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Clarine I. Steffensen
Clarine I. Steffensen, age 100, of Lake Mills, died on Sunday, June 26, 2022 at her home.
A funeral service will be held at 10:30 AM, Tuesday, July 5, at Salem Lutheran Church, 401 S Lake St, Lake Mills, with Pastor Joel Guttormson and Pastor Melinda McCluskey officiating.
Burial will be in Salem Memorial Cemetery.
Visitation for will be Sunday, July 3, 4:00 to 6:00 PM at Schott Funeral Homes-Mittelstadt Chapel, 902 E Main St in Lake Mills, and from 9:30-10:30 AM at church on Tuesday. | https://globegazette.com/news/local/obituaries/clarine-i-steffensen/article_3c7669c8-0f08-520b-bc4d-47f8fd2ed9a0.html | 2022-07-05T06:46:56 | 0 | https://globegazette.com/news/local/obituaries/clarine-i-steffensen/article_3c7669c8-0f08-520b-bc4d-47f8fd2ed9a0.html |
Patrick “Pat” R. McGowan, died Saturday, July 2, 2022 at MercyOne North Iowa Medical Center. Arrangements: Hogan-Bremer-Moore Colonial Chapel.
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Patrick “Pat” R. McGowan, died Saturday, July 2, 2022 at MercyOne North Iowa Medical Center. Arrangements: Hogan-Bremer-Moore Colonial Chapel.
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Gloria Joan Floy
March 8, 1939-June 28, 2022
Gloria Joan Floy, 83, of Phoenix, Arizona died Wednesday, June 28, 2022, at Honor Health Shea Medical Center in Scottsdale, AZ. Gloria was born on March 8, 1939, at home near Garner, Iowa, the oldest daughter of Harvey and Leona (Johnson) Folkerts. She graduated from Carpenter High School in 1956.
She was united in marriage to Wayne E. Love and to this marriage were born six children.
On April 17, 1982, she was united in marriage to Hanford Floy at the Little Brown Church in Nashua. They made their home in Thornton, IA. After his passing in 1997, Gloria moved to Phoenix, AZ. She was a stay-at-home mother for many years before working jobs at Sperry-Univac, Clear Lake, Kum & Go, Clear Lake, and Phoenix Children's Hospital, Phoenix, AZ, until her retirement.
Gloria enjoyed going out to eat to try different restaurants, watching NASCAR races, NFL football, & NBA basketball. She also enjoyed watching her grandchildren Gianna & Jalen perform in their many theater performances.
Gloria is survived by her children Daryl (Wanda) Love, of Northwood, IA, Danny (Connie) Love, of Mesa, AZ, Dennis Love of Meservey, IA, Diane Love of Phoenix, AZ, Dixie Love, of Phoenix, AZ, and Debra Love of Phoenix, AZ; Sisters Phyllis Abrahams of Northwood, IA, Janice Sheffler and husband Roger of Fort Madison, IA, and LeAnn Berven of Temple, TX, grandchildren Danneka Love, Derek (Amy) Love, Danielle (Andrew) Lickteig, Nicole Love, Libby Love-Foth, Steven Thoe, Ashli Galbreath, Abby Newman, Zackary Newman, Gianna Phillips, and Jalen Philips as well as several great-grandchildren, nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her parents, husband Hanford, brother-in-laws David Abrahams and Larry Berven, nephew Kevin Abrahams, and granddaughter Brandy Percy.
A small private family ceremony will be held at a later date. In lieu of flowers or memorials to the family, please honor Gloria with a gift in her name to Phoenix Children's Hospital or to a charity of your choice. | https://globegazette.com/news/local/obituaries/gloria-joan-floy/article_3badcf12-fc08-5e7e-b962-beac3b280c44.html | 2022-07-05T06:47:09 | 1 | https://globegazette.com/news/local/obituaries/gloria-joan-floy/article_3badcf12-fc08-5e7e-b962-beac3b280c44.html |
Philemon “Phil” R. Mejia
MASON CITY-Philemon “Phil” R. Mejia, 96, of Mason City, IA passed away peacefully on Thursday, June 30, 2022 at MercyOne North Iowa.
Visitation will be held on Thursday, July 7, 2022 from 4-7 p.m. with a 7:00 p.m. Rosary Service and Vigil Service to follow at Fullerton Funeral Home, 123 2nd St SE, Mason City. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Friday, July 8, 2022 at Holy Family Catholic Church of Epiphany Parish, 722 N Adams Ave, Mason City. Father Jacob Dunne will be officiating with interment to follow at Elmwood-St Joseph Cemetery in Mason City.
Fullerton Funeral Home, 123 2nd St SE, Mason City, IA 50401, 641-423-8676 www.Fullertonfh.com Facebook/Fullertonfuneralhomes | https://globegazette.com/news/local/obituaries/philemon-phil-r-mejia/article_87228c43-c448-5e90-a753-a15ffaf36db9.html | 2022-07-05T06:47:15 | 1 | https://globegazette.com/news/local/obituaries/philemon-phil-r-mejia/article_87228c43-c448-5e90-a753-a15ffaf36db9.html |
Salem's Epilogue Kitchen receives slew of hate following vaccine confrontation video
Salem's Epilogue Kitchen received a slew of online harassment over the weekend after a video circulated online of author Dr. Naomi Wolf confronting the restaurant staff about checking customers' vaccine cards.
Jonathan Jones, Epilogue Kitchen owner and James Beard Foundation nominated chef, has had a COVID-19 vaccine card check requirement to dine inside the restaurant since the vaccines became publicly available in December 2020. Customers who weren't fully vaccinated or who declined to show their cards can dine outdoors or get takeout.
While Jones said he had received hate and harassment in the past for having the requirement, he said described this latest wave of response as "unhinged" and cited Wolf as the cause.
"This is way more extreme, vicious, violent — and there's a lot more glee," Jones said. "(These online attackers) are enjoying the thought that they are harming someone, and most of them are fully unashamed and calling with real phone numbers and their names, saying atrocious things."
Wolf did not respond to the Statesman Journal's voicemail messages and email seeking comment.
Wolf is the author of the feminist book “The Beauty Myth,” and in recent years has gained notoriety for sharing unfounded claims about the COVID-19 vaccine.
In the video taken by Wolf, she confronts one of Epilogue Kitchen's employees at the door. Clips of it have been posted on Twitter, though not from Wolf's account, since she was banned from the platform for promoting anti-vax disinformation in 2021.
Video contents
In one clip posted on social media, an Epilogue employee explains to Wolf about Salem's vaccination mandate, while Wolf responds back that she was "sharing that (she) doesn't believe in discrimination anywhere for any reason."
The employee, who is Black, commented on the irony of Wolf's discrimination statement.
The two continue to go back and forth, with Wolf insisting it is discrimination while the employee concluded the exchange by asking Wolf to "give the diners inside their privacy" and leave.
Wolf's phone camera pivots from the employee to show the rest of the restaurant's front, including their "no place for hate" poster and other signage. She replies to the employee in the video she is not recording individuals, but "I'm in a public space and a reporter, (so I am) recording this moment."
Jones said while the first clip was being filmed, he was returning to the restaurant. A second clip shows Jones interacting with Wolf, with her beginning it by asking Jones to repeat what he had said prior to recording.
"You are never allowed in this space again, you have officially been 86'ed," Jones says to her on the video.
Wolf asks for the meaning, and Jones explains it means she is not allowed to be on the premises. As Wolf asks why she is 86'ed, Jones states it is because of how she interacted with his employee. She responds that she "spoke very courteously" with his staff and he cuts her explanation off to reiterate she has been banned and in the future will be reported for trespassing.
Jones is seen walking to the front of his restaurant and sitting on one of the benches, as Wolf asks if he would like to "talk about (what conspired) constructively." He declines, using an expletive and says he will sit in the front of the restaurant "until she is gone."
Wolf replies that she is going to have dinner next door, where she had a previous reservation. Jones gets up from the bench and says he will let that restaurant owner know what had transpired.
Reviews attack policy, employees
Jones updated social media followers through the weekend about the harassment he received following the video interaction. He posted photos of phone numbers and names affiliated, videos of the phone interactions, rude messages from other Instagram users, reservations made for the restaurant under fake and profane names and screenshots of new negative reviews posted on Google, Yelp and Facebook.
Jones said he had to take down the restaurant's reviews section on their Facebook page because the rating was going down with individuals leaving reviews attacking Jones' vaccine card check decision and making racist statements. The reviews section was taken down at about 10 a.m. on July 4.
Attacks and fake reviews have been flooding Epilogue's Yelp and Google business pages all weekend as well. While Jones was able to successfully connect with Yelp to suspend new reviews from going up over the weekend, he said he will try to reach Google after the holiday weekend.
The Statesman counted that, as of 5 p.m. July 4, the restaurant had received more than 150 new one-star reviews on the Google business page in connection with the video's circulation.
Six individual reviews explicitly refer to Wolf's video and make statements of disdain for "being discriminated against" for their writing of a review. Many primarily mention being incensed enough to write a review because of the vaccine card check requirement, while others added in microaggressions referring to the Black staff, the restaurant's support of the Black Lives Matter movement and Jones' appearance and demeanor.
An individual account by the name of Sir Dunning Kruger III also uploaded 19 photos to the restaurant's Google photo gallery, with many of the shots showing maggots, bugs and hair in food. The food and environment the photos are in do not resemble the restaurant's interior, dishware or food on the menu. One photo is just a piece of feces on a plate. Two of the photos are screenshots from Wolf's videos, one of Jones and the other of his employee.
Further action
Jones said despite the hate he's received, he did not report this to Salem Police Department. He added that even if he did, the people harassing his business are likely "across state lines, using the internet" and would most likely require a response at the federal level.
"I will be reporting this as a bias crime to the Oregon Department of Justice," Jones said.
He declined to comment on whether he was building a civil rights case except to say he is getting a lawyer and "working on it."
"Our city, the community we are a part of, has really rallied around us and made it a lot easier to deal with (these situations)," Jones said. "It's not easy, but it's different knowing someone has your back."
Jones and the restaurant staff are in the midst of a public fundraising campaign to help move the restaurant from 130 High Street SE to 508 State St., and expand to add a women's sports bar and more.
Related: Epilogue Kitchen making big moves: new location, women sports bar, community building
To keep up with Epilogue Kitchen, you can follow their Facebook, Instagram (at)epiloguekitchen, and website, epilogue-kitchen.square.site.
Em Chan covers food and dining at the Statesman Journal. You can reach her atechan@statesmanjournal.com, follow her on Twitter @catchuptoemilyor see what she's eating on Instagram @sikfanmei.ah. | https://www.statesmanjournal.com/story/news/local/2022/07/05/salem-epilogue-kitchen-restaurant-gets-backlash-after-covid-vaccine-confrontation-video-naomi-wolf/65366897007/ | 2022-07-05T06:51:55 | 1 | https://www.statesmanjournal.com/story/news/local/2022/07/05/salem-epilogue-kitchen-restaurant-gets-backlash-after-covid-vaccine-confrontation-video-naomi-wolf/65366897007/ |
BELLEVUE, Wash. — After a pandemic hiatus, the Bellevue Family 4th event returned Monday evening. Bellevue Police said it is constantly preparing and adapting its public safety response for events like the 4th of July, and a mass shooting in Illinois just hours before this year's event had the department adjusting on the fly.
"It was the worst news you could get the morning of a large event like this. We immediately went into an assessment of what we had in place and whether we needed to make some changes and adjustments, which we did," said Bellevue Police Major Dave Sanabria.
Monday morning in Highland Park, Ill., a gunman shot and killed six people. At least 30 other people were injured. The gunman shot from the top of a building onto the city's 4th of July Parade.
Sanabria did not highlight specific changes for the Bellevue Family 4th citing safety, but said the department plans for the worst. The department trains on certain situations, anticipates scenarios and looks at what it can learn from previous tragedies.
For example, Bellevue Downtown Park was surrounded by heavy, orange barricades Monday night. Sanabria said those barricades were added in response to a deadly event at a Waukesha, Wis. parade in November 2021. Six people were killed and more than 60 injured when a person drove through a holiday parade.
"We've tried to address some of the areas where people could take a vehicle and gain access to the park," said Sanabria.
While people were out celebrating the 4th of July in Bellevue, many did with a heavy heart, and shared gratitude for the authorities who plan for whatever might happen.
Sanabria said while the department's plans adapt, the need for a community to look out for one another doesn't change.
"Obviously, there no guarantees in life, but I don't encourage people to live in fear. You can remain vigilant, trust your own internal feelings and if you see something say something," said Sanabria. | https://www.king5.com/article/news/local/bellevue/bellevue-police-adapt-safety-approach-after-mass-shooting/281-eb8a0bb1-86f6-43be-8970-88bce9d1902c | 2022-07-05T07:31:20 | 1 | https://www.king5.com/article/news/local/bellevue/bellevue-police-adapt-safety-approach-after-mass-shooting/281-eb8a0bb1-86f6-43be-8970-88bce9d1902c |
ODESSA, Texas — DPS is investigating following a pursuit in Odessa.
According to a spokesperson for the department, a trooper attempted to make a traffic stop just after 11 a.m. on a 2019 black Nissan because of a traffic violation.
This resulted in a pursuit that resulted in a DPS vehicle striking a parked vehicle and a fence on Casa Grande and Whitaker.
While the trooper was not injured, the occupant of the parked vehicle was treated by Odessa EMS on scene and released.
At this time the suspect is not in custody, but DPS does not believe he is a danger to anyone. They are working on identifying him.
According to our reporter on scene, a DPS vehicle and a tan SUV appear to have been damaged after the incident.
At this time DPS is still investigating and no further information is available.
Stick with NewsWest 9 as we work to gather more information. | https://www.newswest9.com/article/news/local/dps-pursuit-crash-odessa/513-b1eb65a8-cdba-40d9-80ca-5be0bf46c337 | 2022-07-05T07:42:52 | 0 | https://www.newswest9.com/article/news/local/dps-pursuit-crash-odessa/513-b1eb65a8-cdba-40d9-80ca-5be0bf46c337 |
A conference in Bismarck this week will focus on ways to integrate instruction about North Dakota’s five American Indian tribes into the curriculum of the state’s K-12 schools.
The eighth annual North Dakota Indian Education Summit is Thursday and Friday at the North Dakota Capitol and the neighboring Heritage Center. About 250 have registered, a record, according to Lucy Fredericks, director of American Indian and multicultural education for the state Department of Public Instruction.
There will be dozens of breakout sessions, exhibitors and vendors. Several of the instructional sessions will concentrate on ways to blend Native American history, culture and traditions into the K-12 curricula of North Dakota’s schools. A bill approved by the North Dakota Legislature last year requires schools to include Native American tribal history in elementary, middle school and high school instruction.
“Our public education system has a great responsibility to help all of our students learn about the richly diverse history and experiences that exist in North Dakota. As a result, we will better understand each other and grow stronger,” State Superintendent Kirsten Baesler said. | https://bismarcktribune.com/news/local/education/north-dakota-indian-education-summit-set-this-week/article_5c58c228-f95a-11ec-b63e-b3b78a88cdb6.html | 2022-07-05T07:58:54 | 1 | https://bismarcktribune.com/news/local/education/north-dakota-indian-education-summit-set-this-week/article_5c58c228-f95a-11ec-b63e-b3b78a88cdb6.html |
The Mandan City Commission is accepting applications for an at-large position on the Planning and Zoning Commission.
The unexpired term ends Dec. 31, 2025.
The Planning and Zoning Commission considers plats, zone changes, annexations, development plans and other planning-related requests. Meetings are held the fourth Monday of the month at 5:30 p.m. at Mandan City Hall. Members must be residents living within city limits.
Interested people can submit a letter summarizing their background and reasons for interest through July 20 or until the position is filled. Submit letters to Communications and Community Services Coordinator Kari Schmidt, by e-mailing to kari.schmidt@cityofmandan.com or mailing to 205 Second Ave. NW, Mandan, ND 58554. | https://bismarcktribune.com/news/local/mandan/mandan-planning-and-zoning-commission-seeks-applicants/article_3fc139a6-f7ed-11ec-9277-8b9163ab0f64.html | 2022-07-05T07:59:00 | 0 | https://bismarcktribune.com/news/local/mandan/mandan-planning-and-zoning-commission-seeks-applicants/article_3fc139a6-f7ed-11ec-9277-8b9163ab0f64.html |
When the fireworks die down, it’s time to check your voter registration.
Today is the registration deadline to vote in the Aug. 2 election, which includes partisan primaries for state House and Senate seats, the central committees of both major political parties, and in some places local ballot issues.
Wednesday is the starting date for sending out regular absentee ballots and for early in-person voting at county board of election offices. Absentee ballots for military and overseas voters started going out June 17.
Regular in-person voting for the Aug. 2 election will take place 6:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. Absentee ballots must be returned to boards of elections by the time in-person polls close – unless they’re mailed, in which case they must be postmarked no later than Aug. 1 and received by Aug. 12. The deadline for mailing an absentee ballot application back to local boards of election is noon July 30.
Aug. 12 is also the day military and overseas absentee ballots must be received by election officials.
To vote in person, people must bring identification to the polls. That can be a driver’s license, military ID or other official ID card; or a recent utility bill, bank statement, government check or paycheck that shows the voter’s name and current address.
People without any of those kinds of identification can still cast provisional ballots by providing the last four digits of their Social Security numbers.
Absentee ballots can be requested at www.VoteOhio.gov, or from your county’s board of elections office. Through those county boards’ websites or www.ohiosos.gov, people can also find their polling places, see sample ballots, register to vote or sign up to be poll workers.
State House and Senate seats, along with the related central committee seats for political parties, were supposed to be on May 3 primary ballots. But the 10-month wrangle over drawing new state legislative district maps, as required following the 2020 census, made that impossible. The Ohio Supreme Court repeatedly rejected Republican-backed maps as unconstitutionally gerrymandered to favor Republicans, who hold a supermajority in current General Assembly and control five of the seven seats on the Ohio Redistricting Commission.
On May 27 a panel of federal judges imposed one of those already-rejected maps for use in the 2022 election cycle, meaning the redistricting commission will have to reconvene late this year or in early 2023 to draw maps for the 2024 election.
The state House, Senate and party central committee primaries were moved to Aug. 2, when some counties already had local-option issues on the ballot.
Many of the partisan primaries for state legislative seats are uncontested, though in late June the Ohio Supreme Court ordered six Democratic candidates added to the ballot due to confusion over filing deadlines resulting from the map dispute. That includes one added to some ballots in Montgomery County.
Here are the contested primary elections in the Miami Valley on the Aug. 2 ballot:
House District 46 (Northeastern Butler County, including Monroe and Middletown)
Republican primary
- Thomas Hall (Incumbent)
- Matt King
House District 47 (Central and northwest Butler County including Hamilton and Oxford
Republican primary
- Sara Carruthers (Incumbent)
- Cody Harper
House District 55 (Eastern and northern Warren County, including Springboro)
Republican primary
- Thomas Goodwin
- Scott Lipps (Incumbent)
House District 56 (Central and southwest Warren County, including Lebanon and Mason)
Democratic primary
- Joy Bennett
- Sam Cao
Republican primary
- Kathy Grossmann
- Adam Mathews
House District 70 (Western Greene County, including Beavercreek)
Republican primary
- Brian Lampton (Incumbent)
- Katherine Shutte
House District 85 (Champaign, Shelby and part of Logan counties)
Republican primary
- Lilli Johnson Vitale
- Tim Barhorst
- Rochiel Foulk
About the Author | https://www.springfieldnewssun.com/local/voter-registration-deadline-today-early-voting-starts-next/KBLQD3J4P5DOBECYFFOYIVM6G4/ | 2022-07-05T08:06:12 | 0 | https://www.springfieldnewssun.com/local/voter-registration-deadline-today-early-voting-starts-next/KBLQD3J4P5DOBECYFFOYIVM6G4/ |
SALEM, Ore. — After 27 years, the Salem-based immigrant civil rights group Causa will be dissolving.
Causa’s board of directors made the decision to start dissolving the organization last week, according to an email from Causa’s board.
“The decision to dissolve Causa was not an easy one, but we firmly believe it is the right one,” the board said.
Causa recently co-led the launch of the Oregon Worker Relief Fund to provide about $60 million to immigrants in Oregon during the pandemic, the Statesman Journal reported. It also helped pass legislation that provided driver’s licenses to undocumented immigrants.
The board cited two years of fundraising difficulties, unprecedented turnover in staff and leadership, and the inability to finalize a contract with the employee union as reasons for the decision.
Causa was spending its financial reserves to cover expenses, and attempts to finalize a contract with union leadership failed, the email said.
The organization will dissolve by July 31. The board is working on a “generous severance” before reserves are gone and will re-grant remaining funds to partner organizations that will continue Causa’s work.
“While Causa is closing its doors, we are confident our mission to give Latinx immigrants a powerful voice in Oregon will continue through the work of our incredible community partners,” officials said. | https://www.kgw.com/article/news/local/marion-county/causa-to-dissolve/283-f9c1c883-1e1c-44e8-9b3e-65a21a5999ce | 2022-07-05T09:01:55 | 0 | https://www.kgw.com/article/news/local/marion-county/causa-to-dissolve/283-f9c1c883-1e1c-44e8-9b3e-65a21a5999ce |
NEW YORK — Frankfurter-munching phenom Joey “Jaws” Chestnut gobbled his way to a 15th win Monday at the Nathan’s Famous Fourth of July hot dog eating contest, powering down 63 hot dogs and buns at the annual exhibition of excess.
In a decisive chowdown comeback, women's record-holder Miki Sudo downed 40 wieners and buns to win the women's title after skipping last year's frank fest because she was pregnant.
A spectator wearing a Darth Vader mask rushed the stage, momentarily disrupting the competition. Chestnut put the protester in a brief chokehold before contest officials hurried over and escorted the intruder away.
Another protester in a white stormtrooper mask had also snuck behind the competitors and hoisted a sign saying, “Expose Smithfield's Deathstar.” Smithfield manufactures Nathan's famous hotdogs.
After the altercation, Chestnut went back to the task at hand: Devouring more hot dogs.
Monday also marked the contest's return to its traditional location outside Nathan’s flagship shop in Brooklyn’s Coney Island neighborhood. The event was relocated in 2020 and last year because of the coronavirus pandemic.
“It’s beautiful to be back here” in front of a throng of spectators, Chestnut told ESPN after his feat, which the 38-year-old managed while wearing a surgical boot because of a leg injury.
“It hurts, but I was in the zone for a little bit. I was ignoring it,” said Chestnut, but the pain eventually slowed his pace in the 10-minute competition.
Last year, the Westfield, Indiana, resident topped his own record by consuming 76 franks and buns.
Sudo, of Tampa, Florida, set the women’s record at 48 1/2 weiners and buns in 2020, before taking last year off while expecting. She and Nick Wehry — a fellow competitive eater whom she met through the Nathan’s contest in 2018 — welcomed son Max on July 8, 2021.
From dad's arms, the baby watched his 36-year-old mother notch her eighth Nathan's win. She told ESPN afterward that she hoped he would someday take a message away from it.
“I want to set an example,” she said, “to do things that you love and push yourself to your absolute limits and, when things get difficult, to still give it a try. And, you know, you might actually just come out victorious.”
Sudo then took over parenting duties while Wehry tried for the men's title.
In conjunction with the spectacle, Nathan’s donates 100,000 franks to the Food Bank for New York City. | https://www.fox43.com/article/news/local/contests/joey-chestnut-july-4-hot-dog-contest/507-a9878011-7076-41cd-a646-b2b54e5fa06e | 2022-07-05T09:07:51 | 1 | https://www.fox43.com/article/news/local/contests/joey-chestnut-july-4-hot-dog-contest/507-a9878011-7076-41cd-a646-b2b54e5fa06e |
WESTFIELD, Ind — M/I Homes, a Columbus-based home building company, is selling 14 houses in several different states with the proceeds going to cancer research. One of the houses in Westfield is expected to be listed within the next 30 days in the mid-to-high $500,000 range.
The net profits from that sale will head to Pelotonia, an organization that raises funds for cancer research. Since 2009, Pelotonia has raised $236 million.
"Our main goal and mission is to support the community, support our trade partners that are working their tails off every single day, and all come together and equally step away from our worlds and say, 'Hey, look. this matters more,'" said Jenny Goodin, vice president of sales and marketing at M/I Homes. "It just warms my heart. It's absolutely the reason why we wake up and do what we do every day. It's bigger than homebuilding."
M/I Homes has raised nearly $2 million since partnering with Pelotonia in 2014. They're hoping this project alone raises another million.
"We've never had anybody else do this ... so we're really excited about it," said Eric Olsavsky, vice president of community engagement and partnerships at Pelotonia. "I think we're bullish on that it's going to drive just so much incremental funding for research. We'll see what it ends up doing at the end of the day, but 14 homes in 14 different markets, it's going to be remarkable to see what the outcome is and the result are from a research perspective." | https://www.wthr.com/article/news/local/mi-home-westfield-indiana-house-cancer-research/531-fa53f29a-08c2-4d28-83be-f6cc65055eb5 | 2022-07-05T09:20:18 | 1 | https://www.wthr.com/article/news/local/mi-home-westfield-indiana-house-cancer-research/531-fa53f29a-08c2-4d28-83be-f6cc65055eb5 |
“Knee high by the Fourth of July” was once considered a sign of a good yielding corn crop, but today it means a field of corn is well behind for the season.
Area corn farmers say most of their corn crop knee high or better by today, but as in most years farmers right now need a little help from Mother Nature.
June was a dry month for farms in the region and farmers are hoping for a little rain, not much between a half-inch and inch, in the next 10 days in hopes of having a decent harvest in 2022
This year’s planting season got off to a slow start due to a cold and rainy April and May which delayed planting their crops during a time of higher diesel fuel and fertilizer costs that have gone through the roof. While June has been a very warm month, the infrequent rains are making it harder for the crops to develop and grow.
The crazy weather also has some Ohio farmers planting a second time because of the lack of rain.
Need rain now
Ty Higgins, Ohio Farm Bureau spokesman, said the wet early spring and the hot June is causing stress with the crops and the farmers trying to have a successful harvest this fall.
“Over one-third of the corn, soybean and wheat crops are in and it’s in fair condition,” he said. “A lot of farmers had second plantings because the first plantings did not emerge out of the ground. There’s been no rain and the conditions are not good.”
Higgins said there have been times before when farmers were still planting corn during the first week of July. He said it’s too early to know how the 2022 weather will affect the crops.
“Every field is looking for something to drink in southwestern Ohio,” he said. “We’re about 2 inches below the average rain in June and that’s not conducive to growing crops. Some rain would go a long way if the crops are in the ground.”
Slow start of planting season as farmers work to catch up
On Thursday, the U.S. Department of Agriculture issued its Ohio Acreage Summary, noting the slow, cold and wet start to the 2022 planting season but that Ohio farmers had made progress and were able to catch up to the five-year crop planting averages by Memorial Day.
Despite the efforts by farmers, Cheryl Turner, USDA state statistician for the Ohio Field Office, said Ohio field crop producers planted fewer acres of corn in 2022 than in 2021.
As of Thursday, Ohio corn growers planted 3.4 million acres this year, down 150,000 acres in 2021. Corn harvested for grain is projected to be 3.17 million acres this year which is down 170,000 acres.
Ohio’s soybean growers planted 4.95 million acres, up 50,000 from 2021. Harvested acres of soybeans are anticipated to be 4.93 million acres.
Ohio winter wheat growers planted 530,000 acres of wheat, 50,000 acres fewer than last year. Area harvested and to be harvested for grain totaled 480,000 acres, down 7 percent from last year.
