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PORTLAND, Oregon — Four people have died after two fatal accidents in the Portland metro area Thursday night and Friday morning, leaving residents worried and concerned with the rise in speeding drivers.
"It makes me worry,” Hungmin Ji, owner of the Rain and Forest Tattoo said. “People drive really fast."
Thursday night along Powell Boulevard, three people died after a car crash. It happened just after 9:30 p.m. when two cars, a 2015 BMW 3-series sedan and a 2005 Subaru Impreza, were racing east on Southeast Powell Boulevard. As the two cars were racing, another car, a 2004 Lexus sedan, tried to turn west onto Southeast Powell Boulevard.
That driver of the BMW crashed into the Lexus, sending the BMW onto the median and knocking over trees. The driver and passenger of the BMW, both 18-year-old women, died at the scene.
The driver of the Lexus was taken to the hospital and later died.
Hours later, at around 1:30 a.m. Friday morning in Southwest Portland, police said a driver of a silver 2011 Toyota Scion was allegedly drunk and speeding without headlights on, when they struck a silver 2011 Honda Odyssey minivan along Southwest Barbur Boulevard. Both cars crashed into the exterior wall of a restaurant.
One of the passengers in the Scion died in the crash.
Ji said he commonly sees people driving fast along Southeast Powell — during the day and at night. He lives just five blocks away from where the crash happened, and said he’s concerned with the rise in speeding drivers.
"What if we go outside, it's still nice weather,” Ji said. ”You still want to go outside at 9 or 10 p.m. just walking around. But then we see people who drive really fast."
The Oregon Department of Transportation (ODOT) has taken steps to improve road safety.
"Anytime we see fatalities or serious injuries on the state roads, we always want to know what's going on," ODOT spokesman Don Hamilton said.
ODOT has reduced the speed limit to 30 MPH along Southeast Powell and installed high visibility crosswalks. The agency has also added a speed zone of 20 MPH around Cleveland High School. ODOT is also developing a traffic safety curriculum at nearby schools and has plans to improve crosswalks in the area.
But crashes are still occurring.
"Feels like southeast out here, it's gotten pretty lawless with drivers," Karen Kennedy, a southeast Portland resident said.
She said she hopes the police department continues to add staff to its traffic division, which was just brought back in May.
"I think not having a traffic division for the police has really not helped the situation because we have so many people speeding," Kennedy said.
In 2015, Portland began Vision Zero, a program aimed at reducing traffic deaths. One of the biggest goals of the program is to improve visibility and reduce speed limits.
Both have happened on Southeast Powell. But residents think more still needs to be done.
"I think it's frustrating and it's upsetting to everyone in Portland to see this," Kennedy said.
Portland has now had 42 fatal traffic deaths, 11 of which have happened in July.
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PORTLAND, Oregon — While investigators have said they have a person of interest in the deaths of four women in Portland, they have yet to reveal when they identified that person and how they connected the cases.
News outlets named Jesse Lee Calhoun as the person suspected in the killings, with Willamette Week the first to identify Calhoun as a suspected "serial killer," citing law enforcement sources.
Since then, a timeline of events surrounding Calhoun's criminal past and the deaths of Kristin Smith, Charity Perry, Bridget Webster and Ashley Real have sparked questions about when detectives connected the investigations. To date, charges have yet to be filed in connection to the four death investigations.
On June 4, Portland Police released a statement saying the bureau had "no reason to believe" the deaths of the women were connected at that time. PPB also said it was "in contact with law enforcement partners" to consider links.
Just two days later, Clackamas County deputies arrested Calhoun on parole violations. His commuted sentence was later revoked and Calhoun is now serving time in state prison.
Dr. Christopher Mercado, a retired NYPD lieutenant and adjunct assistant professor at the John Jay College of Criminal Justice, said the timing of the release raises valid questions.
"To see no connection and then a couple days later there is a connection, then it almost looks to the public like, well, did you know and hide the information or are you incompetent and not communicating," Mercado said. "Both of which don't fare well for the executives in charge that now have to explain to the public what you have, who you are looking at as responsible for these cases, and how these cases are going to be prosecuted."
Mercado said it is possible that new information developed in the 24-48 hours after PPB's initial release. However, PPB didn't acknowledge any connections in the cases until about six weeks later, through a joint press release with the Multnomah County District Attorney's office in response to a media request.
"At some point you will have to explain what decisions were made and why," Mercado said. "So if something did happen in the investigation as far as public reporting that now could be perceived as a misstep, explain that away. Legitimately say, look, we were erring on the side of caution."
PPB declined to answer KGW's questions about the June 4 release and the why it chose to release that statement at the time, despite the involvement of at least nine law enforcement agencies in pursuing the death investigations of multiple women.
For its part, PPB said on June 4 that it was receiving "widespread questions and concerns" about death investigations throughout the region, acknowledging a desire to address "speculation" in the community.
"Police departments don't really want to alarm the public, but they have this awesome responsibility of having to weigh alarmism with public information and awareness," Mercado said. "A lot of times in these situations, which I understand are frustrating to the public, less information is better for an investigation because it gives [investigators] time and flexibility."
A PPB spokesperson said the Multnomah County DA's office is handling all media requests in association with the now-linked death investigations, including questions on when PPB learned about the person of interest in relation to its June 4 release.
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CAPE MAY — The balloon arch was buoyant. The Champagne chilled in flower ice rings. A "Bachelorettes Assemble" banner dangled from the second floor balcony; life-size photos of the groom-to-be's face smiled earnestly out from a row of welcome bags.
"Where did we put the, uh, penis?" asked Faith Midgarden, owner of the local bachelorette planning company Crash the Cape, searching the freezer with a touch of alarm.
It's bachelorette season, and Cape May — the charming beach town at the bottom of the Jersey Shore, where elderly people chat on Victorian porches and churches advertise community theater shows — has become an unlikely hot spot.
In recent years, groups of women have increasingly descended on Cape May's beaches and bars in customized denim jackets and heart-shaped matching sunglasses, often carrying "male genitalia-centric paraphernalia," as one local described it. They pull up around town in jitneys, golf carts, trolleys, Ubers, limos. A range of companies cater to their needs, peddling everything from luxury picnics to private vegan chefs to liquid IVs. Since founding Crash the Cape last year, Midgarden said the bachelorette market is "exploding."
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Nearly 250 bachelorette groups have planned trips to Cape May this year through Bach, a bachelorette party planning app, according to CEO Mike Petrakis. (Many more visit Cape May without using the app). He expects the final number to be 10% to 20% higher this year than last, a particularly notable spike considering there were so many weddings last year.
Local businesses have noticed, too: The captain of Tiny Cruise Line, a BYOB cruise, has found himself piloting nearly nonstop bachelorette parties on Saturdays throughout the summer, up to 10 a weekend. Day Sipper Tours, which shuttles groups to local wineries and distilleries in a tie-dyed van, has seen a nearly 30% increase in bachelorette sign-ups this year compared to last. Willow Creek Winery, a popular destination, used to see three bachelorette parties on a Saturday, said Hamilton Wilde, director of events. Now it's more like 30. The winery had to institute a "balloon policy" — no helium — to keep the skies clear.
All extol the many virtues of Cape May: lots of restaurants, Victorian homes for the historically inclined, a few late-night bars for the drinkers, beauty, beach, chill vibes, wineries and cruises.
"You don't even feel like you're in New Jersey," Wilde said of Willow Creek Winery. "You feel like you could be in France."
Time may be running out for those who live in Middle Township's homeless encampments, with a new township ordinance banning living in tents. Residents there said they may have to be out of the area by Monday.
In terms of bachelorette destinations, Cape May is no Nashville (28,000 parties on Bach), it's no Scottsdale (11,000 parties on Bach) and it's not even Atlantic City (700 parties on Bach). But that's fine. The town has embraced "the girls," as locals refer to them.
"They're a lot of fun because they're not stuffy and they're not formal," said Shirley Phinney, co-owner of Elaine's, a Cape May restaurant and bar that her family has run for 35 years. "They'll do shots, and we make really sweet, easy shots."
"They want to do shots, but we don't want to kill anybody either, so you make them a little fruity," said Patrick Wall, her husband and Elaine's co-owner.
At the "Bachelorettes Assemble" party in West Cape May (theme: Marvel, wine), the "hugely, hugely popular" penis ice luge (for shots) was luckily located before the bride-to-be arrived. Emily DiGiorgio, 26, already dressed in white, cooed over the mimosa bar and the wine-colored balloon arch, all part of Crash the Cape's "WildOne" package. Prices typically range from $300-$700. (The balloon arch was attached with extra-grip painter's tape — particularly important for historic Victorian walls, Midgarden said.)
DiGiorgio, who lives in Marlton, Burlington County, donned the white baseball hat made especially for her, took photos with the life-size cardboard cut-out of Iron Man with her fiancé's head on top, and popped a bottle of Champagne on the deck.
"They did such a good job," she said happily.
Later, in an upstairs room decorated with pink balloons spelling BRIDE, DiGiorgio sifted through her suitcase. She had packed many variations on white, including a white crop top, a white skirt, a white sheer top, white jeans, four white dresses and three white bathing suits. Once dressed, she and her bridesmaids applied makeup and discussed the weekend ahead. Emily's sister and maid of honor, Olivia DiGiorgio, 22, had planned a busy itinerary, complete with a luxury picnic on the beach, a tiki boat cruise and a winery lunch.
"I feel safer here than I would in Wildwood, or even in Ocean City," Emily's cousin, Sydney Berger, 23, whose parents owned the rental house where they were staying, explained. "There's only two or three night bars here. And I would say they're all 50. Like a lot of people going are 50."
About a year after they were publicly proposed, and little more than a week after a ribbon cutting to dedicate them, Cape May's Promenade arches remain controversial.
When they were ready to depart, Berger called Cape May Free Ride, a free golf cart shuttle that picks up and drops off anywhere in town, and the girls clambered in.
A few blocks away at Carney's, a restaurant and bar that's open late and another favorite bachelorette destination, manager Michelle Knox said she often sees three groups in a night. The other customers are "happy and want to see them have a good time," Knox said.
Behind her, a bachelorette party was easy to spot in the wild: the bride-to-be, Liz Winar, 29, of Hamilton, Mercer County, was dressed in white and all the women around her wore black. They were planning to get tattoos after dinner, though they had to travel to Wildwood because the Cape May parlors were fully booked.
Overall, they were enjoying themselves, though they had run into another bachelorette party the night before. They were at Sunset Beach; the other group was at Sunset Beach. They were getting ice cream; the other group was getting ice cream. They were wearing matching customized shirts (black); the other group was wearing matching customized shirts (pink).
"We have to fight them," joked Dani Winar, who had traveled from North Carolina to attend the pre-wedding weekend. "Battle of the bachelorettes."
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ATLANTIC CITY — After having a strong turnout for three straight years, Hall of Fame football coach Jimmy Johnson intends to bring his Quest for the Ring fishing tournament back to the resort next year.
"It has taken on a real positive experience," Johnson said Friday from The Deck at Golden Nugget Atlantic City. "When you see 700 out-of-towners come here for the hotel rooms and for the restaurants and for everything else, it's a real boost for the Atlantic City economy."
The tournament, officially named Jimmy Johnson's Atlantic City Quest for the Ring Championship Fishing Week, has been stationed at Sen. Frank S. Farley State Marina, beside the casino hotel, all week. Tents were set up around the area for vendors to greet guests and spectators, and a weigh-in station gave people an up-close view of each day's catches, some of which included marlin and yellowfin tuna.
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The tournament, which ends Sunday, features a $1 million+ guaranteed purse and a week full of hospitality for 100 teams.
About 80 boats were out miles in the ocean late Friday afternoon, leaving a section of the marina empty while a gradually building crowd anticipated their return.
Quest for the Ring is expected to generate about $2 million in revenue for the city, said Dan Gallagher, director of sports sales with the Atlantic City Sports Commission, a nonprofit that operates under Visit AC.
"This event is 100% a staple here in Atlantic City," Gallagher said before Friday's weigh-in. "This is a high-caliber event, and we think we're a high-caliber destination, so to have this event here in our destination is invaluable to us."
The Atlantic City tournament isn't the only one Johnson hosts. He hosts a similar annual event in southern Florida, in partnership with Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino.
The daily rounds of thunderstorms last week and hours of soaking rain Sunday pulled parts of South Jersey out of drought in Thursday's update.
That partnership with Hard Rock led to the idea of bringing the event to the resort.
Johnson is known best as a former NFL football coach who led the Dallas Cowboys to a pair of Super Bowl championships in 1993 and 1994. He would go on to lead the Miami Dolphins before retiring from coaching, shifting to the broadcast booth as a football analyst for Fox Sports.
Johnson said the tournaments have helped him learn more about the resort, having only minimal experience in the city, such as when he attended a fight between Mike Tyson and Michael Spinks in 1988 at what is now called Jim Whelan Boardwalk Hall.
"I think Atlantic City and this area is a perfect place for it (the tournament)," Johnson said. "We've got the water here, and we got great fishing. I think last year we had a 659-pound blue marlin win the tournament.
The coach's fishing tournaments have doled out about $14 million in prize money, he said.
Past tournaments have included appearances by NBA legend Michael Jordan.
"The fishermen around the country, they want to be in this tournament," Johnson said. "I think, mostly, the fishermen have said they've been in tournaments before all throughout the country, but they've never been in a tournament that has the experience that we have."
The event also gives back to the city's people.
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As part of a community initiative, it is hosting a filet station at the weigh-ins nightly. Teams can donate their catches to be fileted on the spot and donated to the Boys & Girls Club of Atlantic City. In years past, thousands of pounds of fish were donated to feed the community.
Johnson's interest in fishing has grown since he retired from coaching professional football, he said.
"I've always lived on the water," Johnson said. "I'm originally from Port Arthur, Texas, so I fished as a kid, and then, of course, living on the water in the Florida Keys, I do a lot of fishing."
The city has increasingly tried to diversify its tourism offerings beyond gambling and entertainment. Events like Johnson's give visitors more to choose from when coming into town, Gallagher said.
Those efforts have been part of the Sports Commission's intentions since it was founded in 2015, he said. Bringing a range of sporting events into town is one of the commission's priorities.
"Having a fishing tournament of this level in this destination is a big part of us trying to do that," Gallagher said.
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AMBRIDGE, Pa. — A Beaver County community is asking for change after a young boy was hit by a car Friday afternoon.
Witnesses say it happened while he was crossing the street on Duss Avenue in Ambridge. Employees at Annie Lee’s Southern Kitchen told Channel 11 he was inside buying food just before he was hit.
“He came out to cross the street. He went to cross the street and a car hit him and the boy went flying across the street,” an employee said.
She went on to describe his condition as “bad,” telling us he was bleeding from his head and appeared to be unconscious when police arrived.
Witnesses also said the driver of the car that hit him did not stop, but eventually came back and spoke to police.
Speeding is a problem at the intersection, employees said.
“Clients that come in, we have to walk them across the street to make sure they make it home safe because cars keep flying,” an employee said.
“What they should do is put a four-way stop sign right here,” Tommie Campbell said. Family members of his own were at Annie Lee’s and saw the incident unfold. “It was going fast. It was definitely going over the speed limit.”
It’s unclear how the boy is doing or if the driver will face any charges.
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PITTSBURGH — Allegheny County and Pennsylvania State Police are investigating two incidents involving drag racing and burnouts early Friday morning.
Investigators say the high-speed, dangerous activity took place among a group of around 50 cars at Pittsburgh International Airport and then on the Fort Pitt Bridge.
Some of the action was captured on social media videos.
Channel 11 showed the video to travelers at Pittsburgh International Airport.
“Honestly, it’s crazy. They’re putting everybody in danger and I can’t believe anybody would do anything like that,” said traveler Sam Thomas, from California, Pa.
PSP says the group of around 50 high-end sports cars gathered on the Fort Pitt Bridge just after 3 a.m. Friday morning.
The tire marks from burnouts were still visible hours later.
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State Trooper Rocco Gagliardi said the incident could have resulted in even further damage.
“You’re coming out of that Fort Pitt tunnel and you’re at a complete gridlock with 50 cars doing donuts and drag racing, in both directions, right, it’s only a one-way bridge, if you’re coming through there for an early work shift you’re you’re looking at something potentially fatal,” Gagliardi said.
When State Troopers arrived to break up the gathering, they say one of the cars — a burgundy Jeep — hit a marked police cruiser and nearly hit Troopers standing nearby while the driver sped away.
PSP later tracked down the Jeep in the South Fayette/Bridgeville area.
Channel 11 was there and saw one person taken away in handcuffs.
Troopers say everyone in the car was taken in for questioning.
“It’s ridiculous,” Thomas said. “Those guys are stupid.”
Channel 11 has learned that prior to gathering on the bridge, the group was at Pittsburgh International Airport.
Allegheny County Police say the group was greeting a social media car influencer for what’s called a “ride out.”
Officers say some of the cars were also doing burnouts and donuts at the airport.
“I think it’s pretty crazy. It seems like this would be the most unlikely place for random people to be doing donuts,” said Tricia Brown, who flew into Pittsburgh Friday.
Police arrested at least one person in connection to the incident at the airport.
That man is Dashawn Evans, 41, from Trafford.
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Both State and county Police are working to identify more people involved in the overnight incidents.
He was arraigned and released.
Both State and county law enforcement are working to identify more people involved in the overnight incidents.
The driver of the burgundy Jeep has not yet been charged.
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The South Shore Line is offering free rides to educators July 24-30 on off-peak weekday and all weekend trains.
To ride, educators will need to present an active, valid school ID.
Off-peak weekday trains are those that arrive at Millennium Station after 9:30 a.m. or depart Millennium Station before 3:30 p.m. and after 6:30 p.m.
Passengers can also take advantage of the Kids Ride Free Program, allowing up to three children 13 and younger to ride free with each parent or guardian on off-peak weekday and all weekend trains.
Passengers should also note the railroad is continuing to bus passengers to stations between Michigan City and Gary. Buses operate according to the scheduled train times.
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RDA President and CEO Sherri Ziller expects the Region will see upwards of $2 billion in private investment and thousands of new jobs and residents.
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Indiana Governor Eric Holcomb addresses a celebration of the start of the South Shore Double Track Project on Monday in Michigan City.
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Indiana Governor Eric Holcomb prepares to hammer in a spike at a celebration of the start of the South Shore Double Track Project on Monday in Michigan City.
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Indiana Governor Eric Holcomb said of the Double Track groundbreaking, “This is truly a Hoosier moment in history like few others.”
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Indiana Governor Eric Holcomb addresses a celebration of the start of the South Shore Double Track Project on Monday in Michigan City.
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U.S. Sen. Todd Young, R-Ind., addresses a celebration of the start of the South Shore Double Track Project on Monday in Michigan City.
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Former U.S. Rep. Pete Visclosky, U.S. Rep. Frank J. Mrvan, D-Highland, and Indiana Governor Eric Holcomb chat before the start of a celebration of the start of the South Shore Double Track Project on Monday in Michigan City.
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Indiana Governor Eric Holcomb takes questions following a celebration of the start of the South Shore Double Track Project on Monday in Michigan City.
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Indiana Governor Eric Holcomb addresses a celebration of the start of the South Shore Double Track Project on Monday in Michigan City.
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NICTD President Mike Noland, left, takes a photo of Indiana Governor Eric Holcomb and Executive Director of the Dean and Barbara White Family Foundation Bill Hanna.
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Mike Smith speaks at a celebration of the start of the South Shore Double Track Project on Monday in Michigan City.
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U.S. Sen. Todd Young, R-Ind., said credit for the project also belongs to those elected officials who came before and led the way.
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COLUMBUS, Ohio — Staff members of the Columbus Zoo and Aquarium were greeted by a surprise in the gorilla habitat on Thursday - the unexpected birth of a female gorilla!
According to the zoo's Facebook, the new mother of the infant, Sully, was believed to be a male gorilla before this surprise birth.
Sully, who has lived at the Columbus Zoo and Aquarium with her mother and fellow troop members since 2019, was discovered holding the baby gorilla early Thursday.
"Gorillas rarely show outward signs of pregnancy because the newborns are smaller than human babies and gorillas naturally have large abdomens," the zoo said.
The zoo team said they are thrilled to welcome this new addition to their family.
"We’re thrilled by the addition of another birth for this critically endangered species. As the 34th gorilla born here since 1956 when the Columbus Zoo became the first zoo in the world to welcome the birth of a baby gorilla, she’s an important part of our work to conserve these magnificent animals."
The Columbus Zoo invites gorilla fans to officially celebrate the baby’s birth by visiting the indoor gorilla habitat that will re-open to guests starting Friday, July 21 at 11 a.m.
For more information about the birth of the new baby gorilla and her mother Sully, click here to visit the zoo's blog.
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DALLAS — Thee suspect wanted in the kidnapping of a 7-year-old girl that triggered a June AMBER Alert was arrested earlier this month.
Leonard Lamar Neal is accused of kidnapping and sexually assaulting the young girl. Police say Neal also abducted her brother.
Neal was added to the Texas Department of Public Safety's Texas 10 Most Wanted Fugitives List before he was arrested.
Briana and Kenyatta Jordan told WFAA they spotted Neal getting on a DART bus and immediately called 911.
"I knew if it was him, he needed to get off the streets," Kenyatta Jordan said.
The bus, the couple said, drove away, so they followed until police could catch up and take Neal into custody.
"It was honestly something out of a movie," Briana Jordan told WFAA.
The Jordans said they didn't know there was a reward for information leading to Neal’s arrest. But when friends told them, the parents of six, gearing up for an expensive school year, got excited.
"When we found out there was gonna be a reward, I thought we’ll get the kids school stuff!" Briana Jordan said.
"Every dime I get goes towards my babies, every dime," Kenyatta Jordan added.
But the couple told WFAA Crimestoppers told them they weren't eligible for any of the money because they called 911 first instead of the Crimestoppers hotline.
"If knew about calling Crimestoppers, I still would’ve called 911 first!" Kenyatta said.
Word of the Jordans' story spread quickly, and soon reached a handful of small business owners who wanted to help.
The owners of Riddell Plumbing, Complete Fire Protection and CC Carpet, plus organizers with non-profit Texas First Responders, pooled together their money and sent the Jordans a $5,000 check.
"These people were heroes," Scott Riddell of Riddell Plumbing said. "A lot of people just stick their head in the sand and ignore things, and what they did was a great deed."
"Somebody has to step up to take care of this family," Cameron Morrison with Complete Fire Protection added.
The gesture brought the Jordans to tears.
"Because [the business owners] had no obligation, whatsoever. They weren’t the ones that said we’ll pay you," Briana Jordan said.
"I appreciate everything. I appreciate them," Kenyatta Jordan added.
WFAA reached out to Crimestoppers for a statement but as of writing have not heard back.
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AUSTIN, Texas — Vic's BBQ opened its doors in Del Valle in 1987, then moved to southeast Austin in 1998 with great success.
Ysabel Murrieta's husband, Vic, owns Vic's, while she and her sister mostly operate it six days a week, and it's a job she's been doing with pride for more than 20 years.
Sadly, it's one she may soon have to say goodbye to.
During the pandemic, the restaurant shut down for two months and according to Murrieta, it never recovered. Over the past three years, business has suffered, leading to staff shortages and hiked up prices.
Her sister, Lupe Garcia, stepped up and came out of retirement just to help out.
"We were always open from 6 [a.m.] to 8 [p.m.]. We did breakfast, lunch and dinner... now we're only doing breakfast and lunch because it pretty much dies out here after 3 p.m., it slows down," said Murrieta. "Everything that we have to put into the business is pretty much coming in and going out, right out. There [are] no little extras, you know, like we used to have before."
The business has done what it can to stay afloat by using small business loans and applying for grants. However, Murrieta said when she and her husband attempted to apply for an ERC (Employee Retention Credit) grant, they did not qualify due to having family members on staff.
Through the setbacks and customer decline, Murrieta worries the decision to close may come sooner rather than later.
"We have a good business. It's good. But maybe we're in the wrong location," said Murrieta.
Murrieta acknowledged that if she and her husband were to shut down, it would be extremely difficult. She worries for her employees who have been with her for more than 20 years.
She only hopes before that decision is made, a miracle comes around.
"Vic and I have talked about it, but until you really realize it's going to happen -- that's the hard part," said Murrieta.
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CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — Court officials are warning the public about a scam regarding jury duty.
The Nueces County District Clerks Office was alerted by two separate emails and a phone call.
They said that someone from the Nueces County Jury Commission contacted them saying that they had missed their jury trial or jury summons and were going to be held in contempt of court unless they paid a $1,500 fine.
But the thing is -- the commission does not even exist.
"They are preying on people to be afraid because what they are saying is 'If you don't pay the $1,500 dollars then their is going to be a warrant issued for your arrest,' and that scares people, and that is not fair to our community," said Nueces County 347th District Court Judge Missy Medary.
Medary said that if residents miss jury duty, they will be contacted by the judge of the court where they did not appear. She advises those who might be contacted by the scammer to hang up.
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CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — After a flag was donated to the USS Lexington back in 1994, its roots remained unknown until recently.
The flag, known as Yosegaki Hinomaru or a good luck flag, was discovered to belong to Shigeyoshi Mutsuda, a Japanese soldier who fought in World War II. It is being reunited with its family after being on display aboard the USS Lexington since its donation.
Mutsuda was killed in combat during WWII and the flag represents what legacy is left of him. Through a repatriation ceremony, the flag will go through representatives of the OBON Society to be reunited with Mutsuda's family.
The initial ceremony was held on July 20 at the USS Lexington Museum and a ceremonial reuniting with the surviving family of Mutsuda will take place once the flag reaches Japan.
The writings and signatures on the flag are messages of good luck from family and friends that were written before the soldiers left for the war.
According to the USS Lexington's website, the return of the flag is seen as the return of their family member’s remains.
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SACRAMENTO, Calif. — As temperatures spike, so does the awareness to inform people of the risks involved with the heat.
A new statewide campaign is doing just that with resources and the tools you need at your fingertips.
Heat can be one of the deadliest weather events and that's why the Governor’s office is encouraging people to be heat ready. Not just for yourself but for your family and loved ones.
Californians are bracing for yet another weekend of extreme heat with triple digits returning for days.
"Heat exhaustion is no joke, and it hurts people. Even kills people," said Shannon Matlock, a preschool director.
Some at Artivio Guerrero Park in South Sacramento would even say it can be a lot to handle.
"Overwhelming. Unbearable," said Cheryl Crittendon, a grandmother at the park.
But a brand-new statewide campaign is preparing you for the weather hazards by providing resources.
It's called Heat Ready CA.
"[It]'s a multi-ethnic public education campaign aimed at educating Californians about the risk of extreme heat. How to access their own risk of extreme. And just how to just stay safer from the impacts of the heat," said Ashley Williams, spokesperson with the Governor's Office of Community Partnerships and Strategic Communications.
Williams says anyone can be impacted but especially the elderly, people with chronic health conditions, pregnant people and children.
"The beauty of children is they don't even recognize. They run until they stop running. So we have to be the ones that have the sense about how much they stay out in it," said Crittendon.
