Friday tends to be the less crowded day with just the concert and a few vendors in the Vinton Farmer’s Market parking lot. Saturday however can bring thousands of people to the festival.
One of the organizers, Mary Beth Layman, said it can bring familiar faces and some new ones.
“The people who have either grown up in Vinton, currently live in Vinton ... they’re proud of the festival. They appreciate that it takes place and there is a sense of reunion. Also, there’s a celebration of meeting new friends,” Layman said.
Saturday is jam-packed with events throughout the day including a parade, a car show, virtual reality games, and over 100 vendors from local and valley businesses.
Big Belly Pizza is gearing up for its third Dogwood Festival. Manager Rita Faltas looks forward to all the new customers that come in and get to try a slice.
“Whenever they close these two streets it actually brings us a lot of people. A lot of new customers and old customers are coming back. It’s usually because the streets are closed up, people want something local and when they come in they usually like the food and they come back all the time,” Faltas said.
Overall the event costs about $50,000 to put on. It’s not necessarily about breaking even for organizers and the town of Vinton, rather it’s about showcasing what it has to offer.
Some of the revenue from the festival go toward scholarships. One will be awarded to whoever is crowned Dogwood Queen and the other two go to high school students that manage the Dogwood Festival website. | https://www.wsls.com/news/local/2023/04/29/rain-doesnt-put-a-damper-on-vinton-dogwood-festival/ | 2023-04-29T04:34:49 | 1 | https://www.wsls.com/news/local/2023/04/29/rain-doesnt-put-a-damper-on-vinton-dogwood-festival/ |
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Abraham Lincoln impersonator visits Memorial Park Middle Schools Apr 28, 2023 57 min ago Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Abraham Lincoln portrayer Danny Russel speaks Friday morning to eighth grade American history students at Memorial Park Middle School. Stan Sussina | The Journal Gazette Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Abraham Lincoln impersonator visits Memorial Park Middle Schools Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Most Popular Indiana Basketball Transfer Portal Update: Now what? Pedestrian struck by police officer dies Officer who hit, killed pedestrian was involved in four prior crashes Braydin Lewis, whose battle against brain cancer mobilized local hockey community, dies at 19 Recent divorce filings in Allen County Stocks Market Data by TradingView | https://www.journalgazette.net/local/abraham-lincoln-impersonator-visits-memorial-park-middle-schools/article_2dbecc1c-e5f6-11ed-9aa6-ef88678f493d.html | 2023-04-29T04:46:39 | 0 | https://www.journalgazette.net/local/abraham-lincoln-impersonator-visits-memorial-park-middle-schools/article_2dbecc1c-e5f6-11ed-9aa6-ef88678f493d.html |
The chart lists crimes through April 24 investigated by the Fort Wayne Police Department including burglary, robbery and thefts from vehicles. An attempted robbery or burglary is classified as an actual robbery or burglary, respectively. The listed addresses are those where crimes were reported and are not necessarily where the crimes occurred.
Sector 3B
4/19/23 5 p.m. Theft from vehicle 900 Fulton St.
Sector 4B
4/21/23 4:57 p.m. Robbery East Jefferson Boulevard
and South Barr Street
Sector 11
4/18/23 8 p.m. Burglary 1700 Cortland Ave.
4/23/23 Midnight Theft from vehicle 600 Mildred Ave.
4/23/23 4 p.m. Theft from vehicle 4200 Coldwater Road
Sector 12
4/24/23 10:40 p.m. Burglary 1000 High St.
Sector 16
4/21/23 10 a.m. Theft from vehicle 6900 Lima Road
Sector 17
4/21/23 6 p.m. Burglary 2100 Benoit Pass
Sector 18
4/23/23 9 p.m. Theft from vehicle 600 Cedar Glen Drive
Sector 21
4/22/23 Midnight Theft from vehicle 2400 Sherborne Blvd.
4/24/23 5 a.m. Theft from vehicle 2300 Florida Drive
Sector 31
4/21/23 Noon Theft from vehicle 800 Lavina St.
Sector 32
4/21/23 5 p.m. Theft from vehicle 2400 Fairfield Ave.
Sector 34
4/24/23 12:28 p.m. Theft from vehicle 5300 Illinois Road
Sector 35
4/19/23 Midnight Burglary 4100 S. Wayne Ave.
4/23/23 11:21 a.m. Burglary 4600 S. Wayne Ave.
Sector 41
4/22/23 8 a.m. Theft from vehicle 900 Francis St.
Sector 41
4/23/23 10:17 a.m. Burglary 1000 E. Wallace St.
Sector 42
4/20/23 9:40 a.m. Robbery 1400 Greene St.
Sector 43
4/22/23 10 p.m. Burglary 3300 Rodgers Ave.
Sector 44
4/20/23 12:23 p.m. Robbery 1100 E. Rudisill Blvd.
Sector 45
4/24/23 1:04 a.m. Robbery 300 Lexington Court
Sector 47
4/21/23 10 p.m. Burglary 6800 John St.
Sector 48
4/24/23 6:58 p.m. Robbery 7600 Hessen Cassel Road
Sector 65
4/24/23 10:40 a.m. Theft from vehicle 5700 Coventry Lane | https://www.journalgazette.net/local/crime-reports/article_ed69685a-e3e0-11ed-848e-9fdc048791ba.html | 2023-04-29T04:46:46 | 1 | https://www.journalgazette.net/local/crime-reports/article_ed69685a-e3e0-11ed-848e-9fdc048791ba.html |
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City Utilities to give tours of wetlands
Fort Wayne City Utilities’ officials are offering free tours of Camp Scott Wetlands, 3615 Oxford St., from 9 a.m. to noon, a news release said Friday.
Early visitors will receive a pair of binoculars to see various birds, including owls, hawks, woodpeckers, falcons, red-winged blackbirds and herons. Binoculars will be distributed as long as supplies last.
Tourists should wear shoes suitable for walking on various surfaces.
The Camp Scott Wetlands store and treat stormwater runoff on the city’s southeast side. Stormwater from several neighborhoods around McMillen Park goes to a massive storage tank and pumps to the wetlands. During World War II, some of the property was home to an Army training facility and later to a prisoner of war camp.
Arbor Day group honors city again
The National Arbor Day Foundation has awarded the Fort Wayne Parks and Recreation Department with its 33rd consecutive Tree City USA designation, city officials announced Friday, which was Arbor Day.
Mayor Tom Henry presented a proclamation Friday to recognize Fort Wayne’s continued commitment to preserving a healthy tree canopy in the city.
Fort Wayne Parks and Recreation also planted two sugar maple trees at McCormick Park on the south side of the parking lot.
The parks department also announced the city received the Growth Award for the 18th consecutive year that highlights innovative programs and projects and demonstrates an increased commitment of resources for urban forestry.
The local parks department maintains more than 70,000 trees and plants more trees each year.
For more information about Fort Wayne urban forestry efforts, go to fortwayneparks.org/street-trees.
Foellinger reopens remodeled building
Foellinger Foundation officials Friday announced they have reopened their building after major renovations.
Meeting spaces are now available for use by Allen County nonprofits at no cost.
The renovation began 12 months ago. Updates include a refinished lower level, six open meeting and collaboration spaces and four private meeting spaces.
The spaces are available to Allen County nonprofit staff and leaders for one-on-one meetings, board meetings, group meetings, retreats and more.
Nonprofits interested in using a meeting space should review the policies and guidelines before submitting a request on the Foellinger Foundation website.
For more information, go to foellinger.org/our-building.
Electric Works wins construction award
Electric Works has received the 2023 Excellence in Construction Award at the Building Contractors Association of Northeast Indiana.
The $286 million mixed-use redevelopment of the former General Electric campus just south of downtown was recognized as the winning project in the “over $12 million” category.
Kevan Biggs of Biggs Group, a partner in the Electric Works development team, credited the work of Elevatus Architecture, Weigand Construction “and the thousands of trade partners and construction professionals who worked tirelessly to deliver this transformative project to the community.”
“We’re proud that this is a project for the community, by the community,” he added in a statement.
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Flags at half-staff for Ligonier mayor
Gov. Eric Holcomb is directing flags to be flown at half-staff in Noble County in honor and remembrance of Ligonier Mayor Patricia “Patty” Fisel.
Fisel was serving her fourth term as mayor when she died early Tuesday at age 82.
Flags should be flown at half-staff Sunday from sunrise until sunset in Noble County. Holcomb is asking businesses and residents in Noble County to participate in addition to government buildings.
YMCA Trail Buddies expands to Whitley
The YMCA Trail Buddies program is kicking off its seventh season this spring by expanding the program to include Whitley County.
Trail Buddies is a bike program that offers those who have a disability or who are unable to pedal a bike an opportunity to enjoy the outdoors.
This free, inclusive program allows adults and children to be pedaled by caring, trained volunteers on the specialized wheelchair bike called The DUET bike. Cyclists can pedal individuals of all ages, assuming they weigh 50 to 250 pounds, and allow them to accompany family and friends on bike rides.
Trail Buddies will now be offered at three locations: the Jorgensen, Parkview or Whitley County Family YMCAs. Trail Buddies will kick off Monday.
To sign up for a ride, contact Rebekah Coffey, YMCA director of adaptive services, at rebekah_coffey@fwymca.org or call 260-755-4961.
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Lawmakers passed Indiana’s next budget and several other bills in the early-morning hours Friday, bringing this year’s legislative session to a close.
Negotiations over the $44.6 billion-dollar biennial budget heated back up Thursday after school leaders raised concerns about the amount of funding directed toward the state’s public schools.
The final budget includes about $300 million more for K-12 education compared to the previous budget proposal. The increase is offset by a reduction in the amount paid toward the pre-1996 teacher pension debt.
“There’s always a glitch at the end, but I think the glitch this time was caused by a problem that the majority, unfortunately, oversold what was in the budget,” said Rep. Ed DeLaney, D-Indianapolis.
DeLaney was referring to attempts to combine increases to private and charter school funding with funding increases for public schools. That voucher expansion, which brings the state close to a universal voucher system, drew criticism from Democrats throughout the session. They argued the increased funding takes precious taxpayer dollars away from public education.
Democrats, including Rep. Victoria Garcia Wilburn, D-Fishers, also took aim at the funding levels for health care included in the budget. Garcia Wilburn said the budget doesn’t provide adequate funding for community mental health services and has let down families affected by those concerns. The line item for a new mental health bill was set at $50 million annually.
Rep. Jeff Thompson, R-Lizton, said in an earlier meeting, however, that he disagrees with the assertion that the budget underfunds mental health services.
“There are varying opinions on what is ample,” Thompson said.
One Senate Republican, Evansville’s Vaneta Becker, spoke and voted against the budget. She criticized several parts of the bill, including the voucher expansion and health care funding.
“This is a budget that allows the rich to get richer and the poor to get poorer,” Becker said.
Rep. Greg Porter, D-Indianapolis, said he feels his party has been left out of the process at times. He and other Democrats characterized the budget as a missed opportunity.
“This is a budget that I’m extremely disappointed in,” Porter said. “This is a budget that we really could have done better.”
House Speaker Todd Huston, R-Fishers, made a rare floor speech and said he’s proud to support the budget. The state is heading in the right direction, and many signs point to the success of his party’s plans, he said.
“I love the results that we’re getting,” Huston said.
Although Democrats in both chambers voted against the budget, it easily passed both chambers. The bill, House Bill 1001, passed the House 70-27 a little after 1:30 a.m. Friday and passed the Senate 39-10 just before 2:30 a.m.
The budget – and the dozens of other bills passed this week before the legislature adjourned – now goes to Gov. Eric Holcomb to sign or veto.
The General Assembly voted on several other bills after midnight, including Senate Bill 3, which passed both houses unanimously. The bill, authored by Sen. Travis Holdman, R-Markle, establishes a task force to study Indiana’s tax code and submit a report by Dec. 1, 2024.
House Bill 1499, which aims to provide property tax relief, also passed both chambers. It won’t affect tax bills this year but would increase the supplemental homestead deduction for primary residences in the next two years and further reduce property tax increases for homeowners aged 65 and older. | https://www.journalgazette.net/local/indiana/statehouse/indiana-legislature-passes-budget-adjourns-session/article_24fcbbec-e58e-11ed-bcfd-835f5127692f.html | 2023-04-29T04:46:58 | 1 | https://www.journalgazette.net/local/indiana/statehouse/indiana-legislature-passes-budget-adjourns-session/article_24fcbbec-e58e-11ed-bcfd-835f5127692f.html |
The Allen County Commissioners started their Friday meeting by responding to criticisms about their answer to the Three Rivers Ambulance Authority’s request for funding.
The ambulance authority, which provides service in Fort Wayne and townships outside city limits, sent a request in February asking for $3.8 million from the commissioners and Fort Wayne officials to help subsidize the financially troubled service. The organization took over operations from its contractor, PatientCare EMS Services, in September, and Executive Director Joel Benz said $3.8 million is what’s needed to run operations until the service is self-sufficient in two years.
The Fort Wayne City Council approved $3 million toward the request last month. The commissioners responded last week with a letter offering up to $400,000 with conditions that must be met for the funding to be approved. City Councilman Russ Jehl, R- 2nd, on Tuesday accused the commissioners of delaying their response and relying on Fort Wayne to fund the service.
“There are just a lot of things being said that need to be addressed,” Commissioner Therese Brown said Friday.
The county has been in talks with the ambulance authority for more than two years on this matter, diligently trying to get information, Brown said. County government has never provided fire and emergency medical services because that’s a township responsibility through a property tax levy, she said.
“Township residents are already paying for fire and EMS,” Brown said.
If Allen County gives money to the Three Rivers Ambulance Authority, it’s double taxation, she added.
Commissioner Rich Beck said townships using the ambulance authority’s services have a contract and already pay for service.
The townships have also subsidized the ambulance authority for years, Beck said. When an ambulance makes a non-emergency call, such as transporting a patient between a nursing home and a hospital, it takes a responder vehicle off the road.
When the townships provide emergency transport, the ambulance authority pays $400 to that township in reimbursement, Beck said, despite the ambulance authority receiving $1,000 for the run from the patient or his insurance company. Beck added that the number of times that’s been necessary has decreased this year.
The commissioners’ letter to the ambulance authority and Mayor Tom Henry’s office said the county is willing to pay $200,000 toward reimbursing the townships for runs it makes instead of the ambulance authority. Allen County would pay the other $200,000 stipend if the commissioners and mayor’s office create a temporary emergency medical services task force that would make recommendations on improving operations.
Commissioner Nelson Peters called the ambulance authority’s business model outdated. A study the Three Rivers Ambulance Authority commissioned in 2014 said the organization’s public utility model is obsolete, he said.
The model calls for running fire or EMS services as self-sufficient entities, as Fort Wayne does with its City Utilities department.
The study recommended the ambulance authority move away from that model, Peters said. However, no changes have been made in nine years.