Credit: JIM NOELKER
Credit: JIM NOELKER
Nationally, corn planted area for all purposes in 2022 is estimated at 89.9 million acres, down 4 percent or 3.44 million acres from last year. Compared with last year, planted acreage is expected to be down or unchanged in 35 of the 48 estimating States. Area harvested for grain, at 81.9 million acres, is down 4 percent from last year.
U.S. soybean planted area for 2022 is estimated at 88.3 million acres, up 1 percent from last year. Compared with last year, planted acreage is up or unchanged in 24 of the 29 estimating States.
The 2022 winter wheat planted area in the U.S., at 47.1 million acres, up 1 percent from 2021. The 2022 winter wheat planted area, at 34.0 million acres, is up 1 percent from last year, but down 1 percent from the previous estimate. Of this total, about 23.5 million acres are Hard Red Winter, 6.86 million acres are Soft Red Winter, and 3.61 million acres are White Winter.
On June 27, Turner reported the dry weather resulted in early signs of crop stress.
Miami Valley farmers playing the cards dealt by Mother Nature
Craig Corry, a Greene County farmer, said “crop reports have been all over the board.”
“Our crops are looking good but we really need some rain,” he said. Last weekend we saw signs of winter wheat stress. Fortunately we got an isolated shower that helped things.”
Corry said corn will try to conserve moisture as its leaves roll into a ball and get tight like a pineapple. He said when soybeans are in stress, the plant leaves begin to cup due to the lack of moisture and loses some of its color. He farms about 500 acres.
“All it takes is a good rain to bring everything back to normal,” he said. “There’s a lot of growing season left to go and a lot of late planted corn. Corn can compensate if there is enough moisture and sunshine to provide some heat.”
When asked if his corn will be knee-high by the Fourth of July, Cory said some will be knee-high and some will be shoulder-high depending on when the crop got into the ground. He said there will be some farmers with both because of the circumstances.
“About every 10 years we get hit by a weather cycle,” he said. “We play the hand we’re dealt. Farmers feel pretty good if they produce a crop.”
Michael Brehm farms about 2,900 acres in Darke County with growing corn taking 40% and soybeans taking 60% of his acreage. He said he had to plant a second time because of the weather earlier this spring where the crops were flooded out.
“We haven’t had rain in three weeks and everything is stressing due to the heat,” he said. “The late corn planted is not so good but it may be knee-high by the Fourth of July. We desperately need an inch of rain in the next week.”
However, Brehm said the cool nights in the past few days have helped corn relax. He said he has planted a lot of soybeans two weeks ago. He’s anticipating a 10% to 15% loss on the yield of both crops. He said it’s hard to replant where the holes are in the fields after a certain date.
Another Darke County farmer, Dean Thompson said he has several corn fields planted and the heat has been good for his soybeans. He completed his planting two weeks ago and said his corn will be taller than knee-high by today.
“The soybeans coming up need some rain,” Thompson said. “A nice easy inch will be good for everyone’s crops.s.”
During the dry spell, Thompson said he’s been able to do some spraying and adding nitrogen to the soil.
“Farmers have learned that the window of opportunity is narrow,” he said. “You have to gear up and whatever it takes to get it done.”
Tim Hesselbrock, a Butler County farmer and president of the Butler County Farm Bureau, also said farmers need rain soon. He said some areas of the county have received some rain, but not everywhere. Hesselbrock said the rain is needed to keep things growing.
Another Butler County farmer, Gail Lierer, agreed saying she’d be happy with some timely rains -- about a half-inch and spaced out over a few days. She said her corn and soybean crops are progressing and would do even better with some rain.
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A team of urban planners and consultants will visit Mandan on Wednesday and Thursday to provide recommendations about the renovation of properties including the World War Memorial building that houses City Hall.
The officials also will address redevelopment of additional properties downtown along portions of West First Street, Main Street and the avenues between. The area includes the Morton County Courthouse, financial institutions and health care services, small businesses and residential uses, as well as some vacant and underutilized properties.
The technical assistance team will meet with elected officials, property owners, members of the business community and residents. Team members will be at the concert in Dykshoorn Park on West Main Street from about 5:30-8:30 p.m. on Thursday.
The guidance is being made available through the federal Environmental Protection Agency's Land Revitalization Technical Assistance program.
The assistance is part of a $300,000 EPA grant Mandan received in 2021 to help with certain property cleanup and redevelopment. The money is through a program that aims to revitalize "brownfield" sites, or those where redevelopment is hampered by potential contaminants such as mold, lead-based paint, asbestos, or petroleum products.
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For more information, go to cityofmandan.com/brownfieldsgrant. | https://bismarcktribune.com/news/local/mandan/planning-experts-to-visit-mandan-this-week/article_4bd2622a-f954-11ec-8dc8-db14aa87f054.html | 2022-07-05T09:56:42 | 1 | https://bismarcktribune.com/news/local/mandan/planning-experts-to-visit-mandan-this-week/article_4bd2622a-f954-11ec-8dc8-db14aa87f054.html |
SCRANTON, Ark. — One person was taken to the hospital after a motorcycle crash in Scranton.
Dispatchers sent first responders to North Main Avenue near Weston Field just after midnight.
We know a motorcycle and a car collided.
Crews told us the motorcycle rider went to the hospital. There's no word on his condition.
Officers shut down that stretch of North Main Avenue while they looked into what happened.
They haven't said much yet after that wreck in Scranton.
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GLEN LYON, Pa. — A cluttered building caused problems for firefighters in Luzerne County.
Crews battled a fire at a vacant house Monday night around 9 o'clock on Newport Street in the Glen Lyon section of Newport Township.
They say the place was filled with junk, making it difficult to get things under control.
Nobody got hurt.
Now, investigators are looking for a cause of Monday night's fire in Luzerne County.
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SUNBURY, Pa. — It wouldn't be the Fourth of July without parades across the area.
Sunbury celebrated its 250th July 4th celebration.
The parade kicked off an entire week filled with events including live music, vendors, and lots of food.
There is even a Ferris wheel.
Newswatch 16's Nikki Krize was one of the parade judges here in Sunbury.
See more great stories on WNEP's Youtube page. | https://www.wnep.com/article/news/local/northumberland-county/celebrating-fourth-of-july-in-sunbury-independence-day-northumberland-county/523-ae8f93ad-6d92-4de4-ab29-3aa6e008f178 | 2022-07-05T10:09:29 | 1 | https://www.wnep.com/article/news/local/northumberland-county/celebrating-fourth-of-july-in-sunbury-independence-day-northumberland-county/523-ae8f93ad-6d92-4de4-ab29-3aa6e008f178 |
NORTHUMBERLAND, Pa. — Pineknotter Days are held every year during the first week of July.
For the last 49 years, with the exception of 2020 because of the pandemic, vendors set up their stations, street-fair-style around King Street Park in Northumberland.
Many volunteer organizations set up stands here to raise money for their groups.
For those who don't know the history of the event, a pine knot is where the branch goes into the tree and forms a tight knot. So, a pineknotter is considered a tough person.
The celebration continues through Friday in Northumberland County.
See more stories on WNEP's Youtube page. | https://www.wnep.com/article/news/local/northumberland-county/pineknotter-days-return-northumberland-county-king-street-park/523-bb52ee6d-88d8-4e1f-800e-bc62a647b4c9 | 2022-07-05T10:09:35 | 0 | https://www.wnep.com/article/news/local/northumberland-county/pineknotter-days-return-northumberland-county-king-street-park/523-bb52ee6d-88d8-4e1f-800e-bc62a647b4c9 |
GEORGETOWN, Texas — Editor's Note: The above story is from July 4, before the girls were located.
An Amber Alert for two missing teenage girls out of McGregor has been cancelled after McLennan County Sheriff's Office Human Trafficking Unit located the girls unharmed in Georgetown, Texas.
Lead detective of the Unit, Joseph Scaramucci, tells 6 News the teens, Emilee Solomon and Aysha Cross, were located with a man who has been identified as 30-year-old James Robert Van Houten. He is being booked into the Williamson County Jail facing two charges of harboring a runaway child. He will see a judge Tuesday morning.
Scaramucci says Van Houten has no relation to the two teens and had picked them up in Bellmead where they were with another individual. Van Houten then took the two teens to Georgetown. 6 News is still working to find out who all was involved in the situation but authorities are still investigating.
The girls were located with the help of data analyst from across the country that helped officials identify probable locations of the teens, according to Scaramucci. He says with the help of contacts Monday, they were able to get the missing teens to give minor details about their location which led detectives to Georgetown.
"I think that this is evidence that when departments work together to find missing kids and partner with other nonprofit organizations, how fast we can make things happen and get the children located," Scaramucci added.
The detective told 6 News, the Snapchat message that was sent by the teens that read "help" was their "cry for help."
"I think it's evident that we need to take missing kids seriously," Scaramucci added. "I would also say that we really need to be paying attention to who our children are talking to and what's going on in their lives because this is evidence that things can evolve very quickly and the situation can get pretty bad."
Both teens were reunited with their families early Tuesday morning.
Georgetown Police helped the MCSO Human Trafficking Unit with the arrest late Monday night. Scaramucci says there is still a lot to follow-up on with the investigation, including others that possibly harbored the missing teens over six days.
Emilee Solomon and Aysha Cross, both 14 years old, had reportedly been missing from McGregor since last Wednesday.
The McGregor Police Department issued an Amber Alert for the two missing girls early Monday morning.
The FBI officially joined the search Monday afternoon.
Cross's mother, Shannon Harrison, told 6 News on Monday that her daughter and Solomon are friends from school and had gone missing after a sleepover Wednesday night.
Cross left her mother a note later that night which said she would find Solomon and "make this right."
Harrison said Solomon had initially gotten into a red car with a boy from the surrounding area and was taken back to his house. However, Harrison said the boy's parents made him take Solomon back to her neighborhood along with a chaperon.
Harrison told 6 News the boy is helping police but some angry community members are still threatening him. She said that needs to stop.
Solomon reportedly did not want to be dropped off at Harrison's house, and asked the boy and chaperon to drop her off several blocks away.
Harrison said Solomon, who had already destroyed her phone, then asked to use a phone to make a call, and disappeared. Neither teen has been seen since.
Harrison said the case was originally classified as a runaway case and the McGregor detective assigned to it was not authorized to put out an Amber Alert last week.
The situation changed early Monday morning. Harrison said both she and McGregor PD have reason to believe the girls are in immediate danger.
Harrison said the FBI joined the investigation around 9 a.m. Monday.
One Amber Alert went out early Monday morning and another went out just before 11 a.m. | https://www.kcentv.com/article/news/local/texas/missing-mcgregor-teens-found/500-f88de6a5-4afd-4218-9016-e0c696989240 | 2022-07-05T10:23:30 | 1 | https://www.kcentv.com/article/news/local/texas/missing-mcgregor-teens-found/500-f88de6a5-4afd-4218-9016-e0c696989240 |
SOMERS POINT — While going to the doctor is rarely a fun experience, some at Shore are trying to make it an easier one — especially for children.
The Pediatric Care Center at Shore Medical Center has unveiled an “ouchless” program at its emergency department. The new program introduces child-friendly medical interventions that are designed to make receiving health care less stressful for young patients.
Shore Pediatric Clinical Development Supervisor Carolyn Gattuso is excited about the new program, which began in late May.
“The concept behind it is to minimize anxiety, fear and pain in children while you’re implementing procedures that are painful,” Gattuso said.
The new tools mostly focus on procedures that typically cause children the most fear, such as drawing blood, inserting an IV or getting a shot.
“Buzz the Bee,” for example, is a bee-shaped device that is placed on a child’s arms before an injection or IV insertion. The device, about 4-inches long, vibrates and uses ice in its plastic wings to help numb a target area to pain, while its theming helps keep a child calm and distracted.
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“The children seem like they’re so distracted from the piece of equipment anyway, then they actually have numbing to the skin,” Gattuso said.
A shot blocker, while less colorful, is used in the ouchless program to a similar effect. A plastic disc with dull nubs, the shot blocker is pushed into an injection site and creates a sensation that is meant to distract children from their shots.
Numbing gels are also available to help patients and alternatives to stitches, such as a zip suturing, are used when possible. This latter technique, Gattuso said, can reduce scarring.
Not all the tools in the program focus on just pain prevention. The Accuvein is a device that projects an illuminated mapping of patients’ veins over their skin just before a health care worker needs to draw blood. Being able to identify where veins are easier, it will be less likely that health care workers will have to stick a patient multiple times. Gattuso said the particular tool costs thousands of dollars, but “certainly was well worth it.”
In addition to its new technological innovations, the program also adopts new care procedures to try to comfort pediatric patients. The “one voice” program designates one adult to soothe children in the emergency department and help explain to them what is happening in the visit. Having one person talk to children help provide a “sense of comfort,” Gattuso said.
She stressed that the hospital works closely with parents when using measures from the ouchless program. The department is also training its nurses to address parental anxiety and improve how parents participate in their children’s care.
The Shore internal research board, Gattuso said, has authorized a survey of children and parents to evaluate these new tools and approaches, something she called “very exciting.” She said that so far, she believes the program has been effective.
“It definitely looks like we’re making an impact,” Gattuso said.
The ouchless program complements the new “sensory room” that helps children with sensory-process disorders respond better to their hospital stay. It makes use of things like a “bubble wall” and aquarium celling projector to give patients a chance to relax. Nurses are also training with the Atlantic County Special Services Division to help communicate with children who are non-verbal. One strategy nurses are employing is to use picture-grams to better explain to non-verbal children what medical treatment they might be receiving.
Making experiences better for children, while a goal in itself, can also enhance the operations of a pediatric emergency department. Not having to take extra time to calm young patients, helps health care workers more efficiently and help more patients.
“Ultimately, we’re going to improve the satisfaction of our children and our parents and we’re going to provide better emergency care, because we don’t have all the distractions that occur in an emergency department,” Gattuso said.
Contact Chris Doyle | https://pressofatlanticcity.com/news/local/shore-unveils-ouchless-program-for-pediatric-care/article_a9961be2-f89e-11ec-a4b6-e3db2649ab2d.html | 2022-07-05T10:40:07 | 1 | https://pressofatlanticcity.com/news/local/shore-unveils-ouchless-program-for-pediatric-care/article_a9961be2-f89e-11ec-a4b6-e3db2649ab2d.html |
Property bills to increase despite lower millage rate proposed by Alachua County manager
Property bills in Alachua County for people are likely to increase despite an attempt to limit the burden under a proposed budget put forth by County Manager Michele Lieberman.
Lieberman recommended reducing the county's millage rate from 7.8662 to 7.7662 for the upcoming 2023 budget, in an effort to limit the impact felt by taxpayers.
Despite the reduction, it won't be a tax break for everyone, as increased property values — set by the property appraiser's office — would generate an estimated $13 million more to county coffers compared to last year. Officials say the increase will help cover rising inflation costs, roads and employee pay raises.
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It is the sixth year in a row the county has reduced its millage rate. Though taxpayers will pay more, it would have been even more if the county left the rate the same, as many do around the state.
“We live in a time of deep fiscal uncertainty,” Lieberman said. “Inflation is continuing its steep ascent, and gasoline prices are skyrocketing. Inflation is affecting everything we do in county government, as it is in the private sector. From energy to construction materials to goods and services, costs are rising.”
The projected revenue for this year's fiscal budget is $128.3 million. The lower millage rate Lieberman is recommending is expected to bring in $141.3 million for the county, which is about a 9.6% increase. The millage rate represents the amount per every $1,000 of a property's assessed value.
The budget calls for an extra $4 million for road paving, more than doubling the existing $3.6 million from this year's budget.
Cost-of-living wage increase proposed
She is also proposing a cost-of-living wage increase for county employees.
Her proposed 2023 budget also increases the minimum county wage to $16 an hour.
County spokesman Mark Sexton said the county must increase wages to keep good employees and fill empty positions.
“What we are seeing, and everyone else is seeing, is there is such a labor shortage that people can shop around (for jobs) big time, and people are coming and going quickly,” he said. “Long-time employees are leaving, and we’ve got to be competitive. We’ve got services to deliver.”
Property values and fighting inflation
A significant rise in property values, fueled by a hot real estate market and new construction, is giving local governments the option of generating extra revenues without raising the property tax rate to cover inflationary costs.
The taxable value of all properties in Alachua County has increased by 9.4%, from $17.2 billion last year to $18.9 billion this year, according to preliminary numbers sent to local governments and agencies from the Alachua County Property Appraiser’s Office in May.
But as property values rose, so have many other costs to the county government. And this year has a fair amount of challenges, Lieberman explained.
"It is important to note that inflation has overtaken a large portion of the gains in property values that we have realized in this budget,” Lieberman said.
She added that the workforce “is undergoing a significant shift as "baby boomers" and others participate in the "Great Resignation of 2021-22, an ongoing economic trend in which employees have voluntarily resigned from their jobs in large numbers.
“Recent studies reveal that in addition to baby boomers retiring, Americans are leaving work due to low pay, a lack of opportunities for advancement, the feeling that they are disrespected in the workplace and feeling unfulfilled at work,” she added.
The county staff is recommending that the county keep its current level of services, rather than expand new programs.
“With an uncertain economic forecast, it is my recommendation that this fiscal year is not the time to increase government programs and services, but rather to focus on maintaining the high quality and level of service we now provide," Lieberman said.
The commission took no action on the proposal but will consider budget recommendations as they hold budget hearings over the summer, with a final vote on the budget in late September. | https://www.gainesville.com/story/news/local/2022/07/04/proposed-alachua-county-florida-budget-could-still-increase-property-bills-since-home-values-up/7778743001/ | 2022-07-05T10:45:58 | 1 | https://www.gainesville.com/story/news/local/2022/07/04/proposed-alachua-county-florida-budget-could-still-increase-property-bills-since-home-values-up/7778743001/ |
IOWA, USA — As people take in the sights and sounds of Fourth of July in Iowa, many are flocking to the waterways for fun.
Scott Whitaker is one of many people soaking up the sunshine this Fourth of July.
"No better place to be than on the boat, on the water, (with) great music behind us and great friends all weekend," Whitaker said.
With this many Iowans out on the water, it's not all fun and games for everyone. Caitlyn Whipple and her crewmates with the Iowa DNR Water Patrol are hard at work making sure everyone is following the rules.
If someone's speeding, operating without the correct safety equipment or even just looks like they aren't aware of the others around them, the patrol will make sure a safety inspection takes place.
Even if your boat has mirrors and you think you're in complete control, Whipple said that "being aware of others around you is a huge thing" when it comes to safety on the water.
So far this Fourth of July, they haven't had to step in too much, said Whipple.
"It's been a nice day today; hasn't been too busy," she said. "Everyone has been being safe and making good choices so far."
As for the remainder of the evening, Whipple emphasized that this holiday is a time for everyone to be able to celebrate safely. Drive safe, pay attention to your surroundings and always wear a life jacket.
"Make good choices. You are not the only one out here. You're not the only one who wants to have fun today, so just be aware of everyone around you, the decisions you make and how they affect everyone on the lake," Whipple said. | https://www.weareiowa.com/article/news/local/safety-tips-fourth-of-july-swimming-water-iowa-saylorville/524-2b51d538-83b9-4518-b979-ae831b117a58 | 2022-07-05T10:51:44 | 0 | https://www.weareiowa.com/article/news/local/safety-tips-fourth-of-july-swimming-water-iowa-saylorville/524-2b51d538-83b9-4518-b979-ae831b117a58 |
INDIANAPOLIS — IMPD Missing Persons Detectives are asking for the public's help in finding a 65-year-old man.
According to police, John Helton was last seen Monday, July 4 after watching fireworks in the 1300 block of North Tibbs Avenue, near West 16th Street, on the city's near west side.
Family members said Helton is unfamiliar with the area and suffers from dementia and schizophrenia. Helton's family also said he is bipolar, diabetic and has COPD. Helton is supposed to be on oxygen and may be in need of medical care.
Helton is described as 5 feet 7 inches tall, weighs 180 pounds, and has gray hair and blue eyes. He was last seen wearing a white T-shirt, pants, white sneakers and a baseball cap.
Family members said Helton is known to be aggressive, so if you see him, do not approach him. Instead, call 911, the IMPD Missing Persons Unit at 317-327-6160 or Crime Stoppers of Central Indiana at 317-262-8477.
Amber Alert vs. Silver Alert: What's the difference?
There are specific standards a person's disappearance must meet in order for police to declare an Amber Alert or a Silver Alert.
Amber Alerts are for children under the age of 18 who are believed to have been abducted and in danger. Police also need to have information about a suspect and their car to issue an Amber Alert.
Silver Alerts are for missing and endangered adults or children. They are much more common for missing people. It was not until last year when the standards for Silver Alerts were expanded to include children.
In both situations, these alerts must be issued by police. | https://www.wthr.com/article/news/local/missing-indianapolis-man-65-john-helton-impd/531-3ae8ab8d-1200-4580-af6c-038c7b65876c | 2022-07-05T10:52:40 | 0 | https://www.wthr.com/article/news/local/missing-indianapolis-man-65-john-helton-impd/531-3ae8ab8d-1200-4580-af6c-038c7b65876c |
WASHINGTON COUNTY, Va. (WJHL) — A man was transported to an area hospital Monday night after an alleged home invasion.
According to Washington County, Virginia Sheriff Blake Andis, officers received a report of a shooting on Route 75 at 9:48 p.m.
When officers arrived at the scene, an investigation revealed the shooting actually happened on Parks Mill Road.
Andis confirmed to News Channel 11 that the person who was shot is believed to have broken into a home by knocking out one of the small windows in the back door.
The occupants then shot the suspect in the home, the sheriff said.
“Current investigation is preliminary right now; it was a home-invasion type deal,” said Andis.
Andis said it looked like the suspect was shot a couple of times but was unsure of the exact circumstances surrounding the injuries.
He was transported to the Bristol Emergency Medical Center. No further details can be released at this time.
This is a developing story. | https://www.wjhl.com/news/local/man-shot-after-alleged-home-invasion/ | 2022-07-05T10:55:38 | 1 | https://www.wjhl.com/news/local/man-shot-after-alleged-home-invasion/ |
Sarasota County administrator considers elevated pay raises for county employees
Sarasota County is considering giving its non-union workers higher raises in the next year compared with recent years because of the current tight job market.
The county has been preparing its budget for the 2022-23 fiscal year that begins Oct. 1, and employee pay is important aspect of that planning.
County Administrator Jonathan Lewis told county commissioners at a June 23 budget workshop that he is considering a merit increase of up to 4% for non-union employees for the next year. That number has been 3% in recent years, though it can vary, according to human resources department staff.
Merit increases are boosts in an employee's pay based on their performance rating. One worker might receive an increase of 3%, while another might earn one of 4%. The increase can come in the form of a rise in base pay, a lump sum payment or a combination of the two.
The 4% merit increase is not set in stone, though, as it hasn't been finalized by Lewis.
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The county administrator is also considering a 2% adjustment to the county’s pay plan. This means that the minimum and maximum salaries for each county position would be increased by 2%. Data scientists, for example, currently must make between $69,451.20 a year and $117,936 a year.
The 2% adjustment is higher than normal, as the county typically increases the pay plan by 1% each year, according to Lewis.
This adjustment, along with the merit increase of up to 4%, means that some employees might see a 6% raise the coming fiscal year.
These changes only apply to non-union workers, as unionized employees’ pay is determined through collective bargaining. The human resources department said negotiations are ongoing between the county and many of its bargaining units.
The county is considering the higher merit increase for non-union workers because of “a tighter and more competitive job market,” humans resources staff said. The county currently has 105 job openings, compared to 86 at this point in 2021.
Sarasota County isn’t alone in facing a tight job market. The county School Board recently approved a $15 an hour minimum wage for all district employees.
Anthony Gagliano, the vice president of business and economic development for CareerSource Suncoast, said the public sector is feeling forced to be more competitive.
“Nobody wants to loose talent, public or private sector,” he said.
He noted that employees see that there are many job opportunities available.
“I think there’s almost an expectation out there that my employer should be increasing wages right now if they expect to keep me,” Gagliano said.
County Commissioner Nancy Detert similarly noted recently that employers are having trouble finding workers.
“I think, as a board, we need to think a little higher when it comes to salaries to get people,” she said. “It’s going to be harder and harder to find supremely qualified people that we currently and historically have had, that want to work for wages that are lower than competitive wages.”
Lewis told commissioners that the county adjusted its pay plan by 1% in the spring. It also had to raise its minimum wage to $15 an hour.
Anne Snabes covers city and county government for the Herald-Tribune. You can contact her at asnabes@gannett.com and follow her on Twitter at @a_snabes. | https://www.heraldtribune.com/story/news/local/2022/07/05/sarasota-county-considers-higher-pay-raises-its-workers/7724676001/ | 2022-07-05T10:57:26 | 1 | https://www.heraldtribune.com/story/news/local/2022/07/05/sarasota-county-considers-higher-pay-raises-its-workers/7724676001/ |
Plan for new performing arts center questioned as Van Wezel preservation draws support
Tony Stone is concerned about his grandfather’s enduring legacy – the Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall.
Stone’s grandfather, Lewis Van Wezel, and his wife, Eugenia, donated a significant portion of the cost of building the iconic purple hall. The couple supported the arts in Sarasota.
Stone, who lives in Bradenton, said that earlier this year, he learned from a friend that the fate of the Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall could be in jeopardy.
“It was shocking, I think,” he said. “We just assumed it was a rock, it was a solid element in our family’s legacy.”
Stone is one of many area residents who are concerned with the city of Sarasota’s plan to, in partnership with the nonprofit Van Wezel Foundation, build a new arts hall on Sarasota Bay, which will be called the Sarasota Center for the Performing Arts.
Background:Sarasota Performing Arts Center passes key milestone with city approval of agreement
More:The Bay Park could be defining feature of Sarasota when complete, first phase moving along
The city hasn’t yet decided what will happen to the historic Van Wezel hall. A recent contract between Sarasota and the foundation says that the hall won’t be allowed to compete directly with the new center, which has concerned some community members. But the Van Wezel Foundation’s CEO told the Herald-Tribune that the contract doesn’t prevent arts performances from taking place at the purple hall.
Over the last few months, numerous Sarasota community members have expressed criticism about the project. Some have critiqued the city’s plan for how to pay for the new center, which is expected to cost $350 million. Others believe the proposal doesn’t respect the legacy of the Van Wezel family.
These qualms will likely play a role in the City Commission election this year, as the candidates who win will have a seat at the table during future decisions about the new performing arts hall.
A transformative performing arts center
The Van Wezel Foundation and the city envision the center as a “preeminent destination” for the performing arts in the U.S., said Cheryl Mendelson, the foundation’s CEO. The building will be the centerpiece of The Bay, a 53-acre park that’s being created on the Sarasota bayfront.
The Sarasota Performing Arts Center, or the SPAC, will have a 2,250-seat main stage theater and a 400-seat flexible performance and event space. It will also host educational programming and feature a lawn where people will be able to watch movies or performances in the open air.
Project leaders have said that the current Van Wezel building's layout would preclude Sarasota from attracting some national tours and Broadway shows in the future.
“We don’t want Sarasota and the region to have to drive to Tampa or to Orlando to see a major presenting or touring act that we would be able to host here in our own community,” Mendelson said.
The city is going to convene a “blue ribbon” committee to determine how the Van Wezel will be used once the SPAC opens its doors. City Manager Marlon Brown said he plans to select the committee members this winter.
Citizens raise financial concerns
In April, the city approved a partnership agreement with the foundation for the planning, financing, design and construction of the SPAC. Under the agreement, the city is responsible for half of the total project cost, or $175 million, and the Van Wezel Foundation is responsible for the other half. The nonprofit plans to solicit donations from individuals, foundations and corporations.
The city is planning to pay for its half through a number of ways, including $50 million expected to come from the bayfront area tax increment financing district. Tax increment financing devotes increased revenue from rising property values spurred by development improvements to further enhancements in a district.