This is where the new online tool comes in handy.
On this new website, you can create a personalized extreme heat plan for yourself and loved ones.
"You can learn how to find cooling centers. And how to know the signs and impacts of heat illness. You can also make your own heat checklist to make sure you're prepared for extreme heat events. So, there are a lot of resources that we've worked on with our agency partners," said Williams.
They also have a group of trusted messengers doing outreach in every county in over 30 different languages.
Doing door-to-door knocking and providing information for people to stay cool and safe.
Shannon Matlock, a preschool director, says she's on board with the new statewide tool.
"I think people do need to recognize that as the weathers changing the planet is heating up and It's gonna cause all kinds of unforeseen problems that maybe we don't even realize yet," said Matlock.
Ways you can stay cool is by wearing thinner clothes that are light in color, drink plenty of water and electrolytes and check on each other and if you notice anyone acting strange, then speak up and help people cool off.
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SACRAMENTO, Calif. — A 73-year-old United States Postal Service mail carrier has injuries to his face, feet and arms after being attacked by a pit bull in North Highlands Friday, according to the Sacramento County Sheriff's Office.
The Sacramento County Sheriff's Office says the attack happened near the intersection of Roseville and Walerga Roads.
Deputies say the man was delivering mail when the dog attacked him.
"The owner of the dog intervened and attempted to halt the attack," deputies said in a press release. "After witnessing the incident, a passerby promptly called 911 and tried to help the mailman."
The man was taken to safety before law enforcement arrived. First responders arrived on the scene to treat injuries to both the mailman and the owner of the dog. It's unclear what injuries, if any, the dogs owner sustained.
The mailman was taken to the hospital and will not need surgery for his injuries after the attack, according to officials.
The dog is now in animal control's custody.
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The chart lists crimes through July 17 investigated by the Fort Wayne Police Department including burglary, robbery and thefts from vehicles. An attempted robbery or burglary is classified as an actual robbery or burglary, respectively. The listed addresses are those where crimes were reported and are not necessarily where the crimes occurred.
Sector 1B
7/7/23 11:30 a.m. Theft from vehicle 1200 N. Harrison St.
Sector 4B
7/5/23 Midnight Theft from vehicle 200 W. Wayne St.
7/11/23 11:45 a.m. Theft from vehicle 100 W. Superior St.
7/17/23 12:02 p.m. Robbery 300 E. Jefferson Blvd.
Sector 11
7/5/23 8:48 p.m. Theft from vehicle 3400 Wells St.
7/10/23 8:18 a.m. Theft from vehicle 500 Fifth St.
7/14/23 11:05 p.m. Theft from vehicle Harrison and Second streets
7/15/23 11 p.m. Theft from vehicle 1500 Goshen Ave.
Sector 12
7/4/23 7 p.m. Theft from vehicle 1800 High St.
7/9/23 4:09 a.m. Robbery 1800 W. Main St.
7/14/23 8:30 p.m. Theft from vehicle 1800 Ida Ave.
Sector 13
7/8/23 10 p.m. Theft from vehicle 2800 Overlook Drive
7/13/23 7:30 p.m. Theft from vehicle 3500 Cavalier Drive
Sector 14
7/6/23 9 p.m. Theft from vehicle 5400 River Run Trail
7/7/23 11:24 a.m. Theft from vehicle 1900 River Run Trail
7/8/23 8 p.m. Theft from vehicle 5600 River Run Trail
7/9/23 10 p.m. Theft from vehicle 2000 River Run Trail
7/13/23 3 p.m. Theft from vehicle 2400 Otsego Drive
Sector 15
7/8/23 5:30 p.m. Theft from vehicle 300 W. Washington Ctr. Rd.
7/14/23 4:15 p.m. Theft from vehicle 5500 Coldwater Road
Sector 17
7/6/23 8 p.m. Theft from vehicle 600 Wallen Hills Drive
7/14/23 9 p.m. Theft from vehicle 10200 Avalon Way
Sector 18
7/17/23 8 a.m. Burglary 9900 Dupont Lakes Drive
7/17/23 10:16 a.m. Theft from vehicle 2300 Island Club Drive
Sector 19
7/4/23 4 p.m. Burglary 2100 Carroll Road
Sector 21
7/4/23 6:30 a.m. Robbery 2200 Beacon St.
7/4/23 10 p.m. Burglary 1900 Hobson Road
7/5/23 12:15 a.m. Burglary 2200 Vance Ave.
7/12/23 Midnight Theft from vehicle 2500 East Drive
7/12/23 12:30 a.m. Theft from vehicle 1200 Kensington Blvd.
7/14/23 10 p.m. Theft from vehicle 2800 Parnell Ave.
7/15/23 5 a.m. Robbery 1000 Columbia Ave.
7/16/23 11 a.m. Theft from vehicle 1200 Lake Ave.
7/17/23 2 a.m. Theft from vehicle 1200 Kenwood Ave.
Sector 22
7/6/23 11:03 a.m. Theft from vehicle 1500 Bayview Drive
7/7/23 1:56 p.m. Robbery 2700 Reed Road
7/15/23 8:30 a.m. Theft from vehicle 3700 Maplecrest Road
Sector 23
7/5/23 12:15 a.m. Burglary 6600 Pawawna Drive
7/6/23 1:45 a.m. Burglary 3200 Ponema Court
7/10/23 1 a.m. Theft from vehicle 3200 Simcoe Court
7/10/23 4:10 a.m. Burglary 6500 Winnebago Drive
Sector 24
7/13/23 7 p.m. Theft from vehicle 4300 Roseview Road
7/13/23 10 p.m. Theft from vehicle 2800 Northgate Blvd.
7/14/23 4:46 p.m. Theft from vehicle 2800 Northgate Blvd.
7/14/23 5:09 p.m. Theft from vehicle 2800 Northgate Blvd.
Sector 25
7/5/23 4 a.m. Theft from vehicle 4100 Oakleaf Drive
7/5/23 9 p.m. Theft from vehicle 5400 Litchfield Road
Sector 26
7/8/23 8:30 p.m. Theft from vehicle 4700 Parkerdale Drive
7/9/23 6:21 a.m. Theft from vehicle 7000 St. Joe Road
7/14/23 12:29 a.m. Burglary 5100 Starwood Drive
7/15/23 9 p.m. Theft from vehicle 4200 Castell Drive
Sector 27
7/15/23 1 a.m. Theft from vehicle 7000 Thamesford Drive
Sector 28
7/4/23 7:48 a.m. Theft from vehicle 4700 Fall Brook Lane
7/6/23 9 p.m. Theft from vehicle 9500 Golden Oak Drive
7/6/23 10:30 p.m. Theft from vehicle 9800 Ballymore Drive
Sector 32
7/5/23 6:31 p.m. Burglary 2900 Broadway
7/7/23 5:15 a.m. Theft from vehicle 2000 S. Calhoun St.
7/8/23 1:27 p.m. Theft from vehicle 400 W. Williams St.
7/14/23 1:28 p.m. Burglary 2900 Broadway
7/16/23 4:40 p.m. Theft from vehicle 800 Poplar St.
Sector 34
7/6/23 Midnight Theft from vehicle 5300 Welsh Glen Run
7/6/23 9:44 p.m. Theft from vehicle 4400 Clubview Drive
Sector 35
7/4/23 4:35 a.m. Theft from vehicle Beaver Avenue
and West Rudisill Boulevard
7/5/23 Midnight Theft from vehicle 5200 Webster St.
Sector 36
7/11/23 5:17 p.m. Burglary 1900 Maplewood Road
Sector 37
7/6/23 Midnight Theft from vehicle 3000 McArthur Drive
7/11/23 12:15 p.m. Burglary 2900 Lower Huntington Road
Sector 38
7/5/23 2:02 p.m. Theft from vehicle Deforest Avenue
and Bluffton Road
Sector 41
7/4/23 11 p.m. Theft from vehicle 1400 Winter St.
7/7/23 7:30 a.m. Theft from vehicle 2400 Winch St.
7/14/23 6:41 p.m. Theft from vehicle 900 Hugh St.
Sector 42
7/5/23 Midnight Burglary 1400 Greene St.
7/9/23 5 p.m. Theft from vehicle 100 E. Taber St.
7/15/23 Midnight Theft from vehicle 500 E. Creighton Ave.
Sector 43
7/8/23 8:34 a.m. Theft from vehicle 3500 Raymond Ave.
7/10/23 12:58 a.m. Burglary 1700 Lumbard St.
7/15/23 6:40 p.m. Robbery 1700 Fleetwood Ave.
Sector 44
7/6/23 4 p.m. Burglary 100 E. Pontiac St.
7/12/23 8:42 p.m. Robbery 5200 Decatur Road
Sector 45
7/4/23 2:13 p.m. Robbery South Lafayette Street
and East Paulding Road
7/16/23 8:11 a.m. Theft from vehicle 5600 Lillie St.
Sector 46
7/12/23 Midnight Theft from vehicle 4400 Austin Drive
7/14/23 10 p.m. Theft from vehicle 4000 Hessen Cassel Road
Sector 48
7/15/23 9 a.m. Robbery 4800 Bade Drive
Sector 65
7/8/23 3 a.m. Theft from vehicle 5100 Coventry Parkway
7/10/23 10:22 a.m. Theft from vehicle 5700 Coventry Lane
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Fort Wayne Police Academy instructor, Clint Hill, plays the role of a suspect shooting at an officer during a traffic stop, as Derrell Green plays the role of a police officer performing a traffic stop during a procedural justice training scenario on Friday afternoon at the Fort Wayne Police Training Center. 60 campers from the 2023 S.T.E.A.M camp with the National Young Leader Institute attended the event.
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DULUTH — Among the usual sights to see, visitors to Canal Park in Duluth were treated to sail races Friday night. Normally, Duluth Yacht Club races are on Wednesdays as this was a rescheduled event from July 19 due to weather.
On Friday, temperatures were in the 70s around the dinner hour. Besides the sailing races, artists, including Sarah Hanson of the Twin Cities, used the space to set up their equipment to paint.
Dan Williamson joined the Duluth News Tribune in June 2021 where he's involved in digital content such as video, photos and podcasts. Previously, he worked in television broadcasting as a Sports Director/Anchor at WDIO-TV in Duluth, Sports Director/Anchor in Bismarck, N.D., News and Sports Anchor at KSAX-TV in Alexandria, and Reporter/Photographer/Editor with the syndicated show "Life to the Max" in Eden Prairie. He was also the Development Director for the Duluth Salvation Army. Williamson grew up in Alexandria, graduated from St. Cloud State University and has lived in Duluth since 2012.
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LENOXVILLE, Pa. — An annual car show was held in Susquehanna County.
Paul Debish hosts the show at his home in Clifford.
The display started small, but thanks to word of mouth, he tells us it's like friends and strangers all coming together for a good time.
Along with classic cars, there was even a Corvette boat at the show.
Check out WNEP’s YouTube channel.
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Arlington has an esports arena, and more places around the country are doubling down on gaming. That includes schools.
Universities are forming teams, and now are looking to middle and high schools to deliver a crop of players not just to support theirs but a new emerging industry in gaming.
For years athletics has been something fun for kids --- but opened doors for students to pay for college. Nowadays there's a new path.
Dallas ISD has created an esports division, where kids come and play and learn how to battle each other in video games, and create pathways to college.
"Esports can take you all the way to a scholarship for colleges, it was not just let's go have fun and play. How can we bring esports to benefit students," said Louigina Vasquez, a teacher in the district.
There are college-level teams in esports which more universities are getting into so Dallas ISD is holding camps during the summer, competitions year round and cultivating players to help create a pathway to college to game professionally.
"I wanna be one of the very best," said a rising 5th grader we had trouble pulling away from his computer.
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Mateo Benitez Ponce is going into the 5th grade and just like boys dream of playing professional ball he dreams of being a professional player, but knows coding, programming and designing esports could be a career, but says it prepares you for anything.
"We also teach sportsmanship, if someone made it to the semifinals and they lose, they're going to be frustrated they still have to show sportsmanship," he said.
And so they play, do what they love, learn everything from exercises to keep their fingers limber to how to work together as a team.
It's letting the kids take something they love, and use it as a springboard to open doors for the future.
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It's a labor of love for volunteers with the Denton Water Project.
They go around filling coolers with ice-cold water for the homeless or anyone outside and in need.
"The need is great,” Denton Basic Services Center Director Jane Piper-Lunt said. “These people don't have access to cold water. We've had people say we've saved their lives."
Denton Basic Services Center operates the Denton Water Project.
She said through volunteers and donations they are providing about 2,800 bottles of water a week through five coolers strategically placed around Denton.
"Once it started getting hot, we had to start filling it twice a day,” Piper-Lunt said. “Usually in the winter we only have to fill it once a day."
Denton County Public Health reported 95 heat-related illnesses so far in 2023.
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20 of those were just last week with nine heat exhaustion cases and one heat stroke.
Volunteer Tracy Runnels said they know they are making a difference because they hear it from those being helped.
"Thank you so much for caring about us when nobody else does,” Runnels said. “You just can't help but want to help people that need help, especially in this heat."
The Denton Water Project started two years ago.
As long as volunteers and donations keep coming in they plan to continue providing a basic necessity for the less fortunate.
"We say just keep bringing it,” Runnels said. “Drive by and put water in a cooler. Keep it coming. Everybody needs something to drink."
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Garland police crediting DNA genealogy for helping solve a nearly four-decades-old murder case. Detectives this week arrested a man in New Mexico for the 1986 killing of a woman in her Garland home.
Detective Lucas Shupe with Garland police says when the initial homicide detectives showed up at the home in the 3600 block of Colbath, they noticed blood drops outside the home.
Blood that did not belong to Barbara Villareal - a wife, sister and daughter who had been stabbed to death inside.
At the time, Villareal’s husband said he heard his wife screaming and came upon intruders attacking her.
“Something was missing, it just kind of wasn’t adding up,” Shupe said
The blood was tested and it did not come back to Villareal’s husband and the case went cold for decades.
In the years that followed, Marc Dunderman says his family suspected someone close to Villareal was involved in his sister’s murder.
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“There were things that came out that made us kind of suspect that it was the husband and the brother,” Dunderman said Friday.
Det. Shupe says in recent years, Garland PD was able to submit remaining blood samples collected outside the home for DNA genealogy typing. Shupe says the results provide enough probable cause for a New Mexico judge to sign an arrest warrant.
On Tuesday, with the help of the Lovington Police Department in New Mexico, Garland detectives arrested Liborio Canales.
Canales, 85, is the brother-in-law of Barbara Villareal.
“The initial detectives on the scene, they didn’t even know he had a brother,” Shupe said.
According to Shupe, Canales admitted his involvement in her murder saying he was angry with Villareal over a prior dispute.
Villareal’s husband died in Mexico in the early 1990s, according to Garland Police.
Dunderman, now 56, says he has waited to hear news of an arrest in his older sister’s murder since he was 19.
"We’re happy that there’s closure, that we’re working towards closure,” Dunderman said. “It doesn’t reverse any of the pain that she suffered at the end of her life and the void that we all have and have had for nearly 40 years.”
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SS Badger Lake Michigan car ferry docked until mechanical failures fixed
The Badger was docked Friday morning after experiencing mechanical failure of its ramping system.
MANITOWOC – Those hoping to take a tour across Lake Michigan on the popular S.S. Badger may have to wait a bit.
The car ferry experienced a mechanical failure of its ramping system Friday morning that caused Lake Michigan Carferry Inc., which owns and operates the boat, to suspend cross-lake service from Ludington, Michigan, to Manitowoc and back.
The company engaged a quick-response team of Great Lakes partners to assess the situation and solve the issue as quickly and safely as possible, according to a news release from Lake Michigan Carferry.
“We apologize to our customers for this unexpected interruption to our services and we appreciate their patience as we work to resolve the issue,” the release said.
Lake Michigan Carferry will continue to update passengers as information becomes available at https://www.facebook.com/SSBADGERFERRY.
Call 1-800-841-4243 for information about ticket refunds or exchanges.
SS Badger resumes night sails:SS Badger Lake Michigan car ferry resumes night sails between Manitowoc and Ludington, Michigan
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Each year the Senior Affairs Commission proposes recommendations for budget priorities to Dallas City Council however, this is the first time data is included.
“We don't have good data, and we don't have survey work that's been done to assess what do the seniors themselves think are their biggest problems,” Pete Klein said. Klein is the chairman of the Senior Affairs Commission. “We know from the demographics.”
The demographic data included in the recommendations puts numbers to the issue. The goal, Klein said, is to enhance a more suitable quality of life for seniors in Dallas.
"What we're trying to do is to create awareness of what these problems are, how big they are, and really get people focused on the need," Klein said. "And if we can accomplish that, I think that city council will look at it differently than they have in the past."
Karen Llewellyn is 68 years old. She said growing older in Dallas has been alarming.
“It’s almost like we were a forgotten generation,” Llewellyn said.
Each month she lives off $1,000.
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“I try to put a little bit of money, you know, like maybe five extra dollars aside,” Llewellyn said.
Klein said she is unfortunately not the only one.
“We have several thousand people who have problems,” Klein said. “We have 30,000 seniors over the age of 60 in the city of Dallas, who are living on less than $1,000 a month. And, you know, anybody that goes to the grocery store can surmise how big a problem that is.”
To make ends meet, Llewellyn earns a small stipend through her volunteer work.
"For seniors who are on a low income, they qualify for our Foster Grandparent Program," Stacey Malcolmson said. Malcolmson is the President and CEO at The Senior Source. "She receives an hourly stipend of $4 an hour. The great thing about that stipend is it doesn't impact the other benefits for which she's eligible. She also receives meal and transportation reimbursement."
Llewellyn volunteers for 20 hours a week for extra cash and an extra boost in her mood.
“I go get my nails done,” Llewellyn said. "Gives me a reason to get up in the morning. A reason to go make somebody else’s day,” Llewellyn said of volunteering.
However, many seniors are unaware programs like these exist in Dallas. Klein wants to help change that and has asked city leaders to prioritize the 142,000 adults ages 65 and up in the upcoming fiscal budget.
“Not only is that the fastest growing segment of our population, it's the only segment of the population where the poverty rate is increasing as opposed to decreasing,” Klein said.
The commission recommends the city hire a consultant to conduct a proper investigation on the needs of seniors and another to strategize new programs and create an easily accessible information hub
“We don’t have a specific dollar amount of requests,” Klein said in an email. “Our task was to identify priorities for funding that the City Manager and City Council should incorporate into their proposed budget. Many of our recommendations will take several years to implement.”
The Senior Affairs Commission has also recommended more funds be allocated to hire additional senior service caseworkers as they expect activity levels within the older population to increase.
“We hope the funding for consulting will allow us to gather information on the big picture and define the needs for future years,” Klein said.
Budget hearings are underway, and it is expected a recommended budget could be presented in August with approval to follow in late September.
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A revitalization plan is moving forward for the downtown portion of the historic Dallas Elmwood neighborhood.
Parts of Elmwood were planned in the 1920s. Some of the streets were designed in the 1940s. More recently, Elmwood has been overlooked as some other old Dallas neighborhoods boomed.
During a long process that led to the plan that is being advanced now, Elmwood residents made it clear that they do not want their neighborhood to become another Dallas Uptown or Bishop Arts, where high-rise development has replaced older neighborhood charm.
“Dallas is big but Oak Cliff is small,” said Elmwood property owner Doug Klembara. “I want that realness to be here. It’s always been a part of Oak Cliff. It’s like knowing your neighbors.”
He said Downtown Elmwood along South Edgefield Avenue has that sort of experience for residents now.
“It’s a place where you can go to the tap room, get some coffee, get a haircut, or some tacos. It’s a spot where you see the same people around,” Klembara said.
Yet some storefronts along Edgefield were only used as storage space in recent years because businesses could not operate for lack of sufficient parking spaces in the older business district.
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Relaxing is part of the new city plan to help boost Downtown Elmwood.
“Just prosper in a way that has been difficult before, a lot less parking regulations and focus on the walkability for the neighborhood itself,” said businessman Elijah Salazar.
He is opening Peaberry Coffee in what had been a vacant Edgefield Avenue storefront.
“It’s been an avenue that’s been part of my life growing up here in Oak Cliff and I want it to continue being part of my life,” he said.
Fast traffic, outdated pavement and lack of sidewalks are other Elmwood problems the city plan aims to correct.
Endorsed two to one by dozens of Elmwood residents and property owners at a meeting this week, the plan calls for slowing traffic, adding marked bike lanes, sidewalks and center islands on Edgefield to help people safely cross the street on foot.
It’s the next step in a bigger West Oak Cliff Area Plan unanimously approved by the Dallas City Council in October.
That plan set precedent that other older Dallas neighborhoods and businesses may follow in deciding their future.
“Entrepreneurs and creatives are starting stuff here and you want them to succeed because they’re putting their time and money into this neighborhood,” Klembara said.
The Bishop Arts area on North Oak Cliff was once similar to Elmwood, with vacant storefront locations. But the business strip was revived and became very popular.
City rezoning of the area allowed for high-rise apartments and heavy street traffic that replaced adjacent Bishop Arts residential areas. The result has also been soaring prices.
Contrary to that, the West Oak Cliff Area Plan limits Elmwood to just 3 story structures along Edgefield Avenue. It could be street-level retail with two residential levels above.
The additional plan endorsed this week adds detail to the Downtown Elmwood segment.
“This area has a charm of its own and I think we’re trying to dig into that rather than mimic something that we already have,” Salazar said.
His new coffee shop is an example of the new private investment that is starting to happen along Edgefield, which is a goal of the plans.
“There’s opportunity if it’s not priced out that it’s going to take an insane amount of money to start a business,” Klembara said.
Money to pay for the street improvements may come from the city’s planned 2024 public improvement bond referendum. Completion is expected to take several years.
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WICHITA, Kan. (KSNW) — Wichita State athletics says The Basketball Tournament’s Wichita Regional is the event of the summer for basketball fans. Crowds flood Charles Koch Arena to see their favorite players and a level of competition that’s different from college and professional basketball.
“If you’re not here, you’re missing out,” says Aftershocks fan Heather Marsh. The regional event in Wichita always scores high in attendance.
“TBT, it’s obviously off the charts for them. I think last night was obviously top 10 in attendance all-time, which we hold I think almost all of those records,” says WSU Senior Associate Athletic Director for Facilities and Operations Brad Pittman.
Kansas basketball fans say the competition is at a new level.
“It’s definitely higher stakes with a million dollars on the line,” says Purple and Black fan Derek Bert.
“These players, most of them anyways, are pro players that have played overseas and so they’ve been playing for a number of years and they’re pretty talented,” says John Gessl, an Aftershocks fan.
It’s also a rare moment for generations of fans to see their long-time favorites return to the court.
“Seeing players, we grew up watching just on TV and getting to come to Koch Arena and watch them in Wichita play, it’s a lot of fun,” explains Logan Pfeifer.
While fanbases run deep for each Kansas school, for some, the rivalries turn into a reunion.
I graduated from both schools,” says WSU and K-State alumna Erin Hageman, “I enjoy watching both teams.”
“It’s a great community to be able to sit here and cheer for each other and just have that camaraderie with each other and to be able to put rivalries aside,” says Aftershocks fan Jill Morgan.
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KLICKITAT COUNTY, Wash. — The Newell Road Fire is burning approximately 6,000 acres in Klickitat County and still growing.
According to Klickitat County Fire District 2, the fire is burning near the town of Bickleton. State fire services have been mobilized.
The Newell Road Fire started on Friday at 3:35 p.m. and is still growing. It is burning in grass, brush and timber. It is threatening homes, farms, wheat fields, solar and wind farms, landfill, and livestock, according to Klickitat Fire.
Level 1 and 3 evacuations are in effect at this time. The fire cause is currently under investigation.
The Red Cross has opened a shelter for evacuees in Klickitat County. People affected by the fire and in need of shelter are encouraged to go to Goldendale Middle School, located at 520 East Collins Street in Goldendale.
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Feb. 10, 1962—July 19, 2023
GOODING — Charles Scott Andrus was born February 10, 1962, to Charles L. “Chuck” and Norene (VanOrman) Andrus in Jerome, Idaho. He passed away on July 19, 2023, in Gooding, Idaho at Bennett Hills Care Facility supported by his loving family through an extended illness. Scott was 61 years old.
At an early age, Scotty was encouraged to participate in sports, but it just wasn’t his thing. He was an outdoorsman. He loved hunting, fishing, motorcycles, and fixing up his 4-wheel drives but more than anything, he loved his Labrador hunting dogs. He took pride in raising and training his registered Labrador Retrievers. Ace, Yukon, Louie, Juno, Lucy, Moose, and Angus were his family.
In his teenage years, he had many adventures afield with lifelong friends, Scott Fuller and Gene Jackson. He was involved in rifle club, drama, and FFA. He was a Champion Hog Showman and raised a Grand Champion Hog. Scotty was an excellent marksman winning many awards for his shooting ability. For many years during duck season, Scotty could be found every weekend on the Snake River hunting in one of his many duck blinds with his brother Randy, Gordon Grove, cousin Jeff VanOrman, and buddy Scott Fuller.
After graduating from Jerome High School, Scotty attended Ricks College to get a degree in Small Engine Repair. Over the years he worked for Jerome Implement, Don’s Kawasaki, Adventure Motorsports, and Action Cycles and Sleds. It was during those years he met his close friends, Sean Madsen and Ron Jones. He also established a successful pest control business he operated for many years, H.I.D Pest Control. Honesty, integrity, and dependability were words he lived by.
Scotty was also affectionately known as “Uncle Buck” by his nieces, nephews, and adopted nephews Cody and Robbie Grove. He loved them all as if they were his own. He had a way of making everyone laugh and enjoy a good time when he was around. He was a great storyteller with his words and impressions, keeping everyone in stitches of laughter.
The family would like to thank Sean Madsen and Robbie Grove for the friendship and care they offered to Scotty over the years. We would like to also thank all the medical professionals who gave Scotty comfort and care, especially Jessica with Idaho Home Health & Hospice for her love and compassionate care given to Scotty.
Scotty was preceded in death by his parents, Chuck and Norene Andrus; and his sister, Candy (Kate) Howard.
Scotty is survived by his brother, Randy; sister-in-law, Beth Andrus; nieces: Katy (Jared) Ratliff and their children: Alyssa, Hailey, Ryan, and Aubrey Jo, Amy (Darin) Stratton, Mallory (Austin) Hocking and their children: Brylee and Jaysie, Laurie (Cooper) Nuffer and their children: Pendleton and Quaylo, Carli (Cody) Bunn; and many other aunts, uncles, and cousins. He is also survived by his lifelong friend, considered as another brother, Gordon Grove, and his children: Cody and Robbie.
Funeral service will be held at 10:00 am, on Saturday, July 29, 2023, at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Stake Center, 26 N 100 E, Jerome, with a visitation beginning at 9:00 am.
Memories and condolences may be shared with the family on Scotty’s memorial webpage at www.farnsworthmortuary.com.