“What you see now is what you get when you try to exercise a failing model,” Peters added. | https://www.journalgazette.net/local/local-politics/county-commissioners-respond-to-allegations-about-funding-ambulance-service/article_271f7a9c-e5dc-11ed-a2b3-8b810aa4e01a.html | 2023-04-29T04:47:04 | 1 | https://www.journalgazette.net/local/local-politics/county-commissioners-respond-to-allegations-about-funding-ambulance-service/article_271f7a9c-e5dc-11ed-a2b3-8b810aa4e01a.html |
Wayne High School ROTC students, clockwise from left, Kaden Lumpkins, Ethan Van Huisen, Daniel Craffey, and Serina Bean raise a new flag at Volunteers of America Liberty Landing on Friday morning. The students joined veterans and Liberty Landing staff members for a ceremony to replace a tattered flag in front of the building. | https://www.journalgazette.net/local/new-flag-raised-at-liberty-landing/article_f4747628-e5f5-11ed-9f50-7feb24b23d4b.html | 2023-04-29T04:47:10 | 0 | https://www.journalgazette.net/local/new-flag-raised-at-liberty-landing/article_f4747628-e5f5-11ed-9f50-7feb24b23d4b.html |
Fort Wayne police said Friday they arrested a 54-year-old suspect wanted in a rash of fast-food restaurant burglaries.
Officers said they spotted David Scott Sylvester driving a stolen maroon Chevrolet Malibu near Hallmark Inn, 3730 E. Washington Blvd., about 2:40 p.m. Thursday.
The fast-food restaurants involved include an Arby's at 6002 Stellhorn Road, a Taco Bell at 2020 N. Coliseum Blvd., and a Hardee's at 2720 Maplecrest Road, according to a probable cause affidavit.
Sylvester, whom the affidavit said also goes by Gerald Sylvester, faces burglary, possession of drug paraphernalia and related charges.
Police said Sylvester sped off but struck several patrol cars in trying to get away. Officers caught the suspect after he crashed into a concrete median outside the Inn's parking lot.
No one was hurt in the incident. An investigation is ongoing. | https://www.journalgazette.net/local/police-fire/fast-food-burglary-suspect-caught-in-fort-wayne/article_05254b56-e5c8-11ed-85c4-efecc5f7f257.html | 2023-04-29T04:47:17 | 0 | https://www.journalgazette.net/local/police-fire/fast-food-burglary-suspect-caught-in-fort-wayne/article_05254b56-e5c8-11ed-85c4-efecc5f7f257.html |
A Southwest Allen County Schools science teacher initially assumed geography would prevent his participation in a program that lets educators learn about NASA’s astrophysics and planetary science missions.
“I thought it wasn’t something they’d allow people on the East Coast to do,” Mark Lenfestey said, adding participants in the NASA Astronomy Activation Ambassadors program always seemed to be from the West.
That changed in recent years, Lenfestey said. But he waited for his daughter’s senior year in high school to apply because he wanted to ensure he could fulfill every program obligation.
The Homestead High School physics instructor cleared the application process – which asked about his relevant experience, teaching style and interest in astronomy – and is now excited to join 17 other educators in the program’s 2023 cohort.
The group of middle school, high school and community college instructors represent 14 states, including California, Colorado, Hawaii, Illinois, New York, Oregon, Texas, Washington and Wisconsin. Lenfestey is the only Hoosier.
He will travel to Hawaii in July for an immersion experience at the NASA Infrared Telescope Facility, but his involvement in the professional development program is well under way. He has completed a required online astronomy course, and he attends regular lectures via Zoom. He compared the lessons to those found on college campuses.
“I am learning a lot,” Lenfestey said. “Some things I still don’t understand.”
Managed by the SETI Institute since 2011, the ambassadors program is designed to enhance student learning and engagement in science, technology, engineering and math, or STEM, according to the agency’s website.
Participating educators receive access to NASA education resources, along with training to teach a curriculum that connects concepts to NASA-supported scientific research. The curriculum, which addresses electromagnetic spectrum and infrared astronomy, is aligned with national Next Generation Science Standards.
Lenfestey expects it will enrich his lessons at Homestead, where he has taught since August 2004. His classes include Advanced Placement courses, which allow students to receive college credit.
“It will give (students) a context of actual applications,” he said, adding it will make the science livelier.
The SETI website states an estimated 35,000 students have benefited from teachers’ involvement in the ambassadors program, and a 2018 study confirmed its effects.
Research, development and service agency WestEd analyzed student outcomes in the 2017-18 academic year to assess the curriculum’s impact on student learning.
Students whose teachers taught the curriculum generally performed better on a content assessment than students not exposed to such lessons, researchers found.
“This rich curriculum illuminates the value of scientific research and the wide variety of STEM career paths available to them,” program lead Dana Backman said in a statement.
“The AAA program allows the SETI Institute to continue bringing NASA science into classrooms across the country.”
WestEd, which is nonpartisan and nonprofit, also surveyed students about their attitudes toward STEM education and careers. The program seeks to increase students’ interest in science education and career paths.
Those exposed to the program’s curriculum indicated they gained more from their course compared to students who didn’t experience the content, the study found. But the survey results showed a lesser effect on student interest in science or science-related careers.
Lenfestey hopes his involvement in the ambassadors program sparks students’ interest in science. He predicted his eagerness will be obvious.
“I want them to catch my enthusiasm,” he said, “my excitement.” | https://www.journalgazette.net/local/schools/allen-county-science-teacher-among-18-selected-for-summer-training-at-nasa-facility/article_9efd319c-dec7-11ed-8678-87a62449da75.html | 2023-04-29T04:47:23 | 1 | https://www.journalgazette.net/local/schools/allen-county-science-teacher-among-18-selected-for-summer-training-at-nasa-facility/article_9efd319c-dec7-11ed-8678-87a62449da75.html |
A banner on Indiana Tech’s campus features student Jordyn Hartfield beneath the words “believe it” – a pairing the soon-to-be graduate’s teenage self probably couldn’t fathom.
Despite attending a prestigious Detroit high school with a strong college prep curriculum, Hartfield resisted the pressure to be great. She didn’t want to be a star student, she said, so she chose not to complete homework.
“They were kind of putting us against each other,” Hartfield said. “So to kind of eliminate myself from the competition, I just wouldn’t show up.”
Hartfield was uninterested in higher education, assuming it would be more of the same.
“That just was not the vision that I had for myself,” she said, noting she planned to immediately join the workforce instead. “I never saw myself, like, going to college or anything like that.”
The 21-year-old network engineering major is now weeks away from joining 1,045 other Indiana Tech students in obtaining academic degrees. The university will celebrate the graduates during a May 13 commencement at Memorial Coliseum.
Northeast Indiana’s college graduation season begins today with Huntington University’s ceremonies.
Hartfield’s postsecondary trajectory changed when Indiana Tech contacted her after seeing her information on a college recruiting site. Hartfield said she created the profile because of a high school requirement.
Hartfield didn’t tour Indiana Tech’s Fort Wayne campus before arriving for her first semester at age 17.
“Talk about bravery,” said Susan McGrade, an adviser to the National Society of Black Engineers, a student group Hartfield joined.
Hartfield never regretted her decision to become a Warrior, she said. And her perception of college – influenced by Hollywood portrayals – shattered as she became part of the Indiana Tech community. Small, close-knit universities weren’t on Hartfield’s radar in high school, she said, chalking it up to coming from a large metropolitan area dominated by large institutions.
Faculty helped Hartfield decide a major, which she changed several times before landing on network engineering, she said. Software engineering and cybersecurity were among the fields she disliked.
“My favorite thing about Tech is just how much of a family we are,” Hartfield said. “I can talk to anyone about anything.”
Hartfield was also involved with the Career Center, which reports to Dan Stoker, the vice president for student affairs.
He invited Hartfield – whom he described as inquisitive, direct and thoughtful – to join his VP Advisory Council. The student group offers feedback on policies, campus improvements and the student experience.
“She represents the voices of other students well, in addition to presenting herself in a professional manner,” Stoker said by email.
He also nominated Hartfield to be a presidential ambassador, a role asking students to represent the university on and off campus. These students interact with the Board of Trustees and participate in homecoming and Alumni Board events, among others.
Stoker knew Hartfield would represent the university well, he said, especially after seeing her flourish while talking with alumni at a homecoming event.
“As I watched Jordyn across the room, she seemed a natural in what many would consider to be an uncomfortable setting,” Stoker said. “She found commonalities with the alumni, asked questions and got to know them and what they did as a career.”
Kristi Jarmus met a shyer Hartfield a few years ago. Jarmus, the director of alumni relations, said Hartfield was working to get out of her comfort zone.
“She’s broken out of that box,” Jarmus said, adding Hartfield embraced every opportunity on campus.
McGrade agreed.
“She grew into these opportunities that were offered to her,” McGrade said, adding Hartfield’s leadership has shone with the National Society of Black Engineers.
Hartfield is willing to take hard, unpopular stances when it comes to following the organization’s policies, McGrade said.
“She does it because she wants everyone to be treated the same,” McGrade said. “She works hard to make her voice heard.”
Hartfield will remain in Fort Wayne after graduation, when her internship at Steel Dynamics Inc. will transition into a full-time job.
“I can’t even imagine where I would be if Tech never reached out to me,” she said.
Jarmus is confident Hartfield will remain involved with the university.
“She’s already joined an alumni committee,” Jarmus said. | https://www.journalgazette.net/local/schools/soon-to-be-grad-credits-indiana-tech-with-changing-her-trajectory/article_92209a54-d89b-11ed-a01d-aff607242ba1.html | 2023-04-29T04:47:29 | 1 | https://www.journalgazette.net/local/schools/soon-to-be-grad-credits-indiana-tech-with-changing-her-trajectory/article_92209a54-d89b-11ed-a01d-aff607242ba1.html |
Self-Advocates at Easterseals Arc of Northeast Indiana, with the support of AWS Foundation, presented $2,050 in donations on Pay it Forward Day on Friday to the Fort Wayne Dance Collective. Ashley Benninghoff of Fort Wayne Dance Collective received the checks from Thomas Summerville, chief operating officer of Easterseals Arc of Northeast Indiana. Patti Hays, AWS Foundation CEO, is at left. | https://www.journalgazette.net/local/surprising-fort-wayne-dance-collective/article_78e563da-e61a-11ed-a26b-ef85e7f63cee.html | 2023-04-29T04:47:35 | 0 | https://www.journalgazette.net/local/surprising-fort-wayne-dance-collective/article_78e563da-e61a-11ed-a26b-ef85e7f63cee.html |
Bill Smith doesn’t consider himself Dr. Dolittle or Dr. Seuss.
But the 80-year-old volunteer has been donating his time reading at elementary schools and working with animals at the Fort Wayne Children’s Zoo for two decades.
“I like to see kids learn,” said the Fort Wayne resident and Baltimore native. “I like the look on their faces when they see something special.”
His friends say Smith’s volunteerism is special.
Besides participating in the Big Brothers Big Sisters’ Real Men Read program, teaching zoo patrons and others about animals, Smith also can be spotted clearing brush and other debris after storms for Fort Wayne’s trails.
“One time, I got a call from Bill saying he cut down some branches he felt were threatening a tree we planted,” said Neil Miller, program manager at the Greenways & Trails department. “When we got there, there was a ton of branches he (cleared) and a perfect circle around the tree that now has a better chance at surviving and thriving.”
Did we mention Smith did this on his day off?
“Volunteers are truly the backbone; those who care enough to give of their time,” Miller said. “People like Bill keep organizations going.”
Smith won the Big Brothers Big Sisters’ Reader of the Year Award in 2021 and tied for the honor in 2020.
Officials at the nonprofit say Smith breathes life into the stories he narrates, adding anecdotes from his own life.
“The teachers love him, and the kids see him as a grandfather figure,” said Shelley Schwab, chief development officer for Big Brothers Big Sisters. “He brings in props and always has something extra.”
Before moving to Fort Wayne in 1992, Smith worked as an environmental manager for a paint company, and once served as a chemist there – although he flunked chemistry at the University of Baltimore, where he studied industrial management.
“I like to tell kids that to show that just because you failed at something doesn’t mean you can’t succeed,” he said.
Kathy Terlizzi is volunteer programs manager for the zoo. She said Smith has logged more than 4,000 hours with the zoo, including recently receiving animal behavioral observation training.
“He’s so humble and generous with his time. He’s a gem,” Terlizzi said. “He’s very enterprising and started giving names to the animals so the new volunteers would know them.”
Some of the creatures Smith has showcased at local schools and nursing homes, include guinea pigs, chickens, rabbits, snakes and millipedes.
His recent training taught him how to monitor the sleep, pacing, rest and exploring habits of various animals.
“We’re given a tablet to log information during two 30-minute periods,” he said.
Excessive pacing by a Sumatran tiger, for example, would indicate anxiety.
“That’s not desirable behavior,” Smith added.
The octogenarian’s knowledge impresses his 21 grandchildren and two great-grandchildren, who are sort of on a first-name basis with many of the zoo’s inhabitants.
“They love it,” said Smith’s wife, Sally. “They have a great time.” | https://www.journalgazette.net/local/volunteer-spotlight-bill-smith/article_878f9760-db21-11ed-aafa-974d6215f9d4.html | 2023-04-29T04:47:42 | 0 | https://www.journalgazette.net/local/volunteer-spotlight-bill-smith/article_878f9760-db21-11ed-aafa-974d6215f9d4.html |
PALM COAST, Fla. – A Georgia man led police on a pursuit across five counties from Florida to Georgia after robbing a Palm Coast gas station before being shot by a Camden County gas station clerk, the Flagler County Sheriff’s Office told News 6 partner WJXT-TV.
An employee at a gas station on State Road 100 East called police Thursday night to report that Qwinntavus Jordan, 32, of Coffee County, came into the store and demanded money, according to News 6 partner WJXT-TV. The employee said the man alluded to having a gun but never pulled one out.
Soon after, Jordan left the gas station with about $90 and other items, then headed north on Interstate 95, according to deputies.
The St. Johns County Sheriff’s Office identified Jordan’s vehicle driving through the county and started to pursue him.
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Jordan led many officers from multiple law enforcement agencies such as the Florida Highway Patrol, the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office, and the Nassau County Sheriff’s Office on a chase through multiple counties.
Once Jordan reached the Florida/Georgia line, the Camden County Sheriff’s Office took over the pursuit.
The Kingsland Police Department performed a stop-stick hit on the man’s vehicle on I-95, causing the vehicle to stop and Jordan to exit the vehicle and run toward a nearby Friendly Express convenience store.
Jordan entered the store, pulled out a gun and demanded the clerk’s car keys. He then took the clerk’s vehicle and attempted to escape but crashed through the front of the store, deputies said.
He got out of the vehicle and attempted to chase the clerk and a customer through the store and a struggle ensued. According to the Georgia Bureau of Investigation, Jordan pointed a gun at the customer, leading the clerk to shoot him.
He was shot at least eight times, according to the Georgia authorities.
Jordan was taken into custody and transported to the hospital in critical condition.
Investigators learned he was also wanted for armed robbery in Coffee County.
Jordan is expected to be charged.
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Events
Saturday, April 29
ART CHAT EXHIBIT AND ARTISTS' RECEPTION: Mondays through Saturdays through April; an exhibit by the Art Chat collective will be on display throughout April; Ocean County Library/Little Egg Harbor Branch, 290 Mathistown Road, Little Egg Harbor Township; free. 609-294-1197 or theoceancountylibrary.org/events.
ATLANTIC COUNTY LIBRARY FOUNDATION BOOK SALE: daily through Aug. 31; proceeds benefit the Atlantic County Library Foundation support of programming in your library branch; Mays Landing Branch/Atlantic County Library System, 40 Farragut Ave., Hamilton. 609-625-2776 or atlanticlibrary.org.
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AUDITIONS FOR FOOL MOON THEATRE PRODUCTION: 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.; Fool Moon Theatre's "The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee"; Margate Community Church, 8900 N. Ventnor Ave., Margate. 609-457-0903 or foolmoontheatre.org.
