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“Let every American, every lover of liberty, every well-wisher to his posterity, swear by the blood of the Revolution, never to violate in the least particular, the laws of the country, and never to tolerate their violation by others.”
Abraham Lincoln spoke these words as part of his “Address Before the Young Men’s Lyceum of Springfield, Ill.” in January 1838. One of his earliest published speeches, Lincoln delivered this speech when he was just 28 years old, 23 years before he became President.
This same quote is etched in gold leaf, encircling the upper walls of the Kenosha County Ceremonial Courtroom — now only partially visible by gazing through a 1980s air conditioning system installation and dropped ceiling panel array.
Here we are in July 2023, nearly 250 years since the Declaration of Independence, and 185 years since Lincoln affirmed the importance of its principles, celebrating the revolutionary legacy that brought us independence. Early patriots and visionaries found themselves swept up in the moment of great importance as British colonies stepped out on their own, collectively, rising to the call of a distinct moment when onto a world stage came a modern-day democracy — a government of the people, by the people, for the people.
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Today I’m considering the connection across democratic forms of government that touch and shape the everyday lives of individuals and organizations celebrating with us over the coming days. Lincoln, in the quote above, spoke to an expansive sense of liberty, but in the same breath, CELEBRATING THE REVOLUTIONARY LEGACYchallenged us to never violate our own laws. It conveys to me a very serious sense of personal responsibility for the health of this great experiment in democracy that remains with us today.
Admittedly, a lot of these high-minded notions are taken-for-granted but no less remain vital to everyday life. Democracy (still) requires consensus-building (often hard-fought) to determine, for example, how and where public funds are spent and invested. Elections and referendums (still) hand over the reins to elected officials, appointed leaders, and occasionally the general public-at-large to serve directly in governance roles, administering and directing critical institutions. Democratic participation in the political process (still) means minority rights amidst majority rule, free and fair elections, rule of law, and a heavy reliance on civic participation locally. No doubt, democracy requires a serious responsibility from us all.
The Kenosha Community Foundation, like so many organizations and institutions serving local communities, has benefited from a legacy of democracy, and is likewise governed by a representative Board of Directors and many volunteer committees. These bodies strive to represent diverse interests and reach shared decisions through informed, inclusive, and transparent processes.
In the case of KCF, our business model reflects democratic principles because our more than 60 fund advisors and growing base of donors act out of enlightened self-interest in making their gifts, directing their philanthropic giving to causes that reflect their interests and values while enjoying significant tax benefits. (How fortunate for me — and you — that even our own IRS tax code enables and promotes philanthropy!)
You might be left asking yourself “What am I doing to demonstrate responsibility for the democratic structures impacting daily my life today?” Get involved on a Board, make a gift to a nonprofit, pay your taxes. Heck, you could even consider joining me in the fundraising campaign for the Kenosha County Ceremonial Courtroom Restoration Project underway, bringing back to light that Lincoln passage set within a local and truly stunning, historical gem.
Cheers to all during this very special holiday. | https://kenoshanews.com/news/local/community-update-from-amy-greil-of-the-kyf-lincolns-words-embossed-in-kenosha-county-ceremonial/article_72c5b822-1821-11ee-8305-53ed4ebc7b05.html | 2023-07-02T20:21:45 | 1 | https://kenoshanews.com/news/local/community-update-from-amy-greil-of-the-kyf-lincolns-words-embossed-in-kenosha-county-ceremonial/article_72c5b822-1821-11ee-8305-53ed4ebc7b05.html |
GALVESTON, Texas — An apparent drowning is under investigation after a 4-year-old boy died after falling into a pool at Moody Gardens, according to Galveston police.
First responders were called out to the hotel pool at Moody Gardens around 9:30 p.m. Saturday night after police said Asher Rayburn, of Paris, Texas, was found in the water.
Witnesses started performing lifesaving measures on the boy before authorities took over. He was then taken to the University of Texas Medical Branch health center in critical condition. According to Sgt. Derek Gaspard, Asher died Sunday morning.
"The Galveston Police Department would like to extend our deepest condolences to the family and friends directly impacted by this tragic loss," Gaspard said in a statement. | https://www.kens5.com/article/news/local/boy-drowns-moody-gardens-galveston-texas/285-4dd6fac8-23da-49aa-ba91-25befc6e890b | 2023-07-02T20:25:15 | 1 | https://www.kens5.com/article/news/local/boy-drowns-moody-gardens-galveston-texas/285-4dd6fac8-23da-49aa-ba91-25befc6e890b |
SAN ANTONIO — Hundreds of Texans continue to travel the nation every month for abortions one year after the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade.
“Right now, people in Texas, people in Oklahoma, people in the Gulf, don’t have the same rights as people in California or New York or even Kansas,” said Zack Gingrich-Gaylord, communications director of the Trust Women Foundation, which operates abortion clinics in Oklahoma and Kansas.
Trust Women serves as a majority out-of-state provider with 70% of the more than 500 monthly patients arriving from Texas.
Gingrich-Gaylord said the increase in Texas patients has grown ever since Senate Bill 8 went into effect in 2021, legislation that banned most abortions in the Lone Star State after six weeks of pregnancy. The only exception for an abortion is if the mother’s life is in danger.
New research from the John Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health reveals nearly 10,000 babies were born in Texas after the abortion ban went into effect.
“The past year has really been unprecedented,” Gingrich-Gaylord said.
The Trust Women clinic in Oklahoma City halted abortion services two months before the Supreme Court ruled to return the legality of abortions to states. During this time, the Oklahoma Legislature had passed an abortion ban similar to the one passed in Texas.
The greater demand for abortion services from residents in states like Texas and Oklahoma, prompted Trust Women to hire more doctors and frontline staff over the past couple years.
“We’ve nearly tripled the size of our frontline staff at the clinic. We’re working with around three times as many more doctors now. That’s really our vision at Trust Women, is that every person has meaningful local access to abortion,” Gingrich-Gaylord said.
Texas lawmakers allocated $20 million to the state’s Alternatives to Abortion program. The money will go toward helping current or future mothers by offering a host of maternity resources.
In April, pro-abortion groups in Texas celebrated a legal victory through a class-action lawsuit, leading to many non-profits cautiously resuming operations of financially assisting women seeking out-of-state abortions.
A federal judge in February granted a preliminary injunction, blocking prosecutors in some counties from prosecuting anyone who helps Texans travel out of state for abortions.
“We’re not funding travel (expenses) due to legal restraint, but we’re back to funding abortion and that’s very exciting,” said Frontera Fund Organizing Manager Cathy Torres.
The Frontera Fund offers $100-$600 vouchers to eligible women who live in border communities. Most of the women go to clinics in New Mexico while others have gone as far as California for services. Torres anticipates the demand for abortion assistance through organizations like the Frontera Fund will only rise.
“The reason why abortion funds exist is because there is a financial disparity, there is income inequality and in regions like the valley even more so," Torres said.
New research from the John Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health reveals nearly 10,000 babies were born in Texas after Senate Bill 8 went into effect in 2021. | https://www.kens5.com/article/news/local/texas-abortions-one-year-roe-v-wade/273-f72a0731-c532-45e3-ae4f-1282d2b6ee2d | 2023-07-02T20:25:21 | 1 | https://www.kens5.com/article/news/local/texas-abortions-one-year-roe-v-wade/273-f72a0731-c532-45e3-ae4f-1282d2b6ee2d |
ELIZABETHTON, Tenn. (WJHL) — The annual fireworks display in downtown Elizabethton ended with a big boom Saturday night, which had some spectators wondering if the blast of fire was intentional.
Community members took to social media following the show with photos and videos, and many of them asked the same question: Did they plan that?
News Channel 11 reached out to Elizabethton’s Fire Marshal, Jeremiah Tolley, who said the surprise ending was in fact planned and is called a gas mine firework.
Tolley said the city enlisted the help of Granny’s Fireworks in Watauga for the show, and they planned the entire spectacle, down to the blast that wrapped it all up. | https://www.wjhl.com/news/local/intentional-or-not-elizabethton-fire-officials-say-gas-mine-firework-used-as-finale-was-planned/ | 2023-07-02T20:28:49 | 1 | https://www.wjhl.com/news/local/intentional-or-not-elizabethton-fire-officials-say-gas-mine-firework-used-as-finale-was-planned/ |
LIFEGUARD RACE SCHEDULE
JULY
6: Surf City Beach Patrol Epic Lifeguard Tournament, 6 p.m., 5th Street beach, Surf City
7: Captain Michael D. McGrath Longport Memorial Lifeguard Races, 6:30 p.m., 33rd Avenue beach, Longport
7: Cape May County Lifeguard Championships, 6:30 p.m., Rambler Road beach, Wildwood Crest
8: Brennan McCann Masters Row, 7:30 a.m., Seaview Harbor beach, Egg Harbor Township
8: Poverty to Cove 2.4-Mile Swim, 8 a.m., Cape May
8: T. John Carey Masters Ocean Swim, 10 a.m., 34th Street beach, Ocean City
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11: Longport Women’s Lifeguard Invitational, 6:30 p.m., 33rd Avenue beach, Longport
13: Chief Bill Kuhn Brigantine Lifeguard Invitational, 6:30 p.m., 16th Street beach, Brigantine
14: Beschen-Callahan Memorial Lifeguard Races, 6 p.m., 15th Street beach, North Wildwood
17: Cape May Beach Patrol Superathlon, 2nd Street and Beach Drive, Cape May
19: Ocean City Beach Patrol Women’s Invitational, 6 p.m., 12th Street beach, Ocean City
21: David J. Kerr Jr. Memorial Lifeguard Races, 6:15 p.m., 35th Street beach, Avalon
21: Atlantic City Lifeguard Classic, 6:30 p.m., Albany Avenue beach, Atlantic City
22: Sea Isle City Beach Patrol Ocean Swim, 11 a.m., 44th Avenue beach, Sea Isle City
22: Murray Mile Swim, 6 p.m., 32nd Street beach, Avalon
24: Tri-Resort Lifeguard Championships, 6:15 p.m., Strathmere, Upper Township
26: Long Beach Township Women’s Lifeguard Invitational, 7 a.m., 68th Street beach, Long Beach Township
26: Cape May Point Women’s Lifeguard Challenge, 6:30 p.m., St. Pete’s Beach, Cape May Point
28: Dutch Hoffman Memorial Lifeguard Championships, 6:30 p.m., Lincoln Avenue beach, Wildwood
29: Barnegat Light 1-Mile Ocean Swim, 6:30 p.m., Barnegat Light
30: South Jersey Lifeguard Pool Swimming Championships, 6:30 p.m., Ocean City Aquatic & Fitness Center, Ocean City
31: Upper Township Beach Patrol Six-Mile Bay Row, 6 p.m., Deauville Inn, Strathmere, Upper Township
31: Ship Bottom Lifeguard Invitational-Jack Donlon Memorial Race, 6:30 p.m., 19th Street beach, Ship Bottom
AUGUST
3: Tri-Wood Lifeguard Championships, 6:15 p.m., Lincoln Avenue beach, Wildwood
4: Long Beach Island Lifeguard Tournament (day one), 6 p.m., Bergen Avenue beach, Harvey Cedars
4: Margate Beach Patrol World War II Memorial Lifeguard Races, 6:30 p.m., Decatur Avenue beach, Margate
5: Atlantic City Pageant Swim, 9 a.m., Albany Avenue beach, Atlantic City
5: Captain Bill Gallagher Sea Isle City Beach Patrol 10-Mile Island Run, 5:30 p.m., 44th Avenue beach, Sea Isle City
5: Long Beach Island Lifeguard Tournament (day two), 6 p.m., Bergen Avenue beach, Harvey Cedars
6: Navy Seal Challenge, 6 p.m.. Lincoln Avenue beach, Wildwood
7: South Jersey Paddleboard Championships, 6 p.m., 16th Street beach, Brigantine
8: Murph Mile, 6:30 p.m., Philadelphia and Beach avenues, Cape May
9: Bill Howarth Women’s Lifeguard Invitational, 6:30 p.m., Suffolk Avenue beach, Ventnor
11: South Jersey Lifeguard Championships, 6:30 p.m., Decatur Avenue beach, Margate
12: Brennan McCann Masters Row, 7:30 a.m., Seaview Harbor beach, Egg Harbor Township
15: North Wildwood Beach Patrol Around The Island Row, 8 a.m., 1st and Surf avenues, North Wildwood
18: John T. Goudy Memorial Rescue Races, 6:30 p.m. Suffolk Avenue beach, Ventnor
21: Barnegat Bay Challenge, 6:15 p.m., 13th Street and the bay, Ship Bottom
24: Hammer Row, 6:30 p.m., Seaview Harbor beach, Egg Harbor Township
SEPTEMBER
9: Brennan McCann Masters Row, 7:30 a.m., Seaview Harbor beach, Egg Harbor Township | https://pressofatlanticcity.com/sports/local/2023-lifeguard-racing-schedule/article_75b4ea88-1896-11ee-93cc-e3357c88237e.html | 2023-07-02T20:29:57 | 0 | https://pressofatlanticcity.com/sports/local/2023-lifeguard-racing-schedule/article_75b4ea88-1896-11ee-93cc-e3357c88237e.html |
Summer fishing is here, and the wide variety of visitors to our South Jersey waters continues.
Summer flounder are hanging in the back bays and inlets, while also moving out to the inshore waters.
Weakfish and bluefish are cruising. Sheepshead, triggerfish, kingfish and croaker have been reported.
Striped bass and black drumfish are still in the mix. Plus speckled trout are arriving.
Area partyboats are starting their twice-daily season schedule.
Irv Hurd took the morning off while his son Brandon guided the Miss Avalon from its dock at Avalon Sport Fishing Center.
Black sea bass season reopened Saturday.
Irv said that “almost everyone got their limit” making an ironic joke about the fact wreck-fishing fans are allowed one fish daily with a 12.5-inch minimum.
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Irv said they are also catching summer flounder, weakfish, bluefish, triggerfish and croaker on the wrecks and reefs.
Irv reported ocean water temps inshore are in the 70s.
John Nigro is the dockmaster/DJ for the new Sea Isle City-based Starfish put in play this spring by owner Bob Rush.
John said the morning trip Sunday had mainly “tourists” and they had a ball catching sea bass and croaker plus some summer flounder.
Like other area partyboats, those two are into their summer schedule of four-hour trips, leaving the dock at 8 a.m. and 1 p.m.
The Starfish also schedules 6-11 p.m. trips Mondays and Wednesdays.
The back-bay Avalon Lady pontoon partyboat is catching croaker “like crazy” according to Irv.
Thursday was a good day for members of the Beach Haven Charter Fishing Association.
Vice-president John Lewis is the spokesman for an active group that organized the deployment of a 45-foot tug boat to enhance the Barnegat Light artificial reef.
And the exemplary BHCFA Junior Mates program, whose young members are catalysts for the continuing reef rebuilding projects, had its first meeting of the summer at the Beach Haven Yacht Club.
For detailed info go to BHCFC.net and click on the junior mates page.
John is captain of the charterboat Insatiable.
Sticking with the Long Beach Island theme, Jim Hutchinson Sr., who files quality and helpful fishing reports on behalf of the BHCFA captains, provided an LBI update.
The Long Beach Island Spring Derby recently ended with Jonathan Kelly taking the striped bass prize with a 21.8-pound entry caught on May 2, and Walter Plewa had the heaviest bluefish weighing 12.86 caught June 6.
Offshore fishing is coming on strong, too.
A 233-pound bigeye tuna was registered Saturday at Moran’s Dockside in Avalon.
The fishers on board the boat were brothers Jay and Ayden Wardius as reported Sunday by Ethan Szyszko.
There was not much other detail on that one.
But it serves as a good omen for the big-time big-game Jimmy Johnson Quest for the Ring classic held July 16-23 with fishing days July 17-21.
The contest, based at Sen. Frank S. Farley State Marina in Atlantic City, boasts a guaranteed purse of $1 million. Go to jjfishweek.catchstat.com for more information.
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Michael Shepherd is the retired sports editor of The Press. His column appears Mondays online and Tuesdays in print.
Contact Michael Shepherd: 609-350-0388 | https://pressofatlanticcity.com/sports/local/fishing_boating/summer-fishing-has-arrived-to-south-jersey-waters-shep-on-fishing/article_d59ec9e0-18f6-11ee-b88c-774192127a5a.html | 2023-07-02T20:30:03 | 1 | https://pressofatlanticcity.com/sports/local/fishing_boating/summer-fishing-has-arrived-to-south-jersey-waters-shep-on-fishing/article_d59ec9e0-18f6-11ee-b88c-774192127a5a.html |
The popular summer sport of lifeguard racing begins this week in the shore towns of southern New Jersey.
The unique sport has excitement, tradition and variety, plus the fun of being at the beach.
The swimming, rowing, paddling and running races at the beaches from Cape May Point to Barnegat Light draw big crowds in July and August. The number of beach patrol competitions has greatly increased over the decades, and now hardly a day will go by without an event or two.
Long Beach Island begins racing at 6 p.m. Thursday with the Surf City Epic Lifeguard Tournament at 5th Street beach in Surf City.
The South Jersey Lifeguard Chiefs Association races begin Friday with two events. The five Atlantic County beach Patrols meet in the Captain Michael D. McGrath Longport Memorial Lifeguard Races. The 10 Cape May County patrols compete in the Cape May County Lifeguard Championships in Wildwood Crest.
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”We have a full race schedule, mostly the same races we’ve had for years, and we’re looking forward to it,” said Stone Harbor patrol chief Sandy Bosacco, the president of the SJLCA. “We have a long tradition of racing in southern New Jersey, and a lot of the competitors are elite high school and college athletes.
“The races are motivation for physical training that all the guards undergo, and that sharpens their rescue skills.”
The top South Jersey events are the Dutch Hoffman Memorial Lifeguard Championships in Wildwood on July 28, the Margate Beach Patrol World War II Memorial Lifeguard Races on Aug. 4, and the South Jersey Lifeguard Championships on Aug. 11 in Margate. Those events are known as the “Big Three.”
The winner of the South Jersey event gets to host it the following year, and Margate won the South Jersey team title last summer. Longport had won the previous five South Jersey championships (2016-19, 2021). Nearly all lifeguard events, including the Big Three, were canceled in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
The two-day Long Beach Island Lifeguard Tournament will be Aug. 4-5 in Harvey Cedars. The tournament is LBI’s top beach event, and Harvey Cedars has won seven in a row (2015-19, 2021-22).
Harvey Cedars patrol chief Randy Townsend said the racing season should be a lot of fun.
“We (Harvey Cedars) have a fair mix (of new lifeguards and returnees),” Townsend said. “We lost a lot of people last year, but we have a lot of aspiring young individuals who are really keen on learning.”
South Jersey has four all-female beach racing events. They include the Longport Women’s Lifeguard Invitational on July 11, the Ocean City Beach Patrol Women’s Invitational on July19, the Cape May Point Women’s Lifeguard Challenge (a triathlon) on July 26, and the Bill Howarth Women’s Lifeguard Invitational on Aug. 9 in Ventnor.
LBI has the Long Beach Township Women’s Lifeguard Invitational on July 26.
Many of the season’s other events, including the LBI Tournament, have women’s races. | https://pressofatlanticcity.com/sports/local/lifeguard-racing-season-begins-this-week/article_5b6514f2-1894-11ee-802c-437a3aabcdb3.html | 2023-07-02T20:30:09 | 1 | https://pressofatlanticcity.com/sports/local/lifeguard-racing-season-begins-this-week/article_5b6514f2-1894-11ee-802c-437a3aabcdb3.html |
MACON, Ga. — The supermoon is back! On July 3rd, the Full Buck Moon will rise at 7:39 a.m. est. The sun will set at 8:47 p.m. that day. This will be the first supermoon of the year.
A supermoon takes place when the moon is in Perigee and there is a full moon. Perigee is when the moon is at its closest point to Earth, in its given cycle.
The moon rotates the Earth in an ellipse. In other words, it's not a perfect circle, it's more of an uneven egg-shaped perimeter creating spots where there is a certain point in its cycle where the moon is closer to the earth than other spots, allowing it to be seen as brighter.
Perigee happens about 28 times a year, while the full moon happens about 12 times a year. There are four days this year where Perigee and the full moons overlap, magnifying the moonlight and thus creating a supermoon.
Those days are:
- July 3 - Buck Supermoon
- August 1 - Full Sturgeon Moon
- August 31 - Blue Supermoon
- September 29 - Full Harvest Moon
July 3 is known as the Buck Moon! It's about 224 miles away from the Earth, which is about a 4-hour drive on an interstate or highway, relatively speaking.
While the moon is at its closest point, it won't necessarily seem that much bigger to the human eye.
It is known as the Buck Moon because this is the time of year in which male deer grow their antlers. | https://www.myfoxzone.com/article/news/local/buck-supermoon-2023/93-abedf684-22c3-46d0-bd12-0fb5ffaa9157 | 2023-07-02T20:41:34 | 0 | https://www.myfoxzone.com/article/news/local/buck-supermoon-2023/93-abedf684-22c3-46d0-bd12-0fb5ffaa9157 |
HOUSTON — A former Pasadena High School student who went missing more than eight years ago was found alive.
Rudolph "Rudy" Farias IV was reported missing in March 2015 when he was 18. He was walking his two dogs in north Houston when he vanished. The two dogs were later found, but Rudy was gone.
"He has such a huge heart. He loves with all his heart," Rudy's mom told KHOU 11 in 2016. "That's why we know he wouldn't just get up and go on his own."
When Rudy disappeared, family members thought he may have been abducted and sold for human trafficking. They were also concerned because Rudy suffered from anxiety, depression and was an asthmatic who didn't have his inhaler.
While we don't know the details of Rudy's disappearance, HPD Missing Persons Division and Texas EquuSearch founder Tim Miller confirmed to KHOU 11 that Rudy was found alive.
He's currently recovering in a hospital, according to the Texas Center for the Missing.
Below was the story we ran in 2016, one year after Rudy's disappearance
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What to do when someone goes missing
Thousands of people go missing every year across the United States, and there are organizations and law enforcement agencies that work to bring them home to loved ones.
The Texas Center for the Missing is an organization with Houston roots that works to educate loved ones and authorities on finding the lost.
From resources that deal with missing children to endangered adults, the non-profit organization has compiled a wealth of resources to help.
There is no 24-hour waiting period required to report a person missing, according to the Harris County Sheriff's Office. | https://www.myfoxzone.com/article/news/local/missing-rudolph-rudy-farias-found-houston-texas/285-c6e467fa-423f-4f59-97da-23ac9818c79c | 2023-07-02T20:41:40 | 0 | https://www.myfoxzone.com/article/news/local/missing-rudolph-rudy-farias-found-houston-texas/285-c6e467fa-423f-4f59-97da-23ac9818c79c |
'We'll miss you boys': Detroit zoo says goodbye to gorillas Kongo, Chip and Pende
Royal Oak ― Sunday was the last day of a going-away party for three twenty-something bachelors who have spent two decades together at the Detroit Zoo.
