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Three time capsules were buried Friday in front of the Boys and Girls Club of Kenosha in ceremonies marking the organization's 30th anniversary.
Community leaders joined children and staff at the ceremony, held at 12330 52nd Street.
The capsules, which will be unearthed and opened in 2033, contain items from the club’s Youth Center, Teen Center, and Scamps gymnastics members. They also contain a USB flash drive of the club's 30th anniversary video produced with the help of the Kenosha Public Library, and pictures of members and staff.
Kenosha County Executive Samantha Kerkman read a proclamation prior to the capsule burials.
"What's important to me in this community is creating places where kids can grow and thrive and become good citizens, and to really inspire others," Kerkman said. "That's what's so special about our community is that the families that have built our community are still here, and still give back, and so that's what's special about the Boys and Girls Club."
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Kenosha Mayor John Antaramian said he was happy the city could assist in the growth of club, but gave all credit to the individuals who made it happen.
"Nothing happens on these things without the support of those individuals and of the people who are there who cared enough to make it happen," he said. "As much as I'm glad that the city was able to help out... they're the ones who's had the vision of making sure that this building occurred."
The time capsules will be opened in 10 years, when the children present at Friday's event will be teenagers.
Club CEO Tara Panasewicz earlier stated the time capsule burials are a way to recognize the impact the club has on the community.
“It’s a testament to the longevity of the club in Kenosha and our commitment to the sustainability of the club,” Panasewicz said. “The club’s 30th anniversary time capsule burial is a way to acknowledge our organization’s impact on the lives of many Kenosha residents and a great opportunity to raise awareness of the support and programming available here.”
The Boys & Girls Club of Kenosha is a youth guidance organization promoting health, social, educational, vocational, cultural, character and leadership development. The club strives to help youth improve their lives by building skills, values, and self-esteem.
Founded in 1992, the club was originally located in the Wilson Heights neighborhood to offer programs and activities for area youth. The club continued to grow over the last several decades, merging with CYC sports and eventually moving to its location on 52nd Street.
The club offers adult mentors and high-impact youth development programs on a daily basis during critical non-school hours. Its programming promotes academic success, good character and citizenship, and healthy lifestyles. | https://kenoshanews.com/news/local/boys-girls-club-of-kenosha-marks-30th-anniversary-with-time-capsule-burials/article_180bb074-176a-11ee-96aa-0be3d2427b36.html | 2023-07-01T19:59:59 | 0 | https://kenoshanews.com/news/local/boys-girls-club-of-kenosha-marks-30th-anniversary-with-time-capsule-burials/article_180bb074-176a-11ee-96aa-0be3d2427b36.html |
TWIN LAKES -- Rain and humidity didn't dampen the spirits of hundreds of village residents who showed their patriotic pride attending Twin Lake's Libertyfest Parade Saturday morning.
The annual parade, presented by the Twin Lakes Area Chamber & Business Association, included dozens of floats, appearances from locally elected officials and law enforcement personnel.
The parades stepped off at 10 a.m. from the St. John’s Parking lot, ending at Lance Park.
"We're really happy about the rain," organizer Ann Lundberg joked. "People are still out. This is great to see all the people coming out. It's really nice to see the enthusiasm."
Lundberg, who moved to the village two years ago, said joining the chamber and organizing the parade "was a great way to meet people."
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She thanked all the volunteers and wished everyone a "Happy Fourth of July."
Rhett Suhre sanng the National Anthem before the parade.
"We have an amazing parade," Suhre said. "It's neat. I get choked up."
Kenosha County Sheriff David Zoerner drove a squad car through the route and threw out candy to children..
"I love the this," Zoerner said. "God bless America."
Kenosha County Executive Samantha Kerkman handed out candies as she walked the parade.
"This is awesome," Kerkman said. "People are having a great time. Look at all this."
Village resident Kelsey Nugent said the festivities are also a boon for local businesses.
"It brings a lot of business Downtown. Everybody stops in for a nice cocktail or doughnut," Nugent said.
Michelle Stevens, a cashier at Downtown's Bodi's Bake Shop, said Saturday was easily one of their busiest days of the year.
"It's wonderful," Stevens said. "We're swamped with everything. It's good for business."
The parade was set to be followed by a food and beer tent, and fireworks at dusk. | https://kenoshanews.com/news/local/crime-courts/libertyfest-parade-draws-crowd-to-downtown-twin-lakes-on-saturday/article_0dad94ea-183b-11ee-8cac-4ffaca0806f8.html | 2023-07-01T20:00:06 | 1 | https://kenoshanews.com/news/local/crime-courts/libertyfest-parade-draws-crowd-to-downtown-twin-lakes-on-saturday/article_0dad94ea-183b-11ee-8cac-4ffaca0806f8.html |
Pleasant Prairie has opened a request for proposal and is seeking qualified businesses or service groups interested in collaborating and operating an available fitness center space at RecPlex, 9900 Terwall Terrace.
According to a press release, the multi-year license agreement is an opportunity for local companies to showcase their service offerings, gain exposure and connect with fitness enthusiasts.
The available fitness center space is located on the upper level of the RecPlex and comprises two 110-square-foot rooms, a wellness desk and a waiting area. The area is in a “prime location” that receives high visibility and constant foot traffic.
Pleasant Prairie is seeking business proposals that complement the recreational facility and its program offerings. Interested individuals, businesses, or service groups should submit proposals outlining their fitness, health, relaxation, personal care or related offerings, along with their operational plans and vision for utilizing the fitness center space at RecPlex.
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Proposals must be submitted no later than Friday, July 14 at 4:30 p.m. to Village of Pleasant Prairie Operations Superintendent Sandy Wiedmeyer at swiedmeyer@pleasantprairiewi.gov.
Late submissions will not be considered. For comprehensive information on the request for proposal, including submission guidelines and requirements, visit https://shorturl.at/ryKL3. | https://kenoshanews.com/news/local/recplex-looking-for-collaborator-for-available-fitness-center-space/article_3ab7f2f6-176d-11ee-a2dd-131a9afcc882.html | 2023-07-01T20:00:11 | 0 | https://kenoshanews.com/news/local/recplex-looking-for-collaborator-for-available-fitness-center-space/article_3ab7f2f6-176d-11ee-a2dd-131a9afcc882.html |
Locally owned Red Door Realty, 5729 6th Ave., held its a ceremony Thursday to celebrate the introduction of its new Downtown location.
Guests joined owner Lori Janis for a ribbon cutting at the event, which included balloons, confetti poppers and plenty of refreshments.
A Kenosha County resident since 2010, Janis said that she has owned a successful plumbing business for decades. About four years ago, she decided to branch out.
“One day I just decided, it’s just time to get into realty,” Janis said.
The new location had been vacant for several years according to Janis, and she leapt at the opportunity when she learned about it.
“Downtown Kenosha was where my eyes were set when I wanted to start my business,” Janis said.
Since signing in April, Janis said she’s been welcomed by the business community.
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“We love Downtown Kenosha,” Janis said. “We’ve just made friends with everyone. I love the community, love Kenosha. Everyone knows everyone, everyone looks out for everyone.”
Janis explained why she chose the name “Red Door.”
“I sat down one night and started thinking. White picket fence, cobblestones, brick roads,” Janis recalled. “All of a sudden, a red door just came to me.”
More information about Red Door Realty can be found on its Facebook page, or by calling 847-514-1233. | https://kenoshanews.com/news/local/red-door-realty-celebrates-downtown-kenosha-office-with-ribbon-cutting/article_e4578d40-1776-11ee-873c-5b89286fbc52.html | 2023-07-01T20:00:14 | 1 | https://kenoshanews.com/news/local/red-door-realty-celebrates-downtown-kenosha-office-with-ribbon-cutting/article_e4578d40-1776-11ee-873c-5b89286fbc52.html |
Home at last: Fallen World War II soldier Clinton Paul Koloski buried in Beloit
Eighty years after he left Wisconsin and went off to war, U.S. Army Private First Class Clinton Paul Koloski was buried Friday in a private ceremony at Calvary Cemetery in Beloit.
Across Wisconsin, flags were flown at half-staff to honor the World War II soldier who was killed January 14, 1945 while conducting a combat patrol near Obermuhlthal, France.
Koloski was 21. His remains had gone unidentified for decades, resting at Rhône American Cemetery in France.
“We are glad to welcome Private First Class Koloski home so that he can finally be honored and laid to rest in his home state,” Gov. Tony Evers said in a statement. "Private First Class Koloski gave his life in defense of the values and freedoms we hold most dear, and on behalf of the state, we are forever grateful for his service, selflessness, and sacrifice.”
According to an obituary, Koloski was born on May 26, 1923 in City Point in central Wisconsin. He and his twin brother Clifford were among the nine children of Anna (Reshel) and George Koloski.
Paul Koloski enlisted in the U.S. Army on July 17, 1943, and served with Company A, 36th Engineer Combat Regiment in Europe. He was killed as Germany mounted an offensive called Operation Northwind.
According to a release from the U.S. military, Koloski and others were on a patrol that "encountered German soldiers in fortified positions forcing the Americans to withdraw under heavy enemy artillery and mortar fire. Because of the fighting, Koloski’s body could not be immediately recovered."
After the war, remains were recovered from the area where Koloski was killed, but they could not be identified and were interred at Rhône American Cemetery.
Koloski's identification tags were recovered by French metal detectorists who were searching for World War II relics in a forest near Obermuhlthal in 2006 and 2007. No human remains were identified at the location.
"In February 2020, the Department of Defense and the American Battle Monuments Commission exhumed the remains of an unknown Soldier, designated X-4890 Neuville, from Rhône American Cemetery," a military statement said.
Those remains were transferred to the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency laboratory at Offutt Air Force Base in Nebraska for analysis.
Koloski was accounted for September 12, 2022.
His family said Koloski is survived by his sister, Delores Scharff, along with many nieces and nephews and their children and grandchildren. | https://www.jsonline.com/story/news/local/wisconsin/2023/07/01/fallen-world-war-ii-soldier-clinton-paul-koloski-buried-in-beloit/70375884007/ | 2023-07-01T20:03:56 | 0 | https://www.jsonline.com/story/news/local/wisconsin/2023/07/01/fallen-world-war-ii-soldier-clinton-paul-koloski-buried-in-beloit/70375884007/ |
SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. — At least one person was hurt after a fixed-wing airplane crashed into the Rubicon Bay at Lake Tahoe Saturday morning, the El Dorado County Sheriff's Office said.
The plane, which was carrying two passengers, crashed into the lake around 10:18 a.m. Saturday. Boaters who were in the area at the time responded to the scene and rescued the two passengers, officials say.
One of the passengers had a serious head injury.
The El Dorado County Sheriff's Office is on scene of the crash and has marked the airplane with GPS coordinates for hazmat purposes.
According to authorities, the plane is fully submerged in the lake.
The Federal Aviation Administration and the National Transportation Safety Board have been notified of the crash.
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GETTYSBURG, Pa. — 160 years later and Americans are still remembering what's known as the bloodiest battle of the Civil War: The Battle of Gettysburg.
"One of the worst things we could do is forget about history and just think about tomorrow," said Kirk Davis, the president of the Gettysburg Battlefield Preservation Association and coordinator of the reenactment. "But, if we don't know all the terrible things we did in creating history, we're going to repeat it again."
About 2,000 reenactors from around the country geared up to relive the battle at the historic Daniel Lady Farm for the 160th anniversary.
"For us, it's living history," said Chris "Pappy" Wade, one of the reenactors who drove from Mississippi. "We're not trying to promote anything, we're not trying to push anything on anybody," Wade continued.
Many historians reference it as a turning point because the battle caused the largest number of casualties throughout the Civil War.
"What's most important to us is understanding the turmoil and everything the soldiers went through," said reenactor Sam Timmons. "Cause they call this the bloodiest American battle on the North American continent for a reason."
A different battle will take place each day; with Union and Confederate military camps as well as sutlers, food and other things to see.
"We're putting everything on the line, it's like it would've been as best as we can do," said Wade.
Take a break from living out history before your eyes and head downtown to enjoy dinner at The Farnsworth House Inn. The building sheltered Confederate sharpshooters during the three-day battle, with more than 100 bullet holes lining its walls.
"Lots of people coming to our area, which means they're going to buy things from local stores. They don't just stay here," said Davis.
"If you get a chance, this is the best way to learn American history," said Wade.
When asked about the difficulties of participating in the reenactment in the summer heat, actors said it's worth any of the issues or inconveniences.
"After a few reenactments it just got normal," said Timmons. "Like yeah it's hot, drink some water and continue. That's about it."
"The Confederates, they have it a bit easier," joked Wade. "They're in that nice grey cloth, it doesn't heat up quite as bad. But when you put federal blue on, you're essentially stepping into an oven in clothes," he continued.
While the Battle of Gettysburg happened July 1-3 of 1863, this year's events will take place from June 30th - July 2nd.
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DES MOINES, Iowa — Iowa’s auditor may face new challenges in his quest to track taxpayer dollars after a new law takes effect Saturday that allows state agencies to deny his office access to information and bars him from making an appeal in court.
State Auditor Rob Sand, the only Democrat in statewide office, said the law advanced by Republican lawmakers is a politically motivated attack on accountability. The law could stifle Sand, who described his office as “assertive."
“Bottom line on that is, we uncovered a record amount of waste, fraud and abuse in my first term. That’s where it came from,” Sand said in an interview with The Associated Press. “They don’t want accountability.”
But supporters of the Iowa law emphasize the changes are meant to protect Iowans’ privacy and that the risk to the auditor’s work is low.
Going forward, a state agency is not allowed to provide the state auditor’s office access to confidential information, such as medical or school records, unless it is deemed necessary to the auditor’s responsibilities. The auditor's office, as usual, must maintain confidentiality of those records.
That could mean business as usual — as Republican lawmakers suggest — if the auditor is doing his job as outlined in generally accepted federal audit standards. Or, it could mean agencies would more often question a request and withhold information from his office.
If a dispute arises, Republican Gov. Kim Reynolds is empowered to appoint a tiebreaker vote to an arbitration panel, on which Sand and the agency involved each will have a representative. That gives two of the three voices on the panel, whose decision is final, to Reynolds’ administration.
The bill made its way through a Republican-dominated statehouse and passed easily without support from Democrats, who argued it has the potential to give the state's Republican leadership more power to quiet political rivals and hide corruption.
Uneven political power in Republican-controlled state governments has given way to some more extreme examples of retribution in recent months, including the expulsion of three Democratic lawmakers in Tennessee's Legislature and the removal of a Democratic transgender lawmaker from the Montana House floor.
Iowa Republican State Senator Mike Bousselot said previous state Supreme Court rulings in cases between Sand’s office and state agencies raised questions about the role of the auditor’s office.
“Why should the Auditor have unfettered access to Iowans’ medical records, financial aid, school records and more?” Bousselot wrote in an email. “It is irrational and potentially dangerous for the Auditor to seek irrelevant information in an audit.”
“This bill gives Iowans additional privacy protections while allowing the Auditor to continue accessing information relevant to the purpose of the audit,” he added.
When the legislation surfaced, state and national auditing and accounting organizations joined with Sand to convey concerns that the law will prevent independent and complete oversight. Those concerns have since made their way to a federal agency responsible for auditing standards, according to John Geragosian, past president of the National State Auditors Association.
A spokesperson at the Government Accountability Office pointed to a March letter clarifying the federal auditing standards but offered no additional comments.
The tension in Iowa is not entirely unique. Auditors in other states have experienced pushback, even from members of their party.
In North Dakota, second-term State Auditor Josh Gallion and his fellow Republicans in the Legislature have clashed over how he publicizes critical audit findings and what fees his office has charged for local governments’ audits. This spring, lawmakers budgeted $500,000 for an audit of the auditor’s office.
Former Pennsylvania Auditor General Eugene DePasquale, a Democrat, said Republican lawmakers were regularly “touting” his audits of the Democratic governor’s administration. Then, in 2019, Republican lawmakers pushed through a cut to his office’s budget by 10% just months after he announced a run for U.S. Congress.
“I will tell you that that is the most fascinating coincidence,” DePasquale said. “I thought it was gutter politics, to be blunt.”
In Iowa, Sand emphasized his record of avoiding partisan politics, asserting he employs senior staff from both sides of the aisle, has provided opportunities for agencies to undo errors and regularly defends the Republican administration’s actions.
“I like this job,” Sand said, but admitted the law could “end up making this office less impactful.”
“I’m hard pressed to see how it couldn’t have an impact,” Sand said, suggesting it will become easier for a state agency to reject his requests. “I think the only impact that it could have would be negative for the public and negative for this office’s ability to do its work.”
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Associated Press reporter Jack Dura in Bismarck, North Dakota, and Mark Scolforo in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, contributed. | https://www.weareiowa.com/article/news/local/local-politics/iowa-auditor-rob-sand-new-law-challenges-kim-reynolds-politics/524-8605adb1-4bef-4cce-a1d1-83b234609022 | 2023-07-01T20:19:11 | 0 | https://www.weareiowa.com/article/news/local/local-politics/iowa-auditor-rob-sand-new-law-challenges-kim-reynolds-politics/524-8605adb1-4bef-4cce-a1d1-83b234609022 |
The first Kenosha Taco Fest was a clear success Friday evening, kicking off a busy extended holiday weekend.
Hundreds of area residents descended on Simmons Island to take part in the public event — and eat as many tacos as they wanted. The festival was organized by the Kenosha History Center and took place alongside the center’s monthly Friday Night Classic Car Cruise-in.
Food trucks competed to be named "Kenosha Area’s Favorite Taco Truck" and attendees cast their ballots for their favorites.
Seven trucks participated including Antojitos Mexicanos Food Truck, Aragon’s Platos Borrachos, Big Head Tacos, Grill Lovers, Picos Taco Truck, Rockitacos and Tacos La Flama.
Tacos La Flama came in first place followed by Aragon’s Plato’s Borrachos and then Pico’s Taco Truck.
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"It's a huge crowd here," said Chris Allen, executive director of the Kenosha History Center. "It activates the space, activates the island. This got people down here. A lot (who) came to our museum tonight have never been here before."
Allen confidently added, "There will be a second Taco Fest next year."
"We didn't know how big it would be," Allen said. "Tacos and classic cars. It's a great match."
Erik Aguilar and his mother Ines Herrera, owner of the Antojitos Mexicanos Food Truck, were busy selling authentic tacos, horchata and elotes.
"Who doesn't like cars and tacos?" Aguilar said.
Herrera, of Puebla in Mexico, said "This is my dream."
"These are authentic Mexican real tacos," she said.
Keayon Senter, of Zion, Ill., said she drove to Kenosha for tacos.
"It's great and I love the events Kenosha has," Senter said. "Tacos and comradery. Who doesn't like a good taco?"
Chris Siebeneich, a Kenosha native living in Walworth County, brought his 1973 Cadillac Superior high top ambulance to the Classic Car Cruise-in next to the Taco Fest.
"We love coming to Kenosha and Kenosha is definitely a car town," Siebeneich said. "The History Center does a great job with the Cruise-in. We love coming here to support community businesses like the taco trucks that are here today." | https://kenoshanews.com/news/local/inaugural-kenosha-taco-fest-draws-crowd-to-simmons-island/article_e970f26c-183e-11ee-a411-4bda81cb3738.html | 2023-07-01T20:26:15 | 1 | https://kenoshanews.com/news/local/inaugural-kenosha-taco-fest-draws-crowd-to-simmons-island/article_e970f26c-183e-11ee-a411-4bda81cb3738.html |
UNIONTOWN, Pa. — A man is dead and a woman is critically injured after a shooting in Uniontown on Saturday.
According to investigators, first responders were called to the scene along Pershing Court at 2:16 p.m.
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The man was pronounced dead at the scene. His identity has not been released.
No one is in custody at this time. Police are in the process of interviewing witnesses.
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PITTSBURGH — The Pittsburgh Penguins have found their go-to goaltender for the next few years.
And they didn’t have to look far to get him.
They signed Tristan Jarry to a five-year contract with a salary-cap hit of $5.375 million Saturday, a few hours after Jarry hit the open market as an unrestricted free agent.
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YORK COUNTY, Pa. — Firefighters responded to a house on fire overnight in Conewago Township.
Fire officials say one person was displaced and no one was injured.
Crews were dispatched to a home on the first block of Hykes Mill Road around 1:15 a.m., after a firefighter who lives down the road called 911.
Once at the scene, crews got to work and quickly knocked down the fire.
Fire officials say one of the resident's dogs alerted them to the fire that started in the kitchen, as they didn't have working smoke detectors in the house.
A total of 3,000 gallons of water and 10 gallons of foam were used to extinguish the fire.
The cause of the fire is being investigated but it's not considered suspicious.
Seven dogs, three rats, and one pig all survived the fire.
The Red Cross is helping the displaced resident. | https://www.fox43.com/article/news/local/york-county/overnight-house-fire-york-county/521-6081f5f3-91da-4769-9001-82f440bc7bd3 | 2023-07-01T20:34:24 | 1 | https://www.fox43.com/article/news/local/york-county/overnight-house-fire-york-county/521-6081f5f3-91da-4769-9001-82f440bc7bd3 |
PORTER — A 44-year-old woman suffered life-threatening injuries when she was shot early Friday night by a 17-year-old carjacker, who then led officers on a high-speed chase before crashing and being thrown through the windshield, according to police.
The woman was transported to a Chicago hospital for treatment, while the teen was treated locally for minor injuries and then taken to the Lake County Juvenile Detention Center, Lake County Sheriff Oscar Martinez Jr. said.
The teen had just been released from custody in Illinois on a similar charge of armed carjacking, Porter police Lt. Dan Dickey said.
Lake County police responded just before 7:30 p.m. to the 2900 block of Dekalb Street in New Chicago for a report of the carjacking and shooting, Martinez said.
"A preliminary investigation revealed the woman's Nissan Sentra had been stolen by a male suspect believed to be 17 years old," he said.
Dickey said not long after his department learned of the carjacking and shooting, the stolen vehicle was picked up by a license plate recognition camera as heading east on U.S. 20 near Ind. 49.
A Porter police officer working in the area of U.S. 20 and County Road 500 East spotted the eastbound vehicle, clocked it travelling 75 mph and then watched it accelerate to more than 120 mph when a traffic stop was attempted, Dickey said.
"As the suspect attempted to negotiate a curve just east of Railroad Avenue, he lost control of the vehicle and crashed into a wooded area," according to Dickey. "The suspect was partially ejected through the windshield and asked officers for help."
Porter Superior Court Judge Jeffrey Clymer also approved a request from the victim for restitution of $716 to cover lost wages and approved a plan for transferring Tidwell's $500 cash bond toward that fee.
The teen was taken to the hospital for an evaluation before being turned over to New Chicago police.
The Lake County Sheriff's Department Crime Scene Investigation Team reportedly assisted in the incident and took possession of the stolen vehicle.
Porter police are seeking felony charges of resisting law enforcement and theft of a motor vehicle, and misdemeanor reckless driving and never receiving a license, Dickey said.
Porter police were unaware of what charges the teen faces in Lake County as a result of the alleged carjacking.
Martinez said the investigation continues.
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A 17-year-old Illinois resident, accused of shooting someone and taking their car Friday night, was nabbed a short time later after a high-speed police chase and crash that sent the suspect through the windshield, Porter Police Lt. Dan Dickey said. | https://www.nwitimes.com/news/local/crime-courts/update-woman-suffers-life-threatening-injuries-in-carjacking-shooting-that-ended-in-crash-region-cops/article_1e93492e-1810-11ee-9afb-b7450a99bc2c.html | 2023-07-01T20:34:30 | 1 | https://www.nwitimes.com/news/local/crime-courts/update-woman-suffers-life-threatening-injuries-in-carjacking-shooting-that-ended-in-crash-region-cops/article_1e93492e-1810-11ee-9afb-b7450a99bc2c.html |
Governor approves special district to manage massive Clear Springs development in Bartow
Company owns 17,500 acres of former phosphate land
There will soon be a new government in Polk County.
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a bill Wednesday to create the Clear Springs Stewardship District, a special entity within the boundaries of Bartow.
A stewardship district is an independent local governmental authority with the power to impose assessment fees to raise money for the building of roads and other infrastructure. It is similar to a community development district, a more common entity, but has greater authority and requires legislative action to be created, unlike a CDD, which only needs the approval of a local government.
Stewardship districts are formed when a long period of planning and development is anticipated before the project is completed. Examples include Lakewood Ranch in Manatee and Sarasota counties, Ave Maria in Collier County and Sunbridge in Osceola County.
Bartow City Attorney Sean Parker said a stewardship district is like a CDD “on steroids.”
The Clear Springs Stewardship District covers about 17,500 acres, according to the bill text. Rep. Melony Bell, R-Fort Meade, and Rep. Sam Killebrew, R-Winter Haven, co-sponsored the bill (HB 1611), which passed unanimously in both houses of the Florida Legislature. The action takes effect Oct. 1.
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The property is owned by the Clear Springs Companies and encompasses land mostly reclaimed from phosphate mining, stretching in a horseshoe shape around the east and south edges of Bartow. A full 66 pages of the bill are devoted to legal descriptions of the district’s boundaries.
The late Stanford Phelps, a Connecticut financier, bought the land in 1999 for $8.2 million, The Ledger previously reported. Phelps had the land annexed into Bartow and drafted plans in the early 2000s to develop about one-third of the land into neighborhoods, but the project stalled following the 2008 economic crash.
The Clear Springs Companies, headed by Phelps, turned part of the property into a blueberry farm that still operates. Phelps also donated a parcel along State Road 60 to Polk State College, which built the Clear Springs Advanced Technology Center.
Patrick Carroll, vice president of Clear Springs, said company officials decided that seeking a stewardship district would be preferable to a process that would have involved forming multiple CDDs.
“What we chose to do was reduce the layers of government, which I think is his key reason why we chose to do it, and decrease the public expense and administrative costs of having multiple special purpose units of government for really a bigger project,” Carroll said. “Obviously, going through the Legislature is a much more challenging and time-consuming and expensive project for the developer on the front end, but we really thought it was in the best interest of everybody to do that.”
Bartow Mayor Steve Githens said the city has coordinated with Clear Springs and supported the formation of the stewardship district. Parker said Bartow approved the draft language last fall and provided a transmittal letter to the Legislature expressing approval of the proposed district.
Bill cites scale of project
The 158-page bill states that the district is needed to provide a comprehensive approach to community development. The bill cites the size of the property and the expected duration of development, saying that creating multiple CDDs “would result in an inefficient, duplicative, and needless proliferation of local special purpose governments, contrary to the public interest” and past legislative findings.
“The creation of a single district will assist in integrating the management of state resources and allow for greater and more coordinated stewardship of natural resources,” the bill says.
The bill seeks to promote “a diverse mix of housing and regional employment and economic development opportunities, rather than fragmented development with underutilized infrastructure generally associated with urban sprawl.”
The legislation specifies that the district will create a governing board with five members who will serve four-year terms. Owners of land in the district will vote in a first election to be held within 90 days of the law taking effect. They will be given one vote for every acre of land they own.
All board meetings will be open to the public and subject to Florida’s Sunshine laws.
Places on the board will be designated for residents of the district as its population grows, with all five members being residents when the population reaches 23,000.
The board is expected to hire a district manager, who will be responsible for supervising construction and other activities in the district.
The board will have the authority to impose special assessments on property owners to generate funding for infrastructure. At present, all the land is owned by Clear Springs, but those assessments would eventually be made on homes and other private properties in the district.
Plenty of powers
Like any other government entity, the district will be able to borrow money, pursue grants and issue bonds to cover the cost of projects. It will also have the same power of eminent domain as county governments. The phrase applies to the taking of private property for a public use, with compensation provided to the land owner.
The district’s leadership will not be able to engage in comprehensive planning, zoning or permitting, and the district must comply with Bartow’s comprehensive plan.
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Among the special powers granted in the legislation, the district may engage in water management and control, including the operation of irrigation and sewer systems and related facilities.
The district may build bridges, culverts, wildlife corridors or road crossings across public highways, canals and other water bodies. The bill also grants the authority to “provide school buildings and related structures, which may be leased, sold, or donated to the school district.”
“I think they liked the fact that it provides lots of flexibility when it comes to not just putting in a road but putting in recreational features,” Parker said. “Because with their property, a lot of it is close to the Peace River, and they have a big, big vision for how to incorporate the river access and the river proximity into their neighborhoods. I think it just kind of puts more tools in the toolbox.”
Clear Springs’ long-term plans call for 11,000 residential units, approximately 22 million square feet of industrial space and 7 million square feet of commercial space, Carroll said. The developer has pledged to set aside large tracts for conservation, he said.
One of the main entrances to the development will be on SR 60 near the planned terminus of the Central Polk Parkway, a spur toll road that will branch south from the Polk Parkway.
All that development will create new demands for water. The Southwest Florida Water Management District has estimated that the limit for withdrawals from the Upper Floridan Aquifer in the region will be reached by 2025.
Bartow is currently extracting about 3.1 million gallons per day, well below the 7.9 million gallons per day the city is permitted, said Susanna Martinez Tarokh, a spokesperson for the water district.
Bartow is a member of the Polk Regional Water Cooperative, which is pursuing alternative supplies of water. The group has commissioned the drilling of wells into the lower aquifer near Babson Park, with plans to pump the water through pipes to systems throughout the county. The process will require intensive filtration because water in the lower aquifer contains higher levels of salt and minerals than that in the upper section.
The water district held a pre-application meeting with Clear Springs representatives last year on a proposed 1,875-acre development and issued a determination in September that set limits for wetland and other surface waters, Tarokh said.
Gary White can be reached at gary.white@theledger.com or 863-802-7518. Follow on Twitter @garywhite13. | https://www.theledger.com/story/news/local/2023/07/01/district-formed-to-oversee-development-of-17500-acre-site-in-bartow/70368219007/ | 2023-07-01T20:34:31 | 1 | https://www.theledger.com/story/news/local/2023/07/01/district-formed-to-oversee-development-of-17500-acre-site-in-bartow/70368219007/ |
SAN ANTONIO — A woman has been charged with aggravated robbery after she allegedly lured a victim to a parking lot using a dating app, where two suspected accomplices pointed a gun at the victim and robbed him and then shot him twice in the back.
Alma Rosa Ortiz, 18, was arrested for an incident that occurred on May 31 at the 200 block of N General McMullen on the west side of town.
Police say that Ortiz used the dating app, "Meet Me" to lure the victim to the parking lot at that location. After the two arrived, another vehicle arrived at the parking lot and blocked the victim in. Two suspects exited the vehicle and pointed a weapon at the victim, demanding he get out of his car.
As the victim was trying to run away, he was shot twice in the back. He was able to make his way to Planet Fitness, where police and ambulance was then called.
Video was retrieved from neighboring businesses to aid in the investigation. The victim was able to give police a photo of the suspect who lured him to the parking lot.
Ortiz is facing charges of aggravated robbery, which is a felony. Ortiz' bond is set at $175,000.
No word on if they have identified the other two suspects. This is a developing story.
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CEDAR FALLS — The Public Safety Department has opened registration for its new Youth Fire Academy on July 20 and 21 at its headquarters, 4600 S. Main St.
The free two-day course will teach 8-12 year olds about fire prevention, first aid, firefighting and emergency medical service careers, and more. It runs from 12:30 to 4:30 p.m. both days and give them various hands-on experiences like flowing water from a fire engine.
Complimentary hot dogs, hamburgers, chips, and cookies will be provided both days. However, participants are welcomed to bring their own meals. All academy graduates will receive a certificate and a T-shirt.
