text string | url string | crawl_date timestamp[ms] | label int64 | id string |
|---|---|---|---|---|
A Central Dakota Veterans Stand Down event to benefit military veterans and service members in need is set in Bismarck later this month.
Services will range from wellness exams to housing information to employment assistance. Items offered will include meals, hygiene products and clothing.
The event is Thursday, Aug. 25, at the AMVETS Post 9, at 2402 Railroad Ave. in Bismarck. People who need a local ride can call 701-425-6812.
For more information call 701-260-4730 or 701-400-1062. | https://bismarcktribune.com/news/local/veterans-stand-down-event-set-in-bismarck/article_33e37256-0db0-11ed-a6e6-23fced05415d.html | 2022-08-01T07:06:26 | 1 | https://bismarcktribune.com/news/local/veterans-stand-down-event-set-in-bismarck/article_33e37256-0db0-11ed-a6e6-23fced05415d.html |
Ask The Candidates: Incumbent Dayton, challenger Darnell seek District 5 school board seat
Incumbent Mark Dayton and challenger Bonnie Yarnell are seeking the District 5 seat on the Gadsden City Board of Education in the Gadsden city election on Aug. 23.
Dayton is a businessman, owns trucking and property companies, and is a longtime tennis and golf coach in the area
Yarnell is a former executive with the Macy's Corporation and spent six years working in the Etowah County Revenue Office.
Both candidates were asked to outline their short-term and long-term goals should they be elected. Here are their responses (subject to minor editing):
Mark Dayton
Short-Term Goals
Keep working on making up our general budget shortfalls from the funds that were taken from us at the city, state, and federal levels over the last three years. (We currently have a plan in place to help make up for another up to $1.5 million over a year for budget.)
Get another round of raises for our teachers funded by state and federal. (Making us more competitive to hire and keep the best teachers against school systems over the state line, less than 45 minutes from us.)
Make sure we spend every dollar of COVID relief funding we received from federal and state funds. Make sure we do not give up or give any of it back. This will make sure we have the best equipment and supplies for our schools and students.
Make sure we get more federal and state funding for security and safety for our schools and children. (This is a must, especially after recent events.)
What to expect:Expect Gadsden election to bring change in leaders, with some incumbents out of running
Long-Term Objectives
I created an ACT/SAT prep initiative that I now working on with many other school systems' board members to get our politicians in Montgomery to pass and fund. We need the state and federal funds to pay for teachers to teach ACT/SAT prep classes beginning as early as the seventh grade for our students. Simple facts are unlike the four states surrounding us, we do not have a lottery to pay for kids to go to trade schools and colleges. And after COVID, many scholarships and grants have disappeared due to funding. Also, many families are struggling more financially now than ever. Our best opportunity for students and their families to pay for college or trade schools is to get the entrance scores for it to be free these days. This is a thing we must have funding for so our children can get the best opportunities for jobs and futures.
Our students and our community deserve some new schools. This city has only managed to build one new modern and safe school in the last 45-plus years, which is sad compared to many other school systems in this state. We are now in the planning stages for a new middle school. We know where we want it to be built and what we want it to be like (modern and super safe). So the goal now is to get our own financial credit score for our school system and then the funding and bonds to pay for it. Next after that will be a new elementary school.
Bonnie Yarnell
Short-Term Goals
To support the board's efforts in ensuring safety for our students, teachers, and the entire staff as a top priority.
To be an effective team member by offering ideas and suggestions to enhance the school's progress.
To provide transparency to parents with an open line of communication throughout my decision-making process.
Long-Term Objectives
I am in favor of building new schools and replacing the oldest ones first. This would ensure that every student would have a top-rate facility, no matter the district.
I would also build on the dual-enrollment program at Gadsden State, which is a wonderful opportunity for students.
To promote all the great programs Gadsden City Schools already offer, ensuring that parents and students are utilizing and know how to navigate and take advantage of them.
Provide the parents and students with clear and concise information that will allow students to reach their highest potential.
Continue to encourage educators in the development of pilot programs such as our outstanding Beautiful Rainbow Cafe.
Of course to continue to offer the best possible education for our children and young adults. | https://www.gadsdentimes.com/story/news/politics/elections/local/2022/08/01/district-5-school-board-2022-meet-candidates-q-a-gadsden/10074809002/ | 2022-08-01T07:21:58 | 0 | https://www.gadsdentimes.com/story/news/politics/elections/local/2022/08/01/district-5-school-board-2022-meet-candidates-q-a-gadsden/10074809002/ |
An early childhood advocacy nonprofit has released a 23-page document full of statistics about why investing in early childhood education and development matters, and plan to release even more information in the first quarter of 2023.
Lynanne Gutierrez, the chief operating and policy officer for Groundwork Ohio, the organization that published the statistics, said the goal of putting up the document, which the group calls a dashboard, was to give more information to lawmakers and advocates about the need for investment in early childhood programs.
“We wanted to instill really a way to be accountable to our stakeholders to our funders and measure accountability and progress between our policymakers to young children and their families in the state,” she said.
The preview shows many of the ways Ohio is lacking in education and outcomes for the state’s youngest children. For example, Ohio ranks 32nd of the 50 states on infant maltreatment and 39th on the percentage of children five and under who are living in poverty, according to the Groundwork Ohio Early Childhood Dashboard preview released earlier this year.
Gutierrez noted there is research supporting the idea that investing in early childhood education generally leads to better outcomes in the long term, as investments in high-quality interventions in the first five years of life yield a 13% return on investment.
She said newer research shows that people who got better care in early years have better health outcomes when they are older as well.
Advocating for young children also can help improve racial equity, she said, as the earliest years can help close the gaps where they begin. According to data from the Ohio Department of Education, less than 42% of kids were ready for kindergarten in the 2020-2021 school year.
Gutierrez said those gaps can persist and grow beyond kindergarten.
The dashboard looks at health outcomes, like the likelihood of a child being exposed to lead paint, as well as educational outcomes.
Other early childhood education advocates have hailed the upcoming dashboard, which is expected to launch in the first quarter of 2023.
Robyn Lightcap, the executive director for Preschool Promise, and the board chair for Groundwork Ohio, said she hopes the dashboard will influence lawmakers and the public making decisions about Ohio’s youngest kids.
“I think the dashboard highlights where we have significant gaps, and my hope is it will drive that strategic investment and what makes a difference for kids,” Lightcap said.
About the Author | https://www.springfieldnewssun.com/local/early-childhood-data-shows-ohio-weaknesses-group-pushes-for-investment/UCJSVPSWPZC5PCSYSTOZ4OXTVQ/ | 2022-08-01T08:21:16 | 1 | https://www.springfieldnewssun.com/local/early-childhood-data-shows-ohio-weaknesses-group-pushes-for-investment/UCJSVPSWPZC5PCSYSTOZ4OXTVQ/ |
From homeless to a seat in the room where it happens: Meet Brockton's Patricia Jackson
BROCKTON – A major player in the city's residential and commercial development brings a rare background to her new job.
Patricia Jackson, interim executive director of the Brockton Redevelopment Authority, has strong academic credentials. She obtained a doctorate in law and policy from Northeastern University. But she also graduated from the Kansas City, Kansas, branch of the school of hard knocks.
"We were homeless a lot growing up," Jackson said, adding that her father had a drug problem. "There were six of us, so my mother couldn't always afford the rent."
The family lived out of cars, motels, family members' houses and shelters that opened at 6 p.m. and kicked you out at 9 the next morning. Something Jackson learned after moving to Massachusetts for her master's degree, also at Northeastern, was that her family's experience might have been different had they lived in the Bay State.
Massachusetts is one of the few places in the country with a "right to shelter" law. It guarantees emergency housing for families with children or pregnant people without other children.
From her new School Street office across from City Hall, Jackson brings a perspective that includes her personal history plus years of working with people experiencing homelessness in Brockton and Boston. She spent five years working at Father Bill's & MainSpring after a stint with the state Department of Mental Health. For the past two years, she's been the housing development manager for the Brockton Redevelopment Authority.
Jackson's smarts and her gift of being able to talk to all kinds of people caught the attention of Robert Jenkins, the longtime director of the Brockton Redevelopment Authority. He recently resigned after 14 years with the quasi-public agency to take a job at Mass Development, where he's senior vice president for real estate development.
Sky-high local housing prices:Real estate report: 'Spectacular' Easton contemporary sells for $1 million
Reached at his new office in Boston's Financial District on Friday, Jenkins had warm words for Jackson.
"To have that life experience is not something we all have and can share," he said. "And I think that made her not just more likable but also she's not just an academic."
Jackson tells the story of how Jenkins required her to submit a 10-page paper to show that she could argue persuasively not just in person, but also in writing.
Jackson's vision for the agency includes getting the word out about its programs that help local homeowners, such as lead abatement. She wants to work with the city's Planning Department, the mayor's office and developers to help Brockton grow into what she calls an "18-to-19-hour city," where people have not just a place to live, but a good job and spend their money at local recreation spots.
Countering 'urban decline' in Brockton
Jackson's doctoral thesis is all about the City of Champions. It's titled "Countering Uneven Development and Urban Decline: An Assessment of the Causes of Disinvestment and Lack of Reinvestment in the City of Brockton, Massachusetts."
The 98-page thesis in particular examines the role of tax incentives in community development.
"I'm not from Brockton, but I wrote my dissertation on the City of Brockton because I love it so much," Jackson said. "People don't see. There's a negative connotation with regards to Brockton, and people can't see past that. They can't take that lens off to see what the city actually offers."
Crash controversy:6 surprising things we learned at ex-Brockton police chief's 'show cause' hearing
Brockton has more cranes at work than in past years, in part because the mayor's office never shut down construction during COVID. Brockton must also compete for developers' dollars with places that might look better on an investor's spreadsheet.
Take for instance the Opportunity Zones created in President Donald Trump's 2017 tax reform. Developers can receive incentives to build in lower-income areas.
"The City of Cambridge has one qualified Opportunity Zone, where the area median income is far above what it is in Brockton," Jackson said. "If you were a developer, where are you going to go? You'll go down there, where you can get a return on your investment a lot quicker."
If she's able to lead the Brockton Redevelopment Authority for as long as Jenkins did, what would she want people to say about her?
"I want people to see me as an advocate," she said, motioning to the office door behind her. "This door is always open."
Send your news tips to reporter Chris Helms by email at CHelms@enterprisenews.com or connect on Twitter at @HelmsNews. Thank you, subscribers. You make this coverage possible. If you are not a subscriber, please consider supporting quality local journalism by purchasing a digital or print subscription to The Brockton Enterprise. | https://www.enterprisenews.com/story/news/local/2022/08/01/brockton-redevelopment-authority-new-interim-executive-director-patricia-jackson-robert-jenkins/10151892002/ | 2022-08-01T08:35:50 | 1 | https://www.enterprisenews.com/story/news/local/2022/08/01/brockton-redevelopment-authority-new-interim-executive-director-patricia-jackson-robert-jenkins/10151892002/ |
BOISE, Idaho — Rural communities across Idaho continue to struggle with emergency medical care services, according to the Idaho Office of Performance Evaluation (OPE). Idaho law does not designate EMS as an essential service so they do not receive a lot of funding through the state.
Later this week, the Idaho Department of Health and Welfare's Health Quality Planning Commission (HQPC) will meet to discuss ways to help fill the EMS gaps and plan for the future.
While state leaders look to create solutions for EMS across the state, local schools are doing the work too. Idaho Medical Academy, based in Boise, trains about 500 emergency medical technicians (EMT) each year.
The school also offers classes in CPR, Advanced EMT, phlebotomy technicians and more. Each year, they see about 3,000 students in total.
"This is the first step for students who are interested in going into healthcare," said Justin Raney, the director of the Academy. He added their trainings can lead to people becoming a paramedic, working in a hospital, fire department and even on a ski patrol.
The school trains people from all over Idaho and the country with its online and hybrid classes so even rural parts of states can participate and get trained. Raney said the programs allow people to work at their own pace if they have another job or obligation, while also not having to travel to Boise if they do not live nearby. Students complete their assignments online, then travel to Boise to complete a hands-on skills week where they learn tools to become an EMT.
Raney said they have been able to help fill a need in rural areas of Idaho, like Riggins EMS and Orchard Fire Department, where many departments are volunteer-based and underfunded.
"Most of their funding is from volunteers doing community events and stuff like that," Raney said. "When COVID hit, a lot of those community events went away and lost a lot of resources."
In Idaho, 69% of rural areas rely on volunteers according to a report from OPE. It also shows the state of Idaho has nearly 2,000 EMS volunteers, which make up 40% of EMS providers statewide.
Raney believes while many people do want to serve their community, what hurts rural agencies are areas not having enough access to training and education nearby or it being too costly to hire and bring in an instructor for the department. He said hybrid classes may be a tool to help fill EMS staffing shortage needs quicker.
"[A department] might have one person who just needs to get their EMT [certification] and they're like, 'hey, we can't put on a class.' But they can remote in and take a class through us and get that person to become an EMT," Raney said.
Upon a student's graduation from one of Idaho Medical Academy's courses, Raney said they sometimes help place them in rural areas that are struggling to find staffing.
EMT student Colton Baratti is taking his new EMT knowledge back to Twin Falls, where he is surrounded by different communities, like Jerome, Kimberly, Hansen and Buhl.
He is originally from Filer, where his father was a volunteer firefighter. He enjoyed watching his dad help put out fires around the community and interact with neighbors.
While he has intentions to one day work for the Twin Falls Fire Department, he said would not mind working for a smaller agency to start out. Baratti said as the Magic Valley grows, he knows those departments will need more help.
"I think it's really important for hometown type of people that know the area really well and everything to help fire department or EMS or paramedics," Baratti said. He added hopes to fill those needed gaps in staffing.
According to the HQPC's agenda, they will meet on August 4 to discuss staffing in rural EMS agencies. They will discuss OPE's report which will be presented by DHW's bureau chief of EMS and Preparedness, Wayne Denny.
Watch more Local News:
See the latest news from around the Treasure Valley and the Gem State in our YouTube playlist:
Download the KTVB mobile app to get breaking news, weather and important stories at your fingertips. | https://www.ktvb.com/article/news/local/idaho-ems-school-looking-to-fill-gaps-in-rural-medical-staffing-shortage/277-85d63940-4c6b-4e0a-a178-05a83e7e2ca9 | 2022-08-01T08:36:49 | 1 | https://www.ktvb.com/article/news/local/idaho-ems-school-looking-to-fill-gaps-in-rural-medical-staffing-shortage/277-85d63940-4c6b-4e0a-a178-05a83e7e2ca9 |
BOISE, Idaho —
This story originally appeared in the Idaho Press.
Earlier in July, the Idaho Republican Party proposed adding language to its platform to show support for life-of-the-mother abortion exceptions. Delegates rejected the language in a vote, and the Republican Party Platform, a guiding document for elected officials, will show support for a complete ban on abortions.
The GOP platform previously showed support for a complete ban on abortions. But that was before the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade about a month ago, allowing states to make their own decisions on how legal or illegal abortion should be.
In a post-Roe world, the Republican Party’s stance was for some anti-abortion activists a strong stance against abortion, which they view as unethical and immoral. And for others, the vote was a confusing signal for a party that is supposedly pro-life.
“I think the position taken at that (Idaho GOP) convention fails to recognize that there really are circumstances in which the mother is at risk,” said David Ripley, executive director of Idaho Chooses Life. “I don’t see how on earth conservatives can propose to say that the state of Idaho should be in a position of mandating the death or destruction of that mother by the criminal code.”
Ripley, who has worked in anti-abortion activism for decades, said he appreciated that many of the Republican delegates felt very passionately about stopping abortions and the vote represented their righteous anger, but that such a position is unworkable and would put doctors in impossible situations.
“I think it’s frankly not just wrong. I really think that’s an immoral position,” Ripley said. “Women are people too, right? I’m like ‘Hello, this is crazy.’”
Ripley also pointed to ectopic pregnancies, when the fertilized egg plants itself outside the uterus, often in the fallopian tubes. The pregnancy is not viable. The fallopian tube can rupture and the woman will begin hemorrhaging internally, he said. A law that wouldn’t save the mother’s life in instances like that is “crazy,” Ripley said.
“You can’t save the baby and you’re going to condemn the women to death,” Ripley said. “I don’t understand how anybody can claim that’s pro-life.”
Idaho currently has three exemptions in its abortion trigger law: For the life of the mother and for rape or incest, but only if the patient can provide a police report. That law is the “gold standard,” Ripley said. He believes the language at the convention doesn’t speak for the bulk of Republicans or pro-life people.
It’s unclear how much political support removing those exemptions would have. For example, Lt. Gov. Janice McGeachin in May called on Gov. Brad Little for a special session to remove those exemptions.
However, both sides of the abortion debate immediately objected, with abortion rights backers calling it “unthinkable” and anti-abortion activists saying Idaho’s trigger law already is the strongest in the nation, the Idaho Press previously reported.
Sen. Todd Lakey, R-Nampa, co-sponsored Idaho’s abortion trigger law. He said he’s also happy with the legislation and thinks the life of the mother is an appropriate exception.
“There’s two lives,” Lakey said. “If you have to choose between one or the other, that’s an individual and a family decision.”
In the meantime, different abortion laws in Idaho are set to take effect in August, though Planned Parenthood has filed three lawsuits against those laws. In court filings, Planned Parenthood said the six-week abortion ban is likely to go into effect on Aug. 19, according to the Associated Press.
Ripley and Lakey said they are both looking at potentially expanding a support network for mothers, babies and adoption during this “huge transition,” after the trigger law goes into effect.
Idaho’s trigger law will automatically go into effect around Aug. 25.
Legality
If the party platform were to become law, it would fly in the face of the constitution and federal law, said Kim Clark, legal director for Legal Voice.
The original 1973 abortion supreme court case, Roe v. Wade was based on the due process clause of the 14th Amendment. The clause said, “nor shall any State deprive any person of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law.”
“The reason the court overturned Roe is because this concept of liberty is, in the court's mind, vague. There’s always been debate over what liberty encompasses,” Clark said. “There isn't a lot of debate about what life means.”
Essentially, a provision removing exceptions for life of the mother “sentences pregnant people to death” in the event of any complications, she said. Plus, maternal deaths are more common in minority communities. Minority women could be disproportionately harmed by this kind of provision.
There’s also a federal law requiring hospitals to provide emergency medical treatment regardless of whether the person can pay, which Clark said also relates to any potential provision removing exemptions for the life of the mother.
Not saving the life of the mother would defy medical ethics, she said, as well as intrude upon the doctor-patient relationship.
“From a common sense standpoint, it really makes no sense whatsoever. If the pregnant person dies, the fetus dies as well,” Clark said. “The one purpose it does serve is to garner votes.”
Clark said there are concerns that even with the exception, pregnant women are not receiving appropriate care.
In Texas, for example, a study of two hospitals showed that women facing complications before fetal viability suffered because they couldn’t end their pregnancies, the New York Times reported. The majority of patients required care because their water broke early, according to the study.
Around 57% of the 28 patients in the Texas study had a serious maternal morbidity, such as hemorrhage, according to the study. In states without Texas’ six-week abortion ban, around 33% of those who ended their pregnancies had a serious maternal morbidity.
All but one of the 28 patients lost the fetus or baby. Eight had “cardiac motion” at birth — but seven died within a day and the final baby remained hospitalized at the time of the study.
Some hospitals have waited until after the mother comes in with serious symptoms, like sepsis or acute kidney injury, before ending the pregnancy, instead of acting when water breaks early. Essentially, medical care is being provided after an event like an infection, rather than before when the women risk infection.
What to expect when you’re expecting
Pregnancy can be an exciting, emotional experience for many people. But there can also be risks. However, there are ways to reduce the risk of any complications. When navigating pregnancy, expecting parents can get bombarded with confusing and contradictory information, so the Idaho Press reached out to a doctor to find out what pregnant women should know.
Here are some of the risks and what women who are expecting, pregnant or have given birth should look out for.
“A lot can go wrong. Thank goodness most of the time it doesn’t happen,” said Don Dyer, Idaho College of Medicine assistant professor and clinical director of women’s health. “Pregnancy definitely carries risks.”
For instance, a woman’s immune system is suppressed during pregnancy, which means she is more at risk for various infections. And as pregnancy progresses, there’s a higher risk for developing high blood pressure problems like preeclampsia.
There’s also a higher instance of gestational diabetes, which is diabetes that is newly diagnosed during pregnancy.
“Pregnancy stresses the body pretty much to its maximum and the reason that most pregnancies turn out well is because most women who are pregnant are younger,” Dyer said. “When we’re younger, our bodies tolerate more and recover faster.”
Women who are 35 years and older are at higher risk for certain problems. Those issues include chromosomal problems in the baby, like preeclampsia and gestational diabetes. The risk is higher for women aged 40 and older.
However, both very young women in their teens and people having their first child also are at higher risk for preeclampsia, which is a high blood pressure situation that can have severe consequences for the mother. If left unchecked, there’s a high risk of the mother having a stroke or other serious medical issues.
Though it is not known for sure what exactly about pregnancy can trigger preeclampsia, the only cure is delivering the baby.
There are ways to manage the risk, Dyer said.
No. 1 is talk to a doctor before getting pregnant. It’s important to identify any health risks the patient has prior to pregnancy. The patient can then potentially mitigate those issues, for example by quitting smoking.
Another helpful precaution is prenatal care, early and throughout pregnancy, which can help doctors identify problems as they may occur. Over half of all maternal deaths are associated with some problem with hypertension during pregnancy, which is why good prenatal care and close supervision later in pregnancy can help.
“You want to pick that up early,” Dyer said.
Childbirth can also bring its risks. One high cause of maternal death is postpartum hemorrhage, which is when the uterus doesn’t contract well after the baby delivers.
“All muscles can be taken to the point they fatigue, so if you have a real long labor or a really big baby … the uterus may be fatigued,” Dyer said. “If the uterus doesn’t contract adequately, the mother will lose a lot of blood. You can lose so much blood that you literally bleed out.”
However, this does not happen too often in the United States, Dyer said, because there are available medications to force the uterus to contract.
Other times, a woman can become septic, which is a life-threatening infection. After a woman gives birth, a huge area in the vagina, cervix and uterus are potentially open to infection, Dyer said.
However, there are symptoms women who are pregnant or who have given birth can look for: Excessive bleeding and fever are two, but any fever or pain should be evaluated. Women who are nursing should look for excessive breast pain or swelling, which can signal an infection.
“Pregnancy is not totally benign,” Dyer said. “The majority of the time things do work out well.”
Carolyn Komatsoulis covers Boise, Meridian and Ada County. Contact her at 208-465-8107 and follow her on Twitter @CKomatsoulis.
This story originally appeared in the Idaho Press. Read more at IdahoPress.com.
Watch more Local News:
See the latest news from around the Treasure Valley and the Gem State in our YouTube playlist: | https://www.ktvb.com/article/news/local/idaho-press/pro-life-activists-want-exceptions-for-life-of-the-mother-countering-idaho-gop-platform/277-c6e589cf-1362-46b1-b252-b8375b368629 | 2022-08-01T08:36:55 | 1 | https://www.ktvb.com/article/news/local/idaho-press/pro-life-activists-want-exceptions-for-life-of-the-mother-countering-idaho-gop-platform/277-c6e589cf-1362-46b1-b252-b8375b368629 |
This is a carousel. Use Next and Previous buttons to navigate
For months, the slight man slept in and out of hotels along Austin Highway, where neon lights from fast food cafes and stores lit up the night.
It was far from the home where he’d grown up in a middle-class family, far from the business where he’d seen success until a salvo of setbacks. Prescription pills took a toll. Then came methamphetamine highs. In that state, the drug solved all of his problems.
The now broad-shouldered man barely weighed 140 pounds. His face was gaunt and drawn. Hamilton K. Barton, 52, didn’t resemble the man who is well known today at his workplace, 1 Haven for Hope Way. As CEO of the nonprofit Pay it Forward, Barton understands the needs of those in recovery the program serves. That’s why he shares his story of long-term recovery and homelessness to give voice to people struggling with alcoholism, trauma and drug addiction.
“I have the opportunity to be their megaphone,” Barton said. “We see miracles on a daily basis. We get to see the light come on. We try to share that if we can do it, they can do it.”
Pay it Forward is one of the residential partners on campus at Haven for Hope. Women at Alpha Home and men at Lifetime Recovery who have completed treatment are eligible to live at the sober-living dormitory with access to recovery services.
A 22-year veteran of the Air Force, Vincent T. Davis embarked on a second career as a journalist and found his calling. Observing and listening across San Antonio, he finds intriguing tales to tell about everyday people. He shares his stories with Express-News subscribers every Monday morning.
Barton grew up watching his father struggle with alcoholism.
At one point, Barton dropped out of high school and moved to Arizona.
In 1989, he moved back to San Antonio. He earned a GED and studied at San Antonio College. At age 20, he ran a small vending company, where he learned to operate a business. Five years later, he worked for a telecommunications firm, rising to regional manager.
As Barton’s life began to change, drinking became a pastime. His first wife died from leukemia. He started a construction company, doing well until his second marriage fell apart. He became addicted to medications he used to treat infections from cuts at work sites and bouts of anxiety.
When prescriptions for pain killers and Xanax ran out, Barton turned to pushers on the streets. He lost his home, business, cars and eventually his children. He left his first treatment program after 33 days. He landed on the streets, mad at his parents, his first wife for dying and his second wife for leaving.
After 15 months of living on the streets, he realized it was his responsibility to change his life.
Barton signed up for treatment with Lifetime Recovery on the South Side. Then he moved into an Oxford House residence, part of a national network of recovery homes. Barton said there are more than 3,200 houses across the country, free of drugs, where bills are paid at a weekly meeting and everyone has a say.
He sought out his dad, who had been sober for 20 years. His father saw a man who wanted to recover. He told him to report that Monday at 8:30 a.m. as a file clerk at his law firm. The $8.50 an hour job allowed Barton to earn a living, be successful and reengage with his children.
After six months, he was elected chapter chair at the house. His first problem-solving experience came in a house that was struggling and needed support. The men were fearful, tense and didn’t see a way out. Barton helped broker a plan that came without penalty.
After a second-chapter meeting, residents elected Barton as chapter chair. That meeting made him realize there was a purpose in the work. A friend and professor at the University of Texas at San Antonio suggested Barton enroll in the paralegal program at the UTSA Business School. Becoming a paralegal allowed Barton to increase his income and legitimacy.
Barton was recommended as a board member for Pay it Forward because he knew what sober living looked like. Not knowing the responsibilities of a board member, he attended a San Antonio Area Foundation board boot camp. Eighteen months later, he was chosen as the board chair.
In 2017, Julie Wisdom-Wild came on board as CEO for a year. After four months, she selected Barton on staff as development manager.
When Wisdom-Wild left, the board elected him as the next CEO.
On Thursday, Ben Brooks, 41, walked with Barton through the Pay it Forward sober living dorm at the campus. Four and a half years ago, Brooks was a former program member. Now, he’s the dormitory manager of the two-story dorm that includes 46 men’s and 30 women’s beds. Barton said he’s proud of Brooks and his staff, who support the residents on their myriad journeys to success.
“Not only do I have an opportunity to grow from his instruction, but I have an opportunity to grow with him in our recoveries,” Brooks said. “I’m grateful for this man. He’s continued to help me to get where I think I ought to be.”
Barton knows his associates’ recovery birthdays because it’s important to celebrate the accomplishments after leaving a place that’s claimed many souls. There was a time he thought he’d always be an addict and never have a normal life.
Then he had an epiphany: it’s not about him, but everyone around him.
Barton is married and has four boys of his own and a stepdaughter. He’s grateful to be the parent and husband he always wanted to be but didn’t know how.
“The life I live today, there’s no choice but to exist in gratitude,” Barton said. “I didn’t think this was possible. We’re like a soldier in a foxhole. If you tell me I’ve got to move and cover you, I’m going to stand up and cover you. That’s what we do for our people — we stand up and cover them.”
vtdavis@express-news.net | https://www.expressnews.com/news/local/article/Pay-it-forward-CEO-Barton-17341938.php | 2022-08-01T09:15:43 | 0 | https://www.expressnews.com/news/local/article/Pay-it-forward-CEO-Barton-17341938.php |
Over the last two years, universities across Texas and the rest of the country have worked hard to mitigate the spread of COVID-19 on their campuses with virtual classes, masks and increased cleaning of public spaces.
Now, as colleges prepare for students to return to campus next month, a new disease is gaining steam around Texas and the country: monkeypox.
State health experts say universities should start communicating with students ahead of the fall semester about how to identify symptoms and avoid contracting the virus. They also say schools should consider how they would respond to an outbreak on campuses where students live in close proximity engaging in intimate behaviors and sharing beverages or food.
“College and university (students require) a very specific kind of messaging, and those messages need to be prepared now so they can be reaching those students before they return to school,” said Rebecca Fischer, an assistant professor of epidemiology and biostatistics at Texas A&M University. “When school comes back, we need to be ready to roll out messaging if something happens on campus.”
Monkeypox is much harder to contract via casual conversation or in a classroom setting than COVID-19, and health experts say the risk of exposure to monkeypox is currently low. So far, the virus has mainly spread between men who have sex with men, though anyone can get the virus though close contact. While it is not a sexually transmitted infection, it most easily spreads through skin-to-skin contact and is often passed along during sexual activity.
The virus is not deadly and hospitalization is rare, but Fischer said it is an “unpleasant” and “painful” virus. The virus causes painful, pus-filled blisters and lesions on the skin, along with fever and swollen lymph nodes in the early stages of infection. It can last from a few days to a month.
State and national health experts believe the number of cases will continue to rise exponentially and will spread.
“One of the most important things is this communication plan, and I think that this is something we’re failing at currently in the United States,” Fischer said. “People are becoming afraid because they don’t understand monkeypox. … What they’re hearing is we have cases in our community. What they are not hearing is ‘what is my personal risk?’”
Some university spokespeople said leaders are starting to think about the fall, though they are mainly relying on local health departments for guidance. None of the universities has the monkeypox vaccine. The state has received 14,000 doses of the vaccines, which are being provided to the local health departments.
Representatives for Baylor University and Texas A&M said their health care providers have been trained to spot symptoms and possible cases among patients who come into campus clinics. The University of Texas at Arlington said it will be able to test symptomatic individuals for monkeypox and plans to distribute health information closer to the start of the school year.
Multiple schools, including Texas Tech University and the University of Texas at Dallas said they are meeting to discuss monkeypox mitigation and response plans for the fall.
The University of Texas at Austin, which had one positive case of monkeypox confirmed last month, did not respond to questions. But a spokesperson told the Chronicle of Higher Education, “the risk to the greater campus community remains low.”
