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PORTLAND, Ore. — There's good news and bad news when it comes to monkeypox. The good news: It's not as communicable as COVID-19, which spreads through the air and is highly contagious. It's also not as severe — so far, there haven't been any deaths from monkeypox in the U.S.
The bad news: It's extremely painful, and it could lead to worse infections. Anyone can catch it, if only through very specific ways. At this point, doctors say they expect monkeypox is going to be in the community for months, maybe even years.
According to the CDC, monkeypox is part of the same family of viruses as smallpox, but it's much less severe and rarely fatal. It was first discovered in 1958. While it was originally identified in monkeys, some researchers believe it actually comes from rodents.
The first human case of monkeypox was recorded in 1970. Before 2022, monkeypox was reported in several countries in Africa. Earlier this year, it started spreading to other countries around the world, including the U.S.
Right now there are more than 31,000 monkeypox cases across the globe — the vast majority in places where it has not historically spread.
There are about 11,000 cases right now in the U.S. In Oregon, as of Friday afternoon, there were 95 confirmed cases. Of those cases, 57 were in Multnomah County. Washington state had 251 confirmed cases.
The vast majority of cases in Oregon are among men. Only three of the state's monkeypox cases are in women.
Doctors say monkeypox is spread primarily through prolonged skin-to-skin contact. Right now, they're seeing the most transmission through sexual activity, but it can be spread through any skin-to-skin contact.
Monkeypox is rarely fatal, but it's also not an infection to be taken lightly.
"Monkeypox may start with a fever, achiness or sore throat. But it may also start with a rash or sores. The rash often looks like pimples or blisters at the start," said Dr. Dean Sidelinger, state health officer and epidemiologist with the Oregon Health Authority.
"The rash will eventually get firmer, and may be very painful," Sidelinger continued. "If you're feeling sick and notice any new rashes, especially on the genitals or around the anus, avoid close skin-to-skin contact with others and talk to a health care provider. Or call 211 if you don't have one."
There's a lot of misinformation circulating about how monkeypox spreads. Doctors say that they're currently seeing the most cases between gay and bisexual men, both in Oregon and across the U.S. But not belonging to these categories does not at all exempt someone from risk.
"This means that anyone can be affected by monkeypox, and this is not a gay disease," Sidelinger said. "But as I shared earlier, this is not an easy disease to catch. The most common means of person-to-person transmission is from prolonged skin-to-skin contact, with a person with monkeypox, including direct contact with a rash, scabs, or body fluids. This is the type of contact that happens during sexual activity.
"Much less commonly, the virus can also be spread through touching objects, fabrics, and surfaces that have been used by a person with monkeypox and through contact with respiratory secretions of a person with monkeypox. These routes are much less common than skin-to-skin contact with someone who has monkeypox."
Advocates for the LGBTQ community say that there's been a lack of urgency from health officials in making available information, testing, vaccines and treatment for the people most affected. And they say that they're afraid it's soon going to become a bigger problem.
"The OHA and [community-based organizations] like the Equi Institute, Cascade AIDS Project, Pride Northwest and others have been sounding the alarm, and the lack of urgency from the federal government is concerning," said Katie Cox with the Equi Institute. "Would that urgency look any different if it wasn't impacting a historically marginalized community? Did we learn nothing from the AIDS epidemic?"
"I'm hearing straight people say they don't have to worry about it because it doesn't affect them," Cox continued. "At this point, it's not an if, but a when it'll start affecting other communities. Gay, bisexual, queer men and trans people are not the only people engaging in skin-to-skin contact, or having sex with multiple partners. Look at the World Naked Bike Ride that just happened."
Oregon Governor Kate Brown also weighed in on this, releasing the following statement:
"We have an ugly history in this country of ignoring diseases that primarily impact the LGBTQ+ community. I remember the early days of the HIV epidemic, when a generation of gay men was dying and the government did not seem to care. It took years before there was general recognition from the public that HIV, like all viruses, spreads indiscriminately."
Brown called on the federal government to speed up the delivery of vaccines and treatments — and for people to take steps to protect themselves.
There is a vaccine for monkeypox, but it's not easy to get. The supply is limited right now. Health officials say they're doing what they can to spread it out — including giving only one dose instead of the prescribed two — and they're prioritizing people who are in high-risk groups rather than vaccinating the general public.
Oregon has thus far received 6,800 vaccines and distributed a little over 2,000 of those.