AUTHOR VISIT: DEBORAH GOODRICH ROYCE: 2 to 3:30 p.m.; Deborah Goodrich Royce's literary thrillers examine puzzles of identity; Cape May County Library/Cape May Court House Branch, 30 Mechanic St., Middle Township; free. 609-463-6350 or events.cmclibrary.org.
BARNEGAT LIBRARY 30TH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.; enjoy day-long family fun, starting with the "Talewise Dry Ice Show" and followed by the Frog Jam Band's live concert; Barnegat County Library, 112 Burr St., Barnegat Township. 732-349-6200 or theoceancountylibrary.org/events.
'BEAUTY AND THE BEAST': 7 p.m. April 29, 2 p.m. April 30; Egg Harbor Township High School presents the Broadway musical Disney's "Beauty and the Beast"; Egg Harbor Township High School, 24 High School Drive, Egg Harbor Township; $10. 609-653-0100 or ehths.booktix.com.
BIRDING BASICS WITH THE NEW JERSEY AUDUBON: 10 a.m. to noon; birding event; Pleasantville Branch/Atlantic County Library System, 33 Martin Luther King Junior Ave., Pleasantville. 609-641-1778 or atlanticlibrary.org.
CAPE MAY WINE TRAIL WITH LUNCH AND TROLLEY TOUR: 10:45 a.m. to 5 p.m. April 29, May 6, Sept. 22, Oct 6; visit two Cape May County wineries for tours and tastings; Emlen Physick Estate, 1048 Washington St., Cape May; $125. 609-884-5404.
RENAISSANCE FAIRE: 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. April 29, 30; Historic Smithville Village is hosting the annual Renaissance Faire; Historic Smithville, 615 E. Moss Mill Road, Galloway Township. 609-748-8999 or historicsmithville.com.
Sunday, April 30
MISS TRI-CITY SCHOLARSHIP PAGEANT: 6 to 10 p.m.; find out who the next Miss Tri-City will be; pageant winner will go on to represent Vineland, Millville, Buena and the surrounding areas; The Landis Theater, 830 E. Landis Ave., Vineland, $15. thelandistheater.com.
Monday, May 1
ESL CAREER READINESS LAB: 9:30 a.m. to noon Mondays through July 31; learn how to use the Engen Language Upskilling platform, which provides ESL classes and tutorials with a focus on job interview skills, and the food and beverage industry and hospitality industry; Public Library, 1 N. Tennessee Ave., Atlantic City. 609-345-2269 or acfpl.org.
HOUSEPLANTS: 2 to 3 p.m. Mondays through May 22; learn how to plant, propagate, and care for a variety of popular plant species; Ventnor City Branch/Atlantic County Library System, 6500 Atlantic Ave., Ventnor. 609-823-4614 or atlanticlibrary.org.
LINE DANCING - WITH SUSAN PENNYPACKER: noon to 12:45 p.m. Mondays; no meetings May 29, Sept. 4, Oct. 9; Wildwood Crest Branch, 6300 Atlantic Ave., Wildwood Crest. 609-463-6350 or events.cmclibrary.org.
MAY DAY TEA PARTY: 3 to 4 p.m.; celebrate May Day with a flower craft and snacks; open for adults; Egg Harbor Township/Atlantic County Library System, 1 Swift Drive, Egg Harbor Township; registration required. 609-927-8664 or atlanticlibrary.org.
MEDITATIVE DRUM CIRCLE: 5 to 6 p.m. Mondays; bring your own instrument or borrow one; no meetings May 29, Aug. 28, Sept. 4, Oct. 9, Nov. 6, Dec. 25; Cape May Court House Branch, 30 Mechanic St., Middle Township. 609-463-6350 or events.cmclibrary.org.
SCRABBLE NIGHT: 5:45 to 7:45 p.m. first and third Mondays through May; bring your own team or play with others; Public Library, 235 32nd St., Avalon. avalonfreelibrary.org.
For kids
Saturday, April 29
DROP-IN LEGO PLAYTIME: 1 to 2 p.m. Saturdays through August; Egg Harbor Township/Atlantic County Library System, 1 Swift Drive, Egg Harbor Township. 609-927-8664 or atlanticlibrary.org.
NATIONAL LIBRARY WEEK HIDE-AND-SEEK: 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. daily through April 29; for kids ages 13 and younger; kids who find the hidden object will receive a treat; Mays Landing Branch/Atlantic County Library System, 40 Farragut Ave., Hamilton. 609-625-2776 or atlanticlibrary.org.
SATURDAY FAMILY STORYTIME: 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. Saturdays through August; Egg Harbor Township/Atlantic County Library System, 1 Swift Drive, Egg Harbor Township. 609-927-8664 or atlanticlibrary.org.
SPRINGTIME STORYTIME: 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. Saturdays April 29, May 27, June 10, 24; for ages 3 1/2 to 5, siblings welcome; few quick stories, songs, an easy craft, plus a treat; Somers Point Branch/Atlantic County Library System, 801 Shore Road, Somers Point; registration required. 609-927-7113 or atlanticlibrary.org.
TEEN BOARD GAME AND SNACK AFTERNOONS: 2 to 4 p.m. Saturdays April 29, May 13, 27, June 10, 24, July 8, 22, Aug. 5, 29; for kids and teens, ages 10 and older; Egg Harbor Township/Atlantic County Library System, 1 Swift Drive, Egg Harbor Township; registration required. 609-927-8664 or atlanticlibrary.org.
Monday, May 1
PRE-K CLUB AND CRAFT: 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. Mondays through May 22, June 5, 12; Galloway Township Branch/Atlantic County Library System, 306 E. Jimmie Leeds Road, Galloway. 609-652-2352 or atlanticlibrary.org.
PRESCHOOL STORYTIME - ABSECON: 10 to 11 a.m. Mondays; Absecon branch/Atlantic County Library System, 305 New Jersey Ave., Absecon. 609-646-2228 or atlanticlibrary.org.
PRESCHOOL STORYTIME - EGG HARBOR CITY: 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. Mondays through Aug. 28; Egg Harbor City Branch/Atlantic County Library System, 134 Philadelphia Ave., Egg Harbor City. 609-804-1063 or atlanticlibrary.org.
Groups
Saturday, April 29
CHESS CLUB: noon to 4 p.m. Saturdays through May 27; for adults and interested teens and children, ages 8 and older; Ventnor City Branch/Atlantic County Library System, 6500 Atlantic Ave., Ventnor; registration required. 609-823-4614 or atlanticlibrary.org.
Monday, May 1
AL-ANON FAMILY GROUPS: 11 a.m. Mondays; for those troubled by someone else's drinking; Egg Harbor City Senior Center, 351 Cincinnati Ave., Egg Harbor City. AL-ANON.org.
GREAT BOOKS CLUB: 10 a.m. to noon every other Monday through May 15; Cape May Court House Branch, 30 Mechanic St., Middle Township. 609-463-6350 or events.cmclibrary.org.
LONGPORT NEEDLERS: 10 a.m. to noon Mondays; bring your needle/crochet craft project and join us for a time of crafting and socializing; Longport Public Library, 2305 Atlantic Ave., Longport. 609-487-7403 or LongportPublicLibrary.org.
'MONEY TALKS' ONLINE DISCUSSION GROUP: 7 to 8 p.m. first Mondays; monthly online discussion group with thought-provoking topics related to money and wellness; virtual event hosted by the Mental Health Association New Jersey. 609-652-3800 or MHANJ.org.
Health, fitness
Sunday, April 30
MEDITATION - ONLINE GROUP: 7:15 to 8 p.m. Sundays; offered by The Mental Health Association in Atlantic County; staff offer a guided calming meditation or breathing exercise; to receive a link by email and join the group online, email btrendler@mhanj.org. 609-652-3800 or MHAAC.info.
Monday, May 1
CHAIR YOGA - WITH LYNNE CATARRO: 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. Mondays; no class 5/29, 9/4, 10/9, 12/25; Cape May County Library/Wildwood Crest Branch, 6300 Atlantic Ave., Wildwood Crest. 609-463-6350 or events.cmclibrary.org.
'GOT STRESS?' ONLINE GROUP: 4 to 5:30 p.m. Mondays; online group meets to discuss daily wellness, coping strategies and tools to relieve stress and reduce anxiety; offered by The Mental Health Association in Atlantic County; free. 609-652-3800 or MHAAC.info.
Tuesday, May 2
BODY IMAGE & BALANCE MEETINGS: 7 to 8 p.m. first and third Tuesdays; hosted by the Mental Health Association in Atlantic County; call-in and online group for those living with or recovering from disordered eating. 609-652-3800 or MHAAC.info.
DEALING WITH DEPRESSION SUPPORT GROUP: 7 to 8 p.m. Tuesdays; hosted by the Mental Health Association in Atlantic County; online support group for those living with depression. 609-652-3800 or MHAAC.info.
ZUMBA WITH KELLIE WOOD: 5 to 6 p.m. Tuesdays; Cape May Court House Branch, 30 Mechanic St., Middle Township. 609-463-6350 or events.cmclibrary.org.
Music
Saturday, April 29
KATIE HENRY: 7:30 to 10 p.m.; The Lizzie Rose Music Room, 217 E. Main St., Tuckerton; $30. 908-310-2941 or lizzierosemusic.com.
THE BREAKERS: A TRIBUTE TO TOM PETTY: 7 p.m. doors open; 8 to 10 p.m. show; Levoy Theatre, 126-130 N. High St., Millville; $38.50 to $43.50. 856-327-6400 or levoy.net.
Bus trips
Saturday, April 29
UT HISTORICAL SOCIETY SPRING BUS TRIP: April 29, 30; sponsored by the Historical Preservation Society of Upper Township; tour historic Dutch sites around the state, learn about the Dutch influence on New Jersey's earliest settlements; cost includes admission to all sites, lunch and dinner on Saturday, breakfast and lunch on Sunday, a room on Saturday night and the bus cost and the driver’s tip; $250-$300. parytell@gmail.com or UpperTwpHistory.org. | https://pressofatlanticcity.com/news/local/community-calendar/article_3313def6-e46a-11ed-b59e-97981e3f1999.html | 2023-04-29T05:18:07 | 1 | https://pressofatlanticcity.com/news/local/community-calendar/article_3313def6-e46a-11ed-b59e-97981e3f1999.html |
WILDWOOD CREST — A new Saturday morning Wellness Weight Group will begin meeting next month for those looking to reach their weight loss goals.
Attendees can get a jump start on their summer weight goals starting 10:30 a.m. May 6. The Wellness Weight Group will present information and strategies in a small-group environment to assist attendees in breaking unhealthy habits, with each week featuring new topics and discussion.
The group will be led by weight-loss advocate Marianne Viscomi, who has more than 30 years of experience, and is organized by the Wildwood Crest Mayor’s Wellness Campaign and the Wildwood Crest Recreation Department.
The Wellness Weight Group will meet at the new Crest Arts Pavilion, located at Wisteria Road and Ocean Avenue, and will continue on Saturdays. Attendance is free. For more information, call 609-523-0202. | https://pressofatlanticcity.com/news/local/new-wellness-weight-group-to-meet-saturdays-in-wildwood-crest/article_9bd614c2-e2c1-11ed-b353-1f4306b090fa.html | 2023-04-29T05:18:13 | 1 | https://pressofatlanticcity.com/news/local/new-wellness-weight-group-to-meet-saturdays-in-wildwood-crest/article_9bd614c2-e2c1-11ed-b353-1f4306b090fa.html |
OCEAN CITY — The Ocean City Fine Arts League recently announced the winners of its April art show, currently on display at the Art on Asbury Gallery.
The Dusk to Dawn Art Show & Exhibition features pieces that depict natural lighting and scenery. Receiving first place in the show is Rita Michalenko, of Mays Landing, for her pastel "Sunset at Oyster Creek."
Remaining winners are Bea Stenta, of North Wildwood, in second place with "Wavering Lights" in mixed media; Carol Ann Keiser, of Hammonton, in third place with "Just Before the Dawn" in watercolor; honorable mention Cheryl Wu, of West Cape May, with "Creamsicle Dream" in fabric; and honorable mention Rene Capri, of Cape May Court House, with photo "Serenity."
The gallery, located at 711 Asbury Ave., is open 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Mondays through Saturdays and 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sundays. All artwork is for sale.
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Mike Trout, 31, a 2009 Millville High School graduate, is a center fielder with the Los Angeles Angels and was the 2014, 2016 and 2019 American League MVP.
Thursday: Went 1 for 5, striking out twice, in an 8-7 win over the visiting Athletics. He batted second and played center field.
Friday: Batting second and playing center field, he went 1 for 4 in a 2-1 loss at Milwaukee.
Saturday: Corbin Burnes (2-1, 4.55) is scheduled to start the 7:10 p.m. game for the Brewers. Trout has not faced him.
Stats: Trout is hitting .303 (29 for 90), which also is his career batting average, with five home runs, 13 RBIs and 18 runs scored in 25 games. He has walked 14 times and struck out 31 times. His on-base percentage is .400, his OPS .945. | https://pressofatlanticcity.com/sports/local/daily-mike-trout-report-angels-lose-2-1-at-milwaukee/article_968c357c-e600-11ed-8519-db0def42bf84.html | 2023-04-29T05:18:56 | 1 | https://pressofatlanticcity.com/sports/local/daily-mike-trout-report-angels-lose-2-1-at-milwaukee/article_968c357c-e600-11ed-8519-db0def42bf84.html |
PORTLAND, Ore (PORTLAND TRIBUNE) — Rocks carry a great deal of symbolism for Anne Carleton, an orthopedic technician at Kaiser Permanente’s Westside Medical Center in Hillsboro.
When you toss one in the water, it creates ripples. Carleton knows this well.
After the sudden and unexpected death of her 15-year-old son, Hayden, in 2011, she was prompted to start a campaign in his name — Hayden Kindness Rocks, a volunteer rock-painting effort to raise awareness for organ donation.
Hayden was himself an organ donor, which he signed up for when he qualified for his Oregon driver’s permit just eight months before his death. His decision to put the little letter “D” on his permit ended up saving seven lives.
“It’s all about kindness, in honor of a really kind human,” Carleton said of the campaign, which reached its apex this month, as April is Organ Donor Awareness Month. “This whole project just makes sense to me, being Hayden’s mom.”
Read more at PortlandTribune.com.
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SALEM, Ore. — Oregon should prepare for the U.S. government eventually legalizing marijuana and position the state, with its huge stockpiles of the drug, as a national leader in the industry, state auditors said Friday.
Oregon, long known for its potent marijuana, would be competing with other pot-producing states — particularly California, which also has a vast oversupply — for the export market if marijuana is ever legalized nationally.
“Now is the time for Oregon to prepare its system for a future when cannabis is legal nationally,” said Oregon Deputy Secretary of State Cheryl Myers, whose office conducted the audit.
In a news conference Friday, Oregon Audits Director Kip Memmott noted with a bit of envy that Canada legalized marijuana and is “a lot more proactive in looking at the benefits financially.”
Oregon can lead the way in the United States in how pot is regulated, while also offering its high-end strains of marijuana, Memmott said.
“We have kind of a signature commodity, along with ... our timber and all the other great things that Oregon produces here. And there’s a real opportunity,” Memmott said.
Oregon's auditors reminded the Oregon Liquor and Cannabis Commission to follow its own strategic plan to position the state as a national leader by increasing the number of speaking engagements at national conferences, holding more statewide meetings and championing a nationwide framework for cannabis regulation.