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1922-2023, 101 great years
Edith was born in the back hills of Arkansas on May 10, 1922, oldest of five siblings. Her parents were Roscoe and Mary Hensley.
Mom was a hard-worker, picking cotton in Arizona, sorting and cutting spuds, picking beans in Bean Growers Warehouse, or hoeing beans in a hot field. She eventually bought her own spud cutting tables.
Mom loved dogs, the mountains, and sitting under a pine tree while camping, she also loved the Lord. But most of all she loved her three kids: Leon (Patty) Alvonia (Dan), and Wynona (Duane). She loved everyone of her family members.
Mom is preceded in death by her husbands, Philip Kytle, Bill Kay, and Bob Wolf, her parents, Roscoe and Mary, brother, Elsworth (Pat), baby brother, Herbert, twin sisters: Ruth and Edna, son-in-law, Dan Sellers, and a granddaughter, Stefanie Kytle.
She is survived by her three children and spouses, 7 grandchildren, 16 great-grandchildren and 19 great-great grandchildren with number 20 on the way. She is also survived by two very special nieces, Valda Tattersall and Kathy Black.
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TWIN FALLS — Arnold “Arnie” Elsing, 89, of Twin Falls, passed away May, 28, 2023. A memorial service honoring Arnie will take place on Friday, August 25, 2023, from 3:00 pm–6:30 pm, at The 19th Hole Bar & Grill, 649 Golf Course Rd., Jerome, ID 83338. A meal will be provided with a special toast taking place at 4:30 pm.
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Nov. 28, 1935 - July 12, 2023
JEROME — Lauana Bingham Thompson, 87, of Jerome, Idaho, passed away July 12, 2023. She was born November 28, 1935, in Wendell, Idaho to Alzina Cloe Thompson and William Elisha Bingham.
As a child, Lauana lived mostly in the Magic Valley. Her father worked construction, leading the family to Wendover, Utah, for her early teenage years. She learned to drive on the Bonneville Salt Flats, and as an older teenager, her family moved to Hawthorne, Nevada.
There, she met Thomas William Thompson, whom she married in 1953 for time and all eternity. They resided in Hawthorne until 1967 when they moved with their six children. They bought a small farm southwest of Jerome and brought four more children into their family.
Lauana was an active member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, holding many positions over the years. She served a mission in Edinburgh, Scotland, and a family history mission in Salt Lake City, Utah.
Lauana's love for her family helped her to be a homemaker extraordinaire. After becoming a widow, she spent her time traveling with and seeing family, and doing genealogy work.
Lauana was preceded in death by her parents; a daughter, Larene; her husband; grandson, Robbie; and son, Thomas LaMar.
She is survived by her sister, Sandee (Jim) Perkins of Rexburg, Idaho; daughter-in-law, Cristi Thompson, and her 2 children and 3 grandchildren of Pocatello, Idaho; children, Coleen (Randy) Hutchison and their 3 sons and 5 grandchildren of Jerome, Idaho, Ron (Suzy) Thompson and their 5 children and 7 grandchildren of Montpellier, Idaho, Rhonda (Dale) Bench and their 5 children and 15 grandchildren of Burley, Idaho, Paul (Patricia) Thompson and their 5 children and 5 grandchildren of Sun City, Arizona, Randy (Tammy) Thompson and their 5 children of Declo, Idaho, Kevin (Mary) Thompson and their 4 children of Waterford, Michigan, Tami (David) Mills and their 4 children of North Bend, Washington, and Todd Thompson and his 2 children of Melba, Idaho.
Funeral service will be held at 11:00 am, Friday, August 4, 2023, at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 50 E. 100 S, Jerome.
Memories and condolences may be shared with the family on Lauana's memorial webpage at www.farnsworthmortuary.com.
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July 15, 2000 - July 19, 2023
Laura Rachel (Neiwert) Newell returned to her Heavenly home on July 19, 2023, after a long battle with Muscular Dystrophy. Laura was born in Caldwell, Idaho on July 15, 2000, to Nathan Ray and Jillea (Robinson) Neiwert. For the first few years of her life, their family bounced around Idaho, Utah, and Arizona, before settling down in Idaho Falls where Nathan ran a construction company.
Laura loved visiting her dad at work, seeing what he was working on, and riding in the “buddy seats” on the equipment with him. By the time she was three years old, she could successfully identify every piece of equipment the company owned. She shared her father's love of 4-wheelers, trucks, beef jerky, and late nights watching Ice Road Truckers. She attended Edgemont Elementary School from kindergarten through second grade. In the summer of 2007, Nathan unexpectedly passed away.
The following year, Jillea married Andrew Young and they moved to Shoshone, where Laura gained three younger brothers and attended Shoshone schools until she graduated in May of 2018. Throughout the years, Laura was very active in school and community programs. She raised and showed lambs at the county fair through the county 4-H Program, was a member of the local FFA Chapter, rodeo team, drama club, and honor society, and served as a State Ambassador for the Idaho Muscular Dystrophy Association.
On August 3, 2018, she married Jared Brownlee, of Richfield, in the Twin Falls Idaho Temple. They were later divorced in July 2021. During their marriage, she attended college while also working part-time as a Paraprofessional at the Shoshone School District. She worked for the school for a little over a year before she accepted a position as a 911 Dispatcher at Southern Idaho Regional Communications (SIRCOMM). During her almost 3 years of employment here, she suffered 2 strokes and her health drastically declined until she was physically unable to work.
On September 30, 2021, Laura married Michael Newell, Jr., of Buhl. The following March, she gave birth to their son, Nate. He was her proudest achievement.
Laura believed that education was one of the most powerful tools you could have. In April of 2023, she graduated from the College of Southern Idaho with high honors and a degree in Criminal Justice.
Laura was welcomed home by her father, Nathan Neiwert; maternal grandparents, Robert and Meralyn Robinson; paternal grandfather, John Neiwert; “stepmom”, Michelle Young; aunt, Maya Hanberg; uncle, Mel Huppi; friends: Stratford Sorensen and Olivia Johnson; Idaho MDA friends: Tanner Hopkinson, Taylor Ruiz, AJ Dickens, and Dr. Jacob Neufeld; and many other friends and loved ones.
Laura is survived by her husband, Michael Newell, Jr.; son, Nate Newell; bonus children: Arthur and Evelynn Newell; parents, Andrew and Jillea Young; siblings: Caleb (Julianne) Young, Jackson Young, and Colby Young; grandparents, Marilyn Neiwert, Mel and Denise Huppi, and Glenn and Linda Young; and countless other friends and family members.
A viewing will be held from 6:00 pm until 8:00 pm, Friday, July 28, 2023, at Farnsworth Mortuary, 1343 S. Lincoln Ave., Jerome. Funeral service will be held at 2:00 pm, Saturday, July 29, 2023, at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 505 N. Greenwood, Shoshone, with a viewing beginning at 1:00 pm. Burial will conclude at the Shoshone Cemetery.
Memories and condolences may be shared with the family on Laura's memorial webpage at www.farnsworthmortuary.com.
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1941 - 2023
TWIN FALLS — Leland "J" Muir, Jr. was born in St. Anthony, Idaho on April 20, 1941 to Leland J. Muir, Sr. and Donna Bernice Thompson, and was the oldest of four children. At age five they moved to Rockland and later to Pocatello for elementary school. He graduated from Montpelier High School in 1959, where he was active in choir, glee club, band, football, basketball, and was voted King of FHA. (Yes, Future Homemakers of America - they all loved him!)
J enjoyed many adventures with friends including, target shooting, camping, boating, and playing a few pranks along the way. His need for speed was met through cars, motorcycles, airplanes, and snowmobiles which allowed for many teaching opportunities with his children.
He was very artistic and could be found sketching and designing sports cars, airplanes, mountain scenes, and many other things. He would often mix his wit and wisdom to construct word plays and poetry.
J put his engineering mind to work creating things; including many projects for his children: one memorable example is an edible airplane cake complete with rotating propeller and working motor. He also enjoyed playing the guitar and singing, which he did for years. He was a true Renaissance Man.
In 1961, J served a two-year mission in the Western Central States Mission for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, where he was both a trainer and zone leader. J was a faithful member of The Church all his life. He fulfilled many church callings including positions leading in the young men's organization, scouting programs, high priest group leader, and seminary instructor. His favorite church calling was teaching the gospel doctrine class.
J's countless experiences and growth mindset made him a tremendous teacher. His kindness and fun-loving nature drew people in and set the stage for his lessons in and out of the classroom. He lived the scout oath and law by giving his best to God, Country, and his fellow man. He encouraged others to be trustworthy, loyal, helpful, friendly, courteous, kind, obedient, cheerful, thrifty, brave, clean, and reverent. His patience and humble nature exemplified the pure love of Christ as he served in every capacity.
J was known to say, “Do all the good you can, in all the places you can, to all the people you can, in all the ways you can, for as long as you can.”
In the summer of 1963, J began his college studies at Ricks College. He then enrolled in Utah State University's Engineering Program and finished his schooling at Brigham Young University where he met the love of his life, Carolyn Hunt. They were married on June 3, 1964, in the Idaho Falls LDS Temple, and began their life together in Twin Falls, Idaho.
Carolyn and J were blessed to raise nine children. They have resided in Twin Falls for nearly 60 years and have made many wonderful lifelong friends.
J began his professional career with insurance sales, then worked as a regional sales representative for Suzuki, and later ran Professional Service Agency, a debt recovery service for many years.
J loved working with youth and gave his service willingly throughout the Magic Valley. He spent 10 years teaching for The Red Cross, was President of the board for the Sawtooth Country Cloggers, and served on the Idaho Juvenile Justice Council. He also served in the Boy Scouts of America Organization as a scout leader in various capacities for over 35 years.
J is survived by his wife Carolyn Hunt, his children: Julie (Brent) Whitehead of Twin Falls, ID, James (Marin) Muir of Herriman, UT, Joelle (Clayland) Quinton of Twin Falls, ID, Jared (Stacey) Muir of Herriman, UT, Jana (Caleb) Mills of Rigby, ID, Jentri (Corey) King of Twin Falls, ID, Stefan Muir of Twin Falls, ID and Hunter Muir of Twin Falls, ID; twenty-two grandchildren and a quiver full of great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his daughter, Jilynn Elizabeth Muir, his parents and a sister.
J's loving, kind nature, and sense of humor will be missed. We know he will always be with us as we remember the things he taught, who we are, and how he loved us best.
“O be wise, what can I say more.” - Jacob 6:12
Funeral services will be held July 24, 2023 at 11:00 a.m. at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, 667 Harrison St., Twin Falls, Idaho 83301. With an opportunity to visit with Family from 9:30 am-10:30 am before the service.
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March 15, 1933 – July 3, 2023
TWIN FALLS — Dick Schultz, a long-time resident of Twin Falls, ID, passed away peacefully on July 3, 2023, at the age of 90. Dick was the youngest of 5 children born to Eldon and Clara (Larson) Schultz on March 15, 1933 in Bemidji, MN.
Dick grew up outside of Bemidji and attended the Carr Lake School. He graduated from Bemidji High School in 1951.
Dick served in the Army from 1953-55 during the Korean War and was stationed in Japan and Taiwan. Upon his discharge, following his older brother Don, he started his life-long profession in construction, as a brick mason. He was a talented brick mason. He truly loved his profession and mentored numerous men learning the trade. Many of the masons he worked with became his life-long friends. In addition to masonry work, he could frame homes and do finish carpentry, including making kitchen cabinets. There was not a construction problem he could not solve.
Dick married Bernadette “Bee” Paulson in Bemidji on May 17, 1957. Dick and Bee were married for 58 years, before Bee’s passing in 2015. While living in Bemidji, his two sons, Steve and Todd, were born.
In 1962, Dick and Bee moved to Twin Falls, ID, where they raised their sons. Dick “officially” retired at age 62, but continued laying brick working part-time for Bill Rehwalt into his mid 70’s.
Dick enjoyed keeping abreast of current events by reading the morning newspaper from cover to cover, researching and collecting guns, hunting, trap shooting, and an occasional round of golf. He was an avid supporter of the University of Idaho. He enjoyed an afternoon Coors Light (or two) with his friends. Close and lasting relationships with family and friends were the focus of his life.
Dick is survived by his sons, Steve (Nancy) of Meridian, ID, and Nancy’s four children, their spouses, and 17 grandchildren; Todd (Terri), and two grandchildren, Jamie and his wife Jill Schultz, and Megan and her husband Jonathan Nims, all of Boise, ID; sister in-law Judy Bluth and her husband Dick of Morris, MN; boyhood friend, Carl Schultz of Aiken MN; and 19 nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by his parents; sisters and their husbands: Loraine (Don) Dolan, Shirley and (Bob) Becklund; brothers: Don and his wife Ann, Wayne (killed in WW2); Bee’s sisters and their husbands: Geraldine (Frances) Rhode, Joan (Bob) Meyer, Claudia (Earl) Mews.
A memorial service for Dick will be held on Saturday, July 29, 2023 at 11:00 AM, at White-Reynolds Funeral Chapel, 2466 Addison Ave. E, Twin Falls, ID.
The family suggests inviting a friend to meet for a beverage (or two) of their choice to honor a life well lived. You may leave a condolence by visiting his obituary page at www.whitereynoldschapel.com.
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Feb. 19, 1959 - July 12, 2023
TWIN FALLS — Sara Lynn (Sterling) Strough, 64, passed on July 12, 2023 at her son's home in Twin Falls, Idaho.
Sara was born on February 19, 1959 to Lehman Newell and Betty (Lou) Sterling in Waukegan, Illinois. She was predominately raised in Twin Falls, Idaho and graduated from Twin Falls High School.
She went on to college in Boise where she met Randy Charles Strough and they had their son, Jacob Lehman Strough. Although they divorced, they remained friends throughout the years.
Sara graduated from Boise State in 1983 with a Bachelor of Science degree in Nursing. She practiced as a Registered Nurse in Gooding and subsequently moved to Texas where she specialized in Cardiac ICU for several years and then returned to Twin Falls to obtain her Bachelor of Science in Secondary Education and graduated from Idaho State University in 2002. After doing some substitute teaching, she returned to nursing working as an advocate for patients with a major insurance company. She retired early from that position due to health issues.
Sara was extremely passionate with her love for music. She routinely placed her violin at gigs and jammed with her friends in the Twin Falls area. She also loved spending time in her flower and vegetable gardens sharing the fruits of her labor with her friends and family. She loved the outdoors and over the years went on many camping trips, river runs, water skiing competitions.
Sara is survived by her son, Jacob Lehman Strough, her sisters: Catherine (Jimmy) Gower, of Kerrville, TX, Lorinda (Doug) Grant of Eden, ID and brother, Michael (Linda) Sterling of Hansen as well as number of nieces and nephews that deeply loved their “Aunt Sara”.
No services have been scheduled at this time.
In lieu of flowers, the family kindly encourages you to make a donation towards Sara's final and unexpected expenses or one of her favorite charities. You are welcome to make that contribution by calling or mail to:
White-Reynolds Funeral Chapel, ATTN: Sara Sterling- Strough, 2466 Addison Ave. E., Twin Falls, ID 83301 - 208-733-4900, Arbor Day Foundation - arborday.org,
St. Lebre Indian School - https://www.stlabre.org/ways-to-give-copy/faq/ or
World Wildlife Fund - https://wildaid.org/about/ways-to-give/.
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Feb. 4, 1998—July 12, 2023
TWIN FALLS — Ethan grew up in Jerome, Murtaugh and Twin Falls area. He graduated from Magic Valley HS in 2016.
Ethan pre-enlisted in the Marine Corp his senior year of High School and left for boot camp in June of 2016.
Growing up Ethan enjoyed going camping and being with his family and friends. He spent countless hours playing semi trucks with his friends as they over took Rick and Marty’s driveway making roads for their semi trucks.
Later, some of his favorite and most talked about memories were the times spent on the cattle truck with his dad. At a young age, he could operate and find his way around any truck or tractor better than most around him.
As Ethan grew into a teenager his love for farming and trucking continued as he worked for Terry in the summers bailing hay.
Ethan met Whitney Wilson in October of 2013 and fell in love. They married on August 28, 2017 and began their married life in Yuma, Arizona where Ethan was stationed in the United States Marine Corps.
In July of 2018 Ethan became a father to his beautiful daughter, Adyson, whom he cherished more than anything else. He took his roll of being a father very seriously. A year later in November of 2019 he was blessed with his handsome son, Lane. Ethan was head over heels to be a dad and strived to be the best father he could be.
Ethan became an Aviation Mechanic for the AV-8B Harrier and later cross trained over to the F-35. He strived to be the best in his field of work and he took great pride in keeping top qualification so he knew his Marine Corps brothers were always safe.
Throughout his seven year career he went on two deployments. First being to Bahrain in 2019 and then just recently returning from the Western Pacific.
As a child and as an adult, Ethan was always the class clown, the most playful and goofy, the one to make anyone laugh or smile.
Ethan is preceded in death by his grandmother Myrna Craner, his Aunt Corie Grijalva and his cousin Justin Ortega. Ethan is survived by his wife, Whitney Craner; kids: Adyson Craner and Lane Craner; parents, Windy (Eric) Walgamott and Kyle Craner; in-laws: Rob (Pam) Wilson, Lisa (Brandon) Ochsner; siblings: Justina (Brennon) Bailey (Remington, Jaxon & Kennadie), Kyleen (Kevin) Victor (Nola), Erica Walgamott, Hazen Moss, Alexyce Moss, Tucker Walgamott; sisters-in-law: Amaya Wilson and Lily Ochsner; grandparents: Barry and Julie Fuller, Donald (Christy) Craner and Anne Walgamott. Many aunts, uncles and cousins.
A viewing will be held on Thursday, July 27, 2023 from 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm at Rosenau Mortuary in Twin Falls, Idaho.
Funeral services will be Friday, July 28, 2023 at 9:00 am at the Twin Falls Reform Church in Twin Falls with graveside military honors following at the Snake River Canyon National Cemetery, 1585 East Elm St., Buhl, ID 83316.
A lunch will be provided at Twin Falls Reform Church following graveside services.
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March 6, 1943—June 30, 2023
TWIN FALLS—Sharon (Hopper) Lombard, of Twin Falls, ID, passed away after a long illness on June 30, 2023. Sharon celebrated her 80th Birthday on March 6, 2023, along with her husband, Gene “Buzz” Lombard, and three children, Mike Rice of Danville, CA; Laura (Rice) Doherty of Baltimore, MD, and Daniel Rice of Falls Church, VA, their spouses, and eleven grandchildren.
One of 10 children, Sharon was raised on a farm outside of Caldwell, ID. As a 4-H Champion, Sharon could cook, can, and sew with the best of them, which benefited her husband and children immensely. Her 5 brothers and 4 sisters were her greatest friends during her lifetime, and the large tribe of nieces, nephews and in-laws who followed were equally dear to her.
Sharon graduated from Caldwell High School in 1961 and received a Bachelor’s degree in Elementary Education from the University of Idaho in 1968. Sharon met and married Miles Michael “Mick” Rice while at U of I, and they had three children. Though that marriage ended in divorce in 1970, Sharon and her Rice in-laws remained friends for life.
Sharon moved to Twin Falls in 1970 as a single parent with her three children. She wasn’t alone, though, as she had the support and friendship of her beloved brother, Mark Hopper, who lived in Twin Falls. Mark helped Sharon through that difficult period and had an impact on her three kids which continues to this day.
In Twin Falls, Sharon began working at the Child Development Center, teaching young children with special needs. She received her Master’s degree in Special Education in 1978 and began teaching at Lincoln Elementary School, where she remained until her retirement in 2004. She found her true calling as a special education teacher. Sharon could—and did—teach anyone to read, and made her classroom a calm, positive, fun place for students to experience success.
In 1974, Sharon married Gene “Buzz” Lombard. Buzz and Sharon enjoyed 49 years of marriage. Buzz and Sharon enjoyed traveling around Idaho and surrounding states, often to visit family, watch their kids in sports, or to visit Buzz’s cows at Gray’s Lake.
Visiting grandchildren also featured prominently: Jack and Chloe in California; Riley, Will, Anna Violet and CJ in Baltimore; and Mara, Ben, Cassie, Desi, and Sharona in Falls Church, VA. Trips to Jackpot, Nevada were frequent, and not too costly.
During Sharon’s last years, Sharon’s health required much care and support, and Buzz responded throughout with a level of love and tenderness that deeply moved her children and other loved ones who witnessed it.
The family would like to give special thanks to Dr. Waters of Twin Falls who cared for Sharon for decades, to Dr. John Ryan of Salt Lake City for extending her life for 7 1/2 years through innovative treatments combined with old-fashioned compassion and attention, and to the doctors and nurses at St. Luke’s Hospital for their expert and tender care at the end.
A service for Sharon will be held in September, exact date to be determined.
In lieu of flowers please make a contribution to the Sharon Lombard Fund supporting Special Olympics Idaho at specialolympicsidaho.org and click Give.
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Thomas Henry Heida
May 9, 1949 - July 17, 2023
TWIN FALLS - Thomas Henry Heida, age 74, passed away peacefully and surrounded by family on Monday, July 17, 2023 at St. Luke's Hospital in Twin Falls. He was the son of Sam and Annie Heida, born on May 9, 1949, in Downey, California. Tom was raised on his dad's dairy farm in Corona, California alongside his two brothers, Jim and Don. He went to Ontario Christian High School, where he graduated in 1967.
In the summer of 1966 while on a trip to Lake Arrowhead with friends, Tom met the love of his life. When he saw Mary Jane Aardema, he instantly knew that was the girl he would spend the rest of his life with-truly love at first sight. They were inseparable from the very first moment they met, Tom making sure he never left Mary's side on the boat ride they took with their friends that very weekend.
On August 1, 1969, Tom and Mary married at the Ontario Christian Reformed Church and shared the most beautiful 53 years; their 54th anniversary being in just a few short weeks. Shortly after, Tom and Mary's family was completed with three daughters; Dawna, Jeannie and Sandi.
Besides his family, Tom's passion was the dairy industry. Using his early experiences on his family farm, he then went on to start his first dairy farm in Hemet, California. In 1981, Tom and Mary moved their family and dairy farm to Wendell, Idaho, where they formed and operated Box Canyon Dairy for almost 40 years.
Tom was a Christian man who deeply loved the Lord and his family. He was humble, generous, thoughtful, and kind. Tom gave graciously to many in need. He was a big man with a big heart and gift for helping others. His favorite verse was from 1 Corinthians 13:13; "Now, these three remain; faith, hope, and love. But the greatest of these is love.”
Another joy in Papa Tom's life was attending his grandchildren's rodeos, football, basketball and soccer games.
He was a man that loved fishing, playing cards with his good friends, and traveling with his family. With this, Tom never missed an opportunity to cook large meals for anyone and everyone. His last trip was in 2019 with the entire family to Lake Tahoe, where they celebrated Tom and Mary's 50th Wedding Anniversary.
He is survived by his beloved wife, Mary; daughters: Dawna Ciocca (Brian), Jeannie (Rick) Onaindia, and Sandi (Jerimy) Craig; his grandchildren, Sean (Sami) Ciocca, Russell (Erica) Ciocca, Anthony Ciocca, Grant Wolverton, Jordan Wolverton, Cody (Allie) Craig, Blake (Sage) Craig; and great-grandchildren: Wileigh Ciocca, Chaselyn Ciocca, Tatum Ciocca, Hestin Ciocca, Huxon Ciocca; and his brother, Donald (Alice) Heida. He is preceded in death by his mother and father, Sam and Annie Heida, his brother, Jim Heida, his son-in-law, Paul Ciocca, and his grandson, William Boone Ciocca.
A funeral service will be held Monday, July 24, 2023 at 11:00 AM at the Twin Falls Reformed Church. Following the service, there will be a graveside at the Wendell Cemetery.
In lieu of flowers, please consider making a donation to Tom's favorite charity; The Mustard Seed in Twin Falls.
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July 10, 1941—July 20, 2023
JEROME — William “Bill” R. Palmer 82 of Jerome passed away peacefully at St. Luke’s in Boise, July 20, 2023. Bill was born to Leatha Marie Atwood and George Calvin Palmer July 10, 1941. He graduated from Jerome High School in 1959 and married Maxine (Hessler) in September 1961. They had 3 children; Teena Marie, Russell William, and Kathryn Maxine.
Since the ripe age of 2, Bill was an avid outdoorsman. He had a tried-and-true passion for camping, hunting, and most of all fishing. He especially loved fly fishing and tied all of his own flies.
Bill was a lifetime member of the Jerome Loyal Order of Moose and the Top Sponsor Coordinator for Ducks Unlimited. He passed down his joy in these ventures to the rest of his family to cherish just as he did.
Bill developed a strong work ethic at a young age and did heavy farmwork for much of his childhood. He worked for Jerome Gas & Oil for many years before buying his own filling station, Phillips 66. He was later employed by the City of Jerome until his retirement in 2002.
Bill will also be remembered by his love for bowling. He was a very talented bowler scoring nine 300 games throughout his life. He participated in travel league and enjoyed his years with the Senior Pro Tour.
If you know Bill, you know he loved to fight and started boxing during high school. He joined the boxing team and was given the opportunity to go pro as a Golden Glove Boxer. Bill coached youth bowling and baseball for many years and thoroughly enjoyed guiding his own kids and grandkids in their various sports and activities. Because of his expertise, many kids and adults alike came to him for advice.
He was a special man who lived a long life full of never-ending stories and memories which he was always happy to share. Bill was a dedicated husband, father, and grandfather. He is loved and will be missed by all who knew him.
Bill is survived by his wife of 62 years, Maxine; daughters: Teena (Marty) Tolman, and Kathryn (Sean) Howard; grandchildren: Cameron, Brynley, Andrew, Colton and Dallin; siblings: Joann Driscoll and Calvin Palmer. He was preceded in death by both his parents; his son, Russell “Rusty” Palmer; and son-in-law, Kirby McCandless.
A Celebration of Life will be held at the Jerome United Methodist Church on Tuesday, July 25, 2023 at 11:00 am. All are invited to come share stories and memories.
Please no flowers, thank you and we hope to see you.
Photos can be shared at https://www.tributeslides.com/up/39060497694961 for the video presentation. demaraysjerome.com.
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CONWAY, Ark. — Friday night was one no parent wants to see — a memory of life in remembrance of their child.
For Deitric Williams Sr. and Nicole Burnett, that's precisely what they did for their 26-year-old son Deitric Williams Jr.
"I've been sick, hurt, in the hospital, feel like I wanted to die," said Williams, the father of Deitric Williams Jr. "But I've never felt hurt like this."
Deitric Williams Jr. died in Conway police custody on July 17. His parents described him as caring and compassionate.
"He had a big heart, and everybody loved him," said Burnett, the mother of Williams. "He wasn't a troubled child."
Surrounded by friends and family, a balloon release was held in Williams' honor on Gum Street in Conway.
Details about what happened during Williams' arrest are minimal as the Arkansas State Police investigates the incident.
The Conway Police Department responded to a domestic disturbance around 11:44 a.m. on July 17 at the McDonald's on Oak Street when Williams exited his vehicle after allegedly fighting with a woman in the parking lot.