On its health center website, UT-Austin acknowledged it anticipates more cases. “Just as we have seen with other communicable diseases, we expect campus to mirror the community with the incidence of this virus,” the website reads.
Beyond these early steps, few universities shared specifics for how campus leaders plan to handle positive cases on campus, including where the school plans to quarantine a student who tests positive for the virus, how students would continue with classes or if the university would conduct contact tracing. Fischer said schools should begin making these plans.
“I’m not alarmed, but I’m moderately concerned about containment and mitigation efforts,” Fischer said. “We don’t want to get caught with our pants around our ankles. … the best way to contain disease spread is to have aggressive plans to roll into action up front.”
One school, the University of Texas at Rio Grande Valley, said it would isolate an infected student and handle each case on an individual basis while following guidance from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
On its website, the CDC recommends providing isolation spaces with a dedicated bathroom for people who live in close spaces like student housing.
David Lakey, vice chancellor for health affairs and chief medical officer at the University of Texas System, said many schools are still in the planning phase and are putting together messages to send students. He said schools must find a way to educate students without stigmatizing the group of people among whom the virus is currently being spread: men who have sex with other men.
“We need to make sure we’re careful to reach out to groups letting them know that this is occurring,” Lakey said. “That’s not going to be the only way that it can be spread, but that’s the population that’s being spread through right now.”Misinformation has also made providing accurate information about the monkeypox virus especially vital.
Last month, a lecturer at the University of Texas at Dallas drew condemnation from students after he said on Twitter, “Can we at least try to find a cure for homosexuality, especially among men?” and said anal sex “can lead to a variety of diseases.” Health officials say one of the main ways monkeypox spreads is through prolonged physical contact, but it is not a sexually transmitted disease.
The university said it was investigating complaints about the professor’s statements and has allowed students signed up for the professor’s fall classes to switch to new course sections taught by different professors.
Disclosure: Baylor University, Texas A&M University, Texas Tech University, University of Texas - Arlington, University of Texas - Dallas, University of Texas-Rio Grande Valley, University of Texas at Austin and University of Texas System have been financial supporters of the Texas Tribune. Financial supporters play no role in the Tribune's journalism.
The Texas Tribune is a nonprofit, nonpartisan media organization that informs Texans about public policy, politics, government and statewide issues. | https://www.expressnews.com/news/local/article/Texas-universities-monkeypox-17341158.php | 2022-08-01T09:15:45 | 0 | https://www.expressnews.com/news/local/article/Texas-universities-monkeypox-17341158.php |
PORTLAND, Ore — A Pacific Northwest-based nonprofit is expanding learning opportunities for youth to help address growing labor and supply chain challenges.
Deena Pierott founded iUrban Teen about a decade ago. Her goal was to uplift minority and low-opportunity youth through vocational education and exposure.
"I've seen the disparities in education in our youth," Pierott said. "We want to make them aware of what these opportunities are, the infinite possibilities."
Programs throughout the summer and fall include a wide range of classes and outings, all free to young people. They include writing, computer coding, engineering, manufacturing and natural sciences.
"We need opportunities like this," said Marissa Spires, a paid intern with iUrban Teen who has participated in student activities for about seven years. "For scholarships, it's been useful in so many ways ... improved my skills a lot."
iUrban Teen recently became the nonprofit of choice for former Seattle Seahawks player Bobby Wagner, who has helped fund youth programs.
As the nonprofit expands its reach, Pierott hopes more people will volunteer.
"We've worked with over 12,000 youth since we started," she said. "And we have about an 86% retention rate. Families stay with us year after year ... and that's saying something."
Pierott said iUrban Teen often maintains connection with youth when they move on to college and career training.
Spires is headed to college to focus on writing and psychology, but is also helping out with initiatives to boost iUrban Teen, such as its upcoming Give More 24 fundraiser.
"It's meaningful to come back and make sure students like me, and those not like me, can value these opportunities like I have," Spires said. | https://www.kgw.com/article/news/local/pnw-nonprofit-low-opportunity-youth-tech-education/283-05d9646f-ce88-4c06-ba36-164cb395f453 | 2022-08-01T09:45:52 | 1 | https://www.kgw.com/article/news/local/pnw-nonprofit-low-opportunity-youth-tech-education/283-05d9646f-ce88-4c06-ba36-164cb395f453 |
ATLANTIC CITY — Last year, the Casino Reinvestment Development Authority negotiated a deal to sell a building for about a 10th of its assessed value of more than $1 million.
On Thursday, authority board members unanimously agreed to cut that price in half, after someone stole the copper façade off the property.
The multi-story building at 20 S. Tennessee Ave. was acquired as part of a deal to purchase the properties owned by the John Brooks Recovery Center for $9.1 million in 2014. The authority also helped relocate the addiction treatment center to the mainland, with an eye toward improving the image of the city.
The CRDA closed on the properties in 2020.
As Lance Landgraf, director of planning and development for the CRDA, described to the board, the authority reached a deal with Douglas Development Corps to sell the building, which would be renovated into 14 residential apartments rather than be demolished.
People are also reading…
Once known as the “Tate House,” the property was formerly used as a women’s facility as part of the recovery center, Landgraf told board members.
“The plan was to keep that copper façade. It was in pretty good shape. And also to keep the historic integrity of the building,” Landgraf said. But since the deal was approved, part of that façade has been stolen.
In June, someone removed a section of the copper facing at the top of the front of the building, presumably to sell for scrap. Copper trim was also removed from around the skylights of the building. The thieves had climbed up the fire escape to reach the roof, Landgraf told the board.
Currently, copper of that quality is selling for about $2 a pound, according to a posted price list from a scrapping company.
The police were informed of the theft by CRDA staff, Landgraf told the board. Crews boarded up the fire escape to prevent others from climbing up. The crews also boarded areas where the copper was removed to prevent water from leaking into the building.
At first, he said, the authority planned to go through with the deal as agreed, but he said the buyer sought to back out. Landgraf said the developer “requested that we meet him halfway.”
That change will offset the expected cost to repair the damage, Landgraf said. Contractors have given the CRDA quotes well in excess of $200,000 to replace the copper façade. It would not have the same appearance, he said, with new copper instead of the green and gray patina of the former façade.
If the CRDA were to keep the building into the winter, it would need a new boiler and other work totaling tens of thousands of dollars, Landgraf said Thursday.
Many of the buildings in the neighborhood date from the early 20th century.
City records put the assessed value of the property at $1.76 million, broken down to $356,300 for the land and $1.4 million for the building.
Business owners familiar with the area and the real estate market indicated that is not a reasonable assessment. Because the CRDA does not pay property taxes, there is no reason to appeal assessments, but a private owner would have likely successfully appealed that assessed value.
And assessed value is not the CRDA’s only consideration. The authority has sought to see properties redeveloped and occupied. For instance, the main building for the John Brooks Recovery Center at 1307 Pacific Ave. was sold to Odin US Holdings for $1 last year, with the understanding that the historic building would be renovated into 56 new market-rate apartments.
At the same meeting, the CRDA approved a proposal to auction several properties throughout the city, which Landgraf described as developable. Typically, Landgraf said, when the authority seeks proposals for properties they are sold for a nominal amount.
“With the auction, we hope to bring in some income here, which is sorely needed,” he said.
A minimum bid will be set for each property, he said.
The sale will get the properties back on the tax rolls, Landgraf said. The sale will include a provision that the properties would need to be developed within a certain time or the CRDA will reclaim ownership.
“We don’t want these just to sit and not be developed,” he told the board. | https://pressofatlanticcity.com/news/local/copper-theft-drops-crdas-sale-price-of-ac-building-in-half/article_952a275c-0f55-11ed-b024-ff9d783f8499.html | 2022-08-01T10:07:36 | 1 | https://pressofatlanticcity.com/news/local/copper-theft-drops-crdas-sale-price-of-ac-building-in-half/article_952a275c-0f55-11ed-b024-ff9d783f8499.html |
One dead in shooting at local nightspot
Christopher Walker
Wichita Falls Times Record News
One person is dead following a reported shooting at the Haystack Club in the 300 block of Scott Avenue early Monday.
Wichita Falls Police received a report of shots fired just moments after midnight. The victim, who was not immediately identified, was found in the parking lot.
Police taped off the area and medical personnel were at the scene. Witnesses told the Times Record News the unnamed victim was shot in the chest. WFPD Sgt. Brian Sheehan said this the tenth homicide in Wichita Falls this year.
This is a developing story. Stay with the Times Record News for updates. | https://www.timesrecordnews.com/story/news/local/2022/08/01/one-dead-in-shooting-at-local-nightspot/65387767007/ | 2022-08-01T10:07:53 | 1 | https://www.timesrecordnews.com/story/news/local/2022/08/01/one-dead-in-shooting-at-local-nightspot/65387767007/ |
ROANOKE, Va. – School is right around the corner and if you’re looking for a way to save on school supplies, this weekend will be the perfect time to do so.
The sales tax holiday will kick off this Friday, Aug. 5 and will last until Sunday, Aug. 7 at 11:59 p.m.
You will not be charged a Virginia sales tax on school supplies $20 or less per item or any clothing or shoes for $100 or less per item.
Here’s a look a closer look at what all will be tax-free this weekend:
- School supplies, clothing and footwear
- School supply items that are $20 or less per item
- Clothing or footwear that is $100 or less
- Hurricane preparedness items
- Portable generators that are $1,000 or less
- Gas-powered chainsaws $350 or less
- Chainsaws $60 or less
- Other hurricane items that are $60 or less
- Energy Star and WaterSense products
- Products that cost $2,500 or less
For more information, click here. | https://www.wsls.com/news/local/2022/08/01/virginias-tax-free-weekend-kicks-off-on-aug-5/ | 2022-08-01T10:20:56 | 0 | https://www.wsls.com/news/local/2022/08/01/virginias-tax-free-weekend-kicks-off-on-aug-5/ |
Veterans Voice: Celebrating new benefits for military pensioners
Perhaps the most significant event relating to veterans in recent months was the end of the state income tax on military pensions, which was enacted in the recently approved state budget.
In a ceremony on July 21 at Operation Stand Down in Johnston, Gov. Dan Mckee's administration highlighted this milestone.
Kasim Yarn, director of the Office of Veterans Services, said: “Ending taxation of military service pensions is not only the right thing to do in recognition of the many Rhode Islanders who fought courageously for our freedom, but it’s also an investment in our state’s workforce.
“This change will allow us to retain top-tier talent, which can drive Rhode Island’s economy forward. Military retirees bring a wealth of knowledge and backgrounds, benefiting Rhode Island in innumerable ways.”
During the ceremony, McKee also signed into law four pieces of legislation designed to support the state's veterans. Legislative sponsors and advocates of veterans joined McKee to mark their enactment.
Veterans Voice:Recently passed legislation of interest to vets
The veterans' bills include:
Stolen valor: Henceforth, anyone fraudulently representing oneself as an active or veteran member of the military or armed forces for the purpose of obtaining money, property or other tangible benefits will be subject to criminal prosecution.
Pet adoption fees: Veterans will now be exempt from pet adoption fees at public animal shelters.
Specialty license plates: McKee approved two special motor vehicle registration plates — one for recipients of the Bronze Star and the other for Purple Heart recipients.
Ask the DMV:My car's registration shows the wrong style
Recent events and activities
RI MOFW assists with care packages for deployed soldiers
Jessica Holbrook and her team from the Family Resource Group of the 182nd Infantry organized a “care package party” on July 7 at the Schofield Armory in Cranston. Assisted by members of the Rhode Island Commandery of the Military Order of Foreign Wars (RI MOFW), the group was able to assemble, box and ship 45 packages for deployed soldiers of Company A, 1-182nd Infantry. The RI MOFW “adopted” Company A this year. MOFW, of which I am a member, also made a cash donation to cover expenses of the packing party.
Village Gas in Smithfield gave free gasoline to veterans
Thanks to John Cianci of the Italian American War Veterans of the United States, we learned of a generous gesture deserving of recognition. Shan Abid, owner of Village Gas on Pleasant View Avenue in Smithfield, collaborated with three donors to provide free gas worth $50 to eligible veterans and service members on July 1. More than 260 veterans took advantage of the offer.
Three college friends, Bill Hogan, Rich Santelli and Robert Skeffington, donated $10,000 to support the event. Abid also donated $1,000 and labor to provide full service to the veterans.
“Knowing how bad [gas] prices are, we came up with the idea to help our veterans before the Fourth of July,” Hogan said.
Veterans Voice:Navy vet left his mark as a philanthropist
Volunteers from the Italian American War Veterans and American Legion Post 88 in Harrisville verified veteran or active-duty status for those who lined up for the gasoline. “So satisfying to be able to give back to our veterans,” said Danielle Noury of Scituate. Noury and another gasoline attendant, Alessandra Gaido, provided full service to the veterans. “I’m excited about giving back to veterans who have done a lot for our country, and deserve more thank-yous like this," Gaido said.
Cianci, who first posted this story on RINewsToday.com, described the event as ”a gesture of kindness making a difference to hundreds of veterans and active-duty soldiers.”
Election 2022 Updates:The latest news in the highest-profile races in Rhode Island
Westerly DAR chapter awards $20,000 to Holly Charette House
The Holly Charette House in Johnston, Rhode Island’s only transitional housing for female veterans, received a $20,000 check from the Phebe Greene Ward Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution. The money will be used to purchase new furniture for the three two-bedroom apartments in the house, accommodating up to six female veterans. The House is operated by Operation Stand Down Rhode Island.
Dee Lee, the local DAR Chapter Regent, said the funds were derived from Vivian’s Outreach to Women (VOW), a program of the National Society Daughters of the American Revolution.
Announcements
Service members and veterans are sought for a “Learn to Weld Training Program” that will be held from Aug. 29 to Sept. 2 in The Steel Yard at 27 Sims Ave. in Providence. Attendees will learn foundational welding and employable soft skills through an artistic curriculum. Participants will receive a $250 stipend and a certificate of completion. To apply, email workforce@thesteelyard.org, call (401) 273-7101 or visit thesteelyard.org/job-training.
A free summer writing workshop for veterans will be offered by the Providence Clemente Veterans Initiative (PCVI). Starting Aug. 7, Marine Corps veteran Lucas Pralle will teach this class on a videoconference from 6 to 8 p.m. Sundays through Sept. 11, except for Labor Day Weekend. To apply, click on https://pvdvets.org/summer-writing-seminar or contact Dr. Mark Santow, director of the PCVI, by email at pvdclementevets@gmail.com.
"Ocean Therapy" is available for free to veterans through Oct. 16. One-on-one sessions as well as an eight-week program are available. Break Through Waves, a nonprofit organization in Providence, offers adult programming that combines yoga, mindfulness and breathing exercises with surf therapy or standup paddleboarding. One- to two-hour sessions are free and are specifically designed for those who have experienced trauma or who have been diagnosed with PTSD. For information, visit breakthroughwaves.org. Another program offered by Break Through Waves is surfing at Easton’s Beach (First Beach) at 175 Memorial Blvd. in Newport. Standup paddleboarding is also part of the program, at West Island Corner of Goulart Memorial Drive and Alder Street in Fairhaven. For details or to sign up, visit breakthroughwaves.com. These programs are made available through the Providence Vet Center.
The Narragansett Bow Hunters organization at 1531 Ten Rod Road in North Kingstown is offering archery lessons at no charge at an indoor range. Equipment such as bows, arrows, arm guards, targets, finger tabs along with instructions will be provided. For information, call 401) 295-7228 or visit narragansettbowhunters.org.
Calendar
Tuesday, 3 to 9 p.m., 2022 National Night Out, Rocky Point Park. The Warwick Police, the National Night Out Committee and We Be Jammin' are sponsoring this free annual event, which is to end with fireworks. NNO’s goals are to unite the police and the community and celebrate that partnership.
Friday, 11 a.m.: RING Retirees reunion/luncheon at the Quonset Officers Club, 200 Lt. James Brown Rd., North Kingstown. Contact Bob Antonelli at bob02909@cox.net or (401) 837-6028 or (401) 996-3764 for more information.
Aug. 14, 11 a.m.-3 p.m., “World War II Sunday Funday” at Whitin Mill in Northbridge, Massachusetts. Sponsored by the National Park Service (Blackstone River Valley National Historical Park), this free event will include military and manufacturing exhibits from Woonsocket's Museum of Work and Culture and Battleship Cove in Fall River. Attendees can meet World War II veterans and hear their stories. There will also be special activities for kids. All veterans and serving military personnel will receive "America the Beautiful" and Federal Recreational Land passes, which provide free access to veterans and guests to national parks and historic sites nationwide. The address is 50 Douglas Rd., Whitinsville, Massachusetts. The phone is (508) 234-6232. From Providence, go north on Route 146 for about 30 miles to Exit 8.
Aug. 15, 6-7:30 p.m.: U.S. Rep David Cicilline will host his annual Veterans Community Conversation at Slater Park Pavilion at 825 Armistice Blvd. in Pawtucket. The event, postponed from July 25, will feature a barbecue dinner for veterans, active service members and their families.
Aug. 27, 8 a.m.: Sixth annual Coventry — West Greenwich Elks Veterans Fundraiser Golf Tournament at Coventry Pines Golf Cours at 1065 Harkney Hill Rd. in Coventry. Shotgun start. Nine holes with cart at $75 per person. Includes various prizes and raffles and a gift bag for all players. Steak fry after the tournament at the Elks Club at 42 Nooseneck Hill Rd. in West Greenwich. Make checks payable, by Aug. 19, to BPOE #2285, and mail to Lori Ashness, 111 Tomahawk Trail, Cranston 02921. For details, call (401) 573-5063, or email ashnessla@gmail.com.
Sept. 15, 4:30-7:30 p.m.: Learn to surf cast for free at Scarborough Beach. The Providence Vet Center is teaming up with the Narragansett Surf Casters to offer a class to 15 service members and veterans. All the equipment you need to learn to catch fish from shore, along with instruction, will be provided by members of the Surf Casters. Please sign up with Justyn Charon by phone at (401) 739-0167 or via email at Justyn.Charon@va.gov.
To report the outcome of a previous activity or to add a future event to our calendar, please email the details (including a contact name and phone number/email address) to veteranscolumn@providencejournal.com. | https://www.providencejournal.com/story/news/local/2022/08/01/ri-veterans-voice-end-of-the-state-income-tax-on-military-pensions/10182163002/ | 2022-08-01T10:39:01 | 1 | https://www.providencejournal.com/story/news/local/2022/08/01/ri-veterans-voice-end-of-the-state-income-tax-on-military-pensions/10182163002/ |
Sex and business: New Kinsey-Kelley collaboration to tackle gender equity in the workplace
Everyone has a story. For Pam Meyer Yttri, hers happened in the early 1970s at a job interview. She'd just been turned down for a teaching assignment, despite her years of experience and master's degree. For that employer, she just wasn't qualified enough.
"It's a rough class," they told her, "We're actually looking for a man to fill it."
Discomfort worming in her chest, Yttri said she was shocked by the boldness.
"I felt it was wrong," Yttri said. "But I didn't know what to do with it."
The employer later offered her a different assignment and she accepted.
"I dropped (the incident) in my head. I thought, 'Well, at least I got that,'" Yttri recalled.
It was the first, though not the last, time Yttri felt like her identity in the workplace was an obstacle to overcome. Over the years, she's heard other people share their own experiences of gender inequity over pay, opportunities and general treatment in a professional environment.
"(One attorney) was told if she wanted a family, she wouldn't be able to be a partner at the firm," Yttri noted. "You know, everybody's got their stories. If you ask people, you find out it's still happening today and that's sad."
When Yttri inquired about a new way to donate to her alma mater, Indiana University, she heard about a potential collaboration between two of IU's most renowned schools.
Now, in part thanks to Yttri's donation, the newly minted Kinsey-Kelley Center for Gender Equity in Business will invest in research and training opportunities tackling major social problems in the workplace.
"I do think businesses set the tone for a lot of different social change, so that was a perfect place to start," Yttri said. "If we get students open-minded about this and thinking about it, that will carry into their work positions."
IU center to study harassment, inequity in the workplace
The new center is led by April Sellers, a clinical professor of business law and ethics. Before becoming a faculty member at the Kelley School, she practiced law for about 16 years.
“I certainly experienced all the ups and downs of gender equity issues in the workplace, as all women do,” Sellers said of her time in private practice.
As Sellers noted, sexual harassment, pay inequalities and overall underrepresentation of women in power have existed for decades. Even with greater awareness about systemic issues, most notably 2017's "Me Too" movement, inequity hasn't simply evaporated overnight.
“All that remains a persistent problem, but the tolerance for sexual harassment (and) discrimination has changed a lot. Businesses are, I think, really eager to make sure they know what the best practices are in those areas,” Sellers said.
But now comes the difficult part, Sellers believes. Once you identify a problem, you must then think of a solution.
“We know that the law is limited in its ability to change. It's important, it's helpful, but we really want to make sure that students who are, in the future, going to be managers and colleagues, that they use their power in those future roles to help elevate women to make things better than they are today,” Sellers said.
This is why the Kelley School partnered with the Kinsey Institute to help direct research about inequity in the workplace. This isn't the first time Kelley and Kinsey have collaborated. In the past, the two entities completed joint research projects and, most recently, collaborated in a team-taught class for MBA students that educated them on becoming empathetic managers of equitable workplaces.
Justin Garcia, Kinsey's executive director, said finding out how inequities happen and how to mitigate them is still deeply needed. That's where the research comes in.
"Tolerance is down; (now) how do we modify behavior? That's been the tricky part: How do we try to collaborate and do something where we can move that needle?" Garcia said. "How do we give the future business leaders (and) the current business leaders the tools to enact interventions that work beyond just sort of liability protection?"
Businesses typically use annual training modules to address discrimination and harassment, but that can be greatly expanded, Sellers said.
“For example, programs that are focused on compliance where employees sort of do a little training and check a box — those are not very effective, so we're really eager to help research and share what we learn ... and learn more about what policies can work better, and how everyone in business can advocate more effectively for change,” Sellers said.
Some of the training modules the center will develop will be targeted to professionals. However, others will be introduced to undergraduates.
According to Garcia, multiple touchpoints, starting at school and eventually throughout one's professional career, will lead people to be more likely to recognize issues such as a salary disparity or harassment.
“When you look at behavioral interventions, that's how you start to have change,” Garcia said.
According to Yttri, a business leader's awareness of disparity and commitment to fair treatment can feel revolutionary to employees. For nearly 40 years, she was on a national bank's board, where she described the chief executive officer promoting a healthy working environment with total gender equity. While she noted the bank board was an exception, Ytrri hopes it will soon become the rule for all businesses.
"It's a matter of respect, being inclusive and realizing how we're all in the same situation. If our perspectives become more tolerable of different views and just become aware, that's what I'm looking for," Yttri said. "And hopefully, the behavior will follow."
Contact Rachel Smith at rksmith@heraldt.com or @RachelSmithNews on Twitter. | https://www.heraldtimesonline.com/story/news/local/2022/08/01/indiana-university-kinsey-kelley-center-for-gender-equity-in-business/7829881001/ | 2022-08-01T11:05:12 | 1 | https://www.heraldtimesonline.com/story/news/local/2022/08/01/indiana-university-kinsey-kelley-center-for-gender-equity-in-business/7829881001/ |
Learn more about the local nonprofits fundraising to better in Monroe, Owen counties
Nonprofits around Monroe County looking to better serve their community are fundraising through Aug. 12 as part of the Gannett Foundation’s crowdfunding and grant initiative, A Community Thrives. Hundreds of organizations around the country, including four in Monroe and one in Owen County, are participating in the program.
The nonprofits have to raise a minimum of $3,000 or $6,000, depending on their operating budgets, to qualify for additional grants from the Gannett Foundation. They will keep the money they raise, and top fundraisers can receive thousands in grants.
Each organization is fundraising through the online platform Mightycause. Through the site, anyone can donate as little or as much as they want to any organization. The nonprofits around Monroe County are working toward causes such as increasing affordable mental health services, providing work attire to low-income women looking for jobs and opening a freestanding birth center.
All of the organizations' fundraising pages can be found at acommunitythrives.mightycause.com/giving-events/act22.
Here's more about the local organizations and how they plan to use their donations.
My Sister's Closet
Founded in 1998, My Sister’s Closet provides free work clothes and job help, such as interview training and resume construction, to local low-income and at-risk women.
The organization at 414 S. College Ave. has helped fewer women in recent years due to the pandemic, but staff are starting to see an influx of clients again, director Sandy Keller said.
“A lot of people are just now getting back into the job market because they’ve been able to find … someone to watch their kids,” Keller said. “And many of them have lost their jobs because of the pandemic.”
This year, the nonprofit is helping more refugees than before, including women from Afghanistan, Syria and Egypt. Donations from the fundraiser will partially go toward services for refugees, including English-language learning programming with help from Broadview Learning Center.
Ultimately, one of the organization’s primary goals is to help women look and feel qualified and confident enough to get the jobs they interview for, Keller said.
“We want it so that when they walk in the door, nobody could tell by the way that they look … that they are in any type of emergency situation,” she said. “Because while we all would like to say that we just look at people’s credentials, the truth of the matter is that human beings are very visual.”
Tandem Community Birth Center and Postpartum House
Formed in 2019, Tandem Community Birth Center and Postpartum House will be Bloomington’s first freestanding birth center when it officially opens. The center is set to partially open with a gynecology clinic and community space within the next few months and open a birthing center and postpartum house by the end of 2022.
The nonprofit, at 2613 E. Third St., is in the final stages of opening its midwifery-led gynecology clinic, according to the fundraising page. But the cost to open is significant, from licensing to furnishing and buying medical supplies.
Along with donations, the center is encouraging participants to share images and stories they want their health care providers to see, to show they are more than their bodies.
More:Tandem Birth Center plans to partially open this summer, fully open by end of 2022
Co-founder Julie Duhon told The Herald-Times last month she wants clients at Tandem to feel like their providers see them for all they are, from their little aches and pains to their paranoid 2 a.m. thoughts to the emotions they’re experiencing.
Tandem has two match challenges, one a dollar-for-dollar match up to $500 from Morgenstern's Bookstore and the other will match up to $3,000.
The center received $60,000 in grants through Gannett’s A Community Thrives program last year.
Spencer Pride
At the Spencer Pride Community Center, the mission is to make Indiana a more welcoming place for all people. Along with operating its community center, Spencer Pride hosts an annual Pride festival and offers health screening, education and youth group services to people across southern Indiana.
The community center, at 17 E. Franklin St., needs more space for health services and youth and support programs, Director Judi Epp said. The organization, which plans to make the community center’s second floor ready for move-in, aims to raise $15,000.
Spencer Pride plans to use the money raised for purposes such as installing overhead lighting, bathroom fixtures and a closet shelving system.
"We've been using the first floor and worked hard to make it usable, but we're now realizing we've outgrown it," Epp said. "It's an old, historic building, so you can imagine how much work is involved."
The nonprofit also provides legal and mental health services, STD testing, ally workshops, grief support groups for widows and provides free WiFi to anyone who needs it — which is quite a few people, since the center is in a rural area with spotty Internet, Epp said.
Ultimately, Epp said, the money raised will help Spencer Pride remain part of the community.
"We have been around for 15 years, and this is shepherding us into the next 15," she said. "We want to be around for a really, really long time."
An anonymous donor has offered to match up to $5,000 of funds raised.
Spencer Pride was awarded $12,500 from Gannett’s A Community Thrives program last year.
New Hope for Families
New Hope for Families was founded in 2011 as Monroe County’s emergency housing solution that keeps families together. Earlier this year, the nonprofit opened two new buildings at 1140 S. Morton St. - an emergency shelter for families experiencing homelessness and an early childhood care and education center.
Donations the nonprofit receives will go toward maintaining and expanding its services, Director of Development Jim Olsen said in an email.
"New Hope has been dreaming, planning and working for years in order to relocate and expand, and we are excited to be in our new facility and almost done with the capital campaign," he said. "The ACT funding will enable us to maximize the impact of our new facility."
Child care in Monroe County:Child care centers have addressed challenges during pandemic
The nonprofit has sheltered over 300 families since opening, according to its fundraiser page. Eight in every 10 families served at New Hope moved into stable housing.
In Monroe County, at least 36 families with 70 children were experiencing homelessness in 2020, according to the Indiana Housing and Community Development Authority.
Catholic Charities Bloomington
Catholic Charities Bloomington, at 803 N. Monroe St., began about 40 years ago, when the Archdiocese of Indianapolis came to Bloomington and decided it needed increased mental health services.
The nonprofit aims to help everyone receive mental health care, regardless of their identity or ability to pay, Clinical Director Michael Stribling said. In addition to traditional therapy provided by its 12 therapists, the organization also provides lesser known mental health care, such as play therapy and eye movement desensitization and reprocessing, a type of therapy that helps relieve distress associated with traumatic memories.
Like many therapy services, Catholic Charities Bloomington saw a significant increase — about 300%, Stribling estimated — in clients when the pandemic hit and started providing telehealth services. So many people need its services that the nonprofit’s waitlist is often closed.
“As hard as the 12 of us work to see as many clients as we can … a lot of the time, we have to say, ‘Please call back in a week,’” Stribling said.
The organization accepts all forms of Medicaid and uses a sliding scale to help clients who can’t afford services, which private providers often can’t afford to do.
Catholic Charities Bloomington’s fundraiser is called “Normalize Therapy.” Stribling said everyone can benefit from having a non-judgmental place to express their feelings.
“It’s really scary because people don’t want to go in and just share all the secret things that have happened in our hearts,” he said. “But therapy is actually one of the safest, most protected spaces that human beings can access.”
Christine Stephenson covers children and families for The Herald-Times. Reach her at cstephenson@heraldt.com. | https://www.heraldtimesonline.com/story/news/local/2022/08/01/local-nonprofits-fundraising-for-a-community-thrives/65382268007/ | 2022-08-01T11:05:18 | 1 | https://www.heraldtimesonline.com/story/news/local/2022/08/01/local-nonprofits-fundraising-for-a-community-thrives/65382268007/ |
FAYETTEVILLE, Ga. — A house on the market in Fayetteville, Georgia is getting national attention because of its unique design.
Featured on the popular Instagram account "Zillow Gone Wild," the guitar-shaped home is listed for $789,000.
The listing agent, Evgeniia Piven with EXP Realty, says the house is ready for a "true connoisseur." She says it will "blow your mind away."
According to Piven, the home was designed by country music singer Elvis L. Carden. One of his albums is named after the home, titled "Living in an Old Guitar." She adds that the single became a favorite with radio promotors and DJs.
You can listen to the song here:
She says the 5 bedroom, 4 bathroom house is fully renovated, but mentioned that the "guitar just needs a slight tune-up and polishing."