Chipua or “Chip,” Pendeka or “Pende” and Kongo-Mbeli or “Kongo,” three silverback gorillas who are half brothers, are moving to another zoo accredited by the Association of Zoos and Aquariums.
Despite scattered thunderstorms Saturday and Sunday, hundreds came to see them before they left. Signs made by zookeepers posted on the barriers of the exhibit read, "Good luck," and "We'll miss you boys."
Throughout the weekend, visitors could watch the gorillas with animal care staff that gave the gorillas "special enrichment treats" and calmed the worries of visitors who were concerned about the gorillas' transition to a new home.
"We had a couple of little kids come up to me earlier and they wanted to make sure that one of the gorillas, Chip, was going to be safe and he was going to be taken care of the next place that he was going to. That's her favorite gorilla. She was very emotional," said Aaron Jesue, a zookeeper that's been working with gorillas for over 17 years.
"Her mom had asked me all the questions because she couldn't talk. She was wearing a gorilla T-shirt. She had a stuffed gorilla," Jesue said.
Jesue has known the three gorillas for nearly a decade and described them as "the best ever."
"We know what kind of an impact that they made on our lives as keepers and we get that unique bonus of being able to work with them every single day and have special relationships, so knowing that that also affects the visitors and that they are invested in their well-being just as much as we are, it's been really great to kind of also help us out as we're going through this emotional transition," Jesue said.
Mary Chris Chapp and her husband of Sterling Heights were among zoo members who went just to say goodbye to the three and snap photos of them on Sunday.
"We wanted to make sure that we get to see the brothers before they left," Chapp, 57, said.
The Chapp family are long-time goers of the Detroit Zoo, estimating over 60 visits, and said the gorillas were one of their kids' favorite animals to see.
Chapp said the gorillas were fun to watch and she enjoys the education the zoo provides about them. She said she will miss seeing the gorillas and she and her husband may consider visiting them at their next destination.
Chip, 26, Pende, 25, and Kongo, 24, are a bachelor group, which happens in the wild when male gorillas get older, go off and find other male gorillas around the same age to work with, which is why they will travel to the next facility as a group.
"Their 20 years as a bachelor group is one of the longest running ones in the entire country, so we've been able to help other zoos understand about bachelor behavior and understand about what it means to have gorillas grow together for 20 years ... so it's great that we've been able to teach other zoos and help other gorillas out," Jesue said.
The announcement that the gorillas would be moving June 26 on Facebook sparked thousands of reactions and questions from the public around where they would end up and some were concerned if they would stay together.
Kongo, Chip, and Pende will stay together on their next journey and have been "trained to make the transition experience as comfortable as possible," said Sarah Culton, the zoo's communication manager.
The Detroit Zoo would not disclose when or where the gorillas will go next. According to the Detroit Zoo's Facebook post, "the move was recommended by the AZA’s Gorilla Species Survival Plan, a cooperative management program ensuring the sustainability of healthy, genetically diverse and demographically varied captive animal populations."
Culton confirmed that the Great Apes of Harambee habitat will remain and after renovations another gorilla family will join the Detroit Zoo.
mjohnson@detroitnews.com | https://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/local/oakland-county/2023/07/02/detroit-zoo-says-goodbye-three-gorillas/70359327007/ | 2023-07-02T20:42:00 | 0 | https://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/local/oakland-county/2023/07/02/detroit-zoo-says-goodbye-three-gorillas/70359327007/ |
State resumes monitoring troubled Wayne County juvenile jail
The Wayne County Juvenile Detention Facility is again operating under state supervision less than a month after a public emergency order was lifted following the alleged sexual assault of a child and months of overcrowding and understaffing in the troubled facility.
On June 20, the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services reinstated its monitoring of the Hamtramck facility where juvenile offenders are housed following an unspecified "incident," Michigan Department of Health and Human Services spokesman Bob Wheaton said Sunday.
"The department is investigating the incident and is unable to release details at this time," Wheaton said Sunday in an email.
State workers returned to the Wayne County facility "out of an abundance of caution immediately after the county notified MDHHS of an incident at the facility," he said.
The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services has at least one employee at the county's juvenile jail during every shift, Wheaton said, "to help assure the safety of the youth and staff and to provide support when necessary."
Wayne County officials did not immediately respond Sunday afternoon to requests for comment.
The return of state workers monitoring the operations of the Wayne County Juvenile Detention Facility came less than a month after Wayne County Executive Warren Evans' public health emergency order for the facility was lifted.
In late March, Evans declared a rare public health emergency for that facility, saying it had become "the situation has become untenable for nearly 140 youth that are currently residing there."
The public health emergency order ended June 5, approximately 15 days before county officials notified the state human services department about the unspecified incident that prompted the return of state workers to the facility.
The juvenile facility, which was built to house about 80 juvenile offenders, has been at nearly double its capacity for months, at times holding up to 150 teenagers. On June 5, the county had cut the number of juvenile detainess 16% to 113 juveniles. The number had declined as low as 105 juveniles, according to the county.
The Evans administration has said it has spent $10 million on addressing the facility's needs and has worked with the Wayne County Circuit Court and the state to reduce the population, increase staffing, expand placements, spread the kids out and start offering mental health treatment, among other improvements. The juveniles were separated by age and criminal charge, which is a best practice in juvenile detention, according to the county.
Wages at the JDF were increased 35% across the board, which allowed the county to hire an additional 54 people since March, according to Evans' office. The county also hired two new deputy directors and was in the process of hiring a third in early June.
Abdul El-Sayed, the director of the Wayne County Department of Health, Human and Veterans Services, told The Detroit News on June 5 the county had "fundamentally changed the experience of a young person in the facility." Juveniles now have access to clean underwear, showers and hygiene products daily — a problem that the state had highlighted in March — and are not spending most of their days locked in their rooms, he said. They also have more recreation and in-person learning time, El-Sayed said.
"We're now working collaboratively with partners on the local and state levels so that we can move toward reform and transformation," Evans said in a June 5 statement.
Prior to Evans' public health emergency oder, Wayne County and state officials had been at odds over the cause of the overcrowding, with county officials blaming the state for not funding enough beds in residential treatment centers for troubled teenagers. Michigan Department of Health and Human Services Director Elizabeth Hertel said discussions began in earnest in September. Hertel told The Detroit News in March that staffers had reported that some kids hadn't had access to showers in months and did not have hygiene products or clean underwear.
The state's first intervention was prompted by the alleged sexual assault of a child being held in the facility. The alleged sexual assault prompted the Evans administration to fire one top-level employee at the facility and a reassign a second employee to a different job. The investigation was still ongoing on June 5, and there was no indication Sunday about its status.
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Evans has blamed a statewide shortage of residential centers as a reason why juvenile offenders get stuck in Wayne County's overcrowded detention facility without mental or behavioral health treatment.
"Right now, we house up to 65 children who are supposed to exit our facility once their cases have been adjudicated — but they can’t because the state hasn’t provided long-term placement," Evans said March 21 during his annual State of the County address. "Many of these kids who have been adjudicated have spent more than 100 additional days in detention custody instead of the treatment facilities that they deserve."
Wayne County Circuit Court Chief Judge Patricia Fresard has said the county's juvenile detention facility, known as the JDF, has become a holding center for adjudicated state wards as they wait for a bed to become available.
"The conditions are horrible because they're misusing JDF," Fresard told The Detroit News in March.
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WATERLOO — Mediacom Communications announced the selection of recently-graduated seniors Lejla Mehmedovic of Cedar Falls High School and Karina Quetzecua Rubio of Waterloo East High School as recipients of the company’s World Class Scholarship program. The $1,000 scholarships recognize the students for excellence in leadership and academics.
Cedar Falls senior Lejla Mehmedovic was awarded a $1,000 scholarship from Mediacom.
Karina Quetzecua Rubio of Waterloo East High won one of 60 $1,000 scholarships from Mediacom.
This year marks the 22nd consecutive year Mediacom has funded World Class Scholarships for students who live in areas where the company delivers high-speed broadband and digital video services. Mediacom annually selects 60 graduating seniors who each receive scholarships to support their post-secondary education.
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Children cover up from the rain on a parade float during the 2023 Sturgis Falls parade in Cedar Falls on Saturday.
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A woman shields herself from the rain on a parade float during the 2023 Sturgis Falls parade in Cedar Falls on Saturday.
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The Cedar Falls Dance Team performs during the 2023 Sturgis Falls parade in Cedar Falls on Saturday.
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Spectators grab their umbrellas as rain begins to fall during the 2023 Sturgis Falls parade in Cedar Falls on Saturday.
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Children cheer during the 2023 Sturgis Falls parade in Cedar Falls on Saturday.
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People watch as the Cedar Falls High School class of 1978 float rolls down the street during the 2023 Sturgis Falls parade in Cedar Falls on Saturday.
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The Iowa Irish Fest float during the 2023 Sturgis Falls parade in Cedar Falls on Saturday.
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The Waterloo Trampoline & Tumbling Center float during the 2023 Sturgis Falls parade in Cedar Falls on Saturday.
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The 2nd Marine Aircraft Band performs during the 2023 Sturgis Falls parade in Cedar Falls on Saturday.
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A large American flag is carried during the 2023 Sturgis Falls parade in Cedar Falls on Saturday.
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Cedar Falls Mayor Rob Green waves to the crowd during the 2023 Sturgis Falls parade in Cedar Falls on Saturday.
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NASA astronaut Raja Chari and his wife, Holly, wave to the crowd during the 2023 Sturgis Falls parade in Cedar Falls on Saturday.
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NASA astronaut Raja Chari watches from the crowd during the 2023 Sturgis Falls parade in Cedar Falls on Saturday.
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The Cedar Falls women's rugby team waves to the crowd during the 2023 Sturgis Falls parade in Cedar Falls on Saturday.
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The Cedar Falls Municipal Band performs during the 2023 Sturgis Falls parade in Cedar Falls on Saturday.
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The Cedar Falls Lions Club “Bicycle Built for 10” during the 2023 Sturgis Falls parade in Cedar Falls on Saturday.
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The Cedar Falls High School class of 1968 rolls down the street during the 2023 Sturgis Falls parade in Cedar Falls on Saturday.
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The University of Northern Iowa Horizons Band Performs during the 2023 Sturgis Falls parade in Cedar Falls on Saturday.
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The Holiday Hoopla float during the 2023 Sturgis Falls parade in Cedar Falls on Saturday.
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Kids wave as they walk in the 2023 Sturgis Falls parade in Cedar Falls on Saturday.
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Kids wave from a parade float during the 2023 Sturgis Falls parade in Cedar Falls on Saturday.
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The Union Missionary Baptist Church Crusaders march in the 2023 Sturgis Falls parade in Cedar Falls on Saturday.
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Classic John Deere tractors are driven down the street during the 2023 Sturgis Falls parade in Cedar Falls on Saturday.
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A Cedar Falls Pickleball Club member hits a ball during the 2023 Sturgis Falls parade in Cedar Falls on Saturday.
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Team Ninja U members wave during the 2023 Sturgis Falls parade in Cedar Falls on Saturday.
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The Grout Museum float during the 2023 Sturgis Falls parade in Cedar Falls on Saturday.
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Ominous clouds hang over the 2023 Sturgis Falls parade route in Cedar Falls on Saturday. A later overnight storm caused hail damage for some in Black Hawk County and the surrounding area.
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Captain America gives high fives during the 2023 Sturgis Falls parade in Cedar Falls on Saturday.
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University of Northern Iowa cheerleaders wave during the 2023 Sturgis Falls parade in Cedar Falls on Saturday.
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University of Northern Iowa's TC and TK wave during the 2023 Sturgis Falls parade in Cedar Falls on Saturday.
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The Cedar Falls High School class of 1993 float during the 2023 Sturgis Falls parade in Cedar Falls on Saturday.
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The Cedar Falls Public Library float during the 2023 Sturgis Falls parade in Cedar Falls on Saturday.
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WAVERLY — The Waverly Health Center Auxiliary announced the winners of $12,000 in scholarships at the annual meeting held on June 7.
Winners include:
- Devin Lagow of Waverly is studying at Allen College, obtaining a bachelor of science in nursing.
- Gabby Corday of Denver is studying at Rockhurst University in Missouri, obtaining a doctorate of physical therapy.
- Hidaly Hernandez of Phoenix, Arizona, is studying at Wartburg College, obtaining degrees in neuroscience, Spanish and biology.
- Katelynn Sauerbrei of Fairbank is studying at Allen College, obtaining a degree in nursing.
- Kerrigan Kammeyer of Waterloo is studying at Hawkeye Community College, obtaining a paramedic degree.
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- Kristin Hicok of Plainfield is studying at Allen College, obtaining a bachelor of science in nursing to a doctorate of nursing practice bridge program.
- Miranda Vance of Clarksville is studying at Allen College, obtaining a doctorate of nursing practice.
- Riley Feeley of Dallas Center is studying at Wartburg College, obtaining a degree in biology/pre-medicine and Spanish.
- Sylvia Mata of Waterloo is studying at Allen College, obtaining a degree in nursing.
Scholarships are made possible by the Waverly Health Center Gift Garden profits and various fundraisers sponsored each year by the auxiliary.
What to cook this week: Grilled salmon Caesar salad, lahmajoun 'pizzas' and more
This week's recipe roundup is a mix of summer salads, grilled favorites and a look ahead to Independence Day desserts.
Of all the ways to make a salad feel (and taste) totally impressive, there is nothing I love more than taking it to the grill. This salad was born out of my love of grilled romaine — with its warm, wilted leaves and slightly smoky scent — and succulent grilled salmon that cooks in just six (yes, six) minutes.
I love this time of year when there’s a plentiful display of colorful berries. I decided to create a summer salad dinner, adding them to cooked turkey strips.
The economical stand-in to that expensive steak doesn't have to be burgers. Instead, buy a less premium cut of meat, cut it into chunks, let it soak for a few hours in a savory marinade and then stick the pieces on a skewer with your favorite vegetables.
Lahmajoun 'pizzas' are a family-friendly dinner to satisfy Dad.
This flavor-boosting combo of mint and lime, inspired by the traditional Italian herb-and-garlic gremolata recipe, livens up juicy watermelon. Put a platter out at your next cookout and watch it disappear in an instant.
This American classic slathered with cream cheese frosting is often served during summer holidays like the Fourth of July. I wanted to create a version of this cake that is more refreshing and appropriate for those hot days. That’s why we’re turning that sticky, sweet cream cheese frosting into light, creamy ice cream!
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PENN HILLS, Pa. — Firefighters rescued a person whose vehicle had crashed into a pole Sunday morning.
Penn Hills firefighters say they were called to the 8900 block of Frankstown Road at around 5:30 a.m.
When they arrived, they found an SUV that had crashed into a utility pole. The pole was knocked onto the ground and the driver was unconscious inside the vehicle.
Firefighters forced the driver’s door open to get them out.
The driver was taken to a hospital and investigators say their injuries were not life-threatening.
Frankstown Road had to be closed while Duquesne Light Company made repairs.
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ORLANDO, Fla. — Summer is here, which means kids have more free time to scroll on social media platforms.
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Meta announced new tools to help parents control and supervise how their kids interact with these apps.
Here’s what’s new:
- Tools to limit unwanted interactions in direct messaging through Instagram and Messenger.
- Expand the ‘Take a Break’ feature to Facebook - Teens will get a notification after 20 minutes of scrolling.
- A new notification on Instagram will suggest teens close the app and unplug if they’re watching reels at night.
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- Parents will see how much time their teen spends on Messenger, get notified if they report someone, and view who messages them.
- On Instagram, users must now send an invite to connect before being able to send a message.
Meta has successfully launched other parental supervision features, such as Take a Break’ and ‘Quiet Mode,’
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DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — Daytona Beach Police are investigating an early Sunday morning homicide on Clark Street.
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Police said they responded to the scene to find a man with life-threatening injuries. The victim was pronounced dead, according to investigators.
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Police said a person of interest had been identified and located. This is an isolated incident.
Anyone with any additional information about this incident can contact Detective J. Roces at 386-671-5246.
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ORLANDO, Fla. — Are you looking for new date plans with your significant other?
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With temperatures rising in Central Florida, beating the heat in indoor spaces for your date nights might be better.
Museum of Illusions Orlando is offering a new date night special for July.
Guests can immerse themselves in “Enchanting Illusions: A Night of Wonder at Museum of Illusions Orlando,” where they will find a world of optical illusions, exhibits, and interactive experiences.
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Museum of Illusion partnered with its neighbor, Max Action Arena, to make the experience even better for date nights.
The package will be available every Friday in July for $47.98, no tax included.
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Here’s what’s included:
- Two admission tickets to the Museum of Illusions
- A guided tour of the museum
- Two complimentary drinks at Max Action Arena
- Access to one attraction at Max Action Arena at a discounted rate of $15.00
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“Museum of Illusions is all about seeing the world around us in a new way, " Sales and Marketing Manager of Museum of Illusions Orlando, Stephanie Berrios, said. “The new package allows couples to rediscover the childlike wonder of our optical illusions and makes for one of the most unique and captivating date nights in Orlando.”
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CRYSTAL RIVER, Fla. — Fourteen people are now safe after officials rescued them after their boat capsized on the Crystal River in Citrus County, authorities say.
The people were on a 20-foot boat and when it took on water, it rolled onto its side, the U.S. Coast Guard Southeast said via social media.
In a picture included in the post, the boat is seen mostly underwater with what appears to be the back end of the watercraft the only part still visible.
Luckily, officials say there were no reported injuries to any of the 14 people rescued.
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SARASOTA, Fla. — Seven people were rescued on Saturday after a catamaran capsized during the Sarasota Powerboat Grand Prix, according to the U.S. Coast Guard.
Authorities said "good Samaritans," Coast Guard officials and other partner agencies helped rescued the people.
One person was reported to be injured and was taken to get care by the Longboat Key Fire Marine Unit.
Boat racing took over Lido Beach this weekend at the 39th annual Sarasota Powerboat Grand Prix.
APBA and UIM Class 1 Powerboats are heading to Sarasota for another round of the 2023 P1 Offshore and AquaX Championships, a news release explained.
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HIGHFILL, Ark. — A boil order that went into effect on Wednesday, June, 28, has now been lifted according to The City of Highfill Government.
Residents of Highfill lost water service Wednesday, June 28 after a contractor hit a water main, according to the city. Highfill Water customers south of Aubrey Long Road were affected and placed under a boil order.
On Sunday, July 2, the City of Highfill announced the boil order lift via Facebook saying:
"The word just came in that all water samples have come back the boil order has been lifted."
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Originally published June 29 on IdahoEdNews.org.On the fast-growing outskirts of Idaho Falls, the Bonneville School District struggles to hang onto classified workers — such as bus drivers, custodians and cafeteria staff.
Bonneville competes on the job market with the neighboring Idaho Falls School District — and fast-food restaurants, both of which pay more than Bonneville.
A two-year, $11.6 million supplemental property tax levy, approved in November, should help Bonneville boost its hourly classified wages from $10 to $13. Time will tell if the raises will be enough to bring in applicants.
The hiring challenge is hardly unique to Bonneville. Across Idaho, school districts routinely make similar requests of their voters: money to hire additional staffers, offer a pay raise or beef up benefits. By and large, voters say yes.
In the sagebrush outback of Twin Falls County, near the Nevada state line, the tiny Three Creek School District went to voters in August for money to hire a teaching aide to serve its four kindergarten through eighth-grade students. The two-year, $40,000 levy passed on a 13-3 vote.
Idaho districts continue to depend on supplemental levies to pay for their personnel costs — even after the Legislature has made significant investments in salaries and benefits over the past several years. The reliance on voter-approved levies carries some risk. It means districts are leaning on one- or two-year tax measures to cover their largest perennial expense: people.
BREAKING DOWN THE DOLLARS
In 2022, the Legislature required districts to include “a detailed description” of spending plans on their supplemental levy ballots. The language went into effect starting with the August elections, affecting Three Creek and three other districts.
The ballot language allows some rudimentary analysis of where districts plan to spend their money.
Idaho Education News analyzed ballot language from 45 school districts, and voter-passed levies that will generate nearly $95.1 million in 2023-24.
There are some caveats.
First, ballot language varies; some districts go into great detail, and others are vague.
Second, there is a lot of overlap. Employee salaries and benefits can cut across several categories. A transportation line item might include bus drivers’ salaries, for example, and a safety line item might cover school resource officers’ salaries. That’s the case in Bonneville: Superintendent Scott Woolstenhulme says about 90% of the money will support staff across the gamut, from administrators and teachers to coaches and clerical staff.
Here are the rough breakdowns of where the $95.1 million will go. The numbers aren’t all-inclusive — and they represent low-end estimates:
Salaries and benefits: At least $48.9 million.
Transportation: At least $7.5 million.
Extracurriculars: At least $7.3 million.
School safety: At least $6.9 million.
Curriculum and supplies: At least $4.3 million.
Technology: At least $2.4 million.
As schools continue to rely on levies for their personnel costs, Idaho School Boards Association deputy director Quinn Perry is left with mixed feelings.
If a district wants to hire additional teachers to reduce class sizes, that is supplemental spending and a decision that should be left to local voters, she said. But Perry is concerned about other deficiencies in the education budgets: transportation funding that isn’t keeping pace with local needs, extracurricular programs that are often funded only through local levies, and other gaps.
“Are curriculum and supplies supplemental?” she said. “Is technology supplemental?”
The EdNews analysis found some smaller line items that are outliers — and perhaps throwbacks. In Hansen, $13,000 will go toward free developmental preschool: “Many of our parents have difficulty paying for the service,” Superintendent Angie Lakey-Campbell said. In Meadows Valley, a weight room will get a $50,000 upgrade. In Cottonwood, $12,000 will cover janitorial supplies.
There was a time when districts could routinely use supplementals for a small add-on, like a weight room or an athletic field, state superintendent Debbie Critchfield said. Looking at the next round of levies, she said, that is clearly no longer the case.
“It really illustrates the fact that the current way that we fund schools is not keeping up with the modern context of educating a kid,” Critchfield said.
‘IT’S ALWAYS PEOPLE’
About 500 miles and a time zone removed from Bonneville, Coeur d’Alene’s plans for a supplemental levy are more or less the same. Over two years, the $50 million of voter-approved money will go almost entirely into salaries and benefits.
“It’s always people,” Superintendent Shon Hocker said.
And in districts like Coeur d’Alene, it’s people the state will not pay for.