If you think you've been exposed to monkeypox? As Sidelinger said, call your doctor, or call 211 if you don't have a primary care physician. You'll get tested, and the test involves swabbing the rash or sores. The tests take between one and three days to get results.
People with sores or a rash should cover them and not touch them. Doctors say that you should isolate until all the sores are scabbed and begin to go away.
There's one treatment for monkeypox — a drug called tecovirimat, sold under the brand name Tpoxx. But the drug, like the vaccine, is very difficult to get ahold of right now.
Oregon health officials say that right now there aren't any monkeypox cases among kids in the state. But as school starts up again soon, officials are having conversations about how to handle any cases that could arise. Regardless, the OHA said that schools are considered a low-risk setting.
"Younger children or any children who are cared for by a parent or caregiver in a household who has monkeypox, that transmission could occur," Sidelinger said. "And we worry especially about younger kids who require more close contact with their parent or caregiver and some parents who are sick don't have an alternative caregiver don't have someone else who can take over that duty for caring for the youngest child.
"So we are having discussions with our [Oregon Department of Education] colleagues but we don't anticipate that schools will be a location where monkeypox transmits commonly. But we do anticipate that whether it's a staff member or a student, schools will have to face issues where someone with monkeypox may have been on campus. what would put individuals at risk are things like close skin to skin contact. That happens in several situations in schools — for example, wrestling. So if a wrestler had lesions and were participating in practice or a tournament while they had those lesions, we could see transmission."
Sidelinger said that OHA is working with schools on how to support students and teachers who may need to isolate for several weeks — and how to reduce the stigma around infection. | https://www.kgw.com/article/news/local/the-story/monkeypox-oregon-us-circulating/283-192e4686-5f16-4ddd-a6bc-f411f692ec9c | 2022-08-13T02:36:08 | 0 | https://www.kgw.com/article/news/local/the-story/monkeypox-oregon-us-circulating/283-192e4686-5f16-4ddd-a6bc-f411f692ec9c |
BELTON, Texas — The video above and below are segments related to other fires in the Belton area.
Friday evening, several firefighters are battling a fire close to Stillhouse Hollow Lake, including Starflight and a Forest Service type 1 helicopter with water assistance, according to reports.
The fire is on Broken Arrow Road off of Fuller Lane on Corps of Engineers property. As of now, the fire is currently 50 percent contained with only 20 acres burned, according to reports.
Around 5:50 pm Texas A&M Forest Service responded to a fire on Stillhouse Hollow Lake off Pawnee Drive in Harker Heights.
Two dozers and a number of engines were sent by the Forest Service to assist in battling the fire, as stated in the release.
Five homes were evacuated, but evacuation orders have been lifted in the area, allowing for residents to return to their homes, according to reports.
Crews will remain on scene tonight to monitor the fire, and everything will be checked again in the morning to ensure there is no heat outside containment lines, according to reports.
No injuries have been reported and no homes were lost.
Please avoid this area to allow fire personnel to work safely.
Texas A&M wants to remind residents to be careful with anything that may cause a spark or extreme heat. The fire danger is extremely high and anything residents can do to prevent wildfires is beneficial to the community and first responders.
More on KCENtv.com: | https://www.kcentv.com/article/news/local/pawnee-fire-no-evacuation-order-in-place/500-70749a06-1490-4f66-b3bc-48ae644989fd | 2022-08-13T02:38:54 | 0 | https://www.kcentv.com/article/news/local/pawnee-fire-no-evacuation-order-in-place/500-70749a06-1490-4f66-b3bc-48ae644989fd |
AUSTIN, Texas — The family of a Texas soldier who was sexually harassed and killed at a military base near Killeen in 2020 filed a lawsuit Friday seeking $35 million in damages from the U.S. government.
The lawsuit says 20-year-old Vanessa Guillen was the victim of sexual harassment, abuse, assault, rape, sodomy and wrongful death.
Editor's note: The above video originally aired on May 24.
An investigation by military officials into the death of Guillen, who was killed by a fellow soldier at U.S. Army base Fort Hood, found that she was also sexually harassed and that leaders failed to take appropriate action.
The lawsuit describes two instances in which Guillen was harassed during her time as a soldier and Guillen's suicidal thoughts as a result of coping with the harassment, which she told family that she did not report for fear of retaliation.