Officers approached Williams and asked for identification, prompting him to search his car. Citing safety concerns, Williams was asked to step out of the vehicle. When he didn't, Conway police pulled him out, which started an on-foot pursuit.
According to a witness video we obtained, Williams ran to Gum Street, where he would eventually be detained behind a residence.
The Conway Police Department said Williams "began to exhibit signs of medical distress" after taking him into custody.
Williams died at a local area hospital around 4:18 p.m.
Officials tell us they've reached out to schedule a time for the family to view the body camera video.
"I have mixed emotions," Burnett said. "I feel like I'm having a nervous breakdown."
The Arkansas Department of Public Safety released a statement Friday that said Williams' autopsy showed "no evidence of life-threatening inflicted injury or internal injury."
The full autopsy report has not been released at this time.
"I know I can't get my son back, but we want justice for him," Williams said.
Although Arkansas State Police said they can't release any information until the investigation is finished, Williams and Burnett are calling for answers.
"We're hurt," Williams said.
But for now, all they can do is remember their son.
"We want answers, and we want justice for him," Burnett said.
We've looked into the use of force and duty to intervene policies for Conway police, and we have them linked here and here.
The investigation into this incident is ongoing. We will update you as soon as more information becomes available.
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FORT MYERS, Fla. — A minivan burst into flames after crashing into a utility pole in Fort Myers late Friday evening.
According to the Fort Myers Fire Department (FMFD), the fiery crash happened at the corner of Cleveland Avenue and Llewellyn Drive.
Firefighters have put out the flames at this time.
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PORTLAND, Ore. — Outside of Auckland, New Zealand, “Soccer City, U.S.A.” may have been the best place to watch the Women’s World Cup match between the U.S. and Vietnam, Friday.
Hundreds of fans packed Pioneer Courthouse Square in downtown Portland to watch the game. Deafening cheers bounced off buildings as the U.S. defeated Vietnam, 3-0. Two goals came from Sophia Smith, who also plays for the Portland Thorns. Fellow U.S. teammate Crystal Dunn plays for the Thorns as well.
“They're just amazing players who bring so much to the sport,” said Jennifer Gingerich, who watched the game with her daughter, Emma. “I think it's awesome,” added Emma Gingerich. “I’m really excited that people are excited about women's soccer.”
The Sports Bra helped put on the watch party at the square. The Northeast Portland sports bar opened last year as the world’s first bar to play only women’s sports.
“We really want to show the world that people want women's sports and they support women sports,” said The Sports Bra owner and founder, Jenny Nguyen.
“We have 40 seats and it's kind of easy to fill that space and fill it with a lot of great vibes,” said Nguyen. “And so this was a challenge in a space that's much larger and to have Portland show up and really show their support, this is what it's all about.”
The Portland Community Football Club co-presented the watch party. The group fosters safe and inclusive spaces for all kids to play sports without barriers.
“I think the kids from PCFC are going to look around and see the kind of support they have in this community,” said board member Martha Pellegrino. They’ll see this is how we show up in Portland.”
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PHOENIX — The family of a Phoenix teen found dead in Show Low Lake on Tuesday is seeking answers about his last moments alive.
Officials said 15-year-old Christopher Hampton was up north with his football team for an athletic camp when he was first reported missing on Monday after a visit to Show Low Lake.
Multiple agencies searched for Hampton before he was found dead in the lake on Tuesday.
“We’re just trying to figure out everything that happened, that's all," Hampton's sister Lanisha Smith said.
The family's questions have yet to be answered by officials.
"We’re just hoping that people do come forward and help us, just for closure,” Hampton's aunt Sharonda Johnson said.
Hampton's sudden death came as a shock to the family.
"My heart stopped because you want it to be a dream," Sharonda Johnson said about her nephew.
On Friday, dozens of people attended a candlelight vigil and balloon release in memory of Hampton at Cesar Chavez Park in Laveen.
Hampton's teammates, coaches, family and friends shared their favorite stories about the teen.
“He was fantastic, superb, supreme he was truly a champion," Hampton's sister Lanisha Smith said.
From the football field to the wrestling mat, the teen made a lasting impact on nearly everyone he met.
“Chris was the man. Chis was an all-star, man. Everything that Chris did, he broke records," Smith said.
There is an ongoing investigation into Hampton’s death. Phoenix Union School District said its cooperating with law enforcement.
Hampton's family created a GoFundMe page to help pay for funeral expenses.
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SACRAMENTO COUNTY, Calif. — People in North Highlands gathered to remembered two people who were killed in a suspected DUI crash.
It happened July 11, the California Highway Patrol said the driver of a Honda Civic was traveling east on Elkhorn Boulevard and swerved onto the sidewalk for unknown reasons.
One of the victims was 62-year-old John ‘Animal’ Dynes. Family says his nickname was ‘Animal’ because he was a free spirit and lived life on his terms.
"He wasn't a person of means. But he did what he could do always," said Joyce Navarro, sister of the victim.
The other victim, Amy Brem, lived as unhoused for the past three years.
Dynes' family says he was not homeless but was independent and lived with different family members and mingled with the unhoused.
Witnesses say before the deadly crash, Brem and Dynes were looking for Brem’s dog when the suspected DUI crash happened.
The driver is still behind bars, identified as 20-year-old Alyssa Sandoval of North Highlands.
"The sound was something you have never heard before," said Paris Dye, who is with Liberty Towers Church. “I was on the other side of the parking lot, and I heard it. And when I looked up, all I saw was water bottles everywhere.”
This deadly crash happened during a national campaign called the 100 Deadliest Days of Summer. Rhonda Campbell with Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD) told ABC10 recently, between Memorial Day and Labor Day is when they see the most fatal and non-fatal accident.
"It's devastating because these families have just gone through the worst trauma they'll probably endure in their whole lives, and it's because of a choice that somebody else made,” said Campbell. “Drunk driving is a choice. It's 100 percent preventable 100 percent of the time."
While the tragedy can't be undone, family and friends hope people can finally use this heartbreak as knowledge and make sure their loved ones don't get behind the wheel intoxicated.
"Drinking and driving there's a better way,” said Dye. “It's a tragedy on all it and the people that were in the car.”
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TACOMA, Wash. — She helped solve serial rape cases and murder cases in Tacoma and how she is sharing her experience in a book called, "In My DNA."
Lindsey Wade never gave up on unsolved cases. She solved serial rape cases, homicide cases and fought to fix loopholes in the national database system to prevent more crimes from happening.
Wade worked for Tacoma Police for 21 years. Her interest in crime started at an early age.
"I initially learned about Ted Bundy in high school and that point I pretty much knew that I wanted to be a detective," Wade said.
There are a handful of cases that stand out and stick with her.
"All cases had a similar thread. All cases involving young women or girls who had been victimized in some way either sexually assaulted or murdered," Wade said.
Wade worked extensively on the Jennifer Bastian case. The 13-year-old girl went missing on August 4, 1986 and three weeks later, her body was found in Point Defiance Park.
Wade decided to write her own story about working cold cases and solving them. Her book not only dives into the many cases she worked on but also dives deeper into issues she's seen firsthand.
"Where are the loopholes in our system today and we should be solving more crimes with the technology that we have today, why are we not?" Wade asked. "Do we have populations of individuals who should be in the database but they are not?"
Wade is talking about the CODIS database.
According to the FBI, "CODIS is the acronym for the Combined DNA Index System and is the generic term used to describe the FBI’s program of support for criminal justice DNA databases as well as the software used to run these databases."
Detective Wade realized Ted Bundy's DNA was not in the database. She helped facilitate that change. Bundy's DNA is now in the system in case more crimes are connected to the convicted serial killer who is no longer alive.
"Ted Bundy is a perfect example of a serial killer who was not in the database until 2011," Wade said.
In her book, Wade shares how important it is to get DNA entered, even from a known serial killer, but also to hopefully solve a case that is cold.
It’s what happened with the Jennifer Bastian case after a DNA match led detectives to her killer.
"It was really amazing for me to be able to take cases I knew growing up a kid and have the privilege of working on those cases as a detective and being able to help solve those cases 32 years later," Wade said.
Wade is having a book signing on August 19 at Peak and Stone Wine Co. in North Bend. For more information on her book, click here.
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WAVERLY — Livestock shows, live music, good food and huge farm combines smashing into one another. That’s the way a county fair should be, right?
That’s what Fair President Josh Petersen says about the Bremer County Fair happening Sunday through July 29, a blend of classic county fair activities with some exciting twists.
The fair will feature seven days packed with activities for all members of the family. Activities are free other than select grandstand entertainment.
Sunday starts off at 10 a.m. with the Ol’ School Farm Stock Tractor Pull at the fairgrounds track at 717 Fifth Ave. S.W. Later that night, Revibe Christan Music Festival takes the stage at the midway featuring headliner Katy Nichole.
The events really kick into gear Monday morning as children and teens start showing their non-livestock projects for 4-H and FFA judging.
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Tuesday begins the animal shows with the horse show at 8 a.m. and the poultry show at noon. Both the dog and swine shows will be at 8 a.m. Wednesday, and Thursday will have the beef show at 9 a.m. and rabbit show at 1 p.m. The sheep and goat show will be at 9 a.m. Friday and Saturday will have the bottle/bucket calf show at 9 a.m. with the dairy show to follow at 10 a.m.
Tuesday also kicks off the petting zoo and pony rides in the morning, the carnival presented by Next Generation Shows starts at 5 p.m. and the kiddie tractor pull at 6 p.m.
The petting zoo and carnival will continue throughout the week, with the carnival hosting two-for-one Buddy Night on Friday and $20 unlimited wristband night Saturday.
Wednesday’s crowd favorite is the combine demolition derby, which the fair boasts is the largest in Iowa. Petersen said it brings people in from around the state who want to see people’s decked-out combines and feel the rumble of the machines crashing into each other.
“Our combine demolition derby is one of the best in the state, and it’s something you don’t hear a lot about,” he said.
The event began in 2002 and has remained a staple of the fair ever since.
“It’s something our chairperson for the event never thought would have gone on as long as it has. As long as people keep showing up with combines, we’ll keep doing it,” Petersen said.
The derby is at 7 p.m. at the track. Tickets are $15 with free admission for children 5 and under.
Fairgoers can catch some tasty summer treats Thursday evening. The Bremer County Farm Bureau presents a free sweet corn and watermelon feed from 4 to 6:30 p.m. For the main course, there will be the 1,000 grilled hamburger giveaway at the Cattleman’s Stand.
Friday’s main event is the tractor and truck pull at 6:30 p.m. at the track. Tickets are $15 with free admission for children 4 and under.
The action doesn’t stop there. Petersen is excited about the fair’s most significant addition, a live rodeo. Wright Rodeo Company of the Iowa Rodeo Cowboys Association will be performing at 7 p.m. Saturday at the track.
The show will include seven different events: bare back riding, saddle bronc riding, bull riding, steer wrestling, girls’ barrel racing, team roping and open, over 40 and breakaway calf roping. Tickets are $10 and free for children under 5.
This fair holds some extra significance put well by this year’s slogan, “Proud of the Past, Preparing for the Future.” If all goes according to plan, this will be the final year the fair is held at the current fairgrounds.
Fair officials hope that by summer 2024, the new fairgrounds located at 300 39th St. N.E. will be ready to open, featuring new livestock buildings, a 4-H building, a stage and more accessible parking.
“We’re proud of the history of the fair and where it’s been over the years, but we are very much looking forward to the future of the fair,” Petersen said. “We just look forward every year to everyone coming and enjoying the fair, having a good time and taking you back to the good old days of the fair.”
More information and a full schedule of events can be found online at bremercountyfair.com.
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Prairie Parkway Garden is a hands-on teaching garden with the goal of improving quality of life and encourage healthy eating, particularly for people with diabetes, heart disease and other health issues.
WATERLOO — The work of an area nurse was recently recognized by one of the nation’s largest dental benefits administrators.
Bridget Saffold, an administrator for a MercyOne clinic, was named as one of 12 Health Equity Heroes by DentaQuest. The recipients were selected for their forward-thinking approaches to expanding equitable access to health care.
Saffold was recognized for her work with Focus on Diabetes, which she started in 2015 due in part to her father’s health struggles. Focus on Diabetes uses volunteer service to provide free screenings, health supplies and education on diabetes through community outreach.
“People just need to be educated, need to be empowered with information. ... What has been good about it is that we’ve been able to meet people in the community and bridge them back to care with our local health organizations,” she said.
DentaQuest will also donate $5,000 to Focus on Diabetes in Saffold’s name, which will be used to continue to grow the organization’s community connections and technology access.
“Over the years, we’ve grown those partnerships with the community and we’re still looking to grow that even more. Because that really is the way we can help people best is if we get them into our space and we’re able to provide them with education and awareness,” she said.
This latest honor adds on to a list of accolades Saffold has racked up through the years, including being named one of The Courier’s 20 Under 40 recipients in 2016 and being inducted into the Iowa Volunteer Hall of Fame in 2021.
Focus on Diabetes recently added free small dental screening to its offerings. When blood sugar is high, acids and sugars in saliva can create dental problems, an aspect of the condition that Saffold says a lot of people aren’t aware of. The award will help highlight the connection between diabetes and dental issues.
The organization serves 150 to 200 people per year in Black Hawk County and has recently expanded to offer some services in the Cedar Rapids area. During the COVID-19 pandemic, the organization provided services statewide and in other states and countries.
In light of her awards and honors, Saffold can still hear the voice of her father, Walter Reed Jr., encouraging her forward.
As his struggles with diabetes continued to progress until his death in 2018, she remembers him always supporting her in any way he could.
“He said, ‘Don’t stop doing it even if only a few people come.’ He said, ‘Watch what I tell you, it’s going to grow and it’s going to get bigger,’” Saffold recounted.
Receiving the DentaQuest honor is just one more step in the growing process.
“By somebody’s recognition, it gets the word out even more so we can have a greater impact on our communities and communities across Iowa,” she said.
Focus on Diabetes will be holding its annual event at the Waterloo Center for the Arts from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sept. 9. More information about upcoming events can be found on the organization’s Facebook page.
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WATERLOO --- One person was injured in a robbery at a Waterloo convenience store on Friday afternoon.
Details weren’t immediately available, but officers said Kwik Stop 3, 1104 Washington St., was robbed around 1:30 p.m. No weapons were reported.
An employee was assaulted during the crime, and the robber fled.
Paramedics with Waterloo Fire Rescue treated the worker.
Cities and states across the country are starting to pass more legislation to crack down on illegal street racing.On June 4, 18-year-old Anthony Allegrini Jr. was shot and killed by Pennsylvania State Troopers on Philadelphia's main interstate, I-95, after law enforcement responded to reports of burnouts and drag racing.Only a few days later, on June 8, Philadelphia City Councilman Mike Driscoll introduced legislation that unanimously passed a vote to increase the fines associated with street racing crimes to $2,000, with the ability for law enforcement to seize the vehicles used."You know, when I was a youngster, my car was the most important personal property of my life and I think we need to get back to sending a message to these young folks that your driver's license is a privilege, not a right," said Driscoll.The ordinance made Philadelphia the latest city to pass such legislation, as more cities and states are taking action.SEE MORE: Drag racing rising in US amid high traffic-related deathsIn February, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott launched a task force to cut down on illegal street racing. A few months earlier, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis did the same thing. Various cities around Colorado have also implemented new measures in 2022 to seize vehicles involved in street racing and the ordinances seem to be lowering the number of complaints filed to local police departments.According to Denver Police Department data sent to Scripps News, there have been 160 street racing complaints made to the department since the start of the year. At this rate, the year's total would nearly match 2022's total of 318 complaints, the lowest the department has seen since 2019.According to a report by the Associated Press, street racing exploded during the pandemic.SEE MORE: Department of Transportation announces $800 million for roadway safetyIn New York City, police received more than 1,000 street racing complaints during a six-month period in 2020, a 500% increase from that same time period in 2019. It was a scene that played out in cities nationwide as public unrest from lockdowns rose.Councilman Driscoll hopes Philadelphia's newest bill has the same effect on illegal street racing in his city as it has had in others."It's not going to be tolerated and if you are caught you are either going to pay a $2,000 fine or we're going to seize your vehicle," he said. "We're hoping that this bill will get their attention and if we have to make an example of a few for the betterment of the many, we're going to do it."
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CEDAR FALLS — Joel Pedersen is less than a month into his new role as chief administrator for Central Rivers Area Education Agency and he’s already building relationships.
He’s amazed at the amount of quality people working for Central Rivers, which covers the largest geographical area of any AEA in the state, as well as the leaders in the Cedar Valley. The focus throughout his entire career, he said, has been about cultivating relationships.
“We can do greater things together than we could do alone,” Pedersen said. “The theme has always been, whether it was a coach or a teacher or an administrator, to build relationships, connect with people and, at the end of the day, let people know you care.”
Pedersen has experience in all those roles – coach, teacher and administrator. Originally from Ottumwa, his career kept him in southeastern Iowa until now. He’s been a teacher in Sheridan as well as Davis County Elementary School teaching kindergarten, first grade and fifth grade. While teaching he also coached track, football and varsity basketball.
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He then moved into the role of middle school principal at Davis County Middle School. Before coming to Central Rivers, he was the superintendent at Cardinal Community School District. The district serves five communities and enrolls just more than 1,000 students in Eldon, located in Wapello County. He worked for five years as a teacher and almost 20 years as an administrator.
As for moving up the ladder to a top AEA role, Pedersen said he wanted to lead at a different level and to help the organization focus on culture and building relationships.
“Every interaction is an opportunity to build relationships, not just the Cedar Valley but all 18 counties,” he said, noting the nearly 9,000-square-mile span the AEA covers is daunting. “These first few years it’s critical that I’m meeting with superintendents, learning about their districts, finding out about their needs, working with people. … I definitely see myself spending a lot of time out within the 18-county region.”
He sees visiting the 53 public school districts and 18 nonpublic school systems served by the AEA as essential to remind those in administrative levels that the work they do is important.
“It’s easy to forget the work that we do, but when you get into the schools and you get into the classrooms … it gets you grounded on why we all got an education in the first place,” he said. “As you grow in leadership, you can get away from some of that.”
Pedersen said he’s learning that much of what the area education agency does is “behind the scenes.” From their inception in 1974, all AEAs in the state have followed the “3 E’s” – equity, efficiency and excellence.
About 80% of what AEAs do is provide special education services such as speech and language services, physical and occupational therapy and reading consultants. Although the bulk of the services relate to special education, he said every student benefits from the AEA through things such as printing services, technology assistance and training for educators.
Central Rivers oversees more than 500 full- and part-time staff and Pedersen said his job is to take care of and support the staff. However, he is worried about the current state of education. He said the teacher shortage, reports and surveys show those in the schools are stressed and trauma from students transferred to educators.
“We have to continue to show our educators that we respect them,” he said. “I would not be here today if I didn’t have teachers, coaches, ladies that worked in the food service that cared about me growing up. … I want to do everything we can to provide them support and bring their stress level down, because it’s just a really challenging time to be in education.”
A part of the stress, not just for teachers but the agency as well, is new state legislation causing a “fear of the unknown.”
Some of the laws involve education savings accounts, book bans and new rules concerning LGBTQ+ students. Pedersen said the AEA is still waiting on guidance on how to navigate these matters.
He said he hopes to have opportunities to meet with legislators and build relationships with them and share his point of view as a chief administrator of an area education agency.
“At the end of the day, we all want the same thing – we want a great educational system in Iowa,” he said. “We’re going to have different thoughts on how to get there but I believe we all have the same goal.”
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WATERLOO — A strip club that has caused contention at past City Council meetings now has to fight to keep its liquor license.
The Waterloo City Council voted 5-0, with Councilmembers Nia Wilder and John Chiles absent, to deny renewal of the liquor license for Flirts Gentlemen’s Club.
Owners of the club can appeal the denial to the Iowa Department of Revenue. Once an appeal is made, Flirts is allowed to continue selling alcohol until the outcome of the appeal is determined.
Flirts Gentlemen's Club at 319 Jefferson St. in Waterloo
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The council has denied liquor licenses before, but most of the businesses won their appeal process. One business that was denied a license was the former Club 319, then at 229 E. Fourth St. In 2016 the council said the business failed to pass health and safety inspections and had a high rate of police calls and violence. Club 319’s appeal was denied because of the failed fire code and food establishment inspections.
Before the vote Monday, Councilmember Dave Boesen brought up the number of police calls for service to Flirts. Capt. Jason Feaker said since June 2022 there had been 71 calls for service to the block Flirts is on and most pertained to the bar.
In 2022, there were two shootings with injuries and a large fight at Flirts.
In August, one person was shot in the hand outside of the club. In October, four people began punching and kicking two people inside the club. One person was taken to the hospital for injuries.
On Dec. 31, two people were shot during a large fight outside of the club. Those people had non-life-threatening injuries.
Boesen cited an act from the Legislature, House File 2340. The act, signed by Gov. Kim Reynolds in June 2022, relates to public safety nuisances where alcohol is consumed.
It states that an establishment can be considered a public safety nuisance if there is clear evidence of people unlawfully discharging firearms, assaulting another person with a dangerous weapon or engaging in a riot on the premises.
“This is an option when we start having problems in these areas and continued police presence and people getting hurt from fights, shootings and stabbings,” Boesen said. “We do have a course of action if this council chooses to pursue.”
Ward 2 Councilmember Jonathan Grieder, who voted against renewing Flirts’ liquor license in 2021, agreed with Boesen.
“If there were a private home that had (71) calls in a year, neighbors would be upset,” he said. “It is very clear that more intervention and support is needed. … It is clear the situation needs to be addressed from a public safety perspective.”
In other business the council:
Accepted the completion of the fiscal year 2022 street reconstruction program with Aspro, Inc. at a total cost of $4.3 million. Approved rezoning 4.6 acres east of 815 Tower Park Drive for the construction of a 110-unit senior housing complex.
What do Iowans want? An inside look at what 20 Iowans say about their lives, government
About the series
This year’s legislative session was hugely consequential, criticized by some Iowans and praised by others. The laws passed, from tax cuts to school regulations to book bans to restrictions on transgender students, will influence the everyday lives of people across the state for years to come.
We wanted to know how these actions and others by the state government affect the lives of people across the state. What they like, what they don’t like, where they see our leaders falling short and what they think needs more attention.
This story is part of a larger series involving Lee Enterprises newspapers in Council Bluffs, Davenport, Mason City, Muscatine, Sioux City, Waterloo-Cedar Falls and our Des Moines Bureau. The “What Do Iowans Want?” series attempts to probe the thinking of people across the state about how the government is working for them.
The 20 Iowans profiled represent the broad perspectives in our state. They’re teachers, artists, retirees and athletes. They’re Republicans, Democrats and independents. They’re your neighbors and your friends.
What Iowans want - Carl Cleveland
Photo: Tim Hynds, Sioux City Journal
Carl Cleveland Age: 72
City: Sergeant Bluff, Iowa
Occupation: Retired Sergeant Bluff-Luton Community School District transportation director
Family: Widower, with two grown children and two grandchildren
Years in Iowa: Entire life
Political affiliation: Republican
What presidential candidate did you vote for in 2020: Donald Trump
What are the biggest challenges you face in your everyday life: “Raising a family.”
How do you see Iowa’s government affecting your life? “Making tough choices. (Politicians) listening to their constituents.”
What issues do you wish government paid more attention to? “Education, immigration and the economy.”
Read more about Carl Cleveland
What Iowans want - Jesse Persons
Photo: Tim Hynds, Sioux City Journal
Jesse Persons
Age: 44
Residence: Moville
Occupation: Special education teacher at Pier Learning Center in Sioux City
Family: Husband and four children, two of whom have graduated from high school
Years in Iowa: From age 6-23 before leaving; returned in 2006
Political affiliation: Registered independent
Presidential candidate voted for in 2020: Joe Biden
What are the biggest challenges you face in your everyday life: Inflation. "I can't imagine what it must be like for a single-income family."
How do you see Iowa’s government affecting your life? Education. "We just worry about money being pulled from our already stretched thin public schools."
Persons has seen teachers leave the profession. If state funding doesn't keep up with inflation, will more teachers leave? The funding decisions made by the Legislature will have a major impact on the teaching profession and the state's schools.
"I worry, do we still have or will we still have highly qualified teachers in Iowa?" Persons said.
What issues do you wish government paid more attention to? Listening to all Iowans about controversial subjects such as removing books from school libraries and prohibiting discussions about LGBTQ.
Read more about Jesse Persons.
What Iowans want - Fatiya Adam
Photo: Jared McNett, Sioux City Journal
Fatiya Adam
Age: 34
City of residence: Sioux City
Occupation: Case manager for Lutheran Services in Iowa for a year and a half
Family: Married for 10 years and has five kids, the oldest is 18 and the youngest is 2 years old.
Years in Iowa: 10 years, all in Sioux City
Political affiliation: Non-affiliated
Which presidential candidate did you vote for in 2020? Joe Biden
What is the biggest challenge of the work you do? The community. We welcome people from all over. Different backgrounds. Different religions. Different cultures. And they get here, and they already have culture shock, and then we run into the community that is not very welcoming toward these people.
How do you see Iowa's government affecting your life? “Honestly, Iowa’s not very welcoming to refugees. But it’s better than a year ago. For example, we didn’t have any refugee offices in Sioux City. Now we have a refugee office open in Sioux City. I met the governor in person. Sometimes what you see and hear is different from meeting a person and sitting and talking. I did have a vision of Iowa before, but it’s completely different now.”
What issues do you wish the government paid more attention to? “School. Other states are accepting of more cultures. We have holidays, as Muslim people, and those holidays children miss school. Just for a couple of days. For Christmas, the whole week, we get off. And I’m happy. But kids in school, when our holiday comes, (they) miss school for a couple of days. They get points off; they miss tests, even though we tell them (the school) ... that should be excused as a holiday celebration.
Less attention to? If you come to this country, you are judged right away. Questioned. We should be accepted the same way everybody is accepted, basically. I don’t know if that’s even government, but as a person I wish for my kids to not grow up worried if they can play that sport. Acceptance. That’s my wish.”
Read more about Fatiya Adam.
What Iowans Want - Garie Lewis
Photo: Jesse Brothers, Sioux City Journal
Garie Lewis
Age: 60
City or town of residence: Sioux City
Occupation: Self-employed comedian, writer, artist, digital creator, painter
Family: Single
Years in Iowa: Last 23 in Sioux City
Political affiliation: Registered Democrat
What presidential candidate did you vote for in 2020? Joe Biden
What are the biggest challenges you face in your everyday life?
“Well, right now, it’s my health, because I’ve been suffering with long COVID since August. I haven’t been able to work because of it.”
How do you see Iowa’s government affecting your life?
“I’m lucky that I qualified for Medicaid. Medicaid is taking care of me. If funds for that get cut, that’s going to send me back to the old days of just not going to a doctor.”
What issues do you wish the government paid more attention to?