The Instagram account with more than 1.6 million followers, featured the home last week. The post has nearly 40,000 likes on it.
The acoustics are probably pretty good in the house if you're willing to string up nearly $800K. | https://www.wthr.com/article/news/local/guitar-shaped-home-for-sale-georgia/85-3b58e242-8059-410f-b68a-1b2ffb9192f8 | 2022-08-01T11:16:51 | 1 | https://www.wthr.com/article/news/local/guitar-shaped-home-for-sale-georgia/85-3b58e242-8059-410f-b68a-1b2ffb9192f8 |
Authorities say the deaths of a woman and three children in a tractor and utility trailer crash in southern Pennsylvania have been ruled accidental.
State police in York County said the farm tractor was pulling a utility trailer with more a dozen other people, mostly children, when it went over an embankment shortly after 11 a.m. Friday in Lower Chanceford and both the tractor and the trailer overturned.
The York County coroner's office said 36-year-old Katie Ann Stoltzfus, her 14-year-old daughter Mary Etta Stoltzfus and her 7-year-old daughter Naomi Rose Stoltzfus were pronounced dead at the scene, as was 9-year-old Caleb Emmanuel Fisher. All died of multiple blunt force trauma.
Police said many of the others in the trailer as the group headed to a recreational area were taken to hospitals by ambulance or helicopter. Further details about their injuries and conditions weren't immediately available. The York Dispatch reports that five children were taken to Hershey Medical Center.
The cause of the accident remains under investigation. | https://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/local/deaths-woman-kids-york-county-tractor-crash-ruled-accidental/3320683/ | 2022-08-01T11:24:25 | 1 | https://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/local/deaths-woman-kids-york-county-tractor-crash-ruled-accidental/3320683/ |
What to Know
- A South Jersey woman has been convicted of murder in the death of her 17-month-old son but acquitted of conspiracy in an alleged murder-for-hire plot to kill a former boyfriend.
- The Philadelphia Inquirer reports that 45-year-old Heather Reynolds of Sicklerville wept as the Camden County jury announced its verdict Thursday.
- Reynolds, who was also convicted of possession of methamphetamine and endangering the welfare of a child, faces a mandatory life prison term when she is sentenced in October.
A New Jersey woman has been convicted of murder in the death of her 17-month-old son but acquitted of conspiracy in an alleged murder-for-hire plot to kill a former boyfriend.
Heather Reynolds, 45, of Sicklerville wept as the Camden County jury announced its verdict Thursday, The Philadelphia Inquirer reported. Reynolds, who was also convicted of possession of methamphetamine and endangering the welfare of a child, faces a mandatory life prison term when she is sentenced in October.
Prosecutors alleged that Reynolds suffocated her 17-month-old son, Axel, by holding a cleansing wipe over his nose and mouth in May 2018. An autopsy concluded that the boy died from asphyxia and the manner of death was ruled a homicide.
Prosecutors also alleged that Reynolds conspired with someone else to kill a former boyfriend who had spoken to police about the child's death, but jurors acquitted her of conspiracy to commit murder and witness-tampering, the Inquirer reported.
Defense attorney Richard Fuschino said he plans to appeal the verdict.
“We respect very much the jury’s time, but we are devastated the jury did not find reasonable doubt,” he said.
Local
Breaking news and the stories that matter to your neighborhood.
Prosecutors alleged during trial that the defendant was driven by a drug addiction and desire to maintain an extra-martial affair and killed her son to get him out of the way. Fuschino called her a devoted mother who tried to revive her son when she found him unresponsive and then ran out holding him and screaming for help from neighbors.
Sign up for our Breaking newsletter to get the most urgent news stories in your inbox. | https://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/local/nj-woman-convicted-murder-death-axel-reynolds/3320912/ | 2022-08-01T11:24:28 | 0 | https://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/local/nj-woman-convicted-murder-death-axel-reynolds/3320912/ |
A 5-year-old Brooklyn boy suffered back and arm burns when a barbecue grill with a pot full of grease atop it got knocked over as an argument broke out toward the end of a soccer match at a local playground Sunday night, authorities say.
According to police, a group of people was at Linden Street and Wilson Avenue, next to Heckscher Playground, in Bushwick around 9:30 p.m. when the situation turned chaotic. It's not clear what prompted the dispute or how many people may have been involved, but cops say the grill -- and the grease -- ended up getting knocked over.
It's not clear if someone purposely knocked over the grill or it happened accidentally.
The boy was taken to a hospital along with his father, who got burned on the foot. Both are expected to be OK.
A 15-year-old child was hit in the head with some object during the fray and taken to a hospital with minor injuries. That 15-year-old's mother has been arrested in the case of the burns to the 5-year-old and his father.
Charges against her were pending early Monday. | https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/bbq-grill-topples-as-fight-breaks-out-at-nyc-soccer-match-burning-5-year-old-and-dad/3802877/ | 2022-08-01T11:29:39 | 1 | https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/bbq-grill-topples-as-fight-breaks-out-at-nyc-soccer-match-burning-5-year-old-and-dad/3802877/ |
Two separate incidents -- a drawbridge malfunction and a crash -- wreaked havoc on Monday's morning commute for people trying to use the Hutchinson River Parkway to get where they needed to go.
A drawbridge malfunction at Bartow Avenue in the Bronx forced the highway to be closed in both directions in the area around 2 a.m., judging by the tweets of exasperated drivers who said at 4 a.m. they had been waiting for two hours.
"Absolute gridlock, we’ve been waiting 2 hours now with absolutely no movement or clarity. I called 911 about an hour in, they said they were on it and had already received one previous call on the issue. An NYPD Traffic car rolled up about 20 min later. Since then, absolutely nothing," one wrote. "It is just complete disarray with no place to U-turn or get out, and everyone is hysterical beyond belief."
The reason for the malfunction wasn't clear, but the city's Office of Emergency Management started tweeting about the closure and suggesting drivers take alternate routes, around 4 a.m. Videos posted to social media showed cars stopped. Some still had their lights on, others were dark. And people were seen walking in between vehicles along the highway.
It was pitch black out, too. Traffic started slowly inching along for some shortly before 5 a.m. after some had spent three hours "waiting idly in the queue." It wasn't clear from authorities when or if the issue was completely resolved.
The drawbridge wasn't the only hiccup on the Hutchinson River Parkway Monday morning.
A collision shot down the northbound lanes at the New England Thruway around 5:45 a.m. There was no immediate word on injuries. Get real-time transit updates from all your key commute sources right here. | https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/hutchinson-river-walkway-drawbridge-fail-strands-nyc-drivers-for-hours/3802897/ | 2022-08-01T11:29:45 | 0 | https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/hutchinson-river-walkway-drawbridge-fail-strands-nyc-drivers-for-hours/3802897/ |
A pickup truck crashed into the side of a crowded Friendly's restaurant in Deptford, New Jersey Sunday night.
An employee told NBC10 the restaurant was crowded around 8:30 p.m. when the truck hit the building on the 1200 block of Hurffville Road.
According to officials on scene, the driver was headed northbound on Hurffville Road at Deptford Center Road, not far from the Deptford Mall, when he lost control of the Nissan pickup and went over the grass, into the back corner of Friendly’s.
Two firefighters told NBC10 the truck hit a walk-in freezer inside the building; fortunately, no one was inside of it.
No injuries were reported, officials said. The driver of the pickup was checked out by EMS and released.
A crowd gathered in the parking lot to see the large hole the truck made in the exterior wall. Pieces of debris fell as crews removed the truck a short time later.
Local
The restaurant will be closed until it is repaired, which may take a while, officials said. | https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/truck-crashes-into-crowded-friendlys-in-south-jersey/3802938/ | 2022-08-01T11:29:51 | 0 | https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/truck-crashes-into-crowded-friendlys-in-south-jersey/3802938/ |
SAN ANTONIO — Application for COVID relief funds for small business owners impacted by COVID begins Monday.
These funds are available under the American Rescue Plan.
The grants range from $15,000 to $35,000 to help businesses make up some of the losses they’ve suffered during the pandemic.
The city’s budget from the ARPA for small business is $30.9 million dollars, about $17 million will go toward these round of grants.
The city says they’ll be distributed by the end of the year.
In order to qualify for these funds, business must show a minimum of 20 percent loss in gross revenues from 2019 to 2021.
City council will still have to decide how to spend the remaining $14 million dollars.
The application will open at 10 a.m. Monday and will run until August 22.
The website to apply is covid19.sanantonio.gov/recoverygrants.
It includes more information about the requirements and documents necessary, including a valid id, business utility bill and the last three tax returns.
The Lift fund is administering the grants.
They will be having their office hours beginning at 4 p.m.
Learn more about KENS 5:
Since going on the air in 1950, KENS 5 has strived to be the best, most trusted news and entertainment source for generations of San Antonians.
KENS 5 has brought numerous firsts to South Texas television, including being the first local station with a helicopter, the first with its own Doppler radar and the first to air a local morning news program.
Over the years, KENS 5 has worked to transform local news. Our cameras have been the lens bringing history into local viewers' homes. We're proud of our legacy as we serve San Antonians today.
Today, KENS 5 continues to set the standard in local broadcasting and is recognized by its peers for excellence and innovation. The KENS 5 News team focuses on stories that really matter to our community.
You can find KENS 5 in more places than ever before, including KENS5.com, the KENS 5 app, the KENS 5 YouTube channel, KENS 5's Roku and Fire TV apps, and across social media on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and more!
Want to get in touch with someone at KENS 5? You can send a message using our Contacts page or email one of our team members. | https://www.kens5.com/article/news/local/application-for-covid-relief-funds-for-small-businesses-begins-monday-san-antonio-texas-coronavirus-money/273-91693ce6-487f-4d65-aaa8-d10b6f047edf | 2022-08-01T11:38:55 | 0 | https://www.kens5.com/article/news/local/application-for-covid-relief-funds-for-small-businesses-begins-monday-san-antonio-texas-coronavirus-money/273-91693ce6-487f-4d65-aaa8-d10b6f047edf |
SAN ANTONIO — A bowling alley on the southeast side of San Antonio was evacuated after bowlers reported they smelled smoke inside the building.
Firefighters responded to the 2100 block of Goliad Rd. around 10:43 p.m. Sunday night for reports of smoke.
When crews arrived, they located a fire at a small homeless encampment behind the building. Firefighters quickly put out the fire and evacuated the occupants in the bowling alley.
The battalion chief says the evacuation was out of precaution. Firefighters checked the inside of the bowling alley for any signs of fire and nothing was found and occupants were cleared to go back in.
No injuries were reported and no other details were provided.
Learn more about KENS 5:
Since going on the air in 1950, KENS 5 has strived to be the best, most trusted news and entertainment source for generations of San Antonians.
KENS 5 has brought numerous firsts to South Texas television, including being the first local station with a helicopter, the first with its own Doppler radar and the first to air a local morning news program.
Over the years, KENS 5 has worked to transform local news. Our cameras have been the lens bringing history into local viewers' homes. We're proud of our legacy as we serve San Antonians today.
Today, KENS 5 continues to set the standard in local broadcasting and is recognized by its peers for excellence and innovation. The KENS 5 News team focuses on stories that really matter to our community.
You can find KENS 5 in more places than ever before, including KENS5.com, the KENS 5 app, the KENS 5 YouTube channel, KENS 5's Roku and Fire TV apps, and across social media on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and more!
Want to get in touch with someone at KENS 5? You can send a message using our Contacts page or email one of our team members. | https://www.kens5.com/article/news/local/bowling-alley-on-southeast-side-evacuated-after-smell-of-smoke-was-reported-san-antonio-texas-fire-homeless-camp/273-06e62561-5831-44ed-835a-3ed692c13e8b | 2022-08-01T11:38:58 | 1 | https://www.kens5.com/article/news/local/bowling-alley-on-southeast-side-evacuated-after-smell-of-smoke-was-reported-san-antonio-texas-fire-homeless-camp/273-06e62561-5831-44ed-835a-3ed692c13e8b |
FAYETTEVILLE, Ga. — A house on the market in Fayetteville, Georgia is getting national attention because of its unique design.
Featured on the popular Instagram account "Zillow Gone Wild," the guitar-shaped home is listed for $789,000.
The listing agent, Evgeniia Piven with EXP Realty, says the house is ready for a "true connoisseur." She says it will "blow your mind away."
According to Piven, the home was designed by country music singer Elvis L. Carden. One of his albums is named after the home, titled "Living in an Old Guitar." She adds that the single became a favorite with radio promotors and DJs.
You can listen to the song here:
She says the 5 bedroom, 4 bathroom house is fully renovated, but mentioned that the "guitar just needs a slight tune-up and polishing."
The Instagram account with more than 1.6 million followers, featured the home last week. The post has nearly 40,000 likes on it.
The acoustics are probably pretty good in the house if you're willing to string up nearly $800K. | https://www.kens5.com/article/news/local/guitar-shaped-home-for-sale-georgia/85-3b58e242-8059-410f-b68a-1b2ffb9192f8 | 2022-08-01T11:39:01 | 0 | https://www.kens5.com/article/news/local/guitar-shaped-home-for-sale-georgia/85-3b58e242-8059-410f-b68a-1b2ffb9192f8 |
WATERLOO — Two more people have been arrested for allegedly sending money to a drug trafficking organization in Mexico.
Waterloo police arrested Samuel Roland Monroe, 33, and Rylee Diane Wenman, 24, both of Waterloo, on charges of money laundering. Bond for Wenman, who is facing four counts, was set at $80,000. Monroe was charged with two counts, and bond was set at $20,000.
Authorities allege the two wired money by Western Union to Caliacan, Mexico, where a main operator with the Manjarraz drug trafficking operation was living in January, March and April 2021. Transfers were usually in the $900 range, and investigators believe the money was the proceeds from drug sales, court records state.
The organization was moving large amounts of methamphetamine, heroin and fentanyl to the Waterloo area.
Wenman was allegedly obtaining meth from one of the people in the organization and helping distribute the drugs, according to court records.
Monroe was also obtaining meth from a person in the organization.
Waterloo police earlier arrested three other people – Megan Heying, Richard Mohorne and Mark Sayles – on money laundering charges in the investigation.
Waterloo Police announced Thursday a third person had been arrested last week on felony money laundering charges related to the two-year investigation.
Prosecutors have filed federal charges against a former Tama County day care director accused of using the organization’s credit cards to spend thousands of federal dollars on personal purchases. | https://wcfcourier.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/two-more-charged-with-money-laundering-in-drug-trafficking-investigation/article_1e5770e2-e11a-588a-8b1d-d1d4e0c28e4a.html | 2022-08-01T11:41:51 | 1 | https://wcfcourier.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/two-more-charged-with-money-laundering-in-drug-trafficking-investigation/article_1e5770e2-e11a-588a-8b1d-d1d4e0c28e4a.html |
WAVERLY — Locals have referred to 1900 Heritage Way as the “Red Fox” for years.
And the redeveloper of Waverly’s former Red Fox Inn confirmed Thursday they can continue to do so.
“We were going to rename it, but came to the conclusion everyone out here calls it the Red Fox,” said Nick Graham of 1859 Ventures LLC. “We kept it for brand recognition,” pointing out the Highlander Hotel in Iowa City did something similar.
The former inn had been derelict for years and was acquired by the city of Waverly in 2020 after property taxes went unpaid. The City Council selected 1859 Ventures’ $3.5 million redevelopment proposal over competing pitches.
As proposed, the Navigator Heartland Greenway will end up passing through Bremer, Buchanan and other nearby counties, but not Black Hawk.
Graham is “highly confident” the newly rehabilitated and upscale “Red Fox Hotel and Event Center” will open its doors by the end of this year, the deadline stated in a development agreement with the city.
People are also reading…
He is accepting bookings for the new event center beginning in February 2023.
The agreement states the total property value must increase to $5 million by January 2023.
The hotel will have 54 units, Graham said.
He has a personal goal of reopening in September, but “a lot would have to fall the right way” in order to make that happen.
“Doors, for instance. I don’t know when those are going to show up,” Graham said. “But all that considered, there have not been too many scheduling delays.”
Additionally, the project already brought 34 market-rate rental units to the former inn.
More about the project can be found on Facebook by searching “Red Fox Inn Reconstruction.”
The ball is in Waterloo’s court at this point in time, according to officials involved with the effort.
Due to inflationary pressures and “unforeseen surprises” that come with any construction project, Graham said the projected cost is now about 30% more than the original estimate.
In turn, the council approved an amendment to the original development agreement in May, increasing the incremental property tax rebates to reflect the “substantial” cost uptick.
Graham gave examples to council, from “doing the plumbing right” and electronics, to “procuring heating and cooling equipment for convention center” and the addition of sprinklers to all the hotel rooms, as reasons for requesting the amendment.
“There’s just been a lot of items ... where I’ve really tried to go the extra mile to make this an impeccable Grade A development,” Graham said.
The six years of rebates, beginning with fiscal year 2023-24, are only applied to the increase in property taxes as a result of the increase in commercial and residential property value, not what ends up being the total value after the improvements are made.
Originally the rebates were on a sliding scale – 100% of the additional taxes in years one and two, and then 80%, 60%, 40% and 20% the following years.
The amendment made it 100% all six years.
The projected abatement, over the six years, went from $332,876 to $499,314.
But there is a cap on the actual abatement of $500,000.
A job requirement also was slashed in May. The developer said the requirement made it more difficult to secure financing because of the “uncertainty.” | https://wcfcourier.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/construction-of-waverlys-red-fox-hotel-and-event-center-makes-progress/article_eb7b2010-aa2e-5dc8-9514-2195ca391602.html | 2022-08-01T11:41:57 | 1 | https://wcfcourier.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/construction-of-waverlys-red-fox-hotel-and-event-center-makes-progress/article_eb7b2010-aa2e-5dc8-9514-2195ca391602.html |
The South Jersey Surf and the Buena Blue Dawgs will once again play for the South Jersey South Shore Baseball League championship.
The Surf wil host the Blue Dawgs at 7 p.m. Monday at Birch Grove Park in Northfield in Game 1 of a best-of-five final series.
The two teams met in the SJSSBL finals last year in the new league’s first season, and the Surf won the series three games to one.
The top-seeded Surf went 18-3 in this year’s regular season, and the Blue Dawgs were 15-6. Second-seeded Buena beat the Surf in two of their three regular-season meetings.
Buena beat Ocean City 2-0 in a best-of-three quarterfinal series and defeated Absecon 2-0 in a best-of-three semifinal. The Surf beat Northfield 2-0 in their semifinal series.
The best-of-five final will continue through Friday, weather permitting. Game 2 will be at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday at Bruno Melini Park in Buena. Game 3 will be 7 p.m. Wednesday at Birch Grove Park. If necessary, they will play at 7:30 p.m. Thursday at Melini Park and at 7 p.m. Friday at Birch Grove Park.
People are also reading…
“We’ve got our work cut out for us,” Surf manager Jeff Ball said. “It’s just going to be a good series, and I think it will go five games. We won it last year and we’re looking to repeat. It’s been tough. We’ve had a bullseye on our back all year.”
The Surf have some good hitters, including Caden Dulin, Monny Strickland, Dante DiPalma, Dave Appolonia, Antonio Caraballo (Ball’s son) and Jimmy Pasquale. Leading pitchers include Cole Vanderslice, Carson Denham, Kyle Transue and Matt Steiger. Kevin Foreman and Nick Atohi are also key players.
“It’s all about winning and it’s about scoring runs,” Ball said. “If we can set it up early, our pitchers will be more relaxed. I have a somewhat different team than last year. The majority are local guys.”
The Blue Dawgs have won nine straight, including the four playoff games. They outscored their opponents 29-4 in those four games.
“We expect a hard-fought series, and we’ve been looking forward to it since last year,” Buena manager Jim Kurtz said. “The Surf have a strong team and they’re very well coached. We expect a lot of exciting games.”
Denny Brady, a former minor leaguer in the Los Angeles Angels system, and Dante Coia are leading pitchers for the Blue Dawgs. Brady is one of the top hitters. Other leading batters include Alexi Colon, Jim Kurtz Jr. (son of the coach), brothers Luis and Yani Sauri and Jake Guglielmi. Buena has other good pitchers, including Joey Kurtz (also a son of the coach), Andrew Slade and TJ Cheli. Jay Peacock is a key player.
“I think we’re a balanced team with pitching, defense and hitting,” Coach Kurtz said. “Our lineup is strong from 1 to 10. We have four or five good pitchers, and if it’s five games in a row (with no rainouts) that may be good for us. Defensively we don’t beat ourselves. Denny Brady is hitting about .500, and Alexi Colon is about .480.” | https://pressofatlanticcity.com/sports/local/surf-blue-dawgs-to-meet-in-sjssbl-finals-rematch/article_a89b6aa8-10fe-11ed-919c-4b8cbb9c567b.html | 2022-08-01T11:52:00 | 0 | https://pressofatlanticcity.com/sports/local/surf-blue-dawgs-to-meet-in-sjssbl-finals-rematch/article_a89b6aa8-10fe-11ed-919c-4b8cbb9c567b.html |
OVIEDO, Fla. – Oviedo city leaders are scheduled to discuss possible changes to the redevelopment of the Oviedo Mall.
Owners are seeking changes to the original plan, which was submitted last year.
[TRENDING: Become a News 6 Insider (it’s free!)]
Documents originally showed that owners wanted to redevelop the mall’s property to include hundreds of apartments dedicated to seniors. However, those behind the project now want to remove the age restrictions and open the units to everyone.
The plans still include a 124-room hotel and mixed-use retail spaces.
Monday’s meeting to discuss the changes is scheduled to begin at 6:30 p.m. | https://www.clickorlando.com/news/local/2022/08/01/oviedo-mall-owners-seek-changes-to-redevelopment-plan/ | 2022-08-01T12:00:21 | 0 | https://www.clickorlando.com/news/local/2022/08/01/oviedo-mall-owners-seek-changes-to-redevelopment-plan/ |
Delaware masking guidance changes as all three counties have 'high' spread of COVID
With rising hospitalizations and positive COVID-19 cases this week, all three counties in Delaware have reached a high level of community spread, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. New Castle and Sussex counties were previously listed as a medium level of spread.
The Delaware Division of Public Health announced this change Friday afternoon, and encouraged people to wear masks in “indoor public settings” to help prevent further spread.
Over the past week in Delaware, COVID-19 hospitalizations rose 22% from 129 to 165, with 12 patients in critical condition as of Friday, according to DPH.
SPIKE IN CASES:Summer isn’t over yet and neither is COVID-19. What to know about spike in cases, boosters
Public health officials said these patients included at least 16 children under the age of five, representing an increase in the number of kids hospitalized with COVID. They remind Delawareans that vaccines are now available for all persons starting at 6 months old, and vaccination is highly effective at preventing serious illness, hospitalizations and death.
Another indicator for community spread is the seven-day average of positive cases. In Delaware this week, the public health division was recording a 20% positivity rate in lab-confirmed tests and 523 new positive cases on Friday.
VACCINATIONS:Delaware's youngest residents are now eligible for COVID-19 vaccines. How to get them
The state acknowledged that the number of COVID-19 cases in the community is higher than that reported percentage because at-home tests are not included.
This latest spike is largely driven by the BA.5 subvariant of omicron, which is now making up about 82% of new cases as of July 23, according to the CDC.
Delaware public health officials are seeing a similar trend. As of July 5, more than 60% of Delaware’s sequenced test results that were positive for a variant strain of the virus were positive for BA.5, DPH said.
Local and federal health officials agree that the biggest tool protecting people from serious illness or death right now is vaccines and keeping up to date with boosters.
MORE COVID NEWS:'I'm feeling great': President Biden tests negative for COVID-19, ends isolation
During the week of July 18 to July 24, DPH reported that 66% of Delaware’s total COVID-19 cases and 75% of its hospitalized persons had not received booster doses.
Dr. Rick Hong, DPH interim director, emphasized that getting a vaccine now will not exclude anyone from getting an enhanced version of the vaccine in the fall.
“It’s in your best interest to get any booster for which you are eligible now and the enhanced vaccine in the fall to ensure the best protection both now, and then,” he said in Friday’s press release.
More advice from DPH on staying safe amid high COVID spread
- Wear a well-fitting mask in indoor public settings, regardless of vaccination status.
- Stay home if you are sick and get tested if you have symptoms or were exposed to someone with COVID-19. Visit de.gov/gettested for testing locations.
- Get vaccinated and boosted when you are eligible to provide increased protection against severe illness and hospitalization.
- If you are planning to be around someone at high risk for severe disease, self-test before visiting them and wear a mask when indoors with them.
- Turn to reliable sources for information and treatment options, including de.gov/coronavirus.
- If you are immunocompromised or at high risk for severe disease, contact your health care provider to determine if you qualify for any additional precautions or treatments.
Do you qualify for a booster?
Here’s who is eligible for a booster:
- Ages 5+ if it has been 5 months since your second dose of Pfizer.
- Ages 18+ if it has been 5 months since your second dose of Moderna.
- Ages 18+ if it has been 2 months since your initial dose of Johnson & Johnson.
- Those who qualify for an “additional/third” dose of Pfizer or Moderna because they have certain immunocompromising conditions.
People can also get a second booster, or fourth dose, four months after receiving their initial booster if they are over the age of 50 or immunocompromised.
Emily Lytle covers Sussex County from the inland towns to the beaches, with a focus on health-related issues. Got a story she should tell? Contact her at elytle@delmarvanow.com or 302-332-0370. Follow her on Twitter at @emily3lytle. | https://www.delawareonline.com/story/news/local/2022/08/01/covid-19-community-spread-high-in-all-three-delaware-counties-cdc-says-how-to-stay-safe/65386843007/ | 2022-08-01T12:15:43 | 0 | https://www.delawareonline.com/story/news/local/2022/08/01/covid-19-community-spread-high-in-all-three-delaware-counties-cdc-says-how-to-stay-safe/65386843007/ |
Catasauqua Borough Council has created a special committee to decide how to move forward with the stagnant Iron Works project.
The committee will consist of council President Brian Bartholomew and Council members Howard Cunningham and Cameron Smith, as decided during a July 25 meeting.
The previous failure of a years-long plan to sell and transform the property sparked outrage from the community, including complaints of wasted money and a lack of transparency from the government.
The $650,000 deal would have seen the borough sell 10 acres of the former Iron Works industrial site to the commercial real estate firm Dunn Twiggar to redevelop it into a mixed-use downtown area.
The $42 million redevelopment, which included apartments, public gathering spaces, shops, doctors’ offices and banks, would have created 80-100 jobs and brought in $1.2 million in annual revenue for the borough, according to former council President Vincent Smith. Other benefits would have included avoiding raising taxes for projects such as repairing roads and upgrading the Catasauqua water plant, he said — in essence, rejuvenating the area.
“I don’t even know how they would be able to take on these capital projects without that revenue generator,” he said before the meeting.
Borough Solicitor Thomas Dinkelacker said the borough essentially has two options to consider for moving forward with the Iron Works property sale: Advertise it publicly to the highest bidder, or sell it to the Lehigh County Redevelopment Authority.
Reaffirming that the hope is still to bring quality of life improvements and rejuvenation to the borough, he added that the special committee will discuss topics such as figuring out market values and selling prices, how to design possible sale proposals and whether to change any zoning. It’s possible Dunn Twiggar could get involved again, Dinkelacker said.
The committee’s meetings will be open to the public, aside from executive sessions.
At a June meeting, borough Council member Eugene Schlegel told residents the project isn’t dead and he’d still love to see the development move forward, but added that the borough doesn’t have the money for it. He cited Catasauqua’s $20 million in debt.
“We’re out of money!” he said. “We’re broke!”
Bartholomew echoed these sentiments at the meeting.
“We’re trying to move forward,” he said. “I don’t want this to lay here. I grew up three blocks from here. I’m not sitting back, I want this developed. I want to see houses.”
The borough opened an $11 million municipal building on a corner of the site in 2017, housing its borough offices, fire department and police station. The remaining 10 acres contain remnants of its industrial past as Crane Iron Works, dating to 1839, the site of the country’s first successful commercial producer of anthracite iron.
The property changed hands among multiple manufacturing companies after World War I, then ceased production in 2002. The most recent tenant, a cement manufacturing company called FLSmidth, put the property on the market in 2004. The borough bought it in 2013 for $750,000. | https://www.mcall.com/news/local/mc-nws-iron-works-committee-20220731-mbb5u2sr7jh7pitff7cxfuag6e-story.html | 2022-08-01T12:21:03 | 0 | https://www.mcall.com/news/local/mc-nws-iron-works-committee-20220731-mbb5u2sr7jh7pitff7cxfuag6e-story.html |
The latest North Dakota coronavirus news: food aid, border hours and more.
Food assistance
About 46,000 North Dakota children will be receiving a new round of food assistance this summer, according to State School Superintendent Kirsten Baesler and Department of Human Services Executive Director Chris Jones.
The Pandemic Electronic Benefits Transfer program helps families whose children have been eligible for free or reduced-price school meals, and households that receive benefits under SNAP, the federal food stamp program.
Children ages 0-5 who are receiving SNAP benefits during the summer will receive an extra $391, along with $20 for each month they received SNAP benefits from September 2021 through May 2022. The money will be deposited in a lump sum to each household’s SNAP card. About 12,000 children are eligible.
People are also reading…
School-age children who are eligible for free or reduced-price meals will receive a $391 EBT benefit if they were eligible for the meals during either the 2021-22 school year or this summer. Cards will be mailed and should arrive by mid-August. About 34,000 children are eligible.
Families whose children are not eligible for free or reduced-price school meals may apply for the program through their school before Aug. 19 to become eligible. Those deemed eligible will receive the $391 benefit, in late August or early October.
Questions can be directed to 701-328-2732 or snap-pebt@nd.gov.
Border hours
North Dakota's congressional delegation has joined the call for federal officials to restore hours of operation at some ports of entry on the U.S.-Canada border to pre-pandemic levels.
Gov. Doug Burgum has pushed for restoration, saying reduced hours at several North Dakota port crossings hurt the state. But his pleas were rejected by U.S. Customs and Border Protection, which says longer opening hours can't be justified because of a shrinking volume of traffic at the crossings.
U.S. Sens. Kevin Cramer and John Hoeven and Rep. Kelly Armstrong, all R-N.D., recently sent a letter to Customs Commissioner Chris Magnus, asking for a return to pre-pandemic hours at the ports. The delegation said the reduced hours unnecessarily restrict cross-border activity and contribute to supply chain issues.
Magnus is a former Fargo police chief.