“This will be an opportunity for every victim to feel not only like they have a voice but that they can be made whole,” said Natalie Khawam, who filed the lawsuit on behalf of the Guillen family.
The lawsuit follows a decision Thursday by a three-judge panel from the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in San Francisco stating that an Army colonel could proceed with a lawsuit against a former Air Force General over a sexual assault allegation. The court found that a law baring service members from seeking damages over injuries during service did not apply.
Guillen was declared missing in April 2020. Her remains were found that July, when the soldier accused of killing Guillen died by suicide following a confrontation with officers. A civilian faced charges for allegedly helping Spc. Aaron Robinson dispose of Guillen’s remains.
Guillen's death and claims by her family that she was harassed and assaulted at the Texas base sparked a social media movement of former and active service members who came forward about their own experiences in the military with the hashtag #IAmVaessaGuillen. State and federal lawmakers have since passed legislation in honor of Guillen that removed some authority from commanders and gave survivors more options to report. | https://www.kcentv.com/article/news/local/vanessa-guillen/vanessa-guillen-35-million-dollar-lawsuit/285-b871997f-cb9e-43cf-adc1-f2071e95f070 | 2022-08-13T02:39:00 | 0 | https://www.kcentv.com/article/news/local/vanessa-guillen/vanessa-guillen-35-million-dollar-lawsuit/285-b871997f-cb9e-43cf-adc1-f2071e95f070 |
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) – A man was arrested Thursday after police reportedly found another man seriously injured in a Vancouver field, Vancouver Police Department said.
Just after 4:30 p.m., police responded to Northeast Arnold Road where they found a man with multiple injuries laying in a field. Officials said he was taken to a hospital in serious condition.
Authorities identified the suspect of the assault as Jordan Spisla, who lives near where the man was found.
Spisla was arrested at his home and booked into Clark County Jail on an attempted murder charge.
VPD said the investigation is ongoing. | https://www.koin.com/local/clark-county/suspect-arrested-after-man-found-seriously-injured-in-vancouver-field/ | 2022-08-13T02:42:32 | 1 | https://www.koin.com/local/clark-county/suspect-arrested-after-man-found-seriously-injured-in-vancouver-field/ |
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — After KOIN 6 News shared the story of a woman living in Southwest Portland having trash dumped on her yard by a stranger with a shopping cart, a Portland city leader reached out to her after seeing the story.
On Tuesday, Nonnie George showed KOIN 6 the large couch, shower door, and other trash items thrown on her property and in the days since, neighbors have taken notice.
“I’ve gotten a lot of double takes, people walking by and biking by and just kind of look in shock or disbelief that there’s just a couch and all this other junk sitting out there,” George said.
Earlier in the week, a coworker offered their truck to help haul the junk. But with dumping fees for something as large as a couch, she didn’t feel like she should be the one to pick up the bill for someone else’s action in a city, she says, has been experiencing a growing trash problem.
Then on Friday morning, George received a message on social media from Christine Leon, the city’s director of the newly-formed Public Environmental Management Office, asking if the city could help with the trash.
“I was super grateful the city reached out to help while at the same time, it feels a little disappointing it took to be on the news to be heard,” George said.
PEMO was activated in May, after an emergency declaration from Mayor Ted Wheeler. It’s goal is to improve cleanup of trash and litter around the city, that is not related to homelessness, by being the centralized center for trash and vandalism services from eight different city bureaus and twenty city programs.
People can request and report illegal dumping, graffiti, trash and other things to the 311 help line and the PDXReporter app.
PEMO reports the city has been able to clean up 1 million pounds of trash each month since December 2021, five times the amount measured in 2017.
George says the city has “a long ways to go still” but hopes this is the first step in addressing the issue she has seen grow in her seven years in the city.
“I just hope that it continues to get better and they keep listening to people’s voices, keep listening to the issues, the problems and that they’ll continue to clean up the city, make it feel a little bit cleaner and make it feel a little bit safer for those of us living here,” George said. | https://www.koin.com/local/multnomah-county/city-offers-to-help-portland-woman-clean-trash-dumped-in-yard/ | 2022-08-13T02:42:38 | 1 | https://www.koin.com/local/multnomah-county/city-offers-to-help-portland-woman-clean-trash-dumped-in-yard/ |
DALLAS — A Spirit Airlines agent, employed through a local partner company according to the airline, has been suspended after a video surfaced online that shows him fighting with a woman who called him racial and homophobic slurs in the Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport (DFW).