OLCC Executive Director Craig Prins wrote in response that his agency is keen on moving quickly if, and when, interstate marijuana commerce is permitted.
Prins said he expects that “only the highest quality products from well-regulated systems, that have recognized testing, packaging, labeling, and traceability standards, will be allowed for sale into other states.”
Oregon has been prioritizing these standards, aimed at protecting consumers, for years, Prins said.
Secretary of State Shemia Fagan recused herself from the audit because she is a paid consultant of an affiliate of marijuana retail chain La Mota, said spokesman Ben Morris. News of the consultancy was first reported Thursday by Willamette Week, a Portland newspaper.
La Mota’s co-owner has hosted fundraisers for top Democratic Oregon politicians, including Fagan, while the co-owner, her partner and their business allegedly owe $1.7 million in unpaid bills and more in state and federal taxes, according to Willamette Week.
Republican legislative leaders on Friday called for Fagan to resign over the consulting job. Gov. Tina Kotek, a Democrat, said later on Friday she wanted two investigations.
“It’s critical that Oregonians trust their government. That is why I am urging the Oregon Government Ethics Commission to immediately investigate this situation,” Kotek said in an emailed statement. “Additionally, I am requesting that the Oregon Department of Justice examine the Secretary of State’s recently released audit of the Oregon Liquor and Cannabis Commission (OLCC) and its cannabis program.”
Morris denied Fagan’s outside work represented a conflict of interest and said Oregon Government Ethics Commission guidelines specifically allow public officials to maintain private employment.
Senate Republican leader Tim Knopp and House Republican leader Vikki Breese-Iverson said in a joint statement: “This appears to be an ethics violation and if it isn’t then Oregon’s ethics laws are broken."
The auditors said the OLCC should make burdensome marijuana regulations more like those governing distilled spirits, which the agency also regulates.
The state audit questioned the OLCC's requirement that marijuana businesses keep their stash behind steel doors and have 24-hour video surveillance systems.
“A steel door cannot prevent someone from purchasing cannabis legally in Oregon and taking that cannabis out of the state,” the auditors said.
The auditors noted that federal authorities have been hands-off on states that legalize marijuana since the “Cole Memorandum,” written by a U.S. deputy attorney general, came out in 2013. The memorandum said federal intervention wouldn't be necessary as long as marijuana in those states was not trafficked to other states or distributed to minors, among other conditions.
It was rescinded in January 2018 by U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions. But four months later, Oregon's then-U.S. attorney issued five priorities that closely mirrored the Cole Memorandum.
The Oregon auditors concluded that the risk of federal intervention in the state's regulated system is increasingly unlikely, in part because it hasn't happened yet. They also cited “the changing social and political environments, and increasing number of draft federal bills focused on cannabis reform.”
A total of 21 states and Washington, D.C., have legalized recreational use of marijuana, but activists see little chance of the current Congress moving toward national legalization. Still, there’s hope the Biden administration will allow pot commerce among states that have legalized it.
The legislatures of Oregon and California have already authorized their governors to enter into interstate cannabis trade agreements if the feds allow it. Lawmakers in Washington state followed suit this month, with the measure waiting for Gov. Jay Inslee’s signature. | https://www.kgw.com/article/news/local/marijuana/audit-marijuana-oregon-must-prep-us-legalization/283-f23bd6ea-ed4a-4191-9a7d-31d0551deccf | 2023-04-29T05:35:36 | 0 | https://www.kgw.com/article/news/local/marijuana/audit-marijuana-oregon-must-prep-us-legalization/283-f23bd6ea-ed4a-4191-9a7d-31d0551deccf |
Jury finds Ashley Schwarz guilty of capital murder, 2 other charges
In addition to the capital murder charge, Schwarz was found guilty of injury to a child and injury to a child by omission.
Aug. 29, 2020 Trial Background
An Odessa couple was arrested and charged with capital murder following the death of an 8-year-old girl.
Police responded to a medical call in the 4300 block of Locust Avenue on Aug. 29, 2020. Upon their arrival, they found the child, Jaylin, unresponsive. She would later be pronounced dead at the scene.
Investigators found out that Jaylin had allegedly been punished and was not allowed to eat breakfast that day. They also discovered that the couple, 44-year-old Daniel Schwarz, and 34-year-old Ashley Schwarz, allegedly forced the girl to jump on a trampoline for an extended period of time in temperatures north of 100 degrees. Jaylin was said to have been denied water by the couple since she was not jumping like she was told to.
According to court documents, Ashley and Daniel were not Jaylin's biological parents. Back in 2017, Jaylin's biological mother and the stepsister of Ashley Schwarz, Alysha Anderton, gave up her parental rights. At the time, it seemed like the best interest of Jaylin and her future.
Despite it seeming like a better situation for Jaylin, Anderton's attorney Joshua Lowell Carpenter said that the home Jaylin walked into was not a happy one, and there were prolonged disciplinary actions that were similar to torture. Carpenter also claimed that there were other times before the eventual homicide that the Schwarzes made Jaylin and another child in the home perform exercises without anything to drink or eat.
Anderton also claimed that she didn't recognize her daughter because it had been three years since she made last contact with her, since the Schwarzes refused contact between the two parties. When Anderton first gave up Jaylin, she was allowed to keep contact with her that was agreed upon through mediation. The Tarrant County Medical Examiner ruled Jaylin's death as a homicide after performing an autopsy.
Ashley and Daniel Schwarz were officially booked into the Ector County Jail on Oct. 12, 2020 after police obtained arrest warrants. Both Schwarzes were given a bond of $500,000. Ashley and Daniel were also later each charged with two counts of injury to a child.
The Schwarzes did file motions to reduce their bond amounts, but both were denied. In April of 2021, Ashley Schwarz was released from the Ector County Law Enforcement Center after posting bond, while Daniel would be released after posting bond in August of 2021.
The trial for Ashley Schwarz is set to begin on April 24, 2023. Stay with us here at NewsWest 9 as we will continue to provide updates through the trial.
April 24, 2023 Jury Selection Begins
On Monday, potential jurors were only required to fill out a questionnaire.
On Tuesday, they will narrow the jury down from about 90 to 14.
Opening statements are expected on Wednesday.
April 25, 2023 Day 1 of Trial
In the morning, the jury was narrowed down to 14, following presentations by representatives for the State of Texas and the defense of Ashley Schwarz.
William Prasher and Carmen Villalobos are the attorneys for the state, while Scott Layh and Glenn Harwood are the defense attorneys for Schwarz.
Judge John Shrode swore in the jury and gave them their instructions.
Discussions aimed at finding a fair and impartial jury, to which several people stood down due to having young kids of their own.
10 possible witnesses were named in the process and opening statements were heard earlier in the afternoon.
Schwarz pleaded not guilty to three indictments that alleged she knowingly killed Jaylin, while also causing bodily injury and injury in general.
The jury was told by the state that the Schwarzes were allegedly remodeling when the children were outside and the child went from healthy to dead.
The state mentioned that the cause of death was dehydration, while her younger sister was with her outside in the heat and survived the alleged punishment on the trampoline.
Her younger sister will testify later this week at some point, and the defense claimed that she will show Daniel and Ashley Schwarz as loving parents.
The jury was told by the defense that the Schwarzes took Jaylin from her biological mother who they said had a meth problem, homeschooled the children and took them on trips together.
The defense stated that the allegations of no food or no water being given was absurd, and that water bottles were always present.
Witnesses with the Odessa Police Department and Odessa Fire Rescue spoke about their response and the scene on Aug. 29, 2020 when Jaylin’s death happened.
Caleb Lacey, with OPD, testified that he performed CPR on the child, but she showed no signs of life. He also mentioned her body was warm.
Terry Brumbalow, with OFR, testified that he made no attempts to revive her because it was too late. He said rigor was present in her body, as well as pooling of blood in the veins and discoloration. He also noted her body was hot.
David Morgan, with OPD, testified that he noticed the child's toes were purple and that there was discoloration in her fingers. He noted that the Schwarzes told him they found her body a few minutes before they called dispatch.
Danielle Rudolph, who formerly worked with OPD in the Crime Scene Division, described images that were taken from the residence. Those images showed the discoloration of the child's body, as well as the trampoline outside. She did not recall seeing shade outside or water bottles.
Trial proceedings ended for the day just before 5 P.M.
April 26, 2023 Day 2 of Trial
On day 2 of the trial, Sam Chavez, of OPD’s Robbery-Homicide Division at the time of Jaylin's death, testified as evidence was presented.
It was revealed that Jaylin starting jumping on the trampoline and rolling with the dogs in the morning. Schwarz had taken a water bottle to her just after noon, but there was not certainty on if she took the water.
It was revealed that Jaylin had not eaten breakfast or lunch the day she died, but that there was access to water in the form of a hose and dog bowls, as well as water bottles offered to her. No water bottles were present in the backyard area. It was stated that she had consumed some water that day, but not a ton.
Chavez admitted that video evidence from that day showed Schwarz shocked to learn of burn marks on the child as well.
Jaylin's younger sister interviewed at Harmony Home the day of Jaylin’s death, and Chavez interviewed her a few days later, along with Jessica Wiseman of Child Protective Services. Chavez confirmed both interviews were consistent in saying that Jaylin was forced to jump on the trampoline as punishment and that water and food were not given.
Chavez shared the information from his interview with Jaylin’s younger sister with Tasha Greenberg, the deputy chief medical examiner from Tarrant County, who performed the autopsy.
Greenberg performed the autopsy two days after Jaylin’s death.
Greenberg had received an investigative report, OPD’s police information, the EMS record and past medical records, and noted that was important information to have. She mentioned that it was not immediately apparent what the cause of death was.
Greenberg was told by OPD that Jaylin was on the ground outside, had been jumping on the trampoline in temperatures over 100 degrees and that it was a form of punishment with water not provided.
Greenberg confirmed again her initial ruling that the cause of death was dehydration and hypothermic conditions. She said death from dehydration could take up to days, but a hot environment can accelerate that — along with added exertion — to an hours-long timeframe.
Greenberg said one should expect to see some changes if the individual is being observed. Sunken eyes, vitreous fluid in eyes and skin temperature getting warmer are all symptoms she mentioned. Greenberg said Jaylin had sunken eyes.
Chavez said his attitude towards the case changed after the autopsy.
Greenberg clarified that hypothermia is a higher-than-normal body temperature. She responded to a question by the state that it was fair to say dehydration and hypothermia together is a vicious cycle. Jaylin was deemed warm and so were the ambient temperatures, so Greenberg believed hypothermia was occurring.
Greenberg said that higher temperature can also accelerate rigor development, along with physical exertion. Images of the autopsy showed scrapes, post-mortem sunburn and skin slippage areas, as well as bruising.
Greenberg stated that Jaylin weighed 48.9 pounds, which was considered low for her age, and size played an impact.
Jaylin’s past medical and CPS records were brought forward by the defense as relevant for her potentially having meth in her system from before she was under the custody of the Schwarzes.
Greenberg said that any connections with meth as a child were not present, although if there was, it could have had an impact on her. She said that would not be connected to death by dehydration.
A few other medical findings could not be 100% ruled out as factors, but the cause of death is still the same, according to Greenberg.
The manner of death is still a homicide, with Greenberg saying that is a medical term rather than a legal one. Greenberg concluded it as an act or omission by a person that led to someone’s death.
In these circumstances, forced exercise and a lack of water were noted. Greenberg also mentioned inattention or neglect as ways to rule someone under that manner of death.
She admitted to the defense that if a testimony shows there was access to water and no punishment involved, that could change things.
Trial proceedings will resume at 9:30 a.m. at the Ector County Courthouse.
April 27, 2023 Day 3 of Trial
On Thursday, the jury heard from Jaylin's younger sister, who is 10 years old.
She referred to Ashley and Daniel as mom and dad, and noted she sometimes loved them. She did not recognize Ashley in the courtroom until Ashley was pointed out during cross-examination.
On the day of Jaylin's death, her younger sister had breakfast and was pretty sure Jaylin did as well.
She testified that Ashley told them to jump on the trampoline, and that sometimes jumping on the trampoline was punishment. On the day Jaylin died, she said it was one of those times. Sometimes they jumped on the trampoline for fun, but it happened a lot as punishment. Sometimes it was serious, and sometimes it was not.
She mentioned they brought two cups of water outside and were never offered any more. They took breaks to get water from their cups that were half-filled up.
The girls were allegedly outside for hours and never checked on, while she also noted it was hot and not fun jumping. She said the door was locked and she eventually got back inside, but Jaylin did not. Ashley would later testify that the door was not locked.
On that day, she said Jaylin was laying on the trampoline and not moving when her last words to Jaylin were "the sooner you jump, the sooner you can come in.” She heard Daniel carrying in Jaylin and Ashley calling 911.
Jaylin's younger sister discussed that it was not all bad with the Schwarzes, as they took a trip to Florida and it was fun when they went to a farm in Midland. She said she misses her sister.
The defense showed images of the past to Jaylin's younger sister, and she admitted they did quite a bit as a family and took many pictures.
The defense made it's case in the afternoon, as Ashley Schwarz testified.
Ashley said the day Jaylin died started as a normal Saturday as Jaylin and her younger sister played outside.
Ashley said the trampoline was not used for punishment and that the girls were not in trouble that day. She said they had access to water bottles and knew where they were. She noted there were water bottles in the refrigerator. Jaylin's younger sister had testified earlier in the day that her and Jaylin didn't know they could get in the refrigerator, so they didn't.
Ashley explained that access to water and the house were never denied, and that she made breakfast and lunch that day for the girls.
Ashley mentioned that both girls had come in to use the restroom and they had their water bottles refilled.
Ashley said it was common for the girls to play for hours outside in the morning. Jaylin had said she was hot that day, but Ashley did not see any concerns with Jaylin at the time she came in, and they acknowledged each other later while Jaylin was outside rolling with their dogs.
When Daniel brought Jaylin inside, he and Ashley tried to cool her down. Ashley noticed that she had no pulse and called 911.
Ashley said her reaction from body footage that day showed hysteria and shock. She still lives in the same house, which she said is difficult. She was emotional in saying she misses her daughter.
During cross-examination, Ashley said the girls potentially thought they were in trouble. Ashley said her and Daniel would discipline the children to teach them right and wrong.
The state asked Ashley if Jaylin's younger sister had lied in her testimony, and Ashley said she might have been mistaken. Ashley said she did not do anything that would have made them believe they were being punished.
Jessica Wiseman, an investigator with Child Protective Services, testified on Thursday. She interviewed with Jaylin's younger sister, along with Sam Chavez of OPD, a couple of days after Jaylin's death.
Wiseman spoke with Daniel and Ashley later that night on the day Jaylin died, and she also took photos of the home and trampoline. The defense alleged that Wiseman made threats to Ashley and Daniel during their conversation that night, but Wiseman denied those during her testimony.
Justin Caid, a member of the robbery-homicide division for OPD, assisted in the following days after Jaylin's death by searching in the backyard. He had the fire department measure temperatures on September 4th, 2020. On that day, the ground temperature was 150 degrees, the trampoline was 110 degrees and the high temperature was 91 degrees. On the day of Jaylin's death, the high was 97 degrees. The state would later question Ashley letting the girls be barefoot in those conditions.
Rick Lawhom, a neighbor of the Schwarzes, said he never saw anything inappropriate in his testimony. He noted they were happy and a normal family.
Cathy Lawhom, a neighbor of the Schwarzes, said in her testimony that she saw nothing inappropriate. She mentioned they looked happy and that she thought the girls were the children of the Schwarzes. The Schwarzes had gained foster custody in 2017.