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.orgor https://bit.ly/3N3IMxb 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 and https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/index.html. | https://bismarcktribune.com/news/local/health/north-dakota-coronavirus-news-aug-1-state-announces-pandemic-food-aid-for-children/article_e7de9a14-0c5d-11ed-9b1f-df45770d4d99.html | 2022-08-01T12:25:54 | 1 | https://bismarcktribune.com/news/local/health/north-dakota-coronavirus-news-aug-1-state-announces-pandemic-food-aid-for-children/article_e7de9a14-0c5d-11ed-9b1f-df45770d4d99.html |
The city of Mandan is planning a new holiday lights attraction downtown.
“Mandan Holiday Lights on Main” will include the newly renovated Dykshoorn Park along with Heritage Park, the Mandan Depot, Beanery, and Morton Mandan Public Library. It will include "a collection of innovative traditional and modern larger-than-life displays," the Mandan Progress Organization said in a statement. There also will be food drives and partnerships with local nonprofits.
“We want to activate these spaces as a place to go where people can easily create their special holiday moments," Executive Director Matt Schanandore said. “It is about creating and facilitating unique holiday experiences; like capturing a perfect holiday selfie, a family picture or even an engagement."
The project was funded with $500,000 from the Mandan Visitors Fund and $100,000 from MPO. The Visitors Fund is supported by a 1% restaurant and lodging tax. MPO will seek community sponsorships to help with ongoing costs. For more information email info@mandanprogress.org or go to www.Mandanprogress.org.
People are also reading…
Mandan “Holiday Lights on Main” will begin Nov. 26. It will be open to the public for free from 5-10 p.m. nightly until Jan. 7, weather permitting.
The nearly $6 million library project and upgrade to adjoining Dykshoorn Park began in September 2020 and is wrapping up. The effort was funded with a $3 million donation from Dakota Access Pipeline developer Energy Transfer, $2.2 million from the Visitor’s Fund and $600,000 from the Mandan Supplemental Environmental Projects Trust. | https://bismarcktribune.com/news/local/mandan-plans-new-holiday-lights-attraction/article_8c1461e2-0f4a-11ed-8800-2fa264e1017c.html | 2022-08-01T12:25:59 | 1 | https://bismarcktribune.com/news/local/mandan-plans-new-holiday-lights-attraction/article_8c1461e2-0f4a-11ed-8800-2fa264e1017c.html |
Tribal nations sharing geography with North Dakota are watching for how the state will handle certain prosecutions after a major U.S. Supreme Court ruling impacting jurisdiction.
The court ruled 5-4 in June that Oklahoma can prosecute non-Native Americans for crimes committed on tribal land when the victim is Native American, according to The Associated Press. The ruling gives states concurrent jurisdiction with the federal government for prosecuting those types of crimes.
"The state’s interest in protecting crime victims includes both Indian and non-Indian victims," Justice Brett Kavanaugh wrote in the majority opinion.
The case stemmed from a Tulsa man's conviction for child neglect related to his Cherokee Indian stepdaughter, after which the court decided a separate case ruling much of eastern Oklahoma as never "disestablished" by Congress as Indian reservation land.
People are also reading…
The North Dakota Supreme Court's Tribal and State Court Affairs Committee will likely meet by videoconference this fall and "get to visit about what we think the implications are" of the ruling, said Justice Jerod Tufte, who chairs the panel that includes state district court and tribal court judges and administrators. Federal officials will be invited, he said.
"To some extent, I think (the ruling's impact) remains to be seen," Tufte said.
Tribal nations
Standing Rock Tribal Court Chief Judge Mike Swallow said, "It’s a little bit too soon to actually predict or even say how (the ruling is) going to affect us."
He said he can foresee scenarios such as domestic violence cases or a non-Indian assaulting a Native American at the Prairie Knights Casino, but added, "We don't have a large number of those type of cases." The tribal court hasn't prosecuted a non-Indian for domestic violence for a couple of years, he said.
The impact of the ruling is greater for Oklahoma and for reservations with a large number of non-Indians, Swallow said.
Sioux County encompasses the northern portion of the Standing Rock Indian Reservation; 83% of the county's population is American Indian, according to a 2021 population estimate by the U.S. Census Bureau.
The tribal court judge added he would like to learn what the intentions of North Dakota state officials might be following the ruling.
"I would like to see the state and the tribe collaborate to some extent to work that out, to discuss what is the state's intentions?" Swallow said.
The Mandan, Hidatsa and Arikara Nation issued a statement July 1 expressing disappointment "in the majority opinion to the extent it does not accurately reflect the court's long-standing precedent when it comes to issues of state authority in Indian Country."
The tribe's statement noted that the ruling affects "jurisdiction to prosecute non-Indians who commit crimes against Indians within Indian Country," but "goes no further than that and does not affect existing tribal jurisdiction in Indian Country."
"We expect states to exercise this jurisdiction in an evenhanded and nondiscriminatory manner," the Three Affiliated Tribes said. "We will be closely watching how state courts sentence non-Indians who commit covered crimes in Indian country to be sure that they are prosecuted and sentenced the same as crimes committed outside of Indian Country."
North Dakota Highway Patrol Sgt. Jenna Clawson-Huibregtse said the Patrol's "mission and partnership remain the same" for law enforcement agreements the state has signed with MHA Nation and the Spirit Lake Tribe.
"We will provide mutual aid to tribal nations and law enforcement and let current jurisdiction and case law dictate which courts system applies for anyone involved in incidents," she said.
McLean County
McLean County State's Attorney Ladd Erickson said he intends to collaborate with the MHA Nation in response to the ruling. About a third of his county shares geography with the Fort Berthold Indian Reservation.
The county has special law enforcement agreements with the Three Affiliated Tribes, a working relationship that is "very positive for both sides," Erickson said.
When the ruling came out, he called North Dakota Indian Affairs Commission Executive Director Nathan Davis and asked him about forming a uniform approach across counties to the ruling.
Erickson also called the Three Affiliated Tribes' general counsel and emphasized McLean County won't make any changes to law enforcement until the tribe weighs in.
"We respect their rights and their concerns about this case, so we're going to not do anything that they don't consent and we don't come to an agreement with," Erickson said.
He suggests tribal leaders and the governor work on the issue "and create uniformity ... amongst all of the state and the counties."
"It doesn't make sense to have a checkerboard of how we implement this," Erickson said. "It's something that we need to respect, need to be uniform around, to have a good relationship with the tribes."
Tribal nations also could make arrangements with counties for prosecuting cases of non-Indian offenders that federal officials for whatever reason decline to take on, he said -- with tribes maintaining sovereignty "but it's one where they also have some backup that can address a problem."
Spirit Lake
The state of North Dakota already has authority on the Spirit Lake Reservation due to a 1946 federal law that gives the state criminal jurisdiction over misdemeanor crimes there. The law was meant to address safety concerns and a lack of law enforcement and tribal justice resources at the time.
For the most part, the authority "goes unused by our neighboring counties," according to Spirit Lake Tribal Court Chief Judge Joe Vetsch.
"They respect our sovereignty and our feelings or wishes regarding that antiquated law," he said. "It is, however, used in misdemeanor cases with a non-Indian offender and Indian victim."
Offenses usually include simple assault, disorderly conduct, theft, criminal mischief, trespass and other misdemeanor crimes involving a potential victim, he said.
Spirit Lake has sought to have the law repealed. North Dakota's congressional delegation as recently as 2019 has introduced legislation to do so.
North Dakota Highway Patrol does not use the federal law, according to Clawson-Huibregtse.
She noted a recent cross-deputization agreement involving the tribe and local and state law enforcement agencies allowing those agencies to enforce federal law on Spirit Lake.
State prosecutions?
Prosecution decisions are up to county state's attorneys, according to Justice Tufte, a former state district court judge and state's attorney.
"A case doesn't come into court until a prosecutor decides to file a charge," he said.
Only a handful of mostly rural counties throughout the state share geography with tribal nations, such as the five counties in the area of the Fort Berthold Indian Reservation. Tribal members also are residents of North Dakota.
Some cases could play out similarly to ones involving drugs, with both federal and state jurisdiction, Tufte said.
"At some point, somebody decides who's going to go first, and it doesn't mean that the other sovereign -- the state or the federal government -- can't also prosecute, which is sometimes counterintuitive to folks that aren't lawyers," he said. "The double jeopardy clause doesn't bar a second prosecution by a separate sovereign."
Sioux County State's Attorney Chris Redmann said the Supreme Court ruling "marks a win for crime victims on Native American reservations."
"Essentially, now when a crime occurs on a reservation in North Dakota, not only will the United States government be able to hold non-Native American defendants accountable when the victim is Native American, so can the state of North Dakota," he said.
State caseloads "perhaps" might increase, and it's "a possibility" more prosecutor resources might come to bear, Tufte said. But that would depend on "prosecutorial priorities between the federal government and the state and the tribe, so if anything this brings the state authority as an additional, potential prosecuting agency," he said.
He noted North Dakota's "relatively good and productive relationship that the state has had with the tribes" sharing its geography.
"I think some of our sister states don't have as good of relationships with the tribes, and so I'm optimistic that both between the prosecution officials and the judges and the court officials, we'll be able to have some useful conversations and it won't necessarily be an adversarial or a major conflict that we have to resolve," Tufte said.
Tribal judges from each of the five tribal nations serve on the committee he chairs.
The ruling's result might bring to bear more resources to prosecute crimes on reservations, but also "ensure fewer cases slip through the very real jurisdictional cracks that exist between the state and federal government regarding law enforcement and prosecution on Native American reservations," the Sioux County state's attorney said.
"While this expanded jurisdiction will likely increase caseloads in the state system, I would like to believe increased caseloads also means increased accountability and justice -- and at the end of the day, that’s why we all do our jobs," Redmann said. | https://bismarcktribune.com/news/local/tribal-news/major-ruling-leaves-questions-for-tribal-land-prosecutions-in-north-dakota/article_13248f4a-02c6-11ed-ba7c-177efbed674f.html | 2022-08-01T12:25:59 | 0 | https://bismarcktribune.com/news/local/tribal-news/major-ruling-leaves-questions-for-tribal-land-prosecutions-in-north-dakota/article_13248f4a-02c6-11ed-ba7c-177efbed674f.html |
Scorching heat, drought and water restrictions are taking a toll on grass across North Texas.
People are spending a lot of money on water bills, fertilizer, and sprinkler systems just to keep their lawns alive, all while their family budgets battle inflation and rising utility costs.
But some are giving up on that grassy dream and switching to a no-fuss alternative: Fake grass.
Local turf and synthetic grass companies in North Texas said they're actually seeing a huge increase in business and phone calls because people cannot keep their yards alive in this unrelenting and intense summer heat.
Karina Leon of Dallas and her family told NBC 5 they had to make the switch.
"Our grass is just not making it through the summers as much as we want to water it and take care of it,” she said. “I feel like this is the way to go. I mean, aesthetically, it looks beautiful. And it's functional.
Their backyard used to be a muddy mess of dead grass around their pool.
They converted their entire backyard to turf, which they say is helping them save money in the long run. Now, they want to switch their entire front yard of dead grass into artificial turf.
"The cost is way lower than getting any irrigation system put in and then having people come out and like mow your lawn all the time,” said Leon. “We can be outside the kids can be outside, we can have water activities on top of it. And there's not mud everywhere."
Local
The latest news from around North Texas.
Synthetic Grass DFW— which helped the Leon family with their yard – said after this record-breaking hot summer, landscapers will probably be busy next spring laying down replacement sod for all the grass that has died.
Chapman walked us through the key facts about artificial turf that many people ask them about:
- Synthetic grass is completely drainable just like regular grass, so your pets can use the bathroom like normal. Clean up is encouraged to keep the grass in good condition.
- It's not like the turf you'd see at a sports stadium, which uses rubber fill. Most home-based artificial grass uses a sand fill, which helps it to look realistic and keep it cooler to the touch.
- Overall, it can last for decades with proper care.
"The technology in the grass has kind of changed over the last few years. They've incorporated a lot of details in the aesthetics of the grass, variations in the blade links, different colors and textures incorporated in the grass to make it look a little bit more realistic," said Chapman.
It can cost $8 to $10 dollars per square foot, which includes all materials and labor. That's an investment depending on yard size but Chapman said many clients end up saving thousands in water bills over just a one year span.
"The cost of going in and installing an irrigation system, then sod, then the water bill to get the sod to take, then the water bill to maintain, and your maintenance on top of it,” Chapman added. “Outside of just the general maintenance, you're not dealing with having to fertilizer and the bad toxins that you could be putting in around your kids [with real grass].
There are some downsides, but it all depends on a person’s preference and how much of a die-hard fan they are of real grass.
There's no habitat for pollinators. However, that can be offset with a surrounding garden.
Consumers also need to watch out for low quality fake grass, which has toxins that can be released as it degrades over time. If it's done right and laid down by a reputable company, it should be non-toxic. | https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/scorching-temperatures-causing-ntx-homeowners-to-consider-fake-grass/3035546/ | 2022-08-01T12:30:54 | 0 | https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/scorching-temperatures-causing-ntx-homeowners-to-consider-fake-grass/3035546/ |
It's about giving a hand up to students who deserve it.
Goodwill North Central Texas is doing something good in North Texas, providing a unique summer program for young people, ages 16 to 22, with disabilities. It's all in an effort to get ready for the workforce and get paid work experience as well.
In partnership with Texas Workforce Solutions Vocational Rehabilitation Services, and in collaboration with Workforce Solutions for Tarrant County, Summer Earn & Learn helps students transition from a classroom environment to the real-world work setting.
This summer, more than 30 different worksites hosted students throughout Tarrant County including Walgreens, the cities of Keller, Fort Worth, Watauga, and Arlington; Ripley’s Believe it or Not, Movie Tavern, Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, UTA Dining, Mr. Jim’s Pizza and Baylor Scott and White to name a few. Through Summer Earn & Learn, Goodwill North Central Texas has served more than 600 students since 2017 and has enrolled 93 students for the 2022 program. | https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/unique-summer-program-assists-hundreds-of-students-with-disabilities/3036451/ | 2022-08-01T12:31:00 | 0 | https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/unique-summer-program-assists-hundreds-of-students-with-disabilities/3036451/ |
SCRANTON, Pa. — Police are looking for two men who stole a vehicle from Grimes Court in Scranton around 9 o'clock Sunday night.
The owner of the car was able to track it to East Locust Street. Officers found it but say two men ran off.
They are still on the run this morning in Scranton.
See news happening? Call our newstip hotline. | https://www.wnep.com/article/news/local/lackawanna-county/car-stolen-in-scranton-police-theft/523-6df4d635-58bf-4337-b849-7e190111ebac | 2022-08-01T12:51:29 | 0 | https://www.wnep.com/article/news/local/lackawanna-county/car-stolen-in-scranton-police-theft/523-6df4d635-58bf-4337-b849-7e190111ebac |
100 years ago
Aug. 1, 1922: Two thousand people greeted Gov. Henry J. Allen of Kansas at the Pontiac Chautauqua, where he spoke on "The Responsibility of the State for Industrial Justice." He said we are drifting away from arbitration in industrial relations and, since arbitration has not proven to be the real cure for constant strife between capital and labor, some method apart from the present claw and hammer practices now being used on both sides must be found.
75 years ago
Aug. 1, 1947: What to do with a live 88 mm shell? That's the problem confronting Mr. and Mrs. Ed Carter, 2002 E. Oakland Ave., who have one on their front porch. Mr. Carter, a state maintenance patrolman, found it on the shoulder of Route 66 east of the Route 51 overpass. He buried it, but then went back with his wife and friends and dug it up so that no children would find it. They hope to find someone who can render it harmless.
50 years ago
Aug. 1, 1972: It's tough enough for a 7-year-old to lose a tooth. Darrin Coon had a worse fortune than most: He swallowed his. The son of Mr. and Mrs. Clarence A. Coon of Normal, Darrin collided with another swimmer at the Normal Swimming Pool while the children were taking lessons. His condition the next day? "He's great — other than for the empty spot there," she said. "And he's going to give it another try this morning."
25 years ago
Aug. 1, 1997: Fifty-six area children crooned about bologna and wieners in hopes of cutting the mustard in a national Oscar Mayer talent search. The Wienermobile parked at Bloomington's Cub Foods for three hours to videotape children and their renditions of the "Wiener Jingle" or the "Bologna Song." About 80,000 entries are expected in this summer's search for a child to appear in an Oscar Mayer commercial and win a $20,000 college scholarship.
Compiled by Pantagraph staff | https://pantagraph.com/news/local/history/25-years-ago-56-children-audition-for-oscar-mayer-in-bloomington/article_99f8672e-0bb0-11ed-b840-df4a0e38d4c7.html | 2022-08-01T12:54:58 | 0 | https://pantagraph.com/news/local/history/25-years-ago-56-children-audition-for-oscar-mayer-in-bloomington/article_99f8672e-0bb0-11ed-b840-df4a0e38d4c7.html |
PANTAGRAPH RECOGNIZED FOR SERVICE TO VETERANS
The Bloomington Pantagraph received the Local Media Public Relations/Information Exchange Recognition Award for this Veterans Corner Column. The award was presented July 6 at the Illinois American Legion State Convention in Springfield. Thank you, Pantagraph, for your support to veterans. The Veterans Corner column was first published during Veterans Day week in 2015.
Q: I served in the Air Force for several years and worked on flight lines and jet engine repair shops. The smell of jet fuel was a daily occurrence! I have heard that the VA is researching several medical conditions that may be related to exposure to these fuels! What is the current position of the VA concerning medical conditions that may have been caused by exposure to these jet fuels?
A: Currently, there is no presumption of service connection related to jet fuel exposure. The VA is still in the data collection stage of researching the issue. Therefore, veterans must establish service connection for conditions related to jet fuel exposure on a direct basis. This means veterans must demonstrate a current diagnosis of a qualifying medical condition; an in-service event (i.e., exposure); and a medical nexus linking the current diagnosed condition to the in-service exposure. To accomplish the positive medical nexus, a veteran must obtain medical proof stating that their condition is “at least as likely as not” due to their in-service exposure to jet fuel. Veterans can submit additional evidence to support their claims, such as research, scientific studies and medical literature pertaining to the effects of exposure. This can take a lot of effort by the veteran to accomplish even a modest documentation for the claim. However, filing an “intent to file claim” VA Form 21-0966 should be filed with the VA as soon as possible. This will allow a one-year period during which supportive information for the claim can be gathered and the claim can be filed in a more complete form. This "intent to file claim" activity will start the clock running on the determination of any backpay award if the claim is approved or if the VA determines that a “resumptive determination decision” is made on the medical condition being caused by the exposure. VA Form 21-0966 can be found by browsing on the internet, contacting your Veterans Assistance Commission Office or contacting a Veterans Service Officer. The VSO can assist the veteran in filing the intent to file form as well as start the process to actually file the service-connected disability claim.
VETERANS ORGANIZATIONS ADVOCATE FOR VETERANS
There are over 100 VA recognized, national veterans service organizations. VA works closely with the American Legion, the Veterans of Foreign Wars, Disabled American Veterans, Paralyzed Veterans of America, AMVETS and Vietnam Veterans of America. While eligibility for VSO membership varies, two similarities are common across all six. They help veterans navigate through the bureaucracy of the VA claims and benefits system and they help veterans connect and live fulfilling lives through their local facilities and programs. All these organizations have offices in Washington, D.C., that advocate for veterans. Additionally, they have a variety of programs and efforts within their local communities which serve children and other people. If you want to continue the service to our nation and to our local communities that you started when you entered military service, browse these organizations on the internet and find one for which you are eligible, and whose mission and goals are consistent with yours, and JOIN! Your country needs your service now as it did when you served in the military, and belonging to a VSO can continue your service to preserve the values and way of life that we all cherish. | https://pantagraph.com/news/local/veterans-corner-q-a-on-jet-fuel-exposure-how-va-groups-advocate-for-veterans/article_db8741fe-0dd3-11ed-bb16-3b398153cc0b.html | 2022-08-01T12:55:04 | 0 | https://pantagraph.com/news/local/veterans-corner-q-a-on-jet-fuel-exposure-how-va-groups-advocate-for-veterans/article_db8741fe-0dd3-11ed-bb16-3b398153cc0b.html |
317 Project: From graphic design to tire shop, taking risks helped him find his livelihood
The 317 Project tells stories of life in all of Indianapolis’ vibrant neighborhoods —317 words at a time.
At American Eagle — not the clothing store — Mahmoud Baidas helps out two customers needing new tires and rims. They’d just dropped by because a friend had recommended this tire shop in the Venerable Flackville neighborhood.
“This shop is like a neighborhood shop,” Baidas said.
He’s a manager and partner at the business, which sells tires, old and new, and offers some mechanic services. He wasn't supposed to be here, not for this long, anyway.
He grew up in Jordan, immigrating to Indianapolis nearly 10 years ago to study graphic design. He worked part-time jobs while taking classes. He knew no one.
“It’s hard, I'm telling you,” Baidas said. “Nobody give me advice… And I have to figure out. But God help me anyway. God always help.”
Although he came with a set purpose, he found himself struggling to make ends meet. He left his master's program to work full time.
Sitting in his shop today, wearing a mechanic's uniform shirt, surrounded by dozens of stacks of tires, he remembers the different hats he’s worn.
He’s worked at a gas station, restaurant, Amazon warehouse, ice cream truck, and medical transportation service. He’s been entrepreneurial, too — he bought a box truck to open his own delivery service, Baidas said, but that didn’t work out.
“I keep going,” Baidas said, “Part-time, here and here. I'm everywhere. I want to find my way. You know?”
He’d never worked with cars before, but like graphic design back in Jordan, Baidas worked hard at it to become better. He started out by working on his own car before moving on to customers’ cars, “light business,” he said, like fixing brakes and oil changes. Today, he enjoys it, probably more so than any office job.
Years ago, another mechanic predicted his fate.
“One guy, he was working here, (said) ‘Hey man, if you come to this business, you're never gonna go out of it.’" | https://www.indystar.com/story/news/local/indianapolis/2022/08/01/indianapolis-317-project-graphic-design-but-he-found-a-home-in-the-tire-shop/65378949007/ | 2022-08-01T13:01:50 | 0 | https://www.indystar.com/story/news/local/indianapolis/2022/08/01/indianapolis-317-project-graphic-design-but-he-found-a-home-in-the-tire-shop/65378949007/ |
Believe it or not, Indiana ranked No. 1 on CNBC's list of top states for infrastructure
Most Indianapolis residents, thu-thumping their way around city streets and playing Frogger with potholes, would scoff at the suggestion that their state's infrastructure could be nationally recognized.
Hoosiers, pick up your jaws: CNBC has ranked Indiana No. 1 in the infrastructure category of its annual "Top States for Business" report. And it's not the first time.
Indiana also ranked first in the nation in 2019 and 2016, and has been ranked among the top five for six consecutive years.
The reason: infrastructure means far more than roads, though roads get the most attention.
The annual CNBC ranking, now in its 15th year, come about through analyzing data across multiple categories and dozens metrics that speak to a state's competitiveness in attracting and retaining businesses and people. The data largely comes from public federal government databases and state economic development arms.
In the infrastructure category, CNBC's researchers look at the volume of goods transported, road conditions, the quality and availability of broadband, work commutes, access to key business markets, condition of drinking water and wastewater systems, and sustainability against increased extreme weather risks due to climate change.
One of Indiana's biggest strengths in this category is its freight-shipping capacity, which is among the best in the country, CNBC Special Correspondent Scott Cohn said via email.
Part of that is because the state is strategically located, with more than 110 million people within a day's drive, he said.
Indiana transports 724 million tons of freight each year, according to INDOT, the fifth highest in the nation. Of that, 277 million tons of cargo are transported by rail, contributing to Indiana's moniker, the Crossroads of America.
Though roads and bridges are not the main reason for Indiana's high ranking, Indiana still performs "pretty well," Cohn wrote. According to data from the U.S. Department of Transportation, which encompasses federal, state and local roads, 6% of bridges in Indiana are in "poor" condition, and 6% of roads are in "unacceptable" condition.
Indianapolis has an outsized portion of the crumbling roads. A 2019 city analysis of road conditions found 37% of thoroughfares and 60% of residential streets are in "poor condition."
More:Indianapolis should spend 5 times what it currently does on infrastructure, study says
In 2021, about 6% of INDOT-controlled state roads were considered poor.
Indianapolis has always struggled, more than the rest of the state, to keep up with its roads, partly because the state road funding formula distributes dollars according to the number of miles of road, rather than the number of miles of lanes of road.
Besides the insufficient funding, Indianapolis' roads are more expensive to fix per mile than state roads for several reasons, according to a recent study Indianapolis commissioned: INDOT can save money through economies of scale because it works on much larger projects, city contractors cannot work at night due to noise ordinances, and the costs of moving utilities and managing traffic during a project is higher in urban areas.
The 2017 passage of a 10% state gas tax increase enabled Indiana to dedicate a $1.2 billion per year over the next 20 years to a "Next Level Roads" program. As a result, INDOT's construction budget has approximately doubled since the program began, from about $1 billion in 2016 to just over $2 billion in 2021.
Read: As Indiana Democrats push for state gas tax pause amid high gas prices, experts weigh in
These past two construction seasons have been "record-setting" in terms of funding and the number of projects, spokesperson Natalie Garrett said via email. Most of the money goes toward maintenance and preservation.
State road conditions have improved commensurately. The percentage of state roads considered "fair" or better hovered around 89% from 2012 to 2016, but jumped to nearly 94% in 2021.
Among other categories, 87% of the state has broadband access, and an average of three hours of power outages per year. Where Indiana lags in renewable energy adoption, it lucks out in terms of its location: Hoosiers simply are less likely than other Midwest states to experience extreme weather like wildfires or floods.
Indiana also falls short on the quality of its water utility, which is the only category in which the state ranked in the bottom half, Cohn wrote.
So next time a CSX freight train cuts off your commute, consider this the price of fame.
Contact IndyStar transportation reporter Kayla Dwyer at kdwyer@indystar.com or follow her on Twitter @kayla_dwyer17. | https://www.indystar.com/story/news/local/transportation/2022/08/01/cnbc-ranked-indiana-number-1-in-country-for-infrastructure-huh/65385710007/ | 2022-08-01T13:01:56 | 0 | https://www.indystar.com/story/news/local/transportation/2022/08/01/cnbc-ranked-indiana-number-1-in-country-for-infrastructure-huh/65385710007/ |
Road work and closures to look out for in Indianapolis in August
Segments of 38th Street look fairly torn up at the moment, as IndyGo continues construction for the incoming Purple Line. But access to the Indiana State Fair, which goes through Aug. 21, will be unencumbered.
The only snag is those heading to the fair from the east have to mind one detour, as the westbound lanes between Keystone and Emerson avenues remain closed for a few months.
Indiana State Fair 2022: Here's what you need to know about getting there, parking
Beyond that, an extremely busy summer construction season continues, with changes at the North Split interchange as well as the I-465 and I-69 interchange on the northeast side, known as the Clear Path project. Hint: There are two new ramp closures to look out for.
Here's what to look out for in August in Indianapolis.
Downtown streets under I-65/I-70 (North Split)
Central Avenue: Through mid-August.
Lewis Street: Through early August.
Ohio Street: Through mid-October.
10th Street: Through mid-September.
Pine Street ramp to I-70 eastbound: Through late September. (Delaware/11th Street ramp is now open.)
West Market Street
Where: The eastbound lane from Illinois Street to Monument Circle and the eastern two lanes of Illinois Street near the intersection with Market Street.
When: Until later this year.
Why: Reconstruction of the roadway and sidewalks, similar to a completed portion of east Market Street.
Detour: Take Illinois to Ohio to Pennsylvania to rejoin Market Street.
Fort Wayne Avenue
Where: Between Delaware and Alabama Streets.
When: Through late August.
Why: A project to convert the street from one-way to two-way traffic.
Detour: Use Alabama, North and Delaware streets.
Monon Trail
Where: At various times, closures will occur from 22nd to 25th streets, 29th Street to Sutherland Avenue and from Fall Creek to 56th Street.
When: Segments will shut down for construction in phases throughout the summer. These are the segment closures slated for the period spanning June through the fall.
Why: A $1.7 million widening project.
Detour: The pedestrian detour follows College Avenue to the Fall Creek Parkway Trail, then west on 38th Street and north on Winthrop Avenue to rejoin the Monon. The bicycle detour uses 19th Street, New Jersey Street, the Fall Creek Parkway Trail then a series of neighborhood streets to rejoin the Monon at 56th Street. Full detour maps are at indy.gov/activity/major-transportation-projects.
More: Indy begins widening its portion of the Monon Trail for first time in decades
30th Street bridge
Where: Over the White River.
When: Until fall 2024.
Why: A historic bridge rehabilitation project, which will include a reinforced concrete arch, road and sidewalk replacement, added railing between sidewalks and vehicle lanes.
Detour: Drivers will have to go up north to 38th Street to cross the river, then Kessler Boulevard or Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Street, back south to 30th Street. Pedestrians and cyclists can use the White River Trail and Cold Springs Road to cross the river at 16th Street.
Dr. Andrew J. Brown Avenue
Where: Between Sutherland Avenue and 32nd Street.
When: Through the end of September.
Why: A $16.4 million stormwater infrastructure project.
Detour: Via 30th Street, Keystone Avenue and 34th Street.
East 33rd Street
Where: Along segments of road between Dr. Andrew J. Brown Avenue and Ralston Avenue.
When: Through the end of December.
Why: To install a new stormwater system.
Detour: Via 32nd Street.
38th Street
Where: Westbound lanes from Keystone Avenue to Emerson Avenue.
When: Through approximately late November.
Why: Storm sewer construction in preparation for the Purple Line.
Detour: Westbound traffic will be detoured via Emerson Avenue, 46th Street and Keystone Avenue. An eastbound lane will remain open.
More:What to know about Purple Line construction
College Avenue bridge
Where: Over Central Canal, north of Broad Ripple Avenue.
When: Through the fall.
Why: Bridge maintenance, including partial replacement of the bridge deck, a new overlay and widened sidewalks.
Detour: Use Kessler Boulevard, Meridian Street and 71st Street.
East 71st Street
Where: The road beneath I-465, between Avalon Trail Court and Shadeland Avenue. The multi-use trail is open, but will see intermittent closures for bridge work.
When: Through late this year.
Why: To install steel supports for an expanded I-465 bridge over 71st Street as part of the Indiana Department of Transportation's Clear Path project.
Detour: Shadeland Avenue, 75th Street and Binford Boulevard.
Binford Boulevard ramp
Where: The northbound loop ramp onto I-465 westbound.
When: Through 2025.
Why: To keep I-465 westbound traffic flowing through the work zone of INDOT's Clear Path project and to allow for the completion of temporary ramps at the I-69 and I-465 interchange.
Detour: Drivers should expect to find alternate routes for a couple years, INDOT says.