The city also plans to borrow money through a revenue bond, backed by the revenues from a certain project or source, according to the Securities and Exchange Commission. In this case, Sarasota will use the revenue earned from the new performing arts hall – or tickets – to pay off the loan.
But some have criticized this proposal. Ron Kashden, a certified public accountant and Sarasota citizen, said his analysis suggested that ticket prices would have to increase substantially for the city to pay back the bond.
Kashden looked at several possible scenarios. Under one, the tickets would have to be twice as expensive as now at the Van Wezel – rising from $74.54 on average to $149, he said.
“For a couple to go to the Van Wezel for $150 is a lot different than a couple going to the Van Wezel for $300,” Kashden said.
But his analysis did not take into account state and federal funding, which the city is hoping to receive to help it pay for the project, according to the city manager. The state recently awarded Sarasota a $990,000 grant for the SPAC, and it is planning to apply for more.
The city also plans to use $6 million of local sales tax money on the project – if voters decide this November to extend the tax for another 15 years.
These funding sources would mean the city could borrow less than Kashden estimated, meaning ticket prices wouldn’t be as expensive as he predicted.
Brown insisted that he would not allow the ticket price to increase from $74 to $149.
“If that happens, I would no longer be the city manager sitting in this seat,” he said. “I would not allow that type of situation to happen.”
Brown said that the revenue bond will be paid off through a surcharge to the SPAC tickets. Van Wezel customers already pay a few surcharges when purchasing tickets, including a $1 Capital Improvement Fund fee, a $2 parking fee and a $4 operations surcharge.
The city manager said he plans to be deliberate and cautious with the SPAC project.
“I am not going to do anything that’s going to put the city in jeopardy,” he said.
Van Wezel descendants express concerns about the SPAC plan
The Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall was built in 1968 and 1969 with money from a city bond and the Van Wezels' bequest.
Katherine Van Wezel Stone, Lewis’ granddaughter, believes his legacy was to create a hall that would further the performing arts and would also “inspire other performing arts in the city.”
“I think it really set in motion or helped set in motion a flourishing of the arts in Sarasota,” she said.
Katherine Van Wezel Stone and her brother, Tony Stone, said the Van Wezel Foundation and the city didn’t notify them about the plans for the Sarasota Performing Arts Center. Tony Stone said he knew generally that a larger performing arts facility was planned for the bayfront, but he didn’t know about the April agreement between the city and the foundation until his friend told him about it.
Katherine Van Wezel Stone said she read the agreement after learning of the plans.
“I was quite dismayed to see that it really did look like the Van Wezel Hall was going to be sort of starved to death under this plan, that it really was going to be sort of left to deteriorate under the plan,” she said.
The agreement says that once the once the new center opened, the Van Wezel will have to “cease operation as a performing arts facility with respect to booking any program or activity that would compete directly" with the new center.
But Mendelson, the foundation’s CEO, said that this doesn’t mean that the Van Wezel will be forbidden from hosting arts performances.
Mendelson emphasized that her organization has “the utmost respect for the legacy and the vision” that Lewis Van Wezel had for the Sarasota community.
“We are thrilled and open and happy to speak to the Van Wezel family,” she said. “We’ve recently reached out to them actually to invite open dialogue and to meet, and we’d love the opportunity to share the vision for a future performing arts center.”
Katherine Van Wezel Stone said her grandparents were “very supportive” of the performing arts, so she’d like to see the Van Wezel remain that kind of center. But she noted that she could also see it being used as an art museum.
“If it wasn’t needed for performing arts, it could be a wonderful venue for visual arts,” she said.
“But I certainly think it’s a really important venue,” she added, “and it really needs to be preserved as a contribution to the arts.”
Anne Snabes covers city and county government for the Herald-Tribune. You can contact her at asnabes@gannett.com and follow her on Twitter at @a_snabes. | https://www.heraldtribune.com/story/news/local/2022/07/05/sarasota-residents-express-concern-performing-arts-center-plan/7615560001/ | 2022-07-05T10:57:32 | 0 | https://www.heraldtribune.com/story/news/local/2022/07/05/sarasota-residents-express-concern-performing-arts-center-plan/7615560001/ |
Sarasota tenant group calls for resignation of code enforcement special magistrate
SARASOTA — A local tenants advocacy group has filed a complaint against the city of Sarasota’s Code Compliance Office and the department's special magistrate this week, calling for an investigation into his tenure and removal from the position because of what the group calls a conflict of interest regarding a mother and local activist Alaina Martinez.
The complaint was submitted to city officials on Monday by the Manasota Tenants Union on Martinez’s behalf and describes the condition the group says Martinez and her three children have been living in at a property the magistrate and local attorney owns on 46th street in north Sarasota.
Several issues in the home, including dilapidated plumbing, a raccoon infestation and pre-existing black mold were cited in the complaint. The magistrate, Richard Ellis, denies any conflict or improper handling of Martinez's tenancy.
Martinez says that because of her complaints and requests for a mold test and temporary housing during the mold remediation, the landlord retaliated by sending an eviction notice and a notice of an increase in rent of more than $1,000, set to begin in August.
The mold, Martinez contends, caused her oldest son's hospital visit in late May.
“It’s an old house, I accept that, but if there is a real health issue here then I can’t accept that,” said Martinez, who is active with BLM Manasota, which refers to itself as a local community organization made up of local activists and community members covering Sarasota and Manatee counties. “The mold is on the ceiling right above his bed … I immediately sent pictures to them (code compliance) and they did have someone come out. He walked around and inspected the house, and I could see the alarm that went off in him.”
She says a few days later, around June 3, Ellis called informing her that her lease was terminated because of the mold.
Ellis, who has served as a special magistrate in Sarasota since 1999, owns a few other properties in the city, Sarasota County records show. He is listed as the property owner of the home on 46th street which was purchased in 2012, according to the county's records.
As a special magistrate, Ellis presides over code enforcement cases that are reported to the city of Sarasota. Violations such as red light infractions, parking, and vessel forfeiture are typical of the cases Ellis said he handles.
In some instances, a magistrate may assess fines or place an order for a lien against a property. Ellis stated that his special magistrate duties do not involve tenant-landlord disputes.
"Generally speaking, with code enforcement it's whether or not someone has violated the city code as it applies to their housing," Ellis explained. "Many times it's just as simple as the grass is too high."
Ellis confirmed he ordered a mold inspection at the home he rents to Martinez. The test results showed 'elevated spore counts,’ he told the Herald-Tribune. However, Ellis said he did not retaliate against Martinez and that he isn’t in the position to provide housing to her because of family obligations and financial constraints.
Ellis said that a second property two doors down from the property he rents to Martinez was recently vacated due to mold as well. He said via email that the lease termination was necessary due to the circumstances.
“I called Ms. Martinez and indicated that I did not feel it was appropriate to continue with her month-to-month lease agreement given any health threat that might exist to her or her family,” Ellis wrote.
“I have always been diligent in addressing any issues or conditions that might arise at the property. The narrative being spun by activists about me is false and slanderous. I always took care of any issues in the house and conducted an inspection of potential mold the day after mold was reported in May.”
Martinez and the tenants' group maintain that Ellis knew of the mold prior to Martinez taking up the lease last year and that Ellis abused his position as a magistrate by denying the Section 8 voucher holder a safe space while he remedied the mold issue.
Now, Martinez and her three boys are in search of a home before an eviction notice is filed and the family loses her voucher status.
The federally funded Housing Choice Voucher Program, known as Section 8, assists low-income, disabled and elderly residents acquire affordable housing in their areas. The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) maintains the program and allocates money to states.
More:Sarasota Housing Authority opens waiting list for Section 8 vouchers
Though the program assists individuals and families with rental support, waitlists for the vouchers have historically been long — sometimes up to several years before a tenant's name is pulled from the random lottery of over 1,000 eligible recipients locally.
Voucher holders typically pay no more than 30% of their income towards their monthly rent.
“It’s like pulling a rabbit out of a hat,” Martinez said. “We’re in the middle of a housing crisis and I have to hurry and find a house to keep my kids together, safe. There have been many sleepless nights.”
The termination notice went into effect immediately on June 7, the one-sentence letter said. Martinez said she was given 15 days to vacate the property before an eviction notice was filed.
“At no time have I ever used my position as Special Magistrate to pressure Ms. Martinez or any tenant or individual in any way,” Ellis said.
Sarasota's communications office issued a brief comment Thursday about the alleged conflict of interest in Ellis' position as code enforcement special magistrate stating: "We are aware of an ongoing dispute between a landlord and a tenant. However, there is no active code compliance case, and the city has no involvement in this matter."
Samantha Gholar covers social justice news for the Herald-Tribune and USA TODAY Network. Connect with her at sgholar@gannett.com or on Twitter: @samanthagholar | https://www.heraldtribune.com/story/news/local/sarasota/2022/07/05/attorney-and-special-magistrate-denies-tenants-retaliation-claims/7755828001/ | 2022-07-05T10:57:38 | 1 | https://www.heraldtribune.com/story/news/local/sarasota/2022/07/05/attorney-and-special-magistrate-denies-tenants-retaliation-claims/7755828001/ |
Gulf Coast Community Foundation grant will expand Wellfield Park field restoration
VENICE – Restoration of the turf at Wellfield Park will expand beyond one soccer field 2 to include enhancement of the football field at Letson Stadium, financed in part by a $60,000 grant approved by the Gulf Coast Community Foundation.
The Venice City Council approved a $142,000 budget change June 28, which included Gulf Coast’s contribution.
Once Sarasota County’s in-house work on the fields is factored in, the total project cost is projected to be $162,200.
More than 600 youths make use of the three soccer fields at Wellfield through the Venice Soccer Club. Of the three, Field 2 was in the worst shape.
Related:Venice to give summertime makeover to overused soccer fields at Wellfield Park
David Jarvis, president of the Venice Soccer Club, and Venice Public Works Director Charlie Mopps explained field conditions to the council on May 10 and asked the board to earmark up to $65,000 to renovate the field and treat the ground for nematodes.
News reports on those conditions caught the eye of Gulf Coast President and CEO Mark Pritchett, who was aware of the intense use of the playing fields and contacted Jon Thaxton, the foundation’s senior vice president for community investment, to discuss the issue.
“I said, 'Jon, I drive by those fields all the time and they are heavily used with the kids and with adults on weekends sometimes,'” Pritchett said.
He later noted that after the more restrictive days of the COVID-19 pandemic, it was even more important to make sure youths have a safe place to play.
“We owe it to these kids who were stuck at home because of COVID; they missed a year of their lives” Pritchett said. “What better project than where we can help our kids to get them outside in organized sports and enjoying the outdoors with their families and neighbors.
“To me it was an obvious win for everyone.”
Three core missions of the foundation involve affordable housing, mental health and the environment.
Pritchett said contributing to the renovation of the youth fields fits that environmental component similar to contributions to the Legacy Trail.
“Sometimes if we throw in what we call start-up or catalytic money that gets it going faster, it can speed up the process,” Pritchett said. “We can speed this up for the kids and it will be great for the community.”
With the fiscal year coming to a close and money available in the Venice Endowment, the foundation contacted Venice Assistant City Manager James Clinch about contributing.
Clinch got with Sarasota County and quickly a partnership was born.
“It’s a big deal, it basically took the project we had and doubled in size and scope,” Clinch said. Instead of being able to restore just the one soccer field – which is still a big project in and of itself – we’re now able to do two fields, including the Letson Stadium football field
“Both of these fields are in dire need of restoration work,” he added. “It will be a much better brand new playing surface for the kids, when the leagues start up this fall.”
Clinch explained that they are not merely laying down fresh sod.
Work will include stripping the turf off of the existing field, replacing irrigation equipment, adding fresh fill dirt and grading the surface.
Contractors paid by the city of Venice will then treat the soil with pesticides to kill the nematodes, then bring in new rolled Bermuda sod designed for athletic fields.
Sod should be rolled on the soccer field in about two weeks and on the football field the week after that.
“They’ll be closed while the sod gets established," Clinch said. "But the whole project should be over in the next four to six weeks."
Earle Kimel primarily covers south Sarasota County for the Herald-Tribune and can be reached at earle.kimel@heraldtribune.com. Support local journalism with a digital subscription to the Herald-Tribune. | https://www.heraldtribune.com/story/news/local/venice/2022/07/05/gulf-coast-community-foundation-grant-aid-field-restoration/7753669001/ | 2022-07-05T10:57:44 | 1 | https://www.heraldtribune.com/story/news/local/venice/2022/07/05/gulf-coast-community-foundation-grant-aid-field-restoration/7753669001/ |
Upcoming Supreme Court case will test limits on EPA, Delaware lawmakers to act on water
A brief filed by lawmakers looks to bolster support for the Clean Water Act ahead of a Supreme Court ruling that could strip key provisions in its application in the future.
Sen. Tom Carper, chairman of the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works, and Rep. Lisa Blunt Rochester, both D-DE, submitted an amicus brief alongside 165 current and former members of Congress to the court, in the case of Sackett v. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. The case is scheduled for fall.
“Huge progress has been made in protecting this nation’s waters but polluting and filling still threaten to destroy wetlands and other waters that provide valuable services to fisheries, wildlife, recreation, health and drinking water,” according to the brief. "The resolution of this matter could have a profound impact on whether this progress is sustained. This brief highlights the express choices Congress made in the Act regarding what waters are protected, the roles Congress assigned and the Act’s explicit criteria."
The case in question, which originated in Idaho, challenged the agency's compliance orders when applied to private property. Similar situations have been seen on the Eastern Shore when it comes to wetland conservation.
In a unanimous opinion written by Justice Antonin Scalia and issued March 21, 2012, the court held that the agency's compliance orders may be challenged in a civil action brought under the Administrative Procedure Act. In October, the court will begin its new term with this challenge from conservative property owners seeking "to strip essential protections" from the legislation the committee argued.
"The Act’s pervasive antipollution mandates aim to fulfill three specified 'integrity' goals: 'to restore and maintainthe chemical, physical and biological integrity of the Nation’s waters.' Other provisions set forth criteria regulators must assess and that govern decision-making under the Act," according to the brief.
The brief also stipulates the legislation is designed for the agency and the Army Corps of Engineers to use science-based data to make decisions effecting a region's water.
Delaware water quality
Delaware is no stranger to water quality issues, with drinking water sources the subject of contamination.
In February, a U.S. Geological Survey report took aim at untreated well water in Delaware when it found widely distributed per-and polyfluorinated alkyl substances, or PFAS, contamination statewide.
More on the polluted waterwaysDelaware is not stranger to contaminated waterways
More on sewage in public watersA sewage leak led to halting fishing.
The USGS report released in December 2021 found a variety of types of PFAS in water from 16 of the 30 wells sampled in Delaware; one sample contained eight different types. Those that contained PFAS generally had low concentrations, meaning only ongoing monitoring was required.
According to USGS data, all wells sampled receive groundwater from the Columbia aquifer, which supplies water for more than 90% of the state.
A month earlier, issues of accessibility to clean municipal water were the focus of hearings.
Vikki Prettyman, Delaware and Maryland state manager for the Southeast Rural Community Assistance Project, knows all too well the challenges in providing clean water to families.
"Currently, the New Hope community's water is in such poor condition with high iron and other contaminants that they cannot drink or use the water," Prettyman said last month. "We were able to secure a grant that is paying for delivery of 5-gallon bottles of water to certain residents. They do have a county water system in the process of construction, so they'll be able to connect to that at some point."
That system is now online, allowing safe water consumption to those connected to it.
In March, the Environmental Integrity Project claimed 97% of Delaware rivers and streams are too polluted for both water recreation and aquatic life.
The Clean Water Act at 50 report, released March 17, lists Delaware among the worst in the nation in terms of miles polluted by illegal runoff of fertilizer, other contaminants and algae blooms dangerous to both humans and fish.
"As a legal term under the Clean Water Act, 'impaired' means a waterway has too much pollution for a public purpose," said Tom Pelton, Environmental Integrity Project director of communications. "That includes swimming, fishing or as a drinking water source. That can also include contamination by fecal bacteria, nitrates and algae blooms that cause dead zones."
Nationally, the 2021 water quality report is comprised from tests conducted by almost 50,000 local water utilities across the United States with the compendium of results included in the full report.
More on water safety issues in MarylandMaryland mobile home parks face water woes
More on cleaning up water contaminationWater contamination cleanup efforts continue
"A total of 56 new chemicals found in this year's data fall in one of two categories: new PFAS and chemicals from the EPA’s UCMR-4 round of testing, which included new chemicals, like pesticides and radioactive material that water systems had to test for," Environmental Working Group said in a statement.
The presence of trace amounts of some chemicals in samples also does not necessarily imply there is cause for concern.
Another EPA case give glimpse into Supreme Court leaning
The federal agency was also the target of another ruling by the high court, this one pertaining to enforcement of clean air standards
By a 6-3 vote, with conservatives in the majority, the court said Thursday that the Clean Air Act does not give the Environmental Protection Agency broad authority to regulate greenhouse gas emissions from power plants that contribute to global warming.
Instead, the ruling noted the agency is limited to plant-by-plant regulation.
That flies in the face of the current administration's goal to cut the nation's greenhouse gas emissions in half by the end of the decade and to have an emissions-free power sector by 2035. Power plants account for roughly 30% of carbon dioxide output.
HIGH COURT:Supreme Court rules against EPA effort to regulate power plant emissions in major climate suit
"The Supreme Court’s misguided decision particularly threatens the health and livelihood of low-income people of color who are bearing the brunt of climate change and are often exposed to higher levels of air pollution, toxic hazards and other contaminants," said the Maryland League of Conservation Voters.
The Chesapeake Bay Foundation echoed those sentiments when it described Thursday's decision as a threat to the quality of life of the 18 million people "who live, work, and play" in the Chesapeake Bay watershed.
"Reducing emissions from coal-fired power plants is essential to restoring the bay and its rivers and streams. Measures that curb greenhouse gasses from power plants also reduce nitrogen pollution. Approximately one-third of the nitrogen pollution damaging the bay comes from the air," said Denise Stranko, Chesapeake Bay Foundation Federal Executive.
According to the foundation, bay jurisdictions have developed and are implementing a science-based plan to restore the bay called the Chesapeake Clean Water Blueprint.
Legal experts have surmised this ruling signals to federal agencies they will no longer be able to issue industry-wide regulations sans congressional authorization. By narrowing the scope of the federal agency, much of the Biden administration's attempts to cut carbon dioxide levels nationally may be in jeopardy.
"While this decision narrows the federal government’s authority under the Clean Air Act, it leaves room for EPA to act on its duty to tackle carbon emissions from power plants," the foundation said in statement. | https://www.delmarvanow.com/story/news/local/delaware/2022/07/05/upcoming-supreme-court-case-will-test-limits-on-clean-water-actions/65364569007/ | 2022-07-05T11:01:27 | 1 | https://www.delmarvanow.com/story/news/local/delaware/2022/07/05/upcoming-supreme-court-case-will-test-limits-on-clean-water-actions/65364569007/ |
100 years ago
July 5, 1922: Yesterday was the sanest Fourth of July in many years in Bloomington. Not a drunk was arrested during the day, not a drop of blood shed, not a disorder of any kind reported to the police. Never before, according to the police, has the Fourth passed with so little excitement. The only interruption of tranquility was early in the morning, when a shotgun was fired in the city limits.
75 years ago
July 5, 1947: Special events promising to make the 1947 Eureka Pumpkin Festival "bigger and better" were announced by chairman Ben C. Leiken. The event, to be held Sept. 26 and 27, is set to feature crowning of the 1947 Pumpkin Queen by Ronald Reagan, Warner Brothers motion picture star, president of the Screen Actors Guild and a 1932 graduate of Eureka College. Thousands of free pumpkin pies are also part of the event.
50 years ago
July 5, 1972: The office of McLean County Clerk Paul D. Morris is prepared to issue marriage licenses to 18-to-21-year-old males who the attorney general says are no longer required to have parental consent for licenses. Attorney General William J. Scott has issued an opinion that Illinois law requiring men under 21 and women younger than 18 to obtain permission of a parent before marrying discriminates against males.
25 years ago
July 5, 1997: The state's decision to put a freeze on new building projects has left Heartland Community College facing the possibility of limiting enrollment. The college was on the capital funding list to receive $21 million for its new campus on Raab Road in Normal, with work set to begin next spring, but lawmakers did not pass the capital budget. "We were the victims of politics," said Heartland President Jonathan Astroth.
Compiled by Pantagraph staff | https://pantagraph.com/news/local/history/75-years-ago-reagan-to-crown-eurekas-pumpkin-queen/article_a6ad4bac-fbc4-11ec-bb86-db6e48dcf831.html | 2022-07-05T11:02:45 | 1 | https://pantagraph.com/news/local/history/75-years-ago-reagan-to-crown-eurekas-pumpkin-queen/article_a6ad4bac-fbc4-11ec-bb86-db6e48dcf831.html |
CUMBERLAND COUNTY, Pa. — A two-vehicle crash at 5:15 p.m. on July 1 in Hopewell Township has left one person dead, according to Pennsylvania State Police.
Tyson Hathcock, 23, of Shippensburg, was identified by the Cumberland County Coroner and pronounced dead at the scene.
PSP reports that the crash occurred at a four-way intersection, when Hathcock was traveling north on Britton Road and Toby Leid, 19, the other driver, was traveling west on Ridge Road.
Hathcock reportedly failed to stop at the properly posted stop sign, and entered the intersection when Leid's vehicle struck his passenger side, PSP says.
According to officials, both vehicles continued off the north side of Ridge Road, where Hathcock struck a pole, before his car came to a final rest on its passenger side. Leid's vehicle came to a final rest upright on that same road.
Leid did not sustain any injuries during the crash.
Hathcock was reportedly not wearing a seatbelt at the time of the crash, according to Pennsylvania State Police. Leid, however, was wearing a seatbelt.
The crash is still under investigation by State Police. | https://www.fox43.com/article/news/local/1-dead-following-fatal-crash-cumberland-county/521-1e5f9230-b3f7-4d3f-a129-16fcf57d6d8e | 2022-07-05T11:17:32 | 0 | https://www.fox43.com/article/news/local/1-dead-following-fatal-crash-cumberland-county/521-1e5f9230-b3f7-4d3f-a129-16fcf57d6d8e |
PENNSYLVANIA, USA — It’s that time of year when homeowners are putting a special kind of tape around their trees to slow the invasion of spotted lanternflies. The insect species can be a big nuisance to local plants and crops.
However, this is also the time when many animals like squirrels, bats, and hawks begin to have babies and need trees in order to learn how to survive on their own. So, instead of the tape trapping lanternflies, it’s trapping other animals.
This is why local wildlife centers are calling on people to use caution when wrapping their trees with lanternfly tape.
“It's very, very sticky," Tracy Young, with the Raven Ridge Wildlife Center said. "There’s a toxin in this glue, the stress of these animals being stuck and not being able to get off these sticky tapes...whether it’d be the animal or people panicking trying to pull these animals out of the tape, there’s feathers lost, there’s bones that are being broken, there’s skin that’s being torn."
If one of these animals gets stuck in the tape, here’s what you need to do:
“Put tissue or paper towel around the sticky part that the animal is not sticking too, cut around it, put the animal in a box, and transport it to a wildlife rehabilitator," Young told FOX43.
There are ways you can prevent this from happening, as well:
“Circle traps, they have some different, other ideas of traps that can get the nymphs, and the lanternflies, but are deterrent to our wildlife," Young said. "Also, screen, very fine, window screen, which is easy to work with and to bend around the trunk of the tree, over the tape, that if the animal happens to fly in there, they can bounce off that screen, or they can crawl over it and continue to go up the tree and utilize it."
For resources that can help you create a wildlife barrier for a spotted lanternfly sticky band trap, click here. | https://www.fox43.com/article/news/local/local-wildlife-centers-call-on-people-use-caution-lanternfly-traps/521-8244a684-e2ff-4ecb-826e-f9574bd63929 | 2022-07-05T11:17:38 | 0 | https://www.fox43.com/article/news/local/local-wildlife-centers-call-on-people-use-caution-lanternfly-traps/521-8244a684-e2ff-4ecb-826e-f9574bd63929 |
It’s National Graham Cracker Day. Translation: It’s time to make s’mores!
The Kenosha Public Library is hosting an outdoor storytime from 9:30 to 11 a.m. in Lincoln Park, 6900 18th Ave. Families are invited to bring a blanket or lawn chair and join the group under the shade near the ball diamond shelters for an all-ages storytime, followed by some bubbles, music and more. Note: If the weather is bad, the program will be canceled. Admission is free.
Kenosha’s historic Velodrome in Washington Park, 1901 Washington Road, hosts Tuesday Night Bike Racing. The races are 7 to 10 p.m. Tuesdays. Spectators can cheer on their favorite racers from “the hill.” Admission is free. kenoshavelodromeracing.com.
Prost! The Petrifying Springs Biergarten is welcoming summer patrons. The Biergarten is open from 4 to 9 p.m. Monday through Thursday, noon to 9 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays, and noon to 8 p.m. Sundays. The Biergarten is located near the Highway JR entrance on the south end of Petrifying Springs Park, 5555 Seventh St., in Somers.
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The Milwaukee County Zoo is offering a new attraction this summer: “Dragon Kingdom” is open through Sept. 5. Zoo visitors will “enter an enchanting mythical world to encounter more than 15 awesome animatronic creatures found in cultures throughout the world.” The dragons include an “ice” dragon from the Arctic, a Chinese dragon who brings good fortune and a dragon from Persian mythology, with a lion’s body — and rows of sharp teeth! The cost is $3 per person in addition to regular zoo admission. milwaukeezoo.org. | https://www.kenoshanews.com/news/local/todays-events-for-tuesday-july-5/article_ae6c24de-f99a-11ec-b065-6f0ebda67162.html | 2022-07-05T11:36:49 | 1 | https://www.kenoshanews.com/news/local/todays-events-for-tuesday-july-5/article_ae6c24de-f99a-11ec-b065-6f0ebda67162.html |
AUSTIN, Texas — Austin-area fire crews had a busy Fourth of July.
The Austin Fire Department said that between the hours of 8 p.m. and midnight, the department and 11 surrounding Travis County fire departments responded to 90 brush, dumpster, grass and trash fires. AFD said the Cedar Park and Round Rock fire departments also assisted and that "presumably most were fireworks related."
The department said the fires were mostly small grass, dumpster and trash fires, but several reached one to two acres in size.
AFD said crews also responded to three structure fires, but their causes have not been reported yet.
Meanwhile, Lake Travis fire crews confirmed they received a call about a grass fire at around 11:45 p.m. on July 4, at 17000 Rocky Ridge Road, near Hudson Bend Road. Crews were able to keep the small grass fire at Paradise Cove Marina contained and it was extinguished at around 12:20 a.m. Fireworks are being investigated as the possible cause of the fire.
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The latest North Dakota coronavirus news: biofuel boost, food aid and more.
Biofuel aid
The U.S Department of Agriculture is providing $700 million to help support biofuel producers who faced unexpected market losses due to the coronavirus pandemic.
The funds are being made available through the Biofuel Producer Program, which was created as part of the federal CARES Act.
Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack said the aid “will pave the way to economic recovery for America’s biofuel producers, stimulate a critical market for U.S. farmers and ranchers, and support our nation’s transition to a clean-energy economy.”
Biofuel producers in 25 states including North Dakota are getting assistance.
For more information, go to https://bit.ly/3uevzuN.
Mobile food pantry
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Trucks carrying fresh vegetables, bakery items and boxed goods will make stops in North Dakota this week.
Food through the Great Plains Food Bank Mobile Food Pantry is available at no cost to those in need. Scheduled stops are (all times are local):
Thursday:
- Sheyenne, Ostby Hall, 11:30 a.m. – 12 p.m.