Trial proceedings will resume at 9:30 A.M. on Friday at the Ector County Courthouse.
April 28, 2023 Day 4 of Trial
Day 4 began with the defense calling its final three witnesses to the stand.
Erika Barrientos, a neighbor of the Schwarzes, said she saw them as a normal family and that the girls — Jaylin and her younger sister — would play outside. She noted that she never witnessed anything inappropriate, and that she saw Ashley as a loving mother.
Junior Barrientos, a neighbor of the Schwarzes, had been outside with the kids in the past. He said the girls would tell stories about the farm they would go to, and that they seemed happy. He mentioned that he did not know that the girls were not the Schwarzes biological children.
Michele Baney, a witness that had known Ashley since she was a child, said she had spent time with the kids in the past. She testified never seeing any inappropriate interactions, and she had no negative thoughts for Ashley as a parent.
After recess, Judge Shrode read the jury their instructions and the three verdicts.
The first indictment was for capital murder — intentionally or knowingly exposing Jaylin to extreme heat, while forcing her to engage in strenuous exercise, while preventing her from receiving adequate food and/or water.
The second indictment was for injury to a child — intentionally or knowingly exposing Jaylin to extreme heat, while forcing her to engage in strenuous exercise, while preventing her from receiving adequate food and/or water.
The third indictment was for injury to a child by omission — failing to provide adequate supervision, shelter, medical care, and/or food and water; and the defendant had a legal duty to act, to-unit: the child’s mother or legal guardian.
Closing statements began early in the afternoon, with the state arguing that Ashley knew of the dangers involved in dehydration and the heat and fainting spells Jaylin had experienced in the past.
Villalobos reminded the jury that the cause of death was dehydration with hypothermic conditions.
The state put together a timeframe of events from 1-2 p.m. that day that they claimed left a 15-to-20-minute gap for the Schwarzes to get their story and create a cover-up.
Villalobos showed the timeline of Jaylin jumping around 1 p.m., her being found unresponsive around 1:30-1:35 p.m., Detective Lacey receiving the dispatch call at 1:49 p.m. and her being dead at 1:55 p.m.
Villalobos pointed at Ashley and said she is not a mother, and followed that by asking the jury to find Ashley guilty on all three counts of indictment.
The defense argued they created that timeline by manipulating testimony and said that the state has not come close to the beyond a reasonable doubt threshold.
Layh started by telling the jury not to be confused by the evidence, with the state manipulating what they think evidence is. He later stated that they have no evidence with intent to cause death. He said the way the state is bringing forth the charges means they don’t know if it was inaction or intent.
Layh mentioned that Ashley brought Jaylin to a pediatric cardiologist and neurologist due to the fainting spells. He said that love went both ways between Ashley and Jaylin, and he called Jaylin’s death a tragedy that never belonged in front of a jury.
Layh called the day Jaylin died a normal day when discussing the heat, and also noted that Jaylin was the outside child between the two girls and was used to it.
Layh argued that the facts don’t get to a guilty verdict, and told the jury not to allow the emotions of this case to change that. He told the jury that not guilty on all three verdicts is the right thing.
Prasher made the state’s last argument, saying that video footage showed Ashley calling Jaylin's rolling on the ground a “death roll,” to which he followed by saying Ashley knew what she was doing by leaving Jaylin outside to die. When discussing Greenberg’s testimony, he said Jaylin was outside for hours to die.
Prasher acknowledged that when Jaylin’s younger sister gave her testimony, she did not recognize Ashley in the courtroom, and he brought up that they had been together for three years. He also questioned the amount of punishment that had been done if the girls assumed they were in trouble the day Jaylin died.
Prasher said Ashley was guilty of injury all day long, and that she was responsible for making sure Jaylin had adequate water. He pointed at Ashley multiple times while speaking, and said she “left her [Jaylin] in death roll and walked away.”
Prasher concluded by saying the situation can’t be fixed, but that justice can be given to Jaylin.
Both sides gave passionate, and at times, emotional closing arguments, making their final pleas to the jury before deliberation began.
After about 3 and a half hours of deliberation, at around 6 p.m., the jury found Schwarz guilty on all three charges.
Ashley had her bond revoked immediately, and was then handcuffed and taken into custody. There is only one punishment for capital murder, and that is life in prison without the possibility of parole.
The punishments for the second and third indictment will be made on Monday starting at 9:30 a.m. at the Ector County Courthouse.
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April 24, 1930 - April 25, 2023
HIGHLAND, IN - Gertrude Kingston of Highland passed away Tuesday, April 25, 2023 after a long illness. Gert was formerly a resident of Hammond before moving to Highland. She was preceded in death by her husband of 57 years, Francis (Gene) Kingston; her parents, Fred and Velva Hensley; three brothers, Fred, Jerry and Doug; and many in-laws.
Gert is survived by six children, Mike (late Karen), Tom (Linda), Don, Sean (late Tara) Kingston; two daughters, Pam (Tom) Wade, Mary (John) Tomczak; sister, Mary (late Charles) Dooley; 13 special grandchildren: Jason (Krissy), Jeff (Stephanie), Mark (Stephanie) and Chris (Madi) Wade, Jon Kingston, Tom (Amber), Philip, Olivia Kingston, Evan Kingston, Andrew, John, Ryan and Jacob Tomczak; nine loving great-grandchildren; many special nieces and nephews. Gert also had a group of friends she had been close to for more than 80 years, starting at St. Joseph Elementary and Bishop Noll.
Gert and her family were long time members at Our Lady of Perpetual Help in Hammond, then, moving to Highland joined Our Lady of Grace. Gert had a few different occupations through the years, Home Interiors Decorator, crossing guard for Munster police and drove a school bus for the Special Education/Special Needs children for the Hammond School System. She really enjoyed the students. But Mom and Grandma were her favorite titles. She loved going to activities her children and grandchildren participated in. Gert never knew a stranger; once she was at a stop sign and knew the driver of the car next to her. Retirement found Gert and Gene spending winters in Florida. They loved when family would come and visit them. Gert will be missed by the family and friends she left behind. But she was able to live a good, long life.
Visitation will be from 2 to 6:00 p.m. Sunday, April 30, 2023, at KISH FUNERAL HOME, 10000 Calumet Ave., Munster. A Mass of Christian Burial will be at 10:30 a.m. Monday, May 1, 2023, at Our Lady of Grace, with visitation at the church prior to Mass. Interment will be at Elmwood Cemetery, Hammond, IN.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in Gert's name to Share Foundation, 6357 N. 300 E, La Porte, IN 46350. sharefoundation.org | https://www.nwitimes.com/news/local/obituaries/gertrude-ann-hensley-kingston/article_eb88b5e8-3633-5875-a2b3-ff0553cc1019.html | 2023-04-29T05:47:56 | 1 | https://www.nwitimes.com/news/local/obituaries/gertrude-ann-hensley-kingston/article_eb88b5e8-3633-5875-a2b3-ff0553cc1019.html |
Jan. 19, 1934 - April 24, 2023
GRIFFITH, IN - Marjorie L. Prange, age 89, of Griffith (formerly of Hessville) passed away on Monday April 24, 2023, following a short illness. She is survived by her children: Robin (Tom) Harding, Terry (Tom) Melton, John (Debbie) Prange, Suzie (Mike) Vercimak; 13 grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren; sister-in-law Dolores Prange; several nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by her parents, Roy and Mary Adams; husband of 69 years, Robert; infant brother Robert; brother Eugene; sister Ruth; 13 brothers and sisters-in-law; and faithful four-legged friend Jesse.
Funeral services will be held on Monday May 1, 2023, at 10:00 a.m. at White Funeral Home, 921 W. Glen Park (45th) Ave. Griffith, IN 46319, with Deacon Christopher McIntire celebrating. Burial will follow at St. John/St. Joseph Catholic Cemetery in Hammond, Indiana. Friends may meet with the family on Sunday, April 30, 2023, from 4:00 to 8:00 p.m. at WHITE FUNERAL HOME in Griffith, Indiana.
Marjorie was a former employee of Rand McNally, as well as a former Poll Worker for the City of Hammond (Hessville). She and Bob made annual fishing trips to Phillips, Wisconsin for nearly 50 years. Grandma was always a big fan of all her grandchildren's endeavors and could usually be found in the bleachers of any sport when they were involved. She was a great Cubs fan. As her vision declined, she became a loyal patron of the Indiana State Library Foundation for Talking Books and spent many hours with her headphones on enjoying her latest book.
In lieu of flowers Memorial Donations may be made to the Indiana State Library Foundation for Talking Books, 140 N. Senate Ave., Indianapolis, IN 46204.
For additional information, please contact us at 219-924-4100 or visit us at www.whitefuneralhomeofgriffith.com | https://www.nwitimes.com/news/local/obituaries/marjorie-l-prange/article_c1c8f245-2476-501e-a170-b7706fa462e0.html | 2023-04-29T05:48:08 | 1 | https://www.nwitimes.com/news/local/obituaries/marjorie-l-prange/article_c1c8f245-2476-501e-a170-b7706fa462e0.html |
IONA, Fla. — Abandoned shopping carts are filling up a vacant lot in Iona, creating both an eyesore and an environmental issue at the same time.
The blue and gray shopping carts are collecting at the corner of Summerlin Road and San Carlos Boulevard, right on the way to Fort Myers Beach.
Some of the carts look near-new and are corralled in the weeds, while others sit submerged in the water of a roadside canal.
“It’s a shame. I mean it really is,” Andrew Schroyer said. “People need them to go shopping and everything and they just treat it like it’s whatever.”
“Yeah, that’s disgusting,” added Stephanie Feiock.
It’s not just a few, but rather dozens of carts. They don’t only create an eyesore, but they’re bad for the environment as well as illegally taken from the store.
“That’s just not cool man,” said Schroyer.
Most of the carts are blue and gray with some sort of Walmart branding on them. The nearest Walmart is just across the street.
“I don’t know. The people, the different people, they take the cart,” said Delia Fernandez, who lives right around the corner. “It’s not good.”
“It does not make any sense, at all,” added Feiock.
The big question is: Who’s responsible for picking the carts up and pushing them back across the street to the lot where they belong?
“I would assume the name of the side of the carts,” Feiock said.
NBC2 asked Walmart if they’ll come out to collect their carts. A spokesperson said this is the first they’re hearing of the problem and they’re looking into it. However, they did not say if they intend on cleaning up the carts.
If they don’t, that leaves you, the taxpayer, on the hook.
“Not fair. The taxpayers. The consumers. Not fair,” Feiock said.
Lee County hasn’t responded to NBC2’s question as to whether this falls on their shoulders.
Either way, at roughly $200 per shopping cart, you, the shopper will ultimately end up fronting the tab to replace them.
“Always us. It’s always the consumer,” Feiock said. | https://nbc-2.com/news/local/2023/04/28/dozens-of-shopping-carts-litter-vacant-lot-in-iona/amp/ | 2023-04-29T06:05:29 | 0 | https://nbc-2.com/news/local/2023/04/28/dozens-of-shopping-carts-litter-vacant-lot-in-iona/amp/ |
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BUHL — Larry Wayne Johnson, 72, of Buhl passed away Friday, February 3, 2023, at his home. A graveside service with military honors will be held at 1:00 p.m., Wednesday, May 3, 2023 at the Snake River Canyon National Cemetery, 1585 E. Elm Street, Buhl. Memories and condolences may be shared with the family on Larry’s memorial webpage at www.farmerfuneralchapel.com.
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Check out the 16 homes included in Las Cruces' 50th annual Showcase of Homes
LAS CRUCES – The Las Cruces Home Builders Association’s 50th annual Showcase of Homes is back this weekend with 16 homes joining the lineup.
The popular mass open house event brings thousands of people out during two weekends in the spring to tour new homes throughout the county by local builders. The event is free and all members of the public are welcome to join the tour.
“By touring these homes, you will see many different homes and find the perfect one to meet your lifestyle and budget,” said Nicole Black, Perez, executive officer of LCHBA, in the showcase’s flipbook. “Please be sure to take the time to talk with all the great people you will meet throughout the Showcase of Homes over the next two weekends. You will find a committed group of dedicated artisans, designers, builders, realtors, and business people who are committed to improving the quality of life for the residents of Doña Ana County.”
People can pick up a copy of the flipbook, which includes information about each home, at any Citizens Bank locations around town or outside the LCHBA office, located at 2825 N. Main St. A digital flipbook is also available online at showcaselascruces.com.
Here is your guide to the 2023 Showcase of Homes.
When and where is the Showcase of Homes this year?
The showcase event is over two weekends this year, April 28 through April 30 and May 5 through May 7. Times are 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. Fridays, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturdays and noon to 5 p.m. Sundays.
The tour includes 16 homes spread across the city east of Interstate 25 with a couple outliers further south and west of Las Cruces proper. The homes include:
- #1 - 6265 Bayberry Rd. (Hakes Brothers)
- #2 - 6202 Wild Sky (Veloz Homes)
- #3 - 6221 Quicksilver St. (French Brothers Homes)
- #4 - 6151 Wild Sky (Monarch Homes)
- #5 - 3718 Santa Clarita Ave. (Element Green Builders)
- #6 - 3291 Colina Ct. (Phil Rey Master Builders)
- #7 - 3292 Colina Ct. (KT Homes)
- #8 - 3905 Sombra Prieta Ct. (Red Cliff Homes)
- #9 - 3913 Adriatic Rd. (Hayward Brown Construction)
- #10 - 4562 Mesa Moreno Dr. (KT Homes)
- #11 - 6161 Petty Ln. (KT Homes)
- #12 - 4342 Sage Springs Dr. (Hakes Brothers)
- #13 - 3005 Maddox Loop (Element Green Builders)
- #14 - 1675 Stonegate Dr. (JMS Construction)
- #15 - 9998 Hardrock Rd. (Planet Development Company Inc.)
- #16 - 5717 Via Estrella (Trinity Homes LC)
What homes are on the Twilight Tour?
The Twilight Tour is from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m., Friday, May 5 giving people a look at homes in a different light. Two homes are participating this year:
- #4 - 6151 Wild Sky Monarch Homes)
- #14 - 1675 Stonegate Dr. (JMS Construction)
Where is the 2023 Education House?
For the second year, KT Homes partnered with LCHBA to provide hands-on education for high school students. Organ Mountain High School shop students learn all about what goes into building a home, from the physical construction to the business side.
This year’s home is #10 on the list, located at 4562 Mesa Moreno Dr. – down the street from last year’s Education Home. Students and Education House organizers will be on hand during the Showcase of Homes to talk about the program.
The Education House is a four bed, three bath home, 2,100 square feet in size and around the corner from Organ Mountain High School. According to the Showcase of Homes flipbook, the goal is to continuously fund the program through the sale of the home each year and then expand to include students from other area schools. The 2022 home has already sold.
Who are the celebrity judges?
Each year, participating showcase homes compete in six award categories including Best Curb Appeal, Best Floor Plan, Best Interior, Best Kitchen, Best Master Bedroom & Bathroom and Best Outdoor Living Space. Homes compete within four price tiers.
Celebrity judges this year are HOT 103’s Joey Hernandez and Jackie Marquez-Wilkinson. A secret celebrity judge will also join in the decision making.