The district’s share from the state’s general fund is enough to cover about 518 full-time teaching positions, according to State Department of Education data. Coeur d’Alene covers more than 30 teaching positions beyond what the state funds, and has an additional 75 federally funded teachers, Hocker said.
East of Moscow, the rural Genesee district is collecting a much smaller levy: $1.185 million next year. But that levy covers about a third of Genesee’s salary and benefits costs, and helps the district employ seven teachers that the state doesn’t fund, Superintendent Wendy Moore said.
If administrators and school trustees want to add teaching positions and reduce class sizes, they have to find other ways to pay the wages. And it’s happening in school districts all across the state. In 2022-23, the state’s general fund provided enough money to support about 15,300 full-time school district teaching positions, according to State Department of Education data. The districts actually filled more than 16,600 full-time positions — paying for the balance with federal dollars or short-term property tax levies.
In some ways, districts might have even more trouble keeping classified employees — the support staff that keeps a school running. The state’s funding for classified pay doesn’t keep up with what the schools have to dole out to keep their custodians, bus drivers and cafeteria staff on the job, instead of grabbing a readily available and often higher-paying job in the service sector.
And again, if districts want to add classified employees, it’s up to them to find the money.
North Idaho’s Potlatch School District is facing a recurring issue — behavioral issues, particularly involving students with disabilities. The district needs classroom paraprofessionals and other classified staff who are skilled at working on behavioral issues, and more of these employees than the state funds, Superintendent Janet Avery said. The district’s one-year, $1.6 million levy helps to fill that gap.
But none of this comes without risk: It is inherently dicey to use short-term property levies to cover ongoing labor costs. And none of this comes without some level of community pushback.
“There are many people who are reluctant, or they don’t feel good about, ‘I’m paying more taxes so that you can have more take-home pay,’’ Critchfield said. “Not that we don’t value teachers, but those things are a direct line.”
‘A LOT MORE MONEY COMING’
Rep. Wendy Horman says she is surprised that districts continue to lean on levies to pay for personnel, considering the recent legislative history.
In a one-day special session in September, lawmakers approved $330 million in permanent funding for K-12. That $330 million was on the books well before districts had to finalize their plans to run levies in March — the perennial school election day of choice, but one the Legislature eliminated effective in 2024. And even before districts were preparing for March elections, they had a chance to see Gov. Brad Little’s education budget request for 2023-24, which included proposals to earmark $145.6 million of the special session money for teacher salaries and $97.4 million for classified salaries.
When the co-chair of the Legislature’s Joint Finance-Appropriations Committee looks at this record, she doesn’t understand the districts’ push for the levies. “They knew there was a lot more money coming,” said Horman, R-Idaho Falls.
Rep. Julie Yamamoto wasn’t surprised, however.
The levy breakdown squares with what lawmakers heard in her House Education Committee — about the struggle to fill teaching positions, retain experienced teachers in disciplines such as reading, and hang on to classified employees.
“It is a bit of a Whack-A-Mole game,” said Yamamoto, R-Caldwell. “But that’s also what districts are dealing with.” | https://www.idahopress.com/news/local/districts-lean-on-short-term-levies-to-pay-for-long-term-investments-people/article_b423c37c-182b-11ee-8879-8391050dab42.html | 2023-07-02T21:08:21 | 1 | https://www.idahopress.com/news/local/districts-lean-on-short-term-levies-to-pay-for-long-term-investments-people/article_b423c37c-182b-11ee-8879-8391050dab42.html |
Originally published June 29 in the Spokesman-Review.The city of Sandpoint had 170 geese killed last month because they were pooping on a public beach.
Mayor Shelby Rognstad did not respond to an interview request, but he provided a short comment as part of a written statement on the goose killing signed by city administrator Jennifer Stapleton.
“The city and its residents value wildlife,” Rognstad wrote. “City Beach, however, is a public park, not a wildlife sanctuary.”
Canada geese have caused Sandpoint officials headaches for 20 years.
City Beach, which Sandpoint describes as the “crown jewel” of its parks system, is full of sand and short grass. That makes it prime goose habitat, and the birds flock to it by the dozens and hundreds.
When the geese waddle out of Lake Pend Oreille, they poop on the beach. The city says all of that poop is unacceptable because it creates a public health issue and deters people from visiting a public park.
In its statement, Sandpoint said it tried numerous methods of dealing with goose poop and attempted to keep the waterfowl off the beach before resorting to killing them.
The city put up signs to discourage feeding the birds, bought special equipment to pick up feces and tried to scare the animals away with dogs and decoys. Nothing worked, the city says.
Jane Fritz, a local activist and environmental writer, said the city’s attempt to use dogs to scare the birds away was poorly executed and short-lived. She also disputes whether the geese pose a public health risk and rejects the claim that people avoid the beach due to goose poop.
Fritz said she’s disgusted that Sandpoint had 170 geese killed.
“I’m kind of sick to my stomach right now,” she said. “These geese are just victims of human stupidity.”
At one point, Sandpoint consulted with GeesePeace, a goose management nonprofit. GeesePeace recommended oiling the birds’ eggs, to prevent them from hatching, and destroying nests. The city says the geese don’t nest in the city limits, though, so those weren’t feasible options.
Sandpoint’s statement also emphasizes that it tried capturing and relocating geese in 2019, 2020 and 2021. Wildlife Services, a federal agency within the U.S. Department of Agriculture, caught the birds, placed identifying bands on their legs and transported them away from the city before releasing them. Many of the same geese reappeared weeks later, though.
In 2022 and 2023, Wildlife Services and the Idaho Department of Fish and Game advised against relocating geese due to concern about the spread of avian flu.
Last fall, the city held a goose hunt on the beach, but only one hunter shot a bird. Sandpoint plans to hold another hunt this year.
Sandpoint’s war on geese took a turn last month when Rognstad on June 15 signed a contract with Wildlife Services to kill the birds.
City staff wouldn’t say whether Rognstad made the decision with the City Council’s approval, but Stapleton’s statement says the mayor “administratively approved the work authorization.” Sandpoint City Council members Kate McAlister, Deb Ruehle, Joel Aispuro, Andy Groat, Jason Welker and Justin Dick did not respond to requests for comment.
The city’s Wildlife Services contract says Sandpoint paid $5,000 for the lethal removal.
The contract says Wildlife Services corralled the geese. Jared Hedelius, Wildlife Services’ Idaho director, said staff killed them with carbon dioxide gas.
Ralph Kerr, president of the Coeur d’Alene chapter of the Audubon Society, said he doesn’t have a strong position on the geese killing, in part because Canada geese can be legally hunted and aren’t endangered.
Fritz said Sandpoint could have done a lot more to keep the geese off the beach without killing them.
“They never chose very good options, and yet they’ll say they’ve used every option,” she said.
Killing the geese isn’t a permanent solution, Fritz said. The sand and grass of City Beach will keep attracting them like a magnet.
“More geese will come,” she said. “Is this just going to be an ongoing slaughter of innocent lives?” | https://www.idahopress.com/news/local/idaho-town-gases-170-canada-geese-for-pooping-on-beach/article_2408a152-182d-11ee-8a54-170d953a6bc4.html | 2023-07-02T21:08:27 | 1 | https://www.idahopress.com/news/local/idaho-town-gases-170-canada-geese-for-pooping-on-beach/article_2408a152-182d-11ee-8a54-170d953a6bc4.html |
PORT CANAVERAL, Fla. – Sunday’s “Smoke on the Water and Fire in the Sky” celebration has been canceled “due to safety and concerns related” to the event, according to the Canaveral Port Authority.
Officials said the street party on the lawn of the Exploration Tower is also canceled.
Cove Merchants Association, the event’s host, said the issue was with a third party barge company and that the barge was not up to code for the Association’s standards.
The Canaveral Port Authority released a statement that read, “Due to safety and concerns related to tonight’s Smoke on the Water fire work’s display in Port Canaveral, the show and associated events are being cancelled. Thank you to everyone’s time and effort to support this event.”
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The Cove Merchants Association also released a statement that said:
"We are deeply saddened and disappointed to tell you that due to unforeseen circumstances affecting technical difficulties in executing our fireworks display, we are canceling the show tonight.
This is a 15 year event that is close to our hearts and something we love doing for our community, but it is out of our control, and we have exhausted every effort to no avail.
Thank you for your understanding.”
Cove Merchants Association
The celebration was one of three planned events going on at the Space Coast, the next being July 3rd fireworks at Cocoa Beach, followed by July 4th’s fireworks at Cocoa Village.
At this time, the Sunday, July 2 is the only one that has been canceled.
For more information and the event’s statement, you can visit here. | https://www.clickorlando.com/news/local/2023/07/02/deeply-saddened-and-disappointed-port-canaveral-cancels-smoke-on-the-water-and-fire-in-the-sky-event/ | 2023-07-02T21:19:23 | 0 | https://www.clickorlando.com/news/local/2023/07/02/deeply-saddened-and-disappointed-port-canaveral-cancels-smoke-on-the-water-and-fire-in-the-sky-event/ |
Meet our Mid-Valley: Marilyn Daily makes Salem more welcoming for older residents
This is part of a weekly series introducing readers to individuals who are passionate about our Mid-Valley community.
By 2030, one in six people worldwide will be over the age of 60.
With a growing older population, Marilyn Daily wants to make sure those retiring and entering the next stage of their lives have the tools, programs and resources needed to stay happy, healthy and connected to their communities.
Since 1999, Daily has been leading Center 50+, a Salem community center.
The center, located at 2615 Portland Road NE, offers more than 200 programs and services, a fitness center, retirement planning, a woodshop, classes, respite programs and artisan shops.
The center also serves the broader community through its outreach services and Wellness on Wheels van.
As the center's manager, Daily has weathered COVID-19, changing technology and an increase in people using the center's services.
She is passionate about helping people at this stage of their lives.
While getting her degree in public policy administration, Daily intended to work in skilled nursing or care home administration.
"While working in my final years of college and then into my practical experience, I really decided that I wanted to do everything in my power to give people more choices than a skilled care facility so that they could remain in their homes as long as possible," she said. "Local government and senior centers — that's why we exist."
The tools, services, programs and relationships the center provides help them do so as safely as possible.
Weathering the pandemic
The restrictions brought about by the pandemic dramatically impacted Center 50+. The physical location was closed to the public for six months. But adapting to the restrictions brought about big technological advancements for their services.
Within days of the shutdown, they transitioned to virtual services and front-door delivery.
"That was a huge growing opportunity for us," Daily said.
Now that in-person services have returned, there is a new appreciation for meaningful relationships and friendships enabled by the center.
"It's not just about filling time," she said. "It's about filling time with meaningful relationships and meaningful experiences."
Thousands of participants, hundreds of volunteers
Daily said Center 50+ has a database of membership of more than 9,800 people, which does not include the people using their mobile services.
She credited their thriving programs to the center's staff, community partnerships and dedicated volunteers — they have more than 450 registered volunteers and about 250 who are in the center on a weekly basis.
The variety of the groups keeps the center fun and engaging.
"We are not a traditional senior center," Daily said. "Our folks are adventurous. We travel. We do fun events and fun activities."
Other programs become vital to helping caregivers and older residents needing help.
Daily highlighted their adult day respite center for families with a loved one living with Alzheimer's disease. The program gives caregivers a much-needed break and offers lunch, mentally stimulating activities, arts and crafts, chair yoga and music therapy for participants.
"What I love about that program is that we work really hard to help people continue their self-discovery," she said.
The city has made a commitment to be an "age-friendly" community through AARP's network to create places more accessible and welcoming to its older residents.
"We were excited about the age-friendly initiative and the desire to make Salem a place where people can live and thrive for their lifetime," Daily said. "We never want people to have to leave Salem because they can't age in place."
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For questions, comments and news tips, email reporter Whitney Woodworth at wmwoodworth@statesmanjournal.com, call 503-910-6616 or follow on Twitter @wmwoodworth | https://www.statesmanjournal.com/story/news/local/2023/07/02/meet-our-midvalley-center-50-plus-senior-marilyn-daily-makes-salem-welcoming-for-older-residents/70361530007/ | 2023-07-02T21:23:39 | 0 | https://www.statesmanjournal.com/story/news/local/2023/07/02/meet-our-midvalley-center-50-plus-senior-marilyn-daily-makes-salem-welcoming-for-older-residents/70361530007/ |
Salem Police seek information in fatal shooting Saturday
Alia Beard Rau
Salem Statesman Journal
Detectives from the Salem Police Violent Crimes Unit are investigating a shooting that left a 34-year-old man dead Saturday night.
Salem officers were dispatched at about 7 p.m. Saturday to the intersection of 17th Street and Silverton Road NE in response to a call about a man with a gunshot wound. Passersby and officers provided medical aid to the man, who was identified as Steven Michael Hill, but he died a short time later.
No arrests have been made. Police are asking anyone with information to call the Salem Police Tips Line at 503-588-8477. | https://www.statesmanjournal.com/story/news/local/2023/07/02/salem-police-seek-information-in-fatal-shooting-saturday-steven-michael-hill/70377488007/ | 2023-07-02T21:23:45 | 1 | https://www.statesmanjournal.com/story/news/local/2023/07/02/salem-police-seek-information-in-fatal-shooting-saturday-steven-michael-hill/70377488007/ |
WICHITA, Kan. (KSNW) — The Wichita Police Department confirms they have arrested a suspect in a deadly shooting in east Wichita Saturday night.
The suspect, a 20-year-old man, was arrested on suspicion of murder in the 1st degree. He is being held on a $500,000 bond.
According to the WPD, they were dispatched to the report of a shooting in the 900 block of N. Glendale St. around 6:30 p.m.
When they arrived at the scene, they found a 17-year-old with multiple gunshot wounds to his upper chest. He later died.
Shortly after, a 21-year-old arrived at a local hospital with a gunshot wound to his hand. He was treated and taken to investigations for further questioning.
Wichita police say the victims had an “encounter” before the shots were fired.
An investigation is ongoing.
The Wichita Police Department is asking anyone with any additional information on this case to please call detectives at 316-268-4407, the See Something Say Something hotline at 316-519-2282, or submit an anonymous tip to Crime Stoppers at 316-267-2111.
KSN does not name suspects unless charges are filed in their case. | https://www.ksn.com/news/local/wichita-police-arrest-suspect-in-east-wichita-deadly-shooting/ | 2023-07-02T21:30:35 | 0 | https://www.ksn.com/news/local/wichita-police-arrest-suspect-in-east-wichita-deadly-shooting/ |
AUSTIN, Texas — CapMetro will offer free rides after 5 p.m. on the Fourth of July, giving riders the chance to see firework displays during the holiday.
CapMetro is also running a special service on Tuesday from Leander Station to Downtown Station from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m., in an effort to mitigate travel.
CapMetro will provide a Sunday-level bus service on the holiday. There will be detours in Downtown Austin and around Lady Bird Lake, and CapMetro has several bus routes that will take customers to Auditorium Shores for the fireworks.
After the show, customers will need to walk to Lavaca and Fourth streets to catch a bus to head north of the river. For customers heading south, there are multiple stops that can get them to their destination. The CapMetro website lists the direct routes.
For Central Texans going to Willie Nelson’s Concert at Q2 Stadium, CapMetro Rail is operating a special service to take customers to and from the stadium.
CapMetro will also increase certain bus service for routes near Q2 Stadium on the holiday.
In addition, the agency will provide transportation options to fireworks in Lago Vista and Leander. To view the full list of service options for July Fourth, visit the agency's website.
The Fourth of July will be the last day CapMetro will run rail service until July 14, as it will be suspended while improvements are being made to the Red Line Route. | https://www.kvue.com/article/news/local/capmetro-free-rides-july-4/269-709c228c-d7f2-4a0b-ad5e-67d4fa2867c5 | 2023-07-02T21:36:55 | 1 | https://www.kvue.com/article/news/local/capmetro-free-rides-july-4/269-709c228c-d7f2-4a0b-ad5e-67d4fa2867c5 |
Continental took down Page 13-1 in four innings at Flagstaff’s Mark Grace Field Saturday night to advance to the District 1 Little League Majors final stage, where the district’s top four remaining teams will compete for a spot in the state tournament.
After the game, Continental coach Josh Clouse said that after a tournament-opening loss to West Flagstaff, three straight wins have them feeling ready for the tournament’s final stage.
“We’ve shaken the dust off,” Clouse said after the game. “These last three games have given us a lot of confidence we’ve needed. They’re riding pretty high right now.”
Continental took a 3-0 lead in the top of the first inning, with each of the first three batters in Continental’s lineup reaching base and eventually scoring.
Those three batters, leadoff hitter Zach Taylor, shortstop Austin Clouse and first baseman Steele “Slapshot” Robinson, were consistent throughout the game, together going 7-8 with five singles, a double, five stolen bases and an RBI.
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After Page held Continental scoreless in the second inning, it was a tight 3-1 game headed into the third. It was the top of the third inning where Continental hit their stride and proved their ability to compete with any team in the District 1 Majors.
The inning began with a Turley at-bat, and he and the next six batters in Continental’s lineup combined for four singles, a double and nine stolen bases over the course of the inning. Particularly impressive was Brooks, whose two-run single was followed by the theft of the three remaining bases for a run. Each of the first seven Continental batters of the inning ultimately scored.
Page’s problems at the mound were compounded when starting pitcher Trace Bennett was hit in the shin with a line drive that led to his exit. He switched positions with third baseman Alden Johnson, who finished the inning and the game on the mound for Page.
The entire 12-man Continental lineup recorded an at-bat before the close of the nine-run half-inning, which was capped off by a solo home run from second baseman Kade Karnbach. Continental held Page scoreless in the bottom of the third, taking the 13-1 lead that became the game’s final score.
Continental got a strong performance from starting pitcher Levi Brooks, who threw three strikeouts in his 81-pitch, two-inning outing. He was then replaced by Taylor, who himself pitched a scoreless third inning in just 11 pitches. Gage Stress closed the game by striking out all three batters he faced in a fourth inning that ended the game and sealed Continental’s spot in the tournament’s final four.
Continental brings their Wednesday night loss to West Flagstaff into the final stage, where they will play a one-loss Holbrook team in a win-or-go-home opportunity to keep their state tournament hopes alive. Clouse said his team will need to get off to a quicker start to compete with a Holbrook team many expected to be undefeated at this point.
“The last two games we started off a little slow,” Clouse said. “We can’t come out slow against a team like Holbrook.”
Continental and Holbrook’s matchup will take place at Flagstaff’s Dawson Field on Wednesday, July 5 at 7:30 p.m. | https://azdailysun.com/sports/local/continental-ll-takes-down-page-13-1-to-advance-in-tourney/article_57946be4-1915-11ee-9514-2f74cafc7f0f.html | 2023-07-02T21:38:55 | 0 | https://azdailysun.com/sports/local/continental-ll-takes-down-page-13-1-to-advance-in-tourney/article_57946be4-1915-11ee-9514-2f74cafc7f0f.html |
HOUSTON — A former Pasadena High School student who went missing more than eight years ago was found alive, according to family members' social media posts and other sources.
Rudolph "Rudy" Farias IV was reported missing in March 2015 when he was 17. He was walking his two dogs in north Houston when he vanished. The two dogs were later found, but Rudy was gone.
"He has such a huge heart. He loves with all his heart," Rudy's mom told KHOU 11 in 2016. "That's why we know he wouldn't just get up and go on his own."
When Rudy disappeared, family members thought he may have been abducted and sold for human trafficking. They were also concerned because Rudy suffered from anxiety, depression and was an asthmatic who didn't have his inhaler.
While we don't know the details of Rudy's disappearance, HPD Missing Persons Division and Texas EquuSearch founder Tim Miller both also confirmed to KHOU 11 that Rudy was found alive.
Editor's note: A previous version of this article reported that Rudy was 18 when he went missing but it was updated after we learned new information.
Below was the story we ran in 2016, one year after Rudy's disappearance
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From resources that deal with missing children to endangered adults, the non-profit organization has compiled a wealth of resources to help.
There is no 24-hour waiting period required to report a person missing, according to the Harris County Sheriff's Office. | https://www.thv11.com/article/news/local/missing-rudolph-rudy-farias-found-houston-texas/285-c6e467fa-423f-4f59-97da-23ac9818c79c | 2023-07-02T21:41:31 | 1 | https://www.thv11.com/article/news/local/missing-rudolph-rudy-farias-found-houston-texas/285-c6e467fa-423f-4f59-97da-23ac9818c79c |
BLOOMINGTON — Bloomington’s Melissa Livesay said her 1-year-old Bernese mountain dog Jasper is “just joy.”
“He’s just in love, he’s excited, he’s happy, he’s never not wagging his tail,” she said.
Jasper is also the face and namesake of a new drive-thru coffee stand set to break ground in Bloomington. Jasper’s Java is displaying a “now hiring” sign at its future site, 1601 E. General Electric Road.
Livesay co-owns the business with her husband Curt Livesay, Katherine Thalken, and Thalken’s fiancé, Bret Williams, who designed the company’s logo and grew up across the street from Melissa. The other two partners are of Normal.
Livesay said they adopted Jasper because Ruthy, their 3-year-old Pyrenees-Aussie shepherd mix, needed a friend.
Although Ruthy is more relaxed, Livesay said she’s very high-energy. Jasper fit perfectly in their family, she continued, and is “such a little spot of sunlight.”
She said Jasper’s bright energy is exactly what they hope to recreate in the new java shop, by handing “a little bit of joy” out the window.
Happy tails
Livesay said her family moved back to the Bloomington-Normal area after a five-year stay in the Seattle area. There, she said they saw a lot of drive-thru coffee stands.
While they’re very small, Livesay said they’re very popular. She said the coffee was great and people love it, noting they’re easily accessible.
She said those stands were a huge source of joy for them.
Jasper’s Java, she said, will serve usual coffee items, like frappes, lattes and iced coffee. Livesay said she bakes at home, and is basing beverage recipes on flavor profiles from her cakes.
Other items planned are smoothies and Lotus Energy Drinks.
Livesay said she’s excited about their cold brew and nitro brew options, and described Bret as a “huge cold brew nut.” Relaying his words, she said, “We’re gonna have the best.”
Gridley’s Gobena Coffee will be their roaster. Livesay also plans on stocking packaged, baked items from Gobena, like scones and muffins.
She also noted that Gobena donates all proceeds to nonprofits, such as Lifesong for Orphans, and The Forgotten Initiative, which assists foster parents and vulnerable children.
Digging in
Before they can get brewing, the future java brewers will need to claw and scrape some rock and dirt out of ground. Livesay said they have to drill in water and sewer lines west under Keaton Plaza to existing utilities across that street.