- New Rockford, 116 1st Ave. N., 11:30 a.m. – 12:45 p.m.
- Finley, Center Avenue, 2 p.m.
For more information, go to https://bit.ly/3lkvv80.
Testing and vaccines
A comprehensive list of free public COVID-19 testing offered in North Dakota can be found at health.nd.gov/covidtesting. That site also lists where free at-home test kits are being offered.
People can go to https://www.ndvax.org or call 866-207-2880 to see where COVID-19 vaccine is available near them.
County-level COVID-19 risks determined by the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention can be found at https://bit.ly/3Clifrq.
Guidance and resources for businesses are at https://bit.ly/3w0DpKj.
General information is at https://www.health.nd.gov/diseases-conditions/coronavirus. | https://bismarcktribune.com/news/local/health/north-dakota-coronavirus-news-july-5-biofuel-producers-get-pandemic-boost/article_70435c04-f87d-11ec-97fe-6f7c3aeb9ca2.html | 2022-07-05T11:48:01 | 0 | https://bismarcktribune.com/news/local/health/north-dakota-coronavirus-news-july-5-biofuel-producers-get-pandemic-boost/article_70435c04-f87d-11ec-97fe-6f7c3aeb9ca2.html |
ORLANDO, Fla. – At least 12 people were injured during a shooting scare Monday night at a Fourth of July celebration at Lake Eola in Orlando, police said.
Parkgoers attending Fireworks at the Fountain, the city’s annual Independence Day celebration, started scrambling shortly after the fireworks began around 9:45 p.m.
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Orlando police said it’s believed someone threw firecrackers or some other type of firework into the crowd and the noise was mistaken for gunshots. Police said there was no evidence that shots were fired.
About a dozen people were injured during a stampede, which was captured on video. Parkgoers started running away, seeking shelter and some even jumped into Lake Eola to escape the apparent danger.
“This whole (area) was filled with people just trampling down everybody. We got trampled down. We got pinned down onto the ground,” a woman said.
“We saw people running and everyone just started running. I don’t know. It was scary,” a man told News 6 anchor Matt Austin as the fireworks show continued.
“I have no idea what happened. All I know is I’m not trying to die, so we just tried to leave as quickly as possible,” another woman said.
No arrests were made, but Orlando police are seeking more information about the scare, saying, “Our officers remain at Lake Eola in an effort to confirm what led to (Monday night’s) confusion during the fireworks show. Your helps is needed! If you were in this area at approx. 9:50pm, (call) our non-emergency line, 321-235-5300, or Crimeline.”
Check back for updates. | https://www.clickorlando.com/news/local/2022/07/05/see-the-moment-when-chaos-erupted-at-lake-eola-fireworks-show-in-orlando/ | 2022-07-05T11:52:12 | 0 | https://www.clickorlando.com/news/local/2022/07/05/see-the-moment-when-chaos-erupted-at-lake-eola-fireworks-show-in-orlando/ |
ORLANDO, Fla – The tastes of the Windy City are coming to the City Beautiful this weekend.
À La Cart is showcasing the city’s flavors during Chicagopalooza starting Friday through Sunday, from 11:30 a.m. to 10 p.m.
According to its website, there will be food trucks featuring Chicago-themed dishes and beers from Chicago-based breweries.
The beers on draft that will be offered during the event are:
- Goose Island ~ 312 Lemonade Shandy (Fruited Wheat)
- Goose Island ~ Hazy Beer Hug (Hazy IPA)
- Hubbard’s Cave ~ Chocolate Covered Strawberries (Imperial Pastry Stout)
- Lagunita’s ~ The Waldos’ Special Ale (Triple IPA)
- Phase 3 ~ DDH Bold-er (Hazy Triple IPA)
- Une Annee ~ Peche (Barrel-Aged Peach Sour)
- Une Annee ~ Pils (Pilsner)
For more information, click here.
Check out the Florida Foodie podcast. You can find every episode in the media player below: | https://www.clickorlando.com/news/local/2022/07/05/windy-city-meets-city-beautiful-taste-the-flavors-of-chicago-at-this-orlando-event/ | 2022-07-05T11:52:18 | 1 | https://www.clickorlando.com/news/local/2022/07/05/windy-city-meets-city-beautiful-taste-the-flavors-of-chicago-at-this-orlando-event/ |
Another wave of holiday weekend violence struck New York City overnight, with 13 people shot and three killed in a half-dozen incidents across the city spanning just a few hours.
After a terrible start to the year, the city's gun problem has improved, and shooting incidents for the first half of 2022 were actually down 12% versus 2021. But abrupt spasms of violence, particularly over weekends, still plague the five boroughs.
The first fatal shooting happened at 11:30 p.m. Monday at a deli in East New York. The circumstances of the dispute are not yet clear, but two men, 21 and 23, are dead, and a third, 18, is in critical condition at Brookdale. A suspect is in custody.
At almost the same moment, in the Bronx, three people were shot on Prospect Avenue in the Belmont section. A 62-year-old man is dead, and two other men, 23 and 26, are stable at St. Barnabas.
But those were only the fatal incidents; there were four others between 10 p.m. and 2 a.m., in Rochdale Village (four shot in the feet at a barbecue), Fordham (man shot in the torso), Norwood (man shot in shoulder) and Morrisania (man shot in chest).
The overnight shootings in New York City follow the Illinois July 4th parade shooting that took six lives, as well as a shooting at a Philadelphia July 4th event that left two cops wounded and sent people scrambling for cover. | https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/13-shot-3-dead-in-overnight-wave-of-nyc-holiday-violence-spec-ny-only/3761347/ | 2022-07-05T12:00:40 | 1 | https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/13-shot-3-dead-in-overnight-wave-of-nyc-holiday-violence-spec-ny-only/3761347/ |
LITHIA, Fla. — A home in Hillsborough County was destroyed on Independence Day in a fire likely caused by fireworks, Hillsborough County Fire Rescue said.
Fire officials report the homeowner called 911 around 9:47 p.m. to say a garage fire was spreading through his home on Soratrace Street in Fishhawk.
When firefighters arrived on the scene, they said they found heavy smoke and flames jutting through the roof of the garage and central part of the house. Fire crews said they began a "defensive attack" in order to keep the blaze in check while protecting nearby homes.
Firefighters said they were unable to get aerial access to the home "due to overhead obstructions," and it was difficult for them to reach the back of the house, which made it harder for the blaze to be put out.
The department said firefighters believe the fire was likely caused by fireworks. The homeowner discarded used fireworks he believed were out in a cardboard box in his garage, but didn't fully extinguish them with water, fire crews said.
Investigators said they believe the heat of the fireworks started the fire in the box, which then rapidly spread throughout the garage and the home.
Fire crews said the homeowner told them he was able to rescue two of his three dogs, but the third hadn't been located.
No individuals or first responders were hurt in the fire, the department said. | https://www.wtsp.com/article/news/local/hillsboroughcounty/fishhawk-house-fire-fireworks/67-3b1580a1-9030-47c4-8656-6086fec8b17d | 2022-07-05T12:01:52 | 0 | https://www.wtsp.com/article/news/local/hillsboroughcounty/fishhawk-house-fire-fireworks/67-3b1580a1-9030-47c4-8656-6086fec8b17d |
OLIVIA, Minn. — When a 15-year-old boy came to the Olivia City Council with plans to build his hometown a veterans memorial, Mayor Jon Hawkinson wondered if the lad had bitten off more than he could chew.
Yet, there was something about Dominique Claseman.
“He had architect drawings, he had the space picked out,” the mayor recalls.
And perhaps most importantly, “He knew there would be people in our community who would want to donate to something like this,” the mayor recalls.
Today, no skeptics remain.
On Memorial Day, several hundred people gathered for the dedication of Olivia’s new veterans memorial, completed by Dominique as his Eagle Scout project a few weeks before his 17th birthday.
Ron Kopacek, who headed up the dedication’s honor guard, was amazed as anyone that Dominique pulled it off. “Fifteen years old, sophomore in high school, he's going to raise $12,000 to $15,000 we're thinking, ‘What? Really?’”
Turns out Dominque didn't just raise his starting goal of $12,000 to $15,000.
He collected more than $77,000.
“I question myself on how I even did it sometimes,” Dominque says with a smile.
Dominique hung flyers in businesses, did interviews with the local newspaper and radio station, and set up a table to pitch his project during events at the Olivia American Legion.
As purchases of engraved pavers and other donations exceeded Dominique’s expectations, he expanded his vision of what the memorial could be.
“I wanted to show more appreciation in a bigger way,” says Dominique, who comes from a long line of men who served their country. Among them: Dominique’s father, who wore his Iraq combat boots, at Dominique’s request, to leave 21 foot prints in the memorial’s wet cement.
Mark Jurgensen, who serves as a Boy Scout scoutmaster, isn’t surprised his son saw the project through to its grand conclusion.
“He’s one of them kind of kids that likes to make sure that he doesn’t disappoint anybody, and he strives really hard for that,” Mark says.
On dedication day, a stream of people walked through the memorial, reading the 280 pavers engraved with the names of men and women with Olivia ties who served in the military, some who gave their lives for their country.
The U.S. flag, the Minnesota flag, and the POW flag fluttered over the honored names, a central headstone, black granite benches and bronze statues.
Off to one side of the memorial, Kim Wertish hugged Dominique tightly. “Thank you,” she told him.
Kim’s son James was killed in Iraq on July 16, 2009, with two other members of the Minnesota National Guard, Carlos Wilcox and Dan Drevnick, whose names are also etched in the memorial.
“James has been honored in many cities through connections with the military, and that's dear to us also, but this is our hometown,” Kim says.
Dave Wertish, James’ father, says of Dominique, “He’s got a good heart.”
Dominque also has a knack for raising money.
“This is something special,” says Aaron Russell, a district executive with the Boy Scouts of America. “We were trying to figure out if there’s been in recent memory a project of this scale, especially with the money raised. We couldn’t think or find anything even close to it.”
Aaron smiles, then adds. “I’m an Eagle Scout myself and I raised, maybe $700, $800 for (his project) total, and I thought that was tough at the time. I can’t even imagine.”
The memorial is in Olivia’s Kubesh Park, near the intersection of U.S. Highways 71 and 212.
In early May, Dominique dug a shovel of dirt in a ceremonial groundbreaking, before turning the job over to the contractors he hired.
Dominique hopes his two younger brothers will one day expand the memorial for their own Eagle Scout projects.
Dominique was among the speakers at the dedication.
“The memorial before you is the result of the generosity and support that I, and the veterans of community, have received,” Dominique told the assembled crowd.
Mark Hebig drove two hours to attend the ceremony. His father, Alfred Hebig, served in Korea and is listed on one of the pavers.
“I never knew him very good because he was killed in a car accident when I was 1 year old,” Hebig said, holding back tears. “It’s been a long time, but you still always remember.”
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WINTER HAVEN, Fla. — An investigation into an overnight shooting has shut down Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard in Winter Haven, police said.
The roadway between First Street North and 11th Street Northeast will be shut down for "several hours," according to a Winter Haven Police Department news release.
Few details have been made available on the shooting investigation. Authorities say they expect to release more information later Tuesday morning.
Police are asking drivers to find alternate routes until further notice.
You can find the latest traffic information below and by clicking here. | https://www.wtsp.com/article/news/local/polkcounty/winter-haven-shooting-road-closure/67-945a12e0-50f6-455e-8d97-95771711bb06 | 2022-07-05T12:02:04 | 0 | https://www.wtsp.com/article/news/local/polkcounty/winter-haven-shooting-road-closure/67-945a12e0-50f6-455e-8d97-95771711bb06 |
SARASOTA, Fla. — Fireworks may be to blame for a home going up in flames on Independence Day in Sarasota, the Sarasota County Sheriff's Office said.
It happened just after 10 p.m. on Ashley Parkway near Ashley Court in Sarasota, deputies said.
Fire crews were called in to battle the blaze and the sheriff's office was called to assist, the agency said.
Firefighters actively worked for hours to put out the fire. The fire is still under investigation, but the sheriff's office said fireworks may have been the cause.
Everyone who lived inside the home is safe, deputies said.
For several hours overnight, Ashley Parkway was closed and people were asked to avoid the area. The roadway reopened around 4 a.m., the sheriff's office said. | https://www.wtsp.com/article/news/local/sarasotacounty/sarasota-house-fire-fireworks/67-4d9263cb-136e-4a59-968b-0b75db4ef108 | 2022-07-05T12:02:10 | 1 | https://www.wtsp.com/article/news/local/sarasotacounty/sarasota-house-fire-fireworks/67-4d9263cb-136e-4a59-968b-0b75db4ef108 |
OLIVIA, Minn. — When a 15-year-old boy came to the Olivia City Council with plans to build his hometown a veterans memorial, Mayor Jon Hawkinson wondered if the lad had bitten off more than he could chew.
Yet, there was something about Dominique Claseman.
“He had architect drawings, he had the space picked out,” the mayor recalls.
And perhaps most importantly, “He knew there would be people in our community who would want to donate to something like this,” the mayor recalls.
Today, no skeptics remain.
On Memorial Day, several hundred people gathered for the dedication of Olivia’s new veterans memorial, completed by Dominique as his Eagle Scout project a few weeks before his 17th birthday.
Ron Kopacek, who headed up the dedication’s honor guard, was amazed as anyone that Dominique pulled it off. “Fifteen years old, sophomore in high school, he's going to raise $12,000 to $15,000 we're thinking, ‘What? Really?’”
Turns out Dominque didn't just raise his starting goal of $12,000 to $15,000.
He collected more than $77,000.
“I question myself on how I even did it sometimes,” Dominque says with a smile.
Dominique hung flyers in businesses, did interviews with the local newspaper and radio station, and set up a table to pitch his project during events at the Olivia American Legion.
As purchases of engraved pavers and other donations exceeded Dominique’s expectations, he expanded his vision of what the memorial could be.
“I wanted to show more appreciation in a bigger way,” says Dominique, who comes from a long line of men who served their country. Among them: Dominique’s father, who wore his Iraq combat boots, at Dominique’s request, to leave 21 foot prints in the memorial’s wet cement.
Mark Jurgensen, who serves as a Boy Scout scoutmaster, isn’t surprised his son saw the project through to its grand conclusion.
“He’s one of them kind of kids that likes to make sure that he doesn’t disappoint anybody, and he strives really hard for that,” Mark says.
On dedication day, a stream of people walked through the memorial, reading the 280 pavers engraved with the names of men and women with Olivia ties who served in the military, some who gave their lives for their country.
The U.S. flag, the Minnesota flag, and the POW flag fluttered over the honored names, a central headstone, black granite benches and bronze statues.
Off to one side of the memorial, Kim Wertish hugged Dominique tightly. “Thank you,” she told him.
Kim’s son James was killed in Iraq on July 16, 2009, with two other members of the Minnesota National Guard, Carlos Wilcox and Dan Drevnick, whose names are also etched in the memorial.
“James has been honored in many cities through connections with the military, and that's dear to us also, but this is our hometown,” Kim says.
Dave Wertish, James’ father, says of Dominique, “He’s got a good heart.”
Dominque also has a knack for raising money.
“This is something special,” says Aaron Russell, a district executive with the Boy Scouts of America. “We were trying to figure out if there’s been in recent memory a project of this scale, especially with the money raised. We couldn’t think or find anything even close to it.”
Aaron smiles, then adds. “I’m an Eagle Scout myself and I raised, maybe $700, $800 for (his project) total, and I thought that was tough at the time. I can’t even imagine.”
The memorial is in Olivia’s Kubesh Park, near the intersection of U.S. Highways 71 and 212.
In early May, Dominique dug a shovel of dirt in a ceremonial groundbreaking, before turning the job over to the contractors he hired.
Dominique hopes his two younger brothers will one day expand the memorial for their own Eagle Scout projects.
Dominique was among the speakers at the dedication.
“The memorial before you is the result of the generosity and support that I, and the veterans of community, have received,” Dominique told the assembled crowd.
Mark Hebig drove two hours to attend the ceremony. His father, Alfred Hebig, served in Korea and is listed on one of the pavers.
“I never knew him very good because he was killed in a car accident when I was 1 year old,” Hebig said, holding back tears. “It’s been a long time, but you still always remember.”
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BENTON, Ark. — The Benton Police Department is searching for a pair of missing siblings that were last seen in the Tyndall Park area.
According to authorities, they're searching for 11-year-old Stonie Thompson and her 12-year-old Bentley Theriot.
Stonie was last seen wearing a blue t-shirt and blue leggings and is described as having blonde hair that's shoulder-length. Her brother Bentley was last seen wearing a green and navy t-shirt along with green and black shorts.
Authorities encourage those with information to contact them at 501-778-1171. | https://www.thv11.com/article/news/local/missing-persons-reports/police-search-missing-11-year-old-12-year-old/91-729b853f-1876-4dc2-9ec1-c19349ad43df | 2022-07-05T12:17:01 | 0 | https://www.thv11.com/article/news/local/missing-persons-reports/police-search-missing-11-year-old-12-year-old/91-729b853f-1876-4dc2-9ec1-c19349ad43df |
ATLANTA — At least one person is dead after a fiery crash on Tuesday morning in southwest Atlanta.
APD officers responded at about 6:10 a.m. to the area of Ralph D. Abernathy Boulevard and Cascade Road. Police said the vehicle caught fire and there was at least one occupant inside who was deceased.
A witness sent video to 11Alive and said it was a white Tesla that appears to have crashed into a building.
Officers are working to learn more about what led to the crash.
This is a developing story. Check back often for new information.
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ATLANTA — Atlanta Police need help as they try to find a teen who went missing over the Fourth of July holiday.
Eighteen-year-old Jason Giersch was last seen on Page Avenue Northeast, according to police.
They add that he was wearing a white shirt and red pants, and was driving a gray Honda CRV.
Those with any information on his whereabouts are asked to call police. | https://www.11alive.com/article/news/local/missing-in-georgia/atlanta-police-missing-teen/85-94a33977-bdce-4b53-9991-75f7a92e1148 | 2022-07-05T12:18:35 | 0 | https://www.11alive.com/article/news/local/missing-in-georgia/atlanta-police-missing-teen/85-94a33977-bdce-4b53-9991-75f7a92e1148 |
LAKE STATION — A person is in custody following a shooting Monday night in the 3300 block of Edison Drive, police said.
One person was shot, but Lake Station police have not yet provided the status of that victim or the identities of either person involved.
"Just wanted the public to know it was an isolated incident and not a random act of violence," according to police.
Police voiced hope about stopping the rumors and fear being spread on social media.
The shooting occurred just before 10 p.m.
Anyone with information regarding the shooting is encouraged to contact Lake Station Police Detective Steve Peek at 219-962-1186 or by email at speek@lakestation-in.gov. | https://www.nwitimes.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/one-in-custody-following-region-4th-of-july-shooting/article_e1afa6ff-afe9-5f34-b435-09f3eedf1c2a.html | 2022-07-05T12:19:51 | 1 | https://www.nwitimes.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/one-in-custody-following-region-4th-of-july-shooting/article_e1afa6ff-afe9-5f34-b435-09f3eedf1c2a.html |
INDIANAPOLIS — Certain vaping products now cost more in the Hoosier state — that's because Indiana's newest vape tax went into effect Friday, July 1.
According to the bill's author, Sen. Travis Holdman, a 15% tax now covers closed-system vaping product, which are pre-filled and ready to be used when purchased, like Juuls, for example.
On the other hand, open-system vaping products are filled manually and are often considered more dangerous. Those products have been taxed at 15% since 2021.
Holdman said this new tax was designed to bring parity to the closed-system products.
Byran Hannon, the regional government relations director for the American Cancer Society's Cancer Action Network, works at the local, state and federal level to prevent all types of cancers, while also working to help cancer patients get the treatment they need.
"One reason why we go after parity in our advocacy work and make sure these things are treated equally is we want to make sure people aren't discouraged to quit, and that they don't seek out cheaper, more affordable products when one product goes up," Hannon said.
Holdman agreed with Hannon's reasoning.
"I think if they pay a 15% tax on anything, it would make me think twice about whether or not it's a wise move or not, because typically, when we tax something at that high rate, it's because we have a concern about its use and how it's going to be utilized in our culture," Holdman said. "I think folks need to think twice if they really want to pay at 15% tax on something that might be questionable."
According to Hannon, the long-term effects of using e-cigarettes are still being studied, but he said experts do know vaping can become addictive and act as a gateway to regular cigarettes for young people.
This comes as the tobacco tax in Indiana has not been raised in 16 years, according to Hannon. He says nearly one-third of cancer deaths in Indiana are attributed to tobacco use.
"Our job, as advocates, is to push lawmakers to do more to protect the health of Hoosiers," Hannon said. "That really starts with what we consider to be low-hanging fruit. Tackling tobacco use really is low-hanging fruit."
Hannon said the current Indiana tax is 99 cents per pack, which is almost $1 less than the national average.
According to Hannon, taxing vaping products is a step in the right direction when it comes to preventing use in the Hoosier state, but he said more work also needs to be done to increase the state's tobacco tax.
"That would generate hundreds of millions of dollars of revenue that we could reinvest in public health, things like tobacco prevention, but many other public health programs are really lagging" Hannon said. "Indiana ranks 48th in the country in per capita public health funding, so it is kind of a win-win. We can raise the tax, help people quit smoking and then raise that revenue and reinvest in public health programs that improve health across the board."
Holdman believes there is room to increase the vaping tax in the future, which is far lower than the tax on tobacco.
"I'm open to making a change in that," Holdman said. "I can see where some folks think that the open-system maybe needs to be even higher than the closed-system because we don't know what the product is or what's contained in the product that's being added to the vaping devices itself. I do have some concerns that the open-system maybe should have been higher in the 2021 session, but that's an argument for another day."
"It's important that we not just pass taxes but that we pass them in ways that are effective," Hannon said.
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One of the men charged in connection to last month's mass shooting on South Street was scheduled to appear in court Tuesday morning.
Quran Garner, 18, is expected to stand before a judge for his preliminary hearing at 9 a.m. in Philadelphia, according to court documents. Garner is charged with aggravated assault, including assaulting a police officer.
Police said the mass shooting started after three men began fighting at 5th and South streets on June 4. Shortly after the fighting began, gunmen opened fire leading to chaos on the popular, crowded Philadelphia street.
Philadelphia police said three people, including two innocent bystanders, were killed and 11 others were injured.
Another man charged in the shooting, 34-year-old Rashaan Vereen, is expected in court in early August. The two teenagers charged with murder have not had their court dates released. | https://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/local/man-involved-in-south-street-shooting-expected-in-court/3290290/ | 2022-07-05T12:33:05 | 0 | https://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/local/man-involved-in-south-street-shooting-expected-in-court/3290290/ |
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COLLIER COUNTY, Fla. — A bicyclist was hit by a car in Collier County early Tuesday morning.
The crash happened on Immokalee Road and Nursery Lane.
The unidentified individual was taken by Medflight to Gulf Coast Hospital as a trauma alert.
The crash is currently under investigation.
No further information was immediately available. This is a developing story. | https://nbc-2.com/news/local/2022/07/05/bicyclist-injured-after-being-hit-by-car-in-collier-county/ | 2022-07-05T12:43:01 | 1 | https://nbc-2.com/news/local/2022/07/05/bicyclist-injured-after-being-hit-by-car-in-collier-county/ |
GRAY, Tenn. (WJHL) — East Tennessee State University and the Northeast Tennessee Tourism Association (NETTA) continue to direct focus on the tourism industry in the region and the professionals who keep it running.
The two organizations teamed up to offer a Hospitality and Tourism Management Certification course for industry professionals interested in honing their skills. The course is the first of its kind in Tennessee and has produced 40 graduates in its three years of operation.
The course is led by Alicia Phelps, the executive director of NETTA, with guest presenters and behind-the-scenes visits to various leading tourism and hospitality establishments in the area such as The Carnegie Hotel and the Tri-Cities Airport.
Phelps said the course covers a range of topics from management, public relations, current technology, finance, safety and social trends. She said the hope is to retain talent in the region and give them the skills necessary to progress at their current employer or with another company or organization within the area.
“We were one of the industries that pulled the region into one of the top four visited areas in the state when it comes to hospitality and tourism,” said Phelps. “So, it’s very, very important to invest in our industry to make sure that it grows sustainably and that our workforce is ready and educated and top-notch.”
According to NETTA, tourism is the second-largest economic driver in Tennessee, and in a non-pandemic year, Northeast Tennessee can generate $911 million in direct visitor spending. NETTA and ETSU want to capitalize on the talent and professionals already working in the tourism and hospitality region to retain their talent and continue to grow the region’s income.
“One of the things that we started talking about very quickly, and ETSU approached us, was how can we create a program that may not last an entire semester, but it is specifically geared toward continuing education,” said Phelps. “So, you’re not going to see a traditional college student here, you’re going to see folks from all walks of life from all different facets of the hospitality and tourism industry.”
On top of visitor spending, NETTA reports the tourism and hospitality sector in Northeast Tennessee pays more than $194 million in payroll and employs nearly 7,000 people.
The course has expanded to include high school teachers as well; they then take the lessons back to students in career and technical education programs. Graduates of the program said the course takes a holistic approach, starting from the bottom up.
“On one of the first days you’re coming in, and they’re teaching you how to dress, some of the manners, some of the words to use,” said Bradley Hoover, a sports marketing manager at Visit Kingsport. “Then, by the end of the course, we literally had a gentleman come in that owns and operates his own restaurant. And he came in with his master plan and presented that to us. He also let us go home with a hard copy of it. So where else you are you find something like that?”
In previous years, graduates said topics also included timely issues like a pandemic response.
“Something that should not have surprised me, but I thought was very relevant, is that we had a whole seminar on crisis communication,” said Alec Castro, the director of sales and public relations at Visit Johnson City. “In our industry, the pandemic was devastating. So, really preparing the future workforce with those skill sets was very important.”
Darla Dye, the director of professional development in the College of Graduate and Continuing Studies at ETSU, said advertising and awareness of what the region has to offer don’t just benefit tourists.
“We can offer great customer service and to the public, not just the tourists, but also our people who visit our different events and our venues throughout the region,” said Dye.
Castro had only been in the tourism industry for two months before starting the course. He said getting the certification accelerated his career.
“I had just started in the industry and it really provided a launching pad and a primer, to grow my career and really expedited my trajectory as well,” said Castro. “I was promoted fairly quickly into the organization that I started…it really has given me the network and the knowledge that someone who was a seasoned professional would have.”
Administrators said the growth of tourism in the region leads them to believe there will be continued demand and need for the program.
“Recently, I attended a luncheon where the Commissioner of Tourism came in, and he talked about how they’ve even increased tourism dollars for Tennessee through all this COVID and pandemic,” said Dye. “So, I think it’s going to be here a while and as long as we take care of our resources, and keep things beautiful as they are.”
Classes will be held over two six-week sessions on Tuesday nights from 6-9 p.m. from August to November at Hands On! Discovery Center. Registration is required and scholarships are available. For more information and to enroll, click here or call ETSU Office of Professional Development at (423) 439-8084. | https://www.wjhl.com/news/local/growing-tourism-in-northeast-tennessee-etsu-netta-team-up-for-certification/ | 2022-07-05T12:47:32 | 1 | https://www.wjhl.com/news/local/growing-tourism-in-northeast-tennessee-etsu-netta-team-up-for-certification/ |
In Central Pa, this 15-year-old business owner is crafting innovative ice cream treats
Ice cream is the perfect summertime treat, and at Ripleigh’s Eat It or Not Creamery in McSherrystown, 15-year-old owner Ripleigh Maring is changing things up a bit.
She's offering unusual ice cream flavors, show-stopping milkshakes, fresh-made waffles and more.