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Leah Romero is the trending reporter at the Las Cruces Sun-News and can be reached at 575-418-3442, LRomero@lcsun-news.com or @rromero_leah on Twitter. | https://www.lcsun-news.com/story/news/local/2023/04/28/check-out-the-16-homes-included-in-las-cruces-50th-annual-showcase-of-homes-builder-association-nm/70148247007/ | 2023-04-29T06:34:28 | 0 | https://www.lcsun-news.com/story/news/local/2023/04/28/check-out-the-16-homes-included-in-las-cruces-50th-annual-showcase-of-homes-builder-association-nm/70148247007/ |
Michael Nammour finished with 13 service points, 10 assists and five aces to lead the Egg Harbor Township High School boys volleyball team to a 2-0 victory over Oakcrest in a Cape-Atlantic League match Friday.
EHT, winner of seven straight matches, won by set scores of 25-8, 25-19.
Alexander Adair added nine service points for the Eagles (9-1). Chriistiian Vichienrat had seven service points, four aces and two kills. Alec Barnes had a team-leading five kills and three service points. Clinton Le finished with six service points and five assists.
The Falcons fell to 1-5.
Pinelands Reg. 2, Toms River North 0: The Wildcats (10-1) won by set scores of 25-12, 25-11. Dan Brunke led with 21 assists to go with six service points. Ryan McCorry added14 digs and nine service points. Ethan Woods had 14 service points, six kills and three aces. Brogan Duelly had a team-leading eight kills, and Matt Davis added sox.
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Raymond Guscette, 76, of Clear Lake, died Friday, April 28, 2023, at Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota. Arrangements: Ward Van Slyke Colonial Chapel, Clear Lake.
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Mark Floyd Johnson
April 27, 2023
CLEAR LAKE-Mark Floyd Johnson, 67, of Clear Lake, died Thursday, April 27, 2023 at St. Mary's Hospital in Rochester, Minnesota.
A celebration of life will be held 11:00 a.m., Tuesday, May 2, 2023, at Zion Lutheran Church, 112 North 4th Street, Clear Lake, with Lay Pastor Al Berge officiating.
Visitation will be held Monday, May 1st, from 5 to 7 p.m., at Ward Van-Slyke Colonial Chapel, 310 1st Ave. North, Clear Lake, Iowa 50428. Inurnment will be in the Clear Lake Cemetery.
In lieu of flowers, to continue his legacy in agriculture memorials may be directed to Clear Lake High School Future Farmers of America (FFA), Attention: Elisa Russ-Poggemiller, 125 N 20th St., Clear Lake.
Ward Van Slyke Colonial Chapel, 310 1st Ave. North Clear Lake, Iowa 50428
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Vada Kay Myli
August 24, 1940-April 27, 2023
KENSETT-Vada Kay Myli, 82 of Kensett passed away peacefully Thursday, April 27, 2023 at the Lutheran Retirement Home in Northwood, surrounded by family.
A service to celebrate her life will be held 2:00 p.m. Monday, May 1, 2023 at Elk Creek Lutheran Church, 4108 Killdeer Avenue, Kensett, with Pastor Linda Johnson-Prestholt officiating. She will be laid to rest at Elk Creek Lutheran Cemetery.
Visitation and public viewing will be held one hour prior to the service.
In Lieu of flowers, the family suggests memorials be directed to your local library, in honor of Vada's love of books and teaching children.
Vada Kay Proctor was born August 24, 1940 in Mason City, the eldest child of Vernon and Helen(Avery)Proctor. She attended Mason City Schools, graduating with the class of 1958. Vada continued her education at NIACC and Mankato State in pursuit of a career in education, later earning her Masters at Drake University. On August 12, 1962 she married the love of her life, Erling Myli at Trinity Lutheran Church in Mason City. The couple made their home in Northwood, before moving to their farm in Kensett. Vada dedicated her life to the growth of others, serving as an Elementary teacher at the Northwood-Kensett Schools for over 40 years.
Surviving are her husband of 60.5 years, Erling; children, Joel(Lisa)Myli of Clinton and Kari(Richard Arndt)Myli of Sauk City, WI; grandchildren, Kali(Phillip Patzkowsky)Myli, Sara(Claire)Myli, Lexi Myli and Bret Myli; great-grandchild, Paxton Myli; a brother, Kurt(Lori)Proctor; brothers-in-law, Melvin Dokken and Larry Frisch; sisters-in-law, Marilyn and Suzanne Myli; as well as nieces, nephews and extended family.
Greeting her in Heaven are her parents, Vernon and Helen; and sisters, Vicky Dokken and Voni Frisch.
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PORTLAND, Oregon — The return of warm weather has people once again venturing outdoors into Portland’s dining scene, and pulling up chairs al fresco.
“I've been amazed at how many people have been eating outside today,” said Jenny Tuohy, while dining with family at Imperial Bottle Shop & Taproom on Southeast 31st Avenue and Division Street.
“People appreciate it more after the pandemic. People just got so used to this kind of more European lifestyle that I think is yeah, like hopefully is here to stay.”
Imperial is one of several restaurants that took advantage of the Portland Bureau of Transportation (PBOT) Healthy Businesses permit. Beginning in 2020, PBOT allowed restaurants to turn side streets — like Imperial has done — into dining plazas. It also allows businesses use one or two street parking spots to set up dining platforms.
“Throughout the pandemic we felt very fortunate to be able to have this big outside area,” said Imperial owner, Alex Kurnellas.
For two years, the extra space was free, but that's no longer the case. Starting last September, the city began charging $3.13 per-square-foot for dining plaza permits. Kurnellas said he’ll end up paying about $3,000 a year for the privilege.
“It's absolutely going to be worth it for us,” said Kurnellas. “We're still going to be able to have all the seating and generate money from it.”
For street parking platforms, permit fees are now $500 for one space and $1,000 for two. Permits issued in September are good through December 2023.
“We're trying to make this a sustainable program for the long term,” said Dylan Rivera with PBOT.
Rivera said the city had been paying for the street dining program with federal COVID-19 relief funds. Besides covering costs, PBOT is also designing new permanent rules for street seating. They'll focus on safety, including ensuring the dining installations don't block line of sight for drivers or people on foot.
“Definitely there's some [restaurants] that are not permitted so that's cause for concern,” said Rivera. “We've started conversations with many of these businesses and we're starting with education just letting them know what the rules are, answering questions....that sort of thing.”
At the city’s request, restaurant owners are also weighing in on the new rules. Some would like the option of purchasing seasonal permits rather than having to pay for a full year. Kurnellas said spreading the payments out would also be helpful.
“They are asking people to pay that fee one time per year, and so they're hitting a lot of businesses post pandemic when they don't have a lot of money available,” said Kurnellas.
After collecting enough feedback, PBOT plans to share the completed guidelines with the City Council for approval in late May. | https://www.kgw.com/article/news/local/portland-outdoor-street-dining-changes/283-8849a496-ec51-44ac-a675-8bfbc73a4296 | 2023-04-29T07:24:16 | 0 | https://www.kgw.com/article/news/local/portland-outdoor-street-dining-changes/283-8849a496-ec51-44ac-a675-8bfbc73a4296 |
Engineering firm hires three
Devin Septon, Cat Jones and Rachel Johnson have been hired by KLJ Engineering LLC in Bismarck.
Septon joins KLJ as an engineering technician in the construction services division. He has more than five years of experience working as a subcontractor in Colorado and is a native of Bowman.
Jones joins the firm’s human resources department as a human resources information system administrator. She has more than 12 years of professional experience, a bachelor’s degree in human resources management from Dickinson State University and a master’s degree in business administration human resources management from the University of Mary. Jones is certified as a Society for Human Resource Management Senior Certified Professional and a Human Resource Standards Institute Senior Professional.
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Johnson joins KLJ as an archaeologist. She has more than 20 years of experience in the industry and has worked on archaeological collections and archival documentation. Johnson is a certified associate project manager from the Project Management Institute and earned a bachelor’s degree in anthropology from the University of Denver.
Cedric Theel Toyota adds staff
Lukas Fast has been hired by Cedric Theel Toyota. Fast works in the recon department detailing and reconditioning vehicles before they are put on the lot.
Fast attends high school in Bismarck and plans on attending college for power plant technology.
State Highway Patrol promotion
The North Dakota Highway Patrol has promoted Lt. Adam Dvorak to the rank of captain.
Dvorak serves as the support services division commander at NDHP headquarters in Bismarck. He has been with the highway patrol since 2002.
Two recognized
David Field has been honored as the North Dakota EMS Association Medical Director of the Year.
Field, a family medicine specialist at Sanford Health in Bismarck, has been recognized for his involvement in developing the Sanford Bismarck Community Paramedic Program.
Mark Haugen has been honored with a Distinguished Service Award for his more than 35 years as a paramedic by the North Dakota EMS Association and the Dale Severson Award by the NDEMS Foundation.
Haugen, an active NDEMS Foundation member, has been recognized for his contributions in fostering growth and development of the foundation. | https://bismarcktribune.com/business/local/businesspeople---april-29-2023/article_115ff982-e390-11ed-a243-6bf80e97d978.html | 2023-04-29T07:33:13 | 0 | https://bismarcktribune.com/business/local/businesspeople---april-29-2023/article_115ff982-e390-11ed-a243-6bf80e97d978.html |
Bismarck's Ash Coulee Drive between Tyler Parkway and Valley Drive will be closed to through traffic starting at 9 a.m. Monday, as work continues on the summerlong $18.9 million reconstruction project.
The intersection of Ash Coulee Drive and Valley Drive will remain open. No pedestrian access or crossings will be maintained during the closure. Drivers are asked to modify their travel routes. Closure details:
- The detour route will be Washington Street to 57th Avenue Northwest to Tyler Parkway.
- Access to Horizon Middle School will be maintained from Ash Coulee Drive to Washington Street.
- Access to Elk Ridge Elementary School will be maintained by the detour route.
- Access to Ash Coulee Place will be maintained from Amberglow Drive.
- Access to Cornice Loop, Butte Drive, 1306 Ash Coulee Drive, 1240 Ash Coulee Drive and 1433 Ash Coulee Drive will be maintained from Cornice Drive.
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“It is not a great weather day, but it is a great day for the Permian Basin.”
That is how state Rep. Tom Craddick started his conversation inside a packed Rea-Greathouse Recital Hall at the Wagner Noel Performing Arts Center while gusts topped out at 48 mph Friday.
The Midland Republican worked with Dade Phelan, speaker of the Texas House, state Rep. Brooks Landgraf (R-Odessa), hospital leaders in both Midland and Odessa, foundation leaders in the area and other state leaders to develop an idea that would become the Permian Basin Behavorial Health Center.
On Friday, community leaders, health care officials and elected leaders from Midland-Odessa joined Texas Facilities Commission officials to “break ground” on the facility that promises to change the treatment of mental health care in the region.
Background
The Permian Basin Behavioral Health Center received $40 million in funding in October 2021 from the State of Texas. The balance of the funds needed to complete the facility is being raised within the community. The 100-bed facility, which is currently in design, will be located between Midland and Odessa, on 54 acres donated by Diamondback Energy adjacent to the University of Texas Permian Basin’s Midland campus.
“The current estimate of the total project cost has increased to $120 million,” according to an update earlier this spring provided by Craddick’s Office. “To date, the state’s $40 million appropriation has been supplemented by $45.3 million in contributions and confirmed pledges, leaving a balance of about $35 million to be raised locally. While fundraising efforts are still underway, indications are that sufficient local philanthropic support will be available to fully fund the project.”
A different center
Craddick made it a point to mention how the Permian Basin Behavioral Health Center is a game-changer, because while its construction will fall under the capable hands of the Texas Facilities Commission, it will be turned over as a private facility under the direction of health care leaders in Midland and Odessa.
A “landmark” project started something “that is unbelievable,” said Craddick, who has seen it all having served in the Texas House since 1969. “People are looking at us as the model.”
Craddick said lawmakers around Texas and beyond have asked him about how Midland-Odessa was able to put a project like this together. He said more facilities will be needed to handle the 500,000 Texans that live with severe mental illness.
In March Craddick’s office said there is a new funding request for a 100-bed expansion and annual operating cost support from the State of Texas.
A long time coming
Former Midland Health CEO Russell Meyers is transitioning into a developmental role with the Midland Memorial Foundation. One area of focus is completion of the Permian Basin Behavioral Health Center. He told those in attendance Friday that the packed house “speaks to importance” of the ground-breaking and building of the center.
He recalled conversations that included Midland Memorial Foundation and Meadows Foundation officials eight years ago. He also thanked philanthropic leaders like the Scharbauer Foundation, FMH Foundation, Beal Foundation, Permian Strategic Partnership and Diamondback Energy for stepping up with resources to make the Permian Basin Behavioral Health Center a reality. There is more work to do on that front, he added.
He said the facility will be helped by Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center mental health experts already in Midland and officials from PermiaCare.
“This thing is going to happen, and it will be transformative to this region,” Meyers said. | https://www.mrt.com/news/local/article/officials-break-ground-permian-basin-behavioral-17926310.php | 2023-04-29T08:24:07 | 0 | https://www.mrt.com/news/local/article/officials-break-ground-permian-basin-behavioral-17926310.php |
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The case involving four Trinity School of Midland administrators ended this week but not before creating a back-and-forth between the District Attorney’s Office and the Midland Police Department/City of Midland.
What happened was Midland Police Department Sgt. Jennie Alonzo testified during the trial, according to the state’s motion to dismiss, that:
- An alleged meeting prior to the arrest of the four Trinity administrators took place and included Alonzo, Nodolf, Assistant District Attorney Jennifer Lively and MPD Sgt. Rosemary Sharp;
- Nodolf specifically directed Alonzo to seek arrest warrants regarding the administrators;
- Alonzo was acting only at the direction of Nodolf and;
- Alonzo did not make the decision and if she had the opportunity to do it over, she would not seek the arrest warrants.
“Counsel for the state has reason to believe that Sgt. Alonzo has testified falsely regarding the matters stated above,” according to state’s motion to dismiss.
Both Nodolf and Lively provided affidavits to the motion to dismiss that no such meeting took place, that there was no directing Alonzo to seek arrest warrants and at no time did Alonzo express reservations to either Nodolf or Lively about “Alonzo’s decision to see or execute warrants in this case.”
“Based on Sgt. Alonzo’s prior testimony, the state at this time believes it cannot ethically elicit any further sworn testimony from her, even if it were an attempt to correct some portion of her previous statements,” the motion to dismiss states. “Sgt. Alonzo is no longer a credible or reliable witness.”
The City of Midland, which includes the Midland Police Department, countered on Thursday. In a statement, Midland Mayor Lori Blong stated the District Attorney’s Office directed MPD asking for arrest warrants (that were issued by the court) and initial arrest of the four Trinity administrators in 2022.
“In matters of criminal investigations and trials, it is important to note that the court system, the District Attorney’s Office, and the police department act as three independent entities which provide checks and balances on one another,” Blong wrote. “The Midland Police Department is a City of Midland department, but the courts and the district attorney’s office are entirely separate and apart from the city.
“The initial arrests in this case were made by the police department, with a warrant issued by the court, and at the direction of the district attorney’s office.”
The statement came less than a day after Michael McWilliams, president of the Trinity School board, called for a review of the arrests. McWilliams references Patrick Payton’s statement that the city will take a “hard look at why we [the city] did what we did, how we can improve and get better as we seek to serve and protect this community.”
Blong’s statement didn’t mention previous leadership’s statement but added “this will continue to be a topic of conversation and consideration among our city leadership and Council, as well as throughout our community in the days ahead.”
Blong, the City of Midland Police Department and Alonzo still must deal with a lawsuit of five previous or current educators from Midland Christian School.