Video of the fight was posted on Twitter by DTX Daily with the date "7/11/22," but the statement from Spirit confirmed that the incident occurred on Aug. 11 and not on July 11.
Thomas Shannon shot the original video and posted it to his Instagram page. He is a professional cinematographer and filmmaker. He said he's frequently in airports and traveling around the world.
"I'm at the Panda Express," Shannon said, describing where he was before the incident happened. "We hear yelling. I just drop my food on the counter, run over as fast as I can to see what was going on. My first instinct was to just grab my camera and see."
The video has gone viral online, garnering more than 5 million views in only 24 hours.
In the video, you can see a man in a maroon shirt – the airline employee – yelling at a woman, saying "you have lost your mind...don't you touch me ever in your life."
"You touched me first, and then you got in my face," the man added. "Don't ever invade my personal space."
The woman then yells "get out of my face" back at the man while pushing him multiple times. Throughout the video, the woman says racial and homophobic slurs at the man. Another man intervenes, then the woman hits the airline employee. In response to being hit, the man then runs after the woman and eventually hits her back.
"I think we need to have the dialogue of physical violence and safety at the airport," Shannon said. "And why airports are so dangerous."
The video also shows multiple people trying to subdue the man and break up the fight.
At the end of the video, another man confronts the Spirit Airlines agent for "fighting a woman," where the two square off chest-to-chest with their hands behind their backs.
You can watch the video here (warning: the video contains language some may find offensive. Viewer discretion is advised.):
Shannon said he's seen a wide range of discussion on the comments since he posted the video.
"What happens when the woman strikes first and is throwing abuses and assaults?" Shannon said. "And what happens when the man snaps? What do you do? I would just encourage everybody to really have an honest conversation about this video. And ask themselves what they would do and what they should do."
Spirit Airlines and the DFW airport told WFAA in a statement Friday morning they were aware of the altercation between the agent and the passenger. They added the "vendor at DFW has suspended the agent."
"Spirit Airlines does not tolerate violence of any kind, and we are working with local law enforcement to investigate this matter," the statement continued.
WFAA has reached out to law enforcement to see if the woman is facing any charges from the incident, as well.
More Texas headlines: | https://www.kvue.com/article/news/local/dfw-airport-fight-spirit-airlines-agent/287-fd2205f2-37a5-4df8-b040-f3054f5b546c | 2022-08-13T02:44:15 | 1 | https://www.kvue.com/article/news/local/dfw-airport-fight-spirit-airlines-agent/287-fd2205f2-37a5-4df8-b040-f3054f5b546c |
AUSTIN, Texas — The family of a Texas soldier who was sexually harassed and killed at a military base near Killeen in 2020 filed a lawsuit Friday seeking $35 million in damages from the U.S. government.
The lawsuit says 20-year-old Vanessa Guillen was the victim of sexual harassment, abuse, assault, rape, sodomy and wrongful death.
Editor's note: The above video originally aired on May 24.
An investigation by military officials into the death of Guillen, who was killed by a fellow soldier at U.S. Army base Fort Hood, found that she was also sexually harassed and that leaders failed to take appropriate action.
The lawsuit describes two instances in which Guillen was harassed during her time as a soldier and Guillen's suicidal thoughts as a result of coping with the harassment, which she told family that she did not report for fear of retaliation.
“This will be an opportunity for every victim to feel not only like they have a voice but that they can be made whole,” said Natalie Khawam, who filed the lawsuit on behalf of the Guillen family.
The lawsuit follows a decision Thursday by a three-judge panel from the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in San Francisco stating that an Army colonel could proceed with a lawsuit against a former Air Force General over a sexual assault allegation. The court found that a law baring service members from seeking damages over injuries during service did not apply.
Guillen was declared missing in April 2020. Her remains were found that July, when the soldier accused of killing Guillen died by suicide following a confrontation with officers. A civilian faced charges for allegedly helping Spc. Aaron Robinson dispose of Guillen’s remains.
Guillen's death and claims by her family that she was harassed and assaulted at the Texas base sparked a social media movement of former and active service members who came forward about their own experiences in the military with the hashtag #IAmVaessaGuillen. State and federal lawmakers have since passed legislation in honor of Guillen that removed some authority from commanders and gave survivors more options to report. | https://www.kvue.com/article/news/local/vanessa-guillen-35-million-dollar-lawsuit/285-b871997f-cb9e-43cf-adc1-f2071e95f070 | 2022-08-13T02:44:21 | 1 | https://www.kvue.com/article/news/local/vanessa-guillen-35-million-dollar-lawsuit/285-b871997f-cb9e-43cf-adc1-f2071e95f070 |
Starke County economic development leaders are touting the county's new Rural Opportunity Zone.