“We are looking forward to bringing this fun and educational event to our community because it really gets young students interested in fire service while also teaching them how to increase their situational awareness and knowledge of fire safety so they know what to do in the event of an emergency,” said Fire Chief John Zolondek.
“Creating the Youth Fire Academy has been a goal of our department for a while now and I am excited it has taken off. Kids are always so thrilled to see fire trucks but this goes a step further and gets them directly involved by providing the opportunity to interact with our great team, try new things, and learn.”
Students must live in Cedar Falls or attend a public or private school in the city to participate. Parents are not required to stay but may if they wish. Register online at www.cedarfalls.com/youthfireacademy by July 18. Space is limited but a wait list will be created.
“We thank our partners at Fareway on South Main Street, Brad Jacobson State Farm, and the Shirt Shack for helping to make this event possible,” said Zolondek.
The free two-day course will teach kids, 8-12 years old, about fire prevention, first aid, firefighting and emergency medical service careers, and more, from 12:30 to 4:30 p.m. both days. | https://wcfcourier.com/news/local/cedar-falls-fire-academy-registration-open/article_6cc3dce6-1435-11ee-883d-371e565232e2.html | 2023-07-01T20:45:06 | 0 | https://wcfcourier.com/news/local/cedar-falls-fire-academy-registration-open/article_6cc3dce6-1435-11ee-883d-371e565232e2.html |
WATERLOO — The following are Hawkeye Community College spring semester graduates from Northeast Iowa and their programs of study. Graduates are listed in alphabetical order by hometown.
- Neesa Bellinger, Nursing, Allison
- Jason Brehmer, Computer Networking Technician, Allison
- Cinda Mendez Ruiz, Liberal Arts, Allison
- Jaxson Brouwer, Liberal Arts, Aplington
- Olivia Hauser, Liberal Arts, Aplington
- Ella Junker, Nursing, Aplington
- Cypriss Andersen, Nursing, Cedar Falls
- Tyberius Anderson, Web Programming and Development, Cedar Falls
- Reese Balvanz, Elementary Education, Cedar Falls
- Brody Bartlett, Liberal Arts, Cedar Falls
- Blayde Bellis, Liberal Arts, Cedar Falls
- Greta Berte, Criminal Justice, Cedar Falls
- Stacey Brown, Nursing, Cedar Falls
- Madison Christenson, Liberal Arts, Cedar Falls
- Joseph Einertson, Industrial Equipment Maintenance, Cedar Falls
- Noah Fink, Information Systems Management, Cedar Falls
- Noah Forker, Marketing Management, Cedar Falls
- Jada Golden-Smith, Liberal Arts, Cedar Falls
- Delia Halverson, Psychology, Cedar Falls
- Hunter Harms, Diesel Technology, Cedar Falls
- Mitchell Hoeppner, Welding, Robotics, Cedar Falls
- Noah Johnson, Accounting Technician, Cedar Falls
- Melissa Kelly, Psychology, Cedar Falls
- John Kramer, Police Science, Cedar Falls
- Emily McVay, Nursing, Cedar Falls
- Armando Munguia, Industrial Equipment Maintenance, Cedar Falls
- Allison Nida, Digital Mass Media, Cedar Falls
- Greyson Porter, Computer Networking Technician, Cedar Falls
- Logan Reiter, Welding Technology/Welder, Cedar Falls
- Caden Runge, Political Science, Cedar Falls
- Abby Runyan, Liberal Arts, Cedar Falls
- Andrew Schaffner, Automotive Technology, Cedar Falls
- Samuel Schmadeke, Diesel Technology, Cedar Falls
- Lakin Sheeley, Liberal Arts, Cedar Falls
- Dylan Snell, Welding, Robotics, Cedar Falls
- Austin Sternhagen, Automotive Technology, Cedar Falls
- Jerome Stotsky, Welding Technology/Welder, Cedar Falls
- April Sula, Nursing, Cedar Falls
- Torkelle Sumerall, Hospitality Management, Cedar Falls
- Anna Taft, Liberal Arts, Cedar Falls
- Kyle Tapke, Practical Nursing, Cedar Falls
- Ryan Hallett, Digital Mass Media, Charles City
- Danielle Reetz, Elementary Education, Charles City
- Brandi Garretson, Professional Photography, Clarksville
- Cade Ison, Industrial Equipment Maintenance, Clarksville
- Kale Kampman, Liberal Arts, Clarksville
- Tessa Dvorak, Liberal Arts, Clutier
- Clay Hershberger, Welding, Robotics, Clutier
- Samantha Stokes, Animal Science, Clutier
- Michaela Walton, Police Science, Cresco
- Makenzie Schnitzler, Human Resource Management, Decorah
- Jeremy Browning, Sustainable Construction & Design, Denver
- Cameron Dolan, Sustainable Construction & Design, Denver
- Aubree Lyons, Liberal Arts, Denver
- Kyle Ramsey, Liberal Arts, Denver
- Addison Robbins, Accounting Technician, Denver
- Cooper South, Welding, Robotics, Denver
- Mindy Steege-Giesler, Human Resource Management, Denver
- Tristin Cleveland, Liberal Arts, Dike
- Adam Hassebroek, CNC Machining & Tool Making Technology, Dike
- Josh Larsen, Industrial Automation Technology, Dike
- Kayla Tempel, Nursing, Dike
- Quincy Zuck, Diesel Technology, Dunkerton
- Carlie Hoppe, Nursing, Dysart
- Dalton Kucera, Diesel Technology, Dysart
- Emma McMahon, Liberal Arts, Evansdale
- Kayla Rieck, Early Childhood Education, Evansdale
- Aaron Smith, Industrial Automation Technology, Evansdale
- Traeton Kaufman, Police Science, Fairbank
- Armando Silva, Industrial Equipment Maintenance, Fairbank
- Emma Pitz, Accounting Technician, Fredericksburg
- Peyton Schmitz, General Agriculture, Fredericksburg
- Wayne Kauffman, Electronics Engineering Technology, Frederika
- Zachary Krull, Diesel Technology, Garwin
- Gavin Purvis, Computer Networking Technician, Garwin
- Autumn Hellman, Liberal Arts, Gilbertville
- Emily Buckholtz, Liberal Arts, Gladbrook
- Sarah Harmer, Nursing, Grundy Center
- Molly Hendrickson, Practical Nursing, Grundy Center
- Ashley Oltman, Practical Nursing, Grundy Center
- Wesley Smith, Liberal Arts, Grundy Center
- Ilya Stepanov, Liberal Arts, Grundy Center
- Jackson Waltner, Cybersecurity, Grundy Center
- Carter Dannen, Civil and Construction Engineering Technology, Hampton
- Rachel Casillas, Dental Hygiene, Hazelton
- Nicholas Duffy, Liberal Arts, Hazelton
- Samantha Bauler, Accounting, Hudson
- Shawna Bear, Early Childhood Education, Hudson
- Lindsey Beard, Liberal Arts, Hudson
- Spencer Halupnick, Diesel Technology, Hudson
- Mac Kelly, Welding, Robotics, Hudson
- Megan Brock, Nursing, Independence
- Tyler Davis, CNC Machining & Tool Making Technology, Independence
- Jacob Dinger, Electronics Engineering Technology, Independence
- Hannah Johnson, Liberal Arts, Independence
- Sophia Kain, Fine Arts, Independence
- Benjamin Kremer, Welding Technology/Welder, Independence
- Zoe Lampe, Fine Arts, Independence
- Callie Meyer, Early Childhood Education, Independence
- Kaye Sheda, Nursing, Independence
- Rachael Stevens, Liberal Arts, Independence
- Anna Sweeney, Natural Resources Management, Independence
- Cheyenne Syhlman, Practical Nursing, Independence
- Alexis Testrake, Liberal Arts, Independence
- Justin Berry, CNC Machining & Tool Making Technology, Janesville
- Luke Bader, Computer Networking Technician, Jesup
- Landon Boos, Welding, Jesup
- Loren Corkery, Industrial Automation Technology, Jesup
- Lauren Durham, Nursing, Jesup
- Gavin French, Liberal Arts, Jesup
- Kennedy Galpin, Sustainable Construction & Design, Jesup
- Samuel Kuper, Liberal Arts, Jesup
- Deshila Menuey-Walker, Elementary Education, Jesup
- Tabitha Reuter, Nursing, Jesup
- Lindsey Ruehlow, Practical Nursing, Jesup
- Blake Tempus, Computer Networking Technician, Jesup
- Ethan Clark, Civil and Construction Engineering Technology, La Porte City
- Allie Driscol, Elementary Education, La Porte City
- Haley Harkness, Nursing, La Porte City
- Jeremy Juhl, Industrial Automation Technology, La Porte City
- Kinsie Murley, Police Science, La Porte City
- Murphy Oakleaf, History, La Porte City
- Karlee Ostendorf, Natural Resources Management, La Porte City
- Kerstin Peterson, Liberal Arts, La Porte City
- Alex Richards, Electronics Installer, La Porte City
- Kayla Robb, Practical Nursing, La Porte City
- Arabella Shepard, Dental Hygiene, La Porte City
- Nelson Sides, CNC Machining & Tool Making Technology, La Porte City
- Laiken Blommers, Liberal Arts, Manchester
- Makayla Chapman, Practical Nursing, Manchester
- Kalen Recker, Electronics Engineering Technology, Manchester
- Charles Rich, Natural Resources Management, Manchester
- Madison Shontz, Administrative Office Management, Manchester
- Conner Turnis, Automotive Technology, Manchester
- Tosha McGarvey, Practical Nursing, Mount Auburn
- Mathew Rippel, Ag Business Management, Mount Auburn
- Chase Rust, Computer Networking Technician, Nashua
- Macy Flick, Dental Hygiene, New Hampton
- Erin Kramer, Natural Resources Management, New Hampton
- Lola Lemke, Liberal Arts, New Hampton
- Tyler Reicks, Diesel Technology, New Hampton
- Adrian Rings, Graphic Communications, New Hampton
- Gavin Rings, General Agriculture, New Hampton
- Ethan Theis, Police Science, New Hampton
- Preston Trower, General Agriculture, New Hampton
- Kayla Walter, Liberal Arts, New Hampton
- LizBeth DeGroote, Animal Science, New Hartford
- Eli Epley, Sustainable Construction & Design, New Hartford
- Julia Heise, Graphic Communications, New Hartford
- Dalton Jackson, Sustainable Construction & Design, New Providence
- Abigail Dahl, Liberal Arts, Oelwein
- Olivia Hershey, Liberal Arts, Oelwein
- Carsen Jeanes, Welding Technology/Welder, Oelwein
- Riley McKeeman, Diesel Technology, Oelwein
- Emma Nelson, Liberal Arts, Oelwein
- Jesse Platt, Industrial Automation Technology, Oelwein
- Colton Roete, Welding, Oelwein
- Heidi Rogers, Nursing, Oelwein
- Cameren Sims, Liberal Arts, Oelwein
- Gage Voshell, Police Science, Oelwein
- Joshua Williams, Cybersecurity, Oelwein
- Christian Eilers, Industrial Automation Technology, Parkersburg
- Maci Freund, Liberal Arts, Parkersburg
- Cael Lupkes, General Agriculture, Parkersburg
- Bodey Miller, Diesel Technology, Parkersburg
- McKenna Oldenburger, Dental Hygiene, Parkersburg
- Isabell Rogers, Liberal Arts, Parkersburg
- Adonis McGowan, Practical Nursing, Raymond
- Cody Samuelson, Liberal Arts, Raymond
- Hannah Davis, Early Childhood Education, Readlyn
- Kirk Drew, Sustainable Construction & Design, Readlyn
- Julia Larue, Liberal Arts, Readlyn
- Ethan Oltrogge, CNC Machining & Tool Making Technology, Readlyn
- Keisha Pullin, Liberal Arts, Readlyn
- Destiny Rewerts, Early Childhood Education, Readlyn
- Emily Else, Liberal Arts, Reinbeck
- Keagan Giesking, General Agriculture, Ag Business Management, Reinbeck
- Rachael Scarf, Natural Resources Management, Reinbeck
- Braden Vanderkolk, Industrial Equipment Maintenance, Reinbeck
- Benjamin Willson, Diesel Technology, Shell Rock
- Austin Bremner, Welding, Robotics, Sumner
- Daniel Dillon, Ag Business Management, Sumner
- Raven Hirsch, Liberal Arts, Sumner
- Clarice Lynch, Biology, Sumner
- Spencer Matt, Diesel Technology, Sumner
- Ryan Rochford, CNC Machining & Tool Making Technology, Sumner
- Brody Shover, Diesel Technology, Sumner
- Miranda Wehling, General Agriculture, Sumner
- Caleb Peshel, Police Science, Tama
- Joshua Frana, Liberal Arts, Traer
- Chance Hulme, Industrial Automation Technology, Traer
- Kayley Renslow, Fine Arts, Traer
- Emma Arnold, General Agriculture, Ag Business Management, Vinton
- Clark Eilers, Professional Photography, Vinton
- Mackenzie Hansel-Walker, Elementary Education, Vinton
- David Lapan-Islas, Liberal Arts, Vinton
- Marcus Lipcamon, Cybersecurity, Vinton
- Caleb Rickels, Liberal Arts, Vinton
- Broc Shaw, Liberal Arts, Vinton
- Alaney Kuecker, Liberal Arts, Washburn
- Salvador Acosta-Osornio, Industrial Equipment Maintenance, Waterloo
- Vincent Ali, Liberal Arts, Waterloo
- Amra Alibasic, Liberal Arts, Waterloo
- Anthony Anderson, Industrial Equipment Maintenance, Waterloo
- Jasmine Anderson, Digital Mass Media, Waterloo
- Hailee Beenken, Practical Nursing, Waterloo
- Evlijana Begic, Practical Nursing, Waterloo
- Nicholas Beier, Kinesiology & Exercise Science, Waterloo
- Ethan Bennett-Vogt, Liberal Arts, Waterloo
- Brianna Blocker, Medical Office Specialist, Waterloo
- David Blow, Biology, Waterloo,
- William Brousseau, Industrial Automation Technology, Waterloo
- Juliet Bukenya, Practical Nursing, Waterloo
- Lisa Campbell, General Studies, Waterloo
- Dakar Carter, Liberal Arts, Waterloo
- Elizabeth Conkling, Nursing, Waterloo
- Anna Cookinham, Web Programming & Development, Waterloo
- Jacqueline Davis, Nursing, Waterloo
- Spencer Davis, CNC Machine Set-Up Specialist, Waterloo
- Jessica Drahos, Graphic Communications, Waterloo
- Allison Dunn, Liberal Arts, Waterloo
- Ermina Dzebic, Human Resource Management, Waterloo
- Ajla Dzelic, Liberal Arts, Waterloo
- Elijah Folken, Automotive Technology, Waterloo
- Tamiko-Ann Foster, Early Childhood Education, Waterloo
- Franky Francois, Practical Nursing, Waterloo
- Jonathan Gentz, Marketing Management, Waterloo
- Ivan Gomez, Liberal Arts, Waterloo
- Mireia Grant, Liberal Arts, Waterloo
- Brenna Gray, Practical Nursing, Waterloo
- Carlee Grunder, Dental Hygiene, Waterloo
- Regan Hage, Liberal Arts, Waterloo
- Paul Harrison, Network Administration and Engineering, Waterloo
- Aldin Hasic, Liberal Arts, Waterloo
- Brell Hayes, Nursing, Waterloo
- Ramail Hodzic, CNC Machine Set-Up Specialist, Waterloo
- Eli Hoffman, Electronics Installer, Waterloo
- Anesha Holmes, Early Childhood Education, Waterloo
- Julian Hoskins, Medical Laboratory Technology, Waterloo
- Jennifer Hovey, Human Resource Management, Waterloo
- Owen Hovey, Diesel Technology, Waterloo
- Keaton Hughes, Liberal Arts, Waterloo
- Rijalda Husic, Psychology, Waterloo
- Andrew Hutter, Liberal Arts, Waterloo
- Deizarae Jenkins, Nursing, Waterloo
- Lourdes Jimenez, Nursing, Waterloo
- Shaquia Johnson, Early Childhood Education, Waterloo
- David Jones, Electronics Installer, Waterloo
- Haris Kapic, Liberal Arts, Waterloo
- Admil Kasupovic, Civil and Construction Engineering Technology, Waterloo
- Rocky Kayembe, Automotive Technology, Waterloo
- Adji Kinkela, Sustainable Construction & Design, Waterloo
- William Klinkenberg, CNC Machining & Tool Making Technology, Waterloo
- Delaney Kopriva, General Agriculture, Waterloo
- Kimberly Kremer-Newton, Human Resource Management, Waterloo
- Indira Krusko, Marketing Management, Waterloo
- Sadie Kurtz, Liberal Arts, Waterloo
- Trystan Lampe, Police Science, Waterloo
- Michelle Lee, Professional Photography, Waterloo
- Madysen Leyen, Professional Photography, Waterloo
- Chi Han Lin, Accounting Technician, Waterloo
- Paw Lu, Civil and Construction Engineering Technology, Waterloo
- Stella Lwin, Liberal Arts, Waterloo
- Christi Martinez, Liberal Arts, Waterloo
- Tutu Martor, Practical Nursing, Waterloo
- Isaac Mata, Liberal Arts, Waterloo
- Raelynn Matlage, Early Childhood Education, Waterloo
- Randi McDonald, Medical Office Specialist, Waterloo
- Brandon McElhaney, Diesel Technology, Waterloo
- Kiley McIntyre, Nursing, Waterloo
- Baw Meh, Marketing Management, Waterloo
- Daniel Mitchell, Liberal Arts, Waterloo
- Brice Morris, CNC Machine Set-Up Specialist, Waterloo
- Megan Neifer, Early Childhood Education, Waterloo
- Chase Nelson, Liberal Arts, Waterloo
- Cheri Nelson, Medical Office Specialist, Waterloo
- Austin Nemmers, Computer Networking Technician, Waterloo
- Brady OConnor, Liberal Arts, Waterloo
- Belma Odobasic, Liberal Arts, Waterloo
- Brooklyn Parkhurst, Liberal Arts, Waterloo
- Cole Petty, Psychology, Waterloo
- Ryan Picken, Liberal Arts, Waterloo
- Samuel Porter, CNC Machine Set-Up Specialist, Waterloo
- Taylor Price, Police Science, Waterloo
- Tyler Ramirez, Cybersecurity, Waterloo
- Melissa Rasavong, Liberal Arts, Waterloo
- Elizabeth Rawsawmo, Liberal Arts, Waterloo
- James Rea, Electronics Technician, Electronics Engineering Technology, Waterloo
- Marli Reisner, Liberal Arts, Waterloo
- Dominick Roe, Digital Mass Media, Waterloo
- Dijana Sabic, Administrative Assistant, Waterloo
- Andrew Schneider, Electronics Engineering Technology, Waterloo
- Christopher Schoentag, Computer Networking Technician, Waterloo
- Matthew Simmens, Cybersecurity, Waterloo
- Nicklaus Sires, Fine Arts, Waterloo
- Grace Sliger, Practical Nursing, Waterloo
- Colton Smith, Police Science, Waterloo
- Dylan Steimel, Liberal Arts, Waterloo
- Jacob Stevenson, CNC Machine Set-Up Specialist, Waterloo
- Desiray Storlie, Social Work, Waterloo
- Fernando Tellez-Romero, Police Science, Waterloo
- Amanda Thoms-Barrios, Practical Nursing, Waterloo
- Regean Tobin, Liberal Arts, Waterloo
- Salvador Torres Guzman, Sustainable Construction & Design, Waterloo
- So U, Liberal Arts, Waterloo
- Orlando Vivians, Liberal Arts, Waterloo
- Armin Vretenarevic, CNC Machining & Tool Making Technology, Waterloo
- Natasha Watkins, Early Childhood Education, Waterloo
- Abigail Welter, Human Resource Management, Waterloo
- Ramon Wence, Network Administration and Engineering, Waterloo
- Brittney Weyant, Nursing, Waterloo
- Jordan Wilson, Graphic Communications, Waterloo
- Aalivia Wright, Liberal Arts, Waterloo
- Brayden Zoll, Marketing Management, Waterloo
- Garrett Aissen, Sustainable Construction & Design, Waverly
- Jasmine Ator, Liberal Arts, Waverly
- Andrew Carolus, Accounting Technician, Waverly
- Erin Graettinger, Dental Hygiene, Waverly
- Samuel Guetzlaff, Computer Networking Technician, Waverly
- Tyler Johnson, Liberal Arts, Waverly
- Ella Kleckner, Practical Nursing, Waverly
- Maxwell Litwiller, Computer Networking Technician, Waverly
- Sierra Rewerts, Human Resource Management, Waverly
- Landen Ruth, General Agriculture, Waverly
- Cooper Scholten, Liberal Arts, Waverly
- Tiffany Sterba, Liberal Arts, Waverly
- William Thompson, Electronics Engineering Technology, Waverly
- Jayden Umthum, Accounting Technician, Waverly
- Brady Wheeler, Digital Mass Media, Waverly
- Trenten Hook, Diesel Technology, Wellsburg
- Alexis Ruroden, Liberal Arts, West Union
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Major "makeover" with new driveway, garage shop floor, new overhead door and opener, 2 new exterior doors. Home has new kitchen and stainless-steel GE appliances, 2 new bathrooms, windows, interior solid panel doors and trim package, new vinyl plank flooring, carpet in the bedrooms, window coverings, closet shelving, electric fireplace in living room, new sliding doors to wood deck, and 2 new exterior doors. Lower level is all new drywall, new windows, interior doors and trim, new bathroom, 2nd laundry hookups (1 each level), woodburning fireplace, new egress window for bedroom. Large family room could be a 4th conforming bedroom with a 2nd exit. Lower level could also have a wet bar/mini kitchen for a "live-in" parent.
4 Bedroom Home in Evansdale - $234,500
~~OPEN HOUSE SUNDAY 6/18/23 FROM 1:00-2:30.~~ Move in and enjoy this coming summer! You will find a home that has a great layout with an open Livingroom concept into the dinging room and kitchen and then leads out to a freshly coated deck to the amazing yard! TONS of natural daylight coming in and a nice Island in the kitchen for great entertaining space! Then you have 3 bedrooms all on one end of the main floor and a bathroom on the main level as well. You will see a large family room down in the basement along with a 4th bedroom and the 2nd bathroom!! Lots of storage down there too! This home has plenty of room for your family to grow and is in a great location!! This is a dead-end street with minimal traffic and is close to downtown, the highway, and schools and parks! Get your showing setup to see why this home is SO Great!
4 Bedroom Home in Cedar Falls - $409,900
Welcome to this exceptional ranch home nestled in a desirable neighborhood! This stunning property, just 3 years young, offers the perfect combination of modern style and comfort. With 4 bedrooms and 3 baths, this spacious home provides ample space for you and your loved ones. Step inside and be greeted by a thoughtfully designed floor plan that maximizes both functionality and livability. The open layout seamlessly connects the main living areas, creating a warm and inviting atmosphere throughout. The heart of the home is the well-appointed kitchen, featuring sleek countertops, modern appliances, and plenty of storage space. It's a chef's delight and the perfect spot to prepare delicious meals and create lasting memories with family and friends.The bedrooms are generously sized, providing everyone their own personal retreat. The bathrooms are tastefully designed and offer convenience and comfort for your daily routines. Don't miss this incredible opportunity to own a 3-year-old ranch home in a fantastic neighborhood. It's the ideal place to create lasting memories and call home. Schedule a showing today before it's gone!
4 Bedroom Home in Dike - $529,900
Grand Offering!!! Located in the Fox Ridge Addition we are offering this spectacular quality 2016 built ranch style home. Over 4200 square ft. spread out over 2 floors with 4 bedrooms & 4.5 baths. Mani level offers an open floor concept wit vaulted ceilings and hardwood plank flooring. Living room with gas fireplace and stone surround and room for the TV above the fireplace. Kitchen with white cabinetry, granite counter tops, stainless steel appliances, large walk in pantry and bar top area with plenty of room for the bar stools. Dining area just off of the kitchen with french door opening up to the deck. Large master bedroom with walk in closet and master bath with soaking tub and walk in shower. Two additional bedrooms each with their own private baths. Den/Home Office plus main floor laundry area. Lower level family room with custom bar area, tall ceilings, 3/4 bath, workout room, 4th bedroom and good storage area. Now for all the extra's!!! Geothermal, ice block foundation, garage is over 1600 sq. ft. with one side that is 50ft deep, additional storage area, dog run with access to the garage, large composite deck and concrete patio area. These are just a few of the many reasons you should consider this for your next home!!!
2 Bedroom Home in Waterloo - $149,000
Charming 1 1/2 story home in Kingsley Elementary School district. The oversized two stall garage features ten foot sidewalls, plenty of room for two cars, work bench, hobbies, and TONS of storage space along with a two car gravel parking pad off the alley. You have to see this garage!! The enclosed front porch is heated and cooled with a wall of windows on two sides it would make a nice sunny home office, craft/hobby room, just a comfy spot to relax and watch the neighborhood go by! The living room has large windows to let in natural light and a corner nook perfect for desk or conversation area. An arched doorway leads to the formal dining room which has a closet for tucking away all your internet and stereo equipment as well as table linens, a built-in corner china cabinet, and built in display shelving. Off the side of the kitchen is a full bath with jetted tub/shower combo. When you enter from the back door there is handy nice sized drop zone with shoe cubbies, coat, and bag hooks. Upstairs you will find two bedrooms and another full bath with tub/shower combo. Both bedrooms have nice size closets, and tucked in the bathroom and on the landing are extra storage spaces. In the large fully fenced back yard there is a large concrete patio with plenty of room for entertaining, al fresco dining, and cooking out. Ample space for backyard games, and a space in the side yard for your afternoon nap hammock. Close to Byrnes Park and Pool. Not far to Irv Warren Golf Course. It's only a seven minute drive to HWY 20 and a two minute drive to HWY 63.
5 Bedroom Home in Waterloo - $169,900
Updates throughout! This move in ready two story home located in Waterloo features five bedrooms, three bathrooms, tons of natural light, and beautiful finishes. Boasting two newly updated bathrooms, refinished hardwood floors, fresh paint throughout, and white woodwork, this is one you'll want to see. Stepping inside, you're greeted by the spacious living room with a fireplace that opens up to the fantastic dining room. The living room also opens up to a great sunroom. The dining room is conveniently located off the kitchen and features a beautiful coffered ceiling and built ins. The kitchen offers fresh new cabinetry, flooring, and appliances. The main floor also includes a suite with a private bathroom. Moving upstairs, you'll find four great sized bedrooms along with a full bathroom and laundry area. The upper level also includes a deck with spiral stairs leading to the main level deck. The lower level includes an additional living area and storage space. Exterior amenities include a detached two stall garage and a fantastic front porch. Don't let this one pass you by! Schedule a showing today! | https://wcfcourier.com/news/local/education/hawkeye-community-college-spring-semester-graduates/article_ece9a13a-0ba2-11ee-a1ad-136b3b0c9624.html | 2023-07-01T20:45:13 | 1 | https://wcfcourier.com/news/local/education/hawkeye-community-college-spring-semester-graduates/article_ece9a13a-0ba2-11ee-a1ad-136b3b0c9624.html |
WATERLOO – The public is invited to join the Waterloo Community Foundation at 11 a.m. on Wednesday, July 5 for a presentation from Tavis Hall, the executive director of Experience Waterloo.
He will recap this year's My Waterloo Days celebration and talk about the growth of local tourism attractions such as the new arena football team, Lost Island and other things the city has to offer.
Community members may join this free online presentation by contacting Paige Price at paige.price@wloocommunityfoundation.org or visiting wloocommunityfoundation.org/learning-opportunities.
Waterloo and Cedar Falls’s most affordable starter homes
3 Bedroom Home in Waterloo - $82,900
Hard to find a home under $90,000. Here is a property that can be purchased for less than rent! Living room with a fireplace, Dining room, 2 Bedrooms on the main floor and a dormer 3rd bedroom with finished space that could be updated by the Buyer. Newer furnace and new central AC installed in 2020. Attached enclosed porch and deck. Property currently rented and needs notice on showings. Asking for 24 hour notice or more.
2 Bedroom Home in Laporte - $90,000
Great home or investment property. This property is currently Tenant occupied for $749/month. Lease expires 8/2023. PLEASE DO NOT DISTURB THE TENANT! PLEASE VIEW THE EXTERIOR OF THE PROPERTY PRIOR TO MAKING AN OFFER! This home is being sold ''as is''. The seller will not offer financing or a land contract.
3 Bedroom Home in Waterloo - $39,000
Great investment opportunity!! Quaint 3 bedroom, 1 bathroom home with 1 stall garage and brick driveway. Existing tenant leased until October 1, 2023. Tenant responsible for utilities and lawn-care..
3 Bedroom Home in Waterloo - $89,900
So great to come home to! You will love this updated home featuring new floor coverings, updated paint, new doors and trim and more! As you enter the home you are welcomed by a spacious living room that offers great space for hanging out. The living room flows seamlessly into the dining room just off the kitchen. The kitchen is updated with modern details and features updated countertops and new flooring! Just off the back door entry is the mudroom/laundry room - making living easy! With three bedrooms on the main floor and a full bathroom - this one is move in ready! Situated on over a half acre lot with a two stall garage, this one will go fast! Schedule your showing today!
4 Bedroom Home in Waterloo - $84,950
This huge 2,365 square foot home with 4 bedrooms and 2 baths sits on a corner lot with fenced yard. Good curb appeal with the low maintenance permanent siding and replacement windows. Mudroom/drop zone area to catch all the things as you come in from the carport and cute sunroom off the living area to relax. It's central location makes getting to everything quick and easy. Perfect for a large family at a great price or an investor looking to add to their portfolio. Schedule your showing today! | https://wcfcourier.com/news/local/experience-waterloo-to-be-featured-on-monthly-presentation/article_b7dacd26-1691-11ee-96b1-9bf69c763533.html | 2023-07-01T20:45:19 | 0 | https://wcfcourier.com/news/local/experience-waterloo-to-be-featured-on-monthly-presentation/article_b7dacd26-1691-11ee-96b1-9bf69c763533.html |
BALTIMORE — In addition to the adult recreational marijuana use going into effect Saturday, here are some other laws that into effect July 1.
The Fair Wage Act of 2023:
The Fair Wage Act of 2023 will increase the minimum wage to $15 an hour starting January 1 of 2024. In Maryland, this bill will result in an immediate pay increase for almost 163,000 workers. This bill is also said to benefit 120,000 kids across the state from these wage increases.
The Clean Energy and Transportation Act:
The Clean Energy and Transportation Act increase incentives to buying medium- and heavy-duty trucks and invest charging stations more advantageous. Businesses that switch to electric trucks from fossil fuel vehicles may be eligible for a grant that will pay for the entire changeover.
Health Care for Heroes Act of 2023:
Health Care for Heroes Act of 2023 establishes the Tricare Premium Reimbursement Program. Under this program, members of the Maryland National Guard who utilize the DoD-provided Tricare Reserve Select Health Care Plan and the Tricare Dental Program up to $60 in reimbursements monthly to cover the costs of premiums.
Keep Our Heroes Home Act:
This act will increase the military retirement income tax exemption for veterans, spouses, or anyone receiving military pensions in Maryland.
The Maryland Educator Shortage Reduction Act of 2023:
Helps train, recruit, and retain highly trained educators for Maryland schools and childcare facilities. The act also provides better behavioral health services to students by recruiting mental health professionals in schools. | https://www.wmar2news.com/local/new-laws-from-marylands-2023-legislative-session-that-go-into-effect-july-1 | 2023-07-01T20:53:55 | 1 | https://www.wmar2news.com/local/new-laws-from-marylands-2023-legislative-session-that-go-into-effect-july-1 |
BIG SPRING, Texas — According to the City of Big Spring Facebook page, the area around the Dora Roberts Community Center will be blocked off and closed to thru traffic following a fire at the building early this morning.