"I'd like to see them concentrate more on infrastructure, roads, housing, medical care, senior care, childcare. I'd like to see people realize that taking care of their brothers and sisters is one of the founding principles of most of the religions in this country and the founding of our government."
What issues do you wish the government paid less attention to?
“This game of gotcha they’ve got going on - my team against your team.”
Read more about Garie Lewis.
What Iowans want - Everett Hamner
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Everett Hamner
Age: 47
City or town of residence: Bettendorf
Occupation: Professor at Western Illinois University's Quad Cities campus
Family: Married (25 years), two kids
Years in Iowa: 20
Political affiliation: Independent
What presidential candidate did you vote for in 2020? Joe Biden
"I'm deeply critical of both major parties. If I have to caucus with one of them, it would be the Democrats, but that doesn't mean I align with everything that gets pushed there," Hamner said of his vote for Joe Biden.
What are the biggest challenges you face in your everyday life? Personally, Hamner doesn't feel many but has needed to advocate for his son's special education needs in the past. He also witnesses hateful rhetoric and Iowa's increasingly divisive atmosphere impact the diverse body of students he teaches and coaches.
How do you see Iowa’s government affecting your life? To Hamner, Iowa's government plays a notable role in everyone's lives, namely in the atmosphere it creates and/or upholds.
What issues do you wish the government paid more attention to? Less attention to? Hamner wishes Iowa's government paid more attention to supporting higher and K-12 education, climate and the environment. He wishes they put less effort in fearmongering or "scapegoating" other groups and issues, using anti-transgender legislation and anti-immigration rhetoric as examples.
Read more about Everett Hamner.
What Iowans want - Leslie DuPree
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Leslie DuPree
Age: 70
City of Residence: Davenport, Iowa
Occupation: Retired
Family: Two children, five grandchildren
Years in Iowa: Around 44 years
Political Affiliation: Independent
What presidential candidate did you vote for in 2020?: Joe Biden
What are the biggest challenges you face in your everyday life? While she doesn't report any major daily complaints, DuPree is concerned about the environment's impact on her grandchildren's futures.
How do you see Iowa’s government affecting your life?
DuPree said she thinks about issues like climate change and environmental health every day, but again, is more concerned about its future impact to her family. Personally, she'd like to see more civility within government and politics.
What issues do you wish the government paid more attention to? Less attention to? DuPree wishes government paid more attention to environmental health, improving water quality and education and less attention to targeting LGBTQ+ groups or book and content banning.
Read more about Leslie DuPree.
Watch a video of Leslie DuPree.
What Iowans want - Akeem Carter
Photo: Chris Zoeller, Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier
Akeem Carter
Age: 40
City of residence: Waterloo
Occupation: Owner, Team Akeem
Family: Two children
Years in Iowa: 33
Political affiliation: Conservative libertarian
What presidential candidate did you vote for in 2020? Donald Trump
What are the biggest challenges you face in your everyday life? Being independent when the government has high demands for fathers on child support.
How do you see Iowa’s government affecting your life? Meddling instead of helping in personal affairs.
What issues do you wish the government paid more attention to? Less attention to? More help with providing family counseling to young parents.
Read more about Akeem Carter.
What Iowans want - Forest Dillavou
Photo: Chris Zoeller, Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier
Forest Dillavou
Age: 80
City of residence: Waterloo
Occupation: Retired
Family: Wife, four children
Years in Iowa: 80
Political affiliation: Republican
What presidential candidate did you vote for in 2020? Donald Trump
What are the biggest challenges you face in your everyday life? The biggest challenge he faces every day is government presence in his life.
How do you see Iowa's government affecting your life? As a senior, he is concerned about the lack of help for older people from the government.
What issues do you wish the government paid more attention to? Less attention to? He also believes the Iowa government is spending too much time on legislation that affects minority populations.
Read more about Forest Dillavou.
What Iowans want - Mary Heller
Photo: Chris Zoeller, Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier
Mary Heller
Age: 73
City or town of residence: Waterloo
Occupation: Small business owner
Family: Husband David, two sons, Jason and Jeremy
Years in Iowa: 73
Political affiliation: Independent
What are the biggest challenges you face in your everyday life? "The biggest challenge is getting the city to realize they have to do something different if they want retail business to open downtown.”
How do you see Iowa's government affecting your life? She is pleased with the new property tax law, House File 718. She calls it “an important and good thing because seniors who want to stay in their homes need help.”
What issues do you wish the government paid more attention to? Less attention to? She is concerned about the federal government overstepping its boundaries “when it comes to personal rights and freedoms and free speech."
Read more about Mary Heller.
What Iowans want - Jamie Oberheu
Photo: Chris Zoeller, Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier
Jamie Oberheu
Age: 36
City of residence: Waterloo
Occupation: Second-grade teacher at Orange Elementary School
Family: Husband and three children
Years in Iowa: 36
Political affiliation: Democrat
What presidential candidate did you vote for in 2020? Joe Biden
What are the biggest challenges you face in everyday life? Fears as a mom for the safety of her children and family, obstacles and restrictions in being able to teach in a way that best serves students.
How do you see Iowa's government affecting your life? Affects classroom abilities, child labor laws affect her children, gun safety legislation impacts feelings of safety for her family and students.
What issues do you wish the government paid more attention to? Gun safety.
Less attention? Monitoring libraries/social-emotional learning laws, LGBTQ+ restrictions, abortion restrictions.
Read more about Jamie Oberheu.
What Iowans want - Jamie Swartley
Photo: Chris Zoeller, Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier
Jamie Swartley
Age: 25
City or town of residence: Waterloo
Occupation: Bartender
Family: Two parents, one brother and two sisters. No significant others or kids.
Years in Iowa: 23 years.
Political affiliation: Democrat
Presidential candidate supported in 2020: Joe Biden
What are the biggest challenges you face in your everyday life? Like many young adults, I need to handle my rent, college debt and health insurance. But as a transgender man, I fear future challenges because of the Legislature passing legislation that targets transgender people.
How do you see Iowa’s government affecting your life? There’s not much of a direct impact right now, as a lot of the legislation signed into law this past session targets transgender youth. I can’t think of any way it’s impacted me positively. But it’s indirectly taken a toll on me because I feel as a state we’ve gone backwards, and even if I speak up, I fear legislators telling me they don’t think I should exist.
What issues do you wish the government paid more attention to? Less attention to? Rather than banning books and discussion of sexual orientation in classrooms, I feel there should be more a focus placed on mental health, and on instituting music requirements in the upper grade levels to encourage them to be creative.
Read more about Jamie Swartley.
What Iowans want - Alyshea Gow
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Alyshea Gow
Age: 43
City of residence: Muscatine
Occupation: Owner/interior designer, Feather Your Nest Interiors
Family: Husband and two children
Years in Iowa: 33
Political affiliation: None
What presidential candidate did you vote for in 2020? No answer
What are the biggest challenges you face in everyday life? Having enough people to operate Feather Your Nest.
How do you see Iowa's government affecting your life? I really don't. I prefer it when they stay out of it.
What issues do you wish the government paid more attention to? I wish the government would create an incentive program to encourage graduates to stay in Iowa.
See video of Alyshea Gow.
What Iowans want - Jason Squier
Photo: Kaylee Schuermann, Mason City Globe Gazette
Jason Squier
Age: 42
City of residence: St. Ansgar
Occupation: St. Ansgar Community High School business and social studies teacher
Family: Wife and three children
Years in Iowa: Entire life
Political affiliation: Moderate Democrat
Voted for in 2020: President Biden
What are the biggest challenges you face in your everyday life?
One of the biggest challenges of small-town life is not having supplies readily accessible.
How do you see Iowa’s government affecting your life?
As a teacher, the state’s decisions affect many aspects of my career, including funding, quality of education and broadband access.
What issues do you wish the government paid more attention to?
Iowa should concentrate on areas such as rural development, mental health services and maintaining youth.
What issues do you wish the government paid less attention to?
State government should focus less of their attention on national topics and conflicts and instead concentrate on laws that will directly affect the day-to-day lives of Iowans.
Read more about Jason Squier.
What Iowans want - Ryan Globe
Photo: David Golbitz, The Council Bluffs Nonpareil
Ryan Globe Age: 36
Gender: Male
Occupation: Custodial at Iowa School for the Deaf
Political party: Independent
Hometown: Council Bluffs
Education: Associate’s degree
What are the biggest challenges you face in your everyday life?
“Money. The buying power of my dollar goes a lot less further than what it was for my parents, for my grandparents.”
How do you see Iowa’s government affecting your life?
Ryan can’t take a walk with his son outside their building, because the sidewalks are in desperate need of repair; the same with the streets. Legalizing and taxing marijuana would create an income stream that could help pay to repair city, county and state infrastructure.
What issues do you wish the government paid more attention to? Less attention to?
Pay more attention to things that people can agree on, like the need to repair infrastructure, and less time encroaching on peoples’ private lives, especially in schools: “If you’re a teacher, just do your job. Shut your mouth, teach algebra, teach English.”
Read more about Ryan Globe.
What Iowans want - Deb Weilage
Photo: Joe Shearer, The Council Bluffs Nonpareil
Deb Weilage Age: 67
City: Lifelong Council Bluffs resident
Occupation: Part-time sales at Community of Christ Thrift Store & Food Pantry; has worked as a nurse’s aide, teacher, parent educator and museum tour guide, among other things
Family: Husband Daryl, three adult children, seven grandchildren
Years in Iowa: 67
Political affiliation: Republican
Last presidential vote: Trump (but only because I like Pence)
What are the biggest challenges you face in your everyday life?
For Deb Weilage, it is helping the families who come to the thrift store and pantry where she works find the assistance they need.
How do you see Iowa’s government affecting your life?
Weilage is concerned about taxpayers’ money funding scholarships to private schools.
What issues do you wish the government paid more attention to? Less attention to?
She feels more assistance should be available for people struggling with mental health issues, addiction and homelessness. The state could do less to help private schools.
Read more about Deb Weilage.
What Iowans Want - Laito Zarkpah
Photo: Caleb McCullough, Des Moines Bureau
Laito Zarkpah
Age: 23
City or town of residence: Pleasant Hill
Occupation: Intern at Family Planning Council of Iowa
Family: Parents, brother
Years in Iowa: Six
Political affiliation: Independent
What presidential candidate did you vote for in 2020? Did not say
What are the biggest challenges you face in your everyday life?
Being a black, queer woman, I mean, you walk out the door and there’s nothing but challenges. I think the legislation that’s being passed that would effectively make it harder for someone like me to receive reproductive health care. I think that also … the transphobic rhetoric that's being tossed around, I think that it just makes it harder to feel like I'm welcome. Especially in the state of Iowa because it's a bit more conservative.
How do you see Iowa’s government affecting your life?
I think it's just very clear that no matter what the majority of Iowans want or what is better for the majority of Iowans, especially poor people, people of color, LGBTQ people, it's not about us. It's about what they want and the things that they want to pass.
What issues do you wish the government paid more attention to? Less attention to?
They should focus on making sure that everyone has access to the things they need to live with quality of life, whether that be health care, whether that be housing, whether that be a place to go to work or a means of making money, or just the means of not having to struggle. I think we should pay less attention to taking away basic human rights. I think that would be a step in the right direction because then it clears up a lot of agendas to do other things and get other legislation passed.
Read more about Laito Zarkpah.
What Iowans Want - Emma Bade
Photo: Caleb McCullough, Des Moines Bureau
Emma Bade
Age: 27
City or town of residence: Des Moines
Occupation: Teacher
Family: Boyfriend, parents
Years in Iowa: 27
Political affiliation: Democrat
What presidential candidate did you vote for in 2020? Joe Biden
What are the biggest challenges you face in your everyday life?
My job could be a lot easier if we had more resources, and we had different curriculums that I've had experiences with at other places. It just makes it a lot more work, a lot more challenging for the teacher end of it. You can only do so much with what you have. For me, a special education teacher, I have a giant roster, because we don't have enough special education teachers. Then that's just less for all the other students.
How do you see Iowa’s government affecting your life?
There’s hurdles to overcome that don't necessarily need to be there because of certain laws in place … Being in this state, and how right-leaning it tends to be, especially at the state level, just the different laws that are passed, and that aren't passed. Things that should be happening in the state that aren't, because of the way things pan out in the state in the Senate. And the votes just aren't there to get certain things passed, like anything to do with climate change.
What issues do you wish the government paid more attention to? Less attention to?
I really wish that they would pay more attention to equity. There is a huge difference in the education you get based off the zip code you live in in this state. And that's not fair. Every kid should have access to the same education, and it should not have anything to do with the zip code you live in. And that goes even past education in school. Think about what type of parks are in your neighborhoods, and how does that depend on where your zip code is? … I definitely wish they paid more attention to climate change because to me, that's irreversible, and that's not going to go away. So we need to do what we can and address it now.
Read more about Emma Bade.
What Iowans Want - Chris Garcia
Chris Garcia
Age: 74
City or town of residence: Woodward
Occupation: Retired
Family: Wife, children, grandchildren
Years in Iowa: 74
Political affiliation: Republican
What presidential candidate did you vote for in 2020? Donald Trump
What are the biggest challenges you face in your everyday life?
“My main concern today is what this country is going to look like for my grandchildren in 10 years, 15 years down the road. I'm really concerned about socialists, the very progressive agenda going on right now. I was a very liberal Democrat, probably the first 30 years of my life. I probably came into the Republican Party during the Reagan administration … But I guess my main concern right now is just the moral compass as far as where the country's going.”
How do you see Iowa’s government affecting your life?
“I think the governor today is doing a pretty good job with family. She's doing a good job with schools. She got through the school choice thing. And at the same time, I truly believe that she is very in tune with the public school system, keeping that intact and keeping that moving in the right direction. But there are certain areas of the state where in order to keep people from being trapped, they're going to need other options. They’re going to need choice …. And I believe that schools are meant to, number one, teach reading, writing and arithmetic. And they're there to keep a certain amount of discipline within the school. They're not there to parent. They're not there to indoctrinate. They're not there to impress on children their way of life.”
What issues do you wish the government paid more attention to? Less attention to?
I think that we need to continue to oversee the environment. I think those are important things. And especially with farming, they really have to be very vigilant on our streams and our lakes. Because the farmers tend to put a lot of chemicals on this ground. And so that's something that we really need to be careful of, is our food, how it’s raised … I don’t want to be termed as far as buying into this green agenda, but I do think that we need to look into different energy, the different ways to heat our homes, different ways to run our cars. But I think one of the main things we should look into is solar energy, and the storage of solar energy.”
Read more about Chris Garcia.
What Iowans want - Kelli Bryant
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Kelli Bryant
Age: 58
City of residence: Davenport
Occupation: Assistant technician for the food service in the Davenport school district
Family: Husband, Dean, and six children between them in a blended family
Years in Iowa: Born in Dayton Ohio, raised in Iowa and lived in the state since.
Political affiliation: Democrat
What presidential candidate did you vote for in 2020? Joe Biden
What are the biggest challenges you face in your everyday life? Slowing down and connecting with others.
How do you see Iowa's government affecting your life? Legislation making it easier to carry firearms.
What issues do you wish the government paid more attention to? Less attention to? Investing more in after-school programming and activities for children and teens. Less legislation regulating LGBTQ individuals.
Read more about Kelli Bryant.
What Iowans want - Alleena Blackwell
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Alleena Blackwell
Age: 20
City of residence: Davenport
Occupation: Student at Western Illinois University
Family: Lives with mom and older brother, dad lives separately
Years in Iowa: 20 years
Political affiliation: Democratic
Presidential candidate 2020: Too young to vote
What are the biggest challenges you face in your everyday life?
Blackwell is graduating from WIU in the 2023 fall semester after finishing her last semester of student teaching in Rock Island, Illinois. She'll be graduating not only as a Black female, but as a first generation for her family.
How do you see Iowa’s government affecting your life?
Blackwell is concerned that Iowa government prioritizes private schooling over public, which she feels neglects the teachers and students who truly need state funding.
While she is about to become a public school teacher in Illinois, she is concerned for the future of Iowa educators, because she works closely between states as a resident of Davenport.
What issues do you wish the government paid more attention to? Less attention to?
As a future educator, Blackwell is concerned with her government's lack of concern on gun violence in schools.
She's spoken out against the campaign by her governor to "protect the children" through book bans, instead of creating restrictions on firearms from entering schools.
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WATERLOO — The city’s telecommunications board was energized Wednesday after it introduced and passed initial rates for Waterloo’s new fiber network.
“This is a pivotal moment for Waterloo Fiber Utility,” said Andy Van Fleet, chairperson of the board of trustees, as rates were established for its planned internet service.
The city will offer speeds of 300 megabits per second, one gigabyte per second and 10 gigabits per second for both upload and download.
For 300 Mbps, the cost will be $49.95 per month; for 1 Gbps, it will be $69.95 per month; and for 10 Gbps it will be $109.95 per month. That includes no data caps, no hook-up fees and the use of a local service.
Van Fleet, who personally uses Unite Private Network for his internet at home, said he pays $120 per month for 300 Mbps with data caps.
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Residents who want a full package of internet, television and phone have two options. For 1 Gbps, the cost is $179.95 per month. For 10 Gbps, it is $223.95 per month.
Three options will be provided for businesses. For 300 Mbps, it is $109.95 per month; 1 Gbps is $249.95 per month; and 10 Gbps is $289.95 per month. Van Fleet said for his business he pays $995 for 1 Gbps.
“All the work that has been done comes down to this,” board member Michael Young said. “It’s reliable, it’s local but it’s much cheaper than what we’ve been paying.”
There also will be a discounted internet rate for households qualifying for the Universal Service Administrative Company’s Lifeline program.
Residents can use Lifeline if their income is 135% or less than the federal poverty guidelines. If someone in a household participates in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, Medicaid, Supplemental Security Income, Federal Public Housing Assistance, or Veterans Pension and Survivors Benefit, they can receive 100 megabits per second for $29.95.
Households using Lifeline can also receive a $30 per month subsidy, ultimately making internet for these households free. Eligible households must apply for the program through the Federal Communications Commission as well as contact Waterloo Fiber.
Looking at competing provider Mediacom Xtream Internet, speeds are not parallel. For example, for a plan with 100 Mbps upload speed, the user is receiving 10 Mbps for a download speed for $24.99 per month for the first year.
For a 300 Mbps upload speed, it is a 20 Mbps download speed for $44.99 per month for the first year. It is $54.99 per month for the first year for a 1 Gbps upload speed and 50 Mbps download speed. These services also implement data caps. There was not an option for 10 Gbps.
After a year of service, Mediacom bumps up the prices of its services.
Neighboring Cedar Falls Utilities also uses parallel upload and download speeds. However, if residents don’t use CFU’s television service, each payment is $12 more than listed. Rural residents also have to pay $5 more than the listed price.
CFU’s 250 Mbps speed is $45.50 per month, $64.50 for 1 Gbps and $105 for 10 Gbps.
CFU recently added 10 Gbps to its services – something Mediacom didn’t provide.
“One gigabit was cool a few years ago – 10 gigabits is standard,” Courtney Violette of Magellan Broadband said. Magellan is advising the city on the fiber project. “We didn’t think it was wise to deploy something from the last generation (but to) employ today’s current standards that your peers next door just upgraded to.”
The approval of rates comes after the Waterloo City Council awarded a bid of $77.86 million to ITG Communications LLC of Tullahoma, Tenn., for the fiber-to-the-premises and backbone network project.
Funding for the project comes from various sources. In a September referendum, more than 84% of residents voted for a $20 million general obligation bond for municipal broadband. While such bonds are backed by the government’s ability to tax its property owners, the city plans to repay them with revenues generated by the broadband utility rather than property tax dollars.
There is money from the federal American Rescue Plan and a federal grant from the U.S. Economic Development Administration that will be used on the project. The city applied for additional grants it is waiting to hear back on, as well. Money from other city departments, such as Waterloo Water Works, also will be used to fund portions of the project.
The first customers are projected to be connected by the end of 2023. The entire project is expected to take three years to complete.
The fiber optic network consists of two projects. The first is the fiber backbone, which supports city operations like utilities, traffic, public safety, and smart city initiatives. The second project is the build-out and delivery of the fiber-to-the-premises services, which can connect internet access to every home and business in the city.
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WATERLOO — A bizarre diminutive figure in a small chair sits on a pedestal just inside the main gallery at the Waterloo Center for the Arts.
Clad in a padded patchwork of red fabrics stitched together with string, toddler’s Christmas-themed footed PJs on its feet and a horn jutting from its mask-like face, the Bizango radiates a fierce fighter’s spirit.
Created by Haitian artist Edmond Roland, “It’s said a Bizango doesn’t have power unless it contains a human skull. This one has plenty of power for such a little guy,” was Chawne Paige’s cryptic comment.
Paige, curator and newly appointed WCA interim director, wouldn’t confirm if the Vodou object contained a skull. It is just one of the weird, wonderful and whimsical objects featured in the new exhibition, “WTF: What the Fun.” The show is on display until Nov. 5.
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“There are so many funky things in the art center’s permanent collection, many objects that have never been shown or seldom shown to the public. We began talking about how we frame a show with all of these unrelated pieces, and we came up with the WTF idea,” he explained.
“We started with 10 to 20 pieces, and decided that there we could do more and fill all the galleries, add to the story and spread them out so people can enjoy the surprising, unique and whimsical items in our collection,” Paige explained.
Bessie, a nearly life-sized painted cow by Charles Frambo welcomes visitors into the Forsberg Riverside Gallery. The piece was rejected from the 1999 Chicago Cow Parade because it looked as if it had been graffiti-tagged. It wound up displayed in a Chicago café, then it was purchased by a collector and gifted to the center.
Other artwork that made the list of “must” items include David Stern’s “Woman in Labor,” with thick ridges and swoops of paint that look as if it was applied with a trowel; Priscilla Kepner-Sage’s colorful textile “Octopus” dangling from the ceiling; and mini portraits of imaginary people that artist Dan Hagarty created after spending a night on a train near the Northern State Sanatorium at Minot, N.D.
“I Have Loved the Unloved,” a painting by Iowa artist Marvin Coen, lifelong friend and contemporary of Grant Wood, is displayed in the collection. It was the piece that established the permanent collection, donated in 1966 by the Junior League of Waterloo-Cedar Falls.
Also featured is University of Northern Iowa professor emeritus Tom Stancliffe’s Eterne, a tomb you can test drive by stepping inside, closing the door and peering out the peephole to see if you’ve been suitably remembered; Thaddeus Erdahl’s gloomy and contemptuous giant head, “Norman”; and Casey Slack’s painted piano.
There’s an early spray-painted mural by Paco Rosic; a larger-than-life Haitian snake charmer by Nancy Josephson; an upholstered chair painted with a large rooster by Barbara Dale Hanes; and a bottle cap-encrusted table and dial telephone created by Richard Koop.
A charming collection of Indonesian shelf-sitters – a dolphin, frog and cow fishing, a dog reading a book, along with a fish coffin, Joseph Polinski’s “Elvis” and Jerry Erdahl’s “Some are born with a silver spoon and others get the fork” mixed media piece, are among whimsical artworks on exhibit.
“So many of these pieces speak to the legacy of Kent Shankle and Cammie Scully, and how they completely emboldened our collection, expanding it under their leadership and bringing a sense of humor to the collection with art that is quirky, fun and surprising.”
Shankle recently retired as executive director; Scully retired in 2012 as WCA director after 31 years at the center, including several years as assistant director and curator.
“At the end of the day, we wanted to make sure all pieces were fun and interesting. Some are tongue-in-cheek, some ironic,” Paige explained.
A parlor installation by Aaron Wilson consumes a large portion of the exhibit. The artist has created a living room, with artwork, table, chairs and a chaise lounge upholstered with printed polka dot fabric with a subtle helicopter-and-tank motif. The installation is a commentary on military conflict as people can’t turn away from watching it unfold on TV.
“There are layers of meaning in Wilson’s work, which shows that even odd and whimsical art can have an underlying serious intent and message,” Paige said.
Gallery hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday and 1 to 4 p.m. Sunday. The gallery is closed on Monday. It is located at 225 Commercial St.
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CEDAR FALLS — A special week full of football and fun activities will be capped Saturday with a big game at the UNI-Dome.
About 150 of Iowa’s best high school players, cheerleaders and dancers – including several from the Cedar Valley – will participate in the 51st annual Iowa Shrine Bowl All-Star Game at 4 p.m.
Organizers are hopeful that ticket proceeds and individual fundraising efforts will lead them to reach a goal of $100,000 for the Shriners Children’s Hospital.
Specifically, Shriners Children’s Midwest orthopedic hospitals and burn centers will benefit, as well as its fund paying to transport patients to and from facilities.
“Come out and watch some of the best high school football players and cheerleaders and dance team members in the entire state of Iowa,” said Michael Hensing, the event’s first-year general manager. “You are going to watch a great football game. We’re going to put on a good show and we’re going to raise a heck of a lot of money for a fantastic cause.
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“One hundred percent of the proceeds from our game are donated back to the hospitals, and they’re going to support kids in all of our communities – whether in the Cedar Valley, or Des Moines, Sioux City or Davenport – and (the money) helps them get the care they need every day.”
The teams arrived Sunday in Cedar Falls for a week of practice and fun activities – including a trip to Lost Island Waterpark, a picnic at Gateway Park, and a hog roast in Reinbeck – to prepare them and build excitement for the game at one of Iowa’s most recognizable athletic venues. The UNI-Dome is located at 2501 Hudson Road.
“Some have never played at the UNI-Dome before, but others have. It’s certainly always special to play in the Dome,” said Hensing. “Kids look forward to that. It’s the premier venue in the state of Iowa for high school football. We love that UNI hosts us this week.”
Before even heading to camp, though, the athletes were thinking about the mission and striving to each raise $1,000 on their own.
“Almost all of them are reaching that goal and some are doing even more than,” said Hensing. “We have student athletes who have raised $3,500 this year and multiple who are above $2,000. They understand our mission when we meet with them for the first time back in January, February and March.”
The most impactful experience, however, has to be when they help run the Shrine Hospital Beyond the Field Camp on Friday morning in the UNI-Dome. Twenty-five to 30 children participate in football drills as well as cheerleader and dance routines. The kids run routes and catch passes, partake in tackling drills and get familiar with the gear. They also practice with the cheer and dance team members in preparation for the Saturday’s pregame show.
“It really is the most special part of the week for the hospital patients who are able to join us but also the football players who’ve heard about the mission, but now they get to see it,” said Hensing. “The MVPs of our game are brought out onto the field to play with them, participate in some football, cheer and dance activities for about an hour and a half. It’s a really rewarding process for them to see the money they raise, who it’s helping, and get that firsthand experience with our kids.”
About 90 graduating seniors compete between north or south teams. The north team is coached by Duane Schulte of Cedar Rapids Xavier High School while the south team is led by Zach Sweeney of Winterset.
Each Iowa high school football coach is allowed to nominate two players for performance in the classroom and community as well as on the field. The Iowa High School Football Coaches Association then comes together to assemble the rosters with a mix of large and small school athletes.