The Starke County Economic Development Foundation is boosting marketing efforts for the zone, including by releasing a video.
The federally designated Rural Opportunity Zone offers incentives for private-sector investors, such as deferred payment on capital gains. It aims to revitalize the area economically.
The Rural Opportunity Zone is bordered by U.S. 30 to the north, the Yellow River to the south and the Marshall and LaPorte County lines to the east and west. It encompasses both the town of Hamlet and the Starke County airport.
“Our opportunity zone is especially rural,” SCEDF Executive Director Lisa Dan said. “Aside from the town of Hamlet, it is largely comprised of undeveloped land, including a shovel-ready industrial site.”
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The Starke County Economic Development Foundation, the Purdue Center for Regional Development and the Indiana Office of Community and Rural Affairs put together a marketing plan. The state provided $2,500 grants for marketing.
The video, which was produced by Mirth & Whimsy, highlights amenities like proximity to Chicago, infrastructure and transportation advantages.
“We are thrilled with how this video turned out,” Dan said. “It showcases our available property along with our fantastic public schools, outdoor amenities, and sense of community. We hope investors will see it and imagine the possibilities.”
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NWI Business Ins and Outs: Bombers BBQ, True BBQ and Great Greek Mediterranean Grill opening; Port of Peri Peri closed | https://www.nwitimes.com/business/local/starke-county-economic-development-foundation-touts-rural-opportunity-zone/article_be489551-9d15-563e-89f0-afaad396f6c8.html | 2022-08-13T02:56:15 | 0 | https://www.nwitimes.com/business/local/starke-county-economic-development-foundation-touts-rural-opportunity-zone/article_be489551-9d15-563e-89f0-afaad396f6c8.html |
The claims of some elected officials and political pundits that an economic recession is underway are not borne out by Indiana's latest tax collections data.
The State Budget Agency announced Friday Indiana took in $1.48 billion from all general fund revenue sources for July.
That was $72 million (5.1%) more than anticipated by the state's revenue forecast and $147.9 million (11.1%) more than July 2021 state revenue.
Indiana's primary revenue sources, sales taxes and personal income taxes, topped the July revenue forecast by 1.6% for sales tax and 2.5% for income tax, as well as collections from the same month one year ago with 6.5% year-over-year sales tax growth and 12.1% for income tax, according to the State Budget Agency.
The July revenue total continues a better than expected streak of tax collections that helped Indiana end its 2022 budget year on June 30 with $1.2 billion, or 6.2%, more money than anticipated, and $3.1 billion, or 17.3%, more than the revenue estimate used by lawmakers in April 2021 to craft the two-year state budget.
A meaningful chunk of that extra money is headed back to Hoosiers. The General Assembly on Aug. 5 authorized the distribution of $200 payments to eligible Hoosier taxpayers to reduce the state's record $6.1 billion budget reserves by approximately $1 billion.
That money, set to be direct deposited or mailed in coming weeks, is on top of the still-going-out $125 automatic taxpayer refund payments tied to excess state reserves at the close of the 2021 state budget year.
Senate Enrolled Act 2 also directs another $1 billion be deposited in Indiana's pay-as-you-go teacher pension fund and allocates $74.2 million in new funds for programs supporting pregnant women, children and families in connection with the enactment of a near-total abortion ban in Senate Enrolled Act 1 that takes effect Sept. 15.
"Thanks to more than a decade of fiscally conservative policies in Indiana, our state is in a position where we can help our citizens in meaningful ways and continue to aggressively pay down our long-term pension liabilities. This plan embodies the good financial stewardship Hoosiers have come to expect from the Statehouse," said state Sen. Travis Holdman, R-Markle, chairman of the Senate Committee on Tax and Fiscal Policy.
Democrats said the Republican-controlled General Assembly could have done much more, much faster to help Hoosiers, such as temporarily suspending the record-high 62.4 cents per gallon in state taxes levied on every gallon of gasoline sold in Indiana.
State Sen. Michael Griffin, D-Highland, said GOP lawmakers also could have boosted state funding for Indiana families long before they banned almost all abortions.