The cause of the fire is unknown at this time. The Fire Marshal's office will conduct an investigation.
Citizens are asked to stay away from the area.
The park will be accessible from the Wasson Road entrance for visitors to the Russ McEwen Aquatic Center and Conanche Trail Golf Course. All other entrances will be closed.
We will continue to update you as we receive more information. | https://www.newswest9.com/article/news/local/dora-roberts-community-center-caught-on-fire-early-saturday-morning/513-b85ff837-5cad-4a1a-b1f6-650ef289c929 | 2023-07-01T21:21:36 | 1 | https://www.newswest9.com/article/news/local/dora-roberts-community-center-caught-on-fire-early-saturday-morning/513-b85ff837-5cad-4a1a-b1f6-650ef289c929 |
PORTLAND, Oregon — A man is facing hate crime and assault charges for allegedly attacking a group of naked cyclists in Northwest Portland's Nob Hill neighborhood.
According to a probable cause affidavit, the assault happened on June 3 near Northwest 19th Avenue and Flanders Street. A group of nine unclothed cyclists were on a bike ride when police said 39-year-old Robert Houchins confronted them.
Houchins picked up a 3-foot metal pipe and hit two of the men while yelling "get out of here," along with a homophobic slur, according to the affidavit. Court documents noted one of the injured identifies as gay.
A witness told police that Houchins swung the pipe "baseball-like," hitting the victims across the back. It's unclear how badly they were hurt.
Police arrested Houchins near the crime scene and noted he still had the pipe with him. Houchins was lodged in Multnomah County’s Inverness Jail on multiple charges including second-degree assault and first-degree bias crime.
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ROGERS, Ark. — Crews in Rogers responded to a crash on West Hudson Road that left multiple people injured, according to the Rogers Fire Department.
The vehicle crash took place at around 12:38 p.m. on 1300 West Hudson Road officials say. The crash caused one person to be entrapped and six to be hospitalized.
Due to the high number of people injured, RFD says they had to call for a third ambulance.
No further details about the crash have been released.
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MCCURTAIN COUNTY, Oklahoma — A sheriff in southeast Oklahoma who was among several county officials caught on tape discussing killing journalists and lynching Black people won't face criminal charges or be removed from office, the state's top prosecutor said Friday, June 30.
In a letter to Republican Gov. Kevin Stitt, Attorney General Gentner Drummond said his office and the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation had completed their investigation and found no legal grounds to dismiss McCurtain County Sheriff Kevin Clardy.
“There are countless examples of incidents from across the country where public officials make inflammatory comments that spark severe condemnation,” Drummond wrote. "Oftentimes the offending official resigns in disgrace. Sometimes the outrage fades and the matter is forgotten.
He added: “Regardless, there is no provision of law in Oklahoma to throw elected officials out of office merely for saying something offensive.”
Drummond said McCurtain County voters will make the final decision on whether Clardy remains in office and suggested Stitt appeal to voters there and perhaps identify someone to run against Clardy.
Clardy and several other county officials sparked outrage after a local newspaper's audio recording captured them complaining about two of the paper's journalists and knowing hit men and where two holes are dug. Stitt quickly called for the resignation of Clardy, sheriff's Capt. Alicia Manning, District 2 Commissioner Mark Jennings and Jail Administrator Larry Hendrix. Jennings was the only one to resign.
A message left Friday with the McCurtain County Sheriff's Office seeking comment wasn't immediately returned.
Bruce Willingham, the longtime publisher of the McCurtain Gazette-News, said the recording was made March 6 when he left a voice-activated recorder inside the room after a county commissioner’s meeting because he suspected the group was continuing to conduct county business after the meeting had ended in violation of the state’s Open Meeting Act. Chris Willingham, a reporter at the paper, is Bruce Willingham’s son.
Bruce Willingham said he believes the local officials were upset about “stories we’ve run that cast the sheriff’s office in an unfavorable light,” including the death of Bobby Barrick, a Broken Bow, Oklahoma, man who died at a hospital in March 2022 after McCurtain County deputies shot him with a stun gun.
With a population of about 31,000 and bordering both Arkansas and Texas, the county has a long history of lawlessness dating back to days before statehood, but in recent years it has become a tourism hotbed, drawing thousands of visitors from the Dallas-Fort Worth region.
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The Texas Supreme Court ruled Friday that Gov. Greg Abbott has the authority to call off local mask mandates in response to COVID-19 or any other disasters.
The court ruled in a case from Harris County that the county’s local disaster response authority does not supersede executive orders from the governor. The unanimous opinion rendered moot lawsuits from Dallas and Bexar Counties filed after Abbott issued an executive order in 2021 banning mask mandates.
“We hold that, during a declared disaster, the Governor has the lawful authority to prohibit local officials from imposing mask requirements in response to a contagious disease,” Justice Jimmy Blacklock wrote for the court.
The suit centered around Abbott’s June 2021 executive order that prohibited local authorities from requiring masks or issuing vaccine mandates in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. While the executive order only applied to the COVID-19 pandemic, Friday’s ruling provided what appears to be a clear precedent for any future conflicts between the state and local government authority over the response to any disasters.
“Rarely in Texas law would a direct conflict between state authority and local authority be resolved in favor of local authority, and the statutes at issue do not dictate such an upside-down result here,” Blacklock said in the ruling.
The ruling nixes orders from three separate appeals courts that found the governor’s executive order violated the Texas Constitution. The Fifth Court of Appeals in Dallas ruled in November 2022 that Abbott’s executive order violated Dallas County’s ability to manage the response to the pandemic.
“Obviously we’re disappointed with the decision, but it is also quite clear in indicating the decisions of the governor are supreme over all local authorities in any and all disasters, period,” said Doug Alexander, the lead attorney for Dallas County in the case.
Dallas County’s top health official, Dr. Philip Huang, said it is important to have options when it comes to facing a public health emergency. He said the necessary response looks different in cities than in rural areas.
“We try to look at what the situation is and what would be the best way to save lives. It’s not always uniform,” he said. “I know the state doesn’t like it when the federal government creates mandates.”
He oversees the Dallas County Health and Human Services Department, where staff tracked the spread of COVID-19 during the pandemic and the public health committee provided COVID-19 restriction recommendations.
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DULUTH — A South Range man who disposed of a homicide victim's remains in Lake Superior is expected to take the stand at the shooter's upcoming trial.
Robert Thomas West has struck an agreement with prosecutors to testify against Jacob Colt Johnson, the 37-year-old Superior man who fatally shot Richard "Ricky" Balsimo Jr., two years ago, according to court documents.
West in February was the first defendant to stand trial in relation to Balsimo's killing, with a Cook County jury finding him guilty of aiding an offender as an accomplice after the fact to second-degree murder and interference with a dead body. The agreement to testify comes as he awaits sentencing; attorneys did not outline any conditions.
Johnson, who has claimed self-defense, is set for a three-week trial beginning later this month at the St. Louis County Courthouse in Duluth. And while the case is expected to include much of the same evidence and testimony as February's proceeding, attorneys spent some 90 minutes arguing over the parameters Thursday.
Two co-defendants to implicate Johnson
Court documents indicate that Balsimo, Johnson and two women were traveling in a car around the Twin Cities area June 20, 2021, when an argument ensued. Defense attorneys said statements from the two women confirmed that Balsimo, 34, of St. Paul, pulled out a knife and began pointing it at others and making death threats before he was shot from behind through the front passenger seat by Johnson.
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West, 43, later told investigators that Johnson showed up at his residence with Balsimo's body in the back seat of his Audi on June 20. Court documents indicate he also described the circumstances of shooting the victim while he was waving around a knife in the car.
The men reportedly covered the body with a blanket and Johnson drove the car to his daughter's birthday party in Superior before the defendants hatched a plan to dispose of the remains. Court documents say West admitted that he recommended dismemberment and assisted Johnson in bringing the body to a motor home in Bennett, about 20 miles south of Superior.
Johnson allegedly completed the dismemberment, while West helped encase the remains in concrete inside three 5-gallon buckets and a tote.
A Duluth woman, Tommi Lynn Hintz, 33, also has pleaded guilty to aiding an offender and agreed to cooperate in the West and Johnson prosecutions. She testified that she had been contacted by Johnson early on the morning of June 20 and saw the bullet holes in the front seat of the car during a trip to the Hinckley, Minnesota, casino the night of June 21.
Hintz also admitted that she helped arrange for a boat out of Grand Portage on June 22. Court documents indicate the boat owner has been cooperative, stating he took West out on the water after being told he was disposing of some of his grandmother's belongings and a dead dog.
Meth use, character evidence at issue
Johnson's attorney, Steve Bergeson, has not detailed his strategy, other than to note that client acted in self-defense and defense of others. However, the victim's methamphetamine use emerged as a key sticking point at Thursday's pretrial hearing.
Assistant Minnesota Attorney General Dan Vlieger asked the judge to preclude any evidence that Balsimo was using meth and prohibit the defense from calling an expert to testify about drug usage. Both attorneys acknowledged that it was impossible to know exactly how much was in his system at the time.
"It basically comes down to a character attack," Vlieger said, noting there are two witnesses to the shooting who can testify regarding Balsimo's condition at the time.
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Bergeson disagreed, saying meth is not character evidence but rather "an explanation of his behavior that goes to the heart of the defense." He indicated Johnson had known Balsimo for a long time and was aware that he tended to become violent while using meth.
"Why are we hiding it from the jury?" Bergeson asked. "This man died and he had meth in his system. (The jury) should know that. What they do with it is up to them."
Judge Michael Cuzzo also was asked to consider limits on issues including autopsy photos, given the particularly graphic nature of the killing and dismemberment, and other character evidence that may be introduced by either side.
Jury to consider two counts, aggravating factors
A large jury pool will be summoned to the Duluth courthouse on July 13 to fill out written questionnaires in order to help the court and attorneys identify candidates who may have difficulty hearing the case or who have been exposed to pretrial publicity.
Opening statements and testimony are expected to begin July 24, with the trial to conclude by Aug. 4. Johnson is charged with both intentional and unintentional second-degree murder, allowing jurors discretion to assess his culpability if they reject his self-defense claim.
If Johnson is convicted, the 12-member panel also would be asked to consider whether the state proved two aggravating factors — that Balsimo was treated with particular cruelty in that his body was dismembered and concealed, and that the offense was committed by a group of three or more participants.
A finding of aggravating factors would allow the court to depart from sentencing guidelines and impose a prison term of up to the statutory maximum 40 years.
Family upset with Duluth trial
Cuzzo in March "reluctantly" granted a joint motion to relocate the case from Grand Marais, where all three defendants had been charged, citing "extreme circumstances." West had already been tried in the tiny community and attorneys noted that extensive news coverage and a busy tourism season would also make it impossible to seat an impartial jury.
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That decision, however, rankled Balsimo's family members and supporters, who were already critical of what they viewed as a lackluster police investigation and prompted the hiring of a private investigative firm to uncover Balsimo's murder and disposal.
MN350, a statewide advocacy group, is planning daily protests outside the Duluth courthouse as a "last resort" to ask that the trial be relocated to St. Paul, where the killing occurred. Advocate Jessica Gidagaakoons Smith said the grieving family has been told there is not funding available to cover their lengthy stay in Duluth.
“It is not possible nor should the family have to travel back and forth during the most difficult trial in this complex multi-jurisdictional case,” she said. “The family deserves to be home comfortably around their loved ones during trial. Not struggling to scrape together funding to stay in Duluth during tourist season in the city where they were traumatized looking for Ricky on their own.”
While it's undisputed that Balsimo's killing occurred in the Twin Cities, Minnesota law authorizes a case to prosecuted in the jurisdiction where the body was found. And even though St. Louis County jurors will hear the trial, it functionally remains a Cook County case as the judge, his staff, security and the Cook County Attorney's Office will all need to relocate to Duluth for several weeks. | https://www.duluthnewstribune.com/news/local/attorneys-family-prepare-for-duluth-trial-in-dismemberment-case | 2023-07-01T21:39:05 | 0 | https://www.duluthnewstribune.com/news/local/attorneys-family-prepare-for-duluth-trial-in-dismemberment-case |
MINONK — Despite the weather canceling a portion of Saturday's planned activities, scores of people still showed up on July 1 for the Fourth of July Weekend Celebration in Minonk.
"It's wonderful to still be able to celebrate the Fourth," said John Dean as he held his 2-year-old grandson, Asher.
Dean, of El Paso, said his daughter and son-in-law live in Minonk. "We came down here to celebrate with them," he said.
Tessa Arndt is a member of the Fourth of July committee in Minonk. She said the weather, specifically the rain in the forecast, forced them to cancel several activities planned for Saturday, like inflatable playhouses for children.
Arndt said Sunday's plans should go on smoothly: "We'll have inflatables (Sunday), we'll have axe throwing a little bit later. And we'll have a dunk tank (Sunday)."
According to a flyer, they will also have a three-on-three basketball tournament in the morning, a smoked barbecue competition throughout the day and a live band, Wild Card, in the evening.
Megan Lane traveled with her husband and three children all the way from Columbia, south of St. Louis, because her father still lives in Minonk.
"We come every year," Lane said.
Dean said his family would be back out on Sunday "as long as the weather holds out."
He clarified that he was not complaining, though: "It's good we had the rain. The farmers need the rain. But we've been able to come out and enjoy the parade."
Still, the recent storms throughout the state have damaged a large number of homes, like Lane's.
"We'll probably be here because our town, Columbia, Illinois, last night got hit by terrible storms, so we have no electricity," she said.
She is not letting that get her down, though.
"We might be here for a couple of days, now," Lane said. "We're going to make the best of it. Enjoy the time we can."
The midday main attraction on Saturday was the Fifth Street Market with local craft vendors and a few ice cream stands.
"This is the third year for the vendor show," Arndt said. "And it just keeps getting bigger."
There was even a tent selling a litter of 8-week-old puppies, where Lane's family had gathered.
However, the Lane children were not the ones gushing over the dogs. Megan Lane held one puppy in her arms for about 10 minutes before reluctantly giving him back.
Tristyn Grube of El Paso brought her business, Good News Charms, to the market, selling her jewelry for the first time in person.
"It's really exciting," she said. "So far it's been a really good turnout."
Grube is a junior at Olivet Nazarene University studying marketing. She came up with the idea as part of a business pitch assignment.
Grube said she makes her bracelets and charms based on specific Bible verses and they are generally custom pieces. Because of this, the overwhelming majority of her wares are made to order.
"I was scared having ones that people would want because, for a market, you have to make them ahead of time," she said.
Still, she said the crowd on Saturday was a great success.
"It was supposed to start at 11 (a.m.), but people came at 10:30 from the parade ... so we got started right away," Grube said.
Lane said, after spending the weekend with family and celebrating the holiday, they would "hopefully bring home a new puppy."
Arndt, who grew up in Pontiac, said the sense of community in Minonk inspired her to start volunteering.
"There's something about this small town that — you want to give back to it," she said.
Arndt co-owns Knight Fitness with her husband Justin, who is originally from Minonk.
"I don't know," she said, thinking about what makes Minonk so special. "There's something about Minonk. It's so nice, people are nice. The community is good."
In fact, Minonk is not shy about flaunting that sentiment.
"Really, the sign coming into town says 'it's a good place to live,'" Arndt said. "It really is."
Tristyn Grube of El Paso owns Good News Charms, where she sells jewelry inspired by Bible verses. Minonk's Fifth Street Market on Saturday was her first time selling her wares in person.
Kane Arndt, 5, rests on the lap of Miley Nix, 11, next to his brother Jack, 3, on Saturday during an ice cream break from the Fourth of July weekend festivities in Minonk. | https://pantagraph.com/news/local/fourth-of-july-minonk/article_612a5338-183b-11ee-ad54-a33fedb7742f.html | 2023-07-01T21:46:51 | 1 | https://pantagraph.com/news/local/fourth-of-july-minonk/article_612a5338-183b-11ee-ad54-a33fedb7742f.html |
Arizona's water director is looking at proposals to allow some development to use groundwater in fast-growing fringes of the Phoenix area — just a month after halting new growth relying on the aquifer there.
At a meeting Tuesday of a new state committee, Arizona Department of Water Resources Director Tom Buschatzke outlined two possible changes in state rules that could allow some growth to go forward on groundwater under certain conditions.
One idea would be for a developer to "comingle" a significant amount of renewable water supplies, that don't come from the aquifer, with groundwater.
Another would be for a developer or builder to provide assurances that some form of water infrastructure will be built to bring in another water supply that unlike groundwater is renewable.
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The department also signaled it might be open to considering changes in the computerized groundwater model for the Phoenix water management area that it released June 1. The model projected the total amount of groundwater available in the Phoenix area over the next 100 years would likely fall about 4% short of expected demand. But it drew a lot of questions and unfavorable comments from water interest groups when it was unveiled.
Buschatzke also made it clear he wants tougher requirements for assured water supplies for unregulated "wildcat subdivisions." He sees that as a way to insure that the recent saga of Rio Verde Foothills, an unregulated Scottsdale-area subdivision that has been without water since Jan. 1, won't be repeated.
He made these and other comments at the June 27 initial meeting of a state committee called to review state rules and laws governing assured, 100-year water supplies for new development.
ADWR officials offered no formal proposals at the meeting, but said they expect to have proposals and get others from committee members by early to mid-July. Formal proposals will need to be adopted by the committee by mid-December for consideration by the governor, state agencies like ADWR and the Legislature.
At this time, "we cannot say whether any proposals" that come out of this committee and others coming from the parent Governor's Water Policy Council "will affect just one or all" of the state's five water Active Management Areas, including one governing the Tucson area, said Shauna Evans, an ADWR spokeswoman.
In an ADWR slide presentation at the meeting, officials said the assured water supply program, approved as part of the 1980 groundwater law, "has enabled responsible development in an arid environment." The program has also driven "innovation, collaboration, creativity and success in water resource management," one ADWR slide said.
But at Tuesday's meeting, Spencer Kamps, a committee member and a top Phoenix-area homebuilders' official, warned the new ADWR decision limiting groundwater pumping is aggravating an already major crisis for the region's pinched housing stock, and causing economic dislocation in the development industry.
Developers have left behind $1 billion in infrastructure improvements such as roads, sewer lines and water piping for homes that now may not be built in the Hassayampa Sub-Basin in and around Buckeye west of Phoenix, said Kamps, the Home Builders Association of Central Arizona's deputy director.
That is one of the prime development areas for which the state has now found insufficient groundwater exists for the next 100 years.
"I don’t think we do that to any industry in this state, telling them 'Come to Arizona and we’ll change the rules in midstream,' " Kamps said at the meeting. "When you are in the process of selling homes to customers, and then this home will be shut down, the impacts will be substantial. People will lose money. And the demand for housing is not going away."
Overall, "what I heard in this presentation today that is we've got to go to renewable sources," Kamps said. "I need to tell my members what the future holds for them. If we’re going to go to renewable sources, there are none."
'Need to be thinking a long time ahead'
But at the same meeting, Kathleen Ferris, another committee member, a former ADWR director and now a water researcher and crusader for protecting the state's dwindling groundwater supplies, warned that state officials aren't addressing some major concerns about groundwater pumping even now.
She's concerned about ADWR projections that, despite the new state limits on groundwater pumping for new homes, the overdraft of groundwater in the Phoenix area is expected to grow from 23,000 an acre-foot yearly from 2000 through 2021 to 387,000 acre-feet yearly by 2121.
"We are not going to reach safe yield. We are way far way from safe yield," Ferris said, using a term to describe the balancing of groundwater pumping with recharge of the aquifer.
One criteria the state uses to issue findings that developers have an assured water supply is that the development's water use is in line with the state's management goal for that area, which is "safe yield," she said.
"This assured water supply program is inextricably linked with the management goal. It’s really hard for me to look at them separately, especially ... when my math shows the overdraft will be 16 times greater than it's been for the last 20 years," Ferris said. "We are on a trajectory that is not sustainable."
Also unsustainable. she said, is the state's current rule, allowing groundwater to be depleted by up to 1,000 feet in the Phoenix and Tucson areas and 1,100 feet in Pinal County if the aquifer is replenished by renewable supplies elsewhere.
"If we want to have a civilization here in 100 years, we need to be thinking for a long time ahead," Ferris said.
But it was clear from Buschatzke's comments at the meeting that right now, he's more interested in dealing with shorter-term issues that can be fixed with rule changes than with longer-term issues.
Kamps, for instance, said, "We need a very, very short-term offramp to keep these projects afloat and deal with a housing demand crisis."
Since developers of subdivisions, unlike developers of all other projects, are required to replenish the aquifer with the amount of water that they pump, "Why are we the only projects stopped? Why can we not continue to grow on groundwater?" he asked.
Buschatzke told him, "I would ask you to draft a proposal that captures the concepts you just talked about for our consideration. Let's move on."
But when Ferris and committee member state Sen. Priya Sundareshan brought up other issues requiring longer-term solutions, Buschatzke said those may well have to wait.
Sundareshan, a Tucson Democrat, asked, for instance, why the state doesn't require all forms of development, not just subdivisions, to prove they have a 100-year assured water supply.
She also criticized a common practice by many subdivision developers of pumping groundwater near their projects but replenishing the aquifer elsewhere, saying, "That has not necessarily been looked at as the best idea."
Buschatzke told her, "Those are very broad issues, getting at the basic underpinnings of the groundwater code — the deal that was made back then" in 1980, when Arizona's Groundwater Management Act was enacted.
"I'm not saying they aren’t important to address. (But) hopefully, we're wanting to focus between now and December, some flexibilities, focusing on allowing development to come forward, new subdivisions to move forward," under the new assured water supply limits the state has just instituted, he said.
If progress is made on some of the immediate issues by December, that will help officials shift to the additional issues that Ferris and Sundareshan have brought up "at least at the start of the next calendar year," Buschatzke said.
'Wildcat' subdivisions a problem
The Assured Water Supply Committee is part of the new State Water Policy Council that Gov. Katie Hobbs established upon taking office in January. The committee's task is to identify ways to strengthen the Assured Water Supply program and allow for growth based on other water supplies besides groundwater, ADWR has said.
The first challenge Buschatzke wants to tackle is the problems of "wildcat" developments of five or fewer homes that, because they aren't legal subdivisions, don't have to prove they have an assured, 100-year water supply.
Rio Verde Foothills, an unregulated subdivision outside Scottsdale that's gone without water since Jan. 1, apparently will be getting water again soon under a compromise bill that Hobbs signed into law about two weeks ago. It will create a new kind of government entity to deliver water to the unincorporated community.
But just the presence of such subdivisions that lack guarantees of water "exacerbates groundwater mining, puts homeowners at risks and feeds a negative perception about Arizona's ability to manage its water supplies," Buschatzke said.
He wants a requirement that any new community of one or more detached units can't get building permits without obtaining a state assured water supply certificate. Such a requirement would also apply to "build to rent" subdivisions that build homes only for rental purposes as a way of escaping the state's assured water supply rules for for-sale housing subdivisions.
Changes being weighed
The "comingling" proposal being floated by ADWR seeks to get around existing state law that limits a subdivider's ability to deliver renewable supplies to a local water system if that system also uses groundwater.
As the law stands, a development that would use renewable supplies such as Central Arizona Project water from the Colorado River can't proceed unless it can show it also has enough groundwater to last for 100 years.
Buschazke's proposal, still in its early stages, would allow "comingling" of groundwater and renewable supplies if a developer brings in at least as much renewable supply as he would serve to customers with groundwater, plus a lot more.
Besides CAP, other water supplies that could be comingled with local native groundwater might include treated sewage effluent, desalinated water, non-CAP Colorado River water transferred to the Phoenix area, and groundwater imported from the Harquahala Valley in Western Maricopa County.
The third proposal, regarding infrastructure, follows up on a practice that the state encouraged during the 1980s and 1990s as the 336-mile-long CAP canal system was gradually built from the Colorado River to Phoenix and Tucson. While that construction proceeded, a new development whose owner had a CAP allocation or a water contract would be assumed to have an assured water supply even while using groundwater, until the $4 billion project was finished.
The new proposal would allow development to proceed on groundwater while the developer was pursuing an alternative, renewable water supply. The developer would have to meet requirements for things like a five-year construction plan for the renewable water system, financial assurances and the like.
The water system would have to meet a series of legal milestones for completing such tasks. Its assured water supply certificate from the state would expire if the development didn't meet those milestones.
"We all could probably agree that the nature of those supplies for cities with CAP allocations has worked really well," Buschatzke said at the meeting. "The development has occurred. We haven't seen the infrastructure not be built."
Doug Dunham, water resources manager for a major private water company that's active in Phoenix, Epcor, told the meeting that he appreciates some of the proposals put forward by Buschtzke. His company has CAP water supplies and effluent it could put to use for new developments if the comingling "roadblock" were eased, he said. Dunham is also a member of the new Assured Water Supply Committee.
The infrastructure proposal could also be useful for his company's water system because it employs a similar system today for securing approval of new supplies to meet Arizona Corporation Commission requirements for private water companies, he said.
"Thank you for coming forward with these proposals," said another committee member, Cheryl Lombard, president and CEO of Valley Partnership, a Phoenix group that promotes what it calls responsible development.
"The infrastructure proposal is especially encouraging and very important to our members," Lombard said.
Skeptic calls out abrupt change
Former ADWR director Ferris is skeptical of both proposals.
She noted that when former Gov. Doug Ducey had a water advisory council in 2021, "a bunch of people in Pinal County were saying that you have to get rid of this" rule against comingling. "ADWR said then, that doing that would erode the consumer protection provisions of the assured water supply requirement.
"Now the DWR has a proposal that's quite unclear to me. It looks like they will support this (comingling) as long as the developer or whoever brings in the extra source, brings double the amount of what the subdivision needs. I'm not sure why the department now thinks this idea is OK when before they didn't."
As for the infrastructure proposal, Ferris noted that when a similar system was in place for the CAP back in the 1980s and 1990s, that project had already been federally authorized and money appropriated every year for its construction.
Now, under the new proposal, until some certainty exists that "all these pieces are falling into place" for a new water project, what's going to happen to a new development counting on water from an unbuilt project, she asked.
"Is the ADWR going to be issuing certificates of assured supply that will just sit idle, based on future construction of infrastructure? Or will ADWR issue certificates that allow groundwater to be pumped in the interim?"
"When I look at this, the issue is clear that more must be done, but the response from ADWR is to allow some development to move forward on groundwater," she said.
Contact Tony Davis at 520-349-0350 or tdavis@tucson.com. Follow Davis on Twitter@tonydavis987. | https://tucson.com/news/local/subscriber/arizona-groundwater-laws-rules-development/article_201413ba-151c-11ee-b5c8-bff3a8ecbb37.html | 2023-07-01T21:48:39 | 0 | https://tucson.com/news/local/subscriber/arizona-groundwater-laws-rules-development/article_201413ba-151c-11ee-b5c8-bff3a8ecbb37.html |
With more than 1,500 apartment units currently under construction in Marana, one complex developer was looking for a way to stand out.
Drawing from Tucson’s love of murals, M3 Multifamily decided to incorporate murals and lots of artwork in its new complex that is going up near Thornydale and Ina roads.
The 392-unit Solstice will have artwork throughout the property in common areas.
Local artist Vic Von S. accepted the challenge and is creating the visuals.
First task was making a 600-foot wall, which separates the future complex from a self-storage facility, visually appealing.
“The wall was so hideous,” Von S. said. “They asked if it scared me that it was so big.”
She began by sketching out a desert landscape with truck headlights shining on the wall at sundown to measure each portion of the mural so it would blend seamlessly.
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“I’ve enjoyed it because of the amount of creativity I’ve been allowed to have,” Von S. said.
For the complex itself, she will create two more murals at the swimming pool and in the fitness center.
Additional paintings are inspired by the project’s name, Solstice.
“The galaxy, stars and sun, there’s nothing more amazing than that imagery,” Von S. said.
The paintings depict people with celestial objects around them.
“I wasn’t trying to capture a specific person,” Von S. said. “Rather, I wanted to capture a feeling.”
The Solstice apartment complex is one of seven going up in Marana and at least three others are in the planning stages.
“We have competition,” said Jon Martin, principal with M3 Multifamily. “I love the arts and I want to support local artists and, aside from that, I wanted to set ourselves apart.”
A lack of inventory in the greater Tucson area appealed to the company.
“It was an easy investment opportunity,” Martin said. “The problem is everybody got the same idea at the same time.”
In addition to commissioning the unique artwork, Martin’s company did extensive surveys of existing tenants to determine what features would appeal to them in a new complex.
One of the surprises?
“Almost everybody said, ‘Get rid of the dining room.’” Martin said. “The don’t need a dining room, they eat around the island in the kitchen.”
There was also high interest in outdoor dining and built-in workstations and home offices.
Amenities at the smoke-free complex will include two 25-meter lap pools, community workspace and a fitness center.
The complex is being built in an 8-plex design, so every tenant has a corner unit.
Rents are expected to range from $1,500 to $2,000 a month.
The Solstice is expected to start leasing by the end of the year.
Contact reporter Gabriela Rico at grico@tucson.com | https://tucson.com/news/local/subscriber/new-marana-apartment-complex-looks-to-be-eye-catching/article_151fadd2-1780-11ee-afc1-8789ff5da7c8.html | 2023-07-01T21:48:45 | 0 | https://tucson.com/news/local/subscriber/new-marana-apartment-complex-looks-to-be-eye-catching/article_151fadd2-1780-11ee-afc1-8789ff5da7c8.html |
'Guns down, Jesus up': Anti-gun-violence march lets families of victims share their stories
One by one, mothers and other relatives of young people killed by gun violence in Daytona Beach shared their stories.
LaShandra Miles' son Lawrence Davis was shot to death on March 29 at age 24. She described him as a family man and a loving person.
"Maybe three weeks after my son was murdered, maybe a little longer, another kid got murdered, a 16-year-old kid, and that's the day I knew I had to get up and do something," she said.
Saturday's "Guns Down March" provided a powerful and painful picture of loss.
Do whatever is necessary
Miles said she wants people to work together to provide more activities for young people, get more involved in their lives and do whatever is necessary to stop the killings.
"I had to figure out something to do to put a stop to what was going on in our streets to save our kids," she said.
Some of the shootings happened near the path those gathered on Saturday morning walked ― starting from the Julia T. and Charles W. Cherry Sr. Cultural and Educational Center at 925 George W. Engram Blvd. and ending at Joe Harris Park at 315 Pearl St.
"My son, he was murdered in 2012 on Verdell Street. And he was a good kid, and outgoing. Loving. Kind," said Jennifer Cord, who is still waiting for authorities to arrest the person who killed Rayshard Mitchell.
"I feel someone should say something. Speak out," she said.
Culture of silence
The city of Daytona Beach has seen a spate of shootings this year, seven of them fatal. Daytona Beach Police Chief Jakari Young was among those who attended and lamented a culture of silence that surrounds these crimes.
"There's got to be consistent conversations occurring," Young said. "There's got to be accountability in the communities. And then when things happen, because things are going to happen, people have to come forward and speak up ― because we live in this culture now to where no one wants to cooperate. ... but that changes when it's their loved one or family member."
The event provided a platform for family members to remember their loved ones, urge nonviolence in the community and seek more action in the county to help solve the problem. The group marched along Dr. Mary McLeod Bethune Boulevard, some holding signs, praying, and chanting "Guns down, Jesus up."