Jasper’s Java stand is being fabricated out of a 9.5-foot-tall cube shipping container. Livesay said Nord Custom Containers in south Bloomington is doing the conversion work, which includes electrical and plumbing to be implemented under a false floor.
The stand will feature two drive-thru windows, with an additional curb cut to be added for access from Keaton Plaza. Starting hours will be from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m., and they’re looking to hire around 20 part-time staff members.
Livesay said they’re aiming to open in early September. And, they’re excited to run it as a family business.
She said they want to give people a wonderful experience and send them off on their day with a smile. | https://pantagraph.com/news/local/business/bloomington-couples-dig-heels-into-new-drive-thru-java-concept/article_819ed3f6-1907-11ee-b18d-6b407f4fc995.html | 2023-07-02T21:50:10 | 1 | https://pantagraph.com/news/local/business/bloomington-couples-dig-heels-into-new-drive-thru-java-concept/article_819ed3f6-1907-11ee-b18d-6b407f4fc995.html |
SAN ANTONIO — One man died and two others were taken to the hospital after a single-vehicle crash in western Bexar County on Sunday, authorities said.
It happened around 1:45 p.m. on Talley Road, west of SeaWorld. According to the Bexar County Sheriff's Office, witnesses said that a black Camaro hit a phone pole at a high rate of speed and two men were ejected while another was trapped inside.
One of the men who was ejected died, and the two other men were taken to the hospital in unknown condition. All roads leading to the crash site were closed off.
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DALLAS — Police in Dallas are investigating a deadly crash involving a pedestrian in the eastern area of the city.
Police said that around 2 a.m. Sunday the suspect, 21-year-old Morgan Neal, was driving northbound in the 2700 block of South Buckner Boulevard, near Hume Drive, when she hit a man who was trying to cross the road. According to police, the victim was not on a crosswalk at the time.
The man died at the scene, police said. He has not yet been identified.
Police said that after Neal hit the man, she then crossed the median and crashed into a wooden light pole.
Neal was arrested and charged with driving while intoxicated. Police said she could face more charges. A bond has not yet been set, according to jail records.
Further details were not released as the investigation continues. | https://www.wfaa.com/article/news/local/driver-charged-dwi-crash-killed-pedestrian-dallas/287-eac75386-4243-42e9-b194-0e201015e8c9 | 2023-07-02T22:10:03 | 1 | https://www.wfaa.com/article/news/local/driver-charged-dwi-crash-killed-pedestrian-dallas/287-eac75386-4243-42e9-b194-0e201015e8c9 |
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-saturday-morning-crash-dallas-july-1-2023/287-54790be8-b9ac-439b-8554-afd329a3dd34 | 2023-07-02T22:10:09 | 1 | https://www.wfaa.com/article/news/local/infant-killed-saturday-morning-crash-dallas-july-1-2023/287-54790be8-b9ac-439b-8554-afd329a3dd34 |
HOUSTON — Fourth of July is almost here but for many the celebration will start this weekend and so will the fireworks.
Each year, some people end up in the ER with fireworks-related injuries.
At just 17 years old, Nate Watson had no idea his life would forever be changed by a single firework.
“If you ask him, he’s like ‘my future literally blew up in my face,'" Nate's father David Watson said.
It was the Fourth of July two years ago. Nate was popping fireworks in the front yard.
“He put the firework down a mortar shell, lit it, backed away like he’s been told and taught and seen how it’s done," David said.
He said Nate did everything right, but still, something went wrong.
“The firework never went up. It exploded in the tube. So what happened was, all the pieces went exploding. He instinctively went like this, to protect his face and his arm and wrist sustained the majority of the trauma," David said.
A paramedic at the time, David treated his son right there, on the front lawn and then rushed him to the hospital.
“The bones in his wrist were pretty much decimated. And the bones in his forearm were both broken," David said.
Today, sadly, Nate’s arm will never be the same, and David, now an adult injury prevention education coordinator at Memorial Hermann said he will never buy fireworks again.
“My advice is to leave it to professionals because you never know what could happen, even if you’re being completely 100% safe," David said.
Doctors from Memorial Hermann are hoping to help prevent injuries this year.
“Fireworks are no different than using firearms, there’s a risk associated with them that people don’t always take into account," Dr. Todd Huzar, UTHealth Houston burn surgeon with Memorial Hermann, said.
Huzar agrees the best way to prevent injury is to not use fireworks altogether, but says, if you are using them, be cautious.
“Don’t mix with alcohol because it could affect your judgment, it can affect your speed and ability to get away," Huzar said. "Keep children very far away from them."
“You always want to shoot on open level ground so that nothing falls over," spokesperson for Top Dog Fireworks Sue Davis said.
She fireworks can be done safely as long as you're smart.
“Fireworks are not toys. Every firework needs to be treated as something that you have to have a lot of respect for. You need to follow the directions, and follow all the common sense safety rules," Davis said. | https://www.wfaa.com/article/news/local/texas/my-future-literally-blew-up-in-my-face-defective-firework-causes-permanent-damage-to-houston-teen/503-8da97cfa-9143-46ca-865c-451f11c45bd0 | 2023-07-02T22:10:10 | 0 | https://www.wfaa.com/article/news/local/texas/my-future-literally-blew-up-in-my-face-defective-firework-causes-permanent-damage-to-houston-teen/503-8da97cfa-9143-46ca-865c-451f11c45bd0 |
COVID-19 seems to have all but disappeared from the news, and health officials are hoping to avoid a fall resurgence of the disease as has happened in past years.
Lancaster County has averaged fewer than two official cases per day for the past three weeks, and its risk dial has been in the green range for more than two months.
In fact, the last time the county registered more than 25 cases in a week was for the week ending May 13.
On a weekly basis, that's the lowest case numbers have been locally since the pandemic started in March 2020.
Lincoln-Lancaster County Health Director Pat Lopez said there have been fewer than 50 cases total registered in the county in June. That compares with more than 800 in March.
"We definitely have seen the numbers going lower," Lopez said.
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There also have been very few COVID-related hospitalizations over the past couple of months.
Bryan Health said in a statement that over the past two months, it has averaged five COVID-19 patients a day and there have been "a very limited number" of patients requiring a stay in intensive care.
Bryan also said that staff absences due to COVID also have been low, with no more than four in any day in the past two months. That's the case even though the health system no longer requires employees to wear masks at work.
Statewide, cases also have stayed at historically low levels. There were only about 80 cases recorded in all of Nebraska for the week ending June 24.
The average number of COVID-19 patients in the state as a whole dropped from 60 the week ending May 13 to 30 the week ending June 17.
Hospital numbers are better than they were in the spring of 2022 and about the same as they were in the summer of 2021, the two previous low points for cases during the pandemic.
A decline in hospitalizations has also meant fewer deaths. As of Friday, Lancaster County had not recorded a COVID-19 death in June, which would be the first month since October without one.
Statewide, weekly deaths have been in the single digits for three straight weeks, according to the CDC.
It's not clear if case numbers are really as low as they appear to be because most people no longer get tested for the disease at clinics and pharmacies, instead relying on home tests or not getting tested at all.
Lancaster County has now gone six straight weeks with fewer than 500 weekly COVID-19 tests recorded, and three straight weeks with fewer than 300, which are the lowest testing numbers since the pandemic began.
A better gauge of overall spread of the disease is the percentage of positive results among the people who have gotten an official COVID-19 test. Since May, the test positivity rate has hovered between about 4% and 6% in Lancaster County.
While that's an improvement over the same time last year, it's not the lowest it's been.
From March-April of 2022, there was a six-week stretch where the test positivity rate remained below 5%, even dropping below 3% a couple of weeks.
The county experienced an even-longer stretch of low test positivity in May, June and July of 2021, with a 10-week stretch of below-5% positivity, including a six-week stretch where the positivity rate was below 3%.
And in the past few weeks, the local test positivity rate has been trending higher. After hitting 3.8% the week ending May 27, it has been above 5% in three of the four weeks since.
Another measure of how widespread the virus is is wastewater sampling, and that shows positive trends.
Lancaster County's three week average of 66,600 virus particles per liter of wastewater as of June 24 was the lowest level since July 10, 2021.
In Nebraska, every wastewater sampling location that reported recent data had either low or very low levels of virus particles and has shown decreasing levels over the past two weeks.
However, Dr. James Lawler, associate director of the University of Nebraska Medical Center’s Global Center for Health Security, said in a video posted on the UNMC website June 27 that COVID-19 levels in wastewater nationally, while lower than they have been in recent months, are not as low as they were in the summer of 2021 and the spring of 2022.
In fact, the most recent data shows levels are about 3½ times higher than they were in late May and early June of 2021.
"Even though we're at a low point relative to the last year, we have not yet reached the nadir of the pandemic that occurred in the summer of 2021," he said in the video.
Lawler predicted that COVID-19 cases will likely start to rise sometime in late summer and into the fall as they have in past years.
But that doesn't mean there will be fall and winter surges like there have been in years past. That's because a large portion of the population has immunity to the disease, either because they have gotten it, been vaccinated against it or both.
In Lancaster County, more than 222,000 of the county's nearly 325,000 people have received at least two doses of the original COVID-19 vaccine, although fewer than 65,000 are up to date with their vaccines, meaning they have had their primary series plus additional doses as recommended by the CDC.
Lopez said she continues to see about 60 people a day coming into the Health Department to receive a dose of the new bivalent vaccine.
Though the number of people getting a COVID-19 vaccine in Lancaster County has been low for months, the numbers have ticked up recently.
Lopez said that about 20% of county residents have received the bivalent vaccine, which is higher than the national average of 17%, according to the CDC.
The CDC recommends that people ages 65 and older and those with compromised immune systems get additional vaccine doses of the new bivalent vaccine.
Lopez said every person, whether healthy or not, should get at least one dose of the bivalent vaccine.
"That's the biggest thing they can do to protect themselves and their families," she said.
The CDC recently recommended that the U.S. move away from bivalent vaccines, which target both the original COVID-19 virus strain as well as recent variants, in favor of a vaccine that targets the XBB 1.5 variant.
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UNIONTOWN, Pa. — A fire caused damage to a house in Uniontown on Saturday.
Emergency crews were called to West Highland Street at around 6 a.m.
The fire appears to have damaged the upper level of the house.
The Red Cross was called to the scene and is working to help the family who lived inside.
No one was injured.
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PITTSBURGH — Now, Mitch Keller can think about the All-Star Game.
The Pittsburgh Pirates right-hander said after he beat the San Diego Padres on Wednesday night that he was not thinking about the possibility of being selected to the Midsummer Classic.
Keller can plan his trip to Seattle as he will be the Pirates’ lone player on the National League roster, which will be played June 11 at T-Mobile Park.
Major League Baseball announced the All-Star rosters late Sunday afternoon, but Keller found out prior to the game against the Milwaukee Brewers at PNC Park. It is the first All-Star selection of his five-year career.
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PITTSBURGH — Rookie Nick Gonzales homered and doubled but the Pittsburgh Pirates lost to the Milwaukee Brewers 6-3 on Sunday at PNC Park.
Gonzales’ two-run home run to dead center field put the Pirates ahead 2-0 in the second inning but those were the only runs they managed off starter Colin Rea (5-4) in 6.2 innings.
The Brewers went ahead for good 3-2 on William Contreras’ three-run homer in the third off Rich Hill (7-8).
Josh Palacios also had two hits for the Pirates (39-44), who have dropped back-to-back games following a four-game winning streak. The Brewers (45-39) have won six of their last eight games and remained tied with the Cincinnati Reds for the National League Central lead.
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BREVARD COUNTY, Fla. — The Florida Highway Patrol said they are investigating a crash that killed a motorcycle driver in Brevard County.
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According to a news release, the crash happened around 1:30 p.m. Sunday at Mile Marker 163 in the southbound lane of Interstate 95 in Sebastian.
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Investigators said the motorcycle driver lost control while changing lanes, ran off the road, and crashed into a tree.
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FHP said the driver was pronounced dead at the scene.
Investigators will continue to investigate the crash.
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TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Gov. Ron DeSantis announced this week that over 2,200 new members of law enforcement would receive bonuses.
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The $15 million award was made possible through the Florida Law Enforcement Recruitment Bonus Program in 2022-2023.
According to a news release, 2,265 law enforcement officers received a $5,000 bonus after taxes in their first year of the program.
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“Florida’s law enforcement officers put their lives on the line every day to protect our communities,” DeSantis said. “And I am proud that Florida’s reputation proceeds itself as 668 out-of-state law enforcement recruits have chosen to practice this noble profession in Florida.”
The recruitment program encourages Floridians to join the field and brings in out-of-state recruits.
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There have been 668 recruits across the United States, including 230 from California, New York and Pennsylvania.
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ORLANDO, Fla. — Valencia College and the University of Central Florida will have additional funding for their student success partnership.
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The schools received $1.3 million from the Helios Education Foundation this week to provide more financial support for transfer students.
The Helios grant will aid the UCF/Valencia Improving Student Success Task Force.
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This program will help students before and after their transition from Valencia to UCF, including:
- $500 to use toward up to three Valencia common prerequisite courses.
- For those with an Associate in Arts degree, $250 to use toward common prerequisite courses before transferring to UCF.
- A $500 financial aid award for part-time students to continue their studies at UCF and supplement their financial aid in the transition from Valencia to UCF.
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The grant will support Valencia College DirectConnect transfer students in the Fall 2023, Spring 2024, and Summer 2024 semesters.
“DirectConnect to UCF is an important pathway to help students earn life-changing bachelor’s degrees and become part of the talent pipeline that fuels Central Florida’s industries,” said UCF President Alexander Cartwright. “Thanks to the support of Helios Education Foundation, more students will be well-prepared to launch or advance their careers faster, jump-starting innovation and serving our community.”
The DirectConnect to UCF partnership began in 2006, and over 42,000 UCF bachelor’s degrees have been awarded to Valencia College students.
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Phoenix-area homicides in July 2023: Man found dead in car near 19th and Northern avenues
For the month of July, The Arizona Republic is documenting homicides in the early stages of investigation. If you have a tip about an incident we've reported on, or on one we've missed, send us information at https://azcentral.formstack.com/forms/homicide_tips.
Here is a list of known homicides being investigated, from the most recent.
Man found dead in vehicle near 19th and Northern Avenues
What happened: Phoenix police officers responded to a shooting call around 12:45 a.m. Sunday morning and found a man suffering from gunshot wounds inside a vehicle.
Where and when: July 2, near 19th and Northern avenues.
Arrests: Officers learned that a suspect was seen running into an apartment in the complex. The suspect was called out of the apartment and taken into custody.
More information: Anyone with information regarding the incident is asked to contact Phoenix police at 602-262-6151 or Silent Witness at 480-WITNESS or 480-TESTIGO for Spanish. | https://www.azcentral.com/story/news/local/phoenix/2023/07/02/phoenix-area-homicides-in-july-2023-what-we-know/70377593007/ | 2023-07-02T22:33:43 | 1 | https://www.azcentral.com/story/news/local/phoenix/2023/07/02/phoenix-area-homicides-in-july-2023-what-we-know/70377593007/ |
A Kissimmee man is one of 27 people accused of “illegal activities” involving the theft and resale of luxury vehicles, according to the Florida Department of Law Enforcement.
The FDLE said that 26-year-old Jose Luis Hernandez-Mercado from Kissimmee is wanted in connection with the crime ring that was dubbed “Operation Gone in 60 Days “ and faces charges of grand theft of a motor vehicle, dealing in stolen property, and possession of a motor vehicle with an altered VIN.
According to a news release, the crime ring centered around profiting from the theft and sale of luxury vehicles. The members are accused of illegally acquiring the vehicles by 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.
So far, 23 people have been arrested and dozens of high-end vehicles recovered in the five-year RICO investigation, officials said.
The FDLE said another “scheme” saw the suspects keeping rental vehicles and filing false police reports claiming the vehicles had been stolen.
“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,” said FDLE Commissioner Mark Glass. “. This complex criminal enterprise victimized citizens and businesses across the state, but the suspects’ days of profiting off the misery of hard-working Floridians is at an end.”
According to the release, the investigation began in 2018 and the results were announced at a news conference with Attorney General Ashley Moody, officials from the FDLE, Florida Chief Financial Officer Jimmy Patronis, the FHP and the National Insurance Crime Bureau.
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“Operation Gone in 60 Days and the arrests of the individuals involved represent years of interagency work and steadfast determination. In this case, the suspects took advantage of those around them for personal benefit and with zero regards to the consequences of their actions or how they would affect their victims. Today is another example of Florida’s refusal to allow criminal organizations or activities to prey on its citizens and reminds everyone that Florida is a law-and-order state,” said FHP Colonel Gary Howze II.
Officials said in addition to the 23 suspects already arrested and the two more with active arrest warrants, agents have filed two additional arrest affidavits with the court, for a total of 27 suspects.
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Tucson's Make Way for Books is expanding to little readers statewide After 25 years of supporting Tucson's youngest readers, Make Way for Books is bringing its programming to more cities throughout Arizona.
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UNDERWOOD, Wash. — A fast-growing brush fire near Underwood in southeast Skamania County, Washington, across the Columbia River from Hood River in Oregon, has prompted Level 3 (Go Now) evacuation orders. The fire had grown to about 75 acres as of 2:04 p.m. and is threatening about 100 structures, Washington fire officials reported.
The fire is burning near the Spring Creek Fish Hatchery on SR 14, according to the Washington State Department of Transportation. Crews were redirecting traffic Sunday morning.
At around 2 p.m. Sunday, Level 3 (Go Now) evacuation orders were activated for Cook Underhill Road, within a two-mile radius of the fire. Sign up for evacuation notices here
Here's what the evacuation levels mean
Level 1 Notice - Be Ready: Residents should be aware of the danger that exists in their area and monitor local media outlets for information. Residents with special needs should take note and begin making arrangements to evacuate. Evacuations at this time are voluntary.
Level 2 Notice - Be Set: This level indicates there is significant danger to your area, and residents should either voluntarily relocate to a shelter or outside of the affected area, or if choosing to remain, to be ready at a moment's notice. Emergency services cannot guarantee that they will be able to notify you if conditions rapidly deteriorate.
Level 3 Notice - Go Now: Danger to your area is current or imminent, and you should leave immediately. Listen to local media and watch for emergency personnel who may be coming by to give further instructions regarding the evacuation.
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UNDERWOOD, Wash. — A fast-growing brush fire near Underwood in southeast Skamania County, Washington, across the Columbia River from Hood River in Oregon, has prompted Level 3 (Go Now) evacuation orders. The fire had grown to about 75 acres as of 2:04 p.m. and is threatening about 100 structures, Washington fire officials reported.
The fire is burning near the Spring Creek Fish Hatchery on SR 14, according to the Washington State Department of Transportation. Crews were redirecting traffic Sunday morning.
At around 2 p.m. Sunday, Level 3 (Go Now) evacuation orders were activated for Cook Underhill Road, within a two-mile radius of the fire. Sign up for evacuation notices here
Here's what the evacuation levels mean
Level 1 Notice - Be Ready: Residents should be aware of the danger that exists in their area and monitor local media outlets for information. Residents with special needs should take note and begin making arrangements to evacuate. Evacuations at this time are voluntary.
Level 2 Notice - Be Set: This level indicates there is significant danger to your area, and residents should either voluntarily relocate to a shelter or outside of the affected area, or if choosing to remain, to be ready at a moment's notice. Emergency services cannot guarantee that they will be able to notify you if conditions rapidly deteriorate.
Level 3 Notice - Go Now: Danger to your area is current or imminent, and you should leave immediately. Listen to local media and watch for emergency personnel who may be coming by to give further instructions regarding the evacuation.
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SPILLVILLE — A Saturday night crash in Winneshiek County left two dead and three injured.
The crash occurred at 11:10 p.m. when a Toyota Highlander northbound on 265th Avenue ran a stop sign, colliding with a Chevrolet Malibu at the intersection with County Road B16 east of Spillville.
According to the Iowa State Patrol, 42-year-old Christopher Mirich of Waukon, driver of the Highlander, was pronounced dead at the scene along with one of the passengers, 54-year-old Laura Lubka of Postville.
The driver of the Malibu, 49-year-old Neil Heins of Monona, was transported to Winneshiek Medical Center with injuries along with the other two passengers in the crash, 28-year-old Taylor Gerleman of Calmar and 36-year-old Scott Uhlenhake of Luana.
None of the passengers were wearing seatbelts.
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Assisting on the scene were the Winneshiek County Sheriff’s Office, Decorah police and fire departments, Calmar Fire and Rescue, Ossian Ambulance, a Howard County sheriff’s deputy, a Department of Natural Resources officer, Protivin Rescue, Gunderson Air Care, and Don’s Towing.
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ROANOKE, Va. – Authorities are at the scene of Riverland Road, near the 9th Street bridge in Southeast Roanoke after a body was recovered from the Roanoke River, according to Roanoke Fire-EMS.
The department confirmed to 10 News they were called to assist police with a deceased person discovered in the river.
We’re told the department’s boating team is on the scene.
10 News has reached out to authorities for more information. This article will be updated with more details as they become available.
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PROCTOR — After searching for a new location for over a decade, the single Duluth-based Veterans of Foreign Wars post is making a move to Proctor, while maintaining their Duluth connections. Post 137 Quartermaster Kevin Beichler said it's a chance to get back to the basics of operating as a VFW.
"The reason we're moving up here is the opportunity to relocate and establish our new fraternal order," Beichler said. "But it's more about getting back to the grassroots of what the VFW is about. It's about the veterans, the veterans' families, the community and youth activities. ... If you look at our sign out there, it still says Proctor Duluth, because we still have strong connections to Duluth."
Post Commander Al Young said the post has been looking for a new location for over a decade. It's location for the past several decades was in Lincoln Park. It was once in the basement of the former Seaway Hotel, before a flood prompted a move across Superior Street to another building's basement. Young said he wanted the post to move to a brighter locale.
"One of the promises that I made when I sat down at the table was that we would find a new home," Young said. "We were fortunate to have several members who donated and had the same vision that we did. This is a place for the new generation of veterans and for our current members."
The new home is located in the former Derailed bar in Proctor. The VFW purchased the building in December and set to work shaping it into their new headquarters, while still running the old post with volunteers.
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"We've been very, very fortunate to have this group of volunteers and the thousands of hours that we've put into this," Young said. "There were many days when I'd be running between both locations, fixing issues and checking in. Now we're just about moved in and almost ready to open up this one and close the old one."
Though, their doors aren't open quite yet. Beichler said they won't officially open until their new flagpole has been placed out front. The post held a soft opening for members in early June and said they received positive feedback.
"The nicest way one of our members said it, at the soft opening, was that we're 'a new VFW with a lot of history,'" Young said. "We're over 100 years old and yet we have a new building and hopefully we'll continue to bring in new members."