"Hoosiers and their loved ones shouldn’t have to wait to get essential funding for their newborns and mothers. Every aspect of Senate Bill 2 rings as too little, too late: I voted yes because it was made clear this was the best offer we would get for Hoosiers this special session," Griffin said.
Planning for the new two-year state budget already is underway ahead of the 2023 General Assembly that's due in January to begin considering how to spend approximately $40 billion in taxpayer dollars.
The next major step in that process will be the mid-December release of the updated state revenue forecast.
Indiana is the first state to legislatively impose new abortion restrictions following the June 24 Dobbs v. Jackson ruling by the U.S. Supreme Court that rescinded the right to abortion.
If Senate Bill 2 is approved by the House Friday, the Republican-controlled Senate need only consent to the revisions to send the legislation to Gov. Holcomb to be signed into law.
On Friday, the Indiana House voted 93-2 to advance its family and children spending plan to the Senate, while the Senate voted 46-1 to send its proposal for "wraparound services" to the House.
State Sen. Sue Glick said the time limits ensure exceptions to her proposed abortion ban remain available, but aren't open-ended opportunities to terminate a pregnancy after viability is reached.
Thousands of people, including the vice president of the U.S., showed up at the Indiana Statehouse on Monday to make their voices heard as Hoosier lawmakers consider enacting a near-total abortion ban.
Competing proposals to reduce taxes and increase spending on pregnancy and child care programs may end up being just as divisive as abortion during the special session of the Indiana General Assembly.
Women's access to abortion largely could be eliminated in Indiana as soon as mid-August under legislation unveiled Wednesday by Republican Senate leaders. | https://www.nwitimes.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/indianas-monthly-tax-revenue-tops-expectations-once-again/article_279d7d14-615f-5296-b424-e2921053604a.html | 2022-08-13T02:56:28 | 0 | https://www.nwitimes.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/indianas-monthly-tax-revenue-tops-expectations-once-again/article_279d7d14-615f-5296-b424-e2921053604a.html |
SCHERERVILLE — Matthew Kooyenga, 7, and his brother Chase, 4, patiently watched the cherry-red bucket fill with water.
The two boys dodged the falling water as the bucket finally tipped, then got in position to watch the whole process again. All around them kids ran through curtains of water and explored bubbling jets — the Schererville splash pad is finally open.
"Taking the kids to a pool is stressful and difficult so if you still want to do a water day but you don't want to worry about life jackets and all that stuff, splash pads are a great option," Lisa Stooksbury said.
Stooksbury usually takes her daughter Lucy, 2, to the Wicker Memorial Park splash pad, but she decided to check out the Schererville one Thursday morning after hearing about the ribbon cutting last week.
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While her daughter collected water in a green watering can, Stooksbury said she likes the Schererville pad because it's free and there is seating.
Located at Scherwood Park, the pad is activated by a timed button that visitors can press. The splash pad will operate everyday from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. and will close after Labor Day weekend.
Schererville began designing the pad last year — with some help from a class of local first graders. The Schererville Parks Department collaborated with Hohman Elementary School to get ideas for what the pad should feature.
While supply-chain delays pushed back the pad's planned opening from June to Aug. 3, Schererville Parks Director of Recreation Josh Barnes said the town plans on incorporating the splash pad into summer camp programing next year.
The delayed ribbon cutting allowed the town to have a sort of "soft opening," Schererville Superintendent of Parks John Novacich said. Now the parks department can observe how the pad is used and how the area flows to determine what surrounding seating and shade structures should be added next year.
Situated next to the Schererville Community Center, Barnes said the splash pad has already given the parks department more visibility.
"Not only do you get to experience the new splash pad for free, but you can check out all of the other things our parks department has to offer," Barnes said. | https://www.nwitimes.com/news/local/lake/schererville/watch-now-new-schererville-splash-pad-opens/article_10d42e43-e512-563a-851a-4f4e2b056598.html | 2022-08-13T02:56:34 | 0 | https://www.nwitimes.com/news/local/lake/schererville/watch-now-new-schererville-splash-pad-opens/article_10d42e43-e512-563a-851a-4f4e2b056598.html |
ST. JOHN — After months of discussions, St. John has drafted a plan to spend the $4.2 million in American Rescue Plan Act funds the town was awarded.