Allisonville Road ramp
Where: The on-ramp to eastbound I-465.
When: Beginning Aug. 5 and lasting through 2024.
Why: To keep traffic flowing through the work zone of INDOT's Clear Path project.
Detour: Drivers should find alternate routes for a couple years.
Southeastern Avenue
Where: Between Trowbridge Street and a railroad crossing at about 3400 E. Southeastern Avenue, except for the intersection with Pleasant Run Parkway North Drive, where east-west traffic can cross Southeastern Avenue. Rural Street remains closed at English Avenue.
When: Until the end of the year.
Why: Road, sidewalk and drainage improvements near the Community Justice Campus, including a two-lane roundabout at Southeastern Avenue and Rural Street.
Detour: North to Washington Street via State Avenue and Sherman Drive. It's recommended that pedestrians use sidewalks along local roadways: Trowbridge Avenue, Graydon Street, Meredith Avenue, Gray Street and English Avenue.
South Franklin Road
Where: Between Southeastern and Troy avenues.
When: Through late August.
Why: To replace the bridge over Miller Ditch.
Detour: Via Southeastern Avenue, Northeastern Avenue, Post Road and East Troy Avenue.
Carson Avenue
Where: The bridge over I-465
When: Through the beginning of 2023.
Why: This is the fifth and final bridge demolition and replacement over I-465 as part of the I-69 Finish Line project.
Detour: Via Keystone Avenue and Thompson Road.
Emerson Avenue bridge
Where: Between Southeastern Avenue and Raymond Street.
When: Through late summer.
Why: Bridge rehabilitation, resulting in 11-foot travel lanes, 6-foot sidewalks and drainage improvements.
Detour: Use Raymond Street and Southeastern Avenue as alternate north- and southbound routes.
Beecher Street and East Pleasant Run Parkway South Drive
Where: Beecher Street between East Pleasant Run Parkway North Drive and East Pleasant Run Parkway South Drive; East Pleasant Run Parkway South Drive between Beecher and Raymond streets; and the Pleasant Run Trail access in these parts.
When: Through the end of 2023.
Why: For the Pleasant Run Tunnel project, which is part of Citizen Energy Group's larger DigIndy tunnel project.
Detour: Signs will detour motorists to Iowa Street, East Pleasant Run Parkway North Drive, Shelby and Raymond streets.
East Pleasant Run Parkway North and South Drive
Where: On the north side, between Churchman Avenue and St. Peter Street. On the south side, between Churchman and Keystone avenues.
When: Beginning Aug. 1 and lasting for a year.
Why: Construction related to Citizens Energy Group's DigIndy tunnel system.
Detour: Follow posted detour signage.
22nd Street
Where: Between Capitol Avenue and North Kenwood Avenue.
When: Aug. 1 and lasting four weeks.
Why: Construction related to Citizens Energy Group's DigIndy tunnel system.
Detour: Follow posted detour signage.
Mann Road
Where: The bridge over I-465.
When: Through approximately the beginning of October.
Why: Bridge replacement as part of the I-69 Finish Line project.
Detour: Take Thompson Road, High School Road and Kentucky Avenue to cross I-465. The I-465 westbound exit ramp will remain open to northbound Mann Road, and the I-465 on ramp will remain open from Thompson Road and northbound Mann Road.
Shelby Street
Where: Bridge over Bean Creek.
When: July 19 through November.
Why: Bridge rehabilitation.
Detour: Vehicles will detour via Raymond Street, Troy Avenue and Keystone Avenue. Pedestrians may use Willow Drive and Southern Avenue to the designated detour along Manker Street.
Contact IndyStar transportation reporter Kayla Dwyer at kdwyer@indystar.com or follow her on Twitter @kayla_dwyer17. | https://www.indystar.com/story/news/local/transportation/2022/08/01/indianapolis-traffic-road-closures-to-watch-for-in-august-2022/65380752007/ | 2022-08-01T13:02:02 | 0 | https://www.indystar.com/story/news/local/transportation/2022/08/01/indianapolis-traffic-road-closures-to-watch-for-in-august-2022/65380752007/ |
The Capital Humane Society’s headquarters didn’t always offer a warm welcome.
Or a quiet one.
A long hallway led to a small lobby, and both were filled with the sounds of the protests from the nearby kennels.
“It was not a very inviting entryway,” said Executive Director Matt Madcharo. “All you heard was dogs barking, so that makes for a very chaotic environment for the public and the animals coming in.”
But it’s a well-used entryway. Foster parents picking up foster animals. People delivering lost pets, or retrieving found pets, or surrendering pets they can no longer care for. People accessing the society’s other services — like its low-cost spay and neuter program, low-income preventive veterinary care or its end-of-life services.
The Admissions and Assessment Center on Park Boulevard is consistently busier than its adoption center near 70th and Nebraska 2, he said. Last week, it housed 163 animals, with another 82 out for foster care. The adoption center had 77.
“It can be a very busy lobby. It is certainly a very busy environment.”
The chaos there faded earlier this year, when the Humane Society revealed the first fruits of its $3.75 million capital campaign to renovate the 67-year-old building.
Now, the public sees a larger, light-filled lobby and more inviting customer service area. And they’re not greeted by barking.
“The new customer service areas are much more bright and inviting, and more efficient for staff to be able to assist the public,” Madcharo said. “They’re also significantly quieter.”
The renovation also includes areas of the building the public likely won’t see. The Humane Society replaced the building’s mechanical equipment — boilers and air handlers — and updated its animal care areas and administrative offices.
And it’s spending $285,000 to house a second crematorium, to try to meet the demand for pet cremation — which jumped nearly 70% between 2015 and 2021, and 15% between 2020 and 2021.
“We've just seen the volume for that very drastically increase,” he said. “When the time comes to put their pet to sleep or their pet passes away, I think having the ashes to keep with them means a lot to people, rather than digging a hole in the ground.”
He didn’t know when the society started pet cremation service, but it was available when he joined there more than 15 years ago.
He could only guess why demand is surging, but he has a couple ideas. First, the society wasn’t marketing it well; it didn’t even list the services on its website until a couple of years ago, he said. And it wasn’t as active in partnering with veterinary clinics to offer it to their customers.
Now, a Humane Society employee makes daily trips to its network of veterinarians, dropping off ashes for their customers and picking up the next departed pets to be cremated.
The society charges $80 to cremate cats, and $85 to $150 for dogs, depending on their weight. That generates the majority of their business, but it also offers lower-cost group cremation for owners who don’t want their pets’ ashes back — $52 for animals 100 pounds; $75 for animals over 100 pounds.
Pet owners want a fast turnaround, and the society’s single crematorium was getting taxed.
“When somebody is in that process of grieving, we want to be able to get their pet’s ashes back to them as quick as possible. And this new unit will allow us to do that.”
The land it sits on has served the society for nearly 100 years, gifted to them in 1924. This is the third building on the site, but it was built in the 1960s and needed an update, Madcharo said.
The crematorium — and a remodeling of the cat care areas — are part the second part of its three-phase remodeling plan. Next, the society plans to renovate all of the dog kennels, and the mechanical equipment that serves them.
“And the entire facility, at that point, will have been remodeled and updated. It’s a big project.”
Lancaster County Sheriff's Investigator Jeremy Schwarz said they still are exploring the motive and the possibility that others may have been involved and are asking anyone with information or evidence to contact them.
Mensah L. Gozo, 59, was charged with first-degree child sex assault and child enticement for his alleged role in the seemingly random crime, which began around 10 a.m. Sunday when the girl was reported missing.
The winner among the chosen contestants earns $25,000 plus a cover spot with the international men’s magazine, which has a monthly circulation worldwide of about 9 million.
Even with a suspect in custody, the Lancaster County Sheriff's Office says the investigation into the Branched Oak Lake killing remains active, sharing few details. "The investigators told me less is better," the sheriff said.
Inside the Chevy, officers found an AR15-style rifle and a 50-round magazine attachment fit for a Glock 9 mm handgun, according to police. It's unclear if either the rifle or handgun ammunition matched casings left behind.
Journal Star advertising executive Natalia Wiita takes the reins as president of the Journal Star. Ava Thomas has been promoted to a group president position with the parent company of the Journal Star and Omaha World-Herald.
Fifth grader Sage Stanley was struck in a crosswalk in front of Saratoga Elementary School when a car ran a red light. The crash has prompted officials to make changes to the school zone. | https://journalstar.com/news/local/a-big-project----capital-humane-society-spending-millions-to-renovate-add-second/article_cd1770fd-33fa-52a8-8083-cf3a87d3e8b5.html | 2022-08-01T13:04:28 | 1 | https://journalstar.com/news/local/a-big-project----capital-humane-society-spending-millions-to-renovate-add-second/article_cd1770fd-33fa-52a8-8083-cf3a87d3e8b5.html |
HARRISBURG, Pa. — The removal of an 80-year-old Elm tree in Harrisburg is expected to take a week to complete and affect dozens of residents.
The tree stands in the backyard area of a city block of townhouses. As it has grown to tower over the buildings, its branches have put increasing weight on electric poles, energy and cable lines, and the houses it sits next to. One branch has buckled a second-story porch.
Because the tree is posing risk of serious injury and hundreds of thousands of dollars in property damage, PPL agreed to pay for its removal.
The removal is complicated by the tree’s many branches, which will have to be dismantled one at a time.
“All it takes is one storm for a branch to break and bring down a power line, cause an electrical fire," Matt Maisel, director of communications for the City of Harrisburg told FOX43. "These are all worst-case scenarios that we don’t even’ want to think about, but we have to think about. We have to think of the possibility before it happens. From drone shots overhead, you can see the power lines disappear within the branches. It’s almost like the Tree of Life tree in "Avatar" or Animal Kingdom at Disneyland. It’s a potential Jumanji situation that we simply just want to avoid at all costs.”
An entire square block will be closed at the intersections of Clinton and Harris Streets with Penn and Green Streets. Parking will also be temporarily not allowed.
The Red Cross is working with Harrisburg Area Community College (HACC) to provide a day shelter at HACC Midtown Campus at 1523 North 4th Street. Air conditioning, WiFi, water, and snacks will be available. | https://www.fox43.com/article/news/local/tree-removal-harrisburg-residents/521-451c8044-d3fa-4ee1-a919-ff236d4c7e38 | 2022-08-01T13:05:18 | 1 | https://www.fox43.com/article/news/local/tree-removal-harrisburg-residents/521-451c8044-d3fa-4ee1-a919-ff236d4c7e38 |
A woman was walking through Times Square Sunday morning, pulling a cart and minding her own business, when a man randomly charged her from behind and slashed her with a box cutter, police said.
The attack happened at 10 a.m. Sunday at 42nd Street and Seventh Avenue. A 59-year-old woman told police that a man approached her and, unprovoked, slashed her right hand.
She was taken to Bellevue Hospital in stable condition.
Surveillance video released by the NYPD shows the woman apparently walking up 42nd when - out of nowhere and for no apparent reason - the man charges up behind her, slashes her hand and then backs off.
Anyone with information is asked to call the NYPD's Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477) or for Spanish, 1-888-57-PISTA (74782). The public can submit tips by logging onto the CrimeStoppers website at https://crimestoppers.nypdonline.org/ or on Twitter @NYPDTips. | https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/shocking-come-from-behind-times-square-slashing-leaves-woman-hospitalized/3803098/ | 2022-08-01T13:05:19 | 0 | https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/shocking-come-from-behind-times-square-slashing-leaves-woman-hospitalized/3803098/ |
CARROLL COUNTY, Va. – A man has been charged with second-degree murder in connection to a 30-year-old woman’s death, according to the Carroll County Sheriff’s Office.
On July 27 at about 11:30 a.m., authorities were called to Fairlawn Lane, in the Woodlawn area, for the report of a woman who was unresponsive.
Upon arrival, EMS personnel found the victim, 30-year-old Laura Caroline “Carrie” Buffkin, dead at the scene with what appeared to be an apparent gunshot wound.
After investigating further, authorities identified Kevin Lee Sizemore, 42, of Hillsville, as a person of interest in relation to her death.
On Friday, investigators located Sizemore and say he had a handgun concealed on his person.
As a result of the investigation, Sizemore has been arrested and charged with the following:
- Second-degree murder
- Use of a firearm in the commission of a felony, possession of a firearm by a prohibited person
- Possession of a firearm by a prohibited person
- Possession of a firearm while subject to a protective order
- Felony larceny of a firearm
- Possess concealed weapon
We’re told Sizemore was taken before a magistrate and is currently being held at the New River Valley Regional Jail without bond pending arraignment.
Authorities say this is an ongoing investigation. | https://www.wsls.com/news/local/2022/08/01/carroll-county-man-charged-with-second-degree-murder-in-30-year-old-womans-death/ | 2022-08-01T13:23:30 | 0 | https://www.wsls.com/news/local/2022/08/01/carroll-county-man-charged-with-second-degree-murder-in-30-year-old-womans-death/ |
ROANOKE, Va. – It’s time to announce our 3 Degree Guarantee recipient!
Throughout this month, every time Your Local Weather Authority reports a temperature forecast accurately, Habitat for Humanity in the Roanoke Valley will receive a donation.
The global nonprofit housing organization exists in myriads of local communities in all 50 states throughout the U.S. as well as about 70 countries.
Habitat strives to create a world where everyone has a place to call home while building strength, stability and self-reliance as they work with families in need of decent and affordable housing.
As a reminder, here’s how the 3 Degree Guarantee works:
- If our forecasted temperature for a given day is within 3 degrees of the actual temperature, we’ll donate $10 to a specific charity
- If our forecasted temperature is exactly on the dot, we’ll donate $100 to a specific charity
Click here to stay up-to-date with how we’re doing on our forecasts. | https://www.wsls.com/news/local/2022/08/01/meet-augusts-3-degree-guarantee-recipient-habitat-for-humanity/ | 2022-08-01T13:23:36 | 1 | https://www.wsls.com/news/local/2022/08/01/meet-augusts-3-degree-guarantee-recipient-habitat-for-humanity/ |
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – Two people were pierced by stingrays Sunday in Daytona Beach, officials said.
Volusia County Beach Safety Deputy Chief Tamra Malphurs said the injuries happened about an hour apart from each other.
[TRENDING: Become a News 6 Insider (it’s free!)]
According to Malphurs, a 50-year-old South Carolina man was in ankle-deep water when a wave crashed and he said he instantly felt pain. The man did not see anything, but his ankle had been punctured by a stingray, Malphurs said. The man was taken to Halifax Health Medical Center for treatment.
About an hour later, a 24-year-old Maryland woman said she stepped on a stingray, according to Malphurs. A barb was found in the bottom of the woman’s left foot, and she was also taken to Halifax for treatment.
Both patients complained of pain shooting up their legs, Malphurs said.
No other details have been released.
In 2006, Steve Irwin, known as “The Crocodile Hunter,” died from a stingray attack while diving in Australia. | https://www.clickorlando.com/news/local/2022/08/01/2-pierced-by-stingrays-off-daytona-beach/ | 2022-08-01T13:31:46 | 1 | https://www.clickorlando.com/news/local/2022/08/01/2-pierced-by-stingrays-off-daytona-beach/ |
ORLANDO, Fla. – The Orlando Police Department is asking for help in the ongoing search for the person who opened fire on a crowd early Sunday and injured at least seven people.
In a news release, police asked for witnesses in the shooting to come forward by calling 911 or contacting Crimeline to provide an anonymous tip by texting or dialing **8477(TIPS).
[TRENDING: Become a News 6 Insider (it’s free!)]
More than 24 hours after the gunfire, patrol cars were seen near the area of the downtown shooting at South Orange Avenue and Wall Street Plaza.
According to Orlando police, a large fight broke out at 2:22 a.m. Sunday as bars and restaurants were closing.
During the melee, police said someone pulled out a handgun and began shooting into the crowd.
Downtown patrol officers responded to the shooting and reported a total of seven people hurt. Six were taken to Orlando Regional Medical Center and one was self-transported to AdventHealth, police said.
During a news conference, Orlando Police Chief Eric Smith said investigators didn’t have any information about the shooter.
“We don’t have a description yet. We’re still in the preliminary stages of the investigation,” Smith said.
Video posted on YouTube shows dozens of people running after hearing gunshots along South Orange Avenue.
Williom Soloman was in the crowd and spoke to News 6 about the ordeal.
“I ran and everyone fled and all I saw was a bunch of dispersed people, everyone going crazy,” Soloman said. “If it happened in the heart of downtown, I don’t know if anything is safe nowadays.”
Chief Smith said Orlando police have increased safety measures and resources in the area.
“We have a large number of officers who are present, but we’re always looking at ways to better protect our public, so we’ll be looking at this incident,” Smith said. “We’ll learn from this incident and see if we need to change something with deployment.”
Orlando police said the shooting is still an active investigation and another update would be provided as more information is gathered. | https://www.clickorlando.com/news/local/2022/08/01/police-continue-to-search-for-shooter-after-7-wounded-in-downtown-orlando/ | 2022-08-01T13:31:52 | 1 | https://www.clickorlando.com/news/local/2022/08/01/police-continue-to-search-for-shooter-after-7-wounded-in-downtown-orlando/ |
The following is the opinion and analysis of the writer:
I read that Rep. Lauren Boebert said she was tired of separating church and state. I wonder what that means! Does she want our country to run her church or her church to run our country? Neither fit with our American way of freedom and liberty.
Yes, it is true that the early Puritan Pilgrims fled to North America in order to escape religious discrimination and intended their religion to rule their society. However, the pilgrims that followed came over for economic opportunity and adventure. They were not escaping but rather looking for a way to expand their lives and livelihoods. Along with them came all their various languages, traditions and yes, religions! And, there already were Natives in North America and slaves brought from Africa; both contributing their unique spiritual beliefs to our developing American society.
People are also reading…
The reality of early life in America required a setting aside of differences for cooperation and tolerance; depending on one another, neighbor to neighbor. I was told that the farmers in Wisconsin, though of various denominations, peacefully tolerated all ways of worship and tradition. This worked because they needed to come together as a community when a barn needed raising or a natural disaster needed clean up. They cooperated and still enjoyed religious freedom, but were governed by the same laws!
The Founding Fathers, though many quite religious men, were aware that the government favoring one religion over another could be a very divisive endeavor for our new, democratic government. That is why they allude to this in the First Amendment.
Actions some of our founders promoted in their states strengthened the separation of church and state. For example, Thomas Jefferson and James Madison worked towards separating church and state in their state of Virginia. They felt that state support for a particular religion or for any religion was improper. They argued that compelling citizens to support through taxation a faith they did not follow violated their natural right to religious liberty.
Roger Williams, the founder of Rhode Island, believed that any government involvement in a church would corrupt that church. Therefore, he believed there should be “a wall or hedge of separation” between the “wilderness of the world” and “the garden of the church.” This separation protects both the individual freedom to worship as you please and the specific doctrine of individual religions from government control.
I watched the corny musical “1776” on July 4. Yes, it is a romanticized version of our founding but has some great quotes. At one point Benjamin Franklin says, “We’ve spawned a new race here; rougher, simpler; more violent, more enterprising, less refined. We’re a new nationality. We require a new nation.” I contend that our amazing new nation, based on freedom, tolerance and cooperation, celebrates multiple languages, traditions, races and religions under one flag and in the name of freedom. How beautifully amazing. How beautifully heavenly!
I believe there is a very clear “American character” that you can see in all Americans, despite their race, ethnicity, and religion. You see people with their flags and lining the streets on July 4. You see hard-working folks with goals and gratitude to be in a country where “anything is possible.” You see pride. That is America!
Diana Hubberts is an environmentalist, science teacher, mother and a trauma therapist. She lives in Tucson. | https://tucson.com/opinion/local/local-opinion-america-is-full-of-different-faiths/article_5c0aff98-09e0-11ed-b5f1-1b0610c3d19f.html | 2022-08-01T13:31:58 | 0 | https://tucson.com/opinion/local/local-opinion-america-is-full-of-different-faiths/article_5c0aff98-09e0-11ed-b5f1-1b0610c3d19f.html |
The following is the opinion and analysis of the writer:
Tuesday, Aug. 2 is the Arizona primary election. Sensible, sane Republicans and Independents should share an objective — to ensure that the most fanatical Donald Trump worshipers and election deniers do not make it to November.
Republicans: Now is the time to take back the party from Trump’s insane clown posse. They care nothing for truth, ethics, or principles; their sole objective is to put Trump and his clone army back in power. It has gotten so bad that Democratic PAC’s are spending millions to support the most radical Trumpist candidates in primaries, believing they will be easier to beat in November. That’s not a conspiracy theory; that’s documented fact. Vote for sane, sensible conservatives, not crazed election deniers.
Independents: You can and should vote in the primary. There are more Independents in Arizona than either Republicans or Democrats. An Independent can request a ballot for either party. Voting in a party primary may actually have more influence on the election than voting in November. Radicals on both sides count on turning out their base in primaries, while centrists and Independents don’t vote. This can and does leave voters in the general election with a choice between the radical right and the loony left.
People are also reading…
The most urgent need is to keep three Trump-endorsed candidates off Arizona’s November ballot. First is gubernatorial candidate Kari Lake. She has fully embraced Trump’s stolen election fantasy and has no real platform except support for Trump. She promises to involve the state in arresting and deporting illegal migrants, an incursion into federal jurisdiction that would mire the state in lawsuits it would inevitably lose, wasting the taxpayer’s money on pointless symbolism. Karrin Taylor Robson is a sane, normal conservative Republican. She also has actual qualifications, having run a successful business. Lake has never run anything but her mouth.
Next in the Trump rogues’ gallery is Mark Finchem, candidate for secretary of state. Could there be anything more horrifying than putting Finchem, a hard-core election denier, in charge of elections? Any of the other candidates would be preferable, although some are almost as bad.
Finally, we have Blake Masters, endorsed by Trump to run against Mark Kelly for the U.S. Senate. Masters has no qualifications and his campaign is endless negativity. Masters has bought name recognition with Peter Thiel’s money and Trump’s endorsement, but that’s all he’s got. We might think of Jim Lamon, ostensibly a conventional conservative with experience as an executive in the solar power industry, but Lamon was one of the fake electors involved in Trump’s unsuccessful attempt to reverse the 2020 election. There are other candidates, pick one. Either Masters or Lamon is a sure loser in November.
Vote!
Robert A. Benzinger is a retired U.S. diplomat and college instructor. He lives in Tucson. | https://tucson.com/opinion/local/local-opinion-gop-independents-should-promote-sane-candidates/article_e22c3c3e-0f7d-11ed-8e43-7f8f4deb5642.html | 2022-08-01T13:32:04 | 1 | https://tucson.com/opinion/local/local-opinion-gop-independents-should-promote-sane-candidates/article_e22c3c3e-0f7d-11ed-8e43-7f8f4deb5642.html |
NORTH WILDWOOD — Police Sunday released an image of a suspect in a motor vehicle theft they said took place around 4 a.m. Saturday near 100 East 10th Avenue.
Police released the image on Facebook and Twitter, asking for any available information.
“If anyone has any information regarding the identity of this suspect, please contact the North Wildwood Police Department at 609-522-2411 or email our Detective Division at detectives@nwpd.org, officers said in the posted statement. Tips can also be made anonymously by using the department’s TEXT-A-TIP by texting TIP NWPD, followed by the message, to 888777. | https://pressofatlanticcity.com/news/local/north-wildwood-police-seek-information-on-suspect/article_0242054a-1108-11ed-a9d6-8f5453f071fd.html | 2022-08-01T13:32:13 | 1 | https://pressofatlanticcity.com/news/local/north-wildwood-police-seek-information-on-suspect/article_0242054a-1108-11ed-a9d6-8f5453f071fd.html |
ATLANTIC CITY — City police broke up a homeless encampment under the Playground Pier early Monday morning.
Approximately 30 people were found living under the pier.
We were allowed under the boardwalk. Here’s a few photos to give you a sense of how these people were living. @ThePressofAC pic.twitter.com/dwoz7PkoAR
— Eric Conklin (@ACPressConklin) August 1, 2022
The sweep was not connected to the upcoming Phish concerts or Tidal Music Festival, officials said.
This is a developing story. Check back for updates. | https://pressofatlanticcity.com/news/local/watch-now-atlantic-city-police-break-up-homeless-encampment-under-playground-pier/article_40343966-1191-11ed-a041-e7a282cdc4ab.html | 2022-08-01T13:32:19 | 0 | https://pressofatlanticcity.com/news/local/watch-now-atlantic-city-police-break-up-homeless-encampment-under-playground-pier/article_40343966-1191-11ed-a041-e7a282cdc4ab.html |
NORMAL — Heartland Bank and Trust Co. has promoted Stephanie Laws to retail manager for the bank’s Normal office at 200 W. College Ave. She is responsible for ensuring value and top-of-the-line service to bank customers, as well as retail employee development and training.
Laws has six years of banking experience working her way through various retail positions. She volunteers with her church, St. Mark Lutheran. Originally from Heyworth, she now makes her home in Bloomington with her husband, Cameron, and their son, Christopher.
Heartland Bank and Trust Co. is a community bank with assets of $4.3 billion. Headquartered in Bloomington, the bank has offices in central and northern Illinois and eastern Iowa. The bank offers a complete line of financial services to commercial and retail customers. More information is available at www.hbtbank.com.
Business Achievements are paid content. To submit an item, visit https://www.pantagraph.com/place_an_ad/achievement. | https://pantagraph.com/business/local/achievements/business-achievements-stephanie-laws-named-retail-manager-at-heartland-bank/article_cfdab932-0def-11ed-ac9c-67687b943682.html | 2022-08-01T13:33:59 | 0 | https://pantagraph.com/business/local/achievements/business-achievements-stephanie-laws-named-retail-manager-at-heartland-bank/article_cfdab932-0def-11ed-ac9c-67687b943682.html |
ARENAC COUNTY, Mich. (WJRT) - A 37-foot boat sank in Lake Huron offshore from Arenac County after it caught fire with one person on board Friday evening.
The U.S. Coast Guard says a Good Samaritan near the fire and responded to an urgent marine information broadcast around 7 p.m. The witness rescued the boat operator from the water near Point Lookout Harbor in AuGres.
The Good Samaritan brought the boat operator to emergency responders waiting on shore before the Coast Guard arrived in the area, but he did not report any injuries.
Nobody else was on board the boat when the fire broke out.
The Coast Guard dispatched a response boat from Station Tawas, which arrived as the boat was engulfed in flames. Coast Guardsmen watched as the fire consumed the entire boat down to the water line.
BZ parties involved, around 7 p.m. yesterday report was received of a 37' P/C on fire w/ 1 PIW IVO Pt. Lookout Harbor, #Michigan in #LakeHuron #USCG STA Tawas RB-M was diverted, before arriving on scene Good Samaritans answered the UMIB, recovered the PIW, took to EMS w/o injury pic.twitter.com/SuqK7n6Ui3
— USCG Great Lakes (@USCGGreatLakes) July 30, 2022
The remainder of the boat's hull eventually sank in Lake Huron offshore from Arenac County. The Coast Guard did not say how the fire started or whether the burned remnants of the boat will be recovered from the lake bottom.
The Coast Guard credited the Good Samaritans and other boaters in the area for using marine radios well to bring a safe rescue of the boat operator. | https://www.abc12.com/news/local/boat-sinks-in-lake-huron-after-a-fire-near-augres/article_702caf80-118d-11ed-b1d3-936ca9a360e1.html | 2022-08-01T13:35:40 | 0 | https://www.abc12.com/news/local/boat-sinks-in-lake-huron-after-a-fire-near-augres/article_702caf80-118d-11ed-b1d3-936ca9a360e1.html |
WICHITA, Kan. (KSNW) — Expect traffic delays in Delano starting today.
The City of Wichita will begin resurfacing work on Douglas. Through traffic on Douglas will be shut down between Seneca and McLean while asphalt is replaced on Douglas, including street parking in front of businesses.
Monday’s work is the first of two phases and will be completed Friday, Aug. 5. The second phase of work is scheduled to begin three weeks later, on Friday, Aug. 22. Both phases are expected to last four days.
North and southbound cross-street traffic will remain open during the replacement work. Sidewalk access will also remain open.
The City notes that impacted businesses were contacted in preparation for this work. | https://www.ksn.com/news/local/traffic-delays-coming-to-delano-district-monday/ | 2022-08-01T13:37:55 | 1 | https://www.ksn.com/news/local/traffic-delays-coming-to-delano-district-monday/ |
WICHITA, Kan. (KSNW) — A little bit of rain didn’t stop almost 140 people from taking to the water in downtown Wichita on Saturday afternoon.
It was all a part of the Big Float event, put on by Wichita Clean Streams, an organization that works to improve and protect the water quality of the Lower Arkansas River.
“The river is not as polluted as everybody thinks that it is,” Becky Lewis of Wichita Clean Streams said. “For people to get down to the river and enjoy it, to me it’s Wichita’s greatest amenity, and we need to be down here enjoying it.”
The event concluded with a beach party. Wichita Clean streams says it hopes to put on this kind of event every year. | https://www.ksn.com/news/local/big-float-event-takes-place-on-arkansas-river/ | 2022-08-01T13:46:28 | 1 | https://www.ksn.com/news/local/big-float-event-takes-place-on-arkansas-river/ |
GODDARD, Kan. (KSNW) — Celebrate Tanganyika Wildlife Park’s 14th birthday!
In honor of their birthday, from Monday, Aug. 1, through Sunday, Aug. 7, Tanganyika is gifting guests with $14 admission.
Admission gets guests:
- Tanganyika Falls Splash Park Access
- In-park Discounts
- Daily Animal Demos with Zookeepers
- Birthday-themed Enrichment for the Animals
- Feeding Stations
- Daily Deals on Animal Encounters
- FREE SURPRISE at Entrance
Tanganyika Wildlife Park is located at 1000 S Hawkins Lane. During the summer hours, May 29 through Sept. 6, Tanganyika is open from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. daily.
To purchase tickets online, click here. | https://www.ksn.com/news/local/celebrate-tanganyikas-14th-birthday/ | 2022-08-01T13:46:29 | 0 | https://www.ksn.com/news/local/celebrate-tanganyikas-14th-birthday/ |
WICHITA, Kan. (KSNW) – Experts say now is not the time to panic, even though you may be paying more for a lot of things you have to buy.
“It’s hard to say we are in a recession when we are adding so many jobs,” said economic analyst Jeremy Hill. “And so much opportunity and upward mobility for households and that could carry us out of this weakness we are experiencing.”
Hill is with the Center for Economic Development and Business Research at Wichita State. He says there’s been a lot of talk about recession on top of inflation. But that’s not a reason to panic.
“Kansas is positioned well,” said Hill.
Hill points to the jobs available in Kansas and Wichita.