The message seemed to resonate with a few small groups of people who watched from the roadside. A couple of people waved as they watched outside of a hair salon. A woman shouted in support as the procession passed a convenience store.
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One of the shootings that Young talked about at Wednesday's press conference was a drive-by that killed Travis Hubbert Jr., 20, on Jan. 9 on Tucker Street.
Javin Clayton, another 20-year-old, is charged with second-degree murder, possession of a firearm by a convicted felon, and discharging a firearm from a vehicle in the case. He pleaded not guilty, and his case is ongoing.
Hubbert's grandmother Grace Robinson marched at the event Saturday and spoke to the crowd, wearing a light blue shirt with a prom photo of Hubbert. She spoke through tears as she talked about her grandson. During an interview, a woman came to her side and held her hand.
Hubbert is missed in many ways and by many people, Robinson said. He left behind a baby. He was known for making others laugh.
She asked everyone to pray that all mothers and grandmothers will get justice for their families, and she urged people to stop turning to violence.
"We're all going to miss him. ... I have a hole in my heart. It will never be filled," she said.
― Reporter Patricio Balona contributed to this report. | https://www.news-journalonline.com/story/news/local/volusia/2023/07/01/family-of-daytona-beach-shooting-victims-walk-in-guns-down-march/70375999007/ | 2023-07-01T21:48:58 | 1 | https://www.news-journalonline.com/story/news/local/volusia/2023/07/01/family-of-daytona-beach-shooting-victims-walk-in-guns-down-march/70375999007/ |
Oregonians earning minimum wage just got a raise. Here's how much
Oregon's minimum wage is now $14.20 an hour, plus or minus some depending on where you work.
The state standard minimum wage went up 70 cents, from $13.50, starting at 6 a.m. Saturday, July 1. The increase amount is based on inflation.
Under the law, workers in the Portland metro area, which includes parts of Clackamas, Multnomah and Washington counties within the urban growth boundary, get an additional $1.25 an hour, so they now earn $15.45.
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Workers in these rural counties get $1 less, so $13.20 per hour: Benton, Clatsop, Columbia, Deschutes, Hood River, Jackson, Josephine, Lane, Lincoln, Linn, Marion, Polk, Tillamook, Wasco, Yamhill, and the parts of Clackamas, Multnomah and Washington county that are outside the urban growth boundary.
The state began adjusting the rates annually seven years ago. The minimum wage will be adjusted again next July 1. | https://www.statesmanjournal.com/story/news/local/2023/07/01/oregonians-earning-minimum-wage-just-got-a-raise-july-1-portland-metro-rural-counties-per-hour/70376001007/ | 2023-07-01T21:55:29 | 1 | https://www.statesmanjournal.com/story/news/local/2023/07/01/oregonians-earning-minimum-wage-just-got-a-raise-july-1-portland-metro-rural-counties-per-hour/70376001007/ |
SEATTLE — Need Plan B? Tap your credit card and enter B6.
Since last November, a library at the University of Washington has featured a different kind of vending machine, one that's become more popular on campuses around the country since the U.S. Supreme Court ended constitutional protections for abortion last year. It's stocked with ibuprofen, pregnancy tests and the morning-after pill.
With some states enacting abortion bans and others enshrining protections and expanding access to birth control, the machines are part of a push on college campuses to ensure emergency contraceptives are cheap, discreet and widely available.
There are now 39 universities in 17 states with emergency contraceptive vending machines, and at least 20 more considering them, according to the American Society for Emergency Contraception. Some, such as the University of Tulsa in Oklahoma, are in states where abortion is largely banned.
Over-the-counter purchase of Plan B and generic forms is legal in all 50 states.
The 2022 ruling overturning Roe v. Wade “is putting people’s lives at stake, so it makes pregnancy prevention all the more urgent,” said Kelly Cleland, the ASEC's executive director. “If you live in a state where you cannot get an abortion and you can’t get an abortion anywhere near you, the stakes are so much higher than they’ve ever been before.”
Washington this year became the first U.S. state to set aside money — $200,000 to fund $10,000 grants that colleges can obtain next year through an application process — to expand access to emergency contraceptives at public universities and technical colleges through the automatic dispensers.
The University of Washington's machine was installed after a student-led campaign. It offers boxes of generic Plan B for $12.60, about a quarter of what the name-brand versions sell for in stores, and more than 640 have been sold.
The drug is even cheaper in some machines than it is in UW’s, as low as $7 per box. That’s because it is sold at just above wholesale cost, compared with pharmacy retail prices that might go up to $50.
In Illinois and New York, lawmakers are developing legislation that would require at least one vending machine selling emergency contraceptives on state college campuses.
In Connecticut, Yale had to drop plans to install an emergency contraceptive vending machine in 2019 after learning it would violate state law.
But this year the state approved a measure allowing Plan B and other over-the-counter medications to be sold from vending machines on campuses and other locations.
The machines can't be placed in K-12 schools or exposed to the elements, and they must have temperature and humidity controls and include plans for power outages and expired items.
“This just enables people to have better access and easier access,” said Rep. Nicole Klarides-Ditria, one of several Republicans in Connecticut's Democratic-controlled General Assembly who supported the measure. “You may need Plan B, as we all know, in the middle of the night, and you won’t have access to a pharmacy until the morning.”
Although the morning-after pill has been approved by the Food and Drug Administration for over-the-counter sale, many stores and pharmacies keep it behind the counter or locked up, requiring identification for purchase and making the experience of purchasing it intimidating.
“There is a stigma associated with getting access to these medications,” said Zoe Amaris, a University of Washington pharmacy student and board member of UW Pharmacists for Reproductive Education and Sexual Health. “Having a vending machine is so easy. You don’t need to go to a pharmacy. You don’t need to go through your health care provider.”
Plan B is more effective the sooner it is taken, and vending machine access could be particularly crucial for victims of rape when pharmacies are closed. The anonymity the machines afford may also be important to some assault victims.
“When you have a vending machine, it takes away a lot of those barriers," Cleland said. “Students can go on their own terms to get it when they need it.” | https://www.abc10.com/article/news/local/morning-after-pill-vending-machines-college-campuses-post-roe/281-314d5289-7de9-41b0-af0b-0be8180cd2d0 | 2023-07-01T22:00:43 | 1 | https://www.abc10.com/article/news/local/morning-after-pill-vending-machines-college-campuses-post-roe/281-314d5289-7de9-41b0-af0b-0be8180cd2d0 |
ORLANDO, Fla. — As hot temperatures are on the rise, so are energy bills.
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Some Central Florida households may be eligible for financial assistance to cover those high bills.
Qualified seniors can receive up to $5,000 through the Emergency Home Energy Assistance Elderly Program.
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services funds the EHEAP.
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Seniors must live in Orange, Osceola, Seminole and Brevard Counties and be over 60.
They must also receive benefits from the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families, Supplemental Social Security or Supplemental Nutritional Assistance Program. Seniors are eligible even if they apply to all of these programs.
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Here are some additional requirements:
- The senior must provide proof of residence through a valid form of identification.
- The applicant must experience a “home energy crisis,” like past due bills or a disconnection.
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These are the three partner agencies that will process applications:
- Osceola Council on Aging in Osceola and Orange Counties at (407) 846-8532
- Meals on Wheels in Seminole County at (407) 333-8877
- Brevard Alzheimer’s Foundation in Brevard County at (321) 253-4430
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CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — This year marked the 10th anniversary of the Atlantis Space Shuttle’s newest mission.
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That mission will continue to educate and inspire visitors to the Kennedy Space Center.
The center celebrated the milestone by hosting an event for the public.
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Veteran astronauts shared stories and answered questions. Some astronauts who flew on the Atlantis also attended.
There are 60 interactive exhibits that celebrate the history, technology and impact of NASA’s space shuttle program.
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Guests can visit the Shuttle Launch Experience and Forever Remembered, a memorial to honor the astronauts who died in the Challenger and Columbia tragedies.
NASA started the Space Shuttle Program in 1981 and continued to use and reuse the aircraft until the program ended in 2011.
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Free ride program relaunches in Manitowoc County to help people with basic needs
During a pilot phase in June 2022, the program provided 244 rides.
MANITOWOC - United Way Manitowoc County’s Ride United program has relaunched, helping cover ride costs for basic needs in partnership with Felician Village On the Go and Maritime Cab.
United Way’s goal is to provide 300 or more rides per month starting in June 2023 and running through May 2024.
United Way’s Board of Directors approved $48,000 from the organization’s 2022 fundraising efforts in support of the program.
Lakeshore Technical College has donated $1,500 as a Ride United program sponsor, bringing the program’s total support to $49,500.
The purpose of Ride United is to improve transportation equity, a critical component of poverty alleviation. United Way Manitowoc County saw early impact during the program’s pilot phase in June 2022. During the pilot, Ride United provided 244 rides thanks to a $4,000 grant from United Way Worldwide, improving access to employment (154 rides), food (35 rides), health services (35 rides), education (10 rides) and legal services (two rides).
Community stakeholder feedback following the pilot phase was very positive, United Way said.
Lakeshore Technical College also reported Ride United benefited students by not only getting them to campus but also assisting with child care drop-off and pickup, improving students’ ability to attend classes.
Nonprofits also identified the impact Ride United brought to those they serve.
To learn more about Ride United, how to book a ride or to make a donation, visit UnitedWayManitowocCounty.org or call 920-682-8888.
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Manitowoc summer homeless count nears, volunteers sought
Volunteers are sought for the Point-in-Time Homeless County in Manitowoc July 26-27.
Two shifts are available: 11 p.m. to 1 a.m. and 4-6 a.m.
The PIT Count is an overnight street and known location count of people experiencing homelessness. It is done twice per year, once in summer and once in winter.
Results of the count help establish future homelessness reduction programs, funding and other supports.
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Here's how the count works:
- Teams of volunteers are assigned to areas looking for anyone unsheltered and providing referrals to supportive services.
- Volunteers also provide kits with personal hygiene items and food/beverage gift cards.
- The data collected through the PIT Count are reported to the Annual Homelessness Assessment Report, which is provided to the U.S. Congress.
- Homelessness information is also reported to the U.S. Department of Housing & Urban Development and is utilized to develop the Housing Inventory Chart for the Balance of State Continuum of Care.
Those interested in volunteering can check out the PIT Count FAQs and sign up at unitedwaymanitowoccounty.org.
A volunteer training to prepare for the count will be from noon to 1 p.m. July 20.
Businesses and individuals can also get involved by donating vouchers or gift cards.
To learn more, call United Way at 920-682-8888.
Rahr-West Art Museum plans Paint Out July 22
Rahr-West Art Museum, 610 N. Eighth St., Manitowoc, will host another year of Paint Out, its plein air painting event, from 11 a.m. until 4 p.m. July 22.
The Paint Out will take place along the lakeshore at Lighthouse Park, 475 Maritime Drive, Manitowoc.
Artists Hector Acuna and Nita Moore will be doing live demonstrations during the event.
The public is invited to join in the demos, live music and light refreshments, and to also paint along.
Attendees are asked to take their own art materials if they wish to paint.
Contact the museum at 920-686-3090 for more details.
Wisconsin Maritime Museum displays Wisconsin-built wooden boat
Wisconsin Maritime Museum, 75 Maritime Drive in Manitowoc, will have a special Wisconsin-built wooden boat on display until the end of 2024.
Emma is a 20-foot long wooden launch likely built in the 1890s by the Pierce Engine Company of Racine, the museum said in a news release.
The boat spent much of its early life on the lakes around Milwaukee before being restored by Bruce Renquist in the 1990s.
The restoration is inspired by the electric water taxis used in the lagoons at the 1893 World’s Columbian Exposition in Chicago. That World’s Fair featured inventor Nicola Tesla, who illuminated the entire fairgrounds with 11,000 kilowatts of alternating current electricity.
What makes Emma unique, according to the museum, is that during its 10-year restoration, the boat was repowered with an electric motor to turn the propeller.
When the boat was acquired by Renquist in the 1980s, it came without a builder’s plate or an engine. However, evidence indicated it was repowered several times during its life, the museum said.
An inboard electric motor was chosen as the power source, since the Racine Manufacturing Company provided 25 electric-powered water taxis for the Columbian Exposition. The electric boats used chloride batteries and could be recharged at stations within the fairgrounds.
Emma was recently donated to the Wisconsin Maritime Museum by Renquist and will be on display until the end of 2024.
For more information, call 920-684-0218.
Manitowoc County road work on County W starts July 5
Reconstruction of County W from Taus Road to Man Cal Road in Manitowoc County that was scheduled to start in late June will now start July 5.
That segment of the road will be closed to through traffic, although access to affected residences and businesses will be maintained. A detour route will be U.S. 10 to County G to County W.
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The project is expected to be completed around the end of September and consists of grading, base aggregate dense, breaker run, pulverize and relay, HMA pavement, concrete masonry culverts, curb and gutter, landscaping and pavement marking.
Manitowoc Lincoln Class of 1958 plans 65th reunion
Manitowoc Lincoln High School’s Class of 1958 will hold its 65th reunion Aug. 11-12.
A news release from reunion organizers said the reunion weekend will kick off Aug. 11 with a narrated bus tour of Manitowoc, a golf outing and an informal get-together at the Elks Club.
Then at noon Aug. 12, the main reunion event will be at the Manitowoc Yacht Club.
Reunion Committee members are Joan Christel Carlson, Bill Hackbarth, Lee Hansen, Larry Maloney, Lloyd Rank, Mary Ellen Beaton Sampe, Joanne Fink Williamsen and Howard Zimmerman. They’ve been planning the event since September 2022.
The committee said it has made every attempt to find and invite classmates directly, but still has many they have not been able to connect with. People can contact Hackbarth at tojoallen@aol.com or 920-858-8428 to register.
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BINGHAM COUNTY, Idaho — A five-vehicle crash occurred in Bingham County Saturday morning after a bicycle came off a bike rack and landed in the roadway, Idaho State Police reported.
Police said the bike came off a rack on a GMC Sierra, forcing a trailing Subaru Ascent to stop in the lane of travel on northbound I-15 to avoid hitting the bicycle. A 41-year-old man from Utah was driving the GMC, while a 40-year-old Soda Springs man was driving the Subaru.
A 44-year-old Rigby man pulling a camp trailer in a 2006 Chevy Silverado was unable to stop while approaching the Subaru stopped in the lane, causing a chain-reaction crash involving two more vehicles.
According to Idaho State Police, a 30-year-old Boise man in a 2014 Chevy Silverado and a 26-year-old Montana woman in a Jeep Renegade were the others involved in Saturday's crash. The 2014 Chevy was pulling a flat-bed trailer with a raft.
Fortunately, all people involved in the five-vehicle incident were wearing their seatbelts. ISP's news release did not indicate whether anyone was injured.
The crash on northbound I-15 happened around 11:15 a.m. Saturday near mile marker 95 in Bingham County. The interstate was blocked for around two hours following the incident.
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BOISE, Idaho — Perched on top of a hill, Idaho's oldest winery overlooks acres and acres of vineyards. Meanwhile, Ste. Chapelle's winemaker, Meredith Smith, overlooks the wines produced from the grapes in those vineyards.
"Idaho is a growing wine region, and it has a lot of potential," Smith said. "Also, the fruit here is fantastic."
Throughout June, KTVB highlighted some of the local women in the growing Gem State industry, and raised a glass to them in honor of Idaho Wine and Cider Month. In addition to Ste. Chapelle, Smith is also the winemakers for its sister winery, Sawtooth.
While both wineries are well known and extremely popular, Smith was not always on this grape-filled path. She was in real estate development, before she came across a book in 2006 that changed her life.
"I read a book that said, 'pay attention to what you pay attention to,'" Smith said.
That quote turned Smith's attention to wine, food and agriculture.
"I signed up for the Washington State [University] program for viticulture, and I knew I wanted to do viticulture first before enology, because I do believe that great fruit makes great wine," Smith said.
After graduating with a professional viticulture certificate, Smith earned a job at Sawtooth Winery.
"The winemaker there said that he would hire me for $10 an hour and that I would maybe have a job for three months," Smith said. "So, I quit a pretty good paying job, and I took the I took the job."
That three-moth stint opened the door for Smith and uncorked a new opportunity. She was promoted to assistant winemaker, then to associate winemaker in 2013.
Looking back, Smith said the leap was tough financially, but she is grateful she dove in.
"I remember I had to borrow gas money from my mom," Smith said. "I just said, 'could you fill up my tank? I get paid next week.' But, you know, it all came back around, and when I look at winemaking, it's just something that I love."
Smith has been making wine for Sawtooth for 15 years and Ste. Chapelle for six years.
"My favorite part is the challenge of it. You have to deal with many elements, all the way from the fruit, to the winemaking," Smith said. "It starts in the vineyard, we work with the weather that we can't control. So, all these variables that you have to deal with – it keeps you on your toes. You have to be pretty spot on from the fruit, all the way through to bottling, until it's in bottle and ready to go out to the public."
While Ste. Chapelle is available to the public nationwide, it is deeply rooted here in Idaho, where women in wine are flourishing.
"Idaho's unique in a way that there are a number of female winemakers, but I think throughout the world, it's typically not that way," Smith said. "So, I think Idaho's a nice place for women to be in the wine industry."
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SAN ANTONIO — BCSO is searching for a missing teen who was last seen Friday evening on the far west side.
Officials say, Julissa Barron, 13, was last seen June 30 around 8:48 p.m. at the 900 block of Cozumel Emerald.
She was last seen wearing a white Rugrats cartoon top, white pants and black crocs.
Barron is describes as 5'2'', weighs 212 pounds, brown hair and brown eyes.
Officials say Barron has medical conditions that require medications.
Anyone with information is urged to contact the Bexar County Sheriff's Office at (210) 335-6000 or email missingpersons@bexar.org. | https://www.kens5.com/article/news/local/bcso-searches-missing-teen/273-b6f77c23-2152-48e9-9cd8-d3790ffcceee | 2023-07-01T22:22:53 | 1 | https://www.kens5.com/article/news/local/bcso-searches-missing-teen/273-b6f77c23-2152-48e9-9cd8-d3790ffcceee |
Tina McMenamin, an 18-year-old UNL freshman, was stabbed and sexually assaulted in her apartment on July 25, 1995.
Gregory Gabel, a mentally ill Lincoln man, was arrested in the homicide and has always been the prime suspect, an investigator said, even after pivotal DNA evidence failed to link him to the crime scene. Gabel has a computerlike memory for numbers and facts and a history of following women at businesses and public events, retired investigator Rich Doetker said in 2005.
McMenamin was killed in the minutes before she was due at work at Godfather's Pizza at 5:30 p.m. that night in 1995. Roommate Sarah Bognich found her friend in a pool of blood that night.
"The apartment was ransacked. I walked past the bedroom a couple of times before noticing her on the floor. My life changed after that. I tried to go back (to college), and I couldn't ever finish."
A single hair clutched in McMenamin's hand led police to Gabel. It matched his DNA, a one-in-1,049 chance. Circumstantial evidence also linked Gabel to the apartment building. And a man matching Gabel's description was seen fleeing the crime scene, Amberwood Apartments, 4600 Briarpark Drive.
That night, Gabel was a block away at a Sonic Drive-In. He was there every Tuesday night, cleaning up in exchange for food. And Gabel had earlier convictions for third-degree sexual assault and public indecency. Police arrested him a year after the crime.
But two years later, when a different DNA test proved the hair was not Gabel's, he was released. That hair, however, didn't necessarily belong to the killer, Doetker said. The investigator also has suspicions about the validity of the second DNA test, conducted in a Pennsylvania lab.
"There were questions that came up: Was it the right hair? The same hair?" he said.
Murder charges were dropped against Gabel with the hope that additional evidence would be found to re-arrest him, Doetker said. If the case went to trial and Gabel was found innocent, Doetker added, he could not be retried if new evidence came to light.
Mary Hepburn-O'Shea, who has worked in the mental health field in Lincoln for decades and has known Gabel for many of those years, said in 2005 that the man lost two years in jail for something he didn't do.
Hepburn-O'Shea runs downtown O.U.R. Homes, the city's largest provider for developmentally disabled people that also houses people with mental illnesses. Gabel lives and works there. "He's a weird kid," she said. "He's not ever a violent kid."
Then-Assistant Police Chief Jim Peschong, speaking in 2005, added that you can't try a case on personal beliefs and supposition. Peschong said he personally believes there is a suspect in the crime, but he declined naming anyone. | https://journalstar.com/news/local/denton-man-sentenced-in-drug-distribution-case/article_f11ae904-17a4-11ee-945d-4f6f7d5cdc01.html | 2023-07-01T22:25:09 | 1 | https://journalstar.com/news/local/denton-man-sentenced-in-drug-distribution-case/article_f11ae904-17a4-11ee-945d-4f6f7d5cdc01.html |
Devin Cornia, 30, who grew up in Egg Harbor Township and lives in Hunterdon County, sells basil to Dorris Curcio, of Linwood, on Saturday morning at the Atlantic Christian Farmers Market in Egg Harbor Township.
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Devin Cornia, 30, who grew up in Egg Harbor Township and lives in Hunterdon County, discuses his produce as Dorris Curcio, of Linwood, shops Saturday morning at the Atlantic Christian Farmers Market in Egg Harbor Township.
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Hemchan Varran, 47, of Kumarie's Garden in Millville, sells his produce to Shefka Cimen, of Egg Harbor Township, on Saturday morning at the Atlantic Christian Farmers Market in Egg Harbor Township.
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Event organizer Ruth Kendall, 65, of Linwood, talks to the crowd Saturday morning at the Atlantic Christian Farmers Market in Egg Harbor Township.
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Event organizer Ruth Kendall, left, and EHT Mayor Laura Pfrommer lead a flag salute Saturday morning at the Atlantic Christian Farmers Market in Egg Harbor Township.
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Mayor Laura Pfrommer, right, talks with members of the EHT Key Club on Saturday morning at the Atlantic Christian Farmers Market in Egg Harbor Township.
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Geri Mingori, Stebe Kuzma and Bruce Soboleski provide music Saturday morning at the Atlantic Christian Farmers Market in Egg Harbor Township.
EGG HARBOR TOWNSHIP — Hemchan Varran's table was full of organically grown and fresh produce.
Green beans, squash, beets, tomatoes, white corn and more were laid out in an inviting spread. One person walked up to Varran's table and said he had the best stand of the day.
Varran was one of about 20 vendors set up in the parking lot of Atlantic Christian School on Saturday morning, kicking off another summer of selling fresh produce, baked goods and more.
It was the second summer in a row that Atlantic Christian has hosted a farmers market. But this time, the school handed the organizational reins over to Just Organics MarketPlace LLC, based in Somers Point, in hopes of attracting more vendors and customers.
The goal remained the same: providing offshore residents easier access to freshly grown produce and giving vendors a way to reach new customers.
Ruth Kendall, who owns Just Organics, called the market an opportunity to provide organic produce and show people the benefits of healthier, cleaner eating.
Kendall had a table at Atlantic Christian's market last year. She heard the school was thinking about letting the farmers market go, but one of the volunteers who ran it last year, Elaine Caroll, gave Kendall a call and offered her an opportunity to take over.
"I felt like EHT was a great central location in Atlantic County to do this," said Kendall, 65. "For me, it doesn't matter I live in Linwood and two of my businesses are in Somers Point. I'm an Atlantic County resident, and EHT doesn't have a representation to pull people out from the Mays Landing area. So, yes, I love it, and I will stay in EHT as long as I can get the love."
The market will run every Saturday in July and August from 9 a.m. to noon. Kendall said six farmers were there Saturday, and she expects that number to increase to 10 in the coming weeks. Vendors pay once for the whole summer.
Music, crafts and more
Several other vendors were selling crafts, baked goods, drinks and other items. Steve Kuzma was joined by local musicians Geri Mongori and Bruce Soboleski to provide music and sell art in the morning.
A few dozen people were in the school's parking lot when the market opened, with more showing up as the day went on. The school is located off Zion Road, one of the main routes through EHT, and could be easily seen by passersby.
Kendall held a flag salute and ribbon-cutting ceremony with EHT Mayor Laura Pfrommer to kick off the market as well as the Fourth of July weekend. Pfrommer had a bag with her and planned to do some shopping.
"I think it's wonderful to have it here," Pfrommer said. "It's a very central location, plenty of parking, it's a safe location. And the nice thing is, a lot of people are trying to eat better, and this is the only place that I know you can get them out here other than going to a store. This is fresh off the farm, plus some really nice arts and crafts.
"It's very nice, it's local, you can hit here and keep going on with your weekend."
Shefka Cimen, who came to this country from Macedonia about 20 years ago and lives in EHT, filled a couple bags with produce from Varran, who joked with her that she cleaned him out of his tomatoes.
"It's nice, it's really nice, so this is my first time and I want to shop more, and look and get more stuff," Cimen said.
Kendall and her husband, Keith, sell organic tropical fruits and stuff that aren't grown by the other farmers at the market to allow their products to star. She just had one stipulation for vendors — the produce had to be pesticide-free.
"We want to be known as the clean market of Atlantic County, and I don't mind putting that out there in the years to come," Kendall said. "This year, we didn't push (being certified organic), but we did say pesticide-free. ... We encouraged it, and we encourage people to embrace being pesticide-free."
Kendall's Just Organics is a home delivery service for produce, and she and her husband have been running The Honey Tree health store in Somers Point for 10 years. This is the first farmers market they're running.
"These farmers are homesteaders, new growers, clean, sustainable, regenerative, eco, they're all of that, and they're not spraying their land, but they're not certified organic," she said.
Varran, whose Kumarie's Garden is based in Millville, hoped more people understood the difference between the organically-grown produce he and other venders sell and what they can find in a grocery store.
"It's not just (imperfections)," Varran said. "Even if it's not a particular size, we're not gonna sift through and get the same-sized stuff. ... It's not that it's not good; you're gonna just get more for your money."
Dorris Curcio, of Linwood, loves going to different farmers markets. She frequents the one in Ventnor and used to love going to the one in Brigantine. She was disappointed that the presence of a farmers market has dissipated in Linwood, so she was thrilled to make the short drive into EHT to find fresh produce.
"I came to (this one) last year, and I wish it were bigger," said Curcio after buying some purple basil from Devin Cornia.
Cornia grew up in EHT and lives in Stockton, Hunterdon County. He is the executive director for Northeast Organic Farming Associated of New Jersey and was selling some flowers, greens and educational reading on organic farming.
"We need more focus on local foods," said Cornia, 30. "I grew up going to farm stands all around. ... And then they started dropping off left and right.
"I love the fact that there is still some demand for local-grown food in Egg Harbor Township."
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Devin Cornia, 30, who grew up in Egg Harbor Township and lives in Hunterdon County, sells basil to Dorris Curcio, of Linwood, on Saturday morning at the Atlantic Christian Farmers Market in Egg Harbor Township.
Devin Cornia, 30, who grew up in Egg Harbor Township and lives in Hunterdon County, discuses his produce as Dorris Curcio, of Linwood, shops Saturday morning at the Atlantic Christian Farmers Market in Egg Harbor Township.
Hemchan Varran, 47, of Kumarie's Garden in Millville, sells his produce to Shefka Cimen, of Egg Harbor Township, on Saturday morning at the Atlantic Christian Farmers Market in Egg Harbor Township.
Event organizer Ruth Kendall, left, and EHT Mayor Laura Pfrommer lead a flag salute Saturday morning at the Atlantic Christian Farmers Market in Egg Harbor Township.
Mayor Laura Pfrommer, right, talks with members of the EHT Key Club on Saturday morning at the Atlantic Christian Farmers Market in Egg Harbor Township. | https://pressofatlanticcity.com/news/local/atlantic-christian-farmers-market-offers-fresh-start-to-fourth-of-july-weekend/article_49b27b16-1824-11ee-902b-9f57c6ceace7.html | 2023-07-01T22:26:45 | 1 | https://pressofatlanticcity.com/news/local/atlantic-christian-farmers-market-offers-fresh-start-to-fourth-of-july-weekend/article_49b27b16-1824-11ee-902b-9f57c6ceace7.html |
While there will be morning rain Sunday, it will be the afternoon thunderstorm potential that threatens to bring winds of more than 60 mph, hail and heavy rainfall.
In between will be a solid chunk of dry time with a blue, not hazy gray, sky. Rain activity will decrease Monday, and we likely will be dry for the Fourth of July.
It won’t look the nicest to start Sunday. Again, though, I do see dry time afterwards. Showers will be around until roughly 9 a.m. No severe weather will be likely with this. Given the tropical air mass we’ll be in, any shower could produce localized roadway flooding.
By 9 a.m., a warm front should lift through most of South Jersey. After that, we’ll get some sunshine and southerly winds.
That should shoot temperatures up from the 65- to 70-degree range for morning lows. How much warming, and what kind of severe weather threat we get, will depend on how much sunshine we see.
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I have a high in the mid-80s for Weymouth Township and inland places to the upper 70s for Longport and the shore. I can’t see us going full sunny, but we’ll get decent breaks of sunshine.
A thunderstorm threat would will mean scattered thunderstorms from 2 to roughly 9 p.m. The driest spots will be east of the Garden State Parkway. Any thunderstorm could bring a quick inch of rain, leading to flooding issues. Somewhere within South Jersey, a storm or two should bring damaging winds and small hail.
You still don’t need to cancel outdoor plans with this forecast, unless what you’re doing has no area for dry cover.
This forecast does have wiggle room. If we wind up fairly cloudy Sunday, expect just isolated heavy showers. Flooding could be an issue in spots, but the damaging winds and hail won’t.
If we do break for a long period of plentiful sunshine, we’ll destabilize the atmosphere significantly. A line of multiple storms would pass.
Severe weather and flooding would be a bigger threat.
Furthermore, it would be a hotter day. Many inland spots would reach 90 degrees, with a heat index in the mid-90s. The shore would be in the low 80s.
A few showers will still be around after 9 p.m. Similar to Saturday night, heavy downpours will be possible, but no severe weather. Evening plans should take this into consideration. We’ll fall into the 70s and stay there overnight.
I believe Monday morning will start off dry. We should have a mix of sun and clouds until showers and storms flare up after 1 p.m. or so.
With low pressure in New England, and moving away, there will be less unstable air for these storms to tap into. A few downed power lines or trees down cannot be ruled out, but it’s less than a 50/50 chance for anywhere in South Jersey.
Storms will move from southwest to northeast during the afternoon. My outdoor advice would still be to keep your plans if you can tolerate a rain risk. It’ll be good to have an indoor plan B to seek shelter in case of a storm. If you’re on the water, be aware that lightning can strike up to 10 miles away from a thunderstorm.
High temperatures will be in the mid-80s inland, with low 80s at the coast.
Storm coverage will wane during the evening. We should be dry by 10 p.m. It’ll be a great night to celebrate the extra long holiday weekend.
Then we get to Independence Day, and I come with more positive news compared to the last time we spoke.
We look to be completely dry. The morning will feature sunshine, mixing with afternoon clouds. Any thunderstorms should stay to our north and east.
All of our parades throughout the region should be fine. It’ll be warming into the 70s and 80s with that typical July muggy feel.
Afternoon activities will be very warm but rain-free. Highs will range from the low 90s well inland to the upper 80s near the Parkway corridor to the low 80s at the beaches. The rip current risk will be on the lower side.
Conditions will be great for evening fireworks to celebrate America and cap off the weekend. Expect temperatures in the 70s. | https://pressofatlanticcity.com/news/local/weather/weather-new-jersey--south-jersey-june-29-wildfire-smoke/article_83c3fc56-1821-11ee-9776-43724befa804.html | 2023-07-01T22:26:52 | 0 | https://pressofatlanticcity.com/news/local/weather/weather-new-jersey--south-jersey-june-29-wildfire-smoke/article_83c3fc56-1821-11ee-9776-43724befa804.html |
ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. – Five patients were treated due to “chlorine exposure” at the Aquatica Orlando water park on Saturday, according to Orange County Fire Rescue.