Tickets are $15 at the door. Gates opens at 2 p.m. Kickoff is at 4 p.m. with a pregame show from cheer and dance teams. There’s a halftime recognition for Shriners and the Shriner king and queen.
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Here is a look at how local minor league players are performing (stats through Thursday):
Triple-A
LHP Jay Groome (Barnegat), 24, is pitching for the El Paso Chihuahuas (San Diego Padres). Through 19 starts, he was 3-6 with an 8.32 ERA and 83 strikeouts in 88 2/3 innings. Groome earned wins in each of his last two starts, allowing seven runs and striking out 12 in 11 innings.
RHP Brett Kennedy (Atlantic City), 28, is pitching for the Louisville Bats (Cincinnati Reds). In 10 games (nine starts), he was 3-2 with a 3.81 ERA and 47 strikeouts in 52 innings.
Kennedy was called up July 4 and pitched in his first major league game since 2018, when he was with the San Diego Padres, and earned the win for the Reds. Kennedy’s contract was purchased May 13 by the Reds from the Long Island Ducks of the independent Atlantic League. ... Kennedy made seven career major league starts, going 2-2 with a 6.82 ERA and 21 strikeouts in 31 2/3 innings. ... In 135 career minor league games (115 starts) with MLB-affiliated organizations, he was 38-36 with a 3.98 ERA and 562 strikeouts in 585 2/3 innings. The Brigantine resident was selected by the Padres in the 11th round of the 2015 draft.
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2B Buddy Kennedy (Millville), 24, is playing for the Reno Aces (Arizona Diamondbacks). Through 76 games, he was hitting .330 (93 for 282) with 21 doubles, seven triples, four home runs, 63 runs and 40 RBIs. He had walked 61 times and struck out 54 times, and his OPS was .955.
Double-A
RHP Sean Mooney (Ocean City), 25, was assigned to the Wichita Wind Surge (Minnesota Twins) and placed on the seven-day injured list to start the season (right shoulder fatigue). He was later moved to the 60-day IL.
High-A
RHP Chase Petty (Mainland Regional), 20, is pitching for the Dayton Dragons (Cincinnati Reds). Through 10 starts this season, he was 0-1 with a 1.93 ERA, a 1.18 WHIP and 42 strikeouts in 37 1/3 innings.
Single-A
LHP Noah Dean (Pinelands Regional), 22, is pitching for the Salem Red Sox (Boston Red Sox). Through 14 starts in his first pro season, he was 1-6 with a 7.38 ERA and 48 strikeouts in 39 innings.
SS Josh Hood (St. Augustine Prep), who turned 23 on Friday, is playing for the Modesto Nuts (Seattle Mariners). Through 71 games, he was hitting .265 (75 for 283) with 15 doubles, two triples, seven homers, 46 runs, 40 RBIs and 17 stolen bases in 19 tries.
RHP Joe Joe Rodriguez (Vineland), 23, pitching for the St. Lucie Mets (New York Mets), was 2-1 with a 10.88 ERA and 27 strikeouts in 22 1/3 innings (16 appearances). He allowed a run and struck out three in two innings in relief Thursday.
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In a reversal of course, the Casper City Council voted to strike a proposed discussion about local medical regulations off its list of future work session agenda items.
Knell said the decision came after council was flooded with emails from people asking them to investigate Casper's new abortion clinic, Wellspring Health Access.
"They are a legally operating business within the city of Casper, because of this fact it is not in our purview to regulate or to investigate concerns with this clinic," Mayor Bruce Knell said during Tuesday's city council pre-meeting. "We cannot use our city resources to run down rabbit holes for everyone when this stuff can be done by you."
The work session discussion wasn't intended to discuss Wellspring (or any abortion clinic, for that matter), but rather whether or not the city could adopt regulations for local medical facilities.
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In a previous meeting, councilors didn't appear particularly invested in the idea of strengthening local medical regulations — electeds who voiced support for the discussion item indicated they were just interested in learning more about Wyoming's overall process for supervising medical facilities.
The topic did spring from conversation about Wellspring, however. The council voted to look into medical regulations after local anti-abortion advocates raised questions in a previous city council meeting about what governmental supervision Wellspring is subject to.
Wellspring's medical staff are licensed by the Wyoming Board of Nursing and the Wyoming Board of Medicine, and must comply with those boards' rules and regulations, in addition to state and federal medical regulations.
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A 16-year-old suspected of shooting a woman near the Central Wyoming Fairgrounds and drive-by shooting at a witness’s Casper home will face an additional count of aggravated assault – making his maximum sentence 70 years.
Endre Wass waived his preliminary hearing in Natrona County Circuit Court Thursday, but the state announced they would be adding an additional felony charge in his case.
He is expected to be charged as an adult with four counts of aggravated assault, one count of felony property damage and one count of witness intimidation.
Wass started tearing up as soon as he made eye contact with his family sitting in the courtroom. They cried too.
His attorney asked Judge Brian Christensen if he could be moved to the juvenile detention center despite being tried as an adult, as he is in 23-hour a day lockdown in jail because he’s 16.
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Christensen was unable to approve or deny the request, he said. Natrona County sheriff’s run the jails, and they would have to move him.
The shooting that injured the woman took place July 11 and the occupied home on Bighorn Road was fired into on July 13.
Wass is accused of intending to shoot his new girlfriend’s teenage ex-boyfriend after they were “feuding and threatening each other” over her for weeks, but he missed and hit an uninvolved woman at the fair, the affidavit in his case states.
A citizen reported a disturbance at the south entrance to the Natrona County Fairgrounds on the evening of July 11, the affidavit states. The callers said about 10 to 20 people were involved, and someone threatened to “go get a gun.”
While deputies were receiving this information, a single gunshot was fired, the affidavit states. An 18-year-old Casper woman was struck by a bullet on her left shin just a few inches above her ankle.
“She could be heard yelling, ‘I can’t walk!’” a security video capturing the incident showed. “When she lifted her leg, the upper portion of her leg was clearly straight, but the lower portion of her leg could be seen dangling ...,” documents say.
A surgeon had to use a metal rod and screws to reconnect the separated portions of her tibia and fibula, the affidavit states.
The woman was interviewed the next day, but there did not appear to be any reason or motive for why she was shot.
Witnesses from the scene identified a silver-colored car fleeing from a vacant lot on Fairgrounds Road as the single shot was fired, the affidavit states. They also described seeing a “green laser.”
An unnamed source, who had “personal knowledge of the silver-colored car that fled,” identified Wass as the shooter, the affidavit states. The gun he is accused of firing was equipped with a “green laser.”
On July 13, Wass allegedly drove by a witness’ home, who had spoken with authorities about the Fair shooting, the affidavit states. He is suspected of firing a gun 10 times while seated inside a car alongside his friends.
“At 6:05 a.m., a citizen called dispatch to report there had been gunshots and there were bullet holes in their house,” the affidavit states. “They also informed dispatch that their house being shot was related to the shooting that occurred near the Fairgrounds on July 11, 2023, as retaliation.”
One of the bullets went into a bedroom, where a 12-year-old child was sleeping, the affidavit states. It “appeared to be nothing more than sheer luck” the child wasn’t injured or killed.
Wass allegedly said the individual “had to know this [shooting] would happen for snitching,” the affidavit states.
As the group drove away from the home, Wass allegedly made comments to the group about being “grown up,” “not being a kid anymore” and “not being afraid to do this [shooting] again.”
After officers obtained a search warrant for Wass’s residence, they found a backpack holding a handgun equipped with laser sight, ammunition and his Wyoming driver’s license, the affidavit states.
Wass’s bond is set at $250,000, and he remains in custody. His co-defendant 16-year-old Benjamin Jackson-Rocca is expected to appear in court next week.
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Sankofa Community Orchard is a bustling farming project nestled into a 5-acre lot on Richmond’s South Side.
Brimming with vegetables, fruit, flowers, murals and bees, the orchard increases access to healthy food while also providing more public green space.
Duron Chavis, of Happily Natural Day Founder, the nonprofit organization that runs the orchard, said Sankofa is a food justice and climate resiliency demonstration.
“We use the space to train community members on how to grow food, but it also serves as a space for mindfulness explicitly for BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, People of Color) communities,” Chavis said.
Chavis said Sankofa reintroduces visitors to how food gets to their table, provides environmental services like stormwater management and helps people become more communal.
“There’s no discrimination across gender, race, class, when it comes to being hungry,” Chavis said. “Creating spaces that speak specifically to the need for us to connect with one another, share, produce and see change in real time is of super high importance.”
Each week, Sankofa generates around 40 to 50 pounds of produce, which helps feed more than a dozen people through the Northside Farmers Market Community Supported Agriculture program.
“Because we’ve become reliant on these systems that put food hundreds of miles away from us, we have to recalibrate and reconnect to what it looks like for our communities to actually have local foods,” Chavis said.
In addition to food production, the space also offers programs such as the five-week Southside Growers Academy Bootcamp, the 12-week Central Virginia Urban Farmer Fellowship, a weekly “Dirt Therapy” when members of the public can come and farm, and a Garden Talk speaker series.
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Prosecutors on Friday charged the 26-year-old man accused of posing as a teen student at two Lincoln high schools and coaxing underage girls to send him explicit photos.
At a five-minute hearing in the afternoon, Zachary Scheich was informed of the charges — sex trafficking a minor and two counts of child enticement — and the possible penalties.
If convicted, he would face 20 years to life on the sex trafficking charge and three to 50 years more on each of the enticement charges.
Chief Deputy Lancaster County Attorney Chris Turner told County Court Judge Tim Phillips that Scheich is alleged to have forged birth, medical and education records to create a false identity to enroll himself in high school.
"He then began relationships with a number of children, some of them where he communicated through text messages and other social media apps in attempts to coax them into sexual acts or to produce sexually explicit material," Turner said.
He said, following Scheich's arrest early Thursday afternoon, Lincoln police asked the community for any information that may help them identify witnesses or potential victims.
"And the police department did immediately begin receiving additional tips and the investigation is ongoing," Turner said in asking for a $250,000 bond.
Scheich said he wasn't currently working and couldn't afford to hire an attorney, so Phillips appointed the Public Defender's Office to represent him. Should he post bond, the judge ordered him not to have contact with two victims or anyone under 18 and not to use any device with Internet access.
Scheich is the son of Pastor Jeff Scheich of Christ Lincoln, a Lutheran church at 4325 Sumner St.
In court records, Lincoln police say the investigation began in June, when they received information Scheich, a 26-year-old man, had attended Lincoln Public Schools and said he was 17 years old.
Officer Ben Pflanz said, in the investigation that followed, they determined that Scheich had created a false identity, Zak Hess, to enroll in two Lincoln high schools and was passing himself off as a student.
He attended school from October 2022 to May 2023, going to Lincoln Northwest High School in the fall semester and Lincoln Southeast in the spring semester.
Scheich graduated from Southeast in 2015.
On July 11, police served a search warrant at Scheich's apartment essentially across the street from Lincoln Southeast and obtained his cellphone. Pflanz said a search of the phone turned up texts between him and minor females, where he continued to "reinforce his false identity as a peer and discuss things like classwork and high school sports."
Police say they found messages from February where Scheich had texted a 14-year-old student coaxing her to engage in illegal sexual activity.
And in March, Scheich allegedly texted a 13-year-old student discussing meeting up for sex and asking her for pornographic photos. Pflanz said after the girl sent photos, she asked "So what do I get this time??" and Scheich promised to send her money.
The investigator said Scheich previously had sent the girl money.
On Thursday, officers arrested him at Walt Library Branch in southwest Lincoln.
At a press conference soon after, Assistant Police Chief Brian Jackson said Scheich, who is about 5-foot-4, 120 pounds, apparently blended in with other students. He provided a different birth certificate and "presented himself as a 17-year-old seeking education," he said.
On Friday, LPS Superintendent Paul Gausman said the district is looking to address how it evaluates prospective students for enrollment, including potentially doing away with the option to enroll online, as Scheich had.
"I can see that no matter how good we are at this process, we can always get better," Gausman said. "We will certainly look at this gap and continue to look for ways we can be more involved."
Gausman also emphasized that students, staff and parents should report any suspicious activity, regardless of what they can prove.
"We consistently say 'if you see something, say something,'" he said. "We'll take care of the verification and work with the right agencies to make sure that we're being thorough and clear."
Police have asked anyone with more information or who may believe they are a victim in this case to call the non-emergency number at 402-441-6000 or Crime Stoppers at 402-475-3600.
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Delaware Shakespeare Summer Festival's opening night of 'Macbeth' at Rockwood Park
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Sharo "Shy" Perry and Bill Perry Jr., children of Bill "Howl-N-Madd" Perry, check out the Mississippi Blues Trail historical marker he is featured on near the Lafayette County Courthouse in Oxford, Mississippi.
Sharo "Shy" Perry and Bill Perry Jr., children of Bill "Howl-N-Madd" Perry, talk about their father near the Mississippi Blues Trail historical marker he is featured on near the Lafayette County Courthouse in Oxford, Mississippi.
Sharo "Shy" Perry and Bill Perry Jr., children of Bill "Howl-N-Madd" Perry, check out the Mississippi Blues Trail historical marker he is featured on near the Lafayette County Courthouse in Oxford, Mississippi.
Sharo "Shy" Perry points out the section about her father, Bill "Howl-N-Madd" Perry, on the Mississippi Blues Trail historical marker near the Lafayette County Courthouse in Oxford, Missississippi.
Sharo "Shy" Perry and Bill Perry Jr., children of Bill "Howl-N-Madd" Perry, laugh remembering stories about their father at the Mississippi Blues Trail historical marker he is featured on near the Lafayette County Courthouse in Oxford, Mississippi.
Sharo "Shy" Perry and Bill Perry Jr., children of Bill "Howl-N-Madd" Perry, check out the Mississippi Blues Trail historical marker he is featured on near the Lafayette County Courthouse in Oxford, Mississippi.
Sharo "Shy" Perry and Bill Perry Jr., children of Bill "Howl-N-Madd" Perry, check out the Mississippi Blues Trail historical marker he is featured on near the Lafayette County Courthouse in Oxford, Mississippi.
In this file photo from September 2017, Bill “Howl-N-Madd” Perry plays the guitar inside his home.
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Sharo "Shy" Perry and Bill Perry Jr., children of Bill "Howl-N-Madd" Perry, talk about their father near the Mississippi Blues Trail historical marker he is featured on near the Lafayette County Courthouse in Oxford, Mississippi.
Sharo "Shy" Perry and Bill Perry Jr., children of Bill "Howl-N-Madd" Perry, check out the Mississippi Blues Trail historical marker he is featured on near the Lafayette County Courthouse in Oxford, Mississippi.
Sharo "Shy" Perry points out the section about her father, Bill "Howl-N-Madd" Perry, on the Mississippi Blues Trail historical marker near the Lafayette County Courthouse in Oxford, Missississippi.
Sharo "Shy" Perry and Bill Perry Jr., children of Bill "Howl-N-Madd" Perry, laugh remembering stories about their father at the Mississippi Blues Trail historical marker he is featured on near the Lafayette County Courthouse in Oxford, Mississippi.
Sharo "Shy" Perry and Bill Perry Jr., children of Bill "Howl-N-Madd" Perry, check out the Mississippi Blues Trail historical marker he is featured on near the Lafayette County Courthouse in Oxford, Mississippi.
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TUPELO — Tupelo officials have hit a snag in their plans for technological upgrades to City Hall after a bid for a generator came in significantly over their estimated costs.
The Tupelo City Council voted unanimously to reject a bid for a backup generator for city hall after all offers came in significantly over the estimated $215,000 the city allotted.
Chief Operations Officer Don Lewis said the city will adjust the budget for the generator and try again, noting that rather than cutting costs on the generator, officials will increase the budget to match the prices. The original estimate was off by $113,359. He noted the city has $500,000 in total for the project, which includes both the generator and enclosure.
As it stands today, city hall has no overall backup generator. Lewis said there are backups in place that give employees a chance to properly sign out of their computers and save data in the event of power loss.
The importance of the generator, Lewis said, is because city hall is home to multiple municipal departments, including the administration, finance and development services and most of the city’s data, records and information technology are also located within the building.
“City hall is the hub of operations for the city,” he said. “All of our IT and records are down here, tax records and bill pay… so it is important that we keep everyone operating.”
Lewis also said the city already began the process of preparing the project for another bid attempt.
This generator is part of an overall larger project to provide multiple quality-of-life and technology upgrades to City Hall. The council expects to take action on bids for the renovation of the council chambers, which also has a $500,000 budget, in the coming weeks.
The city also applied for a $76,000 grant from the Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant from the Department of Energy during a recent board meeting to install new LED lighting around the perimeter of the city hall.
Lewis said the city expects to hear back on the grant soon but noted the administration already purchased the lights, and the grant will function as reimbursement.
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Tent encampment; Matos campaign signatures; McCoy deal: What happened this week?
- RI's beech trees are in peril from a disease spread by microscopic worms.
- Luxury helicopter transport fit for a king is now available in RI.
- All you need to know about RI's new soccer team, Rhode Island FC.
- Five ways to have a fun family outing in the Providence area for under $100.
Here's a look at some of The Providence Journal's most-read stories for the week of July 16, supported by your subscriptions.
- Spongy moths, drought, wildfire and the emerald ash borer have taken a toll on Rhode Island's forests in recent years. Now, a tiny worm is laying waste to beeches, which are among the state's most beautiful and long-lived trees.
- Traffic jams got you down? Now, Rhode Islanders can rise above it all on the same kind of luxury helicopter used by the mega-rich Roy family on "Succession," as well as King Charles (crown and scepter not included).
- The Tidewater Landing stadium has hit some financial snags, but it's full speed ahead for Rhode Island FC, the state's new soccer team. Bill Koch has the latest on the team, its coach and the competition they'll face in the USL Championship league when they get rolling next March at Bryant University. For more sports news, go to providencejournal.com/sports.
- Family fun doesn't have to break the bank. Here are five things to do for under $100 in the Providence area.
- Did you keep up with the week's events? Take our news quiz.
Here are the week's top reads on providencejournal.com:
Billionaire doubles down on buying McCoy Stadium. Could the deal still happen?
Stefan Soloviev talked the talk. Now he wants to show he's willing to walk the walk.
The billionaire, who said he’d be willing to buy McCoy Stadium to bring professional baseball back to Rhode Island, told The Providence Journal that he and son Quintin were meeting with Pawtucket Mayor Donald Grebien at the stadium this week in his bid to save one of the state’s landmarks.
The mayor's office confirmed the meeting, saying, "Conversations with the Solovievs regarding potential redevelopment in Pawtucket are ongoing. ... We look forward to having more conversations about opportunities in our great city."
Sports: Billionaire doubles down on buying McCoy Stadium. Could the deal still happen?
Providence wants to clear a tent encampment. Advocates say that's the deceptively easy route
PROVIDENCE — Danny Griffiths walks down a dirt path and motions to his squat tent on a strip of state property between Charles Street and Route 146, across from the Walmart on Silver Spring Street.
Griffiths hasn't had a stable place to live for years, due to addiction, lost jobs and family issues. Now he and others living in makeshift shelters face one more stressor: the prospect of eviction from their wooded space in a mostly commercial area.
Rhode Island Homeless Advocacy Project Director Eric Hirsch said Mayor Brett Smiley's administration is pressuring the state, which owns the land, to evict everyone.
"We're here to make sure it doesn't happen until the city finds us adequate shelter or housing for these people," Hirsch said.
Local news: Providence wants to clear a tent encampment. Advocates say that's the deceptively easy route
Fake signature probe widens as another city sends Matos nominating papers to police
A third Rhode Island community reached out to police to investigateinvalid signatures on nominating papers submitted by Lt. Gov. Sabina Matos' campaign for Congress and, more specifically, the blatantly falsified signatures of several members of the East Providence City Council and a school committee member.
So far in the widening scandal, three cities in the 1st Congressional District have asked police to investigate signatures submitted by the Matos campaign: Jamestown, Newport and East Providence. The attorney general's office is also investigating.
Even with hundreds of Matos signatures thrown out, her campaign cleared the 500-signature threshold to get on the special election ballot. Matos on Friday night broke her weeklong silence on the signature scandal and pinned the blame on a campaign operative.
Politics: Fake signature probe widens as another city sends Matos nominating papers to police
State terminates Armory contract, may give building to Providence
PROVIDENCE — Armed with a sharply negative new analysis of the latest proposal to redevelop the Cranston Street Armory, the McKee administration on Monday terminated the state's contract with whistle-blowing developer Scout Ltd.
It appears to be start from scratch time, again, nearly three decades after the R.I. National Guard vacated the cavernous building in late 1996,
"It became clear that the proposal put too much risk on Rhode Island taxpayers and not enough on other sources," Gov. Dan McKee told reporters.
McKee and Providence Mayor Brett Smiley acknowledged they have had "preliminary discussions" about the state handing the Armory over to the city to redevelop.
The announcement sparked an angry backlash from some lawmakers and Armory neighbors who have spent decades passionately advocating for the building's reuse.
Development: State terminates Armory contract, may give building to Providence
Have a collection to sell? 'American Pickers' is coming to RI.
Do you have a collection — or a pile of stuff somewhere — that you believe has some gems? Are you are willing to part with them in exchange for some cash and a chance to be on TV?
Here's your chance. The History Channel's "American Pickers" will be returning to Rhode Island in August, and they're looking for leads.
It's not the show's first rodeo in Rhode Island. In season 3, the pickers bought a 1967 Triumph motorcycle while picking in Johnston. In season 11, they picked Belcourt mansion in Newport. And in season 14, they found themselves picking in Pawtucket.
TV: Have a collection to sell? 'American Pickers' is coming to RI.
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Rhode Island house prices hit record highs in June. Is there any sign of a cooldown?
How high will they go?
That's the big question in the real estate market after June data from the Rhode Island Association of Realtors showed the median sales price of single-family and multifamily homes hit all-time highs last month.
Single-family homes hit an all-time high of $443,000, up from $427,000 in May. In the multifamily market, with far fewer sales, the median selling price was $500,000, up from $440,000 in May.
The median sales price of condos saw a slight decrease from a May high of $393,000, falling to $376,000 in June.
"They're going off the charts still," commercial real estate agent Michael Alves said.
'Let's house people, not things':Providence bans new self-storage facilities. Here's why.
Alves specializes in commercial real estate, which includes multifamily complexes, from triple-deckers to apartment buildings. For apartment buildings, the price per unit is ranging from $80,000 to $120,000, but on the smaller end of multifamily housing, units are priced upward of $160,000.
Each unit in a triple-decker that sells for the median selling price of a multifamily building, $500,000, costs $166,666.
"We're at a very low inventory, and people can't find single-family homes, so they're using their FHA loans to buy more house," Alves said.
FHA refers to loans backed by the Federal Housing Administration, which require lower down payments and credit scores while also requiring certain standards of habitability.
With the median prices of single-family and multifamily homes so close, many people who are unable to find a single family are turning to multifamily houses, he said.
More:Thirteen housing laws will go into effect Jan. 1 2024. Here's what they do.
"With a multifamily home, you're not going wrong buying at any price," he said. "A portion of your mortgage costs are paid by someone else. They're paying for repairs, taxes, insurance and some part of the mortgage."
Prices continue to be driven ever higher by limited inventory, Rhode Island Realtors Association President Bryant Da Cruz wrote in a news release. With so few houses on the market, prices will likely continue to climb, albeit at a much slower pace.
While the median price of condos is down slightly from May, when it hit a peak of $393,000, it's still up significantly from the level before the pandemic. In June, the median condo price was $376,000, up 18% from the price in June 2022 and 82% higher than in February 2019.
Price spikes that began during pandemic haven't stopped
The median price of houses really began to escalate during the pandemic. In February 2019, the median single-family home price was $250,000. Now, it's $443,000, a 77% increase in price.
For multifamily houses, the median price went from $255,000 in February 2019 to $500,000 this June, a 96% increase. If the median price in July increases by $10,000, multifamily prices will have doubled since the start of 2019.
More:You can still buy a house, or condo, for $300K in RI. Here's what the market looks like.
How much does it cost to buy a median-price house?
Interest rates continue to hover just below 7%, the peak they hit in November 2022, the highest since April 2002.
At the current interest rate of 6.78%, the mortgage on a median single-family home would cost $2,954 a month, assuming a 10% down payment of $44,300 and excluding costs such as taxes and insurance.
A $500,000 multifamily home would cost $2,928 a month, with a down payment of $50,000, excluding taxes and insurance.
A $376,000 condo would cost $2,202 a month, with a down payment of $37,600, excluding taxes and insurance.
Interested in reading more about the housing market?
If you're interested in the housing market, consider our series of stories on how much house you can buy up and down the price spectrum. Most recently, we wrote about what $300,000 buys. Other price points include $1 million homes, $700,000 homes, $250,000 homes (the pre-pandemic median selling price) and $400,000 homes, close to the current median selling price.
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Downtown Gary once bustled with department stores, movie palaces and streams of pedestrians.
But after decades of deindustrialization and depopulation, the downtown today looks a lot more sparse. It’s pocked by empty lots and vacant buildings, and sees little activity after the government offices empty out at 5 p.m.
The #PaintGary initiative has sought to bring back life to Gary, splashing bright vibrant colors on often abandoned buildings and underutilized public spaces. Miller-based artist and curator Lauren M. Pacecho, the co-president of the Chicago Humanities Festival, has spearheaded the project to bring in artists to use the Steel City’s physical landscape as a canvas.
The latest contributor, artist Nicha Jaroensuk, hails from Bangkok. She painted a massive mural called “Neighbors” on Broadway under the Indiana Toll Road bridge by Union Station and U.S. Steel’s Gary Works.
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A passing stream of steelworkers leaving work at the mill shouted encouragement, telling her it looked great and yelling great job over the din of passing highway traffic overhead.
Jaroensuk knew Pacecho and was invited to paint the mural while visiting the United States for the first time.
“She thought it would be nice for me to do a wall,” she said. “I had heard about the project #PaintGary and thought it was very nice.”
She drove around the city to find inspiration.
“It was inspired by the first time I visited Gary, which was last week,” she said. “Before I came here I knew I was going to do the wall. So I did some research on the background of Gary. I couldn’t come up with a good idea for it but then I visited in person. Since I’ve been here, I realized it’s still so segregated from everywhere else around here. It gets called an abandoned town. So I figured I wanted to make a piece for the people who live in Gary, to look at it and feel if they look next door they’ll find someone who hasn’t abandoned them.”
The mural depicts two arms outstretched from homes and touching similar to Michelangelo’s Sistine Chapel.
“If you just look at it, these two houses on each end, they’re actually modeled after actual houses in Gary. Then there are two hands connecting. I wanted it to feel warm. I wanted it to feel hopeful. Most of all I wanted it to feel like — I think that’s been a goal in my heart for a very long time — I want to make art that makes people feel loved and a little less alone.”
Pacecho said the #PaintGary initiative aimed to be inspiring and edifying.