Alonzo was a central figure in both the arrests of Midland Christian School officials in February 2022 and Trinity officials days later. In a press release on Thursday Nodolf referenced Alonzo’s “categorically false” testimony.
“Neither myself, nor any prosecutor in my office, possess the authority to direct any law enforcement agency to arrest, or not arrest, any suspect in a case,” Nodolf wrote. “When a crime is reported to law enforcement, similar to the way the complaint was made in the Trinity Case, law enforcement is not required to clear a case through the Midland County District Attorney's Office prior to an arrest being made.
“Regarding the arrest warrants and complaints in the Trinity Case that were d' rafted and signed by Sgt. Alonzo, the only discussion between the Midland County District Attorney's Office and Sgt. Alonzo was when ADA Jennifer Lively offered to review any warrants prior to them being signed by a judge. ADA Lively was never asked to review any arrest warrants. ADA Lively and I both learned that the warrants had been served both through local news outlets.” | https://www.mrt.com/news/local/article/trinity-trial-aftermath-puts-city-midland-da-s-17926280.php | 2023-04-29T08:24:13 | 0 | https://www.mrt.com/news/local/article/trinity-trial-aftermath-puts-city-midland-da-s-17926280.php |
Reminiscent of the perennial sunset celebrations at Mallory Square in Key West, Florida, the city of Brigantine is contoured in a way that makes the sunset views unparalleled from the island’s 10th Street South bayfront origination point.
And facing directly west on its bay side, no home on the island is as ideally situated or more specifically designed to maximize those incredible views than the five-bedroom, 3½-bathroom home at 913 Bayshore Ave.
Sited on the other side of the bulkheaded dead-end street from the Brigantine Yacht Club, the three-level, elevator-equipped home encompasses more than 4,600 square feet and boasts breathtaking views of Brigantine’s Baremore Quarters Cove, the bay and marshlands, and Atlantic City’s marina district.
The home was built by the late Andy Simpson, who was highly regarded for his attention to detail and quality craftsmanship. The lifelong area resident was also Brigantine’s mayor at the time of his death in 2020. In the course of constructing the Bayshore Avenue home 16 years ago, he met the couple who would purchase it and later become his friends and co-owners of Bootleggers Liquor Outlet in Northfield.
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After the house was framed, it was customized by the current owners with guidance from a New York City designer. It has special features such as a floating wooden staircase, an interior of contemporary design and commanding views of the bay. Each detail was meticulously thought out by the owners, such as the chandelier in the front hallway that took months to locate, and is frequently noticed and praised by passersby.
The street end of the house is like the epicenter of Brigantine for all who enjoy watching sunsets year-round, says the owners. It has a lovely, vast view of the bay sunset as well as Atlantic City and other attractive residences that line Bayshore Avenue.
Among the property’s myriad amenities is a large custom kitchen with stainless-steel appliances, a center island, ample counter space, and granite and concrete countertops. The concrete countertops are laced with seashells gathered from the Brigantine beaches.
There is also a fireplace-equipped living room with coffered ceilings and hardwood floors that span the rest of the home, allowing for majestic views year-round; three full-sized designer bathrooms and a powder room with Toto toilets and towel warmers; an attached two-car garage with a loft and a paver-stone driveway with additional parking for at least two more cars; and a beautiful crushed-stone rear yard and patio.
The rear patio leads to a dock equipped with a boat lift, personal watercraft lift and in-water slips. Boaters will find easy and quick access to the ocean and other short points through Brigantine’s back bays and the Absecon Inlet. That particular part of the bay where 913 Bayshore is located, according to the owners, offers some of the deepest water directly adjacent to the property, making it accessible for much larger boats to dock. A freshwater-equipped cleaning station allows fishermen to clean their catch at the dock and bring the filets in through the back door.
Brigantine is unique in that it is among a mere handful of New Jersey shore towns that offers four-wheel-drive beach access in designated areas with a permit. Also unique is the fact that about a third of the barrier island’s northern landmass is among a scant few sections of the state’s coastline that is undeveloped, making it a nature-lover’s utopia.
The island is also home to a historic 18-hole golf course, built in 1927 in the rare Scottish-links design, which capitalizes on such assets as natural bay views, native plant life, ponds and marsh grasses.
Almost anything that anyone might desire is within walking distance or a short drive of the home, including the beach, a full-service shopping center, and many restaurants and entertainment options in and around Atlantic City.
For more information on this exceptional bayside Brigantine home, qualified buyers can call the direct line of listing agent Paula Hartman at 609-271-7337 or Todd Gordon at 609-553-5098, or the office of Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Fox & Roach at 609-487-7234. Prospective buyers can also email Paula at redheadedrealtor@aol.com or Todd at todd.acrealtor@gmail.com.
The owners of 913 Bayshore Ave. also own the empty contiguous lot next door on the bay, which is large enough to be developed and could be negotiated into the price if a prospective buyer were interested in purchasing both properties. | https://pressofatlanticcity.com/news/local/best-views-in-brigantine-among-many-perks-of-home-that-provides-ideal-balance-of-elegance/article_05608d04-e511-11ed-852d-67d69d3016db.html | 2023-04-29T09:52:14 | 1 | https://pressofatlanticcity.com/news/local/best-views-in-brigantine-among-many-perks-of-home-that-provides-ideal-balance-of-elegance/article_05608d04-e511-11ed-852d-67d69d3016db.html |
LITTLE EGG HARBOR TOWNSHIP — Today, it's a nearly untouched portion of New Jersey, but it could have been filled with houses, lagoons, businesses and the constant hum of human activity during the summer.
Narrow Great Bay Boulevard, also known as Seven Bridges Road, meanders through the marshes of Little Egg Harbor Township.
Starting from Route 9 in Tuckerton, five bridges connect it with the edge of the Shooting Thorofare.
Park and wander to the small beach, and you get an unmatched view of Atlantic City and Long Beach Island.
If a 1927 law was seen to completion, Seven Bridges Road would be true to its namesake. The other two bridges would connect Little Egg Harbor to Little Beach and Little Beach to Brigantine. That would have provided a shortcut from North and Central Jersey to Atlantic City and the South Jersey beaches, rewriting the shore's history forever.
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Atlantic City was at its historical tourism peak in the 1920s. In the midst of Prohibition, illegal alcohol sales and gaming flourished.
While multiple train lines moved masses of people into the city from Philadelphia, it was a much longer ride coming from North Jersey and New York City.
"If you went by rail from the north, you would have had to go through Hammonton and then run into Atlantic City," said Tony Marino, former executive at the South Jersey Transportation Authority and a member of the Atlantic County Historical Society.
In the wake of World War I, though, the automobile was rapidly gaining popularity. By the end of the war in 1918, the state had adopted a system of numbered highways, taking over control of many county roads.
One of those was State Highway 4, now known as Route 9. State Highway 4 ran from Perth Amboy, Middlesex County, to Absecon. From there, you could connect to Atlantic City via Route 30, then known as Route 18S.
That said, the highway didn't attract many from the north.
"If you lived in Bergen County, it was a major (road) trip to Atlantic City and probably wasn’t very pleasant," said James Hughes, dean emeritus of the Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy at Rutgers University.
Fast forward to 1927, when the state Legislature passed laws concerning a major overhaul of the highway system. Many routes were renumbered in an effort to reduce redundancy among the growing network. New routes were proposed.
In came Route S4A, a spur off Route 4. The law read that the road was to be “extending from Route No. 4, at or near Tuckerton, and extending to a point on Little Beach."
Little Beach, located in Galloway Township, is the last undeveloped barrier island at the Jersey Shore, sitting between the Little Egg and Brigantine inlets.
"Part of the original intent was that it was going to provide a quicker way to Atlantic City. It was anticipated that it would, because A.C. was growing," said Ken Able, former director of the Rutgers University Marine Field Station in Little Egg Harbor, which is located just off Seven Bridges Road and used to conduct research.
But the road would only be built if Atlantic County agreed to build a route from Little Beach to Atlantic City.
That year, about $5,000 was distributed to survey the roads, about $88,000 in 2023 dollars.
In Tuckerton, the road would begin off Route 4 (now Route 9) near the Tuckerton Seaport. From there, it would run south, making five crossings over the waterways to the southernmost tip of Little Egg Harbor.
From there, a nearly 1½-mile bridge over the Shooting Thorofare would take it to Little Beach. It then would run due south and then southwest on the island, eventually crossing over the Brigantine Channel into the far northern edge of Brigantine, now known as the North Brigantine Natural Area.
The route from Brigantine to Atlantic City is unknown but likely would have used the Brigantine Bridge, which was built in 1924 and owned by Atlantic County.
Only the Ocean County portion of the route, now Great Bay Boulevard, or as the locals know it, Seven Bridges Road, was built.
If Route S4A was built to completion, a trip between the beginning of Great Bay Boulevard and Sen. Frank S. Farley State Marina in Atlantic City would have been 6.9 miles shorter than without it. Drivers would take Route 4 (Route 9) from Tuckerton, over the Mullica River and then down to the current Route 30 into the city and then the marina.
When the Garden State Parkway was completed in 1957, a trip to the marina from Exit 58 would have been 5.3 miles shorter taking Route S4A as opposed to taking the parkway.
In 1929, the State Highway Commission Recommended Construction program proposed $2 million total ($35.3 million in today's dollars) for the road — $1.5 million for the bridges and right of way and $500,000 for the road itself.
Historical archives show that, the same year, the State Highway System Fund Contract awarded $573,913.46 to Monihan & Hall for a 6.92-mile gravel road from Tuckerton to Little Beach. The 1929 state Legislature affirmed the bridge was to be built.
Hughes says the state highway department was flush with money and "extraordinarily" powerful in the 1920s. Route 35, Route 34 and the Driscoll Bridge across the Raritan River were all being built. The state's petroleum tax went directly to the agency, as opposed to the independent Transportation Trust Fund as is the case today.
Tuckerton, still a small village then with fishing and shellfishing the primary economic driver, according to Able, was the starting point for construction in 1930.
"Unfortunately or fortunately depending on your point of view, it took 10 years plus to see how to build the road across the marshes, how to build the bridges across the five thorofares that go under the road," Able said.
One aspect on the side of the developers was the lack of environmental regulations.
"You could fill wherever you wanted, dig up wherever you wanted," Marino said.
Still, no action was taken by Atlantic County to build its portion of the road. A map of the New Jersey highway system in the late 1920s only shows S4A ending at Little Beach.
On June 14, 1938, the state transferred the task of completing the Little Beach-to-Atlantic City road from Atlantic County to New Jersey. Even then, though, there was no action.
In 1952, the second and final renumbering by the state made the unfinished portion of Route S4A from Brigantine to Atlantic City Route 87. It would then connect to Route 30 in Atlantic City. Once the Atlantic City Brigantine Connector was completed, Route 87 was finished.
No road from Tuckerton to Atlantic City, no northern shortcut to the resort, no change to the way we drive around the Jersey Shore today.
The main reason the road never connected Ocean and Atlantic counties was because of the Shooting Thorofare splitting Little Egg Harbor and Little Beach.
"When they reached Shooting Thorofare, they realized the water was too deep and it was too far to build two more additional bridges over this water to reach Brigantine and Atlantic City," Able said. "There's 40 feet of water right off the edge, so this is not a simple exercise."
Moreover, the Little Egg Inlet, which the thorofare is a part of, is volatile.
"It failed because the state felt the shifting inlet was too precarious. The Little Egg Inlet has been moving through a cycle of three distinct locations since at least 1600," said Norman Goos of the Atlantic County Historical Society.
It's possible there was political involvement as well. After 1929, the Great Depression hit. The typically flush state highway department's financial condition worsened.
"Maybe Atlantic County politicians didn’t think it was worth the battle. Maybe they took improving Route 9 (over building Route S4A instead)," Hughes said. "You wouldn't be saving that much time to get into Atlantic City."
Both Hughes and Marino agree that Atlantic City and Brigantine would look similar today, even if Route S4A was built.
Marino said the development of Brigantine would have occurred faster, though. In 1941, much of the city south of 40th Street South was still not developed. As of the 2020 Census, Brigantine has 7,716 residents.
More than likely, it'd be southern Ocean County different.
"The area in Ocean County where S4A was proposed probably would have developed like Brigantine developed before World War II. A lot of small developments, summer homes," Hughes said. "Only when the state would become more affluent (in the 1970s to 1990s), maybe there would have been houses of the type on Long Beach Island there."
Commercial development would have also followed, Hughes said.
Like Stafford Township, Somers Point, Rio Grande and other entry points to the shore, Tuckerton (2020 population of 3,358) and Little Egg Harbor (2020 population of 20,693) could have been a place for big box retailers and services.
"There’s no doubt that Tuckerton would be much bigger, much busier," Able said.
While not formally proposed, there was also the idea that Little Beach could provide an even bigger shortcut to Atlantic City.
"Some people also believed it could be connected to the southern end of LBI," Able said. "The idea was to create a coastal road so you can drive (from) north of the Barnegat Bay all of the way to Atlantic City and further south."
An artist rendering of the region around the 1930s showed a traffic circle in Little Beach. Long Beach Island, mainland Ocean County and Brigantine would all feed into it, providing connections between three places with no land link now. It is not known who painted the map, according to Horace Somes of the Tuckerton Historical Society.
Able, Hughes and Marino all agreed that the environmental impact of the route would be great. The Edwin B. Forsythe National Refuge, the Jacques Cousteau National Estuarine Research Reserve, the Great Bay Boulevard Wildlife Management Area and the North Brigantine Natural Area all are near the path of the incomplete S4A.
"If this had become the equivalent (of) the Atlantic City Expressway, much of this natural area would have been destroyed," Able said. That’s particularly critical to us at Rutgers because of the value of this location. This is ... actually one of the cleanest and most pristine areas along the East Coast of the United States."
Today, the Rutgers Marine Field Station, open since 1972, is a working lab. Researchers identify and track fish and crab larvae, observe coastal storms and more.
Hughes said completing the project would have required trucking in fill for the road.
Decades after the road was proposed, in the 1960s, laws regarding the environment and construction were put in place. Route S4A, now Route 87, could never be built in its current form.
Able said that, given the increase in sea level rise, due to human-induced climate change as well as land naturally sinking in South Jersey, the road would be flooded out more often.
Like the White Horse and Black Horse pikes connecting Atlantic City with the mainland, road closures would have been possible. Even Great Bay Boulevard is washed out on days with some combination of a high tide, onshore winds and the full moon.
"We are using this as a baseline to understanding climate change and sea level rise, and if this became just another route to Atlantic City, we would have lost all of that," Able said. | https://pressofatlanticcity.com/news/local/what-if-the-road-from-tuckerton-to-little-egg-harbor-to-brigantine-to-atlantic-city-was-built/article_856ab33e-df04-11ed-8919-274bbb7c823e.html | 2023-04-29T09:52:20 | 0 | https://pressofatlanticcity.com/news/local/what-if-the-road-from-tuckerton-to-little-egg-harbor-to-brigantine-to-atlantic-city-was-built/article_856ab33e-df04-11ed-8919-274bbb7c823e.html |
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Lion Invitational at Middletown North | https://pressofatlanticcity.com/sports/local/highschool/high-school-schedule-for-saturday-april-29-2023/article_20ffb944-e44f-11ed-b24c-8b74b8b22f0e.html | 2023-04-29T09:52:26 | 0 | https://pressofatlanticcity.com/sports/local/highschool/high-school-schedule-for-saturday-april-29-2023/article_20ffb944-e44f-11ed-b24c-8b74b8b22f0e.html |
The City of Coos Bay Planning Commission reviewed the city’s standards for vacation rentals during their April 11 meeting, discussing in depth the requirement that vacation rentals must have sprinklers.