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SEATTLE — Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife officials are emphasizing safe crabbing as the season begins Saturday.
There will be an extremely low tide during opening weekend. WDFW said the low tide can pose a challenge for people launching boats at some sites. Crabbers should target the portion of the day with the least tide exchange and make sure their crab pots are properly weighted down to avoid traps moving and becoming lost
Each year, an estimated 12,000 crab pots are lost in Washington waters, most of them in Puget Sound.
Crab biologist Don Velasquez said the hobby is getting more popular.
“With other fisheries having limited opportunities over the years, particularly the community of people with boats. They have turned to crab or shrimp to some lesser degree because these fisheries provide an additional opportunity to harvest local species on the water,” said Velasquez.
This summer’s crab seasons are scheduled to open as follows:
- Marine Areas 4 (Neah Bay east of the Bonilla-Tatoosh line), 5 (Sekiu), 6 (East Juan de Fuca Strait), 8-1 (Deception Pass), 8-2 (Port Susan/Everett), and 9 (Port Gamble and Admiralty Inlet): Open July 1 through Sept. 4, Thursdays through Mondays only.
- Marine Area 7 South (San Juan Islands/Bellingham): Open July 15 through Sept. 30, Thursdays through Mondays only.
- Marine Area 7 North (Gulf of Georgia): Open Aug. 17 through Sept. 30, Thursdays through Mondays only.
- Marine Area 10 (Seattle/Bremerton): Open July 2 through Sept. 4, Sundays and Mondays only.
- Marine Area 11 (Tacoma-Vashon Island): Open July 2 through Aug. 28, Sundays and Mondays only.
- Marine Area 12 (Hood Canal) north of a line projected true east from Ayock Point: Open July 1 through Sept. 4, Thursdays through Mondays only.
The following areas will remain closed this season to protect weak Dungeness crab populations:
Marine Area 12 (Hood Canal) south of a line projected true east from Ayock Poin
Marine Area 13 (South Puget Sound)
Velasquez said the southern part of Puget Sound has gotten healthier and soon they hope to reopen closed areas like Marine Area 13, south of the Tacoma Narrows Bridge.
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HUDSON — A garage caught fire Saturday afternoon at 12524 Gibson Road after a trailer of fireworks exploded.
Hudson and Reinbeck fire departments responded to the call at the rural address located between the two towns.
The residents had been wiring the fireworks inside the garage when an electric match ignited, setting off the fireworks. No one was injured.
The fire was contained to the home's attached garage, creating holes in the roof and damage to the interior.
Officials said that the fire had been largely controlled by the time crews arrived thanks to the residents' use of fire extinguishers. The Black Hawk County Sheriff closed down the road while the crews extinguished the rest of the fire.
What you missed this week in notable Waterloo and Cedar Falls crimes and court cases
This week's local crime and court updates from The Courier.
Officers found marijuana and a loaded 9 mm Glock 17 handgun with an extended magazine under the front seat.
Paramedics with Waterloo Fire Rescue took him to a local hospital for treatment, and he is expected to survive, according to police.
The girl is currently charged as a juvenile for trying to kill her mother and her mother’s boyfriend in a Feb. 15 shooting at a Leavitt Street apartment in Waterloo.
The victim suffered cuts and other injuries and was treated at a hospital emergency room.
A former fast-food employee who allegedly stole a bank bag full of cash in November has been arrested.
A Van Horne woman has been arrested for allegedly stealing two vehicles and breaking into a camper in rural Buchanan County
The man reportedly led officers on a chase last year before crashing his vehicle into a tree in the 1900 block of Sycamore Street.
The court entered a judgment awarding $55,750, which includes $5,359 in attorney fees and $1,876 in interest.
Police and crews with Waterloo Fire Rescue responded to the call and found the vehicle was empty.
Annually, about one-third of all traffic fatalities are alcohol/impaired related. In Iowa last year, 57% of the July 4th holiday weekend traffic fatalities were alcohol related.
Doctors discovered head injuries and retinal hemorrhaging, and suspected possible abuse.
When he was being taken into custody, he allegedly struggled with officers while a carrying a loaded handgun in his pocket, which netted him additional charges.
'That man is a killer, and he’s walking free,' the father of the victim said at the sentencing.
Officers later stopped his vehicle and found BB gun designed to look like a Glock 17 pistol in the glove box,
He sold meth out of his home and worked with others who helped him get ice meth from various sources of supply in Cedar Rapids, Waterloo and California.
He was also sentenced to community service for burning a wooden park sign and 60 days in jail for violating his probation in an earlier case where he killed his sister’s bunny. | https://wcfcourier.com/news/local/accident-and-incident/fireworks-explosion-sets-off-hudson-garage-fire/article_ce07f8b8-1852-11ee-b5ec-c3761c66ca21.html | 2023-07-01T22:33:50 | 0 | https://wcfcourier.com/news/local/accident-and-incident/fireworks-explosion-sets-off-hudson-garage-fire/article_ce07f8b8-1852-11ee-b5ec-c3761c66ca21.html |
WATERLOO – The Volunteer Center of Cedar Valley has announced the following needs of local organizations:
LifeServe is looking for regional drivers to deliver blood products and supplies. Trips range from 45 minutes to three hours. The Cedar Valley Arboretum and Botanic Gardens are looking for those to help with watering and weeding their plants. The Job Foundation is looking for a communications intern. The Waterloo Community Playhouse and the Black Hawk Children's Theatre are looking for people to help with hair and makeup, spotlight operations and costumes. Those interested can contact the Volunteer Center of Cedar Valley at (319) 883-3015, information@vccv.org or vccv.org .
Hawaii, Alaska lead states with the most public beaches per capita
Hawaii, Alaska lead states with the most public beaches per capita
When the forecast calls for searing temperatures, nothing sounds more appealing than a day at the beach—but that's not always easy to achieve, depending on which state you live in. While going to the beach might be an everyday activity for a Hawaiian or Floridian, it might be more of an undertaking for someone in a landlocked Midwestern state, even if their state does have a lake with a beach.
There are 5,525 public beaches in the U.S., totaling more than 5,000 miles of shoreline—but where are those beaches clustered? To find out, GetMyBoat counted the number of public beaches monitored by the Environmental Protection Agency in each state. To be included, each beach needed to be a public beach accessible to the general population.
The EPA examines coastal recreation waters in 30 states along the Atlantic and Pacific coasts as well as the Great Lakes. Most of the states in the top five are cooler-weather states that have shorter summer seasons—although a walk in the sand can be just as pleasant in the fall or spring.
Keep reading to discover which state near you has the most public beaches per capita. Who knows—it might just give you the inspiration you need for an upcoming weekend getaway.
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Northern states offer the most public beaches per capita
With the exception of Hawaii, states in the Northern U.S. have the five highest amounts of public beaches per capita. Alaska's whopping 33,904 miles of shoreline, including its islands , compared to its relatively low population help it take second place on the list. You'll also see states bordering the Great Lakes—like Michigan and Wisconsin—crack the top 10, in a reminder that beaches don't necessarily have to be oceanfront.
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#25. Illinois
- Public beaches per 1M residents: 5
- Total public beaches: 57
- Miles of public beach: 16.79
Though Illinois doesn't border an ocean, it does have 63 miles of shoreline on Lake Michigan . Chicago's public beaches are particularly popular, with residents playing volleyball at North Avenue Beach and paddleboarding off of boat-free Hollywood Beach.
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#24. Maryland
- Public beaches per 1M residents: 5
- Total public beaches: 29
- Miles of public beach: 16.73
This mid-Atlantic state offers plenty of beaches for locals and tourists alike, including summer vacation destinations like Ocean City Beach, fishing favorites like Sandy Point, and campgrounds with beaches like Rocky Gap State Park Beach. Maryland is also home to Assateague Island National Seashore , where wild horses roam.
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#23. Louisiana
- Public beaches per 1M residents: 5
- Total public beaches: 24
- Miles of public beach: 21.86
Just because Louisiana is better known for its swamps doesn't mean the beaches are anything to sniff at. The pristine beaches at Grand Isle State Park are particularly popular with fishermen, thanks to the 400-foot pier, while campers can set up tents right on the sand at Rutherford Beach .
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#22. Virginia
- Public beaches per 1M residents: 5
- Total public beaches: 47
- Miles of public beach: 36.53
The eponymous Virginia Beach is this state's best-known beach; it even holds the title of the world's largest pleasure beach in the Guinness Book of World Records . The 3-mile-long Virginia Beach boardwalk is a magnet for tourists, but if you prefer a quieter, more serene getaway, you might explore Chincoteague Island . Located just south of Virginia's Assateague Island, Chincoteague is home to wild ponies—you'll often see them grazing the shoreline.
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#21. Texas
- Public beaches per 1M residents: 6
- Total public beaches: 167
- Miles of public beach: 331.35
With 367 miles of shoreline along the Gulf of Mexico , Texas has an abundance of sandy beaches. Corpus Christi is a particularly popular beach destination, with options that offer all of the bars, restaurants, and amenities tourists love, like North Beach , as well as more natural, unspoiled beauty, like Padre Island National Seashore .
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#20. California
- Public beaches per 1M residents: 6
- Total public beaches: 242
- Miles of public beach: 362.38
Given Southern California's pop culture dominance, it's easy to equate the Golden State's beach culture with Venice , Santa Monica , or Malibu . But overlooking Northern California's shoreline would mean leaving out some truly incredible natural landscapes, including Glass Beach in Fort Bragg, Bodega Dunes in Sonoma Coast State Park, and Enderts Beach in Redwoods National Park.
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#19. Ohio
- Public beaches per 1M residents: 6
- Total public beaches: 75
- Miles of public beach: 43.74
Thanks to Lake Erie on its northern border, Ohio has 313 miles of shoreline —though only a fraction of that is publicly accessible. Come summer, Ohioans flock to public beaches like Kelleys Island State Park , which boasts a small beach a short walk from the campground, and Maumee Bay State Park , which has beaches along Lake Erie as well as an inland lake.
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#18. Mississippi
- Public beaches per 1M residents: 7
- Total public beaches: 21
- Miles of public beach: 34.50
The white sand beaches, excellent deep-sea fishing, and 24-hour casinos in Biloxi make it a popular beach destination for Mississippians and visitors alike. Though that town has the state's most well-known beach, Gulfport and Bay St. Louis are also local favorites.
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#17. New York
- Public beaches per 1M residents: 11
- Total public beaches: 217
- Miles of public beach: 104.37
The Empire State is perhaps best known for the beaches in the Hamptons —where those among the richest 1% summer alongside 20-somethings escaping humid New York City—but that's not all New York has to offer. Drive about seven hours northwest of the Hamptons and you'll discover that Rochester also has sandy public beaches —just on Lake Ontario rather than the Atlantic Ocean.
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#16. New Hampshire
- Public beaches per 1M residents: 11
- Total public beaches: 16
- Miles of public beach: 8.76
Most weekends between Memorial Day and Labor Day, traffic will be backed up on I-95 with lines of beachgoers just trying to make it to Hampton Beach . Other, perhaps less crowded, New Hampshire beaches include rocky Odiorne Point State Park Beach in Rye and Brewster Beach on Lake Winnipesaukee.
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#15. Minnesota
- Public beaches per 1M residents: 14
- Total public beaches: 80
- Miles of public beach: 58.02
The Minnesota side of Lake Superior boasts a few unique beaches. There's Black Beach , which features charcoal-colored sand that was created by taconite waste rock dumped into Lake Superior decades back. On the other end of the spectrum, Iona's Beach Scientific and Natural Area has smooth, pale pink rocks instead of sand. Pieces of a nearby rhyolite cliff that fell into the lake formed this special surface, and the sound of the waves crashing on the beach tinkles like tiny bells.
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#14. Oregon
- Public beaches per 1M residents: 19
- Total public beaches: 80
- Miles of public beach: 206.32
The Pacific Northwest has some truly stunning beaches, including Oregon's Cannon Beach, which is home to Haystack Rock —a 235-foot basalt sea stack rising from the ocean. Visitors can often spot tufted puffins on the rock in spring and summer, as well as nearby tide pools filled with colorful marine life. The Oregon Dunes is another of the state's most popular beach destinations—and is one of the largest temperate coastal sand dune systems in the world.
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#13. Connecticut
- Public beaches per 1M residents: 20
- Total public beaches: 72
- Miles of public beach: 15.47
The gem of Connecticut's beaches is no doubt Hammonasset Beach State Park , with a boat launch and more than 2 miles of shoreline for swimmers, fishers, and campers to enjoy. Old Saybrook Town Beach is another local favorite, thanks to the nearby town's charming feel.
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#12. North Carolina
- Public beaches per 1M residents: 20
- Total public beaches: 214
- Miles of public beach: 345.46
The long chain of barrier islands off the North Carolina coast makes this state a haven for ocean lovers. Some of the most popular destinations include Emerald Isle , a family-friendly destination with plenty of beach amenities like grills and fishing piers; Bald Head Island , a serene car-free island only accessible by ferry; and Cape Hatteras , a 70-mile stretch of unspoiled beaches with a signature black-and-white striped lighthouse.
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#11. Delaware
- Public beaches per 1M residents: 23
- Total public beaches: 23
- Miles of public beach: 23.85
Although Delaware has relatively few miles of public beaches, what the state lacks in size it makes up for in charm. Beachgoers can swim at Herring Point Beach in Cape Henlopen State Park , or go for a hike to the scenic overlook at the point. If you prefer watersports, Delaware Seashore State Park might be more up your alley: It's ideal for surfing, kayaking, and windsurfing.
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#10. Florida
- Public beaches per 1M residents: 25
- Total public beaches: 550
- Miles of public beach: 845.97
Thanks to its seemingly endless coastline, Florida offers tons of beaches for locals and tourists to choose from. Siesta Key 's white sand beaches have been voted some of the best in the country, while Panama City Beach 's party vibe is popular with spring breakers and girls' getaways. There truly is something for everyone, from Key Largo for scuba divers to St. Augustine for history buffs.
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#9. Wisconsin
- Public beaches per 1M residents: 32
- Total public beaches: 186
- Miles of public beach: 58.38
Wisconsin's beaches on Lake Michigan range from urban escapes to remote getaways. For the former, check out North Beach in Racine: The soft sandy beach just a few blocks from downtown features volleyball courts, a kids' playground, and a snack bar. On the other hand, nature lovers will want to visit Schoolhouse Beach on Washington Island, in the state's northernmost reaches. This isn't a sand beach, but one covered in smooth limestone rocks that can be stacked into a different version of sandcastles.
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#8. Rhode Island
- Public beaches per 1M residents: 42
- Total public beaches: 46
- Miles of public beach: 21.73
Much smaller than many other states on this list, Rhode Island nevertheless has some impressive coastal scenery. Narragansett Town Beach 's gorgeous sandy beachfront epitomizes the classic New England summer experience. Block Island—accessible by either ferry or plane—is another popular destination. Visitors love hunting for the 550 glass floats hidden all over the island, as well as enjoying the dramatic views of the Atlantic Ocean from the 200-foot cliffs at Mohegan Bluffs .
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#7. New Jersey
- Public beaches per 1M residents: 47
- Total public beaches: 437
- Miles of public beach: 182.77
The Jersey Shore is such a popular summertime destination, the nightlife even inspired an MTV reality show. In addition to Ocean City and Seaside Heights , other beloved New Jersey beaches include Asbury Park , known for its kitschy vintage feel, and Cape May , praised for its stunning architecture.
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#6. Michigan
- Public beaches per 1M residents: 58
- Total public beaches: 580
- Miles of public beach: 429.12
Michigan's beaches truly have a personality all their own. There's Holland State Park , located nearby the town of Holland, where all things Dutch—including tulips and windmills—are celebrated. In Traverse City, cherries are the talk of the town: The area is home to much of the state's cherry production and hosts the National Cherry Festival every July. Farther north in the Upper Peninsula, you'll find even more well-preserved coastline, like Twelvemile Beach .
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#5. Massachusetts
- Public beaches per 1M residents: 62
- Total public beaches: 435
- Miles of public beach: 132.56
Between Cape Cod , Nantucket , and Martha's Vineyard , Massachusetts has developed a reputation for its world-class beach destinations. If you're not lucky enough to know someone with a summer house there, though, you still have plenty of options. Head to Manchester-by-the-Sea to find Singing Beach , where the sand makes mysterious sounds when you step on it. Or, take a walk on Crane Beach near Ipswich, where the protected piping plovers make their nests.
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#4. Maine
- Public beaches per 1M residents: 68
- Total public beaches: 94
- Miles of public beach: 31.58
Thanks to Maine's various coves, bays, and indentations, the state has nearly 3,500 miles of coastline . In southern Maine, you'll find white sandy beaches with lots of tourist amenities, like Old Orchard Beach and Ogunquit Beach . Drive several hours north, and you'll discover the Bold Coast of Downeast Maine, known for rugged, granite cliffs and rocky shoreline.
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#3. Washington
- Public beaches per 1M residents: 142
- Total public beaches: 1105
- Miles of public beach: 954.09
With the Pacific Ocean along its western border and the Salish Sea, Puget Sound, and various other bays on its northern border, Washington has a truly awe-inspiring amount of coastline. Some of the most stunning natural landscapes can be found in the 70 miles of wild coastline in Olympic National Park , including the tide pools at Kalaloch Beach and Hole-in-the-Wall at Rialto Beach. Islands like Orcas Island , Whidbey Island, and Camano Island are also lovely vacation destinations.
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#2. Alaska
- Public beaches per 1M residents: 274
- Total public beaches: 201
- Miles of public beach: 313.97
With the most shoreline of any state by a long shot, Alaska has the second-most beaches per capita. Though the Last Frontier has plenty of public beaches, very few are swimmable—you might need to find a freshwater lake for that. Whittier is known as the gateway to Prince William Sound, offering jaw-dropping views of tidewater glaciers calving as well as marine wildlife like seals, whales, and seabirds. Buskin River Beach on Kodiak Island is a hotbed for salmon—and therefore brown bears. Eagle Beach in Juneau has panoramic views of the Alexander Archipelago as well as dozens of bald eagles.
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#1. Hawaii
- Public beaches per 1M residents: 284
- Total public beaches: 409
- Miles of public beach: 305.16
It's only fitting that the Aloha State would take the top spot on this list—after all, the Hawaiian islands have become synonymous with beachfront paradise. Oahu's Ko Olina has placid lagoons that are perfect for kids to splash around in, while Maui's Kapalua Bay is ideal for watersports like boogie boarding, kayaking, and stand-up paddleboarding. Admire the Big Island's volcanic origins at Punaluʻu Black Sand Beach , or take in the enormous waves beloved by professional surfers at Waimea Bay on Oahu's north shore.
Data reporting by Elena Cox. Story editing by Jeff Inglis. Copy editing by Tim Bruns. Photo selection by Lacy Kerrick.
This story originally appeared on GetMyBoat and was produced and distributed in partnership with Stacker Studio.
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SEATTLE — Need Plan B? Tap your credit card and enter B6.
Since last November, a library at the University of Washington has featured a different kind of vending machine, one that's become more popular on campuses around the country since the U.S. Supreme Court ended constitutional protections for abortion last year. It's stocked with ibuprofen, pregnancy tests and the morning-after pill.
With some states enacting abortion bans and others enshrining protections and expanding access to birth control, the machines are part of a push on college campuses to ensure emergency contraceptives are cheap, discreet and widely available.
There are now 39 universities in 17 states with emergency contraceptive vending machines, and at least 20 more considering them, according to the American Society for Emergency Contraception. Some, such as the University of Tulsa in Oklahoma, are in states where abortion is largely banned.
Over-the-counter purchase of Plan B and generic forms is legal in all 50 states.
The 2022 ruling overturning Roe v. Wade “is putting people’s lives at stake, so it makes pregnancy prevention all the more urgent,” said Kelly Cleland, the ASEC's executive director. “If you live in a state where you cannot get an abortion and you can’t get an abortion anywhere near you, the stakes are so much higher than they’ve ever been before.”
Washington this year became the first U.S. state to set aside money — $200,000 to fund $10,000 grants that colleges can obtain next year through an application process — to expand access to emergency contraceptives at public universities and technical colleges through the automatic dispensers.
The University of Washington's machine was installed after a student-led campaign. It offers boxes of generic Plan B for $12.60, about a quarter of what the name-brand versions sell for in stores, and more than 640 have been sold.
The drug is even cheaper in some machines than it is in UW’s, as low as $7 per box. That’s because it is sold at just above wholesale cost, compared with pharmacy retail prices that might go up to $50.
In Illinois and New York, lawmakers are developing legislation that would require at least one vending machine selling emergency contraceptives on state college campuses.
In Connecticut, Yale had to drop plans to install an emergency contraceptive vending machine in 2019 after learning it would violate state law.
But this year the state approved a measure allowing Plan B and other over-the-counter medications to be sold from vending machines on campuses and other locations.
The machines can't be placed in K-12 schools or exposed to the elements, and they must have temperature and humidity controls and include plans for power outages and expired items.
“This just enables people to have better access and easier access,” said Rep. Nicole Klarides-Ditria, one of several Republicans in Connecticut's Democratic-controlled General Assembly who supported the measure. “You may need Plan B, as we all know, in the middle of the night, and you won’t have access to a pharmacy until the morning.”
Although the morning-after pill has been approved by the Food and Drug Administration for over-the-counter sale, many stores and pharmacies keep it behind the counter or locked up, requiring identification for purchase and making the experience of purchasing it intimidating.
“There is a stigma associated with getting access to these medications,” said Zoe Amaris, a University of Washington pharmacy student and board member of UW Pharmacists for Reproductive Education and Sexual Health. “Having a vending machine is so easy. You don’t need to go to a pharmacy. You don’t need to go through your health care provider.”
Plan B is more effective the sooner it is taken, and vending machine access could be particularly crucial for victims of rape when pharmacies are closed. The anonymity the machines afford may also be important to some assault victims.
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TACOMA, Wash. — The Tacoma-Pierce County Health Department has good news for Black mothers, the department recently received a grant of $1 million to redesign its Black Infant Health program.
Cathryn Walker went through the program when she had her children, and said it was an invaluable resource during a stressful time, especially during the pandemic.
“Your emotions are everywhere, and the world shut down,” she said. “I didn’t know what the process was going to be for my kid, even for the first three years that she was living.”
Emily Chandler, who supervises the program, said the goal is to address an alarming trend. She said Black infants and their mothers die at more than twice the rate of their White counterparts in Pierce County.
Data from Multicare also shows that between 2014-2018, Pierce County had a higher infant mortality rate than the state, and Black infants died at a rate nearly three times higher than their White counterparts.
“These disparities also persist even when controlling for socioeconomic factors,” Chandler reported. “Black college-educated women experience higher rates of infant and maternal mortality rates than White high school dropouts.”
Walker said numbers like these can put a new Black mother on edge.
“It’s not the best view that people give you in the beginning, so you just never know what’s going to happen,” she confessed.
But that’s also why Walker says the Black Infant Health program is so important.
The program connects Black mothers to vital resources and provides support as they go through pregnancy and birth.
Now Chandler said this million-dollar grant could push those efforts beyond Pierce County’s lines.
“We are seeking to develop a replicable, community informed and evidence-informed parent support model that can be scaled across the state,” she said “This money will help us ensure that we have the capacity to evaluate the program and measure its effectiveness so it can be scaled to different counties in the state and just reach more families.”
As the program grows, Walker hopes more Black mothers will take advantage.
“I’m grateful,” she said. “I don’t even know where I would be if I didn’t have the program!” | https://www.king5.com/article/news/local/tacoma/funding-addresses-black-maternal-infant-mortality-pierce-county/281-8e8aa421-7f9b-4347-9edc-da942c72294d | 2023-07-01T22:34:03 | 0 | https://www.king5.com/article/news/local/tacoma/funding-addresses-black-maternal-infant-mortality-pierce-county/281-8e8aa421-7f9b-4347-9edc-da942c72294d |
If it was the end of an era when Highland's Beer Geeks craft beer bar closed for a rebranding earlier this year, the era's really over now.
Beer Geeks, at 3030 45th St., rebranded as B-Side Bar & Lounge and then closed within a few months.
Beer Geeks was one of the Region's oldest craft beer bars, opening in 2010 in the former End Zone Pub dive bar by the Lakeside neighborhood on the south side of Highland, not far from the Griffith border. It was also one of the most popular craft beer bars with more than 20 carefully curated craft beers on tap at any given time, graffiti-covered walls, B-movies playing in the background and vinyl records on the stereo. It served replica In-and-Out Burgers, Ramen, chicken and waffles and once-rare beers from breweries like Stone, Founders, Toppling Goliath and Russian River.
It helped popularize craft beer in Northwest Indiana and was a hangout spot for many of the brewers who went to found the two dozen craft breweries now brewing beer in the Region.
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Beer Geeks drew people from across the Region, especially in the early days when it was one of the few spots that served craft beer in Northwest Indiana. Craft brewing has since exploded in popularity and many of the beers that were once only available there are now commonplace at supermarkets, liquor stores, chain restaurants and bars.
It also was a popular live music venue that hosted blues, rock and other acts.
Owner Jason Owens previously said it was time to move on to something new as the craft beer bar concept was never meant to have a long shelf life, quoting Heraclitus saying "change is the only constant."
"We opened around the birth of craft beer in this area. When you're chasing something, that's the thrill," he told The Times. "All these beers you had to chase around and seek out are now on pallets and shelves in Meijer and Costco. They're commonplace and that takes away the fun of the chase. Beer Geeks served its purpose."
He looked to reimagine it with a new concept that went beyond craft beer to also offer cocktails and spirits in a nostalgic environment with good vibes.
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One person is dead after a Toyota Highlander collided with an antique fire truck on Saturday at approximately 2 p.m., on US Highway 20/520.
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PORTER CO. — One person is dead after a Toyota Highlander collided with an antique firetruck Saturday in Pine Township.
The firetruck was traveling west around 2 p.m. on U.S. 20, approaching U.S. 520. The Highlander was southbound on U.S. 520 and stopped at a light before turning left onto U.S. 20, Porter County Sheriff's Sgt. Benjamin McFalls said.
Although eastbound and westbound traffic have the right of way, the Highlander turned into the firetruck's path and was struck on the driver's side, McFalls said. The SUV then caught on fire.
Three of the five people in the Highlander were airlifted and one was taken by ground EMS, McFalls said. The driver of the firetruck was the only passenger and was not transported.
Porter County Reconstruction is investigating. The area will be shut down for the next few hours, the Porter County Sheriff's Department reported around 4 p.m.
"Our thoughts and prayers are with all involved and those who love them," McFalls said. "We have no further comment on this incident at this time."
Gallery: Recent arrests booked into the Porter County Jail
Rajae Evans
Arrest date: June 29, 2023
Age: 27
Residence: Michigan City, IN
Booking Number: 2302698
Charges: OWI, misdemeanor
Jeremy King
Arrest date: June 29, 2023
Age: 46
Residence: Portage, IN
Booking Number: 2302701
Charges: Domestic battery, felony
Rayjean Williams
Arrest date: June 28, 2023
Age: 28
Residence: Portage, IN
Booking Number: 2302696
Charges: Domestic battery, misdemeanor
Derrick Perkins
Arrest date: June 28, 2023
Age: 44
Residence: Portage, IN
Booking Number: 2302684
Charges: Domestic battery, misdemeanor
Marshall Ralston Jr.
Arrest date: June 28, 2023
Age: 41
Residence: Portage, IN
Booking Number: 2302687
Charges: Domestic battery, misdemeanor
Kelsey McLeod
Arrest date: June 28, 2023
Age: 48
Residence: Chesterton, IN
Booking Number: 2302691
Charges: OWI, felony
Robert Jackson
Arrest date: June 28, 2023
Age: 24
Residence: Portage, IN
Booking Number: 2302693
Charges: Domestic battery, misdemeanor
Kelly Borrmann
Arrest date: June 28, 2023
Age: 54
Residence: Portage, IN
Booking Number: 2302680
Charges: OWI, misdemeanor
John Chalabis II
Arrest date: June 28, 2023
Age: 47
Residence: Portage, IN
Booking Number: 2302682
Charges: Intimidation, felony
Michael Diamond
Arrest date: June 28, 2023
Age: 58
Residence: Valparaiso, IN
Booking Number: 2302681
Charges: Intimidation, felony
Jarad Good
Arrest date: June 28, 2023
Age: 37
Residence: Valparaiso, IN
Booking Number: 2302695
Charges: Domestic battery, felony
Mark Moser
Arrest date: June 27, 2023
Age: 54
Residence: Chesterton, IN
Booking Number: 2302671
Charges: Intimidation, felony
James Barnett
Arrest date: June 27, 2023
Age: 26
Residence: Valparaiso, IN
Booking Number: 2302677
Charges: Battery, felony
John Moore
Arrest date: June 26, 2023
Age: 65
Residence: Valparaiso, IN
Booking Number: 2302658
Charges: Intimidation, felony
Adri Pitts
Arrest date: June 26, 2023
Age: 47
Residence: Fort Wayne, IN
Booking Number: 2302649
Charges: Battery, felony
Barry Johnson
Arrest date: June 26, 2023
Age: 60
Residence: Valparaiso, IN
Booking Number: 2302645
Charges: Domestic battery, felony
Sheryl Johnson
Arrest date: June 26, 2023
Age: 60
Residence: Valparaiso, IN
Booking Number: 2302646
Charges: Domestic battery, felony
Raymond Escamilla IV
Arrest date: June 26, 2023
Age: 27
Residence: Portage, IN
Booking Number: 2302651
Charges: OWI, misdemeanor
Logan James
Arrest date: June 26, 2023
Age: 19
Residence: Lake Station, IN
Booking Number: 2302657
Charges: Aggravated battery, felony
Richard Bean
Arrest date: June 26, 2023
Age: 48
Residence: Alsip, IL
Booking Number: 2302666
Charges: Theft, felony
Warren Blazina
Arrest date: June 26, 2023
Age: 53
Residence: Blue Island, IL
Booking Number: 2302665
Charges: Theft, felony
Mark Bryk Jr.
Arrest date: June 26, 2023
Age: 35
Residence: Valparaiso, IN
Booking Number: 2302648
Charges: OWI, felony
Guadalupe Chima
Arrest date: June 26, 2023
Age: 40
Residence: Valparaiso, IN
Booking Number: 2302667
Charges: Sexual battery, felony
Max Smith Jr.
Arrest date: June 25, 2023
Age: 44
Residence: Valparaiso, IN
Booking Number: 2302644
Charges: Domestic battery, misdemeanor
Brian Sardeson
Arrest date: June 25, 2023
Age: 49
Residence: Chesterton, IN
Booking Number: 2302639
Charges: OWI, misdemeanor
Vincen Ritchie
Arrest date: June 25, 2023
Age: 45
Residence: Ogden Dunes, IN
Booking Number: 2302637
Charges: OWI, misdemeanor
Dale Ribar
Arrest date: June 25, 2023
Age: 43
Residence: Kouts, IN
Booking Number: 2302638
Charges: OWI, felony
Vanessa Ontiveros
Arrest date: June 25, 2023
Age: 32
Residence: Portage, IN
Booking Number: 2302641
Charges: Domestic battery, felony
Rachel Perez
Arrest date: June 25, 2023
Age: 43
Residence: Portage, IN
Booking Number: 2302640
Charges: OWI, misdemeanor
Javier Ramirez
Arrest date: June 25, 2023
Age: 46
Residence: Lansing, IL
Booking Number: 2302635
Charges: OWI, misdemeanor
Floyd Gaston Jr.