“I’m really excited to add new mural contributions to the #PaintGary project and excited to bring in a female muralist from Thailand,” she said. “With a large-scale public art program, I think it’s important to bring in out-of-state and international talent as well as emerging local talent. It’s a lovely opportunity when you can see different perspectives from around the world. Even with my art projects in Chicago, I’ve always brought in out-of-city talent and put them beside emerging local talent. It means a lot of exposure. It’s opportunity for the artist themselves as well as the community. There’s no reason why Northwest Indiana cannot be a home for international talent. It’s not just something that should be in Chicago, New York or LA. There’s an interesting and unique landscape we have here that’s interesting to artists.”
Jaroensuk is a muralist and illustrator but does advertising copywriting as a day job.
“I’m a writer and an artist — all kinds of art, every skill that needs creativity or that aides creativity I try to learn it,” he said. “Advertising is also a passion of mine but art is where it’s at for me.”
The subject matter of her art varies depending on location and who commissioned it.
“Mostly, I would like my art to make people less alone, to feel like they have a friend for a minute,” she said.
Her artistic influences are classical.
“I went to Florence and studied the Renaissance. I was an art history major,” she said. “I like Michelangelo, Leonardo DaVinci, the classics. You learn about anatomy and that aided my figurative work. I also like Mark Rothko and his color combinations and Egon Schiele.”
She started painting murals over graffiti with curse words in Bangkok.
“In Thailand we have this thing where we like to spray insults of like someone’s school,” she said. “So I would go around and just target those walls and paint over it at night. It just sort of took on a life of its own.
She found herself drawn to the medium. She found that she loved painting murals and wanted to get better at it.
“I feel like it’s such an action-packed artmaking process,” she said. “If drawing on paper is like taking a walk, I would say painting a mural is like going out dancing. It’s kind of the same but it’s got that energy to it. Also with a mural, you can’t mess up. If you mess up it’s going to bug you. I like that intensity and fear that you have to pull it off.”
She’s been painting murals for four years now. She’s done large-scale pieces in Thailand, Singapore and Malaysia.
“I just haven’t stopped,” she said.
She takes a picture of the wall and does research on what she wants her message to be. Then she starts sketching on Procreate on iPad, which allows her to sketch right on top of the photo of the wall.
“It’s basically a layer. You build one layer on top of another,” she said. “So I prep this and think I want color. When I know the color I make a list of all the materials.”
She painted over another mural that was covered with a white coat of paint but was not fully buffed out so it remained partly visible.
“You can see other people’s work behind it,” she said. “They asked me if I wanted to paint it one more time, to white it out one more time. But I wanted to leave it. Everyone who’s painted on this wall wanted to make Gary a better place. So I feel my artwork should cover someone else’s intention. Those who have been here before, I appreciate it. I try to leave a little bit so you can see other people have been here before. Other people wanted to do the same thing I did, which is make something beautiful for Gary. So I left it as an outline.”
She selected bright colors that would pop off the wall, including a purple, baby blue and yellow.
“It’s supposed to communicate hope,” she said. “Yellow is hope. It makes you think of the sun. I wanted to make it a nighttime scene where you can see the shadows. But I didn’t want it to be dark because it wouldn’t look as hopeful as I intended. This bright baby blue is more impactful. It gives this hopeful, playful feeling.”
Jaroensuk said she found Gary’s architecture beautiful. She wished she had more time to see the city and hoped to come back to sketch houses someday.
“The architecture is really cool,” she said. “You can see how it used to be the Magic City.”
Jaroensuk hopes the work will make people feel less alone.
“I hope people passing by will feel like there’s a community here,” she said. “Even though part of the town is abandoned, there’s still always someone here. I hope whoever sees it likes it and feels as hopeful as I did painting it. I do public art because I feel that walls are part of the community. The way your city looks is part of the community. Art should be accessible to everyone and not just in museums or galleries.”
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Jackson 2,173 cfs
Palisades 12,960 cfs
Heise 13,804 cfs
Blackfoot 2,427 cfs
American Falls 13,809 cfs
Milner 1,490 cfs
Little Wood River near:
Carey 152 cfs
Jackson Lake is 90% full. Palisades Reservoir is 86% full. American Falls Reservoir is 57% full. Upper Snake River system is at 75% of capacity.
As of Thursday
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After hoax at Canyon Ridge, the district will increase crisis incident and lockdown drills
In February, a call was placed to Canyon Ridge claiming an active shooter was in the building. The school reacted immediately and went into lockdown, and law enforcement rapidly launched into their crisis response protocols, searching the building and clearing each room, one at a time, while more than 1,000 students and staff sheltered in place.
The call was a hoax, but in response to the event, the school district has made updates to their safety plan based on issues that arose during the incident.
All schools and all grades in the district will now perform crisis and lockdown drills each quarter, to give students, teachers, and staff more preparation in the event of an actual active shooter situation.
Like fire drills, crisis and lockdown drills are already being done in the district. The biggest change is to increase the frequency.
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Additional steps are being taken by the district to coordinate with police, and to inform parents on what steps they can take to be reunited with their children.
Local student represents Idaho at American Legion Auxiliary Girls NationAnna Aiello, from Twin Falls, is one of 94 high school seniors selected to attend American Legion Auxiliary (ALA) Girls Nation July 22-29 in Washington, D.C. The weeklong program, founded in 1947, has provided exceptional civic education to thousands of students, teaching them about how the federal government works.
Aiello, who will be a senior at Xavier Charter School, is one of two participants who will represent Idaho as a “senator” at ALA Girls Nation. At ALA Girls Nation, senators will participate in mock Senate sessions complete with caucuses and debating bills that range from personal to political interests.
Other activities on the agenda include a visit to Arlington National Cemetery where they will place a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, a visit to Capitol Hill to meet with real-life U.S. senators from their state, and a tour of D.C. monuments.
Aiello, also participates in many activities in her school and community. Some of her activities and honors include student body president, yearbook editor-in-chief, National Honor Society secretary, College Board National Recognition Small Town and Rural Area Award, NASA SEES Intern, Magic Valley Distinguished Young Women First Alternate, Magic Valley Distinguished Young Women Overall Academic winner, cross country, and fencing.
School’s still out for summer (for about one more month)
There is still an extravagant amount of summer left, and while many students are no doubt eager to return to their studies, and are counting down the days to the start of a new year, there is yet a little longer they must wait before school goes back into session in August.
- Buhl School District: Aug. 14
- Twin Falls School District: Aug. 16
- Hansen School district: Aug. 16
- Murtaugh School district: Aug. 17
- Castleford School district: Aug. 17
- Jerome School district: Aug. 17
- Valley School District: Aug. 17
- Cassia County School District: Aug. 21
- Minidoka School District: Aug. 21
- Filer School District: Aug. 21
- Wendell School District: Aug. 21
- Gooding School District, middle and high school: Aug. 21
- Gooding School District, elementary: Aug. 22
- Kimberly School District: Aug. 22
- Shoshone Joint School District: Aug. 22
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Mike Cothern has done more than a little rambling around Southern Idaho.
From Hagerman to the Jarbidge Mountains in Nevada, Cothern has immersed himself in explorations of Salmon Falls Creek.
Cothern will discuss the geology, natural history and his own journeys in the Salmon Falls Creek at Chautauqua Tuesday.
Cothern told the Times-News he first started exploring Salmon Falls Creek as a boy, and today his house is about four miles away.
“It was one of the first places when I was really young that my father introduced me to,” Cothern said. “And even at 11 years old I was just captured by this deep canyon that is fairly close to civilization, but you drop down into it and it’s wild and rough and rugged. I kind of became a repeat offender, in terms of wanting to be down there for all sorts of different reasons.”
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The drainage as a whole is arguably the wildest area in Twin Falls County, Cothern said, the canyon carved across the county from south to north. It was this sense of isolation, the absence of most signs of civilization, that has drawn him to it again and again.
Cothern eventually wrote a book about his explorations. “Searching Salmon Falls” got its start as a series for the Times-News, when Cothern was writing outdoor experience articles. For the series, Cothern did a trip to a different portion of the watershed each month for a year.
Starting at the mouth of Salmon Falls Creek, where it meets the Snake River near Hagerman, Cothern said he took successive trips where he would wander along the edge of the rim, moving through sagebrush along the canyon, eventually reaching the headwaters in the Jarbidge Mountains in Nevada.
The series resulted in a lot of different experiences, accumulated across the seasons and in different areas of the watershed.
“People are drawn to that kind of country for different reasons — for escape, or to make memories, to go with people, to be on their own,” Cothern said. “I can relate to all that stuff.”
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TWIN FALLS — On its first day, 38 passengers used the Twin Falls’ new microtransit system.
Now, numbers are usually closer to 250, officials say.
“We are absolutely on an upward trend,” said Mandi Thompson, assistant to the city manager.
Thompson receives a detailed report each Monday detailing use of the RIDE TFT, short for Ride Twin Falls Transit. The last report, showing ridership levels from July 1, the kickoff day, through July 15, showed there were 1,174 completed rides and 1,546 passengers during that time period.
Numbers are steadily increasing, said Downtowner Operations Manager Neil Mandis. This week, average ridership per day has risen further, hitting close to 250, he said.
Thompson pledges to keep spreading the word to people who are not acquainted with the service, which allows people to request transportation within city limits, through use of an app or calling a phone number.
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“We want to strike while the iron is hot,” she said. “People are interested and feeling good about it, especially those whose lives are being positively impacted by the service.”
While pleased with how the system is operating, Thompson and Mandis acknowledge there could be some tweaking to schedules to meet the needs of city residents. For example, Thompson has heard suggestions that a couple of vans should begin transporting people earlier than 6 a.m. to accommodate people who need to be at work at 6.
Adjusts might be made after the city has accumulated several months’ worth of data, enough to make informed decisions, she said.
Fifty-four rides were completed by people using wheelchairs in the first two weeks, a lower number than Thompson had anticipated. However, Mandis said that numbers this week are improving. On Thursday alone, the service gave 13 rides to people using wheelchairs, he said.
Two of the five vans operating can accommodate wheelchairs, and people using RIDE TFT can indicate if one of those is needed for a pickup.
Thompson said the report doesn’t break down the number of riders using the service by age, but she knows some young people are using it. One of them is her 13-year-old son.
“I no longer have to leave work to pick him up,” she said.
For the first two weeks, the average ride distance was about 2.5 miles and the average ride length was 10 minutes.
Thirteen percent of the rides were shared, meaning another passenger got on board during the initial trip.
“That is a number we would like to see increase,” Thompson said.
The non-ADA vans can accommodate up to six passengers.
Wait time has been under 10 minutes for about half the rides, the report said, although 26% of the riders waited at least 30 minutes.
The service is usually the busiest in the early afternoon. And where are people headed? Walmart and Fred Meyer were among the top shopping locations for both pickups and dropoffs.
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Fond du Lac hospital awarded for stroke care, presentation on election reform set, and more news in weekly dose
Here's your weekly dose of community news from throughout Fond du Lac County.
FOND DU LAC - The American Heart Association has awarded SSM Health St. Agnes Hospital its Get With The Guidelines - Stroke Silver Plus quality achievement award.
To be part of the program, the organization shows how it provides quality care for stroke patients according to treatment guidelines. They also educate patients so they can manage their health and recovery at home.
“SSM Health St. Agnes Hospital is committed to improving patient care by adhering to the latest treatment guidelines,” Stacey Sesing, SSM Health St. Agnes Hospital Stroke and Inpatient Rehabilitation program coordinator, said in a news release. “Get With The Guidelines makes it easier for our teams to put proven knowledge and guidelines to work on a daily basis, which studies show can help patients recover better.”
Welcome to your weekly dose. Here is more news from throughout Fond du Lac County.
Oil change event to benefit Take 'em Outdoors
Matthews Tire will host its annual Oil Change for the Better event at its six local sites, including in Fond du Lac at 562 W. Johnson St.
From July 24 to 28 and July 31 to Aug. 4, Matthews Tire will donate $15 to Take ‘em Outdoors for each regular-priced oil change.
“Take ‘em Outdoors officially began in 2006 when a donation I received funded our first Battle on the Bay fishing event,” Take ‘em Outdoors founder and president, Shad Loch, said in a press release. “Since then, we’ve been operating as a volunteer-only nonprofit that covers the food, lodging, transportation, tools, trophies and more for the kids or veterans we take on fishing or hunting trips.”
July 24 presentation will focus on election reform
Dr. Douglas Frank will present “Seven Steps to Taking Back our Elections” from 6 to 8 p.m. July 24 at American Legion Trier-Puddy Post 75, 500 Fond du Lac Ave., Fond du Lac.
The presentation is hosted by “North of 29,” a Wisconsin Election Reform Movement along with Recipes for Freedom - Fond du Lac.
Admission is a suggested donation of $10 per person. Food and drink will be available for purchase.
For more information, contact Stephanie at 608-797-3338 or patriotsunited2021@yahoo.com.
St. Agnes Hospital nurse honored with DAISY Award
Kayla Hoff, RN, 4 South, has been recognized with a DAISY Award for Extraordinary Nurses at SSM Health St. Agnes Hospital.
The DAISY Award for Extraordinary Nurses recognizes the extraordinary, compassionate nursing care they provide patients and families every day. The DAISY Foundation is a not-for-profit organization, established in memory of J. Patrick Barnes by members of his family.
Hoff was recognized recently during a brief ceremony. She received a certificate, a DAISY Award pin, and a sculpture called A Healer’s Touch, hand-carved by artists of the Shona Tribe in Zimbabwe.
Nurses may be nominated by patients, families and colleagues. The award recipient is chosen by the Professional Development Council at St. Agnes Hospital based on specific criteria to receive The DAISY Award. Awards are presented to one recipient on a quarterly basis at celebrations attended by the honoree’s colleagues, patients and visitors.
For more information, visit DAISYfoundation.org.
Moraine Park District Board swears in three new members
At its July 10 meeting, the Moraine Park District Board swore in three members. They are Mike Schwab of Jackson, Diane Guerrero of Beaver Dam and Melissa Kescenovitz of West Bend. They will serve three-year terms ending in June 2026.
Kescenovitz and Guerrero will serve as additional members, and Schwab will serve as an elected official member as secretary. The other board officers for the 2023-24 year are Chairperson Tom Hopp of West Bend, Vice Chairperson Bur Zeratsky of Green Lake and Treasurer Sara Hintz of Beaver Dam.
For more information, visit morainepark.edu.
SSM Health announces local scholarship awards
SSM Health Greater Fond du Lac has awarded scholarships to eight local students who intend to pursue careers in health care.
Recipients of $2,000 scholarships from SSM Health Volunteer services are the following:
- Isabella Meisenheimer, Lomira High School, plans to pursue a career in nursing at Milwaukee School of Engineering;
- Lauren Liethen, St. Mary’s Springs Academy, plans to attend Concordia University of Wisconsin to pursue a degree as a registered nurse;
- Marissa Adamavich, Mayville High School, plans to attend University of Wisconsin-Madison and pursue a career in nursing; and
- Olivia Jennings, Ripon High School, plans to attend University of Wisconsin-La Crosse to pursue an orthopedics physician’s assistant degree.
Recipients of the Waupun Memorial Hospital Volunteers $2,000 scholarship are the following:
- Kamber Pekarske, Randolph High School, plans on pursuing a career in nursing at University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh; and
- Avery Slings, Central Wisconsin Christian, plans to pursue a degree in speech language pathology at Calvin University.
Recipient of the SSM Health Volunteers Technical School $1,000 scholarship is Talia Erdmann, Laconia High School, who plans to attend Moraine Park Technical College and pursue a career as a registered nurse.
Scholarships awarded by National Exchange Bank
National Exchange Bank & Trust has awarded scholarships to children of its employees. The scholarships are awarded in partnership with the Fond du Lac Area Foundation. Renewable scholarships are available for $4,000 per year for a baccalaureate degree and $3,000 per year for a technical college degree.
Students were judged on articulated financial need, academic achievement, school involvement, work experience, community and volunteer involvement, and a personal statement.
This year’s recipients are:
- Greta Benzinger, daughter of Bob Benzinger, VP of retail banking, South Main Street Fond du Lac office; plans to attend UW-La Crosse to major in biology.
- Vincent De Ceuster, son of Dolf De Ceuster, VP of commercial lending at the West Bend office; currently attends UW-Platteville majoring in soil and crop science.
- Raelynn Hansen, daughter of Tina Hansen, customer service representative at the Omro office; plans to major in finance at UW-Stevens Point.
- Kyle Harms, son of Tamara Harms, personal banker at the Chilton office; currently attends UW-Stevens Point majoring in business administration and management.
- Mercedes Herrmann, daughter of Sara Herrmann, personal banker at the Campbellsport office; plans to major in political science and Spanish at Ohio State University.
- Gavin Jahns, son of Laura Jahns, assistant VP and mortgage loan officer at the South Main Street Fond du Lac office; plans to attend Marian University.
- Taylor Jahns, daughter of Laura Jahns, assistant VP dent and mortgage loan officer at the South Main Street Fond du Lac office; majoring in graphic design at UW-Oshkosh.
- Britney Laatsch, daughter of Michelle Laatsch, a lien documentation specialist at the operations office in Fond du Lac; currently attends Marquette University majoring in exercise physiology.
- Megan Pomplun, daughter of Sherry Pomplun, customer service representative at the Pardeeville office; currently majoring in biology at UW-Madison.
- Gavin VandeKolk, son of Jodi VandeKolk, imaging representative at the South Main Street Fond du Lac office; majoring in finance at UW-Green Bay.
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The Episcopal Church of the Epiphany Jul 23 — The Episcopal Church of the Epiphany, 423 N. Beaver St., Flagstaff. 978-774-2911. 8 a.m.-8 p.m., Come join in prayer, fellowship, friendship, come and see! www.epiphanyaz.org, or 978-774-2911 for more info. https://go.evvnt.com/1834275-0.
BEACON UU SUNDAY SERVICE: “Climate Refugees - a Plea for Responsibility” with Stefan Sommer, PhD Jul 23 — Beacon Unitarian Universalist Congregation, 510 N. Leroux St., Flagstaff. (928) 779-4492. 10-11 a.m., As we barrel on towards 1.5°C warming in 2028, what can we say about the effects this is having on our fellow humans and other fellow inhabitants of planet Earth? How are they being affected and what is our responsibility? Is it a “sin” if we drive another species to extinction? Since we all have our individual carbon footprint and are part of the overall collective carbon footprint, where does our responsibility lie? Stefan Sommer preaching with Worship Associate Char Tarashanti; music by George Murphy with Simon Cunningham, accompanist; and Social Justice Witness from Larry Spade of Servants at Work (SAWs), an ecumenical nonprofit that builds wheelchair ramps for those who cannot afford them. Following the service, there will be an Estate Planning Seminar sponsored by the Beacon Endowment Board of Governors and presented by local attorney Alexandra Shroufe. Stefan Sommer, Ph.D., is a Science Communicator, film producer, author, and public speaker as well as Founding Board member and speaker for the Northern Arizona Climate Change Alliance and Founding Board member and speaker for NAU’s Sustainable Ambassadors Program. Sommer writes for the Arizona Daily Sun as author of the column “Spotlight on Climate” and has served as executive producer of four award-winning PBS documentaries on biodiversity and habitat conservation. https://go.evvnt.com/1853298-0.
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PEACE LUTHERAN CHURCH Jul 23 — 3430 N. Fourth St., 3430 N. Fourth St., Flagstaff. 928-526-9578. 10-11 a.m., We invite you to join the family of Peace Lutheran Church (LCMS) on Sunday at 10:00am for in person blended service (Combined Liturgical, hymnal based and Praise Worship) with Holy Communion. Pastor William Weiss Jr. (Pastor Bill) will be presiding. The service will be live streamed on our website (peacelutheranflagstaff.org) and on YouTube. Fellowship and refreshments are available before the worship service beginning 9:15am. https://go.evvnt.com/1851947-0.
Unity of Flagstaff Spiritual Center Jul 23 — Unity of Flagstaff, 1800 S. Milton Road, Flagstaff. 10:30-11:30 a.m., “Living in the “NOW” Moment is BUNK if you deny your past experiences. AND you WILL shortchange your future in doing so.”—Rev. Penni Honey. You can’t live in the “NOW” moment without your past and without intentions for the future. Join Rev. Penni Honey at Unity of Flagstaff this Sunday with musician Ryan Biter (ryanbitermusic.com). Living in the Present is a fabulous idea. A lot of people have gotten on that bandwagon, AND it is a great concept unless we are discarding our past. Robbing ourselves of the fertilizer that it has to offer. Tossing out our past can directly impact the growth of our future. Join us Sunday, 10:30 AM LIVE or LIVESTREAM (Youtube.unityofflagstaff.org) 1800 S. Milton, Suite 103 Unity of Flagstaff—FIND YOUR EXPRESSION! ALL are Welcome!. https://go.evvnt.com/1856682-0.
Flagstaff Federated Community Church Please join us for in person services Sundays at 10 a.m. We are located at 400 W Aspen Ave. on the corner of Aspen and Sitgreaves in Downtown Flagstaff. All are welcome to our services. For more information about Flagstaff Federated Community Church please call our office at 928-774-7383, Mon – Thurs 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Church of the Resurrection Sunday Church Services 740 W. University Heights Drive S., 740 W. University Heights Drive S., Flagstaff. 928-853-8522. 10-11:30 a.m., Church of the Resurrection Presbyterian Church in America (PCA): We invite you to join us for worship at 10 a.m. on Sundays at 740 W. University Heights Drive South. Please feel free to contact us for information on our mid-week gatherings and for more information on our church. You can find us at www.cor-pca.org and www.facebook.com/CORFlagstaff or we can be reached at corflagstaff@gmail.com and (928) 699-2715.
Leupp Nazarene Church The church, near mile post 13 or Navajo Route 15, has been holding services by teleconferences and doing drive-up meetings. For information, call pastor Farrell Begay at 928-853-5321. Teleconference number: 1-7170275-8940 with access code 3204224#. Services are 9 a.m. and 6 p.m. Sundays and 6:30 p.m. Wednesdays.
Christian Science Society of Flagstaff 619 W. Birch Ave. Bible Lesson services every Sunday 10-11am (Zoom option: https://zoom.us/j/369812794). Testimony Meetings every Wednesday: 5:30-6:30pm (Zoom option: https://zoom.us/j/971672834). Zoom password: CSS.
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WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. -- It's time for another Foodie Friday and this week we are looking at Hunters Pub right here in West Lafayette. You have the chance to enjoy your time in a friendly and cozy environment while also enjoying great food.
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ORLANDO, Fla. — Another scorcher for Central Florida.
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Two Richmond startups have been selected for Lighthouse Labs’ competitive accelerator. Companies admitted into the 11-week program receive mentorship, office space, resources and guidance.
Lighthouse Labs is a nationally recognized startup accelerator based out of the Michael Wassmer Innovation Center in Shockoe Bottom. It has helped more than 100 startups in the 11 years since it was founded.
“The startups selected range in their focus, but all have something in common: talented, engaging founders tackling real issues with innovative solutions,” said Art Espey, executive director for Lighthouse Labs. “Our selection process was more competitive than ever, and each of these companies — and founder — rose to the top, representing the best of entrepreneurship across Virginia and beyond.”
About 63% of the cohort’s founders are from traditionally underrepresented groups among entrepreneurs. Five of the teams are from Virginia. Virginia Innovation Partnership Corporation and VCU Health supports other teams in the batch.
Companies receive $20,000 in equity-free funding as part of the program running from Aug. 21 through Nov. 1.
The Richmond startups
Richmond native Keya Wingfield started her snack company Keya & Co after competing on the Food Network’s Spring Baking Championship in 2021. Born in Bombay, India, her business creates culturally inspired snack foods. Its first product is Keya’s Bombay Chips, featuring masala-spiced potatoes. More snack flavors are in development.
Wingfield for 11 years has also operated Keya & Co Baking, which makes custom desserts.
The other Richmond startup founder is Kristin Richardson, whose company Sherah is designed to help clients get personal assistants — both virtually and in person. The company has a scaled membership plan including help with over 13 types of tasks from indoor and outdoor home needs, email and calendar management, kids, pet care, groceries and more.
Keya & Co and Sherah are two of the eight startups for Lighthouse Labs’ 15th batch of companies. They were selected from a pool of 200 applicants.
Other startups
Chiyo; a personalized nutritional therapy platform that guides women from fertility through postpartum (New York; co-founders Jennifer Jolorte Doro, Irene Liu)
GenLogs; redefines supply chain visibility by applying artificial intelligence to a nationwide network of roadside sensors, mapping America’s truck carrier networks to minimize fraud and theft and maximize efficiency (Arlington; co-founders Blake Balch, Ryan Joyce, Joe Sherman)
Linshom Medical; the first to deliver operating room-quality respiratory monitoring to a patient’s bedside (Ellicott City, Maryland; co-founders Ronen Feldman, Ric Hughen)
N-Smart; enables intelligent damage assessment and system recovery for energy grids using “The Internet of Things,” or individual objects connected to the internet — like an Amazon Alexa or Google Home or wearables like an Apple Watch (Sterling; founder Kiran Yeddala) Parlay; helps community banks and credit unions attract, qualify and convert small-business borrowers (Alexandria; co-founders James Cho, Jay Long, Alex McLeod)
Tiny Docs; an interactive children’s health platform using the power of animation, storytelling and technology to teach kids and families (Chicago; co-founders Dustin Claretto, Vivek Poola, Sunny Williams)
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Chesterfield County has been named one of the nation’s top counties for technology innovation and practices.
The Center for Digital Government and the National Association of Counties ranked Chesterfield fourth among counties with a population of 250,000-499,000 in its 2023 Digital Counties Survey . Prince William County earned top honors in the same category; Chesterfield has placed No. 1 four times.
The survey conducted each spring identifies the best technology practices that streamline delivery of government services; encourage open data, collaboration or shared services; enhance cybersecurity; or contribute to disaster response and recovery efforts. Chesterfield earned high marks for key technological investments and cybersecurity innovation.
Over the past two years, Chesterfield increased its digital defenses by 56% and hired two additional full-time staff members to implement advanced cybersecurity protections.
Chesterfield revamped its portfolio management process to help complete a higher number of projects, despite receiving 36% more project requests for a total of 140. The county also committed $2 million in new funding toward adding more dynamic work approaches through the Scaled Agile Framework method.
This is the 14th year in a row the county has been recognized as a top performer, including eight consecutive years placing in the top five.
“This recognition is a testament to Chesterfield’s commitment to effectively applying technology and innovative solutions to provide our residents, visitors and internal stakeholders with high quality and valued services,” said Chesterfield Chief Information Officer Scott Furman in a statement.
Furman also credited recently retired CIO Barry Condrey for helping the county receive consistent recognition from the Center for Digital Government during his 17 years of service.
From the Archives: Professional baseball in Richmond, 1953-1990
Brooklyn Dodgers (from left) Junior Gilliam, Roy Campanella, Joe Black and Don Newcombe talk before an exhibition game at Mooers Field on Oct. 9, 1953.