During a Wednesday night meeting, the St. John Town Council considered an ordinance that would allow the town to spend the ARPA money under the "lost revenue" category of the U.S. Department of Treasury's Final Rule, which governs the implementation of ARPA funds.
Under the lost revenue option, municipalities can spend up to $10 million on government services without actually having to calculate how much revenue was lost because of the pandemic.
The Town Council unanimously approved the ordinance on first reading. The council will consider the ordinance on second reading during the Aug. 24 meeting.
The town has been working with Cender Dalton Municipal Advisors on an ARPA spending plan since March. Over the past few months, Town Manager Joe Wiszowaty began meeting with department heads, compiling a "wish list" of potential allocations.
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Residents were asked to give input on the list of potential allocations, both through an online survey and during a July Town Council meeting. While no final appropriations have been approved, the town has drafted a spending plan.
The drafted plan includes new equipment for first responders, such as radios and license-plate readers for the police department and gear for the fire department.
The plan also sets aside funding for pickle ball and tennis courts at New Gates East Park, a washroom and pavilion at Gates Park, repaving the walking paths at Settlers Court, new software for the Building and Planning Department, High Wind Tornado Sirens and two new snow plows/dump trucks for the Public Works Department.
A large portion of plan sets aside funds for infrastructure projects such as the Joliet Street bridge expansion, repaving 93rd Avenue from Marquette Street to Clarmonte Drive, repaving and reconstructing 93rd Avenue from Marquette Street to just east of Blaine Street and reconstructing 85th Avenue from Alexander Street to Lake Hills Drive.
Wiszowaty said the town decided to include some of the requests made by department heads, such as additional personnel for the police and fire departments, in the annual budget instead of the ARPA plan. | https://www.nwitimes.com/news/local/lake/st-john/st-john-drafts-arpa-spending-plan/article_45710935-0b6e-5860-b9b5-54959a282dfb.html | 2022-08-13T02:56:40 | 0 | https://www.nwitimes.com/news/local/lake/st-john/st-john-drafts-arpa-spending-plan/article_45710935-0b6e-5860-b9b5-54959a282dfb.html |
MERRILLVILLE — Members of St. Elijah Church in Merrillville are preparing a variety of ethnic foods for their Serbfest this weekend.
It runs Saturday and Sunday on the picnic grounds behind the hall, 8700 Taft St., Merrillville.
Hours Saturday are 11 a.m. to midnight and 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Sunday.
It includes live entertainment, a bake sale and activities for youngsters, said chairman Nick Beader.
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RICHMOND, Ind. — Officer Serea Burton has served the Richmond community as a police officer for four years. Now it's the community’s turn to be there for her at a vigil Friday in front of Richmond’s Municipal Building.
They gathered to pray for a miracle.
(Note: The attached video is an earlier 13News report on preparations for Friday evening's vigil.)
They came together to let Burton, her family and fellow officers know they’re here for them.
“One of my warriors is hurt and needs your prayers. I’ve asked for that. You have responded and they are felt,” Richmond Police Chief Mike Britt told the crowd.
Britt pointed out the picture of a smiling Burton, holding the leash of her K9 partner, Brev.
“The first time I met her, she had that smile, and she never lost that smile,” said Britt.
Britt told the crowd his department is hurting. Their response was to lift their hands in prayer for all police and first responders.
“If you know Seara, are lucky enough to know her, she’s an absolute warrior,” said Richmond Mayor Dave Snow, who recalled swearing in Burton just four years ago.
“I met this fiery, young, brand-new cadet that just couldn’t wait to get out there and do that job, and I saw her family beaming with absolute pride to see her fulfill that dream, to answer that call of service,” Snow recalled.
That’s just what Burton was doing Wednesday, answering the call of service, when she was shot.
“We’re in shock. We’re angry. We’re outraged,” said Richmond resident Jamie Terharr, who joined the vigil.
“Our daughter is an officer on second shift with Seara,” added Theresa Thackrey, her eyes filling with tears. “It hit home, it really hit home, and it’s been a hard week for her and for us. It’s been tough.”
Despite a deep pain, many of Richmond’s residents say they’re not going anywhere. They’ll keep fighting for an officer as she fights for herself in a hospital bed, and residents say they’ll keeping asking for that miracle.