The decision to review vacation rental standards came after Commission Member Jim Berg commented at the March 14 meeting that he had heard concerns over the city’s sprinkler requirement.
Coos Bay Planning Administrator Chelsea Schnabel presented an overview of the vacation rental standards at Tuesday night’s meeting.
Definitions and special standards
Chapter 17.370 of the Coos Bay Development Code defines a vacation rental as “a residential structure being rented for compensation for less than 30 days without concurrent occupation by the owner/operator.”
Vacation rentals differ only slightly from homestays, which are residential structures being rented for compensation for less than 30 days, but the owner must also reside in another dwelling on the same property.
Both vacation rentals and homestays are permitted in all residential zone districts, although special standards apply. The city has limited the number of vacation rentals and homestays allowed in city limits to no more than 75, which makes up about 1% of the city’s current housing stock. Other requirements include a carbon monoxide and smoke detector in every room, a hard-surfaced parking space for each bedroom in the home, and a contact person who lives within 15 minutes of the home, to name a few.
Of all the commercial or industrial zone districts, vacation rentals – considered a commercial use – are only fully allowed in the Commercial/Mixed-Use and Waterfront Industrial Districts. Homestays – considered a residential use – are only fully allowed in the Commercial/Mixed-Use and Industrial Commercial Districts.
All special standards in the Coos Bay Development Code fall under land-use regulations that the Planning Commission recommends and City Council implements. The current special standards were first adopted by City Council in 2022.
Building codes, on the other hand, are implemented by the building official. According to the Coos Bay building codes, all vacation rentals must have fire sprinklers, Planning Administrator Chelsea Schnabel told the Planning Commission. This does not include homestays.
“I just want to highlight that the city’s requirement that vacation rentals have fire sprinklers is not a land-use requirement, it’s a building-code requirement,” Schnabel stated. “It’s something that the planning commission doesn’t have a lot of purview to change.”
Commission members probe fire sprinkler requirement
Commission Member Jim Berg started the discussion by reiterating the complaint he received about the sprinkler requirement.
“The complaint that I got was the seemingly onerous requirement for the sprinkler system,” Berg stated. “It’s almost impossible to get someone to come and do it in a house that you’re never more than 10 feet from the front door.”
Another commission member asked whether there was any flexibility in the building code regarding the sprinkler systems. Amy Linder, Coos Bay’s Building Official who oversees all building codes for the city, responded by explaining the complex nature of the state’s building codes.
“This is a case where this is not a consistent application throughout the state,” Linder responded. “There are some jurisdictions who are going this way, including Coos County. It all comes down to discretionary authority and what the building official classifies it as.”
According to Linder, residential building codes do not require sprinklers, which is why homestays do not have the requirement. Commercial building codes do have the sprinkler requirement. Because vacation rentals are considered a commercial use, they fall under the commercial building codes.
“What it boils down to is we have a residential code and a commercial code,” Linder added. “Both of those codes deem it the responsibility of the building official to assign the use to the occupancy.”
To explain her reasoning behind classifying vacation rentals as a commercial use, Linder said understanding transient occupancy is key.
“One of the key factors when I made this decision on requiring sprinklers in vacation rentals has to do with transient occupancy and permanent occupancy,” Linder said. “In transient occupancy, people are not familiar with their surroundings. Transient really kicks it to commercial use, which requires sprinklers.”
Two Coos Bay residents provided public comment on the vacation rental standards, supporting Linder’s decision to require sprinklers in vacation rentals.
“You building official is on the ball. The rest of the state may be a little behind,” Jim Burns stated. “The Oregon Restaurant and Lodging Association wants a level playing field. A level playing field is sprinkler commercial applications.”
Emily Gardner praised Linder for creating a policy that works to prevent fire emergencies.
“Amy created a policy. It’s a policy that’s erring on the side of extreme caution,” Gardner said. “Policies are usually not created by the state unless something happens. And usually, it’s something bad. She’s pre-empted that.”
No changes were made to any of the city’s vacation rental standards. All commission members agreed that they did not want to put anyone’s life in danger, but just wanted to further examine the sprinkler requirement.
Look for more updates on the Coos Bay Planning Commission and other City Council News at theworldlink.com/news/. | https://theworldlink.com/news/local/planning-commission-reviews-vacation-rental-standards/article_102c68b0-e553-11ed-be99-af6a9d034e8b.html | 2023-04-29T09:56:13 | 0 | https://theworldlink.com/news/local/planning-commission-reviews-vacation-rental-standards/article_102c68b0-e553-11ed-be99-af6a9d034e8b.html |
On April 8, Ryan Mejaski and Joe Wilhite were fishing for kokanee on the Deschutes arm of Lake Billy Chinook without much luck when they decided to move spots. After casting into a group of small kokanee that were jumping to the surface, his secret lure sank to about five feet when he got a big strike that took off screaming.
He quickly adjusted his drag to let the fish run but they had to move the boat to follow it. His medium-lightweight rod was bent in half and nearly snapped. But he spent 10 minutes working the fish on 6 lbs. test line, brought it to the surface and netted it into the boat to take measurements.
The bull trout was 33.5 inches in length with a 26-inch girth, and it maxed out Wihite’s fishing net scale at 25 pounds. “The scale was maxed out and didn’t go any higher than 25 pounds but that’s what it said,” noted Majeski.
He told ODFW that the fish was probably bigger, maybe 30 pounds. After taking some photos with the fish, they quickly released it and watched it swim away. That’s when the thought sank in – that bull trout could have been a state record, maybe close to a world record.
“I’m a little bummed out we didn’t keep it so we could get the official record, but it was the right thing to do at the time. We really didn’t think about keeping it, we were so excited,” said Mejaski.
The current state record bull trout was caught in 1989 from Lake Billy Chinook and weighed 23 lbs., 2 ounces. The world record from Lake Pend Oreille, Idaho in 1949 tipped the scales at 32 lbs.
Mejaski said they continued fishing that day and caught a second massive bull trout only slightly smaller than the one they had released. “We thought we’d keep catching them but didn’t. We even came back the next day,” added Mejaski.
“Every fisherman that we saw and showed photos of the fish said that they have never seen a bull trout that big,” he said. “People were happy about us letting it go, but it would be really cool to have a record fish.”
Mejaski stopped by the ODFW Bend office and talked with Deschutes District Fish Biologist Jerry George about the catch. They both agreed that the trout may have been a record but it’s still out there to spawn and grow bigger.
“During our bull trout spawning ground surveys, we’ve seen an uptick in numbers in recent years. That has to do with an abundance of kokanee as a food source and lots of clean, cold water from the Metolius River and its tributaries that provide for excellent spawning and rearing habitat,” said George.
Bull trout live a long life and Mejaski’s fish could have been 15 years old or more, added George. If the anglers had kept the fish, ODFW could use fish scales near the dorsal fin, or an inner ear bone called an otolith to determine age as well. Out of fairness, the fish would have to have been weighed by a third party to be considered for the state record. That would have meant keeping and of course killing the fish.
“This goes to show that Lake Billy Chinook is a special fishery where we can allow anglers to not only target, but harvest, a smaller number of bull trout, a federally protected species. And the fact that Ryan released the fish to spawn again, to be caught again is awesome,” said George.
Mejaski said he really wishes he’d kept the fish and hopes that he can share his story with anglers out there looking for a big bull trout. He did say that he’ll probably end up paying for a replication of the fish.
“But looking at it on my wall every day might be too painful,” he added. | https://theworldlink.com/news/local/potential-record-bull-trout-caught-and-released-in-lake-billy-chinook/article_4afba9f2-e651-11ed-84ff-1fd6fb99ecba.html | 2023-04-29T09:56:20 | 1 | https://theworldlink.com/news/local/potential-record-bull-trout-caught-and-released-in-lake-billy-chinook/article_4afba9f2-e651-11ed-84ff-1fd6fb99ecba.html |
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Sunshine along with some cloudy intervals. High 66F. S winds shifting to W at 10 to 15 mph..
Partly cloudy in the evening. Increasing clouds with periods of showers after midnight. Low 48F. Winds SSW at 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 40%.
Updated: April 29, 2023 @ 2:25 am
National Tourism week is May 7th through May 13th.
Since we have company coming, the 101 Clean Up Brigade is back. It has been organized, by the Bay Area Chamber of Commerce, to clean up Highway 101 on Saturday April 29th.
We have the highway broken into areas to be covered by the trash teams. At 8:00 am, Saturday, we will all gather in the north gravel parking lot at the Mill Casino—Hotel & RV Park to register. There will be a limited amount of gloves, tools and collection containers, so if you those please plan to bring them. From there you will travel to your clean up section and gather that debris from 9 am to noon. When your three-hour shift is done, everyone will head back to our point of beginning at the Mill’s north parking lot for a hot dog lunch, provided by our friends at the Mill Casino. Look for the Yurt. Also the awarding of the Trash Trophy will take place to that team that found and collected the most litter of any form. The day of clean up is finished with a Taking out the Trash Parade at 1 pm.
If you don’t have a team and still want to help, come on down to the starting point on Saturday, April 29th, and we will match you up with a team to help make Oregon’s Bay Area sparkle! Please give the Chamber a call for any additional information you might need.
If you think your business isn’t tourist related, think again. In 2019, for example, Coos County visitors spent $43 million on entertainment and recreation. They spent over $30 million in retail stores and another $26 million in grocery stores. In total, visitors spent some $277 million in Coos County.
So hey, let’s all get out and spruce up the Highway. Company is coming!
The Bay Area Chamber of Commerce, remember Our Business is Helping Your Business. And like us on Facebook.
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You may have seen the "Open to the public" sign at the front of the All Vets Center at 1603 S. Monroe Ave. You may not know about the warm welcome waiting for you inside.
For years, the building housed the Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 733 and was a private facility. These private clubs offered veterans a familiar and comforting place to socialize with others who had similar experiences. As the number of service members from World Wars I and II has dwindled, the function of VFW posts across the country has changed.
VFW Post 733 has become Mason City's All Vets Center, now encompassing the VFW Post 733 and its Auxiliary, the Marine Corps League Detachment 859, the American Legion Post 101 and its Auxiliary as well. There have been big changes to both the building and the services it provides.
"There were hard times," says Randy Solsaa, quartermaster.
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COVID-19 hit the hospitality sector hard, and the All Vets Center wasn't spared. What members did was band together, as veterans often do, and make improvements they thought would appeal to visitors. The bar and event space now features a remodeled bar top, handmade with local wood from Northwood and laser burned by members of the center, a rebuilt bar wall, display case, pool table and three televisions.
Dinner is offered from the kitchen on Tuesdays and Thursdays. Tuesday features a breaded pork tenderloin and Thursdays are chef's choice. At this time the kitchen is staffed by volunteers, so service is limited, but there are tentative plans to expand the menu. A menu listing the Thursday choices for the month is available at the center's Facebook page: Allvetscenter-vfw-post733.
A regular feature beloved by patrons is karaoke from 8 to 11 p.m. Friday nights. Saturdays often feature live music, and The Sweet Nuthin's will play from 5 to 11 p.m. tonight. Music styles range from country hits to 1960s favorites and everything in between.
Heather Sutcliffe, bartender and Solsaa's daughter, demonstrated the new "bottoms up" beer pouring technology. A valve is built in to the bottom of beer glasses. By placing the glass on the dispenser and pressing down, the beer fills from the bottom, with less waste. It looks pretty cool, too.
Each glass has a promotional magnet in the bottom to hold the valve closed. When you're done with your beverage, you can take the magnet out, take it home and stick it on your fridge. If you get a Country Axe branded magnet, you can show it at Country Axe in Southbridge Mall for $5 off an axe-throwing session.
While the folks at Mason City's All Vets Center are excited and grateful to welcome the public, it is at it's heart a sanctuary for veterans. Coffee and Camaraderie session are held from 9 to 11 a.m. the last Saturday of each month, a relaxed environment for vets to spend time together. | https://globegazette.com/news/local/all-vets-center-welcomes-the-public-to-recently-remodeled-building/article_6a6a6c77-5c65-5791-8cd8-8cd9a5111514.html | 2023-04-29T10:06:23 | 0 | https://globegazette.com/news/local/all-vets-center-welcomes-the-public-to-recently-remodeled-building/article_6a6a6c77-5c65-5791-8cd8-8cd9a5111514.html |
Chris Lovell of Clear Lake will assume the role of chief operating officer of local internet service provider CL Tel effective Monday, (May 1), according to a press release from the company.
CL Tel is a locally owned and operated telecommunications service provider, providing the fiber internet, TV, phone and security services to the communities of Clear Lake, Ventura, Mason City and other surrounding areas since 1895.
"We are thrilled to announce that Chris will be COO and leading CL Tel's daily operations," said CL Tel President Jan Lovell. "This is an integral step in the evolution of CL Tel to our fifth generation of family leadership, and it positions us for our next phase of growth and success."
Since 2015, Chris Lovell has held positions of business development executive, assistant general manager, and vice president. He architected the company’s operational efficiency and revenue-generation efforts, leading marketing, business intelligence, product development, customer service, and cybersecurity.
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“Chris has demonstrated his many talents and capabilities in the more than eight years he has been at CL Tel,” said Jan Lovell. “He is trustworthy, treats employees well, and will ensure the long-term success of the company.”
Tom Lovell will continue as CL Tel chief executive officer. Jan Lovell will remain as president and principal shareholder. The two will maintain critical roles in oversight, philanthropy, community involvement, and the Pension Investment Committee, as well as Woodford Lumber & Home oversight.
"We are confident that Chris will continue to be a great asset to the team," said Jan Lovell. "He embodies the company's mission to enable customers, employees, and communities to lead fulfilled lives and positively impact the world."
Chris Lovell is a 2010 Clear Lake High School alum and a 2014 graduate of the University of Texas at Arlington. He and his wife, Morgan, live in Clear Lake with their two children, Adeline and Charles. | https://globegazette.com/news/local/chris-lovell-named-chief-operating-officer-at-cl-tel/article_8a2ab20d-6c2e-5343-8be6-b03b28a654df.html | 2023-04-29T10:06:29 | 0 | https://globegazette.com/news/local/chris-lovell-named-chief-operating-officer-at-cl-tel/article_8a2ab20d-6c2e-5343-8be6-b03b28a654df.html |
In their words: Canton mayoral candidates answer questions on issues
For the first time in about two decades, the Canton mayoral race doesn't feature an incumbent.
Democrat Thomas Bernabei is not seeking a third term, meaning there are plenty of people interested in taking over the position. There are five Democrats and one Republican running.
CantonRep.com asked the five Democratic candidates − who are facing off in Tuesday's primary − to fill out a questionnaire on issues ranging from why they are running to how they would handle crime to what their top priorities are.
Being Canton's next mayor:Ins and outs of city's top job
All the candidates responded. You can find their full, unedited answers by clicking on their name:
The winner of the Democratic primary will face Republican Roy Scott DePew in the general election. | https://www.cantonrep.com/story/news/politics/elections/local/2023/04/29/canton-mayoral-candidates-respond-to-repository-questionnaire/70159418007/ | 2023-04-29T10:09:19 | 0 | https://www.cantonrep.com/story/news/politics/elections/local/2023/04/29/canton-mayoral-candidates-respond-to-repository-questionnaire/70159418007/ |
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