Following in the footsteps of her entrepreneurial mother, Ripleigh learned about running a small business as a child, though she never expected to open a business of her own, and at such a young age.
Her mother, Laura Maring, owns two businesses of her own and guided her along the way when she expressed interest in opening a place of her own.
"I would watch my mom at work, and I saw what it was like to own a business." Ripleigh added: "I wouldn't be who I am without her."
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The inspiration for her ice cream shop came from her passion for creativity and her love of travel. Coming from a family that enjoys seeing the world, globetrotting led Ripleigh to places including London, Greece and Iceland - to name just a few.
"In Iceland, they had this rye bread and black licorice ice cream, and I thought OK this is pretty cool," she said.
Two years ago, with the support of her parents, Ripleigh decided she wanted to open her own business - an ice cream shop.
So, last summer, the business started out as a seasonal food truck concept in Emmitsburg, Maryland, with operations closing during the winter months.
With the intention of having a business operating year-round, the family decided to open a retail location in their hometown, located in Adams County just outside of Hanover. That grand opening happened in early June.
"We thought: why don't we bring something fun to McSherrystown," she said.
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Ripleigh's Eat it or Not Creamery
The shop's name is a play on words, inspired by Ripley's Believe It or Not, an American franchise that brought light to strange and unusual world events, through television and books.
At Ripleigh's Eat it or Not Creamery, Ripleigh has set out to create unusual ice cream flavors and concoctions that you won't be able to find anywhere else in the area.
"Sometimes we'll sit around the dinner table and just come up with some of these flavors and then try to make it work," she said.
Partnered with local dairy farm Apple Valley Creamery in East Berlin, Ripleigh's makes their ice cream with A2 milk, which is more digestible for those with lactose sensitivities.
"Some of our ice cream is made with milk so fresh that it comes straight from the cow in less than 72 hours," she said.
The shop serves a menu of classic flavors such as strawberry, vanilla and chocolate, while also offering a rotation of daring flavors including mango Sriracha, flamin' hot cheeto or spicy pineapple avocado.
But hand-dipped ice cream is not the only thing they serve.
Ripleigh's also offers specialty freak shakes, an over-the-top milkshake made with their homemade ice cream and a variety of mix-ins and toppings.
Their most popular shake on the menu is the strawberry cheesecake. Four scoops of homemade strawberry ice cream get blended into a shake before being drizzled with strawberry sauce and topped off with a whole slice of cheesecake and a healthy dollop of whipped cream.
"I love being able to put my creative mindset to work, and constantly make things that the public can see," said Ripleigh, an incoming sophomore at Delone Catholic.
Inspired by her Florida travels, the shop also serves pop-it waffles, which are Belgian waffles shaped as a taco and filled with two generous scoops of ice cream and an assortment of toppings.
Ripleigh also recommends the campfire s'mores waffle, filled with vanilla or chocolate ice cream and covered in graham crackers, a Hershey's chocolate bar and whipped cream.
While running a business is a big job for this 15-year-old, Ripleigh said the shop is her second home, and being there doesn't always feel like work.
"I get to work with my friends, and it's so convenient to always be here and hang out together."
Ripleigh plans to continue working at the shop when school resumes in the fall. And she is looking to further her education by attending college after graduation, with the hope of opening another business one day.
Ripleigh's Eat it or Not Creamery is open daily from 12 - 9 p.m. and is located at 2 S. Sixth St., McSherrystown.
Lena Tzivekis is a Central pa reporter. Do you know a local eatery she should check out? Email her at etzivekis@gannett.com, or message her on Twitter at @tzivekis! | https://www.ydr.com/story/news/local/2022/07/05/central-pennsylvania-teen-opens-up-ice-cream-shop-with-unusual-flavors/65364068007/ | 2022-07-05T12:52:23 | 0 | https://www.ydr.com/story/news/local/2022/07/05/central-pennsylvania-teen-opens-up-ice-cream-shop-with-unusual-flavors/65364068007/ |
Century-old, electric-powered Chief Uncus tour boat is launched into the Susquehanna River
A nautical journey that began with Susquehanna National Heritage Area board members visiting a 109-year-old electric boat a state away in late 2019, culminated last Wednesday with members cruising in it on the Susquehanna River for the first time.
It took about four hours for a 125-ton crane to lower 19,000 pounds of boat and cradle into the Susquehanna after it was trucked from a storage area near Marietta in Lancaster County. The wooden boat had previously made the trip to Marietta by truck from Cooperstown, N.Y., and was kept in storage and updated over the winter.
Using a large sling, the cradle and boat were lifted from the truck trailer and slowly lowered into the flooded part of a boat ramp at Long Level in Lower Windsor Township, York County. A backhoe was used to push the cradle into deeper water, where the Chief Uncus could float and be pulled off the cradle by a small motor boat.
After some tweaking of the boat’s systems, the launch made its first journey north on the Susquehanna to its new dock at the Zimmerman Center for Heritage.
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The Susquehanna National Heritage Area organization, which works to develop the region as a "destination for outdoor fun and cultural discovery," bought the 1912 Elco Electric Motor Launch to replace a pontoon boat for its popular River Discovery Boat Tours. On those tours, visitors learn about the history and culture of the river.
The boat originally was produced for Adolphus Busch, co-founder of the Anheuser-Busch beer dynasty, after a 1910 gas-powered Elco caught fire. Busch specifically wanted an electric boat because he thought it would be safer.
Now, fitted with new batteries, the boat is capable of running for eight hours before it needs charging. It offers a different experience of moving along the river with just the sound of water rushing past the boat.
According to Mark Platts, president of the heritage area group, tours are expected to begin later this summer once the boat is certified as a passenger vessel by the U.S. Coast Guard.
An excited Platts commented during the first run: “Once we started floating…it’s no longer a project (of something that’s going to be)...we’re floating! I can’t wait to share it with people."
Tickets for one-hour tours will be $20 for adults and $10 for youths (ages 5 to 17). Children ages 4 and under will be free. Tours will be offered Thursday–Sunday through early- to mid-October. They will embark from the dock at SNHA’s Zimmerman Center for Heritage, 1706 Long Level Road, near Wrightsville. More information will be posted as it develops at SusqNHA.org.
I have captured life through the lens since 1983, and am currently a visual journalist with the USAToday Network. You can reach me at pkuehnel@ydr.com. | https://www.ydr.com/story/news/local/2022/07/05/electric-wooden-tour-boat-chief-uncus-launched-in-susquehanna-river-york-county/65365534007/ | 2022-07-05T12:52:29 | 1 | https://www.ydr.com/story/news/local/2022/07/05/electric-wooden-tour-boat-chief-uncus-launched-in-susquehanna-river-york-county/65365534007/ |
GEORGETOWN, Texas — Editor's Note: The above story is from July 4, before the girls were located.
An Amber Alert for two missing teenage girls out of McGregor has been cancelled after McLennan County Sheriff's Office Human Trafficking Unit located the girls unharmed in Georgetown, Texas.
Lead detective of the Unit, Joseph Scaramucci, tells 6 News the teens, Emilee Solomon and Aysha Cross, were located with a man who has been identified as 30-year-old James Robert Van Houten. He is being booked into the Williamson County Jail facing two charges of harboring a runaway child. He will see a judge Tuesday morning.
Scaramucci says Van Houten has no relation to the two teens and had picked them up in Bellmead where they were with another individual. Van Houten then took the two teens to Georgetown. 6 News is still working to find out who all was involved in the situation but authorities are still investigating.
The girls were located with the help of data analyst from across the country that helped officials identify probable locations of the teens, according to Scaramucci. He says with the help of contacts Monday, they were able to get the missing teens to give minor details about their location which led detectives to Georgetown.
"I think that this is evidence that when departments work together to find missing kids and partner with other nonprofit organizations, how fast we can make things happen and get the children located," Scaramucci added.
The detective told 6 News, the Snapchat message that was sent by the teens that read "help" was their "cry for help."
"I think it's evident that we need to take missing kids seriously," Scaramucci added. "I would also say that we really need to be paying attention to who our children are talking to and what's going on in their lives because this is evidence that things can evolve very quickly and the situation can get pretty bad."
Both teens were reunited with their families early Tuesday morning.
Georgetown Police helped the MCSO Human Trafficking Unit with the arrest late Monday night. Scaramucci says there is still a lot to follow-up on with the investigation, including others that possibly harbored the missing teens over six days.
Emilee Solomon and Aysha Cross, both 14 years old, had reportedly been missing from McGregor since last Wednesday.
The McGregor Police Department issued an Amber Alert for the two missing girls early Monday morning.
The FBI officially joined the search Monday afternoon.
Cross's mother, Shannon Harrison, told 6 News on Monday that her daughter and Solomon are friends from school and had gone missing after a sleepover Wednesday night.
Cross left her mother a note later that night which said she would find Solomon and "make this right."
Harrison said Solomon had initially gotten into a red car with a boy from the surrounding area and was taken back to his house. However, Harrison said the boy's parents made him take Solomon back to her neighborhood along with a chaperon.
Harrison told 6 News the boy is helping police but some angry community members are still threatening him. She said that needs to stop.
Solomon reportedly did not want to be dropped off at Harrison's house, and asked the boy and chaperon to drop her off several blocks away.
Harrison said Solomon, who had already destroyed her phone, then asked to use a phone to make a call, and disappeared. Neither teen has been seen since.
Harrison said the case was originally classified as a runaway case and the McGregor detective assigned to it was not authorized to put out an Amber Alert last week.
The situation changed early Monday morning. Harrison said both she and McGregor PD have reason to believe the girls are in immediate danger.
Harrison said the FBI joined the investigation around 9 a.m. Monday.
One Amber Alert went out early Monday morning and another went out just before 11 a.m. | https://www.wfaa.com/article/news/local/texas/missing-mcgregor-teens-found/500-f88de6a5-4afd-4218-9016-e0c696989240 | 2022-07-05T12:53:11 | 0 | https://www.wfaa.com/article/news/local/texas/missing-mcgregor-teens-found/500-f88de6a5-4afd-4218-9016-e0c696989240 |
GREENSBORO — Police say a male victim was seriously injured during a shooting overnight.
Officers responded to a shooting just before 1 a.m. in the area of South Elm Eugene Street at West Elmsley Drive, where they found the victim, Greensboro police said in a news release. He was taken by ambulance to a local hospital.
No other details were released by police about the victim — including his age — or what may have led to the shooting.
Police ask anyone with information to call Greensboro/Guilford Crime Stoppers at 336-373-1000; or, download the mobile P3tips app for Apple or Android phones to submit a mobile tip, or go to P3tips.com to submit a web tip. All tips to Crime Stoppers are completely anonymous. | https://greensboro.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/police-one-person-wounded-in-shooting-overnight-in-greensboro/article_03cd26d2-fc5a-11ec-aeb2-d3e4f7a3c9b9.html | 2022-07-05T13:06:05 | 1 | https://greensboro.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/police-one-person-wounded-in-shooting-overnight-in-greensboro/article_03cd26d2-fc5a-11ec-aeb2-d3e4f7a3c9b9.html |
Psychologist wants to close the gap between mental health and minority churches
PLAIN TWP. – For centuries, minority churches have served a dual purpose as a place of worship and as a social safe haven.
That doesn't mean people of faith shouldn't seek mental health treatment if they need it, says Dr. Ikeshia Smith, a clinical psychologist in Canton.
On July 8, Smith will host the first Stark County Minority Mental Health Gala: Bridging the Gap Between Mental Health Agencies and Minority Churches. The event will run 7 to 9 p.m. at First Christian Church's Heritage Hall, at 6900 Market Ave. N.
The free event is being sponsored by the Stark County Blessing Box Initiative and Primary Residential Mortgage.
"Originally, I came up with this idea three or four years ago," Smith said. "There's the Windchime Ball, and I thought, why isn't there anything for African Americans and mental health?"
Smith is chief strategist for the nonprofit, Mind Your Business. She also has a private telehealth practice based in Mentor, and is a psychological resident with Ohio GuideStone, a behavioral health service.
Smith said she was spurred to increase awareness for churches in 2021 after a minority social worker she knew died from suicide.
Shortly after joining Mind Your Business and while working on her doctorate, Smith uncovered research on minorities' reluctance to seek mental health care. It also showed that more than 90% of African Americans use their faith or spirituality to cope with mental health issues and various stressors.
No Judgement Zones
"For some, that is successful; however, for others, it is simply not enough," Smith said. "Research over the past two years shows an increase in minority youth suicide, adult suicide, depression, anxiety and trauma. Therefore, the collaboration and coordination between local mental health agencies and pastors ensures minority congregations are equipped with the necessary tools to address these ongoing mental health concerns.
"Our focus is on African American minorities; however, all minorities and other cultural groups are welcome to attend.”
Smith created No Judgement Zones in 2020 to increase awareness of the issue, and to provide pastors with resources to help their parishioners.
"I thought it would be the perfect opportunity," she said. "We've kind of steered toward the pastors because they are the leaders in their congregations."
Local churches who have hosted No Judgement Zones include the Pentecostal Temple Church of God in Christ and Abundant Grace of God Church in Canton, and Solomon's Temple in Cleveland.
"We try to address the stigma," Smith said. "Seeking help does mean you don't have faith. Yes, your faith can get you maybe out of that little depression that you have or maybe calm your anxiety, but it's also OK to talk to a professional, as well. We steer the program toward the pastors, to try to equip them with the tools they need. We try to point to the research and different things that may have people vulnerable. We try also to make sure we continue to talk about suicide, to normalize the conversation.
"I think sometimes when we talk about suicide, it gets scary, so we tend to avoid talking about it. No, we need to have those open conversations versus not talking about it ... so the point in having this event is to open those conversations, to normalize those conversations."
Though one myth has been that Blacks don't commit suicide, Smith says the statistics prove otherwise.
"Research says they do, do that," she said, "Actually, over the past two years with COVID, there was an increase among Black youth suicide and suicide in general, but specifically Black youth had a significant increase over all racial demographics."
Some of the chief causes, Smith said, tend to be environmental stressors such as bullying, self-esteem, family conflicts and social media.
'It's OK not to be OK'
"Granted, it's been happening over the past two decades, but we saw the faster rate in the past two years," she said.
No Judgement Zones are two-hour PowerPoint programs facilitated by licensed professionals. A graduate of Kent State University, Smith earned a master's degree in social work from Case Western Reserve University, and her doctorate in clinical psychology from Cappella University.
"It consists of going over the science and symptoms, and interventions they can use and help they can get afterwards," she said. "We also try to tie in the spirituality as well. It's also about collaborating and connecting them with mental health services. We also try to also provide them with statistics. Literally nobody thought Black youth suicide would be skyrocketing, but it did."
Smith said the outreach also stresses advocacy, adding that she's gotten assistance and support from StarkMHAR, Stark Mental Health and Recovery.
"Oftentimes minority groups tend not to have one, or they're ignored," she said. "My group with be advocating for local leaders to come together to find out what we can do."
Smith said there remains a stubborn belief among some minorities that to seek help is a sign of weakness.
"Choosing to get help does not mean you're weak," she said. "I want people to know that its OK to not be OK. It's also also OK to reach out for support."
To register, visit the shortened link, https://bit.ly/3I5k4vH or contact Smith at ikeshiasmith@gmail.com. There is a registration fee of $2.70 per person. | https://www.cantonrep.com/story/news/local/canton/2022/07/05/psychologist-bridging-gap-between-churches-and-mental-health/7760901001/ | 2022-07-05T13:06:54 | 1 | https://www.cantonrep.com/story/news/local/canton/2022/07/05/psychologist-bridging-gap-between-churches-and-mental-health/7760901001/ |
Stark County cities not seeing major impact from income tax refunds for remote work
As municipalities issue 2021 income tax refunds, for which some remote workers now are eligible, the complete effect on city budgets remains unclear. Thus far, most local municipalities report little to no major disruptions.
Tax refunds:Taxpayers who worked from home outside cities may be entitled to large tax refunds
In 2020, state lawmakers passed a bill that let municipalities tax workers as usual even if they worked from home during the pandemic. However, last year's state biennial budget allowed people to receive refunds for remote work conducted outside of the taxing municipality in 2021.
For example, it would apply to someone who works for a company located in Canton if they now work from home in another community. People can seek a refund until April 15, 2025.
By the end of this year or early 2023, the Ohio Supreme Court also is expected to hear a case filed by the conservative Buckeye Institute that challenges the 2020 collection of taxes.
Because of the ongoing period to file for a refund and the undetermined 2020 case, municipalities still do not have a full picture of how remote work will affect their tax revenue.
"We issue refunds all throughout the year," Canton's Chief Deputy Treasurer Michael McEnaney said in an email. "Additionally, nonresidents claiming COVID or garden-variety refunds for city-taxed income earned outside the city limits of Canton, will have three years within which to apply for their refunds."
How much is Canton issuing in tax refunds?
From Jan. 1 to June 3, the city reported about $3.24 million in total refunds. Of that amount, $448,898 from 2021 has been refunded and $124,324 from 2020 would be paid only if the state Supreme Court rules in favor of the refunds.
"The 2020s are not addressed in state statute and, thus, are being posted to our books so we can track them, but they're being withheld until the various cases across the state are fully litigated," McEnaney said.
Auditor Richard A. Mallonn II said there's been a decrease in revenue related to the pandemic but not a large enough amount to prompt adjustments to the city budget.
"I don't think it's made that much of an impact," he said, adding that the city will continue to monitor refund requests.
Massillon and North Canton not expecting large impact
Lori Kotagides-Boron, the income tax and budget director for Massillon, said in an email that the city has issued only $36,981 more in total refunds than last year.
Out of about $319,110 in total refunds, about $84,187 went to people who worked remotely in 2021. Therefore, Kotagides-Boron said, refunds to remote workers haven't been particularly significant for the city's budget.
The city of North Canton issued 151 refunds totaling $46,906 between the start of January and June 3, according to a report from the Regional Income Tax Agency (RITA). Remote work accounted for 11 refunds totaling $8,304 in 2021 and five pending requests totaling $3,864 in 2020.
Canal Fulton tracking COVID-related refunds
The city of Canal Fulton issued 91 tax refunds for 2021 — totaling $43,000 — by mid-June of this year. Of those, about seven went to non-resident, remote workers and amounted to about $8,000.
"We are tracking 2020 COVID refunds pending the Ohio Supreme Court decision," Tax Administrator Bill Keltner said. "All COVID requests must fill out the city’s refund request form with employer certification."
Keltner said the change in how remote workers were taxed in 2021 benefited Canal Fulton. The city's own tax reform approved by voters in 2019 also helped. It increased the income tax rate from 1.5% to 2% in 2020 and offered more reciprocity for taxes paid to other cities — shifting most of Canal Fulton's tax revenue from individual employee accounts to employers that withhold employee taxes.
"We have approximately gained 120 remote workers that were then added to our withholding, so it's generated about $12,000 a month in revenue," Keltner said.
If that amount remains unchanged, he said, it will add $150,000 a year to Canal Fulton's $2.7 million income tax revenue. The withholding accounts were established by companies in 2020 and 2021 "that have an understanding that their employees’ homes are now considered the employees’ workplaces."
Alliance and Louisville
The cities of Alliance, which issued 185 refunds totaling about $93,512, and Louisville, which issued 227 refunds totaling about $93,376, by early June did not identify refunds related to remote work.
"The tax system was not set up to internally track remote worker refunds for 2021," Louisville Tax Commissioner Laurie Arntz-Tournoux said in an email.
Alliance Auditor Kevin Knowles said in an email that he believed the amount refunded because of remote work was "relatively small."
Ohio Municipal League reports no big impact
There's been no singular effect on municipalities statewide.
"It really depends on the community and the makeup of the community and the location of the community," said Kent Scarrett, executive director of the Ohio Municipal League.
Some communities haven't seen the number of refund requests expected because taxpayers who live in other municipalities would still have to pay taxes, just to another city.
"So it's kind of a wash for a lot of taxpayers," Scarrett said.
Cities bordered by townships are more likely to lose tax revenue to remote workers seeking refunds, he added. The economic landscape, whether there's manufacturing or other businesses that operate in-person, also plays a role.
The nature of employment in a city likely will determine the future impact of the taxation change. Scarrett said pandemic-related government relief funds have helped stabilize municipal budgets in the short term.
"At least in five years, or the next few years, there'll be a certain amount of stability and things hopefully will settle down, and there'll be a little bit more predictability of workforce job performance," he said.
In addition to tax revenue, the trend toward remote work also has affected economic development agreements that provide businesses with tax abatements for creating a certain number of jobs. Those "new realities" for employers is something else for cities to consider in the future.
Scarrett also noted that the municipal income tax accounts for 70% to 80% of revenue for about 600 municipalities across the state. The Ohio Municipal League is working with Ohio State University's John Glenn School of Public Affairs to study the sustainability of the municipal tax and the effects of past legislative actions, such as the elimination of the estate tax and reduction of the local government fund.
"We're engaging with the General Assembly on how do they support municipalities that are experiencing revenue shortfalls that directly challenge their opportunity to support basic services like police and fire," he said. | https://www.cantonrep.com/story/news/local/stark-county/2022/07/05/cities-not-seeing-big-impact-income-tax-refunds-remote-work-stark-county-canton-massillon-alliance/7586869001/ | 2022-07-05T13:07:00 | 0 | https://www.cantonrep.com/story/news/local/stark-county/2022/07/05/cities-not-seeing-big-impact-income-tax-refunds-remote-work-stark-county-canton-massillon-alliance/7586869001/ |
SCRANTON, Pa. — Some people in Scranton spent Independence Day exercising their right to protest.
"2, 4, 6, 8, they can't make us procreate," protesters chanted Monday afternoon.
A few dozen people came out to Courthouse Square in Scranton on the Fourth of July.
They rallied against the recent Supreme Court ruling to send the Roe v. Wade decision back to the states, which eliminated women's constitutional right to an abortion.
The ruling shut down or severely restricted abortions in roughly a dozen states within days of the decision.
Roe v. Wade had put federal abortion protections in place.
The justices will next return to the courtroom in October.
In the video below is an explanation of the Roe v. Wade timeline and the history of the battle over abortion. | https://www.wnep.com/article/news/local/lackawanna-county/abortion-rights-rally-held-scranton-roe-v-wade-supreme-court-decision/523-5b3937cb-3ae1-4d3b-9cfa-3f439b818ee8 | 2022-07-05T13:16:31 | 0 | https://www.wnep.com/article/news/local/lackawanna-county/abortion-rights-rally-held-scranton-roe-v-wade-supreme-court-decision/523-5b3937cb-3ae1-4d3b-9cfa-3f439b818ee8 |
SEMINOLE COUNTY, Fla. – A body was found Tuesday morning in a retention pond in Sanford, according to fire officials.
The Sanford Fire Department said one person was found dead in a pond off Lake Mary Boulevard.
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Sanford police said investigators and crime scene technicians responding to the scene after 8 a.m., but no other details have been made available.
This is a developing story and will be updated with more information as we receive it.
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VOLUSIA COUNTY, Fla. – Volusia County is calling on volunteers to help clean up beaches after Fourth of July celebrations.
Crews are asking people to join them in picking up fireworks, food, cigarettes, broken beach chairs and plastic products.
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Officials said it will be the busiest beach cleanup day of the year.
The cleanup runs from 8:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. at three locations, including Tom Renick Park, Sun Splash Park and Mary McLeod Bethune Beach Park.
Last year, thousands of pounds of trash were hauled away from the beaches during the cleanup event. | https://www.clickorlando.com/news/local/2022/07/05/busiest-beach-cleanup-day-of-year-volusia-seeks-volunteers-after-fourth-of-july-crowds-make-big-mess/ | 2022-07-05T13:22:38 | 0 | https://www.clickorlando.com/news/local/2022/07/05/busiest-beach-cleanup-day-of-year-volusia-seeks-volunteers-after-fourth-of-july-crowds-make-big-mess/ |
ORLANDO, Fla. – Many people ran from Lake Eola during a scare at the Fourth of July fireworks show, leaving behind various items.
The Orlando Police Department said the chaos may have been caused by firecrackers or some other type of firework thrown into the crowd just after the main fireworks show began at 9:45 p.m.
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Video showed people running, some even carrying their children, as panic erupted during the scare. At least 12 people were hurt, although no one was seriously injured.
Police said the city worked after the fireworks show to collect items that people left behind at Lake Eola.
Anyone who is missing any of their belongings is asked to email eolahouse@orlando.gov and a city staff member will respond with instructions.
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ORLANDO, Fla. – The Orlando Police Department is seeking information to determine what exactly led to a mass panic at Lake Eola during a scare at the city’s Fourth of July fireworks celebration.
At least 12 people were injured Monday night while running from the scare, which police said may have been caused by firecrackers or some other type of firework thrown into the crowd just after the main fireworks show began at 9:45 p.m.
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Police are looking for information from anyone who was in the area pictured below around 9:50 p.m. to help “confirm what led to tonight’s confusion.”
“We saw people running and everyone just started running. I don’t know. It was scary,” a man told News 6 anchor Matt Austin as the fireworks show continued.
Some witnesses said they heard what they believed were gunshots, however, police said there was no evidence of a shooting.
Anyone in the area of the photo shared by Orlando police is asked to call 321-235-5300 or Crimeline at 800-8477.
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Construction is underway for a permanent home for Mandan Rodeo Days.
The event has become a Fourth of July staple in the Bismarck-Mandan area over the past century, but it has frequently relied on temporary venues. That was still the case this year, but the Mandan Park District and Mandan Rodeo Committee are building a venue that will host the annual event, along with others, going forward. Northwest Contracting began constructing the facility in late May.
The arena will cost $2.8 million, with $1 million of that raised through the Mandan Visitor's Promotion Fund, which is supported by city restaurant and lodging tax revenue. The rest has came from local organizations, community members and the Mandan Rodeo Committee.
"We are grateful to the community. We have had great enthusiasm and support,” Mandan Parks Director Cole Higlin said.
Dakota Community Bank & Trust President and CEO Dale Pahlke donated $750,000. The facility is being named the Dale Pahlke Arena on the Dakota Community Bank & Trust Rodeo Grounds.
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Plans to build an arena are not new. The rodeo has been without a permanent home for a while, according to Mandan Rodeo Committee Past President Jason Middleson. A number of potential arena projects have been proposed but didn't pan out -- until now.
“It's something they’ve been wanting to do for the past 30 years,” Middleson said. “It just hasn’t worked out.”
The permanent arena will create cost savings for the holiday event. The city of Mandan, the Mandan Park District, and the Mandan Rodeo Committee spend close to $35,000 on setup and tear-down costs, Middleson said. The money goes toward clearing a spot on the Dacotah Speedway racetrack, lighting and audio work, and other amenities.
The arena also will create better experiences for visitors, according to Higlin. Competitors will have a larger area to compete in that will feature better drainage during summer storms. Fans will sit in one of two 2,000-seat grandstands, both sheltered from the sun and rain by a canopy. Other features will include a video board and an area for food trucks. Some existing infrastructure will continue to be used.
“The venue is growing to what it should have been from the beginning," Higlin said.
Middleson said the arena will attract more events and people to the community and continue the rich history of Mandan Rodeo Days. He also hopes the arena will enable the event to grow. It's already the largest rodeo in North Dakota, and one of the oldest in the country, according to Middleson. The event drew over 6,100 spectators last year, according to the Mandan Park District.
“There is a lot of history with this rodeo and Mandan. When you say Mandan, you think of this rodeo," Middleson said.
Construction is set to be complete by fall. It was originally slated to wrap up by this July but was delayed due to supply chain issues and April snowstorms, according to the Park District. Mandan Rodeo Days will hold its first event in the new venue in July 2023.
For more information, go to https://mandanparks.com.