“Households, they’re more negative because they keep hearing about the economy. They keep hearing about COVID. They keep hearing about Russia and inflation,” said Hill. “Most people are quitting their second jobs and getting their one really good job that has better benefits and pay and the quality of life they want. So that market is still there and one of the biggest reasons I stay optimistic about the economy.”
Hill says the agriculture segment in Kansas remains on solid footing, even with inflation and production costs much higher this year to grow Kansas crops and raise livestock.
“I still think we’ve slowed down on the economy, but agriculture still should do better, I think, than some of the other segments. So I’m looking positive there,” said Hill.
Hill pointed to higher commodity prices coming to farmers cooling recently but remaining higher when compared to last year.
Some analysts in the ag sector say even with a dip in prices recently, corn and soybean prices are strong. Just not strong enough to overcome input costs.
And while inflation issues and costs remain a concern, there is optimism.
“Farmers and ranchers have been feeling the effects of this recession,” said KSN Agriculture analyst John Jenkinson. “About 70% of all farm expenses or ranch expenses are tied to crude oil prices. We see those prices continue to come down. We could see some of these input costs come down as well.”
Along with fuel prices falling like a feather, some say spending remains on track to keep things moving in Kansas.
“We are purchasing just like the U.S. is purchasing,” said Hill. “Consumption, which drives the U.S. economy, continues to increase all through this year even though we technically slowed down and had a technical recession.”
On the recession talk, Hill still believes we are more than a year away from an actual recession.
Hill’s biggest concern on the inflation issue is a technical note. Hill says the Fed was slow to make moves on inflation, and that may have let inflation move a bit.
Still, there’s reason for optimism. Hill says the aviation industry remains on solid footing, and that means jobs along with jobs in aviation, oil and gas and even agriculture.
“Our fundamental drivers here in Wichita and in Kansas are very different than the nation,” said Hill. “So I remain very optimistic.” | https://www.ksn.com/news/local/local-economist-say-dont-panic-over-recession-questions/ | 2022-08-01T13:46:35 | 0 | https://www.ksn.com/news/local/local-economist-say-dont-panic-over-recession-questions/ |
ROSE HILL, Kan. (KSNW) — The boil water advisory for the City of Rose Hill has been rescinded by the Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE).
It was issued by the KDHE because of a loss of pressure in the distribution system.
The KDHE states public water suppliers in Kansas take all measures necessary to notify customers quickly after a system failure or shutdown.
Regardless of whether it’s the supplier or KDHE that announces a boil water advisory, KDHE will issue the rescind order following testing at a certified laboratory.
According to the KDHE, laboratory testing samples collected from the City of Rose Hill indicate no evidence of bacteriological contamination and all other conditions that placed the system at risk of contamination are deemed by KDHE officials to be resolved.
For consumer questions, the KDHE asks that you please contact the water system, or you may call KDHE at 785-296-5514. For consumer information, visit KDHE’s PWS Consumer Information website. | https://www.ksn.com/news/local/rose-hill-boil-water-advisory-ends/ | 2022-08-01T13:46:36 | 1 | https://www.ksn.com/news/local/rose-hill-boil-water-advisory-ends/ |
WICHITA, Kan. (KSNW) – On Saturday and Sunday, brides and grooms were busy planning their weddings at the Wichita Bridal Expo.
This is the 19th July Bridal Expo.
All kinds of local vendors came out from florists, photographers, and caterers.
“They often come with their bride tribe, their family and friends but also the groom and their fiance and it is just a great opportunity for them to start their planning and see what they need, get ideas,” said Wichita Bridal Expo Promoter, Cindy Uloho.
The next Bridal Expo is scheduled for Jan. 2023. | https://www.ksn.com/news/local/wichita-bridal-expo-returns-for-19th-july-show/ | 2022-08-01T13:46:48 | 0 | https://www.ksn.com/news/local/wichita-bridal-expo-returns-for-19th-july-show/ |
GARY — Green grapefruit mint leaves and lemon grass tendrils stretched toward the afternoon sun as 'farm-her' Carmen McKee led a tour.
“I am going to encourage you to touch, taste and feel everything and anything,” McKee said as she passed around a laminated sheet detailing the rules of edible botany.
The grapefruit mint, lemon grass and splenda plants nestled next to one another are part of the citrus-themed growing area at Oases Botanic Gardens located at 3510 W. 15th Avenue in Gary. Though the land next to the former army reserve medic building is full of roses, lavender and bright pops of nasturtium flowers, everything on the property is edible.
A crowd of about 20 people wandered through the peaceful garden, admiring the rows of chili peppers, the rose bushes and the corn stalks growing alongside squash vines — an ode to the three sisters companion planting method.
People are also reading…
Oases was the group's first stop on a tour of three urban farms in Gary. Organized by Purdue Extension, the group visited Oases, Shannon Farm and Homestead and FAITH Farm and Orchard.
"We wanted to visit farms that do a lot of community engagement," Lake County Extension Educator Rebecca Koetz explained. “We wanted to hear from beginning farmers so we can be better equipped to understand their needs."
There are some 23 urban farms in Gary, McKee said, though about half are "homesteads," meaning most of the produce is used for personal consumption. Though urban agriculture has been practiced in Gary for years, farmers have been receiving more support in recent years.
In 2020, Purdue Extension launched the Gary Urban Agriculture training program. Extension expanded the program this spring, creating the Urban Farming Signature program for residents throughout the Region.
Local growers also came together to form the Gary Food Council, which connects local farmers with resources and information.
Urban farming is also becoming more accessible. Last spring, a bill allowing Indiana municipalities to establish urban agricultural zones that are exempt from property taxes, was signed into law. Authored by state Rep. Earl Harris Jr., D-East Chicago, the exemption is aimed at supporting low-resource or beginner farmers.
Learning on the farm
Outfitted in an apron full of supplies, a wide sun hat and, of course, the Trailblazer Community Impact medal she was awarded at the This is Gary celebration, McKee looks like she has been farming all her life.
Growing up, her aunts, uncles and grandparents always had backyard gardens, "but they weren't for children, they were serious because they were food for my family." When she and her husband were raising their three sons, they often used container gardens because they lived in apartments.
However, when McKee moved from Georgia to Gary in 2016, she was confronted by the term "food desert." A chaplain by training, McKee was working at a local hospital when she and a patient began discussing food access.
“We were talking about health concerns and what that looked like, and she said, ‘Gary is a food desert,’” McKee recalled. “I had never heard the term food dessert or food insecurity."
A very "solution-oriented" person, McKee quickly discovered the many farms working to increase access to fresh food and started volunteering. She took the Purdue Master Gardener class in 2017 and the University of Illinois Master Farmer class in 2018. Over three summers, McKee spent about 1,700 hours volunteering at local farms — while working full time.
“I worked the night shift, so I would get off at 7 a.m., I would get to the site by 8, work until I was tired and then get ready for work again.”
As she got to know the farms in the area, she saw that many were growing the same things: collards, kale, spinach, turnips, onions, tomatoes. While established farms focused on the staples community members liked to eat, McKee wanted to "grow something that would compliment what everyone else is growing."
In 2019, she got permission from the property owners to start a small garden at the former army medic building. She started off by planting herbs and brought two coolers to the property, each filled with water bottles.
“I wanted a nice, safe space where people could come from anywhere in the world and know that Gary is beautiful," McKee said. "I started growing herbs because you can rub those and put them in your drink.”
Year after year, McKee began expanding her offerings. Focusing on plants that "really makes food pop,” she started growing garlic, peppers, edible flowers and fruit trees. Oases also became a space for community engagement. The garden often hosts educational programming, yoga and Zumba classes and informational sessions led by local herbalists.
"Ninety percent of what we do is education because whether people are familiar with it (the plant) or not, there are so many different ways of handling it, of eating it, of using it,” McKee said.
Oases also hosts a farmers market on the fourth Thursday and second Tuesday of every month.
"(Events at Oases) bring people and family closer together, and while we're doing that, we’re also teaching them how to sustain and feed themselves," said Maria Brooks, who has been volunteering at Oases since the garden first started.
Brooks, a lifelong cook, said that until she met McKee, she didn't know she could "take a little square space in front of my home and make it a garden." For years, she used her windowsill as a mini garden, growing cilantro, basil and oregano, harvesting as she cooked.
Now she has two gardens at home — one filled with everyday herbs and another dedicated to more unique herbs.
“I never thought you would be able to farm right around the corner from the steel mill,” Brooks said. "When I thought of gardening or farming I always thought of the country, but it can be right here in the city, and you can really feed your family.”
Creating their own food security
According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, much of Gary is considered to be a "food desert," meaning a substantial number of residents in the area are low-income and do not have easy access to a supermarket or large grocery store.
The term "food desert" has received some pushback in recent years. Many researchers say the word "desert" ignores the racially discriminatory policies and economic factors that create food access issues. Instead, the term "food apartheid" has gained popularity, as it highlights intentional barriers that cause food insecurity.
However, McKee said terms imposed on communities by outside entities are not "necessarily helpful."
“In several ways, the term food desert cripples. People hear that and think, 'I am really not as well-off as I thought I was because I don’t have something I thought I had,'" McKee said.
While the food desert categorization can help communities get funding, the assistance that comes often ignores the local farmers already "doing their part so we don't have to use those terms," McKee said.
Senior boxes filled with canned peas and grocery store chains buying "fresh" produce from all over the country doesn't actually solve the problem McKee explained.
"If the goal was to have fresh food, then why are we sending canned goods?” McKee asked. “If that (having fresh vegetables) is really the concern, why don't grocery stores buy from local farmers in Lake County?"
Despite what the highlighted census tracts on the USDA Food Desert Map say, McKee said fresh produce and medicinal herbs can be found growing in backyards and beside old buildings throughout Gary.
The health benefits of urban agriculture are simple: “When you grow it, you know what you are eating,” Brooks said.
Over the years, several veterans that used to work in the army medic building have come out to Oases. They tell McKee the new use of the space is fitting — a building once dedicated to healing is now a source of natural medicine.
"When you come in this gate and you touch the lemon balm and you pull the leaf, you have life in your hand. Whether you realize it or not," McKee said. “Whenever life touches, life, you are releasing a different type of energy."
Touching the leaf, bruising it, inhaling it, "that's when everything stops on the inside," McKee said. "Now you have a clear head, you are in a position where you can make choices. That, to me, is the epitome of spiritual health." | https://www.nwitimes.com/news/local/lake/gary/watch-now-urban-farms-help-promote-environmental-education-food-security-in-gary/article_c6bcd74d-32f9-51f9-86e7-153627c16a21.html | 2022-08-01T13:51:01 | 1 | https://www.nwitimes.com/news/local/lake/gary/watch-now-urban-farms-help-promote-environmental-education-food-security-in-gary/article_c6bcd74d-32f9-51f9-86e7-153627c16a21.html |
A group of Teslas charge up at the charging station located at Meijer in Merrillville.
John J. Watkins, The Times
A single chargingstation is located near Ridge Road and Arbogast Street in Griffith.
John J. Watkins, The Times
INDOT is collecting comments on a plan to install electric vehicle charging stations as part of a federally funded program to create a network of half a million charging stations nationwide.
The Indiana Department of Transportation is collecting comments on a plan to install electric vehicle charging stations as part of a federally funded program to create a network of half a million charging stations nationwide.
Intended to reduce the “range anxiety” that can keep people from buying electric cars and trucks, the plan details the state’s proposal for using nearly $100 million in National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure money to create Indiana’s share of a nationwide network of 500,000 charging stations by 2030.
The federal funding, part of last year's infrastructure bill, will be distributed over five years for the construction and operation of Direct-Current Fast Charging Stations along federally designated Alternative Fuel Corridors, which in Indiana include all interstate highways plus U.S. 31. INDOT also hopes to have U.S. 30 designated an AFC.
“The vision (for EV) really complements the state and INDOT’s larger vision for infrastructure and transportation,” INDOT Deputy Commissioner Scott Manning said during an online presentation on the plan in May. Alongside the state’s Next Level road and bridge plan, he said, the goal for the EV plan is to create a reliable EV network that can be maintained and operated by private entities to minimize ongoing public funding.
The federal requirement is to have a charging station within 50 miles of any point on the corridors. Indiana currently has 354 charging stations, including various stations on private networks including Tesla’s, but only 23 are of the DC Fast Charging type and just four are NEVI compliant — meaning they’re located within one mile of an AFC.
Manning said Indiana’s planning should put stations closer than the 50-mile spacing requirement.
A local match of 20% to the federal money is required, for which INDOT hopes to engage in public-private partnerships to achieve as much of the financing as possible. The state is also using money from the Volkswagen emissions settlement to fund its electric vehicle infrastructure work.
The INDOT plan includes three phases. The first, essentially for planning, will run from October of this year through September 2023; the second, to create charging stations in high demand areas, from June 30, 2024, to June 30, 2025; and the third, starting Sept. 30, 2024, to build out the network.
INDOT and its partners would be “starting with those locations where we have the necessary power infrastructure and all of the other components necessary to get the program launched successfully,” Manning said during the online session. “We’ll continue to add additional phases and build out the plan as long as the federal funding allows us to do so.”
INDOT has also worked with electric utilities on grid management issues the charging stations would create, likely requiring investments from the utilities and plans for load balancing, off-peak charging incentives, metering, battery storage and other practices.
The plan is available on INDOT’s website, where public comment will be accepted through Aug. 20.
The plan is also under federal review by the Joint Office of Energy and Transportation, which is expected to complete its review by Sept. 30.
Nearly 30 employees of the School City of Whiting have resigned since April 2022, causing turmoil among Whiting residents, parents of students and faculty and staff members.
Witnesses told police the defendant entered the home, hugged several relatives, walked up to the victim and began shooting at him, court records state.
At one point, the woman realized the defendant had stabbed her in the abdomen and head, and that a knife blade had broken off and was sticking out of her temple, according to court records.
INDOT is collecting comments on a plan to install electric vehicle charging stations as part of a federally funded program to create a network of half a million charging stations nationwide. | https://www.nwitimes.com/news/local/state-plan-details-electric-vehicle-charging-network/article_d9806f05-25b6-5088-a88f-0ef7903feaee.html | 2022-08-01T13:51:07 | 1 | https://www.nwitimes.com/news/local/state-plan-details-electric-vehicle-charging-network/article_d9806f05-25b6-5088-a88f-0ef7903feaee.html |
GREENSBORO — Police say a man was seriously injured in a shooting overnight in Greensboro.
At 2:42 a.m., officers responded to the 1300 block of Kingsport Road and located the victim, who was taken by ambulance to a local hospital, according to a news release from the Greensboro Police Department.
In the release, police said there was no additional information available.
Authorities ask anyone with information to contact Greensboro/Guilford Crime Stoppers at 336-373-1000. Or, download the mobile P3tips app for Apple or Android phones to submit a mobile tip. | https://greensboro.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/man-seriously-injured-in-shooting-overnight-in-greensboro-police-say/article_1f81d6cc-1193-11ed-a347-f778aec3b040.html | 2022-08-01T13:58:03 | 0 | https://greensboro.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/man-seriously-injured-in-shooting-overnight-in-greensboro-police-say/article_1f81d6cc-1193-11ed-a347-f778aec3b040.html |
RALEIGH — After a decade of vigorous opposition, most North Carolina Republicans have now embraced the idea of expanding the state's Medicaid program to cover hundreds of thousands of additional low-income adults. Legislative approval finally appears within reach.
During the General Assembly session that ended weeks ago, the GOP-controlled House and Senate passed separate, bipartisan measures by wide margins that would put the state on the path to Medicaid expansion. Some details remain to be worked out, but there's a real opportunity to hammer out a compromise by year's end.
It's a remarkable political turnabout in North Carolina, sure to be analyzed in the dozen states that have yet to accept the federal government's offer to cover people who make too much to be insured by traditional Medicaid but too little to receive subsidized private insurance.
“If there’s a person in the state of North Carolina that has spoken out against Medicaid expansion more than I have, I’d like to meet that person,” Senate leader Phil Berger said when he sought to explain his reversal at a news conference in May. “We need coverage in North Carolina for the working poor.”
People are also reading…
The two chambers couldn’t work out their differences before adjourning, and talks between legislative leaders and Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper — a longtime expansion supporter — have idled since then, at an impasse over other health care reforms that senators seek. But Berger remains bullish on ultimate success. “I think we'll get there,” he told reporters recently.
He's not alone in feeling that way.
“There is a lot of work that needs to be done ... but overall we are feeling extremely encouraged by how far we’ve come,” said Erica Palmer Smith, executive director of Care4Carolina, a coalition of 150 groups that has worked for expansion since 2014.
Some advocates are tired of waiting. They say too many of the working poor are uninsured, risking their health and their lives. Others on traditional Medicaid worry that without expansion, they'll no longer be covered if they make too much money.
“I don’t know what to do,” said Courtney Crudup, 32, of Oxford, a mother of three and a cosmetologist who is currently unemployed. She spoke recently outside the Legislative Building at an event urging lawmakers to act. “Hear our stories. Hear regular people like me and people that want to work."
The apparent change of heart followed years of GOP suspicion about the 2010 Affordable Care Act, which Republicans derided as “Obamacare” only to see the label, as well as the program, become highly popular.
For years, Republicans said they couldn’t trust Congress to keep the federal government’s promise to pay 90% of the costs of expansion. They said the state’s Medicaid program — now with 2.7 million enrollees — had been overspending for years and was ill-prepared to take on more.
And fundamentally, they argued that more people would become dependent on government if allowed to benefit from Medicaid, which now mostly serves poor children and their parents and low-income elderly people.
Republicans say North Carolina Medicaid spending is now largely under control and they don't think Congress will increase the state's share of the cost beyond 10%. The state’s portion — perhaps as much as $600 million annually — can be covered by assessments on the state’s hospitals and insurance plans.
Interest also grew when the 2021 COVID-19 federal relief package offered a financial sweetener to encourage the remaining holdout states to accept expansion. For North Carolina, whose tax coffers already are flush thanks to a roaring economy, it would be an extra $1.5 billion over two years.
“This is an opportunity to take federal dollars, actually present a savings to the state of North Carolina and increase access to health care,” House Speaker Tim Moore told colleagues in June. “I’d call that a pretty good trifecta to do those things.”
Cooper also can take credit for his persistence. He's pushed nonstop for expansion since taking office in 2017, citing the economic shot in the arm the federal money would bring to rural hospitals, communities and families of the 600,000 residents who could qualify.
Cooper went so far as to veto the 2019 state budget because Moore and Berger wouldn’t commit to Medicaid talks. He signed this year's, saying "we are closer than ever to agreement on Medicaid expansion,” and a veto “would be counterproductive.”
A pivotal moment came after the 2020 elections, when Cooper convened a bipartisan commission of medical, business and nonprofit leaders and state legislators that came up with “guiding principles” to improve health care coverage.
"People with quite different political views were willing to listen to those who are coming at these issues from different backgrounds and different concerns,” said Mark McClellan, director of the Duke-Margolis Center for Health Policy at Duke University, which convened the commission.
Another influencer was former Ohio Gov. John Kasich, who told a joint House-Senate committee in March how expansion has worked in his Republican-leaning state. The committee focused on the details, including how to increase the number of nurses, hospital beds and services in the state.
Negotiations slowed this summer between the House, Senate and Cooper, largely because the Senate wants regulatory changes aimed at providing even more access to services that it says will result in lower costs. They include giving nurse practitioners, certified nurse midwives and others the ability to work independently from doctors, and scaling back “certificate of need” laws that critics say enable medical providers to limit competition that could bring down their revenue.
Berger, a Rockingham County Republican, blames hospitals for refusing to accept a compromise. The North Carolina Healthcare Association, representing hospitals and health systems, said it has raised concerns about Berger’s bill, but remains an expansion advocate.
“It’s positive that both chambers now support expansion, and right now hospitals hold the key to getting this done,” Cooper spokesman Ford Porter said. | https://greensboro.com/news/local/once-deemed-improbable-medicaid-expansion-for-north-carolina-within-reach/article_fded2674-110b-11ed-b080-f3750d9d035f.html | 2022-08-01T13:58:09 | 0 | https://greensboro.com/news/local/once-deemed-improbable-medicaid-expansion-for-north-carolina-within-reach/article_fded2674-110b-11ed-b080-f3750d9d035f.html |
FRANKFORT, KY (WOWK)—Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear provided an update on the commonwealth’s response to devastating flooding in Eastern Kentucky.
Beshear said on Monday that the death toll in Eastern Kentucky has risen to 30, with 7 deaths in Breathitt County, 2 in Clay County, 16, including 4 children, in Knott County, 2 in Letcher County, and 3 in Perry County.
Gov. Beshear ordered all state offices to lower their flags to half-staff beginning at sunrise on Tuesday, Aug. 2 and ending at sunset on Sunday, Aug. 7 to recognize the loss that so many Kentuckians have been through. He also said he would light the Capitol dome and the Governor’s mansion green, the color of compassion, as he did during the peak of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Residents in four eastern Kentucky counties may qualify for disaster assistance from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to cover damages from recent severe storms, flooding, landslides and mudslides.
The federal funding is available to impacted residents in Breathitt, Clay, Knott, Letcher and Perry counties.
Beshear says that with the damage experienced in Floyd and Pike Counties, he expects federal funds to be made available for those counties in the future.
“We are still focused on meeting the immediate needs of providing food, water and shelter for thousands of our fellow Kentuckians who have been displaced by this catastrophic flood,” Gov. Beshear said. “At the same time, we have started on the long road to eventual recovery.”
More than 12,000 customers in the region remain without power, according to Kentucky Power’s outage map.
According to the Kentucky State Police, if you want to report someone in Magoffin, Johnson, Martin, Floyd or Pike counties, contact Post 9 Pikeville at 606-433-7711.
If you want to report someone missing in Breathitt, Perry, Knott, Letcher or Leslie counties, contact Post 13 Hazard at 606-435-6069.
If you want to report someone missing in Jackson, Owsley or Lee counties, contact Post 7 Richmond at 859-623-2404.
If you want to report someone missing in Wolfe or Morgan counties, contact Post 8 Morehead at 606-784-4127.
If you want to report someone missing in Harlan County, contact Post 10 Harlan at 606-573-3131.
If you want to send an email, send an email to ksppubaff@ky.gov.
They say to make sure you include:
- Your name
- Your phone number
- Missing person’s name
- Missing person’s county of residence
- Missing person’s description (gender, age, race, etc.)
- Missing person’s home address and phone number | https://www.wowktv.com/news/local/kentucky-death-toll-up-to-28-beshear-to-give-update/ | 2022-08-01T14:00:07 | 1 | https://www.wowktv.com/news/local/kentucky-death-toll-up-to-28-beshear-to-give-update/ |
The Red Hot Chili Peppers, one of the most quintessentially SoCal bands of the last half century, took over the 49ers' Northern California home over the weekend, playing a sold-out show at Levi’s Stadium on Friday night.
As the crowd filed in, funk bassist Thundercat and alternative rocker Beck warmed up the eclectic crowd with their opening sets. Despite the fact that the headliners were nearly senior citizens, the audience was extremely mixed across generations. A mother and young adult daughter sharing a joint as the Chili Peppers took the stage perfectly exemplified how the band can appeal to partiers of all ages.
By the time the lights dimmed for the main act, the crowd was at capacity, eager to see the Rock and Roll Hall of Famers.
Flea, the band's hyperactive bassist, entered the stage first, announcing himself as the focal point of the show by leaping and head-banging with rage-like intensity during a 10-minute jam before sending the crowd into a roar with the riff to “Can’t Stop.”
Following the opener, the Chili Peppers continued with classics like “Dani California,” “Universally Speaking” and “Snow” before breaking into their newest album "Unlimited Love" during the middle of the set. The crowd waited patiently through new songs like "Whatchu Thinkin'" and “Aquatic Mouth Dance” — a few die-hards knew the words to sing along — but the energy clearly dipped between the hits.
While more controlled than Flea — it wouldn’t take much — lead singer Anthony Kiedis was hardly stoic. Dressed in all black save for a pink lightning bolt over his crotch, Keidis ran laps, pranced and karate-kicked around the stage without ever missing a note.
Kiedis’ job is not easy. The Chili Peppers’ catalog is varied enough that he needs to be able to belt, sing melodically and rap at Busta Rhymes-level speed depending on the track. Throughout the nearly 2-hour set, Kiedis did all this without breaking much of a sweat. And, as it always does during a RHCP show, Kiedis’ shirt came off about three-quarters through the set for “Tell Me Baby.”
On guitar, John Frusciante was the laid-back foil to Flea and Keidis’ manic energy. Frusciante originally joined Chili Peppers in 1989, but has had an on-and-off again relationship with the band in the ensuing years and hasn’t toured with RHCP since 2007. Frusciante showed no signs of rust, easily keeping up with his bandmates in technique, if not in energy. The guitarist seemed happiest when jamming out during interludes between songs.
Throughout the set, the band kept mostly to the music, save for a joke by Kiedis about the heavy marijuana wafts from the crowd and the occasional unintelligible outburst from Flea.
After finishing the middle section of mostly newer material, the band dialed the intensity back up with “Californication” and “Give It Away” — which may have gotten the biggest crowd reaction of the night — before cutting to black. During a long break before an encore, concert-goers broke into an impromptu light show with cell phones and lighters as they waited.
The only boos came on the final song of the night. As a sneering parting gift, Flea broke out his Los Angeles Lakers-themed bass guitar for the last song, much to the chagrin of the Warriors-adoring Bay Area crowd. The insult was quickly forgiven when the Chili Peppers turned in a max-effort rendition of “By The Way” to close the night.
In a truly surprising turn of events, the band neglected to play their biggest song: the multi-platinum ballad “Under the Bridge.” Was this a senior moment from the aging band? Or, after sifting through four decades worth of hits, maybe they simply ran out of time. | https://www.sfgate.com/local/article/Red-Hot-Chili-Peppers-sf-review-17338745.php | 2022-08-01T14:01:58 | 0 | https://www.sfgate.com/local/article/Red-Hot-Chili-Peppers-sf-review-17338745.php |
On a damp Friday night in mid-April, a group of 20-somethings went out dancing. Nothing particularly outlandish happened, and in most places in the world, it could be considered a normal night out. Except that it was a rave in a bomb shelter in western Ukraine, where the verve of their moves amid neon lights and sharp techno beats briefly drowned out the anguish of living in a war zone.
Behind a table of DJ equipment, San Francisco resident Daniil Korovitsin played his first set ever in a country he hadn’t visited since he was 4 years old. He never imagined that a Russian invasion would lead him back to his birth country. Up until the night of the rave, Korovitsin, a former Marina District denizen, had been staying in Lviv for two weeks with a group of DJs and artists from his hometown of Kharkiv, helping them load heavy boxes of humanitarian aid onto trains leaving for their devastated city, some 50 kilometers from the Russian border.
That night they danced, laughed and embraced each other heartily until the very last minutes before the 10 p.m. curfew.
“We are united by our heritage and a common cause, but also because of a rave culture, where there’s a lot of unity too,” Korovitsin explains. “A rave is an escape for me.”
Back in San Francisco in the weeks following the beginning of Russia’s full-scale invasion in late February, Korovitsin, 24, used his experience as a DJ to raise awareness about the war and gather donations. Since March, his Bay Area-based techno collective Headrush has raised about $5,000 through "fundravings" in San Francisco, helping at least 70 single Ukrainian mothers in Kharkiv. "It got to a point where I couldn't handle the amount of requests, so I decided I should do something a little more, I guess, impactful," he says.
Korovitsin, a former fitness instructor prior to the pandemic, put his rising DJ career on hold to live in the barracks of military bases in between Kyiv and Lviv, far from the front line, but still dangerously close to the possibility of heavy fighting. Alongside a U.S. veteran he met during this trip who goes by “G,” Korovitsin helps train militias of Ukrainian fighters who will be tasked with protecting Kyiv in the event of a new Russian attack from Belarus. For Korovitsin, it’s a radically different responsibility than performing at DNA Lounge or Northern Ducks, as he used to do until the war shifted his life forever.
"At first we thought he was a Russian spy," G says half jokingly. Korovitsin is half Russian and speaks his mother's language perfectly. Unable to speak Ukrainian, Korovitsin grew up in a Russian immigrant household in San Francisco that watched Russian TV news all day long. A stranger to the culture of his father, to whom he hadn’t spoken for almost 20 years, he remained detached from his Ukrainian side most of his life.
“Before the war, we didn't really consider the two communities as different,” he recalls. “We ate at the same table.”
But when Russia launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine on Feb. 24, Karavitsi learned the dangers of mixing politics with nostalgia. "My Russian identity was completely shattered," he admits. "When I told my family I was going to Ukraine, many said I was a Nazi."
In early April, when he crossed into Ukraine, Korovitsin might have looked like one of the thousands of foreign soldiers awaiting orders to join the resistance. Dressed in military fatigues, his pronounced musculature with tattoos and shaved head make him look like he’s ready for combat. Yet, despite having recently learned to shoot an AK-47, he doesn’t plan to travel to the front lines unless the Russians try to take the capital.
Instead, he assists G at a military base where civilian volunteers are given basic training in urban warfare. Korovitsin is in charge of translating and also organizing logistics for training this motley crew of Ukrainian fighters: drivers, medics and human resource managers of all ages, with no military experience, no weapons, no funds to pay for gas to go train in the field and no government support.
On his return to Ukraine from a second fundraising trip back to the Bay Area in June, Korovitsin undertook a humanitarian mission to Kharkiv to deliver medical aid kits and insulin donated by the Ukrainian Student Association at Stanford. It rained the day he arrived, similar to his only memory of his childhood visit, except that now he mistook the thunder for the roar of shelling.
He had never been so close to a front line or to his estranged father, whom he had a chance to meet for the first time in his adult life. While there he also tried to find the whereabouts of two half-siblings he had never met, but found no trace of them.
“I hope they’re alive and well and not here,” he says.
Since he crossed over to Ukraine, Korovitsin confesses he has lost a lot — distance broke off his engagement with his fiance, many of his friendships back home faded, and his grandfather passed away in May. Uncertainty gradually took hold of him, doubts about his future and the crippled future of his units, whether he had made the right decision to dive into a war zone, whether he could ever return to making music again.
“The longer I've been here, the colder the world feels,” he says. “I’m proud of myself, but it’s really hard.”
Outside the barracks, a petite blonde woman with sturdy hands interrupts our interview. Alla, who for privacy reasons only gave her first name, is the high-spirited chef on the premises. With a smile, she says Korovitsin has a good soul — she has seen so many pass through here that she has learned to read people well.
As they press their heads together and smile warmly, a light breeze rustles the chestnut trees.
“It’s my birthright,” Korovitsin would later comment on his purpose in Ukraine. “I should be able to enjoy the land on which I was born and I should be able to enjoy the relationships with the people on this land. And I guess I am fighting for that.”