The new post building will bear the name of two local men who were killed while serving in Iraq: Spc. Daniel McConnell, U.S. Army, and Lance Cpl. Scott Modeen, U.S. Marine Corps. The name was first adopted in 2009 when the final two posts in Duluth merged.
The post is one of thousands of posts across the country. The VFW was founded in 1899, and the this post was founded in 1919 and is one of the oldest active posts in Minnesota.
The post is run entirely by volunteers, which VFW District 8 Commander Mary Thompson said is rare.
"It's a full-volunteer staff, from kitchen to bar to leadership and that's a big deal," Thompson said. "It's an example of the VFW's newer motto 'Still serving' because that's exactly what our members do. They are still serving the community, the schools, the veterans."
Beichler said the volunteer work was worthwhile because it helped create a legacy for the next generation of veterans.
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"I think this shows the tenacity of the members of the post, how we were able to pull a community together to get us here," Beichler said. "This started as a pipe dream and now we're here. We'll see where we go from here." | https://www.duluthnewstribune.com/news/local/last-duluth-vfw-moves-to-proctor | 2023-07-02T23:32:45 | 0 | https://www.duluthnewstribune.com/news/local/last-duluth-vfw-moves-to-proctor |
SAN ANGELO, Texas — A San Angelo sewage spill has resulted in approximately 234, 677 gallons of untreated wastewater leaking into the Concho River.
The incident first began at approximately 9 p.m. July 1 as water spilled from the Wastewater Treatment Facility into the river as the result of an electric transformer failure and heavy rains.
The water pumping station -located at 1898 City Farm Rd.- was returned to normal at approximately 12:30 a.m. thanks to the work of Water Reclamation staff and AEP Texas.
However, those within 1/2 mile of the spill should proceed with caution when consuming drinking water. It is recommended to only use water that has been distilled or boiled for one minute or more.
This includes water used for drinking, cooking, bathing and brushing teeth.
Those with private water wells are advised to get their water tested and disinfected if possible and others who are concerned should contact their water distributor.
Additionally, the general public should avoid coming into contact with any impacted areas and all clothing items should be washed if contaminated.
The City is currently working to address this issue. | https://www.myfoxzone.com/article/news/local/san-angelo-sewage-spill-could-impact-water-quality-in-certain-areas/504-5f6ed27c-fd76-4e9e-8e50-b98ce74bbbc5 | 2023-07-02T23:35:52 | 0 | https://www.myfoxzone.com/article/news/local/san-angelo-sewage-spill-could-impact-water-quality-in-certain-areas/504-5f6ed27c-fd76-4e9e-8e50-b98ce74bbbc5 |
A severe-thunderstorm watch is in effect for South Jersey, as well as much of the rest of the state and the Delaware Valley, until 11 p.m. Sunday, according to the National Weather Service.
Fifteen New Jersey counties are included in the watch, including Atlantic, Cape May, Cumberland and Ocean counties. The watch, which began at around 4:30 p.m., also spans South Jersey coastal waters.
The National Weather Service issued a severe-thunderstorm warning for a storm in western Cumberland County earlier this afternoon.
Press of Atlantic City meteorologist Joe Martucci said showers and storms could last up to two hours. Strong winds and flooding are the principal threats for the storm, he added, and there is a chance of hail. While the thunderstorm watch should expire at 11 p.m., Martucci said that non-severe showers could continue overnight. | https://pressofatlanticcity.com/news/local/severe-thunderstorm-watch-in-effect-until-11-p-m/article_aa6de8e6-1923-11ee-b533-93e6ff359688.html | 2023-07-02T23:37:06 | 0 | https://pressofatlanticcity.com/news/local/severe-thunderstorm-watch-in-effect-until-11-p-m/article_aa6de8e6-1923-11ee-b533-93e6ff359688.html |
Lincoln officials are asking residents for help with the post-Independence Day cleanup at Oak Lake Park.
Lincoln Fire and Rescue is providing a drop-off center for unexploded fireworks on Wednesday from 9-11:30 a.m. in the east parking lot at Oak Lake Park near North First and Charleston streets. The munitions will then be disposed of in an incinerator.
Fire Chief Bill Moody said storing unused fireworks at home can become hazardous if left unattended for too long due to degradation.
After dropping off their used fireworks, residents are also encouraged to help with the department of Transportation and Utilities' cleanup from Monday's Uncle Sam Jam Independence Day celebration at Oak Lake Park.
The operation will run from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Wednesday, and free lunch and kayaking will be provided to volunteers. Volunteers must be age 10 or older to participate in kayaking.
To register and find more information, volunteers can visit the Lincoln Transportation and Utilities' website , or call the cleanup coordinator at 402-441-4959.
Counties with the warmest summers in Nebraska
Counties with the warmest summers in Nebraska
It's almost summer, and the weather is starting to heat up.
With this in mind, Stacker compiled a list of the counties with the warmest summers in Nebraska using data from the National Centers for Environmental Information . Data represents the average temperatures from June to August 2022; the historic average is the average for these months from 1901 to 2000.
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#25. Cass County
- Summer 2022 average temperature: 75 degrees
- Historic average summer temperature: 74 degrees
-- 2022 difference from historic average: 1.3 degrees
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#24. Thayer County
- Summer 2022 average temperature: 75 degrees
- Historic average summer temperature: 75 degrees
-- 2022 difference from historic average: 0.7 degrees
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#23. Johnson County
- Summer 2022 average temperature: 75 degrees
- Historic average summer temperature: 75 degrees
-- 2022 difference from historic average: 0.8 degrees
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#22. Pawnee County
- Summer 2022 average temperature: 75 degrees
- Historic average summer temperature: 75 degrees
-- 2022 difference from historic average: 0.6 degrees
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#21. Saline County
- Summer 2022 average temperature: 76 degrees
- Historic average summer temperature: 75 degrees
-- 2022 difference from historic average: 0.9 degrees
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#20. Gage County
- Summer 2022 average temperature: 76 degrees
- Historic average summer temperature: 75 degrees
-- 2022 difference from historic average: 0.6 degrees
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#19. Washington County
- Summer 2022 average temperature: 76 degrees
- Historic average summer temperature: 73 degrees
-- 2022 difference from historic average: 2.3 degrees
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#18. Nemaha County
- Summer 2022 average temperature: 76 degrees
- Historic average summer temperature: 75 degrees
-- 2022 difference from historic average: 0.7 degrees
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#17. Dodge County
- Summer 2022 average temperature: 76 degrees
- Historic average summer temperature: 73 degrees
-- 2022 difference from historic average: 2.6 degrees
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#16. Merrick County
- Summer 2022 average temperature: 76 degrees
- Historic average summer temperature: 74 degrees
-- 2022 difference from historic average: 2.3 degrees
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#15. Sarpy County
- Summer 2022 average temperature: 76 degrees
- Historic average summer temperature: 74 degrees
-- 2022 difference from historic average: 1.8 degrees
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#14. Douglas County
- Summer 2022 average temperature: 76 degrees
- Historic average summer temperature: 74 degrees
-- 2022 difference from historic average: 2.1 degrees
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#13. Jefferson County
- Summer 2022 average temperature: 76 degrees
- Historic average summer temperature: 75 degrees
-- 2022 difference from historic average: 0.9 degrees
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#12. Frontier County
- Summer 2022 average temperature: 76 degrees
- Historic average summer temperature: 73 degrees
-- 2022 difference from historic average: 2.8 degrees
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#11. Saunders County
- Summer 2022 average temperature: 76 degrees
- Historic average summer temperature: 74 degrees
-- 2022 difference from historic average: 2.3 degrees
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#10. Lancaster County
- Summer 2022 average temperature: 76 degrees
- Historic average summer temperature: 74 degrees
-- 2022 difference from historic average: 1.6 degrees
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#9. Franklin County
- Summer 2022 average temperature: 76 degrees
- Historic average summer temperature: 74 degrees
-- 2022 difference from historic average: 1.7 degrees
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#8. Hayes County
- Summer 2022 average temperature: 76 degrees
- Historic average summer temperature: 73 degrees
-- 2022 difference from historic average: 3.3 degrees
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#7. Richardson County
- Summer 2022 average temperature: 76 degrees
- Historic average summer temperature: 75 degrees
-- 2022 difference from historic average: 1.1 degrees
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#6. Chase County
- Summer 2022 average temperature: 76 degrees
- Historic average summer temperature: 73 degrees
-- 2022 difference from historic average: 3.6 degrees
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#5. Furnas County
- Summer 2022 average temperature: 76 degrees
- Historic average summer temperature: 74 degrees
-- 2022 difference from historic average: 1.9 degrees
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#4. Dundy County
- Summer 2022 average temperature: 77 degrees
- Historic average summer temperature: 73 degrees
-- 2022 difference from historic average: 3.3 degrees
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#3. Harlan County
- Summer 2022 average temperature: 77 degrees
- Historic average summer temperature: 75 degrees
-- 2022 difference from historic average: 2.1 degrees
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#2. Hitchcock County
- Summer 2022 average temperature: 77 degrees
- Historic average summer temperature: 74 degrees
-- 2022 difference from historic average: 3.2 degrees
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#1. Red Willow County
- Summer 2022 average temperature: 77 degrees
- Historic average summer temperature: 74 degrees
-- 2022 difference from historic average: 3.5 degrees
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The soothing sounds of jazz swept through Byrd Park on Sunday evening as dozens of people gathered for Richmond Parks and Recreation’s Jazz at the Fountain.
New this year, Jazz at the Fountain is a free concert series that features live music by local jazz artists. The concerts are held on the first Sunday of the month through September in front of the picturesque Fountain Lake in Byrd Park.
The series kicked off in June with a performance from Richmond native Chan Hall and continued Sunday with the Richmond-based jazz quartet Michael Hawkins and The Brotherhood.
RVA Parks and Rec organizers said they introduced the concert series as a way to bring community members together and to make use of Byrd Park after announcing several road closures nearby that went into effect in May.
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Originally from Alexandria, bassist Michael Hawkins has toured with fellow jazz musicians worldwide and all across the U.S. Hawkins' critically acclaimed quartet, The Brotherhood, features himself and fellow Richmond musicians James “Saxsmo” Gates on saxophone, pianist Weldon Hill and Billy Williams Jr. on drums.
The band performed a variety of songs for a lively crowd of all ages on Sunday, and among the attendees were members of the group Trying to Adult RVA. The group is a young adult social organization that gathers members to attend events across Richmond throughout the year.
Group founder Sam Lydard said members were excited to learn about Jazz at the Fountain and already have plans to attend future concerts in the series.
“Our mission is having fun and making new friends, and that's what brought us to Jazz at the Fountain,” Lydard said. “We love any type of opportunity to support small artists or attend live music events, and this is already on our calendar for August.”
Sarah Kuhn and Roland Diermeier of Henrico County both agreed with Lydard and said they were happy to learn of another opportunity to enjoy live music around Richmond.
“It was really nice to have something to do in the community that didn't cost anything and, especially after the pandemic, we’ve just been looking for more events and ways to get out to do more things and meet new people,” Kuhn said.
Along with jazz music, concertgoers could enjoy ice cream and food from vendors.
The next installments of Jazz at the Fountain are scheduled for Aug. 6 with a performance from Weldon Hill and Sept. 3 featuring Desiree Roots. | https://richmond.com/news/local/michael-hawkins-and-the-brotherhood-headline-julys-jazz-at-the-fountain/article_11d67a5e-18eb-11ee-a73f-07ba040f3362.html | 2023-07-02T23:52:00 | 0 | https://richmond.com/news/local/michael-hawkins-and-the-brotherhood-headline-julys-jazz-at-the-fountain/article_11d67a5e-18eb-11ee-a73f-07ba040f3362.html |
LIGONIER TOWNSHIP, Pa. — One person is dead after an officer-involved shooting in Ligonier Township.
The Westmoreland County District Attorney’s Office said police were called to a situation on Gravel Hill Road at around 3:50 p.m. on Sunday. They say the situation led to the shooting.
The actor who was shot is dead. His identity will not be released at this time.
Authorities say no officers were injured.
PSP and Westmoreland County Detectives are investigating the situation. Channel 11 has reached out to PSP for more information and has not heard back at this time.
Gravel Hill Road is closed as authorities continue to investigate.
Channel 11 has a crew heading to the scene and is actively working to learn more.
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TAMPA, Fla. — An elderly man has died after authorities say he was found in a pool Saturday afternoon in Tampa.
At around 4:30 p.m., the man, who was in his 70s, was located in a community pool on Cindy Way, a spokesperson with the Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office told 10 Tampa Bay.
The man was reportedly taken to Advent Health where he was later pronounced dead.
The sheriff's office has not yet released the identity of the man or any other details regarding the incident. | https://www.wtsp.com/article/news/local/hillsboroughcounty/man-dies-tampa-pool/67-2b7cbd41-107b-451b-bacc-cbabab247af4 | 2023-07-02T23:58:51 | 0 | https://www.wtsp.com/article/news/local/hillsboroughcounty/man-dies-tampa-pool/67-2b7cbd41-107b-451b-bacc-cbabab247af4 |
TAMPA, Fla. — Love was in the air on Saturday at the Tampa International Airport!
A viral video on TikTok posted by Ada Yamila Ava showed a man, who people say is a doctor from the Tampa area, proposing to a woman, who was his high school sweetheart, at the airport.
And, of course, his now-fiance said yes to him after he gave a heartfelt speech on all the things the man loved about her.
In the beginning of the social media video, the man is seen walking with the woman towards a seating section of the airport but before she sits down, she is handed flowers by the man.
The man then shows the woman a piece of jewelry before he gets a pillow to put on the ground as he kneels down to speak to her.
The doctor points behind the woman to show all the cameras recording their special moment and more people are seen gathering to see him propose.
"Everybody is staring," the man said.
Before he asks the big question, the man pulls out a piece of paper that appears to have a speech he wrote and begins saying it to his now-fiance.
"My dearest Nancy, it's been 60 years since we first met, 56 years since we first dated, 10 years since I saw you last and 20 days since we rekindled," the man said while reading his paper to the woman. "You have always been the one I had a crush on since your cheerleader days. Strings me a smile to my face and makes my heart skip a beat."
The man, who is not named in the video, continues on with his speech describing how much the woman means to him and why he wants to spend the rest of his life with her.
Towards the end of the speech, more people are seen pausing their walk as the man gets ready to propose to the woman.
"Will you Nancy do me the honor to be my soulmate in life, my partner in every sense of the word, to be my loving wife forever and marry me?" he asked.
The video shows the woman nodding in tears and she and the man hug each after the proposal while all the people around clap and cheer for them.
TPA has not yet said they will do anything special regarding their proposal at the airport. | https://www.wtsp.com/article/news/local/hillsboroughcounty/tampa-international-airport-proposal-marriage/67-96128bc9-198c-4036-b920-4ef9cb3412cf | 2023-07-02T23:58:57 | 1 | https://www.wtsp.com/article/news/local/hillsboroughcounty/tampa-international-airport-proposal-marriage/67-96128bc9-198c-4036-b920-4ef9cb3412cf |
Fireworks stands can be found along highways all over North Texas. This year, fireworks sales are projected to surpass last year’s.
North Texas resident Ken Capps walked and purchased two bags full of items sure to add excitement to this year’s family gathering.
“Things that go high and go bang,” he said. “And got some bottled rockets. They’re a lot bigger than they used to be.”
He stopped at Josh Floyd’s stand just off I-35 in Denton County Sunday afternoon. Floyd has been in the fireworks business for more than 20 years. He’s witnessed changes in products and withstood 2020 and 2021 – when COVID-19 disrupted the supply chain.
“It’s difficult for our suppliers to get over there and get the stuff, for the factories to make them, which resulted in a shortage and price hikes,” Floyd said. “And we were calling wholesalers all over trying to get product a couple of years ago.”
But consumers are loyal to tradition, especially when it comes to Independence Day. So, the fireworks stand survived and thrived. According to the American Pyrotechnics Association, consumers spent some $2.3 billion on fireworks in 2022. They expect sales for the 2023 season to surpass that.
It proves that the ritual of fireworks is here to stay throughout generations.
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With products flying off the shelves, the American Pyrotechnics Association stressed the importance of only purchasing legal consumer fireworks.
For more information visit americanpyro.com | https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/fireworks-sales-expected-to-surpass-previous-years/3288563/ | 2023-07-03T00:00:54 | 1 | https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/fireworks-sales-expected-to-surpass-previous-years/3288563/ |
A 33-year-old man was killed Saturday after a fight in Arlington, police said.
The shooting happened shortly before midnight. According to the Arlington Police Department, officers responded to an apartment complex in the 2800 block of Forest Hollow Lane. They found a man unresponsive on a second-floor landing with multiple gunshot wounds.
The man, who was not immediately identified, was pronounced dead at the scene.
Witnesses told investigators the victim and another male got into a physical fight just prior to the shooting – and after the fight was broken up, the victim started following the other male to a second-floor apartment. Moments later, multiple shots were fired. The other male, who is the suspected shooter, then left the scene.
Police did not release a description of the suspect. Anyone with information should call detectives at 817-459-5691. | https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/man-33-killed-in-arlington-shooting-police-say/3288577/ | 2023-07-03T00:01:00 | 1 | https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/man-33-killed-in-arlington-shooting-police-say/3288577/ |
Coconino County entered a new fiscal year on July 1 with a balanced budget, and the Board of Supervisors voted unanimously to approve the final budget in the amount of $446,374,685.
This year, the county is looking to make investments in public health, flood control, forest restoration and operational capacity — and it's doing that with a long-term economic plan, according to Coconino County finance director Siri Mullaney.
When Mullaney was hired as the county’s finance director, Deputy County Manager Andy Bertelsen said she was instrumental in developing a 10-year financial plan for the region.
The 10-year plan looks at the county’s projected needs for the coming decade, but it also factors in the likelihood of a recession.
“We’ve learned, if you look at economic trends, for every 10 years roughly there’s a two-year recessionary type period. So we really want to make sure to insulate ourselves as a county, as stewards of our local government and local resources, from those peaks and valleys of the economic conditions,” Bertelsen said.
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According to Mullaney, when last year’s budget was crafted, county staff anticipated a recession.
“The numbers that you see forecast in this budget do reflect a recessionary outlook,” Mullaney said. “In reality, when we see the FY23 numbers coming in, we did continue to experience growth the first half of our fiscal year, so we are on track to receive our projected forecast for county and state shared sales taxes, because we had a strong economy continue.”
This year, the largest chunk of the county’s incoming funds are the result of government grants, and an infusion of resources to handle major emergencies such as fires and floods. Behind those revenue sources are state shared sales tax and local tax revenues.
The state revenues, Mullaney said, were bolstered by events such as the Super Bowl. Those income streams are likely to taper.
As Mullaney and her team plan for the possibility of economic downturn, they start by looking at Arizona as a whole — then narrow their approach to map out the possible direction of Coconino County’s economy.
“The legislative budget committee at the state level will put out numbers on what they think the growth models will be and where they think the funds will increase,” Bertelsen said. “They’re not always as conservative as we are, interestingly. Siri always looks at that with scrutiny to say, 'Well, I think for our northern Arizona community that’s a bit aggressive in those revenue projections.' We’re really applying local knowledge and taking into account the interest rates and what the fed is going to do in terms of raising interest rates or not, and how that impacts us as a community that’s heavily reliant on our tourism revenues, for example.”
Mullaney said there are counties that rely more heavily on stable revenues like property taxes. In Coconino County, property tax base isn’t necessarily as large as the state’s more metropolitan counties, and it tends to be more reliant on a sales tax base.
“Even when we compare to the State of Arizona, we have a little bit more stability in our state-shared sales tax revenue because they have a higher shift in their base toward retail. Whereas here, a large portion of our sales tax base is driven by the tourism industry: whether it's hospitality, entertainment, restaurant and bars, our percentage in Coconino County is high relative to the rest of the state,” she said.
As inflation continues to pose a threat nationally and create volatility in hospitality and tourist industries, Mullaney said the 10-year financial plan becomes a valuable asset.
Mullaney added: “Knowing that there’s going to be times of economic prosperity where we have revenues that go above that line or above that sustainable level allows us to invest in one-time initiatives, but also times of recession. Where those economic drivers aren’t as strong for us, we need to fill that gap without cutting services, by having reserves on hand. We’ve been lucky to find some good modeling that helps us establish what is that baseline level, and then figure out if we’re in a time that’s above or below that line.
"What we really don’t want to do is say we’re in a time of prosperity right now, so we think we’re only going to grow from here. We really want to look realistically at the ebbs and flows of resources coming in.”
In charting out a budget, there’s an element of uncertainty, particularly when Mother Nature gets involved.
“We really try to anticipate surprises and account for them over those longer 10-year stretches. At the same time, there are things that are out of our control, and that’s the weather,” Bertelsen said.
More than $116 million dollars in the budget are allocated for fire management and flood control, according to Bertelsen. That money comes largely from federal sources.
“We continue to ask for those federal funds to help manage the impacts of those fires on national forests, as those fires on national forests impact our local community,” he said.
The 2023 fiscal year was shaped by devastating wildfires, post-fire flooding, heavy snowfall and rapid snow melt.
“Over the past year we continue to recover and remain resilient in the face of two catastrophic wildfires and post-wildfire flood events,” said Board of Supervisors Chair Patrice Horstman. “The FY 2024 budget adopted by the Board of Supervisors illustrates strong financial planning to continue our path to recovery. The budget provides strategic investments in our communities while maintaining and promoting efficiency into the future. This balanced budget invests in a capital improvement program to deliver critical projects throughout the county.”
In the spring, the county saw road infrastructure fail. Throughout the winter, maintenance equipment and crews were pushed hard by persistent precipitation.
“I think if you look at our flood-impacted areas based on wildfire, you’re going to see a lot of projects happening. A lot of those projects are happening right now. This budget really gives us the capacity to make those improvements on non-critical infrastructure, etc.,” Bertelsen said. “What you’ll see happening right now is some repair and improvement on some of those failed infrastructure areas, like Slayton Ranch Road for example.”
The budget focuses on bolstering the community’s resilience in the face of wildfires and extreme weather, but it also addresses some of the county’s needs that were made apparent following the COVID-19 pandemic.
When Bertlesen and Mullaney met with the Arizona Daily Sun, they did so via video chat — a tool the Board of Supervisors has also come to embrace for public meetings.
A large chunk of county business and information sharing was moved to digital platforms under social distancing requirements, and currently a lot of that infrastructure is still in heavy use.
That’s why the budget reflects an investment in cyber security, said Stephen Pelligrini, the county's communications manager. He explained the county has plans to bolster IT staff and work on “security projects” going forward.