Reach Zachary Weiand at 701-250-8244 or zachary.weiand@bismarcktribune.com. | https://bismarcktribune.com/news/local/permanent-arena-being-built-for-mandan-rodeo-days-2-8m-facility-will-be-ready-next/article_12ae0378-ece3-11ec-9c7e-1b58582660fb.html | 2022-07-05T13:34:21 | 1 | https://bismarcktribune.com/news/local/permanent-arena-being-built-for-mandan-rodeo-days-2-8m-facility-will-be-ready-next/article_12ae0378-ece3-11ec-9c7e-1b58582660fb.html |
SAN ANTONIO — The search will continue Tuesday for a missing man out of Canyon Lake.
Comal County Emergency Services District 3 says the man went missing around 8 p.m. Sunday during a Fourth of July celebration.
The man is described as being in his 30s. Comal County fire chief Robert Mikel says the man went underwater but never came back up.
Mikel says the man was swimming near a boat that his group was on before he vanished. Texas Parks and Wildlife is now leading the search and will have a team of divers out this morning.
Officials believe that the man has drowned and are trying to search for the body.
On Sunday, game wardens and the fire department searched two sections of the lake near boat ramp one. The search and rescue team is now using sonar equipment to map out the bottom of the lake. So far, the search has been unsuccessful.
Mikel is asking that boaters avoid the area around boat ramp one until they find him.
On Facebook, the man’s family is begging that folks keep an eye out.
Back in June, there were two drownings back to back prompting federal officials to close some recreational areas out of concern for safety. | https://www.kens5.com/article/news/local/search-for-missing-boater-continues-in-canyon-lake-safety/273-de488ceb-53c8-4aaf-91fc-164ff4f4f7c9 | 2022-07-05T13:34:26 | 1 | https://www.kens5.com/article/news/local/search-for-missing-boater-continues-in-canyon-lake-safety/273-de488ceb-53c8-4aaf-91fc-164ff4f4f7c9 |
SAN ANTONIO — Three people are in the hospital following a triple shooting on the far west side, officials say.
San Antonio Police responded to an apartment complex off of Ingram Road around 2:30 a.m. Tuesday morning.
Police say two women are in critical condition after being shot multiple times. One of the victims was hit twice in the back and the other one was shot in the arm and upper body. A man was also shot.
Officials say they do not know what led up to the shooting. | https://www.kens5.com/article/news/local/three-people-in-hospital-following-triple-shooting-officials-say-news/273-a2d750f9-8bef-45b5-b9c2-a03c0c42ece5 | 2022-07-05T13:34:32 | 0 | https://www.kens5.com/article/news/local/three-people-in-hospital-following-triple-shooting-officials-say-news/273-a2d750f9-8bef-45b5-b9c2-a03c0c42ece5 |
HELOTES — The dog tag of a Marine who survived the battle of Iwo Jima dangling from Russell Minor’s key chain is a reminder of why he had to do better.
Years ago, he accompanied J.B. “Ty” Johnson to an event at the National Museum of the Pacific War in Fredericksburg marking the 60th anniversary of the battle, which killed 6,800 Americans and countless Japanese in 1945.
Johnson cried anytime someone brought up Iwo Jima.
When Minor asked if people ever thanked him for his service, Johnson replied, “I don’t recall.”
Disturbed, Minor made a vow.
“That’s going to change,” he remembers thinking. “I’ve got to start saying thank you to these guys.”
Minor, an H-E-B pharmacist, got involved in Alamo Honor Flight, a now-defunct group that took area veterans to Washington. He noticed, however, that the tribute ended when they returned home. So he started hosting veterans in breakfast groups.
Today, Minor, 68, of Boerne, coordinates four such groups in San Antonio and one each in Kerrville, Boerne and New Braunfels. Altogether, they contain around 30 World War II veterans, down substantially from the 116 who were involved in 2013, when participation peaked. But dozens of veterans from other wars join in, along with family and friends.
They often surprise and delight people who run into them.
The latest breakfast last week at a Jim’s restaurant on Hillcrest Drive drew five World War II veterans, including Pearl Harbor survivor Kenneth Platt. At another recent gathering, diners at the Jim’s off Bandera Road and Loop 1604 snapped photos, shook hands and thanked seven veterans, including a pair of 101-year-olds.
Minor said the same thing happened the last time at that particular Jims.
“People were just flocking over here with their cameras because they all wanted a picture,” he said. “That’s one of the things I love the most, is when the public chats with them and tells them how great they are.”
Veterans like San Antonio native Bill Lozano say Minor made a big difference in their lives. He first encountered Minor during a November 2010 honor flight to Washington, and later gathered with two other World War II veterans, Jim Kirk and J.J. Knaupp, at a Jim’s off Fredericksburg Road.
That was the start of the breakfast club, but Lozano and Knaupp went way back. They had worked together at a Piggly Wiggly grocery in San Antonio before the war. Lozano served on the USS Washington, a battleship that shelled Japanese positions at Iwo Jima that Knaupp, a mortarman, faced.
Kirk was a World War II POW who survived the Black March, one of the war's largely unknown horror stories .
“I guess veterans of every war just don’t talk about it too much, so when we got together it just seemed like we could converse with each other real well,” said Lozano, 96. “I had a brother who was a West Point graduate and he was a POW in the Korean War and he never talked about his experiences.
“Every time I tried to ask him about it, he’d just ignore it and we talked about something else.”
Retired Air Force Reserve Lt. Col. Ray Falke said Minor was “always concerned about somebody else, not himself.”
Lozano agreed, describing Minor as a laid-back person who “finds out about everybody.
“He knows more about me than I know about myself,” Lozano said.
Minor is an organizer, sending out messages for the breakfasts and making sure the table has enough seats. Jim’s is the favored venue in San Antonio — they meet at an IHOP in New Braunfels, a Denny’s in Boerne and a Cracker Barrel in Kerrville.
The food is OK, but the biggest draw is the camaraderie.
Falke, 95, a Navy veteran of the Pacific Theater who was a decorated Air Force navigator in the Korean War, joined the breakfast group in January.
“It didn’t take them long to let me be a part of them,” he said. “I really appreciate that, because I respect every one of them.”
When the veterans stand for photos in their red shirts and insignia-laden baseball caps, it’s almost as if Ty Johnson is there. Minor describes him as his best friend, but it was more than that. Though Johnson had two daughters, Minor was virtually the only family he had the last 19 years his life. He died in 2009.
“The first half of our full 19-year friendship I didn’t pay any attention to his war,” Minor said. “Then he invited me to Fredericksburg for the 60th anniversary Iwo Jima reunion. I had never talked to him about it.
“So we check in, go to the hotel room and I start reading about the battle,” he continued. “And here is the best friend in my life sitting across the room from me and I had never cared enough to inquire about it.”
Johnson couldn’t talk about the battle anyway.
“I’m thinking 60 years, that’s a lot of pain. He would cry,” Minor recalled. “Not only could he not talk, he would cry if Iwo Jima came up and I’m thinking, that’s a lot of pain these guys went through.”
A newly-motivated Minor served on the medical screening committee of Honor Flight and eventually as the group’s vice president.
The Washington visits were emotional, but didn’t seem sufficient, he thought.
“We got back and we’re saying goodbye to these guys and they’re walking away, getting into cars with their family and I’m thinking, ‘This is it? It’s all over?’ I said, ‘I don’t know what I’m going to do. I’m going to try to keep some of these guys together.’”
As the July 4 weekend neared with families planning cookouts and holiday trips, Minor was busy at home Friday, preparing to send out new emails for breakfasts next week, on Monday, Wednesday and Friday.
The Redshirt breakfasts, as he calls them, are his passion now.
“I also found out that no matter what I do or what I say or how much I think, it’s never enough. It’s never enough. I think I wrote a letter to the editor of the Express-News. That was the title of it,” he said, chuckling. “Never enough.”
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San Antonio homeowners will be eligible for a discount on their flood insurance this fall.
The city proved there is a reduced risk of flooding because its floodplain management efforts exceed the minimum requirements laid out by the Federal Emergency Management Agency.
“This announcement by FEMA is a recognition that the city is moving in the right direction when it comes to protecting our residents and their property from the life safety risks of flooding,” said District 7 Councilwoman Ana Sandoval, who’s often advocated for drainage needs.
The discount amounts to 20 percent for homeowners living in the floodplain and 10 percent for those outside it beginning Oct. 1. San Antonio joins more than 1,500 participating communities across the country.
The average flood insurance policy costs about $700 per year, according to the Texas Department of Insurance. But homeowners who live outside a high-risk flood zone can usually purchase a federal flood policy for less than $500 a year.
San Antonio will join class six of the program. Property owners in class one receive the highest discounts, up to 45 percent off for residents who live in a floodplain.
Home and business owners in a floodplain are required to carry flood insurance by mortgage lenders, per the National Flood Insurance Act.
Homeowners can see if their home or neighborhood sits in the floodplain by checking the San Antonio River Authority’s digital floodplain map.
The goals of the program include reducing flood damage to insurable property and fostering comprehensive floodplain management.
More than 70 other communities in Texas participate in or will join the federal incentive program this fall. Residents of nearby Leon Valley, Live Oak, New Braunfels, San Marcos, Austin and Guadalupe County can also take advantage of the discounts.
San Antonio’s need for drainage can seem staggering — officials estimate $3.1 billion worth of projects are needed. The new voter-approved 2022 bond program is one way the city is making a dent in that need.
At the ballot box, the drainage and flood control proposition received more support than any other part of the bond program. It won 71.9 percent approval to spend $169.9 million on 23 projects.
It’s still only a fraction of the resources the city needs for drainage, which are typically expensive projects to carry out.
Sandoval, who has keyed in on environmental health concerns such as flooding, worked with West Side Councilwoman Teri Castillo this year to propose a committee that will create a flood control master plan for San Antonio.
The hope is that a citizens advisory committee will allow residents to have more say in how the city determines which drainage projects to fund and when.
Floodplain management is often complex and crosses political boundaries. The opportunity for residents to address it should be ongoing, rather than limited to a once-every-five-years process with a citizens bond committee, advocates have argued.
A smaller group of City Council members agreed in late May to send Sandoval and Castillo’s proposal to another council committee to hash out the details.
City staff had proposed sending the measure straight to a full City Council vote to establish the flood control working group, but some weren’t ready to do so, saying they needed to work out how to include real estate experts without introducing a conflict of interest.
The new FEMA discount program is an acknowledgment of work the city has already done, Sandoval said in a statement.
“While there is still much work to do, today’s announcement is a step in the right direction,” Sandoval said. “It is also a tangible way our city can save homeowners money on maintaining their homes.”
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Four teens are vying for the 2022 title of Miss Bristol, with the crowning this week at the Parkway Chateau, 12304 75th St.
The event is among the highlights of the 2022 Bristol Progress Days celebration, to be held Friday through Sunday, July 8-10. This year’s theme is “May All Your Dreams Come True in 2022.”
The Miss Bristol Coronation Banquet will be Friday starting at 7 p.m., and will include an award ceremony for the Outstanding Citizen and Junior Outstanding Citizen. Cocktail hour starts at 6 p.m. This year’s Miss Bristol will take over from 2021 winner Amanda Palmen.
Contestants are judged on speaking ability, personality, appearance and civic accomplishments in both their community and in school. At the banquet, they will each have to answer a different question, and receive a final round of judging on socializing, stage appearance and pose, personality and appearance again.
Event coordinator Carol Gorsuch praised this year’s contestants.
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“We always have a great group of girls vying for the Miss Bristol crown and this year is no different,” Gorsuch said. “So far with the time that I have spent with this year’s girls, they get along really well and I look forward to working with them over the Progress Days weekend, where they will be kept very busy.”
Gorsuch said organizers are excited to see the return of the carnival to the Bristol Progress Days, along with numerous other activities planned for the weekend.
“I have enjoyed every Bristol Progress Day celebration that I’ve been with over the years. It’s always a great small town festival,” she said.
The 2022 Miss Bristol candidates include:
Janae Hope Bayles
Janae Hope Bayles, 17, will be a senior at Westosha Central High School. She plays softball with Bristol Recreation and has attended Bristol Progress Day all her life.
She volunteers with Operation Christmas Child, Children’s Heart Project and Ronald McDonald House, doing everything from collecting donations to making blankets. Bayles hopes to become an EMT and firefighter in Bristol. In school, Bayles was awarded the Academic Excellence Award and has made the honor roll three years so far.
Amanda Gorsuch
Amanda Gorsuch, 19, will be a sophomore at the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater, and she hopes to explore her interests further in college to decide what direction she would like to go. She enjoys spending time with family and friends. Gorsuch has volunteered with her church teens group in a variety of ways, serving as vice president for two years and president for one.
Gorsuch volunteered at the Trevor Sharing Center. Gorsuch was active in $-H for several years and participated in the Kenosha County Fair, winning many awards. She was in the school band, Jazz Lab, choir, Central Swing Inc., and drama programs as both cast and crew, and has worked as a backstage technician at UW-Whitewater’s Young Auditorium. Gorsuch has participated in the district Solo ensemble throughout high school, receiving many awards and performing at the state competition several times. Academic awards include graduating Cum Laude from Westosha and being named to the Dean’s List each semester since attending Whitewater.
Priya Kurszewski
Priya Kurszewski, 17, is a recent graduate of Westosha Central High School and future freshman at the University of Wisconsin-Parkside who hopes to one day be a therapist. She’s volunteered at Safe Harbor, Bristol Senior Center and the Holy Cross Church. In school Kurszewski was president of the Key Club for three years and a member for four.
Kurszewski was a member of the Gay-Straight Alliance for four years and vice-president for one. She also took part in drama productions for three years, and was manager of hair and makeup for 2 years. A member of the choir, Kurszewski sings opera and participated in the District Solo Ensemble, scoring a 1. She received the Student of the Month award and Thespian of the Month award.
Shannon Wiebers
Shannon Wiebers, 16, will be a junior at Westosha Central High School, and plans to attend college to become a registered emergency veterinary nurse. She does both figure and team skating and has been training for 10 years. Wiebers is also a trained ice dancer, competing individually at many competitions and winning gold, silver, bronze and pewter medals.
Wieber took second place at the Badger State Games and will be representing Wisconsin this summer at the State Games of America. In school, Wiebers is an officer of the Health Occupations Students of America. She has participated in vision screenings and the Autism Walk. She is in the Drama Club as a member of the tech crew. Working with hair, make-up and costumes. She was awarded Student of the Month during her freshman and sophomore years
IN PHOTOS: BRISTOL PROGRESS DAYS PARADE 2021
Bristol Progress Days, an annual community celebration for more than 50 years, culminated Sunday, July 11, with the “2021 – Looking Forward” parade, daytime activities at Hansen Park and fireworks at dusk.
Organizers billed the festival as “the biggest small village celebration in Wisconsin. For three days in July, Bristol in western Kenosha County Wisconsin, becomes the site of good old family fun.”
The parade, with more than 100 units, began at 12:30 p.m. Sunday and traveled along 199th Avenue and ended at Hansen Park.
The parade is “famous for the candy raining down on its spectators.”
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Adam Scheele, left, advisor to the Westosha Central High School marching band, walks alongside members as they march through the street in Dow…
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Hundreds line the streets at and near the Village of Bristol offices and Fire Department Sunday for the Candy Parade during Bristol Progress D…
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Rachael Petroski, left, with 9-month-old daughter Britta, of Kenosha, and mother-in-law Debbie Petroski (background) at the Bristol Progress D…
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A participant in the Bristol Progress Days Candy Parade tosses goodies to people along the parade route Sunday afternoon.
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Parade-goers wave as participants riding in the Bristol Fire Department aerial truck greet them at the Bristol Progress Days Candy Parade Sund…
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Priscilla and Ben Kopczynski, Bristol Progress Days "outstanding citizens" greet hundreds of people during the Candy Parade on Sunday.
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Newly crowned Miss Bristol, Amanda Palmen, sits atop a Ford Mustang, as she waves to the crowd at the Bristol Progress Days Candy Parade in 2021.
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Bristol School PTO member Stephanie Muscha and son Arthur, 1, prepare to toss candy to the crowd during Bristol Progress Days Parade on Sunday.
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A member of the Lake County Mounted Posse, northern Illinois horse club, hoists the colors, while riding in Sunday's Bristol Progress Days Pa…
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Meghan Lynn of Kenosha, gives daughter Peyton Arndt-Lynn, 11 months, a ride on her shoulders as she reacts to the horses going by at the Brist…
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It's become common knowledge that the decadeslong practice of extinguishing natural fires made forests overly dense and more prone to big, destructive blazes.
Now, a Midland author with a longtime affinity for the Pecos River region points to a portion of his 2016 book detailing how trees in this area grew thicker and larger — making the forest landscape more flammable, especially with the climate becoming warmer and drier.
The wooded area that Patrick Dearen describes in his book "Bitter Waters: the Struggle of the Pecos River" is a microcosm of the West, where the federal policy of snuffing wildfires that naturally thinned forests led to overgrowth blamed for feeding increasingly common wildland infernos.
Dearen said the book relates directly to the Hermits Peak/Calf Canyon Fire — the largest blaze in New Mexico's history — because part of the fire raged in the dense forest land near the Pecos River's headwaters.
The two-month-long fire has burned nearly 342,000 acres and destroyed at least 300 homes.
"This was inevitable," Dearen said in a phone interview. "Sooner or later it was going to happen because the stage was set in the 1890s."
Dearen, 71, has authored more than two dozen books, both fiction and nonfiction, most of them with a Western theme.
He said he has done voluminous research over the years on the history and ecology of the Pecos River, which stretches 926 miles across New Mexico and Texas.
The federal government established the Pecos River Forest Reserve in the Sangre de Cristo Mountains in 1892, and within six years, it grew to 431,000 acres. The reserve would become a national forest in 1907 and then become part of the Santa Fe National Forest in 1915.
In 1898, John D. Benedict, the forest superintendent, said a key mission was to protect the timber from destructive forest fires, Dearen said.
Benedict was among the forest officials promoting a no-fire policy that later would be more widely adopted.
The U.S. Forest Service viewed quelling wildfires as its chief mission after the agency was created in 1905. The agency began carrying out that objective with greater zeal in the early 1930s, with a policy of extinguishing new fires by 10 a.m. the morning after they ignited. That policy would continue until the 1970s.
Meanwhile, the timber on the Pecos lands grew much more dense through the 20th century as crews pounced on any new fire, Dearen said, noting that foresters tallied the proliferating trees over the years.
In a 1911 survey, they counted 50 to 60 ponderosa pines per acre, Dearen said. By the end of the 20th century, the number had grown to 1,089 per acre — a twenty-fold increase, he said.
At the same time, they found 1,348 Douglas firs per acre by the late 1990s, Dearen said. There are no records of how many of these fir trees populated the land in the early part of the century, but this is high density nonetheless, he said.
When the area first became a reserve, a third of it was made up of old wildfire burns and a third was open space, he said, so its natural state was spacious meadows interspersed with thickets.
That topography made it much less prone to mammoth fires, Dearen added.
Officials estimated fuel loads went from 5 tons an acre in the early 1900s to as much as 60 tons by the late '90s, Dearen said.
Aside from more crowded forests, hyper-vigilant fire protection led to tall trees towering over shorter trees, he said. This can create "fuel ladders" that enable a ground fire to climb up the shorter trees, then the taller ones, all the while intensifying as flames ignite their canopies into fast-spreading crown fires.
Crown fires have been a common challenge in the Hermits Peak/Calf Canyon blaze, which was driven by high winds and low humidity against the backdrop of drought.
In the 19th century, the common view was timber should be protected from natural threats like fire to ensure maximum yields when logged.
Dearen said with the Pecos reserve, the motives went beyond commercial extraction. Foresters believed increasing the tree cover would benefit the Pecos River, he said.
In 1890, L. Bradford Prince, governor of the New Mexico Territory, called for the Pecos River's headwaters to be set aside as a park — contending that preserving the timber there was vital to irrigating the valley for farmers, Dearen said.
"They had all kinds of reasons why they thought the greater the timber, the greater the water flow would be," he said. "It seemed to be well-intended but not exactly accurate."
A 1902 forest reserve manual reflects their views, Dearen said. They thought denser timber would create more shade, prolonging snowmelt, while shielding the snow against the wind, which causes it to dry and evaporate, he said.
The trees also would keep the soil from washing away in heavy rains, Dearen said, citing the manual. That larger layer of soil could then absorb and store rain for drier periods, he said.
"But by preserving the timber, it denied nature its natural housecleaning," Dearen said.
Before people got involved, low-intensity wildfires would burn through these forests, which were only moderately dense, every five to 25 years, consuming grasses and debris, he said.
In the 1970s and '80s, forest officials resisted conducting prescribed burns and letting natural fires run their course but began embracing this type of fire management in the 1990s, said Tom Ribe, public lands advocate and author of a book that takes a critical look at the 2000 Cerro Grande Fire.
Both the Cerro Grande and Hermits Peak/Calf Canyon fires resulted from prescribed burns gone wrong.
Like other prescribed burns, the intent was to consume the fuels built up over decades of agencies not allowing natural fires to thin them.
The Hermits Peak Fire formed when afternoon gusts blew the burn out of control in early April. It later merged with the Calf Canyon Fire, which ignited from a January pile burn that smoldered for months.
Some similar missteps were made with both the Cerro Grande and Hermits Peak fires, Ribe said. Crews felt pressed to complete the burns despite dry conditions and the risk of erratic spring winds, especially on sloping terrain, he said.
Ribe said he can understand why agencies want to do as many controlled burns as possible, given how much the fuels have amassed.
Though agencies have ramped up prescribed burns in the past two decades, they've barely dented the vast overgrown forests, he said.
"The budgets that they have and the personnel that they have, there's no way they're ever going to catch up with it," Ribe said. "They should've started on this back in the 1960s."
Meanwhile, the prolonged drought and climate change are compounding the problem, making the parched fuels more flammable and causing warmer, drier weather that's often not conducive for doing the much-needed burns, Ribe said.
A recent study published in the journal Nature Climate Change says the West is experiencing the driest 22-year period since A.D. 800, putting the region in a megadrought.
Human-driven climate change is compounding the drought's severity and lengthening its duration, the researchers say, estimating it could drag on to the 30-year mark before it finally passes.
Federal agencies might have to make the hard decision of not doing prescribed burns in the spring unless there's been an above-average wet winter, Ribe said.
"They have a smaller and smaller window to do the prescribed burns," he said.
Dearen said the changing climate combined with overgrown forests are a recipe for a catastrophic blaze like Hermits Peak/Calf Canyon — an unforeseen consequence of putting out all fires for most of a century.
"You take it being drier and hotter and the density of the forest and fuel loads, and it was waiting to happen," Dearen said.
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The second half of 2022 is underway, and the Reporter-Telegram wanted you to be informed about the bigger stories and events coming.
There will be elections, oil market news and sports events to keep an eye on. Also, community leaders will have full control of the next tax bills, and diving will take center stage at COM Aquatics.
ICYMI: Private school arrests top list of 2022 stories
Don't forget Celebration of the Arts later this month, a fly-in at Midland Airpark in August and St. Ann's Family Fair in September.
November candidate elections
There will be local elections in November for the city, school district and college.
Those on the ballot are:
Midland ISD: District 3 (Tommy Bishop), District 5 (John Trischitti) and District 6 (Rick Davis has indicated he will not run).
Midland College: Place 1 (Steve Kiser), Place 2 (Linda Cowden) and Place 3 (Larry Lawrence).
City of Midland: Mayor (Patrick Payton), District 3 (Jack Ladd Jr.) and District 4 (Lori Blong).
The signup period to put a name on the local ballots is July 25 to Aug. 22.
Tax election?
That remains to be seen. The most likely candidate for a tax election in November is the county, but 2023 might be the better option as time is running out to put an effective campaign together. Leaders have expressed interest in taking another shot at raising the sales tax in the county (outside the city of Midland). The revenue could pay for expenses expected to come like the cost of new or expanded jail facilities.
Academic achievement improvements
The community is still waiting for a peek at STAAR test scores, but internal metrics have Midland ISD officials optimistic that progress will be made. That first look is expected in July and grades for individual campuses are expected in August.
Budget season coming
Tax rates will be determined over the next few months for the fiscal 2022-23 year.
The total combined tax rate for Midland ISD, the city of Midland, Midland County, Midland County Hospital District and Midland College increased 2.1% this fiscal year to $1.742151 (per $100 valuation). The changes in the tax rates increased the average tax bill from 4,654.96 during fiscal year 2020-21 to $5,029.55 for fiscal year 2021-22.
The tax bill does not take into account any homesteads that a property owner may have or be eligible for.
Colgate Energy, Centennial Resources to complete merger
Midland's Colgate Energy and Denver's Centennial Resource Development are expected to complete their merger later this year. When complete, it will create the largest pure-play exploration and production company in the Delaware Basin, an entity valued at $7 billion.
When the acquisition is completed, the company will sport a new name but remain headquartered in Midland with Colgate founders Will Hickey and James Walter will serve as co-chief executive officers.
Fly-in at Airpark
A unique event is being planned for Midland Airpark. A fly-in on Aug. 27 is tentatively scheduled that officials hope will connect Midlanders with their executive airpark in north Midland.
From the Sports page
Bryce Hoppel aims for a world championship
The Midland High grad will be seeking a world championship in the 800 meters when the World Athletics Outdoor Championships takes place July 15-24 in Eugene, Oregon. The Olympian already has medaled at a world championship meet this year when he placed third in the 800 at the World Athletics Indoor Championships in Belgrade, Serbia, this past March. Hoppel finished fourth at the 2019 outdoor worlds only months after turning pro.
Legacy grad Chase Shores looks to get drafted
Recent Legacy grad Chase Shores should be taken within the first five rounds when the Major League Baseball First-Year Player Draft is held on July 17-19. The 6-foot-8 right-hander is currently ranked No. 92 overall in Baseball America’s draft prospect list that includes all eligible collegiate, JUCO and high school prospects. Shores has another attractive secondary option should he opt not to turn pro, as he has signed to play baseball at LSU. LSU just recently lured Wes Johnson away from his job as Minnesota Twins pitching coach.
Legacy football shoots for a fifth-straight district title.
The Rebels will be gunning for their fifth straight district title this fall. One reason why LHS has a good chance to do it is junior quarterback Marcos Davila, who has been receiving offers left and right this summer. Davila holds Power Five offers from Baylor, Boston College, Indiana, Kansas, Pittsburgh, Rutgers, TCU, Texas Tech and West Virginia. The big question is how the Rebels fare after losing eight of their 11 starters on offense, including New Mexico State signee Makhilyn Young at running back, and Tulane signee Christopher Brazzell at wide receiver.
Save the date
Events
Celebration of the Arts 2022, July 15-16, Midland College
20th annual Centers Stage, Aug. 12, Petroleum Club
Midland County Fair, Aug. 14-20 Horseshoe
Midland Chamber of Commerce Annual Meeting, Sept. 6
Septemberfest, Sept. 10-11, Museum of the Southwest
AirSho, Sept. 10-11, Midland International Airport
74th St. Ann’s Family Fair, Sept. 22-25
Old Sorehead Trade Days, Oct. 8-9, Stanton
General Election, Nov. 1
State of Education luncheon, Nov. 16
Midland Storytelling Festival, Dec. 1-3
Sports
USA Junior Diving Nationals, July 25-Aug. 3, COM Aquatics
USA Diving US Open, Aug. 5-8, COM Aquatics
Start of high school football season, Aug. 25-27
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King County is set to consider emergency legislation that would authorize a half-million dollars in abortion access funding.
The vote happening on Tuesday is about allocating that funding to Northwest Abortion Access Fund, a nonprofit organization that helps people secure abortion care in the Pacific Northwest.