Manuel Orbegozo is a Peruvian American freelance journalist from the Bay Area. He is based in Eastern Europe covering the humanitarian crisis as a result of the Russia-Ukraine war. | https://www.sfgate.com/local/article/sf-dj-volunteers-in-ukraine-17338580.php | 2022-08-01T14:02:04 | 1 | https://www.sfgate.com/local/article/sf-dj-volunteers-in-ukraine-17338580.php |
WICHITA, Kan. (KSNW) – Around 600 refugees received snacks, COVID-19 vaccines and boosters, and school supplies at the 7th Annual Refugee Back to School Backpack Bash.
Volunteers prepared all the items and opened up to refugees on Saturday morning. They provided transportation to make sure everyone had access to the items.
“We have it set up so they can choose their supplies like other kids get to do. We don’t want there to be a difference in their experience that they have when they start school,” said Patrice Cummings, First Presbyterian Church Wichita Mission Moderator.
The International Rescue Committee is expecting 100 more refugees to come to Wichita in the fall. | https://www.ksn.com/news/local/600-refugees-get-school-supplies-for-7th-annual-backpack-bash/ | 2022-08-01T14:05:05 | 1 | https://www.ksn.com/news/local/600-refugees-get-school-supplies-for-7th-annual-backpack-bash/ |
WICHITA, Kan. (KSNW) – The Kansas Humane Society held its first vaccine and microchip clinic on Saturday and served 200 pets.
People brought their cats and dogs to Evergreen Park to get the free service.
“It is a great opportunity for people to come out and make sure their pets are staying healthy. We also had a food giveaway as well, so we are doing microchips, so if that pet gets lost, hopefully, it is an easy return to their parents as well,” said Shanna Ireland Kansas Humane Society Community engagement director.
The Humane Society sold out of free tickets early and hopes to hold more events like this in the future. | https://www.ksn.com/news/local/free-khs-clinic-provides-vaccines-and-microchips-to-200-pets/ | 2022-08-01T14:05:12 | 1 | https://www.ksn.com/news/local/free-khs-clinic-provides-vaccines-and-microchips-to-200-pets/ |
WICHITA, Kan. (KSNW) — The Wichita Police Department (WPD) will be hosting an active shooter training for churches and other houses of worship.
The date is yet to be announced. The worship leader and head of security for the house of worship must be in attendance for the training.
If you are interested, WPD asks that you email Lt. Lemons at CLemons@wichita.gov. | https://www.ksn.com/news/local/wpd-hosting-active-shooter-training-for-houses-of-worship/ | 2022-08-01T14:05:18 | 0 | https://www.ksn.com/news/local/wpd-hosting-active-shooter-training-for-houses-of-worship/ |
Eastpointe driver arrested after speeds at 131 mph on I-696
Charles E. Ramirez
The Detroit News
An Eastpointe man was arrested Sunday night after his Ford Mustang was clocked going more than 130 mph on Interstate 696, officials said.
Michigan State Police troopers were patrolling when they saw the Mustang traveling 131 mph on eastbound I-696 near Dequindre.
After conducting a traffic stop, they spoke to the driver who told them he was upset and trying to track down his wife.
Troopers arrested the man for reckless driving and impounded his vehicle, police said. | https://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/local/macomb-county/2022/08/01/eastpointe-motorist-arrested-after-driving-131-mph-696/10199783002/ | 2022-08-01T14:05:34 | 1 | https://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/local/macomb-county/2022/08/01/eastpointe-motorist-arrested-after-driving-131-mph-696/10199783002/ |
County prosecutors can enforce Michigan abortion ban, appeals court rules
Lansing — The Michigan Court of Appeals ruled Monday that county prosecutors can enforce Michigan's ban on abortion despite a state judge's injunction currently blocking state officials from enforcing the ban.
The ruling could allow county prosecutors to file criminal charges against doctors and health workers who provide abortion services under Michigan's 1931 abortion ban. The 91-year-old law contains a narrow exception for abortion in cases when terminating a pregnancy is necessary to save the life of the mother.
But the three-judge panel dismissed a request by anti-abortion groups and the prosecutors in Kent and Jackson counties to overturn a lower court stay on Michigan's abortion ban.
The appeals court judges said the Michigan Catholic Conference, Right to Life of Michigan and the two prosecutors lack standing to request Court of Claims Judge Elizabeth Gleicher's injunction in a suit filed by Planned Parenthood of Michigan be overturned and her case assumed by the higher court. Gleicher's injunction has been in place since May, before the U.S. Supreme Court overturned a half-century of abortion rights on June 24.
But, the panel ruled, Jackson County Prosecutor Jerard Jarzynka and Kent County Prosecutor Christopher Becker are not bound by the injunction because they are not parties to the case nor could they be because the Court of Claims order covered state actors only.
"The preliminary injunction does not apply to county prosecutors," the three-judge panel wrote.
The prosecutors' lawyer, David Kallman, called the decision "a victorious defeat."
"That's exactly what we wanted," he said of Jarzynka and Becker. "They were both very pleased with the result."
"Neither of them has a pending case in front of them right now. If a case is brought to them and the elements are there, they will prosecute," Kallman added.
Several Democratic county prosecutors have said they would not enforce the abortion ban within their jurisdictions.
Right to Life of Michigan and Michigan Catholic Conference, on the other hand, lack standing because "they have not suffered any injury as a result of it," the Courts of Appeals judges ruled.
The order from Court of Appeals judges Stephen Borrello, Michael Kelly and Michael Gadola comes after the groups requested the higher court exercise superintending control by taking jurisdiction of Gleicher's case and vacating her injunction.
Gleicher issued her injunction in May in a suit brought by Planned Parenthood of Michigan against Attorney General Dana Nessel. She ruled Planned Parenthood was likely to succeed on the argument that there was a right to abortion in Michigan's constitution that overrode the state abortion ban, a law that dates back to the 1840s.
She ordered Nessel, who declined to defend against the suit, to convey her order to county prosecutors.
But Jarzynka and Becker pushed back, arguing the injunction could not extend to them since they were county elected officials with their own authority independent from Nessel's. Nessel has argued as much in the past as well.
"...under the totality of the circumstances, the core nature of a county prosecutor is that of a local, not a state official," the panel wrote. "Because county prosecutors are local officials, jurisdiction of the Court of Claims does not extend to them."
Apart from the filing seeking superintending control, the GOP-led Michigan House and Senate have filed appeals in the Court of Appeals regarding Gleicher's ruling. That appeal is still pending.
The House and Senate's Court of Claims request to have Gleicher remove herself from the case was denied Friday.
eleblanc@detroitnews.com | https://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/local/michigan/2022/08/01/county-prosecutors-can-enforce-abortion-ban-appeals-court-says/10200100002/ | 2022-08-01T14:05:50 | 1 | https://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/local/michigan/2022/08/01/county-prosecutors-can-enforce-abortion-ban-appeals-court-says/10200100002/ |
Skip to content
Main Navigation
Search
Search for:
Local
Weather
Responds
Investigations
Video
Sports
Entertainment
Newsletters
Live TV
Share
Close
Trending
Jerry Jones Interview
Clear the Shelters
A 'Cancer Warrior's' Legacy
'Start Trek' Actress Dies
Mega Millions Winner
Expand
Local
The latest news from around North Texas. | https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/amid-hot-temperatures-north-texas-homeowners-turn-to-fake-grass/3036495/ | 2022-08-01T14:11:07 | 1 | https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/amid-hot-temperatures-north-texas-homeowners-turn-to-fake-grass/3036495/ |
Every morning, NBC 5 Today is dedicated to delivering you positive local stories of people doing good, giving back and making a real change in our community. | https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/something-good/summer-program-helps-hundreds-of-disabled-north-texas-students/3036516/ | 2022-08-01T14:11:14 | 0 | https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/something-good/summer-program-helps-hundreds-of-disabled-north-texas-students/3036516/ |
Paperwork problems sidelined a $1 million firetruck serving the Hellertown area for weeks.
Dewey Fire Company No. 1 took delivery around June 1 of a state-of-the-art “quint” firetruck.
Besides being the Hellertown volunteer company’s newest apparatus, at a cost of more than $1 million, Dewey Chief Matt Simkovic said it is the department’s biggest piece of equipment.
But hassles in getting the vehicle’s title and registration prevented firefighters from being able to deploy it for fires or even train with it on the street.
Last week, the department received the documents from PennDOT, a process that an official with state Sen. Lisa Boscola, D-Northampton, said should have taken two or three weeks.
“It was the perfect storm, it sounds like,” Simkovic said.
He said last week that firefighters could put the truck in service this week, though it may not be until the end of August. It depends on how soon the firefighters are comfortable with the truck, he said. Training and supplying the truck started last week, he said.
But the issue with the Hellertown firetruck stemmed from a lag in dealing with information provided to the state, borough manager Cathy Hartranft said.
Hartranft said the borough used a private notary service to handle the documents, but when things got delayed, she reached out to Boscola’s office for help. Boscola’s staff learned from PennDOT — which had been blamed for backlogs in applications for driver and vehicle services during the pandemic — that the application for the vehicle documents was rejected twice and returned to the notary, 412 Auto Tags & Notary.
Owner Yolanda Pinto, who took over the business July 1 said there was also an issue about the borough’s tax exempt status that PennDOT questioned.
“I did submit whatever they needed and spoke with a PennDOT supervisor,” Pinto said. “But it was paperwork that was started before I took over.”
Officials with PennDOT did not respond to requests for comment.
Simkovic said the new truck, with its 111-foot aerial ladder and 500-gallon water tank, might have been helpful in handling a fire June 20 at the Dollar General store in Main Street. The fire was reported as an outside rubbish fire that extended into the building. But not having the extra apparatus did not make a “significant difference” in handling the store fire, and did not affect responses at other recent calls, he said.
Simkovic, who has been chief since June 2021, said he understood if taxpayers would have liked to know their new firetruck sat idle for weeks over a paperwork hassle. But both he and Hartranft said no residents had raised an issue.
Contact Morning Call journalist Anthony Salamone at asalamone@mcall.com. | https://www.mcall.com/news/local/mc-nws-hellertown-firetruck-title-delay-20220801-ovvg26rnfzfsfpjva7oqxhtumu-story.html | 2022-08-01T14:21:05 | 0 | https://www.mcall.com/news/local/mc-nws-hellertown-firetruck-title-delay-20220801-ovvg26rnfzfsfpjva7oqxhtumu-story.html |
U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg is making two stops Tuesday in the Lehigh Valley — Lehigh Valley International Airport and Lehigh Carbon County Community College.
Buttigieg is expected to announce “significant investments” from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, a $1 trillion infrastructure bill signed into law by President Joe Biden last November. It is designed to funnel billions into state and local governments to upgrade outdated roads, bridges, transit systems and more.
At 9:30 a.m., Buttigieg is slated to visit Lehigh Valley International Airport in Hanover Township, Lehigh County, to highlight infrastructure funding to build new security checkpoints and expand capacity at the airport, as well as tour construction, according to a news release from the state Department of Transportation. Rep. Susan Wild is also scheduled to attend.
Then, at 11 a.m., Wild and Buttigieg are scheduled to visit Lehigh Carbon County Community College to make a new announcement about investments from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law that will help veterans get trained and find employment in trucking, according to the release.
After a tour of the campus, speeches begin about noon.
Morning Call reporter Molly Bilinski can be reached at mbilinski@mcall.com. | https://www.mcall.com/news/local/mc-nws-pete-buttigieg-visits-lehigh-valley-20220801-g2swxr7bwngrbjflf7mai6buzu-story.html | 2022-08-01T14:21:11 | 0 | https://www.mcall.com/news/local/mc-nws-pete-buttigieg-visits-lehigh-valley-20220801-g2swxr7bwngrbjflf7mai6buzu-story.html |
CEDAR FALLS — Overman Park’s August Ensembles begins its 27th season Tuesday.
The Metropolitan Brass will perform at 7:15 p.m. in the Overman Park Band Shell. Admission is free. The performance begins a monthlong series featuring popular Cedar Valley ensembles each Tuesday.
In July 1996, Director Dennis Downs and the Cedar Falls Municipal Band were closing out the band’s first season in their new venue. Thrilled with the new stage and the acoustics, as well as the atmosphere in the park, Downs decided “let’s do something to keep audiences coming out” to enjoy concerts en plein air.
“We created August Ensembles for people who still want to go out to the park for an evening of good, live music. The series has been sponsored since the beginning by Friends of the Cedar Falls Band,” said Downs.
Metropolitan Brass, a well-known Cedar Valley ensemble boasting more than 500 pieces in its repertoire, was among the groups who performed in 1996. Additional performers this year are The Saints Jazz Band, Aug. 9; Musica Ficta Brass & Percussion Ensemble, Aug. 16; Sugar Daddys Big Band, Aug. 23; and California Street Sax Quartet, Aug. 30.
People are also reading…
“These are small groups, so the set-up for each concert is much smaller. It’s a nice showcase for the ensembles. The music ensembles will perform a variety of esoteric, classical and standards, with medleys and familiar tunes part of the mix, too,” Downs explained. The August Ensembles provides another outlet for musicians.
“It helps them stay in shape as players. Performing for audiences is exciting for players and makes playing an instrument fun,” he said. Playing builds muscle memory for musicians, who spend a considerable amount of time, work and focus in making challenging music sound “easy” to the listener.
“This series would be familiar to John C. Overman, the park’s namesake who directed the original Cedar Falls Brass Band in 1857, and who is tied to our history,” Downs added.
Friends of the Cedar Falls Band is the main source of support for the August series. “It’s a one hour program and it’s free, so people can just show up and settle in at the park for some great music.” There are no concessions, so those attending are invited to bring a picnic supper or their own refreshments. | https://wcfcourier.com/news/local/august-ensembles-to-showcase-familiar-cedar-valley-musical-groups-en-plein-air/article_bd8f8d35-5df1-53dd-844c-cb12282eee1d.html | 2022-08-01T14:23:45 | 0 | https://wcfcourier.com/news/local/august-ensembles-to-showcase-familiar-cedar-valley-musical-groups-en-plein-air/article_bd8f8d35-5df1-53dd-844c-cb12282eee1d.html |
What to Know
- Folks along the Jersey Shoe will have their eyes on the sky on Aug. 24, 2022, for the annual Atlantic City Airshow.
- People line beaches from Brigantine to Margate to catch the show in the sky over Atlantic City and its surrounding shore towns.
- Here's your guide on what to expect, where to park and what to bring.
The Atlantic City Airshow returns to the sky at the Jersey Shore on Aug. 24, 2022 for a day to remember.
Don't want to miss any of the action of the popular show in the sky? Here is your guide to great viewing spots along the Atlantic Ocean, what to bring and what to know about this year's exciting aerial show that is billed as "A Salute to Those Who Serve."
When is the AC Airshow?
The AC Airshow will be taking off around 11 a.m. on Wednesday, Aug. 24, 2022.
If you're not sure that you will be able to catch the performance on the 24th, Meet AC and airshow organizers say there will be a practice day on Tuesday, Aug. 23 starting around 11 a.m., where you may be able to catch some performers getting ready.
This practice day is subject to change without notice.
Which performers are taking to the sky for the 2022 AC Airshow?
Airshow favorites the U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds and U.S. Army Golden Knights will be back to thrill sky gazers for the 2022 show, organizers said.
Others high-flyers taking part include the Full Throttle Formation Team, Jim Beasley P-51 Mustang, Chris Thomas Airshows and U.S. Navy’s F/A-18 Super Hornet “Rhino” East Coast Demo Team.
Organizers have bios available on the performers.
What should I bring/prepare beforehand?
A pre-flight checklist is available on the AC Airshow website which highlights the best ways to create the ultimate viewing experience.
Meet AC recommends wearing lighter clothing if the weather is hot, bringing sunscreen, chairs, blankets and umbrellas, especially if you are planning to enjoy the show from the beach along the Atlantic Ocean. Be sure to pop on some sunglasses while you are looking to the sky.
Remember a portable radio - WPG Talk Radio 95.5 FM and 1450 AM will be providing all of the commentary for spectators watching the show.
Where can I see the show?
You can enjoy a great view of the show from a number of different locations in Atlantic City.
You can watch the airshow from any of the beaches or on the boardwalk for free in AC. Some limited handicap-accessible viewing space is available for spectators at Montpelier Avenue and Boardwalk Pavilion.
Looking to catch some of the action, but not be in the thick of it? People also flock to Ventnor, Margate and Brigantine beaches as the performers tend to soar beyond just AC's skies.
Looking to enjoy the show from the water? You're also able to catch a glimpse of all the in-air action off-shore in Atlantic City. Airshow organizers remind boaters that there will be a "no-boat zone" prohibiting boaters from getting too close to the beach.
How can I get to the event, where can I park?
If you are driving down the shore, parking for the event is available throughout Atlantic City. See the website's parking information page to view a complete parking map as well as get pricing.
You will also be able to head down to AC using public transit. NJ Transit is offering rail service on its Atlantic City Rail Line and bus service.
When in AC, you can catch a Jitney to get close to the action.
Click here to find the best route for you and your family.
Sign up for our Breaking newsletter to get the most urgent news stories in your inbox.
Where are the premium viewing areas this year?
There are four different options for premium spots to enjoy the show. Guests can purchase tickets for any of the below special locations here.
Flightline Club at Beach and Bellevue Avenue
This VIP experience will be on a private area of the beach, right at the center of the flying area. You can enjoy the performance in a shady spot under a tented area, indulge in all-you-can-eat lunch and listen to the show's announcer. Tickets are available for $75 here.
VIP Watch Party at Jim Whelan Boardwalk Hall
Your ticket to the VIP Watch Party includes lunch and complimentary bottled water as well as Coca-Cola products, all with a spectacular viewing of the airshow from the private outdoor loggia overlooking the boardwalk. A parking spot is also included with your $135 ticket purchase, available here.
Meet AC Atlantic City Airshow Viewing Party at Bally's Beach Bar
At Bally’s Atlantic City Beach Bar, your ticket gets you two summertime cocktails or beverages, some BBQ for lunch and entertainment throughout the show. You can grab your ticket online here or at the door on the 24th for $75.
Rooftop Airshow Viewing Event at The Vue at the Claridge
The Vue Roof Top Bar provides a 360-degree panoramic view of the city, the beach and of course the airshow. Your admission includes an all-you-can-eat lunch buffet. Kids and young adults are welcome at the event when accompanied by an adult over the age of 21. Adult tickets (10 years old and up) are available for $119 and kids' tickets (younger than 10 years old) are available for $59 here.
Check out complete details and more information on the Atlantic City Airshow on their website. | https://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/local/2022-atlantic-city-airshow-guide/3290590/ | 2022-08-01T14:27:19 | 0 | https://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/local/2022-atlantic-city-airshow-guide/3290590/ |
CARROLLTON, Ga. — Anna Jones' former teacher, Stephanie Hodges, said she still hasn't processed the death of her former student.
"I just cried. I cried all day. And I tried to get to church this morning. I had to leave as it is just really hard," she told 11Alive's Karys Belger Sunday.
Jones, 18, was killed Friday night when a man shot in the direction of the parked car she was sitting in. The teen had just graduated from Mount Zion High School in Carrollton, Georgia. She was due to start college at the University of West Georgia in the fall.
"She was going to be a teacher and she would have been amazing because she was so good with kids," Hodges said.
47-year-old Richard Sigman is in custody in connection with her death. According to Carrollton Police, Sigman got into an argument at Leopoldo's Pizza in Adamson Square. Police said security asked him to leave and he made his way to a nearby parking deck.
Sigman then started shooting in the area and struck Jones who was sitting in a parked vehicle, authorities said. Friends quickly drove her to the hospital where she died.
The pizzeria is two doors down from Heaven in Your Home, a restaurant owned by LaToya Grimes. She said she never expected this to happen.
"It was a shocker because you don't hardly hear stuff happen like that around here... And on top of that, I know the guy that did it," Grimes said.
Sigman was previously a professor at the University of West Georgia where Jones was due to begin classes in the fall. He is facing three counts of aggravated assault, possession of a firearm during the commission of a crime, and murder charges. He was booked into the Carroll County Jail. Grimes said she knew a different side of Sigman.
"He was just a real nice guy, trying to help me. I have a nonprofit with the homeless here, so he was just trying to reach out to help me in there," she said.
Grimes also said she is praying for Jones' family after hearing what happened.
"I'm really feeling my heart goes out for her mom and her family because I'm a mom myself, and I just kind of imagine how they're feeling," she said. | https://www.kens5.com/article/news/local/carrollton-community-shocked-uwg-professor-accused-anna-jones-murder/85-1c5b17c3-d9f2-434e-9687-12686b005758 | 2022-08-01T14:38:21 | 1 | https://www.kens5.com/article/news/local/carrollton-community-shocked-uwg-professor-accused-anna-jones-murder/85-1c5b17c3-d9f2-434e-9687-12686b005758 |
SAN ANTONIO — The Atascosa County law enforcement officers who brought an end to a state-wide crime spree have received recognition for their work.
Sheriff David Soward accepted the “Law Enforcement Officer of the Year” award this week on behalf of his team. The Sheriff’s Association of Texas presented the honor at their conference in Fort Worth.
The Atascosa County team was recognized for finding escaped Texas inmate Gonzalo Lopez, who had been on the run for three weeks and was accused of killing a family of five in east Texas before making his way to the local area on June 2.
A team of officers from a number of local agencies worked together to spike the stolen truck Lopez was driving as he entered Jourdanton.
When Lopez crashed and emerged from the truck shooting at deputies with an assault-style rifle, deputies fired back, killing him.
“Everybody was pleased that no officer got hurt, no civilians got hurt, nobody else was killed except the suspect and frankly we just didn’t really care about him. He had a gun and he was trying to kill us,” Sheriff Soward said in a July interview with KENS 5. “It’s a good feeling when everything goes right and it pretty much went right that night and everybody went home except the bad guy - so I’m grateful.”
The Leon County Sheriff was also recognized for leading the manhunt that started when Lopez escaped from a prison bus.
See more of Sheriff Soward's interview with KENS 5 where he reflects on that night and law enforcement's role in the community. | https://www.kens5.com/article/news/local/law-enforcement/atascosa-co-sheriff-deputies-honored-for-stopping-state-wide-crime-spree-escaped-convict/273-42167316-79c5-46ed-b519-f63cd195b11c | 2022-08-01T14:38:27 | 0 | https://www.kens5.com/article/news/local/law-enforcement/atascosa-co-sheriff-deputies-honored-for-stopping-state-wide-crime-spree-escaped-convict/273-42167316-79c5-46ed-b519-f63cd195b11c |
IRVING, Texas — Sarah, 17, and Amina Said, 18, had big hopes of going to college and living the American dream.
Until those dreams were cut short after they were shot and killed.
Their accused killer is their father, Yaser Said.
Home videos give a glimpse into their lives. Behind the camera is their father.
"He followed them everywhere he went and recorded their every move," said Ruth Trotter, a family friend.
Trotter whose son, Joseph, dated Amina says Said was obsessed with his daughters and was abusive.
When they were younger, Amina and Sarah filed a police report accusing him of sexual assault. Eventually, the charges were dropped.
But police believed the girls were scared of their father.
And police believed he became jealous and obsessed because the girls both dated American boys.
Police said it caused him to do the unthinkable.
"I think it frustrated him and he couldn’t handle it and he killed them," said detective Eric Curtis of the Irving Police Department.
Trotter says Amina told her that her father might kill her.
"I knew the threat was real and told us her dad might kill them,” said Trotter.
The girls begged their mother, Patricia, to leave. In December of 2008, she took Amina and Sarah and two friends to Oklahoma.
But police said on New Year’s Eve after talking to Said, Patricia brought the girls back home and convinced them to have dinner with him alone.
Police believed Said borrowed a taxi cab from a friend and that’s where he shot his daughters.
Sarah managed to call 911 and named her father as her killer.
"My father shot me. I’m dying.. I’m dying," said Sarah.
"You hear her last breath fighting 'til the very end," said Trotter.
Amina was shot twice. Sarah was shot nine times.
Police frantically searched for the girls but couldn’t find them.
An hour after the first call, a second 911 call came in from a man who spotted the girls slumped in the taxi in front of the Omni Hotel in Irving.
Said had vanished.
There were reports he had fled to Egypt, or possibly in New York.
Said ended up on the FBI’s Top 10 Most Wanted list.
His son, immediately after the murders, made a plea for him to give himself up.
"Maybe they won’t put you on death row but you can sit in prison and think about what you did," said Islam Said.
But, police always believed his son and other family members helped hide Said.
And after 13 long years, a tip came in that helped the FBI and Irving police arrest Said at a home in Justin, Texas. It was just 30 miles from where Sarah and Amina were killed.
The FBI also arrested his son and brother for harboring a fugitive.
Both have been convicted and sentenced to more than a decade in prison.
Meanwhile, Yaser Said has spent some of his time in the Dallas County jail writing rambling letters to the judge, proclaiming his innocence.
In one letter he wrote, “I was not happy about my kids' dating activity. But, I did not do the killings or any plan to hurt them.”
Said, who is 65 years old, will stand trial for capital murder.
The Dallas County district attorney has said he won’t seek the death penalty, so, if convicted, Said will be automatically sentenced to life without parole. | https://www.kens5.com/article/news/local/north-texas-yaser-said-accused-killing-daughters-to-go-on-trial/287-7151299d-55af-4c40-9c91-69f34f0aaf85 | 2022-08-01T14:38:33 | 0 | https://www.kens5.com/article/news/local/north-texas-yaser-said-accused-killing-daughters-to-go-on-trial/287-7151299d-55af-4c40-9c91-69f34f0aaf85 |
SAN ANTONIO — The San Antonio Zoo is celebrating teachers all month long with free admission!
Texas teachers and their families are welcome to visit the zoo during Teacher Appreciation Month, sponsored by H-E-B!
Texas teachers will get in free and up to four guests will enjoy 50% off the price of admission. Teachers must be active instructors at any school district in Texas, and employed by an accredited K-12 public, private, or parochial institution in Texas.
"Teachers play a vital role in our community by educating and inspiring our young leaders of tomorrow,” said Tim Morrow, President and CEO of San Antonio Zoo. "San Antonio Zoo's vision of securing a future for wildlife would not be possible without the support of our teachers, classrooms, and future conservationists. Teachers inspire a love for learning, and we look forward to partnering with H-E-B to celebrate them all month long."
To get in free, teachers need to show a valid driver's license and one of the following items at the ticket window: a district ID badge or a copy of their teacher's certificate.
The San Antonio Zoo is a world-class nature-based learning environment and welcomes all passion for education, especially those who are educating the future conservationists of the world!
Boogie on down to San Antonio Zoo on August 6 for Jungle Boogie Nights: Boy Band Night! It's time to say Bye Bye Bye as summer wraps up with live music, extended hours, FREE giveaways, interactive performers, and more for an evening Larger Than Life! Jungle Boogie Nights is included with Standard Admission and FREE for Members.
Learn more about KENS 5:
Since going on the air in 1950, KENS 5 has strived to be the best, most trusted news and entertainment source for generations of San Antonians.
KENS 5 has brought numerous firsts to South Texas television, including being the first local station with a helicopter, the first with its own Doppler radar and the first to air a local morning news program.
Over the years, KENS 5 has worked to transform local news. Our cameras have been the lens bringing history into local viewers' homes. We're proud of our legacy as we serve San Antonians today.
Today, KENS 5 continues to set the standard in local broadcasting and is recognized by its peers for excellence and innovation. The KENS 5 News team focuses on stories that really matter to our community.
You can find KENS 5 in more places than ever before, including KENS5.com, the KENS 5 app, the KENS 5 YouTube channel, KENS 5's Roku and Fire TV apps, and across social media on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and more!
Want to get in touch with someone at KENS 5? You can send a message using our Contacts page or email one of our team members. | https://www.kens5.com/article/news/local/san-antonio-zoo-welcoming-teachers-to-visit-free-during-teacher-appreciation-month-up-to-4-guests-receive-50-off-admission-texas-animals-hippo-lions/273-c8cb65b6-0ef9-4feb-bdf7-9ce8ad0c0507 | 2022-08-01T14:38:39 | 0 | https://www.kens5.com/article/news/local/san-antonio-zoo-welcoming-teachers-to-visit-free-during-teacher-appreciation-month-up-to-4-guests-receive-50-off-admission-texas-animals-hippo-lions/273-c8cb65b6-0ef9-4feb-bdf7-9ce8ad0c0507 |
SAN ANTONIO — One of the suspects arrested in connection to the deadliest smuggling event in U.S. history will be in court Monday.
Juan Francsisco D’luna Bilbao is set to appear in federal court Monday morning for his detention hearing.
The judge will decide whether to keep him in jail without bail while the case moves forward.
If you remember, 48-year-old Juan Franscisco D’luna-Bilbao and 23-year-old Juan Claudio D’luna Mendez were both charged with a possession of a firearm while unlawfully in the U.S.
If convicted, both defendants face up to ten years in prison.
D’luna Bilbao was arrested after the registration for the tractor-trailer came back to a home in San Antonio.
Officers went to the home and set up surveillance before pulling them over.
That’s when officers found a hand-gun in the truck D’luna Bilbao was driving.
After a search warrant, law enforcement found even more firearms in the home.
D’luna Bilbao’s hearing is set to start at 10 a.m. | https://www.kens5.com/article/news/local/suspect-in-death-of-migrants-inside-tractor-trailer-due-in-court-monday-san-antonio-texas-immigrants-smuggling/273-297ed198-e375-4389-bd38-3af0f50dfa64 | 2022-08-01T14:38:45 | 1 | https://www.kens5.com/article/news/local/suspect-in-death-of-migrants-inside-tractor-trailer-due-in-court-monday-san-antonio-texas-immigrants-smuggling/273-297ed198-e375-4389-bd38-3af0f50dfa64 |
A run-of-the-mill pizza delivery turned violent for a Domino's employee Saturday night suddenly facing down the barrel of a loaded firearm, police said.
The delivery driver showed up to the Saugerties home, located in the heart New York's Hudson Valley, around 10:20 p.m. for an order drop-off. Instead of the usual straight forward handoff of pizza for payment, there was confusion over the order.
Police said 45-year-old Ralph Carpino told the employee he hadn't order any pizza to the home on Josephs Drive. What caused the man to escalate and pull a semi-automatic handgun on the driver was not clear.
But police said further investigation of the incident revealed someone else at the home, a family member of the 45-year-old, had in fact ordered a pizza that night.