What other people are reading: | https://www.wthr.com/article/news/local/hundreds-gather-to-pray-for-critically-wounded-richmond-police-officer-seara-burton-shot-duty-vigil/531-e305f285-19c6-4797-96c7-35972b8133d2 | 2022-08-13T02:57:37 | 1 | https://www.wthr.com/article/news/local/hundreds-gather-to-pray-for-critically-wounded-richmond-police-officer-seara-burton-shot-duty-vigil/531-e305f285-19c6-4797-96c7-35972b8133d2 |
TWIN FALLS — Hope is a necessity in an uncertain world.
Parktacular-Hopefest 2022 organizers aim to bring the community together and celebrate hope from 1-6 p.m. Sunday at Twin Falls City Park.
Christian radio station 88.1 KTSY and Dairy Replacement Solutions are the main sponsors of the free event.
"Hope is so important to have in the community," organizer Karrie Stoldt said, "especially when some people feel the community is divided, whether it be because of politics, or concerns about what is coming next with COVID."
The event will feature Christian music from nationally known and local musicians.
Local artists Trench Collective will be the first group to perform at 1:25 p.m., followed by the Twin Falls Reformed Church Praise Team at 2:05 p.m. Hip-hop artist Zauntee, from Tampa, Florida, performs at 2:40 p.m., Love & the Outcome at 3:38 p.m. and The Afters at 4:46 p.m.
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Food trucks will be at the park, along with with local charities and organizations in the Vendor Trade Show. There will be bounce houses and face painting for the children.
"We really want to embrace the Magic Valley and bring people together so they have a positive, encouraging day," Stoldt said.
The Parktacular was not held the last two years due to the pandemic. | https://magicvalley.com/news/local/sundays-parktacular-celebrates-hope/article_a049f680-18fb-11ed-8022-170eee7fc2a0.html | 2022-08-13T03:09:45 | 1 | https://magicvalley.com/news/local/sundays-parktacular-celebrates-hope/article_a049f680-18fb-11ed-8022-170eee7fc2a0.html |
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — There's something fun for everyone this weekend in Northern California, including activities like a Mole festival, a poetry and music show, and even a brunch market!
The weather this weekend evens out, reaching highs in the mid-90s with a southwest breeze so gather up some friends and family members, or even go solo, but head out and enjoy.
Whether you'd like to go out, stay in, or a bit of both, here are some events for your weekend!
Any vampires around? The California Garlic Festival is coming to the San Joaquin County Fairgrounds, featuring all things garlic featuring food like garlic fries, garlic pesto pasta, garlic mushroom and onion bread bowls, as well as cooking demos, craft vendors, a petting zoo, monster truck rides, local entertainment, the Miss California Garlic Festival Scholarship Pageant, and more!
- 12 p.m. – 7 p.m. Saturday, August 13 and Sunday, August 14
- Located at the San Joaquin County Fairgrounds (1658 South Airport Wy., Stockton)
- Organized by The California Garlic Festival
- More information about this event HERE.
Come celebrate Oaxacan culture in Sacramento; Honrando los Lunes del Cerro...or Honoring the Mondays of the Hill! There will be presentations by dance groups from the 8 regions of Oaxaca, Oaxacan food vendors, handicrafts, live music, family activities, and the Lico Music Academy from Los Angeles will perform.
- 10 p.m. – 5 p.m. Sunday, August 14
- Located at the Latino Center of Art and Culture (2700 Front St., Sacramento)
- Organized by The Latino Center of Art and Culture
- More information about this event HERE.
Get dressed up and head to the Stockton Arena where you can celebrate all things pop culture. There will be more than 200 exhibitors and artists, various celebrity guests and artists, cosplay costume contests, gaming tournaments, panels, vendors, and more!
- 10 a.m. – 5 p.m. Saturday, August 13 and Sunday, August 14
- Located at the Stockton Arena (248 W Fremont St., Stockton)
- Organized by StocktonCon
- More information about this event HERE.
The theme is Money, (Em)Power, and Respect for this summertime family-friendly experience. Come celebrate and elevate Black womxn and girls and listen to panelists, activists, and enjoy music, dance performances, and a free yoga session!
- 10 a.m. – 3 p.m. Saturday, August 13
- Located at the William Land Park Amphitheater (3901 Land Park Dr., Sacramento)
- Organized by Black Womxn United
- More information about this event HERE.
A pop-up brunch market including live music on the balcony, restaurants with brunch and mimosa specials, workshops, and other events hosted by local businesses!
- 10 a.m. – 2 p.m. Sunday, August 