LOUIS J. PATTERSON
New York Yankee star Mickey Mantle (center) had breakfast with teammates Bill Miller (left) and Jerry Coleman at the Hotel John Marshall before the team played the Richmond Virginians on April 8, 1954, to open Parker Field. The Virginians, a new triple-A team in the International League, were managed by Luke Appling. The Yankees were led by Casey Stengel.
RTD ARCHIVE
Roy Campanella’s All Stars came to Richmond in the fall of 1954 to play the Birmingham Black Barons. In addition to Campanella (center), major-league stars (left) Henry Thompson, Al Smith, Larry Doby and Minnie Minoso took part in the exhibition game at Mooers Field.
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A scene from the first International League game at Parker Field, played April 21, 1954.
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A March 7, 1954 aerial view of the site of the city's proposed sports center as it takes shape at Parker Field, where Greater Richmond Civic Recreation, Inc., handled construction of a multi-purpose outdoor facility and home for Richmond's International League baseball entry. At upper right on the Old Fair Grounds property is the city garage, which the Citizens' Committee hopes to convert to a multiuse indoor arena.
In April 1955, the New York Yankees beat the Richmond Virginians 17-4 in an exhibition game before a crowd of 7,000 at Parker Field. Richmond pitcher Bob Habenicht (right) chatted with New York slugger Mickey Mantle during warm-ups. The Yankee starters, including Mantle, left for their hotel as soon as they were replaced. Mantle was walking along Grace Street wearing slacks and a sport jacket while the eighth inning was being played.
On April 9, 1955, the Boston Red Sox topped the New York Giants, 5-2, in an exhibition game seen by more than 12,600 spectators at Parker Field in Richmond. Pictured are center fielders Jimmy Piersall from Boston and Willie Mays of New York. (To that point, only a 1954 exhibition between the New York Yankees and Richmond Virginians drew a larger crowd.) Willie Mays (right) and Jim Piersall April 9, 1955
RICHMOND TIMES-DISPATCH
You can county the empty seats on both hands in this April 10, 1955 photo of the right-field stands taken at Parker Field during the exhibition between the Giants and Red Sox.
FILE, TIMES-DISPATCH
In July 1956 at Parker Field, Havana manager Nap Reyes (center) enjoyed a moment with two Cuban Sugar Canes standouts, Owen Friend (left) and Forest Smith.
JOHN O'CONNOR
In April 1956, members of the Richmond Virginians engaged in a pre-practice bull session in their locker room. The International League baseball team held spring training in Haines City, Fla., before returning to their local base of Parker Field.
Joseph Colognori
Boston Red Sox star Ted Williams works on his bat while a group of schoolboys watch his every move before the Red Sox played the New York Giants in a 1958 exhibition game at Parker Field.
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06-22-1959 (cutline): This was the parking lot at Parker field yesterday as 6,448 persons paid to see the Richmond Virginians split a double header with the Buffalo Bisons and retain the lead of the International League. IT was the highest paid attendance figure here since opening day, when 7,100 paid admissions were recorded. Total attendance for Friday and Saturday single games and yesterday's doubleheader was 18,546.
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Parker Field, Yankees vs. Vees, 1960
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In April 1960, members of the Richmond Virginians lined up ahead of their International League season opener at Parker Field against Toronto. The Vees played in Richmond from 1954 to 1964 and were the AAA affiliate of the New York Yankees for much of that span.
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New York Yankees manager Yogi Berra (left) and Mickey Mantle before a game against the Richmond Virginians at Parker Field in April 1964.
File photo/Amir Pashad April 13, 1964
In April 1966, an announced crowd of 7,400 watched the Richmond Braves’ International League season opener at Parker Field. R-Brave Dick Kelley delivered the first pitch to Dave May of the Rochester Wings, who won 3-2. The R-Braves came to town that year as the AAA affiliate of the Atlanta Braves.
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Last of regular games at Parker Field on Labor Day, Sept. 5, 1967.
04-09-1968: Three Richmond Braves ready for season. From left, Gil Garrido, Ed Pacheco and Angel Hermosa at West Palm Beach Fl., Camp.
Times-Dispatch
This June 1970 image shows Bob Powell at his keyboard, high in the grandstand at Parker Field in Richmond. Powell was the organist for the Richmond Braves baseball team from 1964 to 1971. He made special efforts to get to know all the players and come up with a special melody to suit them.
Bill Lane
In April 1976, Jack McKeon, the new manager of the Richmond Braves, surveyed the baseball team’s home at Parker Field on the eve of the International League opener. McKeon managed the team for one year, leaving in 1977 to become manger of Oakland Athletics. In 2003, at age 72, he won a World Series as manager of the Florida Marlins.
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07-03-1981: Ernie Johnson (left), Darrell Chaney are down on the farm this week. 'I must confess ... If it wasn't for this, there wouldn't be much to do.' This was during the 1981 baseball strike.
Lui K. Wong
09-01-1984 (cutline): Hank Aaron accepts award for late brother Tommy at ceremonies at last night's game at Parker Field.
Rich Crawford
08-21-1984 (cutline): Closing ceremonies at Parker Field.
Bob Brown
09-01-1984 (cutline): The first Pitch(es)--It took more than one ceremonial first pitch last night at Parker Field. It took five. Doing the honors were (from left) Henrico County Supervisor John A. Waldrop Jr., Dick Hollander, former Mayor Edward E. Haddock, Richmond Mayor Roy A. West and Chesterfield County Supervisor Harry G. Daniel. In 1954 Haddock drove a bulldozer as ground was broken for Parker Field. Hollander is general operating chairman of the committee that will supervise its rebuilding.
Rich Crawford
In September 1984, a crowd of almost 6,000 watched the Richmond Braves play their final Triple-A baseball game at Parker Field on the Boulevard. Days later, the stadium was leveled to make way for the Diamond, which debuted the following year and is now home to the Double-A Richmond Flying Squirrels.
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Steve Curnutt and his sister Pam, on September 1, 1984, look at empty spaces where seats were removed the previous night by fans at Parker Field.
10-01-1984: Early stages of construction of The Diamond.
Don Pennell
12-15-1984: The Diamond under construction.
Lindy Keast Rodman
10-15-1984: Construction of The Diamond begins.
Clement Britt
The Diamond under construction.
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04-17-1985: Worker in a sea of stands
P. Kevin Morley
04-17-1985: View from left field stands toward downtown Richmond.
P. Kevin Morley
04-16-1985 Worker on cherry picker during construction of The Diamond.
P. Kevin Morley
The Diamond under construction
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The Diamond under construction.
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07-24-1985 -- No Frills ... Yet -- The Diamond Room restaurant at the Richmond Braves' home park is nearing completion, with an uncarpeted unveiling set for tonight. The facility should be ready for the public by mid-August, according to R-Braves' General Manager Richard Andersen.
Carl Lynn
7-25-1985: The Diamond, inside.
Carl Lynn
7-25-1985: The Diamond, inside. Final stages.
Carl Lynn
04-17-1985: Press box still being worked on.
P. Kevin Morley
04-17-1985: Paul Zuvella in the new Braves club house.
P. Kevin Morley
04-17-1985 (cutline): Worker supplies some of the last touches before game time: base lines and batter's box.
Rich Crawford
04-18-1985 (cutline): First-nighters packed The Diamond to see the area take the wraps off its new stadium.
Masaaki Okada
4-18-1985 (cutline): Cammie Joyce, daughter of the late Dr. William Parker for whom old Parker Field was named, wound up and fired first ball last night.
Rich Crawford
4-18-1985 (cutline): Connie Joyce, daughter of Dr. William Parker, threw out first ball; Larry Owen returns it.
Rich Crawford
04-18-1985 (cutline): Henry Aaron's words made a big hit with the Richmond Braves fans.
Rich Crawford
1985: The San Diego Chicken works a 'sight gag;' home umpire Dennis Cregg plays along.
Bruce Parker
08-07-1987: Problem for Atlanta--Dave Griffith, Richmond's 27-year-old first baseman, will become a free agent this season if Atlanta doesn't protect him on the 40-man winter roster. Despite his impressive statistics, Atlanta isn't sure about what to do with him.
Bruce Parker
04-02-1989: Gerald Perry of the Atlanta Braces gets a "high five" from the Richmond Braves' mascot as he is introduced in the starting lineup of Atlanta vs. Pittsburgh Pirates at The Diamond this afternoon.
Bruce Parker
08-07-1990 (cutline): Members of the Richmond Braves ground crew splashed off the field after downpour--Richmond received 1.1 inches of rain yesterday--which caused officials to call off the Braves' game at The Diamond with the Rochester Red Wings.
P. Kevin Morley
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News Tribune, July 22, 1983
- Superior Mayor Bruce Hagen said yesterday City Hall workers could be laid off as a result of a 6.5% wage increase awarded in an arbitrated settlement. Hagen said the settlement exceeds the amount budgeted to pay the employees in 1983.
- Jeno's Inc. has offered a two-year, rent-free lease of any of its buildings to a Duluth businessman who wants to produce meals for U.S. troops. Thomas Maas is waiting to see if the federal government will guarantee his company a minimum amount of business every year.
News Tribune, July 22, 1923
- Developers say a new hotel in Superior is assured after they have raised $250,100 in pledges toward its construction. It was originally said that one-fourth of the cost of the hotel needed to be raised by subscription from Superior citizens.
- Renovating and remodeling of the former St. Anthony Catholic Church, Second Street and Third Avenue East in Duluth, is well underway. The structure was purchased by Suomi Synod Evangelical Lutheran Church when the Catholic parish moved to Eighth Street and 11th Avenue East.
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PITTSBURGH — All CitiParks Outdoor Swimming Pools will close early on Saturday, July 22.
According to officials, all pools will close at 4:30 p.m.
Officials said this is a one-day early closure and doesn’t affect any other days of operation.
Riverview Pool is operating under extended hours this week and will close at 5:45 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday.
Schenley Park Pool will be closed until Monday, July 24.
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What we know: Why are protesters outside the Willow Bistro restaurant in Canton?
- A Facebook account posted claims that the owner of Willow Bistro and her daughter were involved in a racial incident in downtown Canton at First Friday on July 7.
- The allegations have prompted protests outside the Canton restaurant multiple times since July 13.
- The protesters are seeking an apology from the restaurant owner.
CANTON – The owner of a Canton restaurant is facing backlash over allegations of racism.
People have been protesting outside and across the street from the popular Willow Bistro on 30th Street NW, with the protesters demanding an apology.
The protesters have accused the owner's daughter of shouting a racial slur multiple times and waving a middle finger at a man during a First Friday event in downtown Canton earlier this month, and claim the owner laughed.
But that man, who is Black, is facing criminal charges because he's accused of assaulting the restaurant owner a week earlier.
The owner has not addressed the allegations, and has not responded to repeated requests for comment from The Canton Repository. The man also hasn't responded to requests for comment.
The restaurant, which has stayed open during the protest, has been accepting reservations or invites only.
What happened on First Friday?
The alleged incident was brought to light on social media.
A Facebook account — Cork Canvas — posted the claims on July 8 around 12:30 a.m., after First Friday activities ended on July 7.
The post accused the 29-year-old daughter of the Willow Bistro owner of pulling up in a minivan and rolling down a window to yell racial slurs and wave a middle finger at people on the sidewalk at Cleveland Avenue and Third Street NW. The 55-year-old owner allegedly laughed.
The racism claim has been shared hundreds of times on Facebook and TikTok, sparking the protests. People also are leaving negative comments on the restaurant's Facebook page.
The remarks were meant for one person
Multiple sources have told The Repository they believe the remarks targeted one person, a 54-year-old Plain Township man who was wanted by authorities after being accused of strangling the restaurant owner at her home on July 2. They used to date.
The Repository has learned that the owner and her daughter saw the man at First Friday, with others on a sidewalk, and the daughter yelled slurs at him. The man was arrested July 11, a few days after the First Friday incident, on multiple charges.
The charges stemmed from the July 2 incident. He was arraigned July 13 — the first day of protests outside Willow Bistro — and since been released from jail pending his next court date on July 24. He cannot have contact with the restaurant owner.
An attempt to seek comment from the man went to a voicemail that was full and no message could be left. An email also was sent to his attorney, and no response was returned.
The group wants an apology for the racial slurs
The protesters say are not there for the man specifically.
"The reason we came out here (to protest) wasn't he said, she said or ex-lover stuff. Nah," said Williemeana O'Neal, one of the protest organizers. "We don't know (him). What you do in private came out in public and you don't know who was down there when you said it."
O'Neal said the group has mailed the owner a letter requesting a public apology for the remarks.
"We want an apology from her for what she did publicly, and this could end," O'Neal said Wednesday night. "We're trying to make communication with her to stop this and let her know how the backlash is."
Reach Benjamin Duer at 330-580-8567 or ben.duer@cantonrep.com. On Twitter: @bduerREP
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Stark Parks rehabilitates geese after Barberton oil spill
When 40 to 50 geese were found covered in oil, staff at the Stark Parks Wildlife Conservation Center in Perry Township came to the rescue.
After an oil spill July 6 in the Tuscarawas River in Barberton, the Conservation Center, at 800 Genoa Ave., took in 24 geese for rehabilitation.
According to a report from the Akron Beacon Journal, the incident occurred when Noble Oil Services was transferring oil from a tanker truck to a rail car at a property near Wolf Creek in Barberton.
More:Oil spill cleanup in Tuscarawas River underway in Barberton: What we know
Ohio EPA spokesperson Dina Pierce said oil spilled into a storm sewer that drains into the river. Noble Oil hired a contractor to install containment infrastructure and remove oil from the river.
The spill did not have any effect on Barberton’s water supply. It was discovered when a biker on the Ohio & Erie Canal Towpath Trail in Barberton noticed an oily sheen on the surface of the water passing under the large suspension bridge southeast of the Wolf Creek Trailhead.
After several days, even though a boom was placed into the water to attempt to catch the oil, geese and a muskrat were found to be drenched in oil, with the geese unable to fly and the muskrat unable to walk. Insect and fish populations seemed to have taken a hit as well.
The Conservation Center's animal care supervisor, Stephon Echague, said each goose needed at least five separate baths to safely remove the oil in layers.
Staff and volunteers tirelessly cleaned the birds and nursed nearly all the birds back to health. One goose did not survive.
However, there were some happy endings. On Tuesday, 16 geese were safely released at the Deer Creek Reservoir in Alliance.
Echague says the remaining geese are being evaluated and are likely to be released soon.
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Aug. 8 election: Poll worker recruitment picks up, despite early concerns of shortage
A few weeks out from Ohio's Aug. 8 special election, some officials are feeling the heat as they try to fill poll worker slots for the statewide vote on Issue 1.
As of Monday, Ohio had recruited 89% of its target number of poll workers across the state, according to the Secretary of State Office's Poll Worker Tracker. Fifty-six of 88 counties were still short on poll workers, though many have reached the minimum number they need to operate the polls.
Monday's numbers show improvement after early concerns of a potential poll worker shortage — but some counties are still catching up.
More:Not all central Ohio elections officials happy about Aug. 8 vote, but say they'll be ready
"We are actively recruiting poll workers," Stark County Board of Elections Deputy Director Regine Johnson said. "We are still receiving responses from the current poll workers, or the ones who worked in the last election."
As of Wednesday morning, Stark County had 620 confirmed poll workers for the August election. The county's goal is 842.
Stark has more than 100 poll workers who have yet to confirm whether they will be working during the special election, as well as a number of regular workers who are unavailable in August, but will return as poll workers for the general election in November.
For most elections, officials have plenty of notice to recruit poll workers. Yet the August election was approved in May after supporters pushed to get Issue 1 on the ballot before the November election. With just 90 days notice, officials have scrambled to get the polls up and running.
Officials across the state say they remain confident they will hit their goals by Election Day.
"It's not something that we can't and won't overcome," said Aaron Ockerman, executive director of the Ohio Association of Election Officials. "I just think we need to really make a very concerted effort both at the state level and at the local level to get the word out."
Why are some counties short on poll workers?
It's been nearly 100 years since Ohioans have had to vote in a statewide election in August. The unusual timing of the election, Ockerman said, is a big reason behind the poll worker shortage in some counties.
"We had known going into this process that it was going to be a struggle to get poll workers just based on previous experiences," he said. "People tend to be on vacation in August and are just not available."
Between end-of-summer getaways and back-to-school preparations, it's hard to find enough people who are willing to pitch in during the summer months. Even in counties that are closer to hitting their targets for poll worker recruitment, officials say they're prepared to deal with more poll worker cancellations than usual.
"Sometimes people have medical emergencies, personal emergencies, other reasons why at the last minute they cannot fulfill a commitment," Johnson said. "So we like to have a number of people in a backup category."
Most counties shoot to recruit 115% of their minimum needed number of poll workers, and many have already surpassed this minimum.
Johnson said Stark's number change every day. Officials hope to reach the target number, she said, but the election will proceed as normal even if that doesn't happen.
"If we were not to hit that number, we would certainly be able to hold an election, we would be able to do just fine because we have a certain amount of room to maneuver within that," Johnson said. "However, we like to have as many poll workers as possible out in the locations helping the voters."
Ockerman said counties that have hit their targets already will continue to recruit "all the way up until Aug. 8."
What are officials doing to recruit more workers?
Most Ohio counties have a strong base of former poll workers who have stepped in to work on Aug. 8. Yet some have implemented their own "innovative" strategies to fill gaps, Ockerman said.
Through the statewide Continuing Legal Education program, attorneys can receive credit for working the polls. Some counties have also offered credits or other benefits for social workers, accountants and other professionals.
Stark County residents interested in becoming a poll worker can call the board 330-451-8683 and ask to speak to the poll worker coordinator. They can also sign up on the Secretary of State's website or the board of election's website.
"Because the election is coming up fairly quickly, the fastest thing probably would be to call," Johnson said.
How can I prepare for Election Day?
Ockerman said officials always encourage voters to make a plan for how they're going to vote.
Early voting started July 11, bringing unexpectedly high turnout in some counties. Voting by mail is also a way to beat the crowds on Aug. 8.
How to vote:Key dates to know for August 8 special election
More voting information can be found on the Secretary of State's website.
Due to summer scheduling issues, a handful of counties have less voting locations than usual. Ockerman said many schools and churches already had events on their schedules when the Aug. 8 election was approved, leaving them unavailable as polling locations.
If your voting location has been changed for the Aug. 8 election, the state is required to send out a notice via mail. Residents can also check online to confirm their polling location.
What's on the ballot?
Issue 1 is the only issue on the Aug. 8 ballot. If passed, it would change the rules for enacting new constitutional amendments in Ohio. It would:
- Require 60% of voters to pass a new constitutional amendment, instead of a simple majority of 50% plus one.
- Require citizens who want to place an amendment on the ballot to collect signatures from at least 5% of voters from the last gubernatorial election in all 88 counties, instead of the current 44.
- Eliminate a 10-day cure period that allows citizens to replace any signatures deemed faulty by the secretary of state's office.
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WASHINGTON CROSSING, Pa. — The body of a young girl was recovered Friday in the Delaware River and was believed to be a 2-year-old who was one of two children swept away from their family's vehicle by a flash flood last weekend, authorities said.
The body was found in the early evening near a Philadelphia wastewater treatment plant about 30 miles from where Matilda Sheils was carried away, authorities said in a nighttime news conference.
By physical description, authorities believe the body to be Matilda’s. The Philadelphia coroner will conduct an autopsy Saturday.
The search continues for Matilda’s 9-month-old brother, Conrad.
The family from Charleston, South Carolina, was visiting relatives and friends when they got hit by a “wall of water,” according to Upper Makefield Fire Chief Tim Brewer.
Their mother, 32-year-old Katie Seley, was also killed in the flood, authorities said.
The children’s father, Jim Sheils, grabbed the couple's 4-year-old son, while Seley and a grandmother grabbed the other children, Brewer said. Sheils and their toddler son made it to safety, but Seley and the grandmother were swept away. The grandmother survived.
Four other people drowned in the area, according to the Bucks County Coroner’s office: Enzo Depiero, 78, and Linda Depiero, 74, of Newtown; Yuko Love, 64, of Newtown; and Susan Barnhart, 53, of Titusville, New Jersey.
The deaths and the search for the children have led to an outpouring of support, particularly in social media, in the suburb about 35 miles north of Philadelphia.
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Law enforcement officials are investigating after a man and a woman were both injured in a shooting that occurred along Cecil B. Moore Avenue, near Temple University, in North Philadelphia.
According to Captain Anthony Mirabella, of the Philadelphia Police Department, the incident happened around 1:30 a.m., when a Temple University Police officer heard gunshots while on patrol.
The officer, Maribella said, the officer rushed to investigate and found two people, a man and a woman, laying in the roadway after they had been shot.
"We have a large scene," he said. "And, there are numerous shell casings on the highway."
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According to Maribella, the officer transported both the injured victims to a nearby hospital where the woman, who had been shot in the thigh, was placed in stable condition and the man, who was shot multiple times, was placed in critical condition.
He said police believe the incident may have been caught on video and they are working to to review that footage.
No suspects have yet been identified and no cause for this shooting is yet known, but, Maribella said an investigation is ongoing.
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Law enforcement officials are investigating after a man -- who had been shot twice -- walked into Temple Hospital in North Philadelphia and assaulted two nurses and a Philadelphia police officer.
According to police, the incident happened at around 2:30 a.m., when a man walked himself into the hospital after he was shot twice in the chest at a shooting that happened earlier along the 3900 block of North 9th Street in the city's Hunting Park neighborhood.
At some point during the evening after he arrived at the hospital, the man -- who police did not identify -- allegedly assaulted two nurses at the hospital as well as a police officer.
Officials said the officer suffered minor injuries and the wounded man has been arrested for assault.
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CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — After a flag was donated to the USS Lexington back in 1994, its roots remained unknown until recently.
The flag, known as Yosegaki Hinomaru or a good luck flag, was discovered to belong to Shigeyoshi Mutsuda, a Japanese soldier who fought in World War II. It is being reunited with its family after being on display aboard the USS Lexington since its donation.
Mutsuda was killed in combat during WWII and the flag represents what legacy is left of him. Through a repatriation ceremony, the flag will go through representatives of the OBON Society to be reunited with Mutsuda's family.
The initial ceremony was held on July 20 at the USS Lexington Museum and a ceremonial reuniting with the surviving family of Mutsuda will take place once the flag reaches Japan.
The writings and signatures on the flag are messages of good luck from family and friends that were written before the soldiers left for the war.
According to the USS Lexington's website, the return of the flag is seen as the return of their family member’s remains.
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AUSTIN, Texas — Editor's note: This article originally appeared in the Texas Tribune here.
Lawyers for suspended Attorney General Ken Paxton are pushing to disqualify three Democratic state senators as jurors in his upcoming impeachment trial.
Paxton’s lawyers filed a motion Friday that asks Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick to disqualify Sens. Nathan Johnson of Dallas, Roland Gutierrez of San Antonio and José Menéndez of San Antonio, arguing they have a proven bias against Paxton.
“Like numerous courts around the country, the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals has held for almost a century that potential jurors with a bias or prejudice against the accused are disqualified from serving on his jury as a matter of law,” the motion said. “Jurors José Menendez, Roland Gutierrez, and Nathan Johnson have such a bias and have proclaimed it loudly, time and again.”
The motion cites a number of critical public statements that the senators have made about Paxton over the years, including some in recent weeks. For example, it points to an MSNBC interview last month in which Gutierrez, who is also a candidate for U.S. Senate next year, said the evidence the House gathered “could not be refuted.”
“No one who has publicly declared the charges against a defendant irrefutable can even play at impartiality, let alone serve in an impartial manner,” Paxton’s lawyers argued.
The motion also cites a Tuesday tweet from Johnson reacting to news that a pro-Paxton political action committee had recently given $3 million to Patrick, who is presiding over the trial. Johnson called the donation “obscene.”
The tweet not only proved Johnson’s bias but also violated a gag order Patrick had issued the day before, according to Paxton’s lawyers.
The House voted to impeach Paxton in May, accusing him of a yearslong pattern of misconduct and lawbreaking. Most of the articles center on claims from Paxton’s former deputies that he abused his position to help a wealthy Austin businessman and campaign donor, Nate Paul.
Paxton is preparing for trial to begin Sept. 5 in the Senate on whether he should be permanently removed from office.
The Senate already disqualified Republican Sen. Angela Paxton — Ken Paxton’s wife — from voting in the trial when it approved rules for the proceeding last month. The chamber did so with a rule that said the “spouse of a party to the court of impeachment” has a conflict of interest.
“If Senator Paxton may be required to step aside, Senators that have demonstrated a bias or prejudice against the Attorney General must be required to do so as well,” Paxton’s lawyers said.
The impartiality of senators has long been a source of debate given that Paxton is a former senator himself, his wife currently serves in the chamber and they have their own relationships with senators. Sen. Bryan Hughes, R-Mineola, is even referenced in the articles of impeachment as an unwitting “straw requestor” for an attorney general’s office legal opinion that helped Paul. Hughes has not been disqualified.
Angela Paxton’s disqualification was the subject of a new lawsuit from Houston conservative activist Steve Hotze, a staunch Paxton supporter. Filed in Travis County district court Friday, the lawsuit argues that the trial rules unfairly singled out Angela Paxton because impeachment is an inherently political process, rife with potential conflicts of interest.
“Despite the fact that every senator and the Lieutenant Governor arguably have a conflict ‘personal or private’ interest in the impeachment proceeding and/or biases for or against General Paxton, Rule 31 targets one individual, Senator Angela Paxton, and the voters who live in Senate District 8,” the lawsuit said.
The lawsuit also challenges the sweeping gag order that Patrick issued Monday, saying it violates free-speech rights.
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Over a three-day period, from July 7 through July 9, the Coos County Search and Rescue Team conducted its annual Field Training Exercise.
Over the course of the three days, the exceptional volunteers participated in a rope rescue and repel course that included an 80-foot repel. SAR also refined skills covering first aid, shelter making, and fire making. Members also participated in a simulated mission to challenge the searchers, and incident command, and keep the team sharp and prepared for the community.
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Wolf Daniel Braun, 79, of Pa'hoa, Hawaii, passed away on May 9, 2023. Arrangements under the care of Dodo Funeral Home, Hilo, Hawaii.
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On July 20, 2023, at 3:30 p.m., the Coos County Sheriff’s Office Dispatch Center received a report from a concerned citizen of Marco Perreault (31), who was in the area of mile marker 18 on Hwy 242 in Powers. Sgt Clayburn checked the area and was unable to locate Marco Perreault.
Later, another concerned citizen reported that Marco Perreault was at Winter Lakes Recycling Center.
Sgt Clayburn and other Coos County Sheriff’s Office members, including the Oregon State Police, located and arrested Marco Perreault on outstanding warrants. Marco Perreault was also in possession of suspected drugs and drug paraphernalia.
Marco Perreault was transported to the Coos County Jail on outstanding warrants for Escape-3, False Info to Police, Fail to Appear I, Felon in possession of Firearm, and Fail to Appear on a Theft II. Marco Perreault is being held pending court proceedings.
As many know, the Sheriff’s Office has been searching for Mr. Perreault for some time. We cannot thank the public enough for their continued support in bringing Mr. Perreault to justice.
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