The vote comes after the Supreme Court voted to overturn federal protections guaranteeing the right to an abortion. Read more
A gunman on a rooftop opened fire on an Independence Day parade in suburban Chicago on Monday, killing at least six people, wounding at least 30 and sending hundreds of marchers, parents with strollers and children on bicycles fleeing in terror, police said.
Authorities said a 22-year-old man named as a person of interest in the shooting was taken into police custody Monday evening after an hourslong manhunt.
The July 4 shooting was just the latest to shatter the rituals of American life. Schools, churches, grocery stores and now community parades have all become killing grounds in recent months. Read more
Amazon is barring off-duty warehouse workers from the company’s facilities, a move organizers say can hamper union drives.
Under the policy shared with workers on Amazon’s internal app, employees are barred from accessing buildings or other working areas on their scheduled days off and before or after their shifts.
An Amazon spokesperson said the policy does not prohibit off-duty employees from engaging their co-workers in “non-working areas” outside the company’s buildings. Read more
If we told you the Seattle Mariners were sparked from an actual spark, would you know the story?
If we told you the fire of a fanbase was rooted in an actual fire, would you know who to thank?
You have to go back 90 years ago to July 4, 1932.
"Not a lot of people, I think, are aware of it now," Seattle baseball historian Dave Eskenazi said. "The further back you go, the more interesting it is, and Dugdale is certainly a major, major part of our early baseball history." Read more
In 2019, Shubert Ho's restaurant Bar Dojo was threatened by a fire in a shed behind his business.
Gasoline stored inside the shed caught fire, and flames shot 20 feet into the air in an incident that could have easily destroyed Ho's restaurant.
Crews from South County Fire put out the flames and saved the business.
Ho chose to show his gratitude by raising money for the South County Firefighters Foundation. Read more
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FEDERAL WAY, Wash. — A 19-year-old is in critical condition following a drive-by shooting in Federal Way Monday night.
According to the Federal Way Police Department, officers responded to a report of a drive-by shooting on the 33400 block of 35th Avenue Southwest just after 10 p.m. Monday. When officers arrived, they found a 19-year-old who had been shot.
Officers gave the victim first aid until fire and medical personnel arrived, Federal Way police said. The man was taken to Harborview Medical Center in Seattle in critical condition.
Police said witnesses provided a description of a suspect vehicle and the direction the vehicle was traveling after the shooting. Another officer located the vehicle leaving the area and initiated a traffic stop.
The vehicle stopped for police and two men and a woman inside the vehicle were taken into custody without incident. Police said responding officers could see what they believed to be a handgun in plain view inside the vehicle.
The suspect vehicle was impounded pending approval of a search warrant, police said.
The investigation is ongoing. Anyone with information is asked to contact the Federal Way police.
This is a developing story. Check back for updates.
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WASHINGTON, USA — Following the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade, several celebrities and prominent female public figures shared their personal abortion experiences on social media in support of abortion rights.
Other prominent women, including Washington lawmakers, also revealed their abortion experiences.
Some shared their stories at abortion rights rallies.
Thousands of people rallied for abortion rights outside the U.S. Supreme Court following the ruling. Among those in the crowd was Washington Sen. Mona Das (D-47th Legislative District).
Das stepped up, grabbed a megaphone and told the crowd she, too, had an abortion when she was in her early 20s.
“I had to. It was important,” Das said. “It was the moment.”
Das said hearing other Washington women leaders share their abortion stories inspired her to do the same.
“I was tired of the shame,” Das said. “Twenty-seven years of carrying this secret. I knew it was my turn to share.”
Congresswoman Pramila Jayapal openly shared that she had an abortion in the past, and recently state representative Beth Doglio shared her story at a rally.
“I made a choice to have an abortion. My first son was an infant. My husband’s job required him to work around the clock, so I was managing mostly on my own, and I did not feel that I was emotionally, mentally or physically able to handle another child at that time,” Doglio said. “Parenting is by far the hardest job I have ever had.”
Doglio, who is running as the democratic candidate for the House of Representatives in the 22nd Legislative District and a former Washington state legislator, said she had her second child five years later.
“I know that by making that choice, I was a better mother and a better partner to the three people I love and cherish most in this world, my two sons and my husband,” Doglio said.
To watch KING 5’s Farah Jadran’s full interview with Das and Doglio about their abortion experiences and their views on the future of abortion rights, see the video player above.
Republican Washington state senator for ‘pro choices’
Washington State Rep. Jenny Graham (R-6th Legislative District) said she is an abortion survivor after her mother chose to carry her to term despite a family member’s urging her to have an abortion. Her mother is a survivor of domestic violence.
Graham told KING 5 that she understands both sides of pro-life and pro-choice stances.
“There is such a divide,” Graham said. “You’re either pro-choice or pro-life, but people like me are ‘pro choices.’"
Graham said wants to see funding focused on supporting women during pregnancy and after the birth of their children - “giving women choices,” including putting their child up for adoption. She said the nation’s adoption process needs to be “easier,” so people hoping to become parents do not have to seek international adoptions.
As a child and teen sexual assault survivor, Graham said she considers herself lucky because she did not get pregnant at the time.
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An Indiana county spent $175K to clear a homeless camp. Former occupants have nowhere to go
Bloomington Homeless Coalition advocate Harry Collins said some of the people displaced from a former homeless encampment behind the At Home store on the west side had lived there for several years.
Monroe County has spent about $175,000 to clean up the encampment located just west of Bloomington where more than a dozen people had been living on overgrown county-owned land.
Collins said some people from the encampment had lived amid the trees and high brush for three years, maybe longer, undetected and not bothering anyone.
He said when a newer resident set up camp in an open space closer to the store, people started to complain about the camp and the people coming and going.
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"I don't know where they all went to," Collins said of the people ousted from the encampment. "They are just moving from place to place."
The county commissioners on June 8 approved an emergency declaration for the property, which allowed for immediate action because the area was deemed a public health hazard.
County officials, including attorney Jeff Cockerill, toured the camp after the county posted a notice that people had to be gone by June 2. Officials reported finding thousands of used hypodermic needles on the ground and hazardous materials and bottles of liquid used to manufacture methamphetamine.
The clean-up began on June 3, and county employees worked through the weekend to collect what had been left behind. Greg Crohn, the county's facilities manager, said crews filled nine 40-yard dumpsters. "We are talking in the tons of garbage and everything else that has to be removed," he told the commissioners at their June 8 meeting.
He showed photos documenting the belongings, trash, needles and jugs of liquids removed and disposed of by Indiana State Police officers.
Volunteers from Beacon and other homeless advocates were at the scene helping gather and move belongings by the deadline. Collins said dismantling encampments leaves residents with no place to go and puts them on the streets, where they become more visible to the community.
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Displaced people seek other places to live, locations tucked away in wooded areas with shade and, optimally, a source for water.
"Once this kind of thing starts, it's just a downward spiral from there because people are trying to find some place to go, and it's hard to find a place outside that's safe where you don't get run off," Collins said.
Collins has been without a home off and on for 25 years. "I camped out for multiple years and never got moved once. But it's different now."
He estimated there may be as many as 200 local homeless people who shun shelter living and prefer to live outside.
Is there a way to meet their needs? Collins said the answer is simple and doable: a plot of land off the beaten path but close to city services and a bus line, furnished with portable toilets and washing stations.
"We have suggested that, but they say it would have to have plumbing, restrooms and stuff like that, and all that would cost too much. There's always a reason it won't work," he said.
"To me, it's more common sense than anything: Find a place and bring in some porta potties. It would be cheaper than moving people all the time, and it would make life a lot better for the homeless people in our community."
Collins said he understands Bloomington Mayor John Hamilton has obligations to city residents and business owners who have negative encounters with unhoused people.
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"He's always saying he wants the best for his community, but the thing is, we are all part of his community," Collins said. "It's not it just certain individuals in the community. There are people born and raised in this town that are homeless."
The Rev. Forrest Gilmore oversees Beacon, a Bloomington-based agency that works to address the needs of people experiencing homelessness. He said Collins' estimate of people camping out as high, saying its likely fewer than 100.
Surrounding counties have few and sometimes no support services for unhoused people, who often funnel into Bloomington, where the social services network spreads wide. But it's overburdened with too many people seeking help and not enough services, or even beds for the night, to help everyone.
"What's available in the counties around here, well, there's almost nothing in some counties and a few private missions in the others," Gilmore said. "What's available isn't nearly sufficient."
He said the answer is not expanding shelter options, but establishing more permanent housing options for the homeless such as the two Crawford House apartment complexes and the Kinser Flats complex for people with substance abuse disorder.
Where did the camp occupants go?
There are several camps around Bloomington where people experiencing homelessness have created small communities tucked into wooded areas, often along streams.
Bloomington spokesman Andrew Krebbs said the city has recorded a "marked decrease" in the number of people living in a large homeless encampment in a wooded area along a creek on the east side of Switchyard Park.
He said there's been no noticeable increase in the number of homeless people there, or in other parts of the city, since at least 17 people and a few dogs were evicted from the homeless camp in the county.
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There has been discussion of designating an area for the homeless community with basic services such as toilets, sinks and fresh water. "This topic has been discussed in the past but our climate does not lend itself to outdoor year-round basic services," Krebbs said in an email.
All three county commissioners said they regret having to take action to move out the camp and spending so much money to clean up what was intended to be a drainage field.
Julie Thomas, the commissioners president, acknowledged a difficult situation. "We do have to keep everybody safe, and that's the key here," she said. "It's really too bad this has to happen."
The commissioners approved two contracts: $18,000 to Bio-One, an Indianapolis firm that specializes in toxic clean-ups, and no more than $157,500 to Crider& Crider to clear the land.
Commissioner Lee Jones agreed, and cited concern for the expense. "This is costing an awful lot of money. Hopefully, this will be a solution, at least for this location."
Once the detritus was cleared away, the undergrowth and vegetation on the property also was cleared, except for tree trunks. The greenspace will be kept mowed so police can monitor the site.
Contact reporter Laura Lane at llane@heraldt.com, 812-331-4362 or 812-318-5967. | https://www.heraldtimesonline.com/story/news/local/2022/07/05/westside-bloomington-homeless-camp-cleanup-costs-taxpayers-175-000/7716337001/ | 2022-07-05T14:06:44 | 0 | https://www.heraldtimesonline.com/story/news/local/2022/07/05/westside-bloomington-homeless-camp-cleanup-costs-taxpayers-175-000/7716337001/ |
Developer to avert condemnation, turn Woonsocket mills into 60 affordable apartments
The rehabilitation is only made possible with state, federal tax credits and financing
- The developer plans for 60 affordable apartments
- Two large mill buildings were likely one winter away from condemnation
- The apartments will be limited to those making 80% of the area median income
WOONSOCKET — The planned rehabilitation of two mill buildings into apartments in Woonsocket is coming just in the nick of time, as the structures were at risk of being condemned due to water eating away at them.
Hammad Graham, with Brisa Ventures LLC, plans to turn the mill complex into 60 apartments and a small amount of commercial space spread across three buildings. Two of the larger Bernon Mills buildings, on Front Street and bordered by the Blackstone River, were just a single winter away from irreparable structural damage, Graham said.
The two largest mill buildings, more than 200 years old, have not been maintained for a long time. To prevent further water damage, Brisa Ventures put a temporary roof on the building, a "Band-aid," Graham said.
"The roof is like swiss cheese, but it doesn't make sense to replace it now when we're going to be doing an expensive rehabilitation," he said.
Graham learned about the property in 2020, when a friend in real estate brought it to his attention. This is the first Rhode Island project for his company, which is based in New York City.
"For Bernon Mills, this was the last hope," he said. "We're probably the only developer willing to get it done."
The apartments will be limited to tenants making no more than 80% of the area median income, per a loan from RIHousing, and the rents will be slightly below market.
Although the rents will be reduced, units at the top of the income range are "effectively market-rate units" in Woonsocket, Hammad said.
"Without the support of the state and federal governments, we would not be able to rehabilitate this kind of building," he said.
The project will bring density to Woonsocket's downtown, which should help area businesses. In addition to the apartments, one building will be turned into small offices on the second floor and a small grocery store on the bottom level.
The current mix of apartments is 19 efficiencies, 30 1-bedroom and 11 2-bedroom apartments.
Construction is expected to start in October and take 18 months, putting the opening in March 2024.
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How tax credits and below-market financing made the project possible
Rehabilitating mills and turning them into housing is expensive, and Graham had to line up enough financing to pay for the project, which has become much harder as construction costs continue to rise amid supply-chain and labor shortages and inflation at its highest level in 40 years.
Part of the equation are state and federal tax credits for the rehabilitation of the property. A previous developer secured state historical tax-credit funding and used it to turn one of the smaller buildings into 12 condos. Those will be converted into 19 apartments, Graham said.
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That leaves the current project with $3.9 million in potential tax credits because of a $5-million cap. The state gives a credit of 25% of rehabilitation costs. The National Park Service is expected to rule very soon on Graham's application for federal tax credits, which would give him 20% of whatever costs he incurs for bringing the building back into its historical shape, historic tax-credit consultant Kim Smith Barnett said. The federal program has no cap.
One of the key steps in getting the mill ready to be redeveloped was updating its listing on the National Register of Historic Places. The site had originally been added in 1973, but buildings had since been demolished and a garage built in 1911 was not added to the listing at the time, said Interim Historical Preservation and Heritage Commission Executive Director Jeffrey Emidy.
In May, RIHousing gave preliminary approval to the project for $11.56 million in tax-exempt financing, which would reduce the rents based on tenant income eligibility. Woonsocket is in the same income region as most of the cities and towns in the state, including Providence, with maximum salary at 80% of the median being $54,150 for a single person and $77,350 for a family of four.
The total project is expected to cost $24.8 million, or $413,000 per unit, according to projections provided by RIHousing.
"These things aren't economical unless you can get the historical tax credit," Emidy said, referring to mill rehabilitation.
A history of manufacturing, energy generation and failed projects
The first Bernon Mills building was built in 1828, the second in 1833 and the third in 1859. The first textile mill was built by the Russell Manufacturing Company, which folded in 1829. The Woonsocket Company bought the property in 1831 and built three more textile mills, producing two to three million yards of cotton cloth a year. By 1883, the company was dissolved, according to the Rhode Island Historical Preservation and Heritage Commission.
Emidy said the mill building from 1828 is one of the earliest examples of "slow-burning" mill construction in the country. The mill was built with heavy walls and floors and with large and heavy timbers to increase the time it would take for the building to burn down. By reducing edges, surface area and the use of small timber, the aim was to make harder for fires to take hold in a building.
In 1887, the Woonsocket Electric Machine and Power Company, providing electricity to the town, bought the property and leased a portion to textile manufacturers, which continued into the 1970s, while some of the smaller buildings were turned into power-generation stations, either water or coal powered.
"It's an important piece of history that deserves to be recognized," Emidy said.
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Between 2003 and 2007, a developer turned one of the buildings into condos, part of a whole-complex redevelopment. Then the housing market burst, Emidy said.
The previous developer had planned to turn the mills back into a manufacturing plant, but he was unable to secure enough money to complete the project, Smith Barnett said.
"A bank had it, then another bank had it, then a few developers had tried to come up with something on the site but couldn't figure out how to make it work" Emidy said. "Now we finally have a developer who looks like he'll make it happen."
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Average daily flows
Snake River at Heise10,967 cfs
Snake River at Blackfoot1115 cfs
Snake River at American Falls12,133 cfs
Snake River at Milner0 cfs
Little Wood River near Carey161 cfs
Jackson Lake is 48% full.
Palisades Reservoir is 76% full.
American Falls Reservoir is 48% full.
Upper Snake River system is at 60% of capacity.
As of July 3. | https://magicvalley.com/news/local/average-daily-streamflows/article_19d55f1e-fbf4-11ec-a87d-5be8005a1b38.html | 2022-07-05T14:18:10 | 0 | https://magicvalley.com/news/local/average-daily-streamflows/article_19d55f1e-fbf4-11ec-a87d-5be8005a1b38.html |
See giant sand-sculptures in South County, a preview of a contest coming to Misquamicut
WESTERLY — Three giant sand sculptures in Westerly and Charlestown are harbingers of an international competition slated for Columbus Day weekend at Misquamicut State Beach.
The competition, called Atlantis Rising, is being run by the South County Tourism Council as a way to perk up business during normally slower October, said Louise Bishop, the group's president and chief executive.
Where can I see the sand sculptures?
The sculptures, made on June 23, are outside the Sandy Shore Motel, Atlantic Avenue, Misquamicut; the Ocean Community Chamber of Commerce, 1 Chamber Way (off Route 1), Westerly; and the Charlestown Chamber of Commerce, 4945 Old Post Rd., Charlestown.
They are free and accessible to the public.
Contrary to what might seem obvious, neither the preview sculptures nor the ones to be made in October at Misquamicut are made from beach sand, according to Bishop.
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When is the Westerly sand-sculpting competition?
Rhode Island beach sand does not compact well, so the tourism council has to truck in sand from a quarry in the northern part of the state, 15 to 18 tons per sculpture for the October competition.
The sculptures, to be made in the parking lot of the state beach, will be open to the public with an admission ticket beginning Friday, Oct. 7. Work on the sculptures, under a giant tent to protect from the weather, will begin Saturday, Oct. 1.
Bishop said that admission prices haven't been set yet, but are expected to be "family-friendly."
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Sand sculptors from Canada and Europe have already signed up
As of Friday, 11 competitors had signed up, including some from Canada, the Netherlands and Italy, Bishop said. The top prize will be $7,500, and entries will be judged on qualities including creativity, depth of design and execution.
The tourism council has budgeted $400,000 for the event, with part of the money coming from sponsors.
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Walking RI — Charlestown:Ninigret National Wildlife Refuge harbors naval, tribal history | https://www.providencejournal.com/story/news/local/2022/07/05/giant-sand-sculpture-contest-coming-misquamicut-beach-westerly-ri/7790157001/ | 2022-07-05T14:18:16 | 0 | https://www.providencejournal.com/story/news/local/2022/07/05/giant-sand-sculpture-contest-coming-misquamicut-beach-westerly-ri/7790157001/ |
San Francisco dog owners love to joke that there are more dogs than kids in the city. But the often touted stereotype is actually true — there were roughly 150,000 dogs and only around 115,000 minors in the city in 2016 according to census data and San Francisco Animal Care & Control — and this number is likely way out of date since so many people got pets during the COVID-19 pandemic.
This makes the ongoing nationwide veterinarian shortage feel especially acute in the Bay Area — so much so that some clinics are flying in veterinarians from around the country just to fill shifts.
For Katie Corrigan, the chief financial officer at Animal Care & Emergency Services (ACES), a veterinary clinic in the Sunset District, the decision to use out-of-state workers was one of necessity. Aside from grappling with the nationwide shortage of veterinarians and veterinary technicians, there simply aren’t enough that want to live in the Bay Area, largely due to the high cost of living. She said a lot of employees already commute in from other parts of the Bay Area, and when the clinic was having trouble hiring, employees used their network to see if veterinarians in other states would be able to fly in.
In response to the cost of flights and hotels getting prohibitive, ACES set up its own housing, which it rents for doctors who “aero commute” in for a week or two at a time. Corrigan said they have had doctors coming in from Pennsylvania, Wisconsin, Southern California and Texas and they’re continuing to talk to specialists who may be willing to travel. “It’s more alluring to people to spend a week in San Francisco working than a month living here,” she said. “... In order for the industry to keep moving forward and survive, we have to be able to deliver care.”
Corrigan, who’s been in veterinary care since 1996, knows this is not a long-term solution, but unfortunately, she doesn’t see one at all. “It’s hard to hire veterinarians,” she said. “There just aren't enough to go around right now. The process of getting new veterinarians is them going through school so it’s just not going to catch up anytime soon.”
Plus, people are leaving the field altogether. “We’re facing the battle of burnout and compassion fatigue,” Corrigan said. “And we need to hire so we can have it so everyone isn’t working until burnout.”
Doctors and nurses are overworked and underpaid, she said — and they’re busier than ever.
Rakesh Tondon, a former investment banker and the founder of clothing service Le Tote, and his wife Hetal Shah, a former Google executive, call themselves a typical pandemic story. Like so many others, they adopted a puppy during the pandemic, but while experiencing veterinary services for the first time, the couple was shocked at both the quality and availability of care for their “third child.” They left their jobs to start a technology and preventative care-focused veterinary clinic called Dr. Treat.
“There is just so much room for improvement for the level of care and service that needs to be delivered,” Tondon said. “We’re taking a lot of learnings from human health and applying them to animal health.”
Tondon said most of the health care for pets is reactive care, but what pets really need is preventative care. He is a member at Forward, a tech-minded health care company, and seeks to bring Forward’s practices to Dr. Treat. The first step in evaluating an animal at Dr. Treat is administering genetic testing and a health evaluation, then having AI and machine learning use that data to help develop a curated health care plan for the pet.
The company will focus on cats and dogs initially but has plans to expand to birds and reptiles eventually. He said with their approach and the most recent technology, they’ll be able to accommodate 50% to 70% more patients than a typical clinic.
Corrigan said the lack of preventative care for animals is a leading problem, and if more clinics we able to focus on it, it would help keep more animals out of emergency care. “The preventative care is what’s really going to help with the long-term issues if you catch them early,” she said. “That way you’re not coming up in the middle of the night not knowing what’s going on.”
Dr. Treat has enough veterinarians to open, Tondon said, but hiring has been difficult. “The vet shortage existed prior to the pandemic, but the pandemic made it significantly worse because people went out and got more pets,” Tondon said. “We’ve seen roughly 45% to 48% of households in the U.S. have pets, now it’s over 72% of households have pets. The number of vets that graduate from school every year is roughly 3,500 and the number of vets isn’t growing at the same rate as people adopting pets.”
One barrier for veterinary clinics, Tondon said, is they often use antiquated technology, making it difficult for even receptionists to do their jobs efficiently. Though he admits the adoption of better technology and the opening of his new clinic certainly won’t solve the vet shortage for the Bay Area, he hopes increasing efficiency helps.
“One clinic is not going to make a difference, but as we continue to grow the company this should be a game-changer for the industry,” Tondon said. “We want to be the company that not only does well ourselves but shares the prototype for what we’re doing and others should do it too.”
The first Dr. Treat is slated to open in the Marina this summer, with a membership fee starting at $250 annually. Plans are to eventually expand throughout the Bay Area and nationwide.
Dr. Treat isn’t the only tech-forward vet company opening up in the Bay Area this year. Modern Animal is opening an office at 401 Divisadero St. this year, replacing an old Chase Bank, and others in Russian Hill and Mill Valley are expected by the end of 2022. The company also promises a more modern experience, with chic office space and 24/7 telemedicine, a mobile app and unlimited visits. The company already has four clinics open in LA, many of which are at capacity, with more expected to open.
The introduction of telemedicine, something both new companies promote, was rarely used in veterinary care until the pandemic. While Corrigan said it is a difficult replacement for an office visit in the animal world — your dog can’t exactly rate his pain on a scale of 1 to 10 — it at least helps triage whether someone needs emergency care or not.
Emergency care is still hard to come by in the Bay Area — the list of clinics offering 24/7 visits is sparse — but care is even harder to get if you don’t know where to go or can’t afford it. For the past three years, pets of unhoused people have been able to get care for free from The ElleVet Project, a nonprofit developed in response to the pandemic. Co-founder Amanda Howland, her partner Christian Kjaer and their team of veterinarians packed an RV for the first time in 2020 and have been traveling the country to places with large unhoused populations and offering care including general checkups, vaccines and emergency surgeries. They spent two days in the Tenderloin and two days in Bayview this summer.
Howland said that in the past, local veterinarians have been eager to help out with the project, but this year it was especially difficult to find volunteers. Their work schedules simply couldn’t accommodate it, she said, or they were just too burned out to work another day. “Compassion burnout is really high. Working long hours and being overworked and working with difficult pet parents is hard,” she said.
Howland said that anecdotally she’s heard of people leaving the profession because of burnout. She said the industry needs to make the working environment better with shorter days and higher pay. But there’s still no solution in sight, so in the meantime she tries to educate people about the stress on the veterinary profession.
“Be kind to your vet. They’re doing an incredible service,” Howland said. “Remember that it’s a tough job.” | https://www.sfgate.com/local/article/veterinarian-shortage-san-francisco-17279981.php | 2022-07-05T14:20:25 | 1 | https://www.sfgate.com/local/article/veterinarian-shortage-san-francisco-17279981.php |
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — A new law in Tennessee prevents employers from discriminating against someone's ethnic hairstyle.
Tennessee is among the latest states to pass the Creating a Respectful and Open World for Natural Hair (CROWN) Act. Some people in Knoxville say the change is long overdue.
Vivian Hartsell has owned her salon, Shear Elegance Hair Design Studio, for more than 25 years. She has worked with all sorts of customers, but primarily with Black women. For the past 20 years, she has heard stories of how her customers cannot wear their hair how they want to.
"I have had quite a few customers who say that their job will not allow them certain hairstyles they consider to not be professional," she said. "It really makes me sad because you should be able to express yourself — if you want braids or if you want color. It is in the eyes of the beholder who thinks it is professional or who thinks it is not professional."
Hartsell told 10News that she is excited the CROWN Act will allow people to wear their hair proudly without fear of retaliation from their employers.
"Our hair kind of gives us an expression of who we are and how we carry ourselves," she said. "So I think it is very important how we accept each other's hair."
Revered Reneé Kesler, president of the Beck Cultural Exchange Center, called the move "a step in the right direction."
"We are literally addressing every area of systemic racism," she said. "And we are saying we will not tolerate that anymore."
She said people should not disregard hair as something "superficial," but as a way for many people of color to honor their culture and heritage.
"There was a sense of pride in there — there was a sense of importance to who we are as a people," she said. "And I think to make it superficial is then to minimize its importance and also to minimize what has been used as a weapon against Black people."
Kesler said she hopes this new law also impacts local schools. She added she would love to see students now be able to wear their natural hair without fear of being bullied.
California was the first state to enact the CROWN Act into law in 2019. Tennessee was the first state in the South to do so. | https://www.abc10.com/article/news/local/crown-act-protects-against-racial-discrimination-through-hair/51-1e96869a-1b26-4579-9bff-d9dd5623978f | 2022-07-05T14:20:30 | 1 | https://www.abc10.com/article/news/local/crown-act-protects-against-racial-discrimination-through-hair/51-1e96869a-1b26-4579-9bff-d9dd5623978f |
JACKSON, Calif. — The Electra Fire burning in Amador County quickly spread to 959 acres as of Monday around 7 p.m., according to Cal Fire.
The fire agency had said just hours earlier on Twitter that the fire was 75 acres in size and “burning at a dangerous rate of spread in dry grass.”
The Jackson Fire Department said they have two pieces of equipment on the Electra Fire south of Jackson at Electra Road and Highway 49. The fire has been burning in a southerly direction, according to Cal Fire. The Calaveras County Office of Emergency Services said the fire is burning toward Moke Hill, Glencoe, and RR Flat.
One first responder has been injured during the fire and 100 buildings are threatened by the fire, according to Cal Fire.
The Amador County Sheriff's Office said Cal Fire issued an evacuation order for all people in a two-mile radius centered around Lake Tabeau. The order includes all portions of Amador Lane, Fig Tree Lane, Ponderosa Way, Clinton Road, and Tabeau Road at Clinton Bar Road that fall within the two-mile radius.
Amador County Sheriff Gary Redman said about 500 people had been affected by mandatory and recommended evacuation.
Power is out for about 13,000 PG&E customers due to the fire. Lines were de-energized to help with firefighter safety and fire suppression. Check PG&E's outage map for restoration estimates.
Redman said the fire's cause was unknown, but that it did start in the Vox Beach area.