Carpino was arrested at the home and booked on charges of menacing and possession of a weapon. He was released on a desk appearance ticket, authorities said. Attorney information for the man was not immediately known. | https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/ny-man-pulls-loaded-gun-on-pizza-delivery-driver-in-order-mix-up/3803290/ | 2022-08-01T14:41:10 | 1 | https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/ny-man-pulls-loaded-gun-on-pizza-delivery-driver-in-order-mix-up/3803290/ |
What to Know
- Until now, the city’s 2,000 automated speed cameras have operated on weekdays, between 6 a.m. and 10 p.m.
- According to the city, this timeframe allowed for the cameras to miss 59% of traffic fatalities that took place during the time when they were required to be turned off
- Speed cameras, according to the city, have also been proven to slow speeding by 72%
New York City speed cameras officially made the transition to 24/7 across the five boroughs Monday as part of a sweeping bid to lower traffic fatalities.
Until now, the city’s automated speed cameras had only operated on weekdays, between 6 a.m. and 10 p.m. According to the city, this timeframe allowed for the cameras to miss 59% of traffic fatalities that took place during the time when they were required to be turned off.
“Overnight and weekend crashes have become far too prevalent in recent years, and we are so grateful that state legislators heard our call for 24/7 speed-camera coverage,” the city's Department of Transportation (DOT) Commissioner Rodriguez previously said.
A state law signed last month by Gov. Kathy Hochul allows for cameras to operate 24/7.
Speed cameras, according to the city, have been proven to slow speeding by 72%.
News
“New Yorkers deserve to be safe on our streets 24 hours a day, seven days a week, and keeping our cameras on is a critical step in that direction,” Mayor Eric Adams previously said. “Speed cameras work: They save lives, reduce speeding, and help protect New Yorkers all across the city. And we are expanding this proven program to ensure that New Yorkers have that protection at any time of any day.”
NYC DOT, in conjunction with NYPD and other agencies, conducted a citywide Day of Awareness on Wednesday ahead of the city's 24/7 camera enforcement.
During the "Day of Awareness" street teams canvassed busy city locations during rush-hour periods, and during the mid-day, to provide motorists with cards notifying them of the change. | https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/nyc-speed-cameras-are-now-watching-you-24-7-what-to-know/3803202/ | 2022-08-01T14:41:15 | 0 | https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/nyc-speed-cameras-are-now-watching-you-24-7-what-to-know/3803202/ |
Police are investigating a shooting at a Chesterfield County fast food restaurant late Sunday.
Police responded to the Cook Out, 8241 Midlothian Turnpike, at 11:24 p.m.
A woman with a gunshot wound was taken to a hospital with non-life-threatening injuries, police said.
Anyone with information about the shooting is asked to call Chesterfield police at (804) 748-1251 or Crime Solvers at (804) 748-0660 or through the P3 app. | https://richmond.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/woman-wounded-in-midlothian-turnpike-restaurant-shooting/article_dea97b1c-7f3f-5dd4-9dfd-4b9471e8c5e9.html | 2022-08-01T14:46:51 | 0 | https://richmond.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/woman-wounded-in-midlothian-turnpike-restaurant-shooting/article_dea97b1c-7f3f-5dd4-9dfd-4b9471e8c5e9.html |
Rosario Montanez had never cried after a race.
The 31-year-old jockey from Oceanside, Calif., has a passion for horse racing that oozes out of him. Riding is a sport he feels he was born to do. Yet in a career that has spanned a dozen years, with more than 600 victories, Montanez was never hit with the certain tinge of emotion after a ride that drew tears.
Until July 20, at Colonial Downs.
In the ninth and final race of that day’s card, Montanez steered Osa, a 4-year-old filly from Maryland, to victory in a mile-long bout on Colonial Downs’ turf.
Afterward, Montanez cried.
“It touched me,” he said. “Words can't explain it.”
But his journey to that point can begin to. That win was Montanez’s first since he returned to riding following a serious accident in a race at Laurel Park in Maryland. In fact, it was almost two years to the day since it happened.
People are also reading…
Montanez, on July 17, 2020, suffered a broken back, neck, jaw, rib, nose and internal brain bleeding after his horse clipped heels with another and fell.
Doctors told him his career would be done. But horse racing is something he said he doesn’t think he could ever give up. Determined, he worked his way back into the saddle, returning to racing early this year.
And the win, on July 20, was an important milestone as he continues to re-establish himself in the business coming off his injuries.
So the tears flowed.
“I've never won the Kentucky Derby, but I think it would be equal or higher than winning the Kentucky Derby,” Montanez said on Friday. “Because doctors never believed I could ride again. And I'm here and I can still do it, and I'm able to prove to them that I can still get the job done.
“And that was a thrill that nobody can ever take away from me."
Montanez has been a jockey since he was 19. When he was 20, an owner in Pennsylvania, Lisa Allen, reached out offering to bring him across the country to ride.
Montanez didn’t know anything about the East Coast, he thought he’d never leave California. He wrestled with the idea until finally, not wanting to lose the offer, he packed up his car and drove cross country.
"When I get to Pennsylvania, the first week I win 12 races,” Montanez said. “And the rest is history."
The East Coast has been Montanez’s hub since. He won a combined 423 races in the first five years of his career.
But, in a July 2014 race at Saratoga Race Course in New York, his horse crossed its front feet and stumbled badly. Montanez fell off, and the horse behind him stepped on his face and his back.
Montanez broke his left eye socket, his nose and his back. That was the first accident of that severity he suffered, and he was out of racing for almost two years.
"I was blessed that I was able to find Dr. [Kenneth] Morganstern. I still see him every three months,” Montanez said. “He's the one that put my face back together. I'm very blessed for him. I wouldn't be here without him."
Back at it, Montanez continued to find success. After returning in 2016, he finished first in 179 races, from 2016-19.
He had another setback in 2019, this time in a training ride. The horse he was on went down and he suffered a broken back and neck.
Still, he returned once again in 2020 — before the gruesome accident at Laurel Park that July.
Montanez can’t remember the exact sequence. But he was thrown to the ground when his horse, Hendaya, fell.
"It was terrible, terrible,” said Fair Hill, Md.-based trainer Carla Morgan.
Montanez underwent surgery the following morning.
His neurologist, in the aftermath, has tried to get him to retire from racing. But after rods were inserted into his back, he was able to walk into a follow-up appointment a month later, surprising another of his doctors.
“He said, 'Where's your wheelchair?'” Montanez recalled. “I said, 'What do you mean sir?' He goes, 'The surgery I did on you, you should be in a wheelchair for at least six months.'
“I said, 'No sir, I feel great.' I said, 'I feel a little bit of pain, but nothing severely.'"
A GoFundMe campaign was started by trainer Brittany Russell to help Montanez with expenses as he recovered, and it raised $40,115. Montanez was back on horses by April 2021, in training rides.
Then his return race came on Jan. 30 at Laurel Park, on a horse named Holy Synchronicity.
"People were like, 'Were you nervous?' No, when I got back in the gate, I was able to breathe and relax,” Montanez said. “Like you know when you sit on your couch and you relax? That's how I felt.”
Simply returning is not so simple, though. Part of the horse racing game is having to prove oneself again, to earn more rides.
Montanez has 43 starts so far this year, after missing more time when he suffered a pinched nerve in his back in the spring.
"When they're away a long time, they lose a lot of their clients,” Morgan said of jockeys. “They go to other riders. And you have to work your tail off to come back.”
That’s what Montanez has been doing. And not just by racing, either.
On days during the current meet at Colonial Downs, which began on July 11, Montanez leaves his home in Laurel, Md., at 3 a.m. to arrive at the track for morning rides.
"So he knows how [the horses] feel, and how they're going to react at certain times,” Morgan said. “And that's important, I think. And it gives the jockey a better perspective of how the horse is going to run."
He builds a connection with the horses, Morgan said, which is part of the reason why he’s been so effective, she believes.
It was one of the horses Morgan trains, Osa, that Montanez rode in his July 20 win.
Following that emotional moment, fellow jockey Jareth Loveberry — who is leading all riders with eight wins so far this meet — was one person Montanez spoke with. Montanez’s perseverance has stood out to Loveberry.
“Especially [with] the types of injuries that he had, is just pretty remarkable,” Loveberry said. “The drive just to keep doing it.”
Montanez said he’s hungrier now than at the beginning of his career, because he wants to prove that he can still do it. And he wants to win.
He said he feels great, both physically and mentally. More riding opportunities are presenting themselves, after what he’s shown at Colonial Downs already.
Montanez believes that he’s in the prime of his career, and he’s fueled by anyone who may question why he still competes.
He can’t see himself doing something else, at least not yet. And so on he rides, horse racing still embedded in his heart.
"People say, 'Oh are you scared?' I don't know if I'm crazy, because I have no fear,” Montanez said. “The only fear that I do have is not being able to succeed, and get the job done anymore.
“And I'm blessed that I still can perform.” | https://richmond.com/sports/local/rider-rosario-montanez-pushes-on-enjoying-success-once-again-after-spate-of-injuries/article_a15971d4-110a-11ed-8a06-d741ff91c626.html | 2022-08-01T14:47:03 | 0 | https://richmond.com/sports/local/rider-rosario-montanez-pushes-on-enjoying-success-once-again-after-spate-of-injuries/article_a15971d4-110a-11ed-8a06-d741ff91c626.html |
JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (WJHL) — Title IX complaints from two former East Tennessee State University (ETSU) Women’s Basketball players led to the school’s decision to suspend and eventually terminate Head Coach Simon Harris.
Harris, who is suspended with pay, is alleged to have discriminated against and unfairly treated past players, a news release from the university stated. In a letter to Harris, school officials revealed they plan to terminate him on Monday, Aug. 15 at 5 p.m.
The letter outlines findings from the Office of University Compliance and accuses Harris of creating a team rule that is “inconsistent with the University’s mission” and violates ETSU’s anti-discrimination police and “may violate Title IX.”
Two former players alleged that Harris punished them for violating the “invalid rule” before verifying the accusations.
“You took disciplinary action against the players based upon the invalid team rule, but you failed to provide even the most basic elements of fairness to the players,” the letter written to Harris reads. “You did not inform the players of the allegations against them. Nor did you allow the players a fair opportunity to respond to the allegations.”
The university’s findings allege that after Harris dismissed the players, he attempted to cancel their scholarships mid-year “without justification for doing so.” This, the university noted, is a possible violation of NCAA rules.
In addition to these allegations, the university wrote in the compliance report that Harris allegedly used one of his players “to seek information about the disciplined players in exchange for assistance with her legal and academic concerns.”
“This morning, a final compliance report is being provided to former members of our women’s basketball team in response to a Title IX complaint,” ETSU President Dr. Brian Noland said. “The findings outlined in the report have caused me serious concern, as it paints a picture of unconscionable behavior by Coach Harris that is in direct contradiction to the institution’s mission and values.
“The report details multiple ethical and policy violations and raises questions regarding potential failures to comply with NCAA rules. Subsequently, I have directed Interim Athletic Director, Dr. Richard Sander, to begin an investigation into whether or not NCAA violations have occurred. In the spirit of self-accountability promoted by the NCAA, we will report any potential findings immediately.”
Harris has the right to appeal the findings in the compliance report and to pursue resolution through the university’s employee grievance and complaint procedures outlined in its Policy on Discrimination, Harassment and Sexual Misconduct.
ETSU officials directed Harris not to interact with current or prospective student-athletes or other members of the athletic department. He has been employed at the university since March 19, 2021, and previously worked as an assistant coach at Ohio State, according to Harris’ bio on the ETSU athletic website.
The entire letter can be read below.
ETSU letter to Harris by Mackenzie Moore on Scribd
A new head coach will be named at a later date. | https://www.wjhl.com/news/local/etsu-announces-plan-to-terminate-womens-basketball-coach-simon-harris-following-title-ix-allegations/ | 2022-08-01T14:47:46 | 0 | https://www.wjhl.com/news/local/etsu-announces-plan-to-terminate-womens-basketball-coach-simon-harris-following-title-ix-allegations/ |
JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (WJHL) — Scott Carter, who had been the Director of Intercollegiate Athletics at East Tennessee State University (ETSU) since August 2017, resigned on Monday.
The decision is effective immediately, according to a news release from the university. During Carter’s tenure at ETSU, student-athletes won several championships, including three SoCon Commissioner’s Cups, ETSU President Dr. Brian Noland noted in a news release.
“His commitment to ETSU Athletics, his decency and his love of sport are unquestionable,” Noland said. “Mr. Carter and I have discussed the future of collegiate athletics at length and agreed it is best for him to take a step back from this environment and spend more time with his wife and two children who are in high school. I would like to thank Scott for his service and dedication to ETSU.”
The three SoCon titles included two SoCon football championships — with a share in 2018 and an outright title in 2021. On the court, the 2019-2020 ETSU Men’s Basketball team saw a 30-4 season — marking the most season wins in program history. The team won a SoCon Tournament outright and received an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament, which was ultimately canceled due to COVID-19 restrictions.
Dr. Richard “Doc” Sander will serve as interim athletic director until the university can fill the position permanently. Sander previously served as the Director of Intercollegiate Athletics from 2013-2017.
This is a developing story. News Channel 11 will provide updates online and on-air. | https://www.wjhl.com/news/local/etsu-athletic-director-scott-carter-resigns/ | 2022-08-01T14:47:52 | 0 | https://www.wjhl.com/news/local/etsu-athletic-director-scott-carter-resigns/ |
BLOOMINGTON — The McLean County Democrats held their bi-annual county party convention on Wednesday and elected officers for a two-year term.
Patrick Cortesi was re-elected as chair for another term. He was originally elected in January 2021 to fill a vacancy in the position. He also served two years as communications chair for the party before that.
New officers elected include Luisa Gomez as vice chair and Blair Broughton as secretary.
Gomez was born and raised in Detroit and relocated to Central Illinois over 20 years ago. She earned a degree with honors from Illinois State University.
Broughton also attended ISU and has been a Bloomington resident for 15 years. She previously worked as an office manager.
Matt Watchinski was re-elected as treasurer, a position he has held since 2018. He is the business representative for the Carpenters Union Local 237 and is active in several community projects.
Contact elizabethreinhart26@gmail.com or 309-533-3418 for more information. | https://pantagraph.com/news/local/monday-memos-mclean-county-democrats-name-new-officers/article_752dd224-0e87-11ed-bf73-eba305349543.html | 2022-08-01T14:56:37 | 0 | https://pantagraph.com/news/local/monday-memos-mclean-county-democrats-name-new-officers/article_752dd224-0e87-11ed-bf73-eba305349543.html |
SAN DIEGO — The California senate now has a bill that would dramatically change how domestic violence crimes are reported. Supporters say it would help keep victim's safe, while the critics argue it can only make domestic violence situations more dangerous.
The assembly bill would remove the requirement that a health practitioner must make a report to law enforcement when they suspect a patient has suffered physical injury caused by assault or abusive conduct.
The bill’s co-sponsor, Assemblymember Buffy Wicks, tweeted in part, "Research has shown that mandatory reporting to law enforcement can keep survivors of domestic and sexual violence from seeking health care."
“This is quite outrageous. This bill makes absolute no sense," said San Diego County District Attorney Summer Stephan who opposes the bill.
"Imagine a victim arrives stabbed multiple times to the hospital and the doctor cannot report to law enforcement. It's unfathomable that we will subject our victims to this treatment. How is this going to protect them? They didn’t protect themselves! They didn’t stab themselves," said Stephan.
City Attorney Mara Elliot sent CBS 8 this statement:
Survivors of domestic violence deserve safety and supportive services as well as protection from future abuse, and should receive both. The risk of death increases with each domestic violence incident, and victims are in no position to decide what constitutes criminal abuse or assault. Moreover, they are subject to retaliation from their abuser if they make the police report, as opposed to it coming from a mandated health care professional. By putting the onus of reporting on survivors, AB 2790 puts them in even greater danger.
Elliott's office oversees the Family Justice Center, created by a predecessor of hers, Casey Gwinn. Gwinn is responsible for the first domestic violence center in the country. For him, this issue is personal.
"I grew up in a home impacted by generations of child abuse. We are strongly opposed to AB 2790 because it takes us back about 30 years. Telling doctors and nurses they can no longer report to law enforcement is a terrible policy idea. That’s like telling the victims, 'you have to report it, you have to do it,' putting the victim right in harm's way. 'You can intimidate her, you'll never get this reported,'" said Gwinn.
Across the country, three women are murdered every day by their intimate partners, according to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development.
A 2019 San Diego Unified School District Risk Behavior Survey revealed that 1 in 16 students have experienced physical dating violence and 1 in 5 have experienced emotional dating violence.
"We hope the legislature and Governor will wake up because it can be a death sentence for a lot of victims," said Stephan.
The bill, AB 2790, has already been approved by the State Assembly and is due to be heard by the Senate Appropriations Committee Monday, August 1st.
WATCH RELATED: State bill aims at making sure domestic violence victims know they can pursue a gun violence restraining order. | https://www.abc10.com/article/news/local/ca-bill-could-change-how-domestic-violence-crimes-are-reported/509-5fe89fbb-c6ec-4ccd-b6e6-d56141d54279 | 2022-08-01T15:02:45 | 0 | https://www.abc10.com/article/news/local/ca-bill-could-change-how-domestic-violence-crimes-are-reported/509-5fe89fbb-c6ec-4ccd-b6e6-d56141d54279 |
SACRAMENTO COUNTY, Calif. — One person died and two people were injured in a crash on Monday, according to the Sacramento Fire Department.
The crash happened near Marconi Avenue on Connie Drive. The two people who were taken to a local hospital had "critical injuries" according to the Sacramento Fire Department.
According to California Highway Patrol, a car was driving on westbound Business Interstate 80 when the driver crashed and rolled through fencing, landing in the middle of Connie Drive. The cause of the accident is under investigation.
Watch more on ABC10 | https://www.abc10.com/article/news/local/sacramento/sacramento-deadly-crash-marconi-connie/103-54270f45-5302-4fdf-b125-32a54571766e | 2022-08-01T15:02:51 | 1 | https://www.abc10.com/article/news/local/sacramento/sacramento-deadly-crash-marconi-connie/103-54270f45-5302-4fdf-b125-32a54571766e |
YREKA, Calif. — Crews battling the largest wildfire so far this year in California braced for thunderstorms and hot, windy conditions that created the potential for additional fire growth.
Two people were found dead in a car that burned in the McKinney Fire on Sunday, according to the Siskiyou County Sheriff's Office.
The car was parked in a driveway along Doggett Creek Road, off Highway 96 and west of Klamath River. The identities of the people have not been released.
Two people were arrested early Monday morning in an evacuation zone. One person was arrested on suspicion of possessing burglary tools and another person was arrested on suspicion of burglary in an evacuation zone. The sheriff's office and other law enforcement are patrolling the evacuation zone.
The McKinney Fire was burning out of control in Northern California’s Klamath National Forest, with expected thunderstorms a big concern Sunday just south of the Oregon state line, said U.S. Forest Service spokesperson Adrienne Freeman.
“The fuel beds are so dry and they can just erupt from that lightning," Freeman said. “These thunder cells come with gusty erratic winds that can blow fire in every direction.”
The blaze exploded in size to more than 80 square miles (207 square km) just two days after erupting in a largely unpopulated area of Siskiyou County, according to a Sunday incident report. The cause was under investigation.
The blaze torched trees along California Highway 96, and the scorched remains of a pickup truck sat in a lane of the highway. Thick smoke covered the area and flames burned through hillsides in sight of homes. The fire Sunday cast an eerie, orange-brown hue, in one neighborhood where a brick chimney, stood surrounded by rubble and scorched vehicles.
A second, smaller fire just to the west that was sparked by dry lightning Saturday threatened the tiny town of Seiad, Freeman said. About 400 structures were under threat from the two California fires. Authorities have not confirmed the extent of the damage yet, saying assessments would begin when it was safe to reach the area.
A third fire, which was on the southwest end of the McKinney blaze, prompted evacuation orders for around 500 homes Sunday, said Courtney Kreider, a spokesperson with the Siskiyou County Sheriff’s Office. The office said crews had been on the scene of the fire since late Saturday but that the fire Sunday morning “became active and escaped its containment line."
Several people in the sheriff's office have been affected by evacuation orders due to the fires “and they're still showing up to work so, (a) very dedicated crew,” she said. A deputy lost his childhood home to fire on Friday, she said.
California Gov. Gavin Newsom declared a state of emergency Saturday as the McKinney Fire intensified. The proclamation allows Newsom more flexibility to make emergency response and recovery effort decisions and access federal aid.
STAY INFORMED
Evacuation Map
An evacuation map for Siskiyou County is available below.
Fire Map
This map from ESRI shows fire activity (this may take a few seconds to load).
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 the wildfires impact you, what would you like to know? Text the ABC10 team at (916) 321-3310.
Watch More from ABC10: Saving Mariposa Grove Redwood Sequoia trees amid Yosemite wildfire | https://www.abc10.com/article/news/local/wildfire/mckinney-fire-deadly-siskiyou-county-maps-evacuations-updates/103-6738c546-bb82-4b44-90ee-f018af466f03 | 2022-08-01T15:02:57 | 0 | https://www.abc10.com/article/news/local/wildfire/mckinney-fire-deadly-siskiyou-county-maps-evacuations-updates/103-6738c546-bb82-4b44-90ee-f018af466f03 |
PALM SHORES, Fla. – One person was killed Monday in a mobile home fire in Brevard County, officials said.
The fatal fire happened around 9 a.m. in the 2100 block of Rocway Drive in Palm Shores.
[TRENDING: Become a News 6 Insider (it’s free!)]
No other details, including information about the victim and the cause of the fire, have been released.
Check back for updates. | https://www.clickorlando.com/news/local/2022/08/01/1-dead-in-brevard-mobile-home-fire-officials-say/ | 2022-08-01T15:03:00 | 1 | https://www.clickorlando.com/news/local/2022/08/01/1-dead-in-brevard-mobile-home-fire-officials-say/ |
ORLANDO, Fla. – A man was found dead in a car Sunday afternoon in Orange County, deputies said.
The man, identified as Wingly St. Vil, 39, was found with traumatic injuries in a parking lot in the 1800 block of Americana Boulevard, just west of Orange Blossom Trail.
[TRENDING: Become a News 6 Insider (it’s free!)]
Vil was pronounced dead at the scene, deputies said.
No other information has been released.
The Orange County Sheriff’s Office is asking anyone with any information about the case to call Crimeline at 800-423-TIPS (8477). | https://www.clickorlando.com/news/local/2022/08/01/man-found-dead-in-car-in-orange-county/ | 2022-08-01T15:03:06 | 1 | https://www.clickorlando.com/news/local/2022/08/01/man-found-dead-in-car-in-orange-county/ |
MERRITT ISLAND, Fla. – A woman suspected of stabbing her roommate with two knives was arrested Friday on Merritt Island, according to the Brevard County Sheriff’s Office.
[TRENDING: Become a News 6 Insider (it’s free!)]
Erica Black, 32, was arrested two days after being accused of stabbing her male roommate.
Both the stabbing victim and Black were taken to separate hospitals as Black “complained of pain to her neck area,” an arrest affidavit said.
During an interview with deputies, Black said she was “thinking of killing him for a while,” deputies said. She told deputies she doesn’t know why she “snapped” that night, the arrest affidavit said.
According to the arrest affidavit, deputies watched a video that captured the stabbing in the roommates’ living room. Deputies said the video shows Black stab her roommate with two knives after waking up on the living room floor.
The victim told deputies that Black arrived home that night intoxicated, and he told he to stop being a “couch potato” and to go to her room, according to the arrest affidavit.
Deputies said the video showed the victim lifting the couch that Black was sleeping on, and she continued to sleep on the floor.
Black told deputies that her roommate attacked, choked and tried to rape her, according to the arrest affidavit. Deputies said the video refutes Black’s claims of self-defense.
The stabbing victim’s condition is not known.
Black faces charges of aggravated battery with a deadly weapon and was jailed on a $150,000 bond.
Get today’s headlines in minutes with Your Florida Daily: | https://www.clickorlando.com/news/local/2022/08/01/thinking-of-killing-him-for-a-while-merritt-island-woman-accused-of-stabbing-roommate/ | 2022-08-01T15:03:13 | 1 | https://www.clickorlando.com/news/local/2022/08/01/thinking-of-killing-him-for-a-while-merritt-island-woman-accused-of-stabbing-roommate/ |
WICHITA, Kan. (KSNW) — A local couple is warning folks to read the fine print before signing everything after learning a payment plan they were on to buy hearing aids could cost them hundreds more than they were lead to believe.
The third-party credit card provider the couple is using is one with a troubled past. In 2015, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) announced a settlement against Comenity Capital Bank for “deceptive practices related to credit card add-on products.” Years later, the couple says they feel the company needs to be held accountable once more.
“I didn’t read the fine print because I trusted them … it’s ridiculous,” David Rau, a disabled Vietnam War veteran, said.
Rau says this all started over a new $6,000 hearing aid for his wife the couple was considering purchasing in November 2021.
“We didn’t know if we wanted them or not, and they [Miracle Ear], said, ‘Well, we’ve got this card … we’ve got this program, and it’s equal pay for 60 months, and I said ‘Well, how much is it?’ [To which they replied] ‘$158 dollars a month,’ [We agreed and said] ‘Well, we’ll do that,'” Rau said.
But in June 2022, the minimum payment of $158 per month grew to $246 per month to pay off the balance in not four, but six years.
Rau says he spent four-and-a-half hours attempting to contact Comenity Capital Bank.
“Finally, I got ahold of ’em, and they said, ‘Well, I didn’t read the print,’ then they hung up on me while she was trying to read it to me,” Rau said.
Later, Rau says the bank told him a glitch in its system led to the increased payment, but when he tried to make his payment online, he was denied.
Brian Gensch, the Senior Vice President of AGH Health Management, says folks going through this should reach out to the state agency in charge of industrial banks (especially as the federal interest rates increase).
“If you’ve been paying a minimum payment as a fixed number, but your interest rates is going up, you may not be covering all your interest, and that could be compounding your issue,” Gensch said.
Comenity Capital Bank is based out of Utah. In a statement to KSN News 3, the Utah Department of Financial Institutions (DFI) says, in part: “The various state and federal regulatory agencies, including the Utah DFI, all have consumer complaint processes designed to ensure consumers receive fair, timely and accurate responses from their bank.”
Gensch also says rate increase notifications to cardholders are also the standard, but they’re not required and are not as common with smaller credit card providers.
“We kind of have a term in the industry that says: ‘What the big print sayeth, the small print taketh away,'” Gensch said. | https://www.ksn.com/news/local/i-trusted-them-local-couple-warns-of-sudden-credit-card-interest-rate-increase/ | 2022-08-01T15:03:54 | 0 | https://www.ksn.com/news/local/i-trusted-them-local-couple-warns-of-sudden-credit-card-interest-rate-increase/ |
TUSCALOOSA COUNTY, Ala. (WIAT) — State Troopers are investigating after a drowning at Lake Lurleen State Park in Tuscaloosa County over the weekend.
According to ALEA, a 21-year-old Northport man drowned around 1 p.m. Sunday afternoon. The victim, unidentified, was swimming with other people when he went under and failed to resurface.
The victim’s body was recovered and sent to Montgomery for autopsy. | https://www.cbs42.com/news/local/21-year-old-drowns-in-tuscaloosa-county/ | 2022-08-01T15:08:09 | 0 | https://www.cbs42.com/news/local/21-year-old-drowns-in-tuscaloosa-county/ |
HOMEWOOD, Ala. (WIAT) — Canine Influenza is rapidly spreading across the country and has significantly impacted Alabama for the first time.
The virus is new, discovered 17 years ago, and, unfortunately, due to recent discoveries, dogs are not immune to the virus.
H3N8 and H3N2 are the two virus strains currently in the state.
Symptoms of the virus are coughing, sneezing, and loss of appetite. Signs you’ll generally see if a dog has kennel cough.
One in five dogs with the virus will develop severe symptoms, while up to eight percent of dogs infected may die from canine influenza complications.
Most pet owners say they had never heard of the virus.
Chief Veterinarian for the Greater Birmingham Humane Society, Dr. Lindy Alverson, tells CBS 42 that this is no surprise because this is the first time Alabama has dealt with a significant canine influenza outbreak.
Pet owners say know that they know about the virus they will do everything they can to keep their dogs safe.
“It’s kind of scary knowing that there is a disease out there for animals; there are a lot of diseases out there, but hearing about it, I will be looking into it more and figuring out what the best way to keep him safe is,” dog owner Joshua Williams-Turner said.
A recent study shows that 80 to 90 percent of dogs exposed to the virus will become infected.
Ten to 20 percent of dogs will contact the virus but won’t show any symptoms.
Currently, the Greater Birmingham Humane Society’s main goal is preventing the spread of the virus to other dogs, as they have suspended dog adoptions at their shelter.
Alverson says they monitor dogs daily to see if they have the virus, but even once a dog recovers from it, it can still spread to other dogs.
“We want to see it spread; we want to see it get through all our dogs because as soon as that last dog shows symptoms, I can open back up in three weeks,” Alverson said. “It would be inconsiderate for me to release 300 dogs back into the environment knowing they have the flu.”
Alverson says the dogs with the virus at their shelter have been older or had pre-existing conditions.
Veterinarians recommend pet owners keeping dogs inside for the next three weeks to keep them safe and vaccinated.
“Stay away from where a mass of dogs congregate, such as dog parks, pet stores, and boarding facilities,” veterinarian at Caldwell Mill Animal Clinic, Dr. Andy Sokol, said. “Right now, many boarding facilities are reducing their intake or completely shutting down due to it spreading so rapidly. “
Veterinarians suggest calling ahead to see which facilities are taking dogs in at the moment if you need to leave your dog at a boarding facility. | https://www.cbs42.com/news/local/canine-influenza-spreading-rapidly-across-alabama/ | 2022-08-01T15:08:16 | 0 | https://www.cbs42.com/news/local/canine-influenza-spreading-rapidly-across-alabama/ |
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WIAT) — CBS 42 wants to help you and your family stay healthy. Each week, our resident Dr. Celeste Reese-Willis joins us to talk about a timely health issue.
This week, Dr. Celeste discusses several different ways you can prepare your kids for the upcoming school year.
Tune into CBS 42 Morning News every Monday for our latest discussions with Dr. Celeste Reese-Willis. Feel free to send us questions for Dr. Reese-Willis at Housecalls@CBS42.com or message us on Facebook. | https://www.cbs42.com/news/local/cbs-42-house-calls-preparing-your-kids-for-the-upcoming-school-year/ | 2022-08-01T15:08:22 | 0 | https://www.cbs42.com/news/local/cbs-42-house-calls-preparing-your-kids-for-the-upcoming-school-year/ |
Subsets and Splits
No community queries yet
The top public SQL queries from the community will appear here once available.