Arrest date: June 25, 2023
Age: 34
Residence: Highland, IN
Booking Number: 2302636
Charges: OWI, misdemeanor
Taylor Sanford
Arrest date: June 24, 2023
Age: 34
Residence: Valparaiso, IN
Booking Number: 2302625
Charges: OWI, misdemeanor
Kiera Wrice
Arrest date: June 24, 2023
Age: 42
Residence: Chicago, IL
Booking Number: 2302631
Charges: Battery, felony
Marvin Roundy
Arrest date: June 24, 2023
Age: 37
Residence: Chicago, IL
Booking Number: 2302633
Charges: Strangulation, felony
Darrin Dedelow
Arrest date: June 24, 2023
Age: 56
Residence: Lowell, IN
Booking Number: 2302632
Charges: OWI, misdemeanor
Joseph Meulemans
Arrest date: June 24, 2023
Age: 32
Residence: Valparaiso, IN
Booking Number: 2302630
Charges: Possession hypodermic syringe or needle, felony
Jon Aimutis
Arrest date: June 23, 2023
Age: 33
Residence: Chesterton, IN
Booking Number: 2302612
Charges: Resisting w/injury, felony
Austin Carroll
Arrest date: June 24, 2023
Age: 20
Residence: Hebron, IN
Booking Number: 2302629
Charges: OWI, misdemeanor
Charles Costanza
Arrest date: June 23, 2023
Age: 57
Residence: Ogden Dunes, IN
Booking Number: 2302621
Charges: Intimidation, felony
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After his son's suicide, an Oregon father wants others to know about tick-borne illness
Richard Dulude lives in a big house on the edge of west Salem surrounded by his son’s fingerprints — photos of him, remnants of his various projects and many books about what might have happened to him. Dulude is a retired doctor, a grieving father and now an ardent advocate for tick-borne illness awareness.
“I’ve got a purpose in life for the rest of my life,” Dulude said.
Alec Dulude was described by his loved ones as extraordinary — unselfish, social, active, smart, driven and brave. About six years ago, when he was 21, he had to stop playing sports at Oregon State University and then quit school altogether because of health issues he couldn’t explain.
As the years went on, it got worse, escalating into rampant mental illness, bouts of psychosis and rage that landed him in jail.
The tolling years of mysterious illness had occasional instances of hope. Perhaps it was a vitamin deficiency or a black mold infection. Different treatments would sometimes yield results, but only briefly.
It wasn’t until 2022, with the help of a doctor focused on chronic health conditions, that the Duludes learned Alec was positive for two tick-borne infections: borrelia burgdorferi (known as Lyme) and bartonella henselae infection (known as cat scratch disease).
Alec began antibiotics. His father said he began to see his son’s old self return. But the infections had been in Alec for years. On the morning of April 1, he died by suicide at the age of 27.
An autopsy showed evidence of two more tick-borne illnesses: borrelia miyamotoi and another unknown species of bartonella.
“He just wanted help. He begged me to help him,” Richard Dulude said. “I failed my own son.”
But people familiar with the situation attest that Alec had the best advocate possible in his father. Having been a physician for decades, Dulude had a strong background in the medical field and never stopped looking for an explanation for his son’s illness or possible remedies to alleviate his symptoms.
As he processes his son’s loss, Dulude is setting up meetings with politicians and medical professionals — he's desperately trying to get the word out about the dangers of ticks, especially the neuropsychiatric symptoms of illness.
His years of personal research and conversations with experts have led him to believe that tick-borne illnesses, the most famous being Lyme disease, are far more widespread than people realize.
“This stuff's insidious,” Dulude said. “You get chronically ill and then six years later, you're taking your life, like my son.”
Each year, about 30,000 cases of Lyme disease are reported to CDC by state health departments. However, the CDC says there is no way of knowing exactly how many people get Lyme disease and insurance records suggest that about 476,000 Americans are diagnosed and treated for Lyme disease every year.
The vast majority of cases occur in the northeastern and upper midwest portions of the United States. But they happen on the West Coast as well, including in western Oregon. And experts say the numbers will likely continue to rise as temperatures warm with global warming.
The Oregon Health Authority has identified an upward trend in its number of cases since 2015.
According to Oregon's most recently available Annual Communicable Disease Summary, in 2021, 74 cases of Lyme were reported. The median age was 41 and cases were evenly split between men and women. Jackson, Josephine and Multnomah counties reported the most cases.
Tick-borne illnesses remain enshrouded in mystery, leaving those who get infected scrambling for adequate treatment. As the number of reported cases grow in Oregon and around the country, advocates are working to bring the issue more awareness, especially in regions where people don't think of ticks as an issue.
‘He just lived life large’
Dave Olson, Alec’s uncle, remembers taking his nephew and his own kids to the pool when they were young. Most of the kids jumped in or went down the waterslide, but Alec was fascinated with the pipes that fed the water system, he said.
“He was fascinated with how things worked,” Olson said.
As a child, Alec liked toys just fine, Olson said, but what he really wanted was PVC pipes for irrigation systems and other materials he could build with.
Whether it was playing music, building, academic pursuits or being outdoors, as Alec grew up, he brought a talent and focus to everything he tried. His family described a seemingly boundless intensity, passion and energy.
Everything he did, he did “over the top,” his uncle said. "He just put his whole heart and soul into it.”
Friends were often trying to keep up with Alec.
“There was no challenge too big for Alec,” Joseph Unfred said. “If you wanted to accomplish something, you had Alec.”
Unfred befriended Alec when they were children, when both their families went to First United Methodist Church of Salem. At first, much of their friendship was built around their love of sports — soccer, skiing and biking.
Alec began attending OSU in 2014. The two played intramural water polo at OSU and occasionally did school projects together.
In 2017, their bond changed after Unfred’s father died. Alec called and offered some company and dinner.
Alec ended up making him a week's worth of food and the two talked about Unfred's dad. The friendship became more introspective, Unfred said, and they began to talk about life and mental health.
At the time, Alec was in his third year of school, a successful student and an avid athlete, but was beginning to not feel “right in his body,” his dad said.
Back pain then made it impossible for him to continue on the rowing team. He started to experience severe headaches and fatigue. Suddenly, his physical health began to degrade faster and he had to drop out of school.
“He was very stoic, he never complained,” Dulude said.
About a year later, Alec’s health “really started to go downhill,” Olson said.
Alec then began to experience memory and executive function issues and struggled to sleep. He lost his ability to read and couldn’t even watch a movie. As the years went on, Alec's mental health worsened. He became catatonic and had his first of 14 psychiatric hospital admissions.
In the later years of his illness, Alec was despondent and nearly died by suicide several times. Watching him no longer able to live the full, joyful life he once had was painful, family said, and it was clear Alec was suffering.
Alec struggled with rage and his father would sometimes call law enforcement when his outbursts escalated. He would be taken to jail to protect the family from Alec’s rage, but Dulude believes the way Alec was treated in jail and the Oregon State Hospital worsened the problem.
Alec died by suicide on April 1.
Olson, his uncle, takes solace in remembering just how big his nephew’s life was.
“He just lived life large,” Olson said. “In 27 years, especially those first 21 when he was healthy, he just packed a lot in.”
Diagnosing tick-borne illness
It wasn’t until early 2022, five years into his worsening health issues, that the Duludes began to aggressively investigate the possibility of tick-borne illness with the help of naturopathic doctor Cory Tichauer.
Tichauer focuses on chronic complex illness, the kinds of problems people struggle to find answers for.
He heard about Alec's decline from an extreme athlete and outstanding student to “someone who really was not functioning at all in society." When he heard about Alec’s outdoor adventures, he encouraged the family to test Alec with a different tick lab, one with a methodology that is more sensitive.
The results came back positive for borrelia burgdorferi (known as Lyme) and bartonella henselae infection (known as cat scratch disease). Ticks can contain — and spread — multiple diseases at once.
Alec was put on antibiotic therapy and started coming out of psychosis. Dulude said the family had a few moments with the old Alec before he died.
Like Dulude, Tichauer believes there’s an underreporting issue when it comes to tick-borne illnesses, especially in Oregon.
He said there are a few things that make it hard: a lack of federal guidelines for reporting, poor lab testing, the bull’s eye rash that sometimes indicates a bite doesn’t always appear, infections can come from hard-to-see baby ticks and a general lack of awareness.
“There's still this denialism in the West Coast,” Tichauer said.
There’s another challenge in identifying and treating the issue: The way tick-borne illnesses present themselves varies, which means people with the same infections can have totally different symptoms. The infection might present as MS, arthritis, mental illnesses, chronic fatigue, or a slew of other issues, according to Tichauer.
“All of a sudden you're going to see a cardiologist, you're going to see a neurologist, you're going to see a rheumatologist,” Tichauer said.
Tichauer has been practicing for about 20 years and said he’s seen a lot more patients with tick-borne illnesses over the past 10 years. His practice in Medford sees one or two new tick bite cases a week, he said.
Ticks in Oregon
American dog tick, Pacific Coast tick, Rocky Mountain wood tick and Western-blacklegged tick are some of the most common species in the state, but there are others.
The most reported tickborne disease in Oregon is Lyme disease. Rocky Mountain spotted fever, Colorado tick fever, anaplasmosis, babesiosis and others are also present, according to the Oregon Health Authority.
The peak season for ticks usually goes from late March to mid-October.
People may contract a variety of tickborne diseases if they walk in areas endemic to ticks, such as wooded sites and the edge of hiking or animal trails, according to OHA. But other experts warn that they can be found anywhere outdoors.
“When we're out active in the landscape, they’re out as well,” Brooke Edmunds, community horticulture faculty for OSU Extension, said.
Ticks will lay thousands of eggs. As babies, the insects look like poppy seeds. Gardeners will come to OSU Extension having encountered a massive amount of baby ticks in their backyards and garden patches, Edmunds said. These ticks, called nymphs, generally aren’t dangerous until they’ve fed on an animal with infected blood, but it’s impossible for non-experts to tell if a tiny tick has fed.
“We know that climate is changing, and that's going to affect our ticks and how they are acting here,” Edmonds said. “So, I think there's increased awareness of this, which is great.”
If bitten, experts say to collect the tick after carefully removing it so it can be tested.
‘A sewer of infection-type consequences’
According to the OHA, in most cases, a tick must be attached for 36 to 48 hours or more before the Lyme disease bacterium is transmitted. Most humans are infected through the bites of nymphs, which can go undetected.
The incubation period for Lyme disease ranges widely, and the early stages of the illness may be asymptomatic. People can experience a range of symptoms including joint, neurologic or cardiac problems months or years later.
Edmunds and others advise vigilance and a regular habit of tick checks, especially on kids. Ticks hide in warm, moist areas of the body. Experts say to check behind ears, in hair, under the arms, inside the belly button and between the legs.
Dr. Alan B. MacDonald is a pathologist who has focused on Lyme disease throughout his career and is one of several experts currently studying Alec’s tissues. He specializes in the laboratory diagnosis of disease.
He knows of two cases of people who had evidence of tick-borne illness in their brain when they died by suicide. He found it in Alec's blood and believes he'll find it in his brain.
“What happens is the infection gets to the brain and then causes alterations in the way the brain works,” MacDonald said.
But again, the illness can present itself in different ways. Everybody is different, he said, and not everybody who gets chronic Lyme disease is going to be at risk for suicide.
Co-infections from ticks are another problem he points to.
“Ticks have in their intestinal tract, like a sewer of infection-type consequences,” MacDonald said. “Tick-borne illnesses are complicated, and it may be that there's multiple separate infections going on in any patient.”
Some patients respond well to antibiotic therapy, and some don’t. Some people develop memory problems, others dementia, some have seizure disorders, rage, psychosis, depression or “other things where the brain is not functioning properly … and bad things happen," MacDonald said.
Awareness and prevention
Preventative measures and early detection are the best bet for preventing what the CDC calls Post-Treatment Lyme Syndrome and Lyme advocates call chronic Lyme. The standard treatment for Lyme disease is an antibiotic, but it can be less effective later down the road and it doesn’t help with bartonella infections.
MacDonald said many of the current tests are inadequate. Sometimes people will test negative from blood tests and still have the disease. DNA methods are now available, so he has hope that it’s getting better.
“Science has got to improve one funeral at a time, unfortunately,” Dulude said.
Dulude is living in a house he moved to in order to accommodate his son’s emerging needs. In the city, neighbors complained about Alec’s outbursts. Surrounded by his son’s memories, the good ones and the sad ones, he’s coming up with ideas that might help others.
He thinks a lot about the people who could be infected and undiagnosed, especially those who don’t have anyone to help them to navigate the complex worlds of health insurance, specialists, chronic illness, psychiatric wards and the penal system.
“I had trouble at times navigating the system, and I shouldn't have had the kind of problems I had,” Dulude said.
The goals of his outreach mission include:
- More awareness, especially of the neuropsychiatric symptoms of tick-borne illness.
- Tick-borne illness clinics that everyone could have access to.
- Preventative measures by those who spend time outdoors.
- Regular testing and screening for people struggling with mental illnesses in psychiatric hospitals and jails.
“We could show some humanity,” Dulude said. “Let's try to change the equation.”
How to avoid ticks
- Wear a tick repellent.
- Wear long pants when hiking, especially through tall grass or brush.
- Wear light-colored clothing to better see ticks.
- Avoid touching grass and branches hanging over trails.
What to do if you get a tick bite
- Collect the tick so it can be tested for infections.
- A good place to start to ask for help is ask2.extension.org/.
- Advocates encourage people who develop health issues and have spent time outdoors in recent months to consider getting tested for a tick-borne illnesses.
- More information can be found on The International Lyme and Associated Diseases Society's website ilads.org/.
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Westmoreland County 911 dispatchers said units were called to the scene just before 6 p.m.
The crash involved two vehicles and a tractor-trailer in the westbound lanes and caused significant delays.
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PITTSBURGH — A beloved restaurant in Beechview is closing its doors by the end of Saturday after nearly half a century in business.
Many of The Huddle’s loyal customers are making their way for one last meal there.
It was a bitter-sweet day for the owner, Pete Wagner, but he says day this has been a long time coming and now, it’s time to retire.
The Huddle has been owned by the Wagner family for nearly 48 years.
The popular restaurant has been a staple in the Beechview neighborhood, and on its last day, customers packed in to grab some of their favorites, including burgers, chicken wings and Rueben sandwiches.
The staff here said that all week, customers have been lining up outside an hour before opening time to put in food orders.
The owner said he’s turning 78 years old and wants to enjoy his life, spend more time with the grandkids and travel with his wife.
He says he’s thankful to the community.
“Beechview has been a tremendous, stable community,” Wagner said. “I’ve been here my whole life. It’s very rewarding to see people come in, see second and third generations come in. It’s real nice.”
The huddle has been up for sale for the last year and a half. Wagner said he’s had interest but the economy has made it challenging.
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“Some people buy one ticket, some people five of them. It depends on the person,” said Zachary Sibenac, who works at Shop ‘n Save.
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“I have a 2007 car. I’m like, ‘I need a new car,’” said Vicky Wanner.
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The Powerball jackpot was last hit in the April 19th drawing, and the grand prize was $252 million.
Since then, there have been 30 consecutive drawings without a jackpot winner.
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BLOOMINGTON — A local woman faces felony charges for aggravated battery of a peace officer as a result of a fight involving three people on Friday.
Kenneshia T. Broady, 18, was charged Saturday with one count of aggravated battery of a peace officer, a Class 2 felony, and domestic battery, a Class A misdemeanor.
According to court documents, Broady got into a fight with a 45-year-old woman at the intersection of northbound Roosevelt Street and westbound Emerson Street and Bloomington police were called to the scene.
Both women were arrested and preliminarily charged with domestic battery. As officers were putting Broady into a squad car, she began kicking the arresting officer.
The older woman was charged Saturday with two misdemeanor counts related to domestic battery and battery. Her bond was set at $2,500 personal recognizance, meaning she would not have to post any cash to be released from the McLean County Detention Facility.
Broady's bond was set at $1,500 personal recognizance.
Both women were ordered to have no contact with another named victim and a listed address.
Their next court date in this matter is 9 a.m. July 11.
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Noah R. Demuth
Noah R. Demuth, 22, of Evanston, is charged with aggravated battery of a peace officer, a Class 2 felony, aggravated battery in a public way, a Class 3 felony, mob action, a Class 4 felony, and obstructing a peace officer, a Class A misdemeanor. His next court date is Feb. 17.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Brandon L. Parsano
Brandon L. Parsano, 39, is charged with possession of a stolen vehicle, a Class 2 felony. His next appearance is Feb. 17 for an arraignment.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Alexander N. Williams
Alexander N. Williams, 24, was charged Feb. 2 with the following:
3 counts of unlawful delivery of cannabis between 30 and 500 grams - Class 3 felonies. 2 counts of armed violence - Class X felonies. 1 count of unlawful possession of cannabis between 2,000 and 5,000 grams with the intent to sell - a Class 1 felony. 1 count of unlawful possession of cannabis between 500 and 2,000 grams with the intent to sell - a Class 2 felony. 3 counts of unlawful possession of a firearm by a felon - Class 3 felonies. 1 count of unlawful possession of firearm ammunition by a felon - a Class 3 felony 3 counts of violating the Illinois FOID act - Class 3 felonies.
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Carlos Sanchez-Solozarzano
Carlos H. Sanchez-Solozarzano, 22, was charged with 1 count of criminal sexual assault, a Class 1 felony.
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Jaylin S. Bones
Jaylin S. Bones was charged with four counts of first-degree murder stemming from a homicide in Bloomington last year. A McLean County grand jury also returned a bill of indictment charging him with attempted first degree murder and aggravated battery with a firearm (Class X felony).
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Jordan R. King
Jordan R. King, 34, was charged with violating the Illinois Violent Offender Against Youth Act (Class 2 felony) a second time in under a month.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Dominique M. Banks
Dominique M. Banks, 32, pleaded guilty to one count of aggravated battery involving strangulation (Class 2 felony). The incident happened in October 2022 and involved one victim.
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Austin T. Daugherty
Austin T. Daugherty, 29, was charged with burglary (Class 2 felony) after he entered an Avis Car Rental, 3201 Cira Drive, in Bloomington, without permission and with the intent to commit theft.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Sandra M. Lewis
Sandra M. Lewis, 77, is charged with unlawful possession of a controlled substance containing MDMB-4E-PINACA, a synthetic cannabinoid, with the intent to deliver (Class X felony).
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Samantha E. Morris
Samantha E. Morris, 40, is charged with aggravated battery of a peace officer (Class 2 felony) after supposedly spitting on a Colfax police officer.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Nolan C. Love
Nolan C. Love, 46, appeared in court Friday for a bond review hearing after being charged with aggravated domestic battery involving strangulation (Class 2 felony) on Feb. 26.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Nikkita L. Sandefur
Nikkita L. Sandefur, 36, is charged with unlawful delivery of a controlled substance (Class 2 felony) containing cocaine.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Katlin M.B. Wilson
Katlin M.B. Wilson, 32, is charged with aggravated identity theft (Class 2 felony) after being accused of fraudulently obtaining money exceeding $300 but not exceeding $10,000 from a 60 year old man.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Eli C. Garozzo
Eli C. Garozzo, 20, is charged with two counts of home invasion, a Class X felony, two counts of attempted armed robbery, a Class 1 felony, and two counts of residential burglary, a Class 1 felony. His bond was set at $200,000 as a 10% bond, meaning he must pay $20,000 plus fees to be released. His next appearance is an arraignment on April 13.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Tysean T. Townsend
Tysean T. Townsend, 35, is charged with possession of a stolen motor vehicle (Class 2 felony), three counts of child abduction, aggravated fleeing or attempting to elude a peace officer and obstructing justice (Class 4 felonies).
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Curtis J. Byrd
Curtis J. Byrd, 31, is charged with two counts of burglary (Class 2 felony), two counts of fraud and two counts of financial institution fraud (Class 3 felonies).
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Noral K. Nelson
Noral K. Nelson, 31, was charged with reckless discharge of a firearm (Class 4 felony) after he was arrested in connection to a shooting along the 1500 block of S. Main Street.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Charles J. Tankson
Charles J. Tankson, 23, was charged with burglary (Class 2 felony), theft and two counts of unlawful use of a debit card (Class 3 felonies).
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Davis, Micah S
Davis was charged with 3 counts of arson, Class 2 felonies, and 3 counts of criminal damage to property, Class 4 felonies.
His next court date is May 5 at 9 a.m.
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Livingston, Joshua D.
Livingston was charged with 2 counts of possessing stolen vehicles, Class 2 felonies, possession of less than 5 grams of methamphetamine, a Class 3 felony, and criminal damage to government property, a Class 4 felony.
His next court date is May 5 at 9 a.m.
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Kevin L. Ewen
Kevin L. Ewen, 42, appeared in a Thursday bond court hearing and was charged with aggravated battery (Class 2 felony), obstructing a peace officer (Class 4 felony) and two counts of resisting a peace officer (Class A misdemeanor).
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Emmanuel K. Mpay
Emmanuel K. Mpay, 23, appeared in a Thursday bond court hearing following a grand jury indictment for two counts of criminal sexual assault (Class 1 felonies).
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Ahmad S. Manns
Ahmad S. Manns, 19, appeared in a Friday bond court hearing and was charged with cannabis trafficking (Class X felony), unlawful possession of cannabis with the intent to deliver (Class 1 felony) and unlawful possession of cannabis (Class 2 felony).
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Dylan R Mann
Dylan R Mann, 31, appeared Friday in bond court following four grand jury indictments for two separate cases relating to aggravated assault and battery.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Tony L. Jackson
Tony L. Jackson, 50, was charged with possession of a stolen motor vehicle (Class 2 felony), domestic battery, violation of an order of protection and driving while license revoked or suspended (Class 4 felonies).
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
William R. Linden
William R. Linden, 79, was released Tuesday on felony burglary charges for trying to pass a forged check at Busey Bank.
Zadek U. Moen
Zadek U. Moen, 20, is facing six felony drug charges after being arrested by the Illinois State Police on Thursday.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Zachary T. Willis
Zachary T. Willis, 27, is charged with aggravated domestic battery by strangulation (Class 2 felony) and domestic battery subsequent offense (Class 4 felony).
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Cecily M. Sexton
Cecily M. Sexton, 39, was charged with two counts of burglary, a Class 2 felony; one count of forgery, a Class 3 felony; financial institution fraud, a Class 3 felony, and possession of a controlled substance, a Class 4 felony.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Tonisha A. Jackson
Tonisha A. Jackson, 27, was charged with aggravated domestic battery, a Class 2 felony, and aggravated battery with a deadly weapon, a Class 3 felony.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
James A. McConnaughay
James A. McConnaughay, 53, appeared in a Friday bond court hearing before Judge Amy McFarland. McConnaughay is charged with unlawful possession of 5-15 grams of methamphetamine (Class 2 felony).
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Jessica M. Longberry
Jessica M. Longberry, 38, appeared in a Friday bond court hearing before Judge Amy McFarland. Longberry is charged with burglary (Class 2 felony) and forgery (Class 3 felony).
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Barry D. Guyton
Barry D. Guyton, 26, was charged with two counts of unlawful delivery of a controlled substance, unlawful possession of a firearm by a felon (Class 2 felonies) two counts of unlawful possession of 15-100 of cocaine with the intent to deliver with one being a Class X felony and the other being a Class 1 felony.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Keon E. Spiller
Keon E. Spiller, 22, appeared in a Friday bond court hearing before Judge Amy McFarland and was charged with attempted escape after his jury trial reached a verdict.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Melina Aguilar
Melina Aguilar, 32, was charged with harassment of witnesses (Class 2 felonies) after asking a witness to lie on the record.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Carlos D. Cregan
Carlos D. Cregan, 35, was charged with harassment of witnesses (Class 2 felonies) after asking a witness to lie on the record.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Andrea M. Sheets
Andrea M. Sheets appeared was charged Friday with possession of a stolen motor vehicle (Class 2 felony), aggravated fleeing a police officer (Class 4 felony) and obstructing a peace officer (Class A misdemeanor).
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Wayne M. Damron
Wayne M. Damron, 52, is charged with one count of violation of the Illinois Murderer and Violent Offender Against Youth Registration Act (Class 2 felony).
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Terrance L. Ford
Terrance L. Ford, 25, is charged with two counts of burglary (Class 2 felony) and two counts of retail theft (Class 3 felony).
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Stanley M. Miller
Stanley M. Miller, 61, was charged Friday with aggravated driving while under the influence of alcohol (Class X felony) and driving while driver's license revoked (Class 4 felony).
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Darryl R. Vinson
Darryl R. Vinson, 60, is charged with violation of the sex offender registration act (Class 2 felony).
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
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ORLANDO, Fla. — Saturday is the start of the permitless carry gun law in Florida.
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Training and background checks will no longer be required to carry concealed guns in public.
But it does not allow for open carry or change who can carry a firearm and where they can carry it.
Read: In less than a week, Florida will become a ‘permitless carry’ state
Not everyone is on board with this new law.
“We already have what I call is a flawed stand-your-ground law that leads to a lot of these encounters that turn violent,” Orange County Sheriff John Mina said. “Now you’re just throwing more guns into the mix.”
Gun owners will still be required to have a valid ID while carrying their weapons, and there are still several places where you can’t bring a gun.
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MULTNOMAH COUNTY, Ore. — A man died after falling from a hiking trail at Oregon's Multnomah Falls in the Columbia River Gorge early Saturday afternoon, according to the Multnomah County Sheriff's Office (MCSO).
Dispatchers received a report around 1:49 p.m. Saturday that a man had fallen from a trail at Multnomah Falls. MCSO deputies and Corbett Fire District responded to the scene and tried to find the man.
At around 3 p.m. authorities located the hiker and pronounced him dead. Officials said he died from injuries from the fall.
It's unclear if the man was hiking alone at the time of the fall.
This is a developing story and will be updated as more information becomes available.
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PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — A hiker died after a fall from the trail at Multnomah Falls on Saturday, multiple agencies confirmed.
Both Corbett Fire and the Multnomah County Sheriff’s Office responded to the report of the fallen hiker. The hiker was found but had already died when emergency crews arrived.
No other information is available at this time. KOIN 6 News has a crew on the way to the scene. | https://www.koin.com/local/multnomah-county/hiker-falls-to-death-at-multnomah-falls/ | 2023-07-01T23:51:43 | 1 | https://www.koin.com/local/multnomah-county/hiker-falls-to-death-at-multnomah-falls/ |
JONESBOROUGH, Tenn. (WJHL) — The annual Jonesborough Days festival kicked off on Saturday morning with a parade. That’s just one of countless activities, including a cornbread contest and watermelon social, that are happening during this weekend’s event.
Jonesborough officials told News Channel 11 that visitors include not only locals keeping annual family traditions but residents that have recently moved to the Tri-Cities area.
“With so many people moving into the area, and so many people who have grown up coming to Jonesborough days, it’s just a really fun time for them to come back to be able to bring family and friends and experience it together,” said Amber Crumley, director of special events for the Town of Jonesborough.
“We usually have around 30,000 in attendance for the full weekend, and of course, the festival started at 10 a.m. today [Saturday] and it goes until 10 pm. tonight, and then tomorrow [Sunday] it’s noon to 10 p.m.” | https://www.wjhl.com/news/local/jonesborough-days-returns-with-annual-independence-day-festivities/ | 2023-07-01T23:53:43 | 0 | https://www.wjhl.com/news/local/jonesborough-days-returns-with-annual-independence-day-festivities/ |
A second wildfire is burning in Santa Cruz County, Coronado National Forest Service officials announced.
The Corral Nuevo wildfire started Friday about 12:30 p.m., north of Ruby Road and near Atascosa Ridge.
Although it began prior to the Beehive fire's first reported sighting, the two fires are not related, the Coronado National Forest Service says in a Facebook post. The Beehive fire has burned approximately 300 acres on forest land near Nogales.
First reported at approximately 50 acres, the Corral Nuevo fire has grown to 150 acres in its first day.
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The forest service began retardant and water bucket drops on the wildfire Friday in conjunction with the Bureau of Land Management and the Riggs Fire Department. Resources and personnel are on scene providing support.
No containment has been made, officials say. The cause of the wildfire is still under investigation. | https://tucson.com/news/local/second-wildfire-burning-in-santa-cruz-county/article_012b4cbe-1857-11ee-a4c5-87c7b952c2d0.html | 2023-07-01T23:55:03 | 0 | https://tucson.com/news/local/second-wildfire-burning-in-santa-cruz-county/article_012b4cbe-1857-11ee-a4c5-87c7b952c2d0.html |
The Pinal County election's director's resignation email was such a classic of the genre that it was possible to miss the meat of her complaint.
Addressed to County Manager Leo Lew, elections director Geraldine Roll's Tuesday note began like this: "Leo: With no regrets, I quit."
It ended, "Really, Not Respectfully, Geraldine Roll."
Those are words all of us would probably have liked to write at some point in our work lives. But the important words for our democracy were in between. There, she underlined the problems that have been cropping up especially in Republican-controlled counties around the state, where activists and officials keep forcing elections officials out through harassment and conspiracy-mongering.
"I have watched as you idly stood by when I was attacked," she wrote to Lew. "I cannot work for an individual who does not support me. The environment fostered by your team and the Board of Supervisors is toxic."
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"I believe the Elections Department should not be politicized," she went on. "It is a far reach to see how you will deliver clean elections when you bend to a faction of the Republican party. Clearly, politics are the value this administration desires in a place where politics have no place: elections administration."
In a statement, Lew said he disagrees with her assessment. And in fact, it is hard to see from the outside what precisely prompted Roll's reaction. There was a conflict over GPS trackers for ballot boxes at the June 21 supervisors meeting, but it was not excessively hostile. Roll did not respond to a request for further comment.
Still, it's important to note she is the third elections director in a Republican-controlled Arizona county to resign in the last year after similar complaints of political interference or harassment.
Republican in a GOP county quits
In Arizona, the county recorders are elected and their duties include registering voters, sending out mail-in ballots and verifying the signature of those ballots mailed back. The elections directors are hired by the counties and handle election-day balloting as well as counting votes.
Last year, in the runup to the 2022 midterm election, both the county recorder and the elections director in Yavapai County stepped down, citing "nastiness" from the public.
“A lot of it is the nastiness that we have dealt with,” then-Yavapai County Recorder Leslie Hoffman told the Associated Press last year. “I’m a Republican recorder living in a Republican county where the candidate that they wanted to win won by 2-to-1 in this county and still getting grief, and so is my staff.”
The county's elections director, Lynn Constabile, left for much the same reasons, after 18 years on the job.
The situation in Cochise County has been even more drawn out and troubling. Last October, the two GOP members of the three-member board of supervisors tried to force a complete hand-count of the general election, responding to calls from the right wing that hand counts are the answer to fears of a manipulated machine count, even though machine counts are more accurate.
The Cochise County Attorney said such a count would be illegal, and elections director Lisa Marra refused to proceed with it. The two Republicans on the board of supervisors, Peggy Judd and Tom Crosby, then sued Marra in her professional and personal capacities. They withdrew their lawsuit a few days later.
Marra, a respected 5-year veteran of the job, resigned in January and filed a legal claim with the county, saying that the supervisors were parroting conspiracy theories and putting her at risk. She won a $130,000 settlement in May.
In the meantime, Cochise County hired a new elections director, but lost the other two staff members in the department, one to a retirement, and the other to a resignation. It's questionable how things will go in next year's general election with the same conspiracist supervisors still in the majority.