“COVID really pushed us forward to be able to utilize our full technical capabilities. At the same time, COVID required us to set up these capabilities. We also know that local governments and all businesses are open to cyberattacks. We get attacked a lot, so we just need to make sure that our systems are protected from that,” Bertlesen said.
In ushering in a period of increased reliance on the internet, the pandemic also exposed inequalities in digital access. That’s why this budget carves out space for a rural broadband initiative, he said.
“We’re the second-largest county in the country and home to some of the most rural areas in the country. Continuing to work on those connectivity needs and making those investments is important to us,” Bertelsen said.
Some of the more remote and rural parts of Coconino County have attracted a wave of recreationists — people drawn outdoors to hike, climb and bike -- in large numbers since 2020.
“We know that with our visitorship, our search and rescue groups really are heavily impacted and probably some of the busiest people in the county. So, some investments in that area should be helpful as well,” Bertelsen said.
Despite a few new and notable revenue streams -- such as federal grant funding to address flood control and the community’s post-fire needs -- and a financing plan to cover the costs of capital improvements, the budget process is routine for Mullaney and her team.
“When we go all the way through and we have all these discussions, not a lot tends to change significantly because of our long-term approach to financial planning. We want to foresee what’s going to happen, not just this year, but hopefully several years down the line so we can avoid hopefully those large swings, increases and decreases when it comes to our staffing levels, our general fund support and our services,” Mullaney said. “In a lot of ways, it becomes a little bit routine, just because we have those planning efforts that are happening all year long.”
Following this week’s budget adoption, the Board of Supervisors will be taking its annual summer recess. It will resume regular meetings on Tuesday, Aug. 1. | https://azdailysun.com/news/local/coconino-county-board-of-supervisors-approves-a-balanced-budget-for-the-2024-fiscal-year/article_5529989e-16bc-11ee-94e0-870ea37f73f6.html | 2023-07-03T00:06:48 | 1 | https://azdailysun.com/news/local/coconino-county-board-of-supervisors-approves-a-balanced-budget-for-the-2024-fiscal-year/article_5529989e-16bc-11ee-94e0-870ea37f73f6.html |
TURLOCK, Calif. — For Patricia Escalante, caring for her grandchildren is nothing new. But after a tragic apartment fire in Turlock took everything they had, she's trying to stay strong while in very unfamiliar territory.
"It ruined everything destroyed everything. We were lucky to get out alive," said Escalante.
Escalante said she noticed the fire coming from her granddaughter's room and felt the heat radiating off the floor.
"I opened up the door and the flames were just coming on out. And before you know it, it just destroyed everything," she said.
Acting fast, she wasted no time hurrying her two grandchildren out the door to safety. They escaped with nothing but the clothes on their backs, with Escalante even forgetting to grab her own shoes on the way out.
"I thought to myself, don't grab nothing. Just get out because the flame were just coming up out of the wall, and it was happening so fast. And then the black smoke was just coming out, and I just saw the kids. I was yelling get out, get out," said Escalante.
The family ran out of the West Hawkeye apartment they've been calling home for the past three years. Escalante started renting the apartment once she stepped in to take guardianship of her grandchildren. She left her retirement community to make sure she could care for them.
For now, the family is staying at Motel 6. She said the Red Cross helped them with a room, but the future is still uncertain for now.
"We are so displaced. This is not a home. This is not Quinn and Llily's home. They, they're being resilient," said Escalante.
14-year-old Lilly actually stepped in to help get a fundraiser going on her grandmother's behalf. Escalante said the fundraiser is going toward food, gas and apartment application fees as they try to find a new home.
"I'm 65 years old, and never thought that anything like this would ever happen," she said. "Nothing has ever happened like this before in my life. And all I am worried about is these grandchildren."
While the family wasn't hurt in the fire, they're pet cat was tragically killed. The cause of the fire is under investigation by the Stanislaus County Fire Investigation Unit.
The GoFundMe page for the family is available at this link.
WATCH ALSO: | https://www.abc10.com/article/news/local/turlock/turlock-apartment-fire-hawkeye/103-852c8a02-131f-4d5f-acba-b62e0800e516 | 2023-07-03T00:34:27 | 0 | https://www.abc10.com/article/news/local/turlock/turlock-apartment-fire-hawkeye/103-852c8a02-131f-4d5f-acba-b62e0800e516 |
AUSTIN, Texas — The controversial partnership between the Austin Police Department (APD) and the Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) resumed on July 2 after it was put to a halt in May.
Gov. Greg Abbot sent DPS troopers to the Texas-Mexico border following the expiration of Title 42.
While some welcomed the return, others were less than pleased.
"We're really disappointed that they're making the decision to to restart this partnership," said Chris Harris with the Austin Justice Coalition earlier this week.
Jennifer Smith-Gonnabathula lives in North Austin and is the vice president of the North Austin Civic Association (NACA). She said when the collaboration first started in March, she and other neighbors saw that crime dwindled.
"With the uptick in crime in summer, that is something that we think about and we have to be aware of just for the safety of our neighbors," said Smith-Gonnabathula.
She added, "I would encourage anyone who has a negative opinion about this to come up to areas like this or go to the areas where they are patrolling, where DPS is going to be sent … I mean, you won't experience it in the daytime probably, but just listen at night, we don't hear the gunshots. That's a result for me."
The City noted that APD and DPS will focus on three areas where there is the most need – neighborhoods impacted most by crashes and violent crime, as well as communities that don't have enough police officers.
The approach shifted at the direction of the mayor and city council after the collaboration came under scrutiny once data revealed DPS troopers were targeting minorities at disproportionately higher rates. Nearly nine out of 10 people who were arrested on misdemeanor charges by DPS were either Black or Hispanic.
It's a concern Harris believes won't change.
"We saw that in the results of who got pulled over, who got arrested, who got searched, and so we're really concerned," said Harris.
KVUE reached out to the mayor and city council members about their thoughts over the agencies coming together again.
Mayor Kirk Watson acknowledged a need for the partnership due to the staffing shortage APD continues to face, while pointing to what DPS will be focused on – traffic safety and violent crime.
Councilmember Mackenzie Kelly expressed support toward the partnership resuming, while Councilmember Vanessa Fuentes took to Twitter to say although it is a step in the right direction, "There’s more work to be done if we want this partnership to be fair & effective." | https://www.kvue.com/article/news/local/austin-police-department-texas-dps-resume-partnership/269-4d59a85a-2ee5-4b89-8055-ecdfe4af0032 | 2023-07-03T00:35:24 | 1 | https://www.kvue.com/article/news/local/austin-police-department-texas-dps-resume-partnership/269-4d59a85a-2ee5-4b89-8055-ecdfe4af0032 |
BOISE, Idaho — This story originally appeared in The Idaho Press.
The city of Boise has spent $1.65 million on settling notices of tort claims and lawsuits filed since fiscal year 2018. Of that, almost $510,000 was spent on police settlements.
The settlement dates are based on when the claim was filed, not when the money was paid. The underlying records are exempt, according to the Boise City Attorney’s Office, because after a claim is concluded, only statistical data and the amount paid are public records.
“For you and me, that’s a lot of money. If somebody gave me (that amount), I’d stop answering my email,” Boise City Councilmember Patrick Bageant said. “But the city budget is hundreds of millions of dollars. If the city was paying $40, $50, $60 million a year in legal settlements I’d be very alarmed.”
So far this fiscal year, which ends Sept. 30, the city has spent $56,000 on settlements. The highest amount of tort claim settlements was $574,000 in fiscal year 2019.
And the city council sometimes is involved in these settlements, if the settlement is above $100,000. Otherwise, city staff work with the person who filed the claim, a spokesperson said.
For those above $100,000, the council will typically consider the settlement in an executive session. Sometimes, a privileged legal memo explains the case and recommendation, Bageant said.
“It’s an art,” Bageant said. “What is a case worth in terms of settling or what should we pay or what should we not pay?”
Bageant said the three biggest factors are whether the city made a mistake and owes someone money; is the amount of money a good offer and less than what would be paid at trial; and if the city loses the case, would it set a precedent that’s bad for the city.
“This is all super normal for any business, government, etc. Amazon gets sued all the time,” Bageant said. “If you’re a big entity, with lots of employees, lots of money, doing lots of things, you are likely to have disagreements with somebody.”
Cities receive a wide variety of notices of tort claims from people. For example, from April 7 to May 22, 2023, the city of Boise received 18 notices of claims.
The claims include someone who said a tree limb detached from a city tree above their pickup truck, and another person who needed to pay for biological clean-up and other expenses after the Boise Police SWAT team subdued a suspect at a home on State Street.
Some claims turn into lawsuits.
Last fall, the city of Boise settled a discrimination lawsuit with a former Boise Public Library employee. The Idaho Human Rights Commission determined that Jax Perez was sexually harassed and discriminated against on the job because they are nonbinary.
Although it’s not included in the $1.65 million, Boise earlier this year settled a lawsuit with former Boise police officer Norman Carter for $375,000. Carter filed a whistleblower lawsuit in 2018 alleging that a Boise police lieutenant had sold weapons out of his police office through his private company.
This tort isn’t included because it was filed more than five years ago.
“The settlement was reached after both parties evaluated the merits of the case and the resources required for further litigation,” the city said at the time.
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MULVANE, Kan. (KSNW) — The Mulvane community gathered Sunday to rally behind Creighton Schmidt, who was critically injured in a rollover crash Friday morning while on his way to work.
According to Megan Schmidt, Creighton’s mom, he is currently in stable condition in the trauma ICU.
“We do know that we’re looking at spinal cord injury, some possible neurological deficits, although his responses so far have been really promising in that area, and we’re really hopeful for a full recovery there,” Megan said.
Megan says when Creighton wakes up and starts his long road to recovery, he is going to need his friends and everyone else that is cheering him on.
“When things are tough, and you know you’re kind of taking things one day at a time, and you know there’s so many uncertainties, it’s nice to have moments like this where you see so many people in his army rooting for him,” said Megan. “This is all about Creighton.”
Creighton’s twin brother, Gaelin Mason-Schmidt, says he would not have expected anything less from Mulvane.
“For as many people coming out and showing their love and support, really really means a lot,” Gaelin said.
Creighton’s other brother, Gibson, says he is thankful for all the prayers.
“I’m just really thankful for all the people sending out their prayers because, like my mom said, there is power in prayer. And I believe that full-heartedly,” said Gibson.
Stay up to date with Creighton’s condition by checking Megan’s Facebook page. | https://www.ksn.com/news/local/mulvane-community-rallies-behind-local-teen-critically-injured-in-rollover-crash/ | 2023-07-03T00:51:13 | 1 | https://www.ksn.com/news/local/mulvane-community-rallies-behind-local-teen-critically-injured-in-rollover-crash/ |
HOLE-IN-ONE FOR HIMMELSPACH
Terry Himmelspach made a hole-in-one in the heat on Sunday at Tom O'Leary Golf Course.
Himmelspach aced the 111-yard No. 14 hole, using an 8-iron from the blue tees.
Witnesses were Kristen Himmelspach, Michele Himmelspach, Dylan Scherr and Katrina Scherr.
POOLMAN INKS DEAL WITH FLAMES
Former University of North Dakota defenseman Colton Poolman has signed a two-way contract worth $750,000 with the Calgary Flames.
Poolman, from East Grand Forks, Minn., has yet to see any NHL time so far. He had two goals and 14 assists in 64 game last season for the Calgary Wranglers in the AHL.
Poolman, 27, played for UND from 2016-2020. | https://bismarcktribune.com/sports/local/area-sports-briefs-july-3/article_f117a9c6-1919-11ee-9237-13d61316fab5.html | 2023-07-03T00:58:32 | 0 | https://bismarcktribune.com/sports/local/area-sports-briefs-july-3/article_f117a9c6-1919-11ee-9237-13d61316fab5.html |
Mike Trout, 31, a 2009 Millville High School graduate, is a center fielder with the Los Angeles Angels and was the 2014, 2016 and 2019 American League MVP.
Saturday: Batting second and playing center field, he went 0 for 3, striking out three times, with a walk in a 3-1 loss to Arizona.
Sunday: Batting second and playing center field, he went 1 for 4 with a solo homer in a 5-2 win over the Diamondbacks in the series finale. Trout hit his 18th home run of the season off Bishop Eustace alumnus Zac Gallen. Trout also struck out three times in the win.
Monday: The Angels will head to San Diego for a three-game series against the Padres beginning 9:40 p.m. No starter was designated by the Padres as of Sunday afternoon.
Stats: Trout is hitting .260 (78 for 300) with 18 home runs, 43 RBIs and 54 runs scored in 80 games. He has walked 44 times and struck out 101 times. His on-base percentage was .365, his OPS .858. | https://pressofatlanticcity.com/sports/local/daily-mike-trout-report-hits-18th-homer-in-win-over-diamondbacks/article_6df6616c-1915-11ee-8f53-eb197da984ce.html | 2023-07-03T01:08:30 | 1 | https://pressofatlanticcity.com/sports/local/daily-mike-trout-report-hits-18th-homer-in-win-over-diamondbacks/article_6df6616c-1915-11ee-8f53-eb197da984ce.html |
Belle Isle mobility study looks to improve traffic, parking, movement at park
Detroit — A mobility study is in the works to find ways to improve traffic flow, parking and movement on Belle Isle, Michigan's most visited state park.
An open house set for Saturday will offer a chance for visitors to learn about the study, which seeks to better understand and improve the park’s circulation, navigation and parking, the the DNR said in a news release.
The multimodal mobility study by the Department of Natural Resources, Michigan Department of Transportation and Belle Isle Conservancy will be conducted by Wade Trim, a Detroit-based engineering consultant firm. Completion is expected by November with recommendations for phasing and implementation, according to Amanda Treadwell, a spokesperson for the DNR.
Treadwell said the study will aim to boost navigation; make the straightway roads two-way, which will encourage drivers to slow down; decrease traffic congestion and accidents; and increase signs for help navigating the island.
"The long stretches of one-way traffic with multiple lanes just lends itself to really high speeds for vehicles," Treadwell said. "The goal of this project is to make the park safer for all visitors — pedestrians, bikers and reducing traffic accidents."
Some cyclists, who regularly frequent the island, express disdain with the park's bike lane conditions, saying they often don't feel safe riding so close to passing and often speeding vehicles.
"It's easy to get lost around the park, and the bike lines aren't as defined as I'd like them to be," said Nathan Shepherd, 41, of Farmington Hills. "It'd be nice to have more designated places for biking or just running or walking."
Shepherd said he's seen first-hand the confusion navigating the island due to the lack of signs. He said, too, if there were more signs to identify the parks attractions like the Belle Isle Aquarium, the Anna Scripps Whitcomb Conservatory or the Belle Isle Nature Center, visitors would be better served and may come more often.
"One time, we were trying to get to the conservatory and the aquarium, and just had to kind of circle around until we could find them," Shepherd said. "There are a couple of random signs, but there's nothing big and nice. It'd be nice to have a map of the isle outside the main focal points."
The study will include installing a promenade for walkers and bikers in the center of Central Avenue, which would create a pedestrian corridor for walkers and runners.
For runners like Ashlyn Glann, 27, of Detroit, designating running lanes for those who exercise on the island will enhance their experience and expand their options along the 2.5-mile-long park. She said some drivers get too close to runners, causing them to feel uneasy.
"I think if (the park) had more wider side walks and a designated corridor that's not just on the side of the road, that would be really nice," Glann said during a break from running.
The study, according to Treadwell, will look for ways to offer alternative mobility options, such as a ferry, and improve public transportation on the 982-acre park. She said the Detroit Department of Transportation will look at potential route expansions for Belle Isle, which would align the park with other recreational spaces along the river front.
Detroit residents Regina and Raymond Cleveland, 63 and 62, respectively, said before the state began managing the park in 2014, "it was a bit rowdy," but since then, they've found it safer, diverse and more enjoyable.
They did not agree with some of the study's proposals, such as the two-way road plan.
"I like the one-way because it keeps everyone moving in the same direction like a current," Regina Cleveland said. "It seems like to me there might be a little confusion if there were two-way streets," she said.
"I think we should stick with going one-way because its more organized," Raymond Cleveland said.
Raymond Cleveland said he thinks creating a ferry route to the island would improve traffic congestion on the MacArthur Bridge, which links the Belle Isle park to Detroit. He said he it would invite more visitors to the park.
"That would really be nice; it would be something really different, and people would enjoy that," he said.
"Its a beautiful isle to ride on and run on and just be apart of," Shepherd said. "Its such a jewel, right here, in the middle of Detroit."
The public open house is from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday at the Dossin Great Lakes Museum, 100 Strand Drive, on Belle Isle, and will include Sign, Spanish and Arabic translators, Treadwell said.
Information about the study, including data collection to date and a timeline can be found here.
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A gray and drizzly day didn’t stop thousands of spectators from lining the streets in and around Downtown Kenosha for this year’s Civic Veterans Parade.
While many wore sweatshirts and jackets on a day with temperatures in the mid to upper 60s, the crowd appreciated the nearly 100 entries including 17 floats, local, area and other marching bands, dance and tumbling groups veterans organizations, fire and police departments and more at the annual procession that lasted more than two hours on Sunday afternoon.
Chris Bose, a Kenosha native who now makes his home in Madison, the parade was among the things he looked forward to as he visited family over the weekend.
“It’s just all the people. The vibrancy. I can’t think of anything specific, you know?” said Bose, who now lives in Madison. “It’s just a good atmosphere.”
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Bridget Walker of Kenosha, attended with her son Logan, in support of friends whose kids who were also in the parade.
“We have friends that their kids are in the Rambler Band and we wanted to come support them,” said Walker whose son Logan, 11, is in the Cadet Band and will be in attending Mahone Middle School in the fall. “He’s going to be moving up (a band level) and he wanted to see the bigger kids.
The parade also featured other marching bands including Kenosha Unified’s Band of the Blackwatch, the Lighthouse Brigade of Racine and the River City Rhythm Drum and Bugle Corps, Lighthouse Brigade of Anoka, Minn.
Vanessa White of Kenosha said she would’ve preferred a sunny day, but liked that weather was on the cooler side. Temperatures were in the upper 60s compared with the upper 80s and 90s of the last few days preceding the event
“We love it. We always come. We love it and come every year. The kids love it. We just hate the weather,” she said of the intermittent drizzle “But, it’s nice that it’s cooler.”
White’s mother and owner of Smarty’s Sweets and Treats in downtown, set up shop on the sidewalk selling nachos, tacos, cupcakes and sweet snacks.
“They’re happy that there’s food down here,” she said of the spectators. I’m hearing from everybody. They say, they’re so glad there’s something out here.”
First-time paradegoer Robert Nagel said it was exciting for him to be celebrating with family on the extended Fourth of July weekend. He, too, acknowledged that the weather wasn’t ideal, but it didn’t put a damper on the enthusiasm of the crowd or those in the parade.
“It doesn’t seem to have stopped anything, which is nice. I love that Kenosha celebrates (the Fourth of July) over a long weekend,” said Nagel, of Kenosha, as a marching band played in the background.
He said he looked forward to seeing the fireworks show over Lake Michigan on Tuesday night as part of the city’s Celebrate America event. “This is good way to get it started.”
Kris Kochman, the city’s community relations liaison and parade organizer said that event appeared to be a success despite the less-than-ideal weather.
“You don't prefer rain, but I was really glad to see the crowds that came out. Despite the rain it didn't really negatively impact us too much,” said Kochman who fielded her fair share of questions from folks wondering whether the event would continue if it rained (the answer was yes). “But I was surprised almost all the acts showed up.”
The crowds, she said were “very positive, very enthusiastic.”
“I think Kenosha really loves their hometown parade,” she said. “I think the parade was almost as good as it has been the last couple of years and all the way from the beginning to Library Park (where the parade ended).”
For Nicole Enriquez of Kenosha, it was a chance for her and her three kids, ages 7, 9, and 11, to get out of the house.
“We just wanted to get out and have something fun for the kids,” she said as her children waited patiently for the next division in the procession to approach. While their appeared to be long gaps between acts, the slight delays didn’t detract from the overall experience.
“I think, what we look forward to … it’s like, you know, the big fire trucks, the police cars, yeah, the sirens and stuff,” she said.
Natasha Krause, who was attending the event with Patrick Hillman of Kenosha, said she was enjoying the experience of the hometown parade and was impressed with the floats entrees.
“It’s a lot more floats,” she said. “I like it.”
Hillman said he loves his hometown parade.
“We come out to see all the different acts and it’s just a good thing to look forward to every year,” said Hillman, who usually has his kids with him. . “Yeah, it’s my first year without them here, but it’s great for the kids, a great family activity and a great way to celebrate the Fourth.” | https://kenoshanews.com/news/local/kenosha-veterans-parade-july-celebration/article_2772c0d0-1917-11ee-974f-e3ff89ea06a9.html | 2023-07-03T01:13:33 | 1 | https://kenoshanews.com/news/local/kenosha-veterans-parade-july-celebration/article_2772c0d0-1917-11ee-974f-e3ff89ea06a9.html |
Monday
PLEASANT PRAIRIE PLAN COMMISSION: 5 p.m., at the Village Hall Auditorium, 9915 39th Ave. Items on the agenda include: consider tabled request to amend driveway access restriction for three lots within Arbor Ridge subdivision; and public hearing and consider approval of conditional use permit, including site and operational plans, for automobile sales and service facility at 4503 75th St.
SOMERS VILLAGE PLAN COMMISSION: 5:30 p.m., at the Village/Town Hall, 7511 12th St. Items on the agenda include: public hearing and action on request for amendment to land use plan map, and a a public hearing on a rezoning request related to the same property, from community business district to limited manufacturing district.
KENOSHA CITY COUNCIL FINANCE COMMITTEE: 6 p.m., at the municipal building, 625 52nd St., Room 204. Items on the agenda include: proposed resolution to amend the city's Capital Improvement Program for 2023 by increasing two projects by a total of $150,000; proposed resolution to amend the city CIP for 2023 by increasing funds for pickleball courts by $22,000, using funds from park impact fees; change order for contract for Kenosha Emerging Leaders Academy at 2222 63rd St. to Absolute Construction Enterprises Inc. of Racine in the amount of $3,788,400; lease renewals between the city and Keno T-Hangar Inc., and Hangar 15 Inc.
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KENOSHA CITY COUNCIL PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE: 6:45 p.m. at the municipal building, 625 52nd St., Room 202. Items on the agenda include: change order for contract for Kenosha Emerging Leaders Academy at 2222 63rd St. to Absolute Construction Enterprises Inc. of Racine in the amount of $3,788,400.