Accounts to follow:
Evacuations
Amador County:
- Mandatory evacuations on all roads south of Butte Mountain Road from South Clinton Road to Amador Lane.
- All people in two-mile radius centered around Lake Tabeau. The order includes all portions of Amador Lane, Fig Tree Lane, Ponderosa Way, Clinton Road, and Tabeau Road at Clinton Bar Road that fall within the two-mile radius.
Calaveras County:
- North of Highway 26 from Montgomery Drive to Lower Dorray Road.
- Evacuation Zones 103, 104, 358, 352, 350, 340, and 341
- Evacuation WARNING has been issued for the following Evacuation Zones: 353, 354, 342, 343, 328, 329, and 330
The Amador County Sheriff's Office has been updating the Facebook post below with updates as well.
Fire Map
This wildfire map was created using data from NASA, NGA, USGS and FEMA.
Road Closures
- Highway 26 from Buckeye Lane to Lower Dorray Road
- South Clifton Road at Butte Mountain Road
- Electra Road at Highway 49
View the Waze map below for traffic updates.
Evacuation Center
Amador County
The Amador County Sheriff's Office said the Italian Picnic Grounds in Sutter Creek will be serving as a shelter. The Red Cross will be there to help people who need it.
Calaveras County
- Evacuation point is at the San Andreas Town Hall
WILDFIRE PREPS
According to Cal Fire, the 2021 fire season started earlier than previous years, but also ended earlier, as well. January 2021 saw just under 1,200 acres burned from nearly 300 wildfires. Fires picked up in the summer when the Dixie Fire burned in five Northern California counties — Butte, Plumas, Shasta, Lassen and Tehama. The Dixie Fire started on July 13 and wasn't contained until Oct. 25, burning nearly 1 million acres. It has since become the second-largest wildfire in state history and the largest non-complex fire.
Overall, 2.5 million acres were burned in 2021 from 8,835 wildfires. Over 3,600 structures were destroyed and 3 people were killed.
If you live in a wildfire-prone zone, Cal Fire suggests creating a defensible space around your home. Defensible space is an area around a building in which vegetation and other debris are completely cleared. At least 100 feet is recommended.
The Department of Homeland Security suggests assembling an emergency kit that has important documents, N95 respirator masks, and supplies to grab with you if you’re forced to leave at a moment’s notice. The agency also suggests signing up for local warning system notifications and knowing your community’s evacuation plans best to prepare yourself and your family in cases of wildfires.
Some counties use Nixle alerts to update residents on severe weather, wildfires, and other news. To sign up, visit www.nixle.com or text your zip code to 888777 to start receiving alerts.
PG&E customers can also subscribe to alerts via text, email, or phone call. If you're a PG&E customer, visit the Profile & Alerts section of your account to register.
What questions do you have about the latest wildfires? If you're impacted by the wildfires, what would you like to know? Text the ABC10 team at (916) 321-3310.
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PORTAGE — Police say a 33-year-old Illinois woman upset over the arrest of her father wound up behind bars herself after damaging a telephone in the vestibule of the Portage police station.
Kerry Trierweiler, listed as being both from Des Plains and Wheeling, showed up at the downtown police station on the morning of June 22, picked up the phone to inquire about obtaining her father's impounded vehicle and was told she would need power of attorney.
She then ended the call and called back.
"Kerry immediately started yelling at clerical about how the "(expletive) Portage police" arrested her dad," the incident report says. "Kerry yelled her dad "was a (expletive) vet " and didn't deserve to be arrested."
Police staff again explained she would need a power of attorney to collect the vehicle.
"Kerry then took the phone headset and slammed it into the display screen attached to the wall," police said.
She struck the display at least three times before entering the passenger side of a vehicle and fleeing the scene.
Police said they found the display screen on the phone cracked and the screen no longer working.
Police initially were unable to locate Trierweiler, but said they took her into custody around 2:30 a.m. Saturday after responding to a call of a woman knocking on doors and windows in the 3100 block of Cooley Street.
She was taken to the Porter County jail and has since bonded out, records show.
Trierweiler faces a misdemeanor count of criminal mischief.
Gallery: Recent arrests booked into the Porter County Jail
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"The restriction deals with handguns only," said Sheriff Oscar Martinez Jr. "I will be capable of defending myself and the public from any potential threats which may arise."
"If the kids of north Hammond cannot take care of their skateboard park, I'll move it to another part of Hammond that will take care of it," the mayor said.
"Aunzette (Smith) stated she was trying to shoot the vehicles tire so he/she could not leave, as he/she normally does when cops are called," police said.
"If the speed for trucks is 50, they’re doing 58, and that’s way too fast to stop in time when they’re coming over the overpass or around those curves," police said.
The man was wanted on a warrant in the murder of 39-year-old Andre D. White, of Gary, according to the U.S. Marshals Service Great Lakes Regional Fugitive Task Force.
"After the children were dressed, (the father) approached Jerry (Palmer) and told him, 'if I find out there was any foul play, I'll (expletive) kill you," according to a newly-filed charging document.
A 43-year-old man told police he was returning to the defendant's basement in Merrillville when the defendant pulled out a gun and shot him for no apparent reason, records show. | https://www.nwitimes.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/woman-upset-over-dads-arrest-winds-up-behind-bars-after-damaging-police-phone-portage-cops/article_52e7b378-dd26-516a-826d-101c24139528.html | 2022-07-05T14:21:14 | 1 | https://www.nwitimes.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/woman-upset-over-dads-arrest-winds-up-behind-bars-after-damaging-police-phone-portage-cops/article_52e7b378-dd26-516a-826d-101c24139528.html |
Nearly 6,000 NISPCO customers were still without power early Tuesday morning as a result of strong thunderstorms moving through the area overnight, the company is reporting.
"NIPSCO crews are working to assess damage, make necessary repairs and restore power as safely and quickly as possible," the company said in a prepared statement.
About 13,000 customers had reportedly been without power overnight.
Among the harder hit communities across the Region include East Chicago at 423 outages, Merrillville at 301, Hammond at 245, Michigan City at 228, Valparaiso at 189 and Gary at 175, according to NISPCO's online power outage site.
"We understand that any service outage is an inconvenience and thank you for your patience and understanding during our assessment and restoration efforts," the company said.
"The forecast for today is predicting potential additional severe storms," according to NIPSCO. "Our crews will continue to be ready to respond to this anticipated weather."
Customers are encouraged to prepare by compiling a storm preparedness kit, which includes essential medicines, non-perishable food, water, flashlights, portable radio, extra batteries and a manual can opener.
Those experiencing a power outage can report it by texting "out" to 444111, visit nipsco.com/outages or download the NIPSCO app.
Customers are encouraged to avoid downed power lines, damaged poles or other hazardous situations.
"Every downed wire should be treated as though it is a live wire," the company said.
Gallery: The Times Photos of the Week
Cedar Lake hosts annual Great Cardboard Boat Race
Cedar Lake hosts annual Great Cardboard Boat Race
Portage marches into Fourth weekend
Portage marches into Fourth weekend
Beach demonstration
NWI Oilmen's Military Appreciation Night
NWI Oilmen's Military Appreciation Night
NWI Oilmen's Military Appreciation Night
Firefighters being honored and their new positions
Firefighters being honored and their new positions
Firefighters being honored and their new positions
Gary firefighters battle a blaze in an abandoned building on Broadway just south of Ridge Road.
Gary firefighters battle a blaze in an abandoned building on Broadway just south of Ridge Road.
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The complex, located west of Indianapolis Boulevard at the northeast corner of Main Street and Prairie Avenue, was originally scheduled to be finished this summer.
The Great Lakes Surf Rescue Project urges swimmers to recognize the "flip, float, follow" method after another beachgoer drowned to death at a Lake Michigan beach this past week.
Nearly 6,000 NISPCO customers were still without power early Tuesday morning as a result of strong thunderstorms moving through the area overnight, the company is reporting. | https://www.nwitimes.com/news/local/lake/many-power-outages-remain-in-wake-of-strong-overnight-storms-more-foul-weather-predicted/article_edd4a8ba-7295-5a1b-9230-8e4d09d8878f.html | 2022-07-05T14:21:20 | 0 | https://www.nwitimes.com/news/local/lake/many-power-outages-remain-in-wake-of-strong-overnight-storms-more-foul-weather-predicted/article_edd4a8ba-7295-5a1b-9230-8e4d09d8878f.html |
SEPTA announced Tuesday that longtime transit police chief, Thomas Nestel III, retired, effective immediately.
Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority General Manager and CEO Leslie Richard made the sudden announcement in an email Tuesday morning. She announced that Charles Lawson, a 49-year-old SEPTA police inspector and 28-year veteran of the force, would serve as acting SEPTA police chief.
Richards didn't reveal a reason for Nestel's sudden departure.
"The safety and security of customers and employees is SEPTA’s top priority, and plans have been put in place to ensure continuity of operations for the Transit Police Department during this transition,” Richards said in a news release. “SEPTA will continue to advance new safety and security efforts."
SEPTA said the search for a permanent police chief commenced immediately.
They also are trying to build the force.
"We are also actively recruiting for new police officers to join the SEPTA Transit Police Department," Richards said. | https://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/local/septa-police-chief-nestel-retires/3290426/ | 2022-07-05T14:39:17 | 1 | https://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/local/septa-police-chief-nestel-retires/3290426/ |
ELIZABETHTON, Tenn. (WJHL) — A late-night crash on Monday in Carter County killed a Jonesborough man, according to the Elizabethton Police Department (EPD).
Officers arrived at the 1200 block of Highway 19-E at 11:08 p.m., where they found that a Toyota Corolla had crashed into Rivers Edge Fellowship Church, “causing extensive damage,” a news release stated.
Witnesses told police the car had crossed the highway from Peter Hampton Drive before wrecking into the structure. The only occupant was the driver, identified as Matthew E. Andersen, 37.
Responders transported Andersen to Sycamore Shoals Hospital, where he died from his injuries.
The EPD’s Specialized Accident Reconstruction Team continues to investigate the cause of the crash. | https://www.wjhl.com/news/local/car-crashes-into-church-killing-jonesborough-man/ | 2022-07-05T14:41:35 | 0 | https://www.wjhl.com/news/local/car-crashes-into-church-killing-jonesborough-man/ |
Police on Tuesday released the identity of a pedestrian killed in the 1100 block of Oakland Road on Monday.
The victim was identified as Brandon Fleming, 30, of Glen Allen.
Crews were called to the scene at about 12:39 a.m. for a report of a person hit by a vehicle. A man who called 911 told police he was driving on Oakland Road and saw a person lying the road but was unable to avoid a collision, Henrico police said in a statement.
The driver is cooperating with the investigation. The pedestrian was pronounced dead at the scene.
Police in the statement said evidence gathered at the scene indicates another vehicle may have been involved. Investigators are searching for a 2016-2018 white Chevrolet Malibu with lower front-end damage.
Anyone with information is asked to call police at (804) 501-5000 or Crime Stoppers at (804) 780-1000. | https://richmond.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/police-release-name-of-pedestrian-killed-on-oakland-road/article_54bc6cc2-f11a-55b6-9b3b-a8db822b7829.html | 2022-07-05T14:42:16 | 1 | https://richmond.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/police-release-name-of-pedestrian-killed-on-oakland-road/article_54bc6cc2-f11a-55b6-9b3b-a8db822b7829.html |
The city of North Bend has received a $239,816 award from the Oregon Association of Education Service Districts to support a range of free summer programs for K-12 students.
Mayor Jessica Engelke announced the first activity to be funded at Tuesday’s City Council meeting as the Kian Pryor National Champion Bowling Camp. The free nine-week bowling camp is open to Coos County youth ages 5 to 18 and will occur on Sundays and Wednesdays from 4 to 8 p.m. at North Bend Lanes during July and August.
The camp honors rising North Bend High Senior Kian Pryor, who was crowned national champion for boy’s singles at the U.S. High School Bowling National Championship earlier this month in Louisville, Kentucky.
The bowling camp will include free bowling, free shoe rentals, a free hot meal, and personalized instruction from Pryor and the North Bend championship bowlers. Twelve North Bend High Bulldog Bowlers competed at the national championships, and the boy’s team finished 15th out of 51 teams. Five individual Bulldog bowlers finished in the Top 100.
Visit northbendlanes.com to sign-up beginning July 1, or stop by North Bend Lanes at 1225 Virginia Avenue.
The city will be announcing other youth programs throughout the summer. Stay tuned to www.facebook.com/NorthBendOregon or visit www.northbendoregon.us/notify.aspx and sign-up for Parks & Recreation News & Announcements for email notifications. | https://theworldlink.com/news/local/north-bend-to-host-free-summer-bowling-camp/article_3936ffd4-fbef-11ec-bbf0-13ddc1d0814c.html | 2022-07-05T14:51:15 | 1 | https://theworldlink.com/news/local/north-bend-to-host-free-summer-bowling-camp/article_3936ffd4-fbef-11ec-bbf0-13ddc1d0814c.html |
The World Police Blotter
The police blotter is a public record of incidents as reported by law-enforcement agencies. All individuals arrested or charged with a crime are innocent until proven guilty. The information printed is preliminary and subject to change.
Tuesday, 6/28/2022:
North Bend
4:37 am, 2300 block of Tremont Avenue, traffic stop/warrant service. A 29 year old male was cited on Albany warrant and driving while suspended misdemeanor. Subject was transported to Reedsport jail on Douglas County warrants.
9:20 am, 1900 block of Broadway Avenue, domestic harassment. A 34 year old male was charged with domestic harassment and lodged at Coos County jail.
7:19 pm, 2200 block of Newmark Street, warrant service. A 43 year old female was cited on a Coos Bay, North Bend and Coos County Sheriff warrant.
7:30 pm, 900 block of Exchange Street, stolen vehicle.
9:10 pm, 1900 block of Broadway Avenue, dispute. A 38 year old female was charged with assault on public safety officer, resisting arrest, two counts domestic menacing and disorderly conduct II. Subject was transported to Coos County jail.
Coos Bay
8:51 am, 300 block of S Broadway Street, littering/warrant service. A 31 year old male was cited on two warrants and additional charge of theft II.
9:21 am, 1300 block of Newmark Avenue, threats/harassment. A 44 year old female was charged with aggravated harassment and criminal trespass II. Subject was transported to Coos County jail.
Coquille
2:26 am, 1000 block of N Cedar Point Road, criminal trespass. A 54 year old male was charged with criminal trespass II and disorderly conduct. Subject transported to Coos County jail.
1:31 pm, 8th and Folsom, violation court order. A 38 year old male was charged with probation violation and violation of stalking order. Subject lodged at Coos County jail.
Reedsport
Wednesday, 6/29/2022:
North Bend
10:50 am, 1700 block of Sherman Avenue, burglary/stolen vehicle.
11:36 am, 2200 block of Newmark Street, criminal trespass. A 51 year old male was cited for criminal trespass II.
11:52 am, 3700 block of Buccaneer, theft of cans.
Coos Bay
12:48 pm, 1200 block of Newmark Avenue, fight.
2:09 pm, 2000 block of Newmark Avenue, theft of services.
2:57 pm, 100 block of S Schoneman Street, Accident/DUII. A 66 year old male was cited for DUII.
4:30 pm, 1300 block of Newmark Avenue, criminal trespass/warrant service. A 27 year old male was cited on warrant and additional charge of criminal trespass I, criminal mischief II and theft III.
5:08 pm, 200 block of S 4th Street, criminal trespass. A 65 year old male was cited for criminal trespass II.
Coquille
7:15 pm, 100 block of N Birch Street, criminal trespass. A 54 year old male was cited for criminal trespass II.
Reedsport
5:56 pm, DHS, harassment.
7:29 pm, Woodland Apartments, runaway.
Thursday, 6/30/2022:
North Bend
4:19 am, California and Madrona, disorderly conduct. A 32 year old male was cited for disorderly conduct and criminal mischief III.
4:37 pm, 1700 block of Sherman Avenue, theft of fuel.
9:56 pm, 3200 block of Tremont Avenue, suspicious conditions/warrant service. A 32 year old male was cited in lieu of custody.
Coos Bay
12:04 am, 500 block of Puerto Vista Drive, dispute/domestic harassment. A 27 year old male was charged with domestic strangulation, domestic harassment and resisting arrest. Subject transported to Coos County jail.
4:17 am, Webster and Morrison, power outage.
8:06 am, Coos Bay area, fraudulence use of credit card.
11:49 am, 2500 block of Fir Avenue, theft of license plates. A male subject was charged with theft II and unauthorized entry of motor vehicle. Subject was transported to Coos County jail. | https://theworldlink.com/news/local/police-blotter/article_7306ec92-fbef-11ec-a101-db3c28522617.html | 2022-07-05T14:51:21 | 0 | https://theworldlink.com/news/local/police-blotter/article_7306ec92-fbef-11ec-a101-db3c28522617.html |
Hanna Street will be restricted between Dalman Avenue and Eckart Street from Wednesday to Friday during a City Utilities Engineering project, the city of Fort Wayne said today.
For questions or to report problems, contact City Utilities Engineering at 427-2705. | https://www.journalgazette.net/local/hanna-street-section-restricted-later-this-week/article_4119e3aa-fc4f-11ec-a493-dbfffa7de176.html | 2022-07-05T14:51:21 | 0 | https://www.journalgazette.net/local/hanna-street-section-restricted-later-this-week/article_4119e3aa-fc4f-11ec-a493-dbfffa7de176.html |
The city of Fort Wayne issued this news release today:
When it rains, the 100-year-old combined sewers in older parts of Fort Wayne can overflow, resulting in the discharge of a combination of stormwater (rain or snowmelt) and untreated sewage into CSO impacted waterways within the Great Lakes Basin. Today's forecast indicates a strong possibility that overflows will occur or have started to occur within the past four (4) hours. The overflow may be continuing. The approximate times when the overflow started and stops will be summarized within seven (7) days in a supplemental notice available on the City's website at https://www.cityoffortwayne.org/cso-notification.html.
Consumption of or direct contact with sewage-contaminated water could make you sick. Signs are posted along affected waterways in Fort Wayne to identify the locations of combined sewer overflow points and areas where contact with water could be hazardous to your health. These locations, and waterbodies potentially impacted, may also be found by clicking the following link: https://www.cityoffortwayne.org/cso-notification.html.
During and after a combined sewer overflow event, individuals should avoid direct contact with water in any of the waterways that are potentially impacted by CSOs as shown on the map found at https://www.cityoffortwayne.org/cso-notification.html.
In addition, City Utilities encourages the public to take the following precautions:
- Avoid direct contact with CSO-impacted streams during and for three days (72 hours) after a rain event and for 72 hours after receiving a CSO notification
- Alter recreational activities to avoid direct contact with CSO-impacted water
- If contact does occur with CSO-impacted water, wash your hands immediately, especially prior to eating
- Use a waterless hand sanitizer at outings that occur near CSO-impacted streams.
Every Wednesday City Utilities will post information at the following location giving details of any CSO discharge events that have happened in the previous seven (7) days:
https://www.cityoffortwayne.org/cso-notification.html.
Clean water is a priority for the City of Fort Wayne. City Utilities is implementing a variety of projects to improve waterways and reduce CSO discharges. The long-term costs to control CSOs in Fort Wayne will likely exceed $250 million. | https://www.journalgazette.net/local/verbatim-combined-sewer-overflow-warning-today/article_0b2b66e8-fc4e-11ec-8de9-077e202bc2c5.html | 2022-07-05T14:51:27 | 0 | https://www.journalgazette.net/local/verbatim-combined-sewer-overflow-warning-today/article_0b2b66e8-fc4e-11ec-8de9-077e202bc2c5.html |
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The latest news from around North Texas. | https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/midlothian-teenagers-project-with-blue-bell-ice-cream-is-something-good/3007016/ | 2022-07-05T14:58:50 | 0 | https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/midlothian-teenagers-project-with-blue-bell-ice-cream-is-something-good/3007016/ |
One Midlothian teenager's school project is now available on shelves across the state. Madelyn Dodd was tasked with submitting an idea to a company, that would help a company enhance its product line.
She pitched a summer time ice cream flavor, strawberry lemonade, to Blue Bell. And they bit!
The middle schooler received a letter from the CEO Ricky Dickson himself, thanking her for the idea.
In the letter, Dickson wrote that he would "pass [her] suggestion along to [their] Research & Development team for their consideration."
That was in April. Then late last month, her dream flavor hit the shelves. Just in time for summer!
If you're wondering what it tastes like, one word comes to mind, summer.
Blue bell says the flavor is a combination of strawberry ice cream swirled with lemonade sherbert, and sprinkled with lemon flavored flakes. | https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/something-good/something-good-more-like-something-sweet/3007025/ | 2022-07-05T14:58:57 | 1 | https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/something-good/something-good-more-like-something-sweet/3007025/ |
FORT WORTH, Texas — Police are investigating a deadly crash that killed a motorcyclist in Fort Worth late Monday night.
Officers were dispatched to the accident at about 11:30 p.m. It happened at the intersection on McCart Avenue and Duringer Road.
When officers got to the scene, they were told the motorcyclist was riding a "very high rate of speed" while going south on McCart Avenue. The rider then struck a vehicle as that driver was getting onto McCart Avenue from Duringer Road.
Police say the motorcyclist was pronounced dead at the scene. No one involved in the accident has been identified.
The crash is being investigated by the Fort Worth PD Traffic Investigation Unit.
Other local news: | https://www.wfaa.com/article/news/local/fort-worth-deadly-crash-accident-car-motorcyle-mccart-avenue-duringer-road/287-c057d8cd-cfda-43f8-8ef9-508a6d6cf818 | 2022-07-05T15:02:51 | 0 | https://www.wfaa.com/article/news/local/fort-worth-deadly-crash-accident-car-motorcyle-mccart-avenue-duringer-road/287-c057d8cd-cfda-43f8-8ef9-508a6d6cf818 |
OLIVIA, Minn. — When a 15-year-old boy came to the Olivia City Council with plans to build his hometown a veterans memorial, Mayor Jon Hawkinson wondered if the lad had bitten off more than he could chew.
Yet, there was something about Dominique Claseman.
“He had architect drawings, he had the space picked out,” the mayor recalls.
And perhaps most importantly, “He knew there would be people in our community who would want to donate to something like this,” the mayor recalls.
Today, no skeptics remain.
On Memorial Day, several hundred people gathered for the dedication of Olivia’s new veterans memorial, completed by Dominique as his Eagle Scout project a few weeks before his 17th birthday.
Ron Kopacek, who headed up the dedication’s honor guard, was amazed as anyone that Dominique pulled it off. “Fifteen years old, sophomore in high school, he's going to raise $12,000 to $15,000 we're thinking, ‘What? Really?’”
Turns out Dominque didn't just raise his starting goal of $12,000 to $15,000.
He collected more than $77,000.
“I question myself on how I even did it sometimes,” Dominque says with a smile.
Dominique hung flyers in businesses, did interviews with the local newspaper and radio station, and set up a table to pitch his project during events at the Olivia American Legion.
As purchases of engraved pavers and other donations exceeded Dominique’s expectations, he expanded his vision of what the memorial could be.
“I wanted to show more appreciation in a bigger way,” says Dominique, who comes from a long line of men who served their country. Among them: Dominique’s father, who wore his Iraq combat boots, at Dominique’s request, to leave 21 foot prints in the memorial’s wet cement.
Mark Jurgensen, who serves as a Boy Scout scoutmaster, isn’t surprised his son saw the project through to its grand conclusion.
“He’s one of them kind of kids that likes to make sure that he doesn’t disappoint anybody, and he strives really hard for that,” Mark says.
On dedication day, a stream of people walked through the memorial, reading the 280 pavers engraved with the names of men and women with Olivia ties who served in the military, some who gave their lives for their country.
The U.S. flag, the Minnesota flag, and the POW flag fluttered over the honored names, a central headstone, black granite benches and bronze statues.
Off to one side of the memorial, Kim Wertish hugged Dominique tightly. “Thank you,” she told him.
Kim’s son James was killed in Iraq on July 16, 2009, with two other members of the Minnesota National Guard, Carlos Wilcox and Dan Drevnick, whose names are also etched in the memorial.
“James has been honored in many cities through connections with the military, and that's dear to us also, but this is our hometown,” Kim says.
Dave Wertish, James’ father, says of Dominique, “He’s got a good heart.”
Dominque also has a knack for raising money.
“This is something special,” says Aaron Russell, a district executive with the Boy Scouts of America. “We were trying to figure out if there’s been in recent memory a project of this scale, especially with the money raised. We couldn’t think or find anything even close to it.”
Aaron smiles, then adds. “I’m an Eagle Scout myself and I raised, maybe $700, $800 for (his project) total, and I thought that was tough at the time. I can’t even imagine.”
The memorial is in Olivia’s Kubesh Park, near the intersection of U.S. Highways 71 and 212.
In early May, Dominique dug a shovel of dirt in a ceremonial groundbreaking, before turning the job over to the contractors he hired.
Dominique hopes his two younger brothers will one day expand the memorial for their own Eagle Scout projects.
Dominique was among the speakers at the dedication.
“The memorial before you is the result of the generosity and support that I, and the veterans of community, have received,” Dominique told the assembled crowd.
Mark Hebig drove two hours to attend the ceremony. His father, Alfred Hebig, served in Korea and is listed on one of the pavers.
“I never knew him very good because he was killed in a car accident when I was 1 year old,” Hebig said, holding back tears. “It’s been a long time, but you still always remember.”
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FORT WORTH, Texas — For all of Billy Bob's Texas' legendary status and history, anyone who's seen a show at the Fort Worth honkytonk likely knows one particular issue with the venue.
Or, rather, two.
Not far from the stage is two large poles that partially obstruct the view of anyone sitting behind them. Unless you're sitting feet from the stage, or directly in the middle of the showroom, you know the poles.
Now, there's good news: They're coming down.
Billy Bob's on Tuesday announced plans for several renovations, most notably the removal of those pesky poles.
Billy Bob's general manager Marty Travis said the venue will also lift a portion of the roof, helping improve viewing and sound quality.
Travis said an "overwhelming" amount of guests have complained about the poles blocking their view from the seats, which can cost a pricy ticket depending on who's performing.
Billy Bob's offers ticketed seating on the main showroom floor and general admission space on the sides of the venue.
Billy Bob's, located in Fort Worth's Stockyards area north of downtown, holds up to 6,000 people and bills itself as the world's largest honkytonk.
The venue has hosted major acts in country music since it opened in 1981, including George Strait, Garth Brooks and George Jones. Billy Bob's, like other music venues, shut down during the initial months of the pandemic, reopening in August 2020. | https://www.wfaa.com/article/news/local/tarrant-county/fort-worth-billy-bobs-texas-honkytonk-renovations-upgrades-poles/287-d1fbeb9a-99d3-4299-8941-bc20059f087d | 2022-07-05T15:03:03 | 1 | https://www.wfaa.com/article/news/local/tarrant-county/fort-worth-billy-bobs-texas-honkytonk-renovations-upgrades-poles/287-d1fbeb9a-99d3-4299-8941-bc20059f087d |
Someone apparently stabbed a 34-year-old man to death as he slept in a Manhattan park early Tuesday, authorities say.
NYPD officers responding to a 911 call about a man stabbed near West and Christopher streets around 4:40 a.m. found the victim knifed in the stomach, cops say.
He was pronounced dead at a hospital a short time later.
The preliminary investigation found the man had been stabbed as he slept, but it's not clear why he was victimized -- or by whom.
Police say their investigation is ongoing. Anyone with information is asked to call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-577-TIPS.
Copyright NBC New York | https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/34-year-old-stabbed-to-death-while-sleeping-in-manhattan-park-cops/3761716/ | 2022-07-05T15:05:44 | 0 | https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/34-year-old-stabbed-to-death-while-sleeping-in-manhattan-park-cops/3761716/ |
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