Pinal's election problems
Pinal County is arguably in more desperate need of steady leadership on elections than either of these two counties. A flawed 2022 primary election caused concern and led to the hiring of an emergency interim director, but was followed by a flubbed general election in November. Hundreds of ballots went uncounted, and the counts were not properly reconciled.
As documented by the publication VoteBeat May 5, the woman brought in on an emergency basis, Virginia Ross, had failed and fled before the problems were discovered.
So there is reason to watch carefully how elections are run in the county to Tucson's north. But there is equal need to let a competent official put her hands under the hood and make things work.
Leading Republicans in the county have been turning against Roll in recent weeks. In a June 21 email, obtained and published by VoteBeat, Pinal County GOP chair Belinda Rodriguez questioned Roll's competence and warned the supervisors — all five of whom are Republicans — she could put their jobs at risk.
"YOU, the Board of Supervisors can’t afford another botched election," she wrote. "There were people who asked publicly for your resignation in the last primary fiasco. I know they will DEMAND your resignation if you allow this to happen again."
At the June 21 Pinal County supervisors meeting, GOP activists, including Rodriguez, questioned why Roll had unilaterally decided to end a contract with a company that provided GPS trackers for ballot containers.
She explained that the county's leased trackers were attached to the "cages" that contained the ballot boxes, not on the boxes themselves, and therefore did not track the actual ballot boxes in transit once the boxes were removed from the cages.
"I want to know where the ballots are, so we’ve looked at other tracking devices, and they’re going to be far more effective because we can put them on the ballot boxes, and they’re going to be substantially less expensive, plus we can own them."
More GOP activists stepped up to slam Roll at the meeting for acting unilaterally on the GPS question. One, a woman from the town of Maricopa, warned the supervisors, "You guys work for us, not for anybody else. We're the ones who voted you in, and we can take you out — I don't mean that in a violent way."
So while it's unclear exactly what Lew, the county manager, failed to protect Roll from, it's clear that the supervisors were all being pressured by their party to tighten her leash.
That's the danger in these counties where Donald Trump's false claims that he was robbed of re-election have resonated strongly down to today. Some will always claim that they are being wronged by the election processes. And the supervisors in these counties have to acknowledge the complaints or risk their futures.
Bowing to the whims of the extremists is no way to run an election.
Tim Steller is an opinion columnist. A 25-year veteran of reporting and editing, he digs into issues and stories that matter in the Tucson area, reports the results and tells you his conclusions. Contact him at tsteller@tucson.com or 520-807-7789. On Twitter: @senyorreporter | https://tucson.com/news/local/subscriber/tim-stellers-column-another-election-director-driven-out-by-right-wing-pressure/article_9a32eac6-16da-11ee-89bd-bff91be26ed6.html | 2023-07-01T23:55:09 | 1 | https://tucson.com/news/local/subscriber/tim-stellers-column-another-election-director-driven-out-by-right-wing-pressure/article_9a32eac6-16da-11ee-89bd-bff91be26ed6.html |
New markers installed along biking trails at Gateway Park in Fort Worth aim to help find injured people faster and cut down overall response times.
52 markers were recently installed, with 26 on the west and east ends of the roughly 10-mile-long trail. Fort Worth Fire Department engineer Craig Trojacek said most of the incidents they respond to are traumatic injuries, cardiac issues, and heat-related illnesses.
He said that dense trees have made it difficult to find people at times.
“We have been experiencing in some incidences, an over two-hour response time to some of these folks,” Trojacek said. “We know there are people out there that are needing our help, and we don’t know how to get to them. They don’t know the best way to tell us where they’re actually at on these trails.”
Each marker is color-coded and assigned unique letters that 911 callers can relay to emergency personnel.
“They’re strategically placed where we have seen most of the people that have called in, whether it be very difficult jumps and drop-offs. Or some very tough turns at the bottom of the hills,” Trojacek said.
Alan Lok of Fort Worth rides his bike on the trails almost every weekend. He, like other visitors, said he thought the markers were a good idea.
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“I myself had cramps, not at this trail but another trail. I was thinking, if I had cramps in the middle of the trail…how would people know how to reach me? Or if I had a serious accident?” Lok said. “I’ve fallen off my bike a few times, especially riding more difficult trails. But nothing major, thankfully.”
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DUNDALK, Md. — Music, food, and community coming together in Dundalk for the Dundalk Heritage Fair Friday.
All weekend long, you can celebrate the heritage of the area and they're doing it rain or shine.
The three-day event is filled with over 100 vendors, live music, amusement rides, and local food.
The last day of the fair is Sunday, from noon to 10 p.m.
For more information about the fair, click here. | https://www.wmar2news.com/local/rain-or-shine-the-three-day-dundalk-heritage-fair-returned-friday | 2023-07-02T00:07:47 | 1 | https://www.wmar2news.com/local/rain-or-shine-the-three-day-dundalk-heritage-fair-returned-friday |
KUNA, Idaho — This article originally appeared in the Idaho Press.
Dozens of people gathered at the Old 4th Street Gym in Kuna for the groundbreaking ceremony for Kuna’s new Boys & Girls Club facility on Friday.
Just around the corner, children at the club lined up for a turn on a large inflatable waterslide and chanted their friends’ names as they worked up the courage to take the plunge down to the bottom of the slide.
The current club, which is housed inside the over 70-year-old gym, can serve approximately 300 kids and has a waitlist that is over 125 kids long. The new facility will have the capacity for 1,200 kids. Boys & Girls Club of Ada County Executive Director Colleen Braga said the new facility will open up the opportunity to bring programs that already exist at other locations to Kuna.
According to Braga, 95% of working residents in Kuna are employed outside of Kuna. This makes childcare a crucial service to the community.
“There aren’t very many affordable and accessible services in Kuna and unfortunately, we’ve had a waiting list pretty much since the day we opened in 2008,” Braga said. “It’s so important to have these kind of resources so families can work and know that the kids are in a safe, supervised, fun place.”
Braga said for the first time, the Kuna Boys & Girls Club will be able to host teenagers. And thanks to a partnership with local nonprofit Giraffe Laugh the club will also be able to provide early child care for children ages 0-5. She described the new facility, which will be located south of Deer Flat Road between Linder Avenue and School Avenue, as “27,000 square feet of awesomeness.”
The groundbreaking was held at the current location due to issues with parking at the actual worksite.
She said none of this would have been possible without the support and donations from local companies and members of the community.
“It is really humbling how many donors and volunteers have stepped up because they saw the need here in Kuna,” Braga said to the crowd in attendance.
CS Beef Packers was the lead donor, with a contribution of $4 million. Plant Manager Steve Cherry spoke with pride as he described why the company decided to get involved with the Boys & Girls Club:
“It came from a desire to help our own team members with child care services,” Cherry said. “We currently have about 125 of our folks live in Kuna and a lot of other folks could benefit from what we’re in the process of doing here.”
Kuna Mayor Joe Stear said the new club will help to fill the void of a recreation center in the community, a void that exists due to insufficient funding to build one. He said the new facility will be a great asset to the community.
“It gives a good place for kids to go to get some good direction from some good mentors,” Stear said.
Braga said she expects the new facility to be completed by late spring of 2024. She said staff are hoping the facility is open by next summer, especially since the current location doesn’t have air conditioning.
More information about the Kuna Boys & Girls Club can be found on the organization’s website.
This article originally appeared in the Idaho Press, read more on IdahoPress.com.
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COEUR D'ALENE, Idaho — More than a year after their arrest for allegedly planning to violently disrupt a Pride celebration in Coeur d’Alene City Park, six members of white nationalist hate group Patriot Front are expected to stand trial.
The six men — Devin W. Center, James J. Johnson, Cameron K. Pruitt, Forrest C. Rankin, Derek J. Smith and Robert B. Whitted — have pleaded not guilty to conspiracy to riot, a misdemeanor.
Jury trials are scheduled to begin July 17 in Coeur d’Alene.
The charges stem from June 2022, when area law enforcement arrested 31 Patriot Front members on their way to the Pride celebration in City Park. Police stopped the group, who were crammed into the back of a U-Haul truck, just blocks from the park.
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LINCOLN -- The Lincoln Fire Department raced to put out several car fires Saturday -- but there was no emergency.
In a controlled training scenario, crews lit vehicles on fire and responded in full gear to put them out.
According to the department, this helps to prepare firefighters for the reality of an emergency response and keep their skills sharp -- more than other training techniques.
"They make training simulators. It's a big chunk of metal that looks like a car and you feed it with propane. But it reacts different, it looks different, the feel is different. This is real time," said Lincoln Fire Department Captain Jake Hammond.
George Church, a probationary firefighter with the department, has been on the job for just under six months -- and he says that the experience has been valuable to him.
"It's very important so that I can have the confidence when I go out to the interstate or anywhere that there's a vehicle accident. Knowing how to approach it, knowing what to expect, knowing how the gear feels on and how it feels handling that," said Church.
According to officials, the training took place in the midst of a staffing shortage for the department, and they're hoping the event will encourage more people to apply for open positions.
No matter your background, firefighters say that the hands-on training the department offers provides valuable experience for anyone interested in the job.
"If you're holding back because you think you're not experienced, we'll give you the experience. We'll give you the training, we'll get you through it. Please come help, we'll train you," said Hammond.
For those interested in working with the Lincoln Fire Department, firefighters say the best thing to do is stop by and say hello. | https://www.foxbangor.com/news/local/lincoln-fire-department-offers-hands-on-training-for-firefighters/article_5914358e-1858-11ee-866b-171b4fa74d70.html | 2023-07-02T00:17:33 | 1 | https://www.foxbangor.com/news/local/lincoln-fire-department-offers-hands-on-training-for-firefighters/article_5914358e-1858-11ee-866b-171b4fa74d70.html |
MILLINOCKET -- Millinocket opened a brand new dog park Saturday.
The grand opening came as part of the kickoff of Millinocket's Independence Day Festival, a series of events for the community this holiday weekend.
However, some say the park is something the town has needed for a while.
"This has been something we've talked about developing for a few years -- a long-needed asset for the community. Millinocket has a lot of dogs and a lot of visitors," said Millinocket Fire Department Chief Thomas Malcolm. "This is wonderful, this is a big lift for the community."
The park will be open every day from dawn until dusk. The festival will continue with a bike rodeo, a mac and cheese cook-off, and more.
For more information on the festival, visit millinocket.org. | https://www.foxbangor.com/news/local/new-dog-park-opens-in-millinocket/article_c5332c4c-1859-11ee-a724-bb8c33a52e70.html | 2023-07-02T00:17:39 | 0 | https://www.foxbangor.com/news/local/new-dog-park-opens-in-millinocket/article_c5332c4c-1859-11ee-a724-bb8c33a52e70.html |
BULLHEAD CITY, Ariz. — The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission on Thursday, June 29, announced a lawsuit against Walmart Inc. of Bentonville after the retailer fired a worker who has a seizure disorder.
The suit accuses Walmart of failing to provide a reasonable accommodation for the employee, who worked as a cashier at a store in Bullhead City, Arizona.
In a statement Friday, Walmart said, "We have been a top employer for those with disabilities for years and have thousands of associates who perform their jobs with reasonable accommodation. We don’t tolerate discrimination of any kind and take allegations like this seriously. We are reviewing the complaint and will respond in court as appropriate."
To read more about the lawsuit against Walmart, our content partner Arkansas Business has the full story here.
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HERNANDO COUNTY, Fla. — Searchers have located the body of a father who went missing after a canoe accident on Chassahowitzka Bay in Hernando County, deputies say.
Boaters rescued the man's 17-year-old son who was transported to a nearby hospital where he is currently recovering, the Hernando County Sheriff's Office said in an updated news release.
Authorities say detectives with the sheriff's office's Major Case Unit responded to the scene and are investigating the incident.
Just before 4 p.m., officials say boaters saw a canoe circling the bay with no one inside.
Deputies say the boaters quickly found the teen hanging onto a floating marker. The teen then told the boaters that he and his father had fallen out of the canoe. However, the boaters were not able to find his father.
The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission and the Citrus County Sheriff's Office assisted the Hernando County Sheriff's Office with the search and provided boats and helicopters to look for the father, the news release mentions. The FWC also brought in sonar and a dive team from the agency responded to the scene as well.
Law enforcement has not yet identified the father or his teenage son and they have not said where the father's body was found.
The investigation of the incident remains ongoing, deputies say. | https://www.wtsp.com/article/news/local/hernandocounty/hernando-county-missing-boater/67-5fd7a072-5258-4eb0-8992-1726bd78d3e2 | 2023-07-02T00:21:12 | 1 | https://www.wtsp.com/article/news/local/hernandocounty/hernando-county-missing-boater/67-5fd7a072-5258-4eb0-8992-1726bd78d3e2 |
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — Summer is usually a busy time for businesses in Central Arkansas, especially for Hillcrest Fountain in Little Rock.
With larger crowds expected this time of year, the Fountain has noticed a particular trend this summer.
Underaged kids are attempting to enter the bar with fake IDs.
"We have a person working at the front door to check the IDs and to make sure people aren't coming in and out with drinks," Fountain Assistant Manager Kolleen Elbert said. "It seems like, this year, there's been an influx of it because they are more available... to get online."
Elbert said they've encountered nearly 50 fake IDs in the last two months.
“It has their actual picture, their name, their address on it," Elbert said. "Some of them are out-of-state IDs. Some of them are even Arkansas IDs."
Hillcrest Fountain follows a process if they suspect someone is using a fake ID.
"We ask for a second form of identification to prove that it's them," Elbert said. "If we're uncomfortable with it, we just send them away.”
Sarah Bryant, the owner of Hillcrest Fountain, believes this trend is dangerous for businesses in Central Arkansas.
“If we got caught with three minors," Bryant said. "We could lose our liquor license and shut us down, which affects everyone here plus me."
Bryant said they're doing everything possible to ensure that doesn't happen.
“We have flashlights to shine on it to try to tell the hologram,” Bryant said. “It's difficult, but I think we're doing a pretty good, as good a job as human beings can do."
Some fake IDs can even fool some restaurants' barcode scanners at the door.
Other businesses have also reported an uptick in fake IDs being used. | https://www.thv11.com/article/news/local/increase-in-fake-ids-little-rock/91-d5d36388-aef0-4e9d-b563-214ac165171b | 2023-07-02T00:24:34 | 0 | https://www.thv11.com/article/news/local/increase-in-fake-ids-little-rock/91-d5d36388-aef0-4e9d-b563-214ac165171b |
WICHITA, Kan. (KSNW) — The Wichita Police Department (WPD) has issued a Silver Alert for a missing Wichita man.
WPD says George Smith, 74, was last seen in the 7700 block of East Kellogg Friday at 9:30 a.m. in his black 2002 Ford F150.
Smith is described as a black man standing 5-foot-5-inches tall and weighing 175 pounds. He was last wearing a darker blue button down shirt and blue shorts.
WPD says Smith requires dialysis several times per week and missed his appointment today. He is also diabetic and does not have his medication.
If you know Smith’s whereabouts, you are urged to call 911 immediately. | https://www.ksn.com/news/local/wpd-issues-silver-alert-for-missing-wichita-man/ | 2023-07-02T00:34:28 | 1 | https://www.ksn.com/news/local/wpd-issues-silver-alert-for-missing-wichita-man/ |
The Northfield Little League 12-and-under softball team scored two runs in the bottom of the sixth inning Friday to take walk-off 8-7 victory over Stafford Township in the District 16 championship game at Clarence Davis Sports Complex in Middle Township.
Northfield's Alexa Heist doubled in Adeline Donovan to tie it 7-7. Donovan had singled. Ella Wainwright scored the winning run on a passed ball. Lila Clifford struck out eight to earn the win.
Northfield led 5-0 after the first inning, but Stafford took a 7-6 lead through five.
For Northfield, Heist went 3 for 3 with a double, two stolen bases and two RBIs, and Clifford went 2 for 3 with a double, two stolen bases, two runs and an RBI. Donovan went 2 for 2 with two runs, two stolen bases and an RBI.
Wainwright finished with three stolen bases, two runs and an RBI. Riley Kolmer finished with one hit, two stolen bases and a run. Madison Chinnici added a hit, a run and an RBI.
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The game was played at a neutral site, and when the winners arrived back in town the team was escorted by Northfield police and firefighters back to its home field at Birch Grove Park.
Northfield will play Harrison Township in the Section IV playoffs at 5 p.m. Sunday at Ella Harris Park. Harrison Township captured the District 15 championship. | https://pressofatlanticcity.com/sports/local/highschool/northfield-softball-wins-district-16-championship/article_d343540a-184b-11ee-b493-ab0513625348.html | 2023-07-02T00:41:40 | 0 | https://pressofatlanticcity.com/sports/local/highschool/northfield-softball-wins-district-16-championship/article_d343540a-184b-11ee-b493-ab0513625348.html |
After watching his favorite NBA team, the Houston Rockets, give back to their community, 8-year-old Sebastian McAndrew decided he wanted to do the same.
The soon-to-be third grader hopes to join the NBA someday, but for now, the team has inspired him to give back in his own community. This summer, Sebastian is running a clothing drive to collect donations for the People’s City Mission.
The clothing drive began a week ago and will run until Friday. New and used clothing can be dropped off in the Calvert Recreation Center, 4500 Stockwell St., during normal business hours.
Sebastian and his mom, Madison McAndrew, volunteered to serve meals at Matt Talbot Kitchen when he realized he wanted to help those who were experiencing homelessness when he got older. McAndrew responded, “You’re never too young or too old to help other people, so why not find a way to help people now?”
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Shortly after, McAndrew made a few calls and they chose People’s City Mission as their donation destination. Sebastian talked with Calvert Recreation Center, where he has been attending summer camp, about his idea of collecting clothing.
“We were ecstatic for him. We were so proud that he had this idea, and what a great way for him to give back to the Lincoln community,” said Nicole Weber, center supervisor at Calvert.
That week, Sebastian shared his idea with the other campers and the purpose behind the drive. The campers decorated a large cardboard box for donations, along with dozens of signs to hang around the rec center to spread the word with visitors.
Originally, Sebastian hoped the two-week drive would allow enough time for the box to merely fill up. Within a few days, the goal was quickly surpassed as the clothing was stacked up surrounding the box.
“I just like helping people,” Sebastian said. “It gives me a good feeling.”
His actions will not only help those who will receive the clothing, but has provided a first-hand experience of philanthropy for other campers.
“It’s extremely impactful to our other campers to see Sebastian come up with an idea on his own and then be able to put all the pieces together to make it happen,” Weber said.
Weber doesn’t think Sebastian’s positive impact on the community will be short-lived.
“That’s just kind of the young man that Sebastian is,” Weber said. “He’s a caring kid and worries about others.”
Sebastian’s mom said that while she’s helped guide him along the way, the whole drive has been his own doing.
“He’s the brains behind this whole operation and I’ve just sort of helped steer it a little bit,” McAndrew said.
But she thanked Calvert, where she said her son has been encouraged.
“He has so many people surrounding him that have helped him with this and without that kind of support, he wouldn’t be able to be helping the larger community,” McAndrew said.
Sebastian and his mom both hope that this drive will encourage the other students to give back to the community in their own ways.
“He’s an inspiration to me and to a lot of other people now. I’ve always known he’s amazing, but a lot of other people now see that he’s amazing too,” McAndrew said. “I hope that it inspires other kids to want to get involved in the community too.”
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The refugee family of six had been in Lincoln for just three days when they got a surprise visit from two Lincoln police officers.
On Feb. 18, Jakson Reetz and his former Norris High School baseball coach, Jason Cullison, surprised St. Mary's Catholic School with donations through their charity Game On 11/25. It was one of Reetz’s final acts before leaving for baseball spring training Feb. 20 with the Washington Nationals.
Riley Ewing is sitting at his parent’s kitchen table wearing a Raising Cane's T-shirt and a Raising Cane's cap, eating a Raising Cane's box meal.
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On a Friday night in January, Greg Joyce got a call from his best friend of 25 years, his former roommate and long, longtime Strawberry Burns … | https://journalstar.com/news/local/8-year-old-lincoln-kid-inspired-to-help-community-through-clothing-drive/article_8ca37222-1829-11ee-ae0d-1383bbd7cb2c.html | 2023-07-02T00:48:40 | 0 | https://journalstar.com/news/local/8-year-old-lincoln-kid-inspired-to-help-community-through-clothing-drive/article_8ca37222-1829-11ee-ae0d-1383bbd7cb2c.html |
Just off busy Bluffton Road, visitors to the Chief Richardville House on Saturday played centuries-old games and learned about one of the area's earliest affluent households.
Seenseewinki – the bowl game – and mahkisina miihkintiinki – the moccasin game – were among the activities shared by Tribal Historic Preservation Officer Diane Hunter, a citizen of Miami Tribe of Oklahoma. She's unsure how old the games are but said records dating back to the 1600s include accounts of them being played.
Historic tribal games was this month's program theme at the Chief Richardville House, home of Miami Chief Jean Baptiste de Richardville, as part of The History Center's Miami Indian Heritage Days. The session gave Hunter the chance to teach visitors about an aspect of her tribe's history.
"It's fun for me to share the games with other people and see how much fun they're having playing with it," she said. "We had a large family who were playing it together, and they were having a good time."
Mother and daughter Anna and Aaliyah Allen played miihkintiinki and said they enjoyed the experience. Aaliyah said she especially enjoyed winning.
"I think it's pretty fun because, once you get the hang of the game, it gets really fun," she said. "And you get more competitive in the game."
The Allens said they also learned about the history of lacrosse and how it's origins are different from the version they're used to seeing. Hunter explained to visitors how the game traditionally, and today among Native people, lacrosse can be played in a large area – as big as a mile-long field – with hundreds of people.
Anna and Aaliyah said they also enjoyed learning about the historic home the games were played in, which is a National Historic Landmark.
"We wanted to learn a little bit more about the Miami Indian heritage and culture around the area and how the area came to be as it is," Anna said.
"It's pretty good," Aaliyah added. "If you really want to learn about any cultural things, I think this is a good place to start."
Cheyenne Stoppenhagen, a Miami interpreter and five-times great-granddaughter of Richardville, recently earned a degree in history. She takes pride in sharing her ancestor's and tribe's history. She assisted with tours of the home and told the history of the home and her family.
"I'm really grateful that The History Center and the Historical Society allows the tribe to be so active with interpreting the tours and hosting events like the Heritage Days," Stoppenhagen said. "Being an active part of explaining this history feels more inclusive."
Hunter said she enjoys sharing the living, breathing history of the Miami people – of which there are more than 7,000 members worldwide and 1,200 living in Indiana.
"It's important for people to understand who our ancestors were, and who we are as Miami people today, because part of that history is falsely told," she said, referencing the annexation of Native people from their land.
Hunter added that many Miami children are told that the tribe's members no longer live in Indiana and are "extinct."
"We are not just a people of the past," Hunter said. "We are living people." | https://www.journalgazette.net/local/tours-of-chief-richardville-house-come-with-history-lessons-games/article_9c6aeeae-1844-11ee-874a-739a87f70145.html | 2023-07-02T01:03:24 | 0 | https://www.journalgazette.net/local/tours-of-chief-richardville-house-come-with-history-lessons-games/article_9c6aeeae-1844-11ee-874a-739a87f70145.html |
ORLANDO, Fla. — Investigators said 27 suspects including one Central Florida man, were all involved in illegally profiting from the theft and sale of luxury vehicles, according to the Florida Department of Law Enforcement.
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FDLE said on Monday the racketeering ring targeted luxury vehicles from brands like Porsche, Land Rover, and Maserati over a five-year period. “The five-year investigation involved multiple agencies and was called “Operation Gone in 60 Days.”
According to a news release, the investigation began in July 2018 when agents began investigating allegations of Florida commercial driver’s Licenses (CDLs) was illegally distributed to drivers who had not completed the required training courses.
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Authorities said one of the suspects involved in the crime ring is from Central Florida.
Jose Luis Hernandez-Mercado, 26, of Kissimmee is wanted for grand theft of a motor vehicle, dealing in stolen property, and possessing a motor vehicle with an altered VIN.
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The crime ring was issuing fraudulent Vehicle Identification Numbers (VINs) to high-end vehicles obtained through fraud or theft, selling the vehicles below market value. They would fraudulently assign tags, defrauding customers by purporting to issue automobile insurance, investigators said.
According to the FDLE, the suspects would illegally acquire the vehicles using couriers, fake names, and fraudulent payments to “purchase” the vehicles from dealerships, who wouldn’t discover the fraud until after the vehicles were gone from the lot.
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Another scheme saw the suspects keep rental vehicles and file false police reports claiming the vehicles had been stolen. Investigators found that the organization’s leader would generate counterfeit VIN’s to attach to the vehicle to cover up the thefts further, said the FDLE.
Suspects would also sell auto insurance to customers purchasing the stolen vehicles, often resulting in customers receiving an initial policy that quickly lapsed as the suspects kept the actual payments, according to the team of investigators.
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FDLE Commissioner Mark Glass said, “The members of this criminal organization orchestrated a multi-stage scheme to defraud potential car customers at every step of the way, selling stolen vehicles with fraudulent VINs, illegally sourced license plates, and dummy insurance policies.
“This complex criminal enterprise victimized citizens and businesses across the state, but the suspects’ days of profiting off the misery of hard-working Floridians are at an end,” Glass added.
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Surprise party held for Dave Kring honoring his support of ATHENA Leadership Award
PETOSKEY — Dave Kring of Dave Kring Chevrolet was honored at a surprise event on June 15 honoring him for his support of the ATHENA Leadership Award for the past 31 years.
Some 19 past ATHENA Leadership recipients attended and helped surprise Kring at the Petoskey-Bay View Country Club.
Also attending were members of the Kring family, staff from Dave Kring Chevrolet, and keynote speakers Traci Costa, president and CEO of ATHENA International, and Terry Burns, executive vice president of the Michigan Automobile Dealers Association.
Hosted by past ATHENA recipients Liz Ahrens (2014 recipient), Chris Etienne (2007 recipient), Dianne Litzenburger (2012 recipient), and Dr. Jane Millar (2004 recipient), the cocktail party was held to honor Kring for his commitment to ATHENA. For the past 31 years, the Petoskey Regional Chamber of Commerce has awarded the ATHENA Leadership Award at its annual Celebration of Champions. Sponsored by Kring and Dave Kring Chevrolet, the award is presented to an individual or organization who demonstrates the qualities embodied in the ATHENA Leadership Model and who:
- has achieved the highest level of professional excellence
- contributes time and energy to improve the quality of life for others in the community
- actively assists others, particularly women, in realizing their full leadership potential
Besides surprising Kring, the hosts presented him with a dozen roses and a special tribute from the office of State Sen. John Damoose (R-Harbor Springs). In addition, more than $2,500 was contributed in Kring’s name to the North Central Michigan College Scholarship Fund for student scholarships. | https://www.petoskeynews.com/story/news/local/2023/07/01/surprise-party-held-for-dave-kring-honoring-his-support-of-athena-leadership-award/70365800007/ | 2023-07-02T01:05:06 | 0 | https://www.petoskeynews.com/story/news/local/2023/07/01/surprise-party-held-for-dave-kring-honoring-his-support-of-athena-leadership-award/70365800007/ |
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LOS ANGELES — A bus carrying migrants from a Texas border city arrived in downtown Los Angeles on Saturday for the second time in less than three weeks.
The office of Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass was not formally notified but became aware on Friday of the bus dispatched from Brownsville, Texas, to L.A. Union Station, Bass spokesperson Zach Seidl said in a statement.
"The City of Los Angeles believes in treating everyone with respect and dignity and will do so," he said.
The bus arrived around 12:40 p.m., and the 41 asylum-seekers on board were welcomed by a collective of faith and immigrant rights groups. Eleven children were on the bus, according to a statement by the Coalition for Humane Immigrant Rights.
The asylum seekers came from Cuba, Belize, Colombia, El Salvador, Guatemala, Mexico, Nicaragua and Venezuela.
Jorge-Mario Cabrera, a spokesperson for the coalition, said the group "was less stressed and less chaotic than the previous time." He said most were picked up by family in the area and appeared to have had sandwiches and water, unlike the first time.
Los Angeles was not the final destination for six people who needed to fly to Las Vegas, Seattle, San Francisco and Oakland, he said.
The city received a bus carrying 42 migrants from Texas on June 14. Many were from Latin American countries, including Honduras and Venezuela, and they were not provided with water or food.
Bass said at the time that the city would not be swayed by "petty politicians playing with human lives."
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott said he sent the bus to Los Angeles because California had declared itself a "sanctuary" for immigrants, extending protections to people living in the country illegally.
It was unclear if Abbott sent the latest bus. A phone message to his office was not immediately returned.
Earlier in June, the state of Florida picked up three dozen migrants in Texas and sent them by private jet to California's capital, catching shelters and aid workers in Sacramento by surprise. | https://www.abc10.com/article/news/local/california/2nd-bus-from-texas-los-angeles/103-74a7c298-0cca-4106-92fa-5a8c4982f84a | 2023-07-02T01:23:02 | 0 | https://www.abc10.com/article/news/local/california/2nd-bus-from-texas-los-angeles/103-74a7c298-0cca-4106-92fa-5a8c4982f84a |
BUENA VISTA, Calif. — A grass fire in Amador County burned multiple cars and a structure along with roughly 20 acres Saturday afternoon, according to the Cal Fire Amador-El Dorado Unit.
The fire, named the Jackson fire, began on Jackson Valley and Buena Vista roads.
Forward progress has been stopped and fire officials are working together to contain the blaze. | https://www.abc10.com/article/news/local/wildfire/amador-county-fire/103-64733def-bd09-4fa4-8a5e-aa12644b7d55 | 2023-07-02T01:23:08 | 1 | https://www.abc10.com/article/news/local/wildfire/amador-county-fire/103-64733def-bd09-4fa4-8a5e-aa12644b7d55 |
BREVARD COUNTY, Fla. – A man was arrested for possession of crack cocaine – and other drugs with the intent to sell – along with having multiple firearms during a traffic stop on Friday evening, according to the Brevard County Sheriff’s Office.
Deputies said they pulled over a vehicle in the 3000 block of Brophy Blvd. in Cocoa for illegal window tint.
According to a news release, deputies could smell the odor of “burnt cannabis” that led to a search of the vehicle that was being driven by Xavier Thomas.
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Deputies said the search of the vehicle produced two large bags of cannabis, a weigh scale “consistent with the sale and delivery of narcotics,” additional drug paraphernalia, an AK-47, and a pistol with armor-piercing ammunition.
According to the release, after they searched Thomas, they found 21.3 grams of crack cocaine, 20 Suboxone packets, two small bags of cannabis, five Oxycodone, and $,3305.
Thomas was arrested and transported tot he Brevard County jail with a no bond status for possession of cocaine with the intent to sell , possession of marijuana with the intent to sell, possession of Suboxone with the intent to sell, possession of Oxycodone with the intent to sell, possession of a firearm during the commission of a felony, open carry of a firearm, and possession of drug paraphernalia.
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OCALA, Fla. – A dog was rescued from a Marion County apartment fire that was started by a child lighting fireworks inside of the residence on Saturday, according to Ocala Fire Rescue.
Fire officials said they responded to the Berkeley Pointe apartments located at 2847 NE Seventh Street in Ocala around 11:09 a.m. in reference to a structure fire.
According to a news release, as fire crews were on the way, they were advised that the apartment building was filling with smoke and residents were evacuating.
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Once on the scene, crews found a two-story, multi-family apartment building with a visible fire with smoke and flames on a unit on the first floor.
According to the release, crews were told that a dog was inside of the apartment that was on fire. They were able to conduct a primary search and retrieve the dog while other crews battled the fire.