KENOSHA CITY COUNCIL: 7 p.m. at the municipal building, 625 52nd St., in the council chambers. Items on the agenda include: license and permit applications, with some including public hearings, including permanent outdoor extension of beer liquor license at 2324 18th St. (Duke's Country Saloon) with request to change closing time to midnight; public hearing on application for temporary outdoor extension at 714 50th St. (Port of Kenosha Beverage House) for an event on July 9; application for a new yearly peddler stand at 2820 14th Ave.; applications of Apis Hotel LLC at 614 56th St. to change closing hours to midnight; public hearings on rezoning of properties and ordinance updates;
Also: proposed resolution to amend the city's Capital Improvement Program for 2023 by increasing two projects by a total of $150,000; proposed resolution to amend the city CIP for 2023 by increasing funds for pickleball courts by $22,000, using funds from park impact fees; change order for contract for Kenosha Emerging Leaders Academy at 2222 63rd St. to Absolute Construction Enterprises Inc. of Racine in the amount of $3,788,400; award contract for alley paving (500 block, 57th Street to 58th Street) to LaLonde Contractors Inc. of Waukesha for $168,00; award contract for road work (several locations) to Payne & Dolan Inc. of Kenosha in the amount of $644,600;
Also: award contract for Pennoyer Park pickleball court renovations, 3601 7th Ave., to Cicchini Asphalt LLC of Kenosha for $53,831; change order for contract for Kenosha Emerging Leaders Academy at 2222 63rd St. to Absolute Construction Enterprises Inc. of Racine in the amount of $3,788,400; consider contracts and agreements involving underground easements and hangar leases.
Wednesday
SOMERS VILLAGE BOARD: 5:30 p.m., at the Village/Town Hall, 7511 12th St. This is a work session, with items for discussion including: ordinance revisions; discuss special event application for Snap-on company picnic on July 22; update on WisDOT plans for northbound left turn lane from Highway 31 to 35th Street; discuss and review proposed cell tower lease for Village/Town Hall.
SOMERS VILLAGE BOARD: Immediately after work session, at the Village/Town Hall, 7511 12th St. The board will consider an ordinance to repeal and recreate a section of the village code regarding "Inactive License Prohibited." | https://kenoshanews.com/news/local/local-governmental-meetings-for-the-coming-week-in-kenosha-county/article_f728c03c-18e4-11ee-b3e7-7b00f255c32c.html | 2023-07-03T01:13:39 | 1 | https://kenoshanews.com/news/local/local-governmental-meetings-for-the-coming-week-in-kenosha-county/article_f728c03c-18e4-11ee-b3e7-7b00f255c32c.html |
Here are the award results for float entries in this year's Kenosha Civic Veterans Parade contest:
Bradford Cheer: Third Place in Spirit and Energy
Snap-on: First Place in Patriotism; Second Place in Spirit and Energy; First Place in Best Use of Theme; Best in Show Trophy
Moose Lodge: First Place in Artistic Excellence; Second Place in Best Use of Theme
Knights of Columbus 1201: Third Place in Artistic Excellence; Third Place in Best Use of Theme
Indian Trail Cheerleading: First place in Spirit and Energy ; First Place in Hometown Pride
Kenosha Komets: Third Place in Hometown Pride
Republican Party of Kenosha County: Second Place in Patriotism
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This year's float judges were Vicki Seebeck of Cooper's Uptown and Jayne Herring, a local artist and retired marketing professional from Gateway Technical College. They judged a total of 17 floats for first, second and third place ribbons in five categories, according to Kris Kochman, the city's community relations liaison and parade organizer.The Best of Show trophy was awarded Kochman.
"Some entries won multiple awards, others did not win a ribbon this year, but we appreciate all of our float entries," she said.
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CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — With fireworks come those loud bangs and whistles, which can often terrorize pets with sensitive hearing.
Gulf Coast Humane Society officials said to make sure you know how your pets react to fireworks and address it appropriately.
If your pet likes to run when they are scared, be sure to take them out before the fireworks begin so they can stay inside when they start.
They also said every pet copes differently with loud noises.
"If you know that they chew up your house if fireworks are going on, try to make sure that they have something to distract them, like a calm toy,” said marketing and communications manager Jackie McCullough. “I really like lick mats, as well. If you know if they just like to, you know, hide -- my dog likes to hide in the closet -- so I just let her hide in the closet.”
If your pet has severe issues with loud noises, you do have the option of seeing a vet about possible anxiety medications.
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HOUSTON — A former Pasadena High School student who went missing more than eight years ago was found alive, according to family members' social media posts and other sources.
Rudolph "Rudy" Farias IV was reported missing in March 2015 when he was 17. He was walking his two dogs in north Houston when he vanished. The two dogs were later found, but Rudy was gone.
"He has such a huge heart. He loves with all his heart," Rudy's mom told KHOU 11 in 2016. "That's why we know he wouldn't just get up and go on his own."
When Rudy disappeared, family members thought he may have been abducted and sold for human trafficking. They were also concerned because Rudy suffered from anxiety, depression and was an asthmatic who didn't have his inhaler.
While we don't know the details of Rudy's disappearance, HPD Missing Persons Division and Texas EquuSearch founder Tim Miller both also confirmed to KHOU 11 that Rudy was found alive.
Editor's note: A previous version of this article reported that Rudy was 18 when he went missing but it was updated after we learned new information.
Below was the story we ran in 2016, one year after Rudy's disappearance
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What to do when someone goes missing
Thousands of people go missing every year across the United States, and there are organizations and law enforcement agencies that work to bring them home to loved ones.
The Texas Center for the Missing is an organization with Houston roots that works to educate loved ones and authorities on finding the lost.
From resources that deal with missing children to endangered adults, the non-profit organization has compiled a wealth of resources to help.
There is no 24-hour waiting period required to report a person missing, according to the Harris County Sheriff's Office. | https://www.wthr.com/article/news/local/missing-rudolph-rudy-farias-found-houston-texas/285-c6e467fa-423f-4f59-97da-23ac9818c79c | 2023-07-03T01:27:26 | 1 | https://www.wthr.com/article/news/local/missing-rudolph-rudy-farias-found-houston-texas/285-c6e467fa-423f-4f59-97da-23ac9818c79c |
Unaware the Foellinger-Freimann Botanical Conservatory changed showcase exhibits, Preston Ratcliff was stunned Sunday to see an urban landscape where butterflies fluttered just a week earlier.
Ratcliff wasn’t disappointed, however.
The Fort Wayne resident deemed the exhibit – “An Herban Garden” – better and more aesthetically pleasing than the popular butterflies.
“This is incredible,” he said while lounging at one of three patio tables adjacent to a towering structure designed to look like a brick building. “It’s a sight to see. It’s so worth the admission.”
The conservatory is open daily except on Mondays. Rates are $7 for adults and $5 for children 3 to 17. Children 2 and younger are admitted free. Admission is $1 from 5 to 8 p.m. Thursdays.
The exhibit opened Saturday with features including a pollinator garden with hibiscuses; a container garden with chard and an ornamental pepper named chilly chili; and a “green” wall – a wall covered with living plants.
Other elements include a brownstone facade, a red fire hydrant and a walkway made of bricks from various city streets.
Signs encourage visitors to take a free basil plant; plant a parsley or sunflower seed in a compostable pot; and spin the compost tumbler on display. The conservatory will later invite people to write or draw on a designated area, said Nate Cardelli, general manager.
He pointed out a mural by artist Josh Angel and the space that artist Julie Wall will decorate this week.
“We want our visitors to feel a sense of community when they’re here,” Cardelli said.
Even though the urban gardening exhibit will be open through Nov. 12, Cardelli said people who time their visits right will see two different shows because of the maturing plants. A mostly bare wire frame near the rain barrel display hints at the growth that’s to come; a cypress vine is among the plants just starting to climb the structure.
“The sunflowers will be taller than anyone visiting,” Cardelli said of other sights to expect in the fall.
Ratcliff and his friend, Landon Dove of Auburn, anticipate they’ll return.
“I’m excited for the vine arch,” said Dove, a first-time visitor to the conservatory.
The showcase inspired Ratcliff.
“I want to recreate this,” he said of the “urban greenery” look.
That’s the idea, Cardelli said. Botanical conservatory staff wants to show people what’s possible.
“I was really blown away with this exhibit,” he said. “I’m starting to get attached to it.” | https://www.journalgazette.net/local/botanical-conservatory-creates-herban-garden-in-downtown-fort-wayne/article_a1184fec-191a-11ee-8f54-ff1e8e1b9d46.html | 2023-07-03T01:32:49 | 1 | https://www.journalgazette.net/local/botanical-conservatory-creates-herban-garden-in-downtown-fort-wayne/article_a1184fec-191a-11ee-8f54-ff1e8e1b9d46.html |
Speeding up officer response time to the most important calls, like violent crime, has remained a top priority for Eddie Garcia since he started as Dallas police chief in early 2021.
It is why Dallas police will require lower-level crimes like theft, burglary, shoplifting and minor traffic accidents to be reported online only starting on Monday.
“We want our officers to be available to respond quickly and efficiently to any high-priority call,” Garcia said during a news conference announcing the change in June.
DPD’s online reporting system for non-violent, non-emergency crimes has been in place for more than two years as an option for crime victims, instead of dialing 9-1-1.
Starting July 3rd, the option becomes a requirement.
DPD spent much of June holding public sessions, demonstrating how to make a report at one of the kiosks available at each of the substations.
In addition, anyone needing to report a crime in any one of the 18 categories can do so through the DPD online reporting website or through their phone.
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The change comes during one of the busiest holiday weekends for calls to emergency dispatchers for illegal fireworks and celebratory gunfire.
Dallas police told NBC 5 in an emailed response those calls for service don’t need to happen online.
The Dallas Police Department encourages those who are reporting random gunfire to call 911,” a DPD spokesperson said. “If they are reporting fireworks, they can report it through 311 or by also calling 911 since it is something that is in progress.”
Other North Texas police departments including Fort Worth, Arlington, Plano and Denton report they offer non-mandatory online reporting systems.
To make a report, visit Dallas Police. Those who lack access to the internet can visit a local library or police substation kiosk. | https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/dallas-police-to-begin-mandatory-online-reports-for-non-emergencies/3288593/ | 2023-07-03T01:49:43 | 1 | https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/dallas-police-to-begin-mandatory-online-reports-for-non-emergencies/3288593/ |
BANGOR -- New York artist, Matt Willey, has teamed up with Bangor Beautiful to create a three-story mural in down town Bangor on the side of 47 Park street.
The piece is the latest addition to Willey's 'The Good of The Hive Project'.
Willey says the goal is to paint 50,000 bee murals around the world and to touch each community they become a part of.
Willey hopes the mural will be finished by the end of July. | https://www.foxbangor.com/news/local/bee-utifying-bangor/article_8a90663a-1940-11ee-a202-aba3aac3b071.html | 2023-07-03T02:05:28 | 1 | https://www.foxbangor.com/news/local/bee-utifying-bangor/article_8a90663a-1940-11ee-a202-aba3aac3b071.html |
GLENBURN -- Maine wardens are participating in operation dry water this fourth of July as they are encouraging Mainer's to operate safe and sober on the water.
Operation dry water is a nationwide initiative that's meant to bring awareness about boating o-u-i's.
Game Warden Arron Rideout says just like on land you cannot exceed a blood alcohol content of 0.08. Wardens will be out patrolling to ensure nobody is violating that limit.
"Boating o-u-i's that have alcohol involved do lead to a high percentage of boating fatalities," said Rideout. "For safe operation make sure that you are operating at a safe and reasonable speed that you are not operating outside of your means as the operator and make sure you're paying attention to Maine's headway speed laws, that's anywhere from 200 feet of shore and that's a big safety issue."
Maine wardens also say, for safe operation, make sure the proper safety gear is on board including life jackets for everyone on board.
Rideout says they will be out in full force this holiday, patrolling statewide. | https://www.foxbangor.com/news/local/maine-wardens-enforcing-operation-dry-water/article_38ebb52e-1935-11ee-9f15-67c297100894.html | 2023-07-03T02:05:34 | 0 | https://www.foxbangor.com/news/local/maine-wardens-enforcing-operation-dry-water/article_38ebb52e-1935-11ee-9f15-67c297100894.html |
MILLINOCKET -- Hundreds of community members gathered at Stearns High School on Sunday to witness a dedication ceremony for the school's football field that has been renamed the Arthur D. Greenlaw Alumni Field.
Greenlaw coached from 1976 to 1990 and then returned to coach two more seasons for Stearns in the late 90s.
"There's a longstanding tradition at Stearns High School to honor people who were giants, maybe not at the time maybe we didn't realize it when they were here but in hindsight they were and today we're honoring one of those giants," said President of Millinocket Alumni Association Michael Crowley.
During his time as coach, Greenlaw claimed more wins for the school than any other football coach in school history.
"Today we have people who have come in from the west coast, from middle America from all over the state these are people who were personally and positively affected by art's leadership, his guidance, his philosophy," said Crowley.
Former players, coaches and community members all came to join Greenlaw in this memorable moment to share just how big of an impact he had on them.
"I think its a testament to specially Coach Greenlaw to what he's built you know here with stearns football, a lot of people have been involved in that with him but he's the driving force behind the community that he created," said current varsity football coach for Stearns, Cody Herring.
Many former players shared memories from their times at Stearns High and with Greenlaw.
"Coaches help form young minds whether those young minds know it or not, to develop to be better people," said Peter Levesque, former player and Stearns High class of '87.
"We learned and he instilled in us the building blocks to be successful in life, excel in our careers, how to be good citizens and contribute to the communities we lived in," said Dan Kelly, who was the quarterback for the 1987 undefeated state champions.
Players will now be able to remember his legacy forever by simply looking onto the field.
"He deserves an honor like that it's special for sure I'm looking forward to playing the first game on it this fall," said Coach Herring. | https://www.foxbangor.com/news/local/stearns-high-rededicates-football-field-for-former-coach/article_e995b260-1937-11ee-b927-4bfa9f69654b.html | 2023-07-03T02:05:40 | 1 | https://www.foxbangor.com/news/local/stearns-high-rededicates-football-field-for-former-coach/article_e995b260-1937-11ee-b927-4bfa9f69654b.html |
FRANKLIN COUNTY, Maine — Maine Game Wardens are investigating an ATV crash that killed a Massachusetts woman and injured a man in Coplin Plantation Saturday.
Matthew Tolman, 26, of Hubbardton, Mass., was driving an ATV with Abigail Divoll, 25, of Royalston, Mass., as a side-by-side passenger at approximately 12:45 p.m. when they hit a washout on the trail near Quill Hill Rd. and lost control of the ATV, Maine Department of Inland Fisheries & Wildlife Communications Director Mark Latti said in a news release.
The pair were ahead of three other ATVs when the crash happened. Latti said Divoll was killed in the crash, and Tolman suffered a "serious" head injury after getting thrown from the ATV.
Tolman was flown to Maine Medical Center in Portland for treatment.
Neither victim was wearing helmets, per the news release.
Latti said speed and alcohol may have been a factor in the crash.
The Maine Warden Service is investigating the crash. | https://www.newscentermaine.com/article/news/local/mass-woman-killed-in-atv-crash-in-coplin-plantation-main/97-428b5bf7-36cf-4c52-a03c-0df9ea0780ee | 2023-07-03T02:09:53 | 1 | https://www.newscentermaine.com/article/news/local/mass-woman-killed-in-atv-crash-in-coplin-plantation-main/97-428b5bf7-36cf-4c52-a03c-0df9ea0780ee |
NORTH HIGHLANDS, Calif. — Two people were taken to the hospital after an accident in North Highlands.
According to the Sacramento Metropolitan Fire District, their crews responded to a reported crash along the 5800 block of Auburn Boulevard Sunday afternoon.
Officials said three vehicles were involved in the crash, with two drivers needing to be pulled from their cars.
Firefighters said the drivers were taken to the hospital with moderate injuries.
It's not clear what led up to the crash.
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SACRAMENTO, Calif. — This Fourth of July marks one year since an Inderkum High School football coach was shot and killed in Downtown Sacramento. Now, his family reflects and shares their mission on how they plan on changing and improving their community.
For five-year-old Ace, the memories are all he has left of his dad, Greg Najee Grimes.
The 31-year-old father was shot and killed last July 4 outside a nightclub near 15th and L Street in Downtown Sacramento. Nobody has been charged in his death as police are still investigating. Since then, his mother, Deborah Grimes, said she's found a new purpose.
"From August forward, every single month, we decided to gift the city with something special in Najee's name, and that's what we've been doing," she said.
The family launched The Greg Najee Grimes 212 Anchor Foundation to provide scholarships to young athletes, raise awareness on gun violence and hold workshops on life-saving tools in the event of an emergency. Grimes said she and her family did all of this with Najee in mind.
"These are things that Najee already wanted to do, so we're actually expanding his legacy," she said.
With his favorite color, high school and college jersey numbers, photos and a poem, Najee is now resting next to his aunt.
"We were able to capture the essence of Najee and this is what we were aspiring to do," said Grimes.
WATCH ALSO: | https://www.abc10.com/article/news/local/sacramento/greg-najee-grimes/103-7b330b16-be96-4d46-a1a1-e64310c6174c | 2023-07-03T02:12:36 | 0 | https://www.abc10.com/article/news/local/sacramento/greg-najee-grimes/103-7b330b16-be96-4d46-a1a1-e64310c6174c |
The city of Boise has spent $1.65 million on settling notices of tort claims and lawsuits filed since fiscal year 2018. Of that, almost $510,000 was spent on police settlements.
The settlement dates are based on when the claim was filed, not when the money was paid. The underlying records are exempt, according to the Boise City Attorney’s Office, because after a claim is concluded, only statistical data and the amount paid are public records.
“For you and me, that’s a lot of money. If somebody gave me (that amount), I’d stop answering my email,” Boise City Councilmember Patrick Bageant said. “But the city budget is hundreds of millions of dollars. If the city was paying $40, $50, $60 million a year in legal settlements I’d be very alarmed.”
So far this fiscal year, which ends Sept. 30, the city has spent $56,000 on settlements. The highest amount of tort claim settlements was $574,000 in fiscal year 2019.
And the city council sometimes is involved in these settlements, if the settlement is above $100,000. Otherwise, city staff work with the person who filed the claim, a spokesperson said.
For those above $100,000, the council will typically consider the settlement in an executive session. Sometimes, a privileged legal memo explains the case and recommendation, Bageant said.
“It’s an art,” Bageant said. “What is a case worth in terms of settling or what should we pay or what should we not pay?”
Bageant said the three biggest factors are whether the city made a mistake and owes someone money; is the amount of money a good offer and less than what would be paid at trial; and if the city loses the case, would it set a precedent that’s bad for the city.
“This is all super normal for any business, government, etc. Amazon gets sued all the time,” Bageant said. “If you’re a big entity, with lots of employees, lots of money, doing lots of things, you are likely to have disagreements with somebody.”
Cities receive a wide variety of notices of tort claims from people. For example, from April 7 to May 22, 2023, the city of Boise received 18 notices of claims.
The claims include someone who said a tree limb detached from a city tree above their pickup truck, and another person who needed to pay for biological clean-up and other expenses after the Boise Police SWAT team subdued a suspect at a home on State Street.
Some claims turn into lawsuits.
Last fall, the city of Boise settled a discrimination lawsuit with a former Boise Public Library employee. The Idaho Human Rights Commission determined that Jax Perez was sexually harassed and discriminated against on the job because they are nonbinary.
Although it’s not included in the $1.65 million, Boise earlier this year settled a lawsuit with former Boise police officer Norman Carter for $375,000. Carter filed a whistleblower lawsuit in 2018 alleging that a Boise police lieutenant had sold weapons out of his police office through his private company.
This tort isn’t included because it was filed more than five years ago.
“The settlement was reached after both parties evaluated the merits of the case and the resources required for further litigation,” the city said at the time.
Carolyn Komatsoulis covers Boise, Meridian and Ada County. Contact her at 208-465-8107 or ckomatsoulis@idahopress.com and follow her on Twitter @CKomatsoulis. | https://www.idahopress.com/news/local/heres-what-boise-has-spent-in-five-years-settling-claims-and-lawsuits/article_2f143620-150c-11ee-897a-3f4e27577752.html | 2023-07-03T02:17:22 | 1 | https://www.idahopress.com/news/local/heres-what-boise-has-spent-in-five-years-settling-claims-and-lawsuits/article_2f143620-150c-11ee-897a-3f4e27577752.html |
WICHITA, Kan. (KSNW) — The City of Hutchison, Downtown Hutchison and Kara Vaughn hosted their second day of the 2023 Chalk the Town Event at Carey Park Sunday.
The event was inspired by Vaughn’s viral TikTok video. The video gained over 30 million views when Vaughn’s landlord told her to remove her chalk art.
In response, Downtown Hutchinson and the City of Hutchinson teamed up with Vaughn to host the two-day event.
Participants were able to take part in demonstrations and prize drawings, as well as a scavenger hunt to find chalk creations around the park.
Despite her situation, Vaughn says she is excited to bring a positive event like Chalk the Town to the community.
“It means so much to me just to see how much the community could come together last minute to pull something off that is really important and just to spread a positive message, and I’m super excited,” Vaughn said.
When asked about the event, she says it’s all about having fun with family, friends and, of course, chalk art.
“I’m just super excited because Chalk the Town is supposed to be a positive event to, you know, bring the community together and to also raise awareness about mental health,” says Vaughn.
As for now, Vaughn says she is planning on moving to another apartment complex. She said she is going to jokingly ask her new landlord if chalk art will be OK.
Vaugh has plans to host the event again next year. | https://www.ksn.com/news/local/chalk-the-town-colors-hutchinson-with-positivity/ | 2023-07-03T02:18:24 | 0 | https://www.ksn.com/news/local/chalk-the-town-colors-hutchinson-with-positivity/ |
WICHITA, Kan. (KSNW) — A shooting early Sunday morning at City Nightz has left Wichitans shocked.
Jacob Green’s best friend was a victim of the shooting.
“It’s so hard to grasp the fact that this happened,” Green said. “It’s somebody that I’ve known for such a long time and that I’ve had some really good memories with, and I don’t know what a tomorrow would look like without it.”
He says he woke up to a phone call from his phone and immediately knew something was wrong.
“I pick it up; it’s not him,” Green said. “It’s his roommate. He’s like, hey, something happened last night. He got shot, and my heart just sank.”
He is left with worries.
“Are we really safe in the nightlife? I mean, are we safe in our own homes?” Green said.
Green is thankful his friend is recovering, but going through this experience has taught him lessons.
“Value every day like it’s your last. Every day is a gift, and you’re not guaranteed tomorrow,” Green said. “I might not be guaranteed tomorrow. Life is a very, very valuable, fragile and precious thing that we’re gifted with.”
Green says gun violence is a problem that needs to be solved across the country.
“This is ridiculous,” Green said. “This is a problem that not only the City of Wichita needs to solve, but everybody collectively in the United States needs to solve because this happens not only here, but everywhere.”
Mayor Brandon Whipple confirmed City Nightz is closed Sunday night, and they will be looking at the next steps this week.
“As we move forward, I think there’s going to be a stronger look at our ordinance pertaining to entertainment districts,” Whipple said. “To make sure that if there is a club or a bar that is consistently unsafe, then our chief will be shutting those down for a period of time.
KSN will provide more information as it becomes available. | https://www.ksn.com/news/local/loved-ones-respond-to-shooting-at-city-nightz/ | 2023-07-03T02:18:30 | 0 | https://www.ksn.com/news/local/loved-ones-respond-to-shooting-at-city-nightz/ |
BALTIMORE — The Baltimore by Baltimore festival returned to the Inner Harbor this weekend.
The festival series spotlights black artists in the city, featuring the best musicians, food vendors, crafters, and other artists.
This weekend's theme was "The Black Baltimore Renaissance," and it centered on youth voices from groups like Baltimore Youth Arts.
Part of their mission is to help incarcerated youth turn their lives around.
"I joined BYA earlier last year when I was incarcerated, and since then they have helped me get my life together and make better life choices," said BYA member Bryce Barrett. "I haven’t been locked up since early 2022, and since I’ve been home, I haven’t violated probation; I stuck to court orders, and I’ve been doing better since I joined BYA. They've helped me a lot."
BYA runs programs throughout the year for young people aged 14 to 25.
The next Baltimore by Baltimore festival is August 5th and will be focused on Latin heritage. | https://www.wmar2news.com/local/baltimore-by-baltimore-festival-returns-to-inner-harbor | 2023-07-03T02:20:08 | 1 | https://www.wmar2news.com/local/baltimore-by-baltimore-festival-returns-to-inner-harbor |
BALTIMORE — Weed, cannabis, marijuana, Mary Jane, whatever you call it, it’s now legal in Maryland for adult use, and the debut weekend was a big one for the budding industry.
Maryland's largest cannabis brand, Curio Wellness, opened their flagship dispensary Far & Dotter on York Road in Timonium on Saturday.
Lines were out the door at the shop, which sells everything from THC-infused topical creams to chocolates and cannabis.
They also partnered with Nafasi Catering, which offers full-service catering with gourmet cannabis infused dishes.
"We wanted to pursue alternatives to pharmaceutical medications, and having it infused into your delicious meals means you don’t have to worry about an aftertaste; it’s a bit more discreet, and you have more control over your dosing as well," said chief owner of Nafasi Catering, Maynard McMillan.
Far & Dotter is now open from 10 to 7 Monday through Saturday and 11 to 5 on Sundays. | https://www.wmar2news.com/local/curio-wellness-opened-their-flagship-dispensary-far-and-dotter-in-timonium | 2023-07-03T02:20:14 | 1 | https://www.wmar2news.com/local/curio-wellness-opened-their-flagship-dispensary-far-and-dotter-in-timonium |
ATLANTA — Two people have lost their lives and one person is recovering in the hospital after a crash on I-20 early Sunday morning, according to the Atlanta Police Department.
The crash happened in the eastbound lanes near the Hamilton E. Holmes exit just around 2:05 a.m.
Police said it involved a Nissan Sentra and a white Hyundai Sonata.
Authorities added that the driver of the Nissan Sentra was speeding and going the wrong-way hitting the Hyundai Sonata head-on.
The wrong-way driver died along with the driver of the Hyundai Sonata. The third victim who survived was a passenger in the white sedan.
Authorities have not released the names of the victims.
The crash closed the road for hours, police added.
All lanes have since reopened.
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LITHONIA, Ga. — Crews are working a fire at a rural home in Lithonia Sunday morning, according to the DeKalb County Fire.
It all happened at the home located on 1280 Coffee Road just around 11:02 a.m.
Fire officials said that an outdoor grill likely caused the home to go up in flames. Authorities said the fire started outside the home then extended to the structure itself.
No one was hurt, according to officials.
Crews are also reporting that since the home is in a rural area, there is a reported lack of fire hydrants causing a "longer stretch" for the water hoses.
11Alive has a crew headed to the scene to gather more information.
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ATLANTA — The Georgia Department of Natural Resources has reported eight BUIs and one boating injury over the Fourth of July weekend.
This comes as the department decided to crackdown on a new law as well as boating under the influence. DNR officials said no warnings will be given before they issue a BUI to residents.
As the heat wave continues, people are looking for a way to cool down.
"It's the Fourth of July weekend, it's our busiest boating weekend of the year," Maj. Stephen Adams said. "It's going to be probably close to 100 degrees all weekend."
Officer Cody Tanner said he has seen his fair share of reckless behavior on Lake Lanier.
The reinforcements will make sure people operating boats are staying sober.
"Once you get out into the big water it gets real bad," Officer Tanner explained.
The major added that people should also watch their alcohol intake while staying out in the heat and avoid it altogether if they plan to operate a boat.
A wakeboarding law that went into effect on Saturday states wakeboarders or wake surfers must maintain a distance of at least 200 feet away from docks, piers and shorelines.
The law helps to create more space between boats and swimmers.
For more information about boating laws in Georgia, visit the DNR's website. | https://www.11alive.com/article/news/local/fourth-of-july-weekend-georgia-bui-incidents/85-6e63adde-1ffa-4978-a807-e572ea0151c9 | 2023-07-03T02:30:06 | 1 | https://www.11alive.com/article/news/local/fourth-of-july-weekend-georgia-bui-incidents/85-6e63adde-1ffa-4978-a807-e572ea0151c9 |
MACON, Ga. — On Sunday, the Macon community and leaders from across the state gathered at Mulberry United Methodist Church to support the Jewish community and condemn hatred.
Sunday's service was a reaction to last week's protests by an anti-semitic group in front of Temple Beth Israel,
Around 900 people attended the Service of Love and Unity, according to the Rev. Ted Goshorn with Mulberry United Methodist.
“It has taken an army of volunteers to make this happen. It has taken a community to bring this service together,” he said.
People first heard from Temple Beth Israel .resident Simon Becker. He thanked everyone for coming and for standing up for the Jewish community.
“Your support serves as an important reminder that our community loves and supports us and that we are safe,” Becker said.
He said the service showed hate has no place in Central Georgia.
“Your presence tell us that not here, not now, not ever will Macon tolerate this kind of hateful demonstration,” Becker said.
U.S. Sen. Jon Ossoff attended the service and thanked all the leaders present for defense of the Jewish community -- both on the weekend of the hateful demonstration and for attending on Sunday.
Ossoff spoke about his relatives who survived the Holocaust and eventually made it to safety in the United States. He said he told the story so people remember the effects of antisemitism.
"It's painful but important to remember that the swastika is not merely a symbol of hate. Hate is an idea or a feeling. The swastika is a symbol of massacre, slavery, medical experimentation, extermination and genocide," he said.
He said he also told the story because his relatives came to America because they believed it was a land of freedom and tolerance.
"America still is and still represents to the world, the values of universality, of human rights, of tolerance, of love, of kindness. They are the only antidote to the forces of hatred and genocide which have and will throughout human history risen and continue to rise and rise again," Ossoff said.
He said beating the forces of hatred is inevitable but it requires work, faith, political action. He said that's exactly what the people at the gathering were already doing: coming together.
"People of every background will come to a church to stand behind Rabbi in a synagogue and affirm that we love each other, that we have her back, that we have her congregation's back, that we are willing not just to put into word what our belief in what America is but put it into deed," Ossoff said.
"This right here is what makes America great. This is the community in Macon-Bibb County and Middle Georgia saying that we understand and we believe in and we will fight for and we are committed to the values that all are created equal, that we are out of many one and that we are one nation, under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all," he said.
You can hear the entirely of Sen. Jon Ossoff's speech on the 13WMAZ YouTube page.
Macon-Bibb Mayor Lester Miller also spoke.
"Macon is a welcoming community but there is no place, I repeat no place here, for the ignorance, the hate, the antisemitism directed towards our Jewish neighbors last weekend. No place for discrimination of any kind," Miller said.
Rabbi Elizabeth Bahar spoke about her experience the day of the hate group's protest and how the community gathered around her and the synagogue. She said she was surprised and thankful for the love of the Macon community.
“What I saw, more importantly what I felt was that we were not alone, and all of your deeds tipped the scale of what is Macon towards something good," Bahar said.
At the end of the service Temple Beth Israel vice president Mike Kaplan said, “Today I think we’re all Jews." | https://www.11alive.com/article/news/local/georgia-religious-leaders-and-sen-jon-ossoff-condemn-hatred-during-unity-service/93-1699b392-acd1-4fa0-ab86-6e16e8c33950 | 2023-07-03T02:30:12 | 0 | https://www.11alive.com/article/news/local/georgia-religious-leaders-and-sen-jon-ossoff-condemn-hatred-during-unity-service/93-1699b392-acd1-4fa0-ab86-6e16e8c33950 |
KANcycle bike sharing expands into Lindsborg, supporting community health and recreation
Lindsborg locals and visitors alike now have a new way to cruise around Little Sweden USA.
A bike-sharing program through OCCK Transportation known as KANcycle officially launched in the small town this week. Lindsborg city leaders met for a ribbon-cutting and a celebratory "thank you" to partners who helped expand the program across rural Kansas.
KANcycle got its start in June 2019, and now boasts 80 bikes and 16 stations located in Belleville, Beloit, Concordia, Ellsworth, Lincoln, Mankato, Minneapolis, Salina, and now, Lindsborg. The ride-share program aims to provide convenient, affordable access to bicycles as an easy, fun, healthy and eco-friendly means of transportation and recreation.
Lindsborg Mayor Clark Shultz, Community Development Director Jordan Jerkovich and OCCK Director of Mobility Management Michelle Griffon gave remarks at Fredricksen Family Fitness Park, one of three Lindsborg KANcycle locations on June 30.
"This is a fun day," Shultz said. "Our bikes are going to be so awesome for people visiting the town and other people who live here. When they got here, I got out there and rode them that evening. It was so fun."
How KANcycle bike sharing works
In addition to Fredricksen Family Fitness Park, Lindsborg's KANcycle locations are at Bethany College on Valkommen Trail and at Lindsborg City Hall.
Movatic, a shared-mobility software company, manages all aspects of the bike share program, from the technical side of things to maintenance and repairs.
Bikes in the KANcycle program can be found on the Movatic mobile app. Each bike has a unique number that riders enter into the app to unlock the bike. After a rider returns the bike to a designated Movatic Bike Station, the rental ends and the bike is available for the next person.
On the app, you can sign up for an annual membership or participate in a pay-as-you-go system.
Annual memberships are $30 with trips under 1 hour free and student memberships are $20 with trips under 1 hour free. The pay-as-you-go rate is $1.50 for every 30 minutes of riding time.
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KANcycle bikes promote positive community health and recreation
Several community partners in Lindsborg worked together to help bring KANcycle to the town. Among others, Bethany College, OCCK, Lindsborg Community Hospital, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Kansas and the city of Lindsborg had a hand in supporting the expansion.
"Our bike share model definitely works and we get a lot of questions and inquiries from communities all across the state and even the nation," Griffon said.
Jerkovich said he is excited for the community to have a program like KANcycle. In his remarks Friday, he mentioned his adoration for the kind of recreation bicycles provide.
"Just going back to my time studying in Sweden for a year, where I met my wife... we didn't have a car, so we had bikes," Jerkovich said. "We biked everywhere... and that's kind of what everybody did.... you could see right away what all the benefits could be."
The city of Lindsborg utilized American Rescue Plan Act funding for its contribution to the project. Since those funds were support that came on the back end of a public health crisis, Jerkovich said, it seemed fitting to use them to support public health in some capacity.
"It felt like a really natural fit with the bikes," Jerkovich said.
Kendrick Calfee has been a reporter with the Salina Journal since 2022, primarily covering county government and education. You can reach him at kcalfee@gannett.com or on Twitter @calfee_kc. | https://www.salina.com/story/news/local/2023/07/02/kancycle-ride-share-bicycles-available-in-lindsborg/70363788007/ | 2023-07-03T02:30:17 | 1 | https://www.salina.com/story/news/local/2023/07/02/kancycle-ride-share-bicycles-available-in-lindsborg/70363788007/ |
ROSWELL, Ga. — A recent sewage spill that has closed at least 15 miles of the Chattahoochee River is coming out of the Big Creek Wastewater Treatment plant in Fulton County, a riverkeeper told 11Alive Sunday.
A malfunction at the treatment plant located at 1030 Marietta Highway in Roswell allowed untreated sewage to navigate into the river, raising E. coli levels in the Chattahoochee and making the water both unsafe and unhealthy, riverkeeper Jason Usleth said.
When the plant is functioning properly, the sewage that comes from homes and businesses in the area passes through the treatment facility where it gets treated to a safe level and then pumped into the river in a "very safe" way, according to Usleth.
"It's a pretty big (spill)," Usleth said. "So this is a massive sewer spill in comparison to some of the other ones that we've seen lately. So this is a big spill going into the river."
Usleth did say the situation is looking better, however.
"The latest update is there is some good news though. So while the county has not been able to get the entire plant back in operation, they have been able to set up a disinfection system," Usleth explained. "So at this point, hopefully anything that's going through the plant that's going into the river is now disinfected."
Usleth said that testing is an issue because of timing. The bacteria has to be collected, grown, incubated and then encountered before being able to get results back. The turnaround for testing time is 18 hours, Usleth said.
Eleven miles of the river had previously been closed Saturday from Johnson Ferry to the East Palisades-Whitewater Creek area. On Sunday, the closure was extended from the Chattahoochee Nature Center to all downstream sections.
The shut down of part of the river stems from a sewage spill at Willeo Creek Park in Roswell. The move was previously described by river officials as precautionary and at the recommendation of health officials to assess the contamination. It is completely off-limits for people to use.
Usleth said riverkeepers will go back to collect another sample of the river bacteria tomorrow to undergo further testing, but results won't come through until another 18 hours later.
Elevated levels of E. coli levels can lead to health concerns with common symptoms manifesting as diarrhea, stomach cramps, nausea and fever. Children, the elderly or people with a weak immune system could see more severe symptoms.
At this time, the affected portion of the river appears to be closed for the entire Fourth of July weekend and into the July 4 holiday itself on Tuesday.
People can check the closure status here. | https://www.11alive.com/article/news/local/massive-sewer-spill-chattahoochee-river-roswell-wastewater-treatment-plant-big-creek/85-7cd58253-d4e9-4bb4-95c7-fc10c3ed5c06 | 2023-07-03T02:30:18 | 0 | https://www.11alive.com/article/news/local/massive-sewer-spill-chattahoochee-river-roswell-wastewater-treatment-plant-big-creek/85-7cd58253-d4e9-4bb4-95c7-fc10c3ed5c06 |
LITHONIA, Ga. — Police in DeKalb County are looking for a 72-year-old missing woman, according to the department's Twitter page.
Myrtha Chenevert was last spotted Saturday on 6074 Great Oaks Drive in Lithonia.
Police describe her as a 5 feet 10 inches tall and 170 pounds.
They added that she has brown eyes and black hair. Chenevert was last seen wearing a blue dress and white sneakers.
If anyone sees her or knows anything about her whereabouts, police encourage the public to call 911.
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DALLAS — A man and his child are dead after 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.
Investigators said the driver was 25-year-old James Lee Bernard III. His 1-year-old son, James Lee Bernard IV, was on the lap of his 22-year-old longtime girlfriend. She's now in serious condition at the hospital.
Faye Burns, Bernard's aunt, woke up to a call from law enforcement at 4 a.m.
"I got a phone call saying he had been in a bad car accident, but we didn’t know what happened," she said.
More than three hours later, after waiting at the hospital for information, they decided to call the morgue.
“The morgue told him at that time that he was not going to be brought to the hospital because he was pronounced dead at the scene," Isaiah Burns, Bernard's uncle, said.
Investigators determined Bernard was driving a gray 2007 Mercury Milan northbound on East Grand Avenue at a high speed when he lost control, hit a curb and wasn't able to stop before crashing into a large tree.
"It’s hard to accept it and believe it," Isaiah Burns said. "Like, 'oh man they made a mistake.'”
Faye and Isaiah Burns said Bernard’s young son inherited his signature smile. His passion was making music and his family. Their pain is deepest for the infant they called a ball of energy and joy.
“It’s amazing when you watch their personalities start to develop and he was a happy baby," Isaiah said. "He was just a great little kid.”
“I just hate – we didn’t even really get to know him," Faye said. "He didn’t even get to grow up. His life just ended too soon.” | https://www.kens5.com/article/news/local/infant-killed-saturday-morning-crash-dallas-july-1-2023/287-54790be8-b9ac-439b-8554-afd329a3dd34 | 2023-07-03T02:52:49 | 0 | https://www.kens5.com/article/news/local/infant-killed-saturday-morning-crash-dallas-july-1-2023/287-54790be8-b9ac-439b-8554-afd329a3dd34 |
FORT WORTH, Texas — A new Fort Worth ordinance targeting abandoned shopping carts in areas such as streets and parks went into effect over the weekend.
The Fort Worth City Council approved the "Abandoned Shopping Cart Ordinance" in February, and it went into effect on Saturday, July 1.
According to the city's website, the council approved the measure "to regulate the abatement and enforcement of nuisance carts in public areas, to include but not limited to public streets, neighborhoods, parks and waterways."
Under the ordinance, the city's Code Compliance Department will be working to remove shopping carts from public areas as soon as possible.
When a code compliance officer finds an abandoned shopping cart, they will determine which business the cart belongs to and then notify that business that it has 24 hours to pick up the cart, according to the city.
If the cart is still in the area after 24 hours, the city said code compliance officers will then remove it and take it to a nearby City Drop-Off Station, where it will be stored for 30 days.
Businesses will have to pay a fee of $50 per cart to retrieve them at the drop-off stations, the city said.
According to the ordinance, however, if the business has a functioning wheel-lock system, a fee will not have to be paid to pick up their carts.
The city said the ordinance also consists of a Shopping Cart Control Plan that businesses may have to assess if code compliance officers have to impound more than 15 abandoned carts within a six-month period.
The control plan could include guidelines such as a sensor-based wheel-lock system or additional cart corrals in parking lots for the impacted businesses. | https://www.wfaa.com/article/news/local/new-fort-worth-ordinance-abandoned-shopping-carts/287-5f8ecc19-d615-40fb-a88f-02281057220b | 2023-07-03T02:52:56 | 0 | https://www.wfaa.com/article/news/local/new-fort-worth-ordinance-abandoned-shopping-carts/287-5f8ecc19-d615-40fb-a88f-02281057220b |
DALLAS — Ellie Breaux graduated from the University of North Texas in May -- and just over a month later, she was crowned Miss Texas 2023.
Talk about an eventful year!
Over the weekend, the annual Miss Texas pageant was held, as women from throughout the state represented their regions, counties and cities in a competition to vie for the ultimate prize.
"I still can't believe this is real life. I am constantly having to look at myself in the mirror to be sure I'm not dreaming," Breaux wrote in an Instagram post.
Breaux entered the pageant as Miss Tarrant County 2023. According to her scholarship donation page, she recently graduated from UNT with a bachelor's in marketing.
She wrote that she previously competed in Miss Texas events and placed second runner-up while in college.
Breaux was also a member of the University of North Texas Dance Team.
"We are so proud of you and your perseverance and determination to never give up on your dreams!" the dance team wrote in a congratulatory Instagram post. "You are going to be the most gracious, vivacious and fierce @missamericatx and we will be cheering you on all the way to Miss America!"
As the daughter of a Houston police officer, Breaux wrote that she hopes to use her pageant opportunities to promote her "Cops in the Community" initiative, which looks to bridge the gap between local communities and police officers.
"My goal is for our children to perceive police officers as heroes rather than adversaries," she wrote.
Breaux will now represent the state of Texas in the 2024 Miss America pageant. | https://www.wfaa.com/article/news/local/unt-grad-ellie-breaux-2023-miss-texas-heads-to-miss-america-pageant/287-0b148c2a-43bb-4671-9de0-99165e8e2de5 | 2023-07-03T02:53:02 | 1 | https://www.wfaa.com/article/news/local/unt-grad-ellie-breaux-2023-miss-texas-heads-to-miss-america-pageant/287-0b148c2a-43bb-4671-9de0-99165e8e2de5 |
BOISE, Idaho — The "Run for Dun" is a fun run that started in 2011 and helps raise awareness on sun safety and skin cancer screenings. This year's event was today, and participants got a shirt, lunch and free skin cancer screenings.
"Run for Dunn" is a part of "Get it Dunn," a group of family and friends that supported Amy Dunn as she battled stage four melanoma.
"Get It Dunn was also a mantra for Amy’s “give it all you’ve got” approach to living life. She gave her best and demanded the best from others. She got it done," the website states.
Dunn has since passed on, but the support stays the same and every year people can join the fun run and receive free screenings. Thereby, keeping their friend's memory alive and helping people be proactive about cancer. This year's run gave 74 skin screenings and had 333 registrants.
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VALLEY COUNTY, Idaho — A woman was unable to navigate a curve and overturned her SUV, according to Idaho State Police. The 69-year-old driver from Cambridge, and the passenger, a 57-year-old woman from Cascade were taken to the hospital by air.
Police said the crash happened this afternoon around 1:30 p.m. The woman was driving a 2006 Chevrolet Equinox and was driving south on the highway.
According to police, the driver was not wearing a seatbelt, but the passenger was.
No other information is available at this time and police said the investigation is ongoing.
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BELLEVUE, Pa. — A family asking for help after their home was condemned a few days ago.
The condemnation comes after a retaining wall that helped support the home collapsed.
A couple in their 60s and their son lived in the house and they now say they have no place to go.
The couple has lived at the house on Shiloh Avenue for 35 years/
Homeowner Joan Bartz said insurance quoted them upwards of $200,000 to fix the wall and it all depends on if the home is stable enough.
The couple shopping to retire soon and say they simply can not afford this. They are asking the community to help out in any way they can.
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PITTSBURGH — The USFL is now over after the Birmingham Stallions knocked off the Pittsburgh Maulers 28-12 last night in Canton, Ohio, and that means that NFL teams, like the Steelers, can now start to circle the waters around the players.
One of the most intriguing players on the Maulers is former 49ers linebacker Reuben Foster.
Foster shined in the game, notching a strip sack, a key 4th down stop, and generally flying all around the football field. After watching him play, one former Steelers linebacker thinks that Foster could end up playing for the other Pittsburgh team with the USFL season concluded.
That linebacker is Vince Williams, who seemed impressed by Foster.
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