Fire officials said that when they interviewed the occupants, they learned that “one of the children in the home obtained a firework from a package purchased for the Fourth of July celebration and attempted to light it indoors.”
Four units sustained fire damage, including the apartment where the fire started, units on either side and the apartment directly above the fire unit, officials said.
Fire officials released a statement saying in part, “Close supervision and fire education are critical in preventing curiosity from becoming a disaster. As a precaution, Ocala Fire Rescue reminds the public to keep matches and lighters out of the reach of children, up high, and preferably in a locked cabinet.”
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There are some places in Tucson that are simply sacred, and the corner of 22nd Street and Sixth Avenue is one of them.
What better gift could our city give tired commuters than the flash of opalescent sunset pink reflecting against the steeple of Santa Cruz Catholic Church, for us to stare at while stuck in traffic on our way to Interstate 10? What snapshot of our city is more perfect than food trucks in the foreground, “A” Mountain behind?
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When you’re eating at one of those food trucks, though, the scene that we admire while driving through the intersection becomes inverted: now, we’re hearing the cars rather than being inside of them. Still, it’s a small price to pay to embody an iconic scene of Tucson’s street life.
At night, the central food truck is Ruiz Hot Dogs. Its multicolored Christmas lights mirror the scatter of stars above. But the lives of the people inside that beloved Sonoran dog cart are for another day.
Now, we’re talking about Cocteleria La Palma.
Customers aren’t wrong to feel concerned when they are brought by a friend to order fish tacos and lime-marinated shrimp from a food truck on a shadeless corner in Tucson. La Palma performs a small miracle every day they are able to keep their bounty of seafood at appropriate food-handling temperatures in a notoriously hot city. And yet, they reliably pull it off in an act of service to the pilgrims sitting in the shelter of their blue tarpaulin tent, as they have for the last eight years.
“Me and my husband started when we met, we both loved to cook and had a dream to someday have a business,” owner Esther Romero said. “We bought everything little by little, lost everything, our home and everything, bought a food truck. Said, it’s OK, we’re going to start fresh with the food truck and, with the little bit of savings we had, we opened in 2013.
“I unfortunately lost my husband in August 2022,” she said. “We stopped because I had to take care of him for a little while. Our kids helped us out. Now, it’s me and my kids working (the food truck).” She spoke to me over the phone — she was at Disneyland, taking her grandchildren on vacation.
Back in Tucson, I already know what my friend is ordering. He’s a devotee of this place, and when his order of aguachile arrives he insists that I try each part on its own.
Aguachile is a Sinaloan dish — La Palma is named after La Palma, Sinaloa — similar to ceviche in that the seafood isn’t cooked with heat, but with the acid from lime juice. Instead of a chopped salad, though, aguachile spotlights fresh, whole shrimp, with a selection of veggies on the side.
The mild, slightly sweet shrimp retains some of the texture called Q as it takes on some tanginess of its lime juice marinade. The crudite veggies each take on the marinade in their own way: the avocado is coated in the chile lime but its fattiness slips through the heat, while the tomato soaks it up. It’s my friend’s favorite food in Tucson, and I understand why.
“We make everything fresh. We have vegetables cut and everything, everything is freshly made,” Esther said.
I order more modestly, a fish and a shrimp taco. Neither were fried, unlike the stellar-but-hefty fish tacos at Taco Fish and the shrimp tacos at Ensenada Street Food. The shrimp stood out as the best, with a similar tangy marinade as the aguachile in a completely different form, supported by either a flour or corn tortilla and with the added punch of a chipotle crema (in addition to their reliably fresh produce accoutrements).
The guy at the counter gave my friend a free hibiscus lemonade that I didn’t try because it was a gift, which goes against our ethics policies. I saw that the other diners around us had also ordered them, and they looked refreshing against the backdrop of a late spring day.
It’s so bright that sunlight catches the blue of the tarp and shimmers on any reflective surface. The freshness of the seafood creates an illusion: surely, you aren’t in Tucson anymore. You’re at the beach.
Cocteleria La Palma
Location: Northeast side of 22nd Street and Sixth Avenue.
Hours: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Wednesday-Saturday
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GREENFIELD, Ind. — UPDATE: The Hancock Sheriff's Department located 11-year-old Garrison Moody Saturday evening.
The Hancock County Sheriff’s Department is investigating the disappearance of Garrison Moody.
He is described by the department as an 11-year-old male, 5 feet 1 inches tall, 90 pounds, brown hair with hazel eyes, last seen wearing a t-shirt, gray basketball shorts and white Crocs.
Garrison is missing from Greenfield, Indiana which is 25 miles east of Indianapolis and was last seen on Saturday, July 1, 2023, 11:40 am.
He is believed to be in extreme danger and may require medical assistance.
If you have any information on Garrison Moody, contact the Hancock County Sheriff’s Department at 317-477-1144 or 911.
Amber Alert vs. Silver Alert: What's the difference?
There are specific standards a person's disappearance must meet in order for police to declare an Amber Alert or a Silver Alert.
Amber Alerts are for children under the age of 18 who are believed to have been abducted and in danger. Police also need to have information about a suspect and their car to issue an Amber Alert.
Silver Alerts are for missing and endangered adults or children. They are much more common for missing people. It was not until last year when the standards for Silver Alerts were expanded to include children.
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PORTLAND, Ore. — Minimum wages went up by 70 cents statewide Saturday. New hourly rates vary by county.
In the Portland metro area, the minimum wage is now $15.45 in Clackamas, Multnomah and Washington County.
The standard minimum wage statewide is $14.20 in 15 counties. In counties that are more rural, minimum wage has risen to $12.50.
Representatives of the Oregon AFL-CIO praised the increase in pay, but some business owners said the higher wages will make it more difficult to keep their business afloat.
“We’re still reeling from the hit we took for three full years,” Dan & Louis Oyster Bar Co-owner Michelle Wachsmuth said. “And it still hasn’t recovered all the way. And so it’s hard to pay people more money when you really don’t have money.”
Wachsmuth said she is in favor of raising wages because of the increased cost of housing. But she said it will lead to less profits for her restaurant, which is still struggling from COVID-19 and increased crime downtown.
She said the increase in pay could lead to her hiring less staff.
“We have to bare-bones it and when the rushes come, [I] hope we have enough people to cover the rush,” Wachsmuth said.
In a statement, representatives of the Oregon AFL-CIO said the uptick in wages will benefit 108,000 Oregonians. They said the rise is a “significant milestone.”
“It’s nice to see people have enough money to afford the things they need to live,” Oregon Resident Christopher Lee Warner said.
But Warner realizes the extra pay will be difficult for small businesses.
“To some people it’s a good thing,” Warner said. “And to small business owners that are struggling, it’s not a good thing.”
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PORTER — A 44-year-old woman suffered life-threatening injuries when she was shot Friday by a 17-year-old carjacker, who then led officers on a high-speed chase before crashing and being thrown through the windshield, according to police.
The woman was transported to a Chicago hospital for treatment, while the teen was treated locally for minor injuries and then taken to the Lake County Juvenile Detention Center, Lake County Sheriff Oscar Martinez Jr. said.
The teen had just been released from custody in Illinois on a charge of armed carjacking, Porter police Lt. Dan Dickey said.
Lake County police responded just before 7:30 p.m. to the 2900 block of Dekalb Street in New Chicago for a report of the carjacking and shooting, Martinez said.
"A preliminary investigation revealed the woman's Nissan Sentra had been stolen by a male suspect believed to be 17 years old," he said.
Dickey said that not long after his department learned of the carjacking and shooting, the stolen vehicle was picked up by a license plate recognition camera as heading east on U.S. 20 near Ind. 49.
A Porter police officer working in the area of U.S. 20 and County Road 500 East spotted the eastbound vehicle, clocked it at 75 mph and then watched it accelerate to more than 120 mph when a traffic stop was attempted.
"As the suspect attempted to negotiate a curve just east of Railroad Avenue, he lost control of the vehicle and crashed into a wooded area," Dickey said. "The suspect was partially ejected through the windshield and asked officers for help."
Porter Superior Court Judge Jeffrey Clymer also approved a request from the victim for restitution of $716 to cover lost wages and approved a plan for transferring Tidwell's $500 cash bond toward that fee.
The teen was taken to the hospital for an evaluation before being turned over to New Chicago police.
The Lake County Sheriff's Department Crime Scene Investigation Team reportedly assisted in the incident and took possession of the stolen vehicle.
Porter police are seeking felony charges of resisting law enforcement and theft of a motor vehicle, and misdemeanor reckless driving and never receiving a license, Dickey said.
Porter police were unaware of what charges the teen faces in Lake County.
Gallery: Recent arrests booked into the Porter County Jail
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VALPARAISO — With a mechanic’s position vacant for two years, Porter County Highway Superintendent Jim Polarek has asked the County Council to raise the pay for that position.
The head mechanic left about a month ago, and Polarek wants to offer more for that position, too.
“We’re woefully short of what the market is paying,” Board of Commissioners President Jim Biggs, R-North, told the council.
The raises Polarek is seeking are big. He wants to boost the hourly rate for the foreman about $10 an hour, to $37. The three mechanics would jump to $35 an hour, from $20.
Councilman Ronald “Red” Stone, R-1st, said he pays high school kids $20 an hour for his shop.
Mechanics working for Valparaiso earn significantly more than the county’s mechanics, Biggs said.
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Polarek said he looked at Indeed job postings for heavy equipment mechanics and found many of them unfilled at $35 an hour.
“We were hoping the wage study would rectify that, but it did not,” he said.
Councilman Mike Brickner, R-at large, said it’s not just a matter of additional money. “Two years is a long time to have an open spot,” he told Polarek. A few months is understandable, he said, but “to me, it falls on you.”
“It’s not a new conversation. Jim has been after us for a few years on this,” said council President Jeremy Rivas, D-2nd.
“If we’re asking them to come to us and it’s not working, why aren’t we going to them,” asked Councilman Greg Simms, D-3rd.
Career centers produce auto mechanics, but what the county needs are diesel mechanics with experience working with heavy equipment, Polarek said. Some qualified mechanics apply but then decide to keep their existing jobs.
Nationally, there’s a shortage of diesel mechanics, he said. “The ones that are out there are making a good living.”
The going rate seems to be $46 to $56 an hour, he said.
Councilwoman Sylvia Graham, D-at large, said she didn’t want to vote on a raise until she found out what Valparaiso and others in the area are paying.
Stone suggested asking the company that did the $100,000 wage study for advice. “There’s nobody I know who would work for $25 an hour as a mechanic,” he said.
“We don’t have a gun to our head as we sit here today. We have a way out,” County Attorney Scott McClure told the council. Earlier in the meeting, the council allocated up to $100,000 to outsource repairs as needed.
The council tabled the request pending information about what other nearby governments pay.
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PITTSBURGH — A man who was wanted for two years for failing to appear in court for felony arson charges was taken into custody on Thursday.
According to the Allegheny County Sheriff’s Office, Stephen Crow, 43, was charged in July 2021 in connection to a fire that happened in August 2020.
The fire involved a dumpster on 7th Street off of Penn Avenue. The dumpster was up against a commercial building.
When fire crews arrived, the dumpster was fully engulfed in flames. Crews were able to extinguish the fire before it got to the building.
A $5,000 bond was set for Crow. He posted his bond and then, according to investigators, failed to appear for a formal arraignment in August 2021.
This week, detectives learned Crow was on the North Side. Thursday, he was found in the 900 block of James street and arrested.
Crow is now in the Allegheny County Jail.
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PITTSBURGH — The Pittsburgh Pirates scored the final eight runs of Saturday’s game. The problem was they gave up the first 11 and their late-inning rally fell short in an 11-8 loss to the Milwaukee Brewers at PNC Park.
The Brewers’ Corbin Burnes (6-5) took a no-hitter into the sixth inning before Jack Suwinski broke it up with a two-run single to right field with two outs.
The Pirates (39-43) still trailed 11-2 at that point before scoring six runs in the eighth to make it a three-run game. Suwinski’s two-run home run and a two-run triple by Tucupita Marcano highlighted the outburst.
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PITTSBURGH — A husband and wife are accused of working together to drop smoke bombs and fireworks during a protest at the University of Pittsburgh.
The U.S. Attorney said Brian DiPippa, 36, and Krystal DiPippa, 40, went to the O’Hara Student Center on April 18, where a crowd had gathered at an event with guest speakers.
Brian DiPippa is accused of dropping two homemade smoke bombs and then throwing a firework that injured police officers.
The two are charged with conspiracy and obstruction of law enforcement during civil disorder.
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PITTSBURGH — The offensive line room is going to take a hit after the 2023 season when Jake Kradel, Blake Zubovic, Ryan Jacoby and maybe even Matt Goncalves look to head to the next level.
But as always, Pitt’s coaching staff is recruiting offensive linemen as heavily as any position on the roster this cycle.
The top recruit in the class is Caleb Holmes, a four-star interior offensive lineman from Georgia, and the newest recruit in the class is Moritz Schmoranzer, a three-star offensive tackle from Virginia, by way of Germany.
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PITTSBURGH — It took a while for the Pittsburgh Penguins to begin making moves on Saturday, the first day of NHL free agency, but once they started, president of hockey operations Kyle Dubas unleashed them fast and furious with five moves in one hour later Saturday afternoon. The latest was signing bottom-six center Lars Eller to a two-year deal.
Eller, 34, spent seven-plus seasons with the Washington Capitals, winning the Stanley Cup in 2018. He spent the last 22 games of 2022-23 with the Colorado Avalanche. Combined, Eller scored 23 points, including 10 goals in 84 games last season.The Pittsburgh Penguins got a steal or a reach, depending on your preferred draft service, in the third round of the 2023 NHL Draft, though you may need a little help saying his name regardless of your position.
Dubas indicated the Eller signing was “really, really key” and “rounds out our top-nine.”
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HARRISBURG, Pa. — The Pennsylvania Inspector General charged 52 people with public assistance fraud in May 2023.
According to a news release, the restitution owed to the state in all of the cases totaled $347,497.
“It is imperative that we fulfill our duty to the citizens of Pennsylvania by ensuring the proper allocation of public benefits,” said State Inspector General Lucas M. Miller. “We are fortunate to partner with the Department of Human Services (DHS) to uphold the integrity of these programs and preserve the public’s confidence in assistance programs.”
All 52 people are facing felony fraud charges. A news release said they misrepresented themselves and fraudulently received taxpayer-funded benefits.
If they are convicted, the maximum penalty is seven years in prison and a $15,000 fine.
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WESTBROOK, Maine — Saturday marked an exciting milestone for cat lovers in Maine as the doors of the Meow Lounge in Westbrook swung open to the public for the first time.
This unique establishment is not your typical café or hangout spot. It's a safe and inviting place for people to spend quality time with cats and, if all goes well, even provide a forever home for one of these adorable felines.
The concept behind the Meow Lounge is simple yet ingenious. It offers visitors the chance to sign up for a time slot to interact with up to 12 cats at a time.
The limited capacity ensures a cozy and comfortable environment for both the cats and the guests.
In fact, the Meow Lounge maintains a strict one-to-one cat-to-person ratio, allowing for a more personal and meaningful connection between the feline residents and their potential adopters.
All the cats in the Meow Lounge come from the Androscoggin Humane Society, an organization dedicated to rescuing and caring for animals in need.
By providing a space for these cats to shine, the lounge also serves as a platform to help them find their forever homes.
Anne Beal, the passionate owner of the Meow Lounge, expressed her vision for the establishment.
"This is just a really nice way to offer a safe environment where people can get to know the cats and the cats can show their true personalities. People can come more than once to see if this is a cat that would fit into [their] home and works with [them]," she said.
One of the most heartwarming aspects of the Meow Lounge is that all the cats in residence are available for adoption.
So, if you find yourself irresistibly drawn to the charm of one of the feline residents during your visit, you have the opportunity to offer them a loving home and a bright future.
Additionally, the Meow Lounge plans to give back to the community.
Part of the ticket sales generated from visitors' experiences will be donated to the Androscoggin Humane Society.
By supporting the lounge, you not only get to enjoy quality time with the adorable cats, but you also contribute to the welfare of other animals in need. | https://www.newscentermaine.com/article/news/local/maines-first-ever-cat-lounge-is-now-open-offering-a-safe-haven-for-kitty-lovers/97-51da3419-1336-4355-8f70-b9deb92db12d | 2023-07-02T02:36:21 | 1 | https://www.newscentermaine.com/article/news/local/maines-first-ever-cat-lounge-is-now-open-offering-a-safe-haven-for-kitty-lovers/97-51da3419-1336-4355-8f70-b9deb92db12d |
TAMPA, Fla. — Investigators say a man is dead after a shooting Saturday evening at a motel in Tampa.
Khanji Fairley, 38, is the accused gunman and is in custody, the Tampa Police Department said in a news release.
At 5:51 p.m., the police department says they received a call regarding someone being shot at the Orange Motel located on North Nebraska Avenue.
When police arrived, they found the man "with upper body trauma," authorities say. He was taken to a nearby hospital where he later died due to his injuries.
Officials say witnesses told detectives Fairley and the man were involved in an argument that turned into a physical fight. During the fight, Fairley reportedly shot the man and ran away from the motel before police officers arrived.
After developing leads, police say they were able to locate Fairley, who was taken into custody without any issues.
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Tina McMenamin, an 18-year-old UNL freshman, was stabbed and sexually assaulted in her apartment on July 25, 1995.
Gregory Gabel, a mentally ill Lincoln man, was arrested in the homicide and has always been the prime suspect, an investigator said, even after pivotal DNA evidence failed to link him to the crime scene. Gabel has a computerlike memory for numbers and facts and a history of following women at businesses and public events, retired investigator Rich Doetker said in 2005.
McMenamin was killed in the minutes before she was due at work at Godfather's Pizza at 5:30 p.m. that night in 1995. Roommate Sarah Bognich found her friend in a pool of blood that night.
"The apartment was ransacked. I walked past the bedroom a couple of times before noticing her on the floor. My life changed after that. I tried to go back (to college), and I couldn't ever finish."
A single hair clutched in McMenamin's hand led police to Gabel. It matched his DNA, a one-in-1,049 chance. Circumstantial evidence also linked Gabel to the apartment building. And a man matching Gabel's description was seen fleeing the crime scene, Amberwood Apartments, 4600 Briarpark Drive.
That night, Gabel was a block away at a Sonic Drive-In. He was there every Tuesday night, cleaning up in exchange for food. And Gabel had earlier convictions for third-degree sexual assault and public indecency. Police arrested him a year after the crime.
But two years later, when a different DNA test proved the hair was not Gabel's, he was released. That hair, however, didn't necessarily belong to the killer, Doetker said. The investigator also has suspicions about the validity of the second DNA test, conducted in a Pennsylvania lab.
"There were questions that came up: Was it the right hair? The same hair?" he said.
Murder charges were dropped against Gabel with the hope that additional evidence would be found to re-arrest him, Doetker said. If the case went to trial and Gabel was found innocent, Doetker added, he could not be retried if new evidence came to light.
Mary Hepburn-O'Shea, who has worked in the mental health field in Lincoln for decades and has known Gabel for many of those years, said in 2005 that the man lost two years in jail for something he didn't do.
Hepburn-O'Shea runs downtown O.U.R. Homes, the city's largest provider for developmentally disabled people that also houses people with mental illnesses. Gabel lives and works there. "He's a weird kid," she said. "He's not ever a violent kid."
Then-Assistant Police Chief Jim Peschong, speaking in 2005, added that you can't try a case on personal beliefs and supposition. Peschong said he personally believes there is a suspect in the crime, but he declined naming anyone. | https://journalstar.com/news/local/man-dies-in-state-custody-at-reception-and-treatment-center/article_6f0244c8-17a7-11ee-a94f-53a8e391e567.html | 2023-07-02T02:59:09 | 0 | https://journalstar.com/news/local/man-dies-in-state-custody-at-reception-and-treatment-center/article_6f0244c8-17a7-11ee-a94f-53a8e391e567.html |
Joan Ruskamp, and her husband Steve, operate J & S Feedlot near Dodge, Neb. With Dodge County under extreme or exceptional drought, the couple has had to adjust how they care for their cattle and the community is holding special masses to pray for rain.
The heavy rain that fell in Lincoln the past three days couldn’t have come at a better time.
The latest Drought Monitor released Thursday by the University of Nebraska-Lincoln showed that drought in Lancaster County worsened significantly, with exceptional drought, the worst category, now covering 88% of the county. That’s up from about 52% a week ago. The other 12% of the county is in extreme drought. Those are the worst conditions recorded in the 23-year history of the Drought Monitor.
The drought conditions have prompted voluntary water restrictions in Lincoln and mandatory ones in Waverly and rural areas of the county.
In Waverly, Mayor Bill Gerdes on Wednesday declared a water emergency in the city, limiting outdoor watering to three days a week, with days determined by residents’ addresses.
“The aquifer that supplies water to the city wells has been impacted by the worst drought in recorded history since 1936,” the city said in a notice on its website. “Water levels are dropping, and it is imperative all water consumers in the city practice water-saving measures.”
Statewide, extreme drought has expanded to now cover more than a quarter of the state, while exceptional drought covers about 13% of the state.
Those percentages are up only slightly from a week ago, but since the most intense drought conditions are concentrated in the eastern third of the state, there was significant worsening in several counties besides Lancaster.
For example, 80% of Saunders County is now in exceptional drought, up from 45% a week ago.
A week ago, there was no exceptional drought in Cass, Douglas, Otoe or Sarpy counties, but it has now crept into all four, with Cass County in the worst shape, at 34%.
Even with the heavy rain to end the month of June, Lincoln still has a steep precipitation deficit. The first half of the year was the driest since 1989 and year-to-date precipitation remains nearly half a foot below normal.
That’s on top of 2022 precipitation totals that came in more than 9 inches below average.
Taylor Nicolaisen, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service office in Valley, said that while the recent rain is welcome, it’s not likely to make much of a dent in local drought conditions.
“My best guess is that it might improve it by one category,” said Nicolaisen, who is considered one of the office’s drought experts.
But he also said the rain might simply stop the drought from getting worse for now.
As of Saturday afternoon, Lincoln had received more than 2.9 inches of rain since Thursday.
While nearly 3 inches of rain over three days sounds like a lot, the city normally averages about an inch a week during the summer, and it’s going to need significantly more than that to alleviate drought conditions.
That’s what happened in southwest Nebraska, which had been mired in a severe drought for well over a year.
Then came heavy rains in May that caused severe flooding in some places but also eliminated extreme and exceptional drought conditions and in some spots eliminated the drought altogether.
Rain totals for the month included nearly 11 inches in McCook, more than 10.5 inches in Culbertson, more than 8 inches in Imperial and 7.5 inches in North Platte. Those were in many cases double or even triple the monthly average for those cities and towns.
Those types of heavy rains in the western part of the state combined with heavy snowmelt from the mountains in Colorado and Wyoming mean the Platte and other rivers are running high and in good shape, Nicolaisen said.
“The rivers are doing fine, it’s just the soil that’s in trouble,” he said.
That’s a big reason Lincoln and other drought-stricken areas of Nebraska could benefit from sustained rains over a long period, rather than short-lived thunderstorms that dump a bunch of rain over a short period, most of which runs off, Nicolaisen said.
The good news is that more rain may be on tap.
Both short- and long-term forecasts show a possible wetter-than-normal pattern for much of Nebraska, which Nicolaisen said is “fantastic.” | https://journalstar.com/news/local/weather/rain-welcome-but-much-more-needed-to-lessen-lincolns-drought/article_759207dc-16b8-11ee-b78f-f770a338ed35.html | 2023-07-02T02:59:15 | 0 | https://journalstar.com/news/local/weather/rain-welcome-but-much-more-needed-to-lessen-lincolns-drought/article_759207dc-16b8-11ee-b78f-f770a338ed35.html |
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — The inaugural "Rancho Del Paso Fiesta" was held at the Robertson Community Center in North Sacramento to celebrate the rich and unique history of the area.
“We are going to be here, we are going to be engaged in the community bring events, bring family friendly, safe events to this community,” said Mina Perez, CEO and President of Vida De Oro Foundation.
Perez says the event comes after their much bigger event, the Sacramento Taco Festival, was canceled due to recent gun violence in the Del Paso Heights area.
“It's organizations like this that brings the community together and make sure it's the most important thing, that kids are in a very safe place safe environment,” said Sacramento Council Member Sean Loloee.
It is the first year for the event, leading to a smaller crowd. But it did attract a few leaders from a Central Valley town called Lindsay.
“I like to show them a lot of what Mina does, so that we could take it to our little city, which is only like 13,500 (people),” said Ramona Caudillo, who is a Lindsay Council Member and also on the Vida De Oro Board.
But Saturday, the triple digit heat was on display as attendees came and went or hunkered in a shade while kids enjoyed a swim at a nearby pool.
“We had already moved it like two times. So, this was the last stop. We said, 'okay, no matter if it rains, snow or hails,' and unfortunately, we got the heat, and the heat came and it is here,” said Perez.
But they made the best of it, as the nonprofit uses these events to raise money to donate supplies and clothes to farmworkers and those throughout the community.
“No matter how hard things can get; you could still work it through even if it's just for a little while,” said Perez.
Perez says the plan is to host the Rancho Del Paso Fiesta next year but are hoping for better weather.
Also, the goal is to host the popular taco festival next year. | https://www.abc10.com/article/news/local/del-paso-fiesta-event/103-44c64247-d61f-49ae-b5cd-11d5df4f3786 | 2023-07-02T03:00:25 | 1 | https://www.abc10.com/article/news/local/del-paso-fiesta-event/103-44c64247-d61f-49ae-b5cd-11d5df4f3786 |
PEA RIDGE, Ark. — Pyro Penny Fireworks has tents in Pea Ridge, Hiawassee and Nashville Arkansas. Their CEO had the idea to create silent fireworks with low-nose alternatives for the needs of those with PTSD, neurodiverse people, and pets.
Megan Heim, CEO of Pyro Penny decided to create a company called Silent Salute fireworks.
“I was actually hosting family get-togethers for my relatives who are veterans. And I found out later in private that they were quietly suffering during the celebration because the fireworks sound bothers them so much,” said Heim.
Vince Hudkins locations coordinator and firework consultant is a veteran and has experienced others having PTSD from the noise of fireworks.
“You have various sparkler devices, various Illumination devices that we can make that don't involve an explosion to make the thing perform,” said Hudkins.
90% of profits from Pyro Penny tents this year will be used to supply them next Fourth of July.
“We'll be able to put those on the shelf next year at our locations and wholesale them,” said Hudkins. "They're being ordered and they're going to be manufactured in the offseason.”
Both Hudkins and Heim said they wanted to make these so everyone can enjoy the holiday.
“What we hope is that we don't have to isolate anymore that we can join the party, because there will be some quieter fireworks to use,” said Hudkins.
Silent Salute is set to roll out to stands in the summer of 2024. Until then Hudkins encourages people to be courteous of others.
“If you got a neighbor that you know, had, you know, has a nervous dog, or, you know, a veteran who's got PTSD, you know, don't just start blazing away and let them know,” said Hudkins.
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FORT SMITH, Ark. — On Saturday, July 1, the Fort Smith Police Department (FSPD) announced they are looking for a missing elderly man.
Police say at around 9 a.m., 76-year-old Willie Rogers "left his home" near Sandy Parker Court," and has been missing since.
FSPD says Rogers left his phone and wallet behind. He is driving a red 2013 GMC Telluride with the Arkansas tag: 019 UDR.
Anyone who has information on this man's whereabouts is asked to contact FSPD at 479-709-5100.
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VAN HORN, Texas — 24-year-old David Alexander Gonzalez-Diaz of Guatemala has been sentenced to 63 months in prison for deaths in a human smuggling operation.
According to court documents, Gonzalez-Diaz was transporting 14 undocumented migrants north of Van Horn in October of 2021 when he got into a crash and ejected several people inside his vehicle. This resulted in four people being killed and six more critically injured.
“Human smuggling is extremely dangerous and, as displayed in this case, often results in serious injury or death,” said U.S. Attorney Jaime Esparza for the Western District of Texas. “This sentence is a reminder that violators are committing a serious crime with serious consequences and will be held accountable.”
HSI investigated this case and was assisted by the U.S. Border Patrol. | https://www.kens5.com/article/news/local/guatemalan-national-sentenced-to-63-months-in-prison-for-deaths-in-human-smuggling-operation/513-4c8d7a2b-06d9-40fd-b491-6f8aaccd7a6a | 2023-07-02T03:19:30 | 0 | https://www.kens5.com/article/news/local/guatemalan-national-sentenced-to-63-months-in-prison-for-deaths-in-human-smuggling-operation/513-4c8d7a2b-06d9-40fd-b491-6f8aaccd7a6a |
DALLAS — A man and a baby are now dead following a crash early Sunday morning in Dallas where the driver lost control and hit a tree.
Police say the crash happened at about 2:45 a.m. in the 6400 block of Grand Avenue.
Investigation determined that a gray 2007 Mercury Milan driven by James Lee Bernard, 25, with a 22-year-old woman in the passenger seat was traveling northbound on East Grand Avenue at a high rate of speed.
Police say that Bernard lost control of the vehicle at some point, hit the curb, then hit a tree.
Bernard died at the scene, police say. The female passenger was taken to a local hospital in serious condition. The baby was also taken to a hospital where he died. | https://www.wfaa.com/article/news/local/infant-killed-early-sunday-morning-crash-dallas/287-54790be8-b9ac-439b-8554-afd329a3dd34 | 2023-07-02T03:22:39 | 0 | https://www.wfaa.com/article/news/local/infant-killed-early-sunday-morning-crash-dallas/287-54790be8-b9ac-439b-8554-afd329a3dd34 |
DALLAS — Most North Texas firework stands opened for business June 24. Eric Carter, who currently runs an Alamo Fireworks display in Dallas County, says business is just starting to pick up.
“It started off a little slow, but we were like advertising, and people were coming by, you know, just to see what we had, and how much it was,” said Carter.
He said he expects to see more repeat customers between now and the Fourth of July.
“It's a family thing…going through generations," he said. "There are some grandpas that are coming with like dads and sons. And so, it's interesting to see that a lot of people really do enjoy fireworks.”
However, family celebrations are required to follow Texas laws. Lighting, buying or even possessing fireworks within Dallas, Fort Worth or surrounding city limits is illegal, and those who break the rules could face a fine of up to $2,000 or more. All firework activity must be 5,000 feet away from city limits and is only permitted in certain unincorporated areas of North Texas counties.
Current laws require someone to be at least 16 years old to buy fireworks; however, a person who is younger than 21 years of age may not be issued a public fireworks display permit.
Texans can NOT explode or ignite fireworks in these places:
- Within 600 feet of any church, hospital, an asylum or a school unless you have written authorization from that organization.
- Within 100 feet of a place where flammable liquids or compressed gasses are stored.
- Within 100 feet of a place where fireworks are stored or sold.
- In or from a motor vehicle
In most cases, it is legal to set off fireworks on private residential property that is located 5,000 feet from city limits in unincorporated county areas of Collin, Dallas, Denton, Ellis, Rockwall and Tarrant counties.
Residents must pay attention to temporary burn bans, which outlaw fireworks for an extended length of time due to dangerous drought conditions. | https://www.wfaa.com/article/news/local/what-know-when-setting-off-fireworks-weekend/287-adc72d88-1eb8-4126-8114-7a720220694b | 2023-07-02T03:22:45 | 1 | https://www.wfaa.com/article/news/local/what-know-when-setting-off-fireworks-weekend/287-adc72d88-1eb8-4126-8114-7a720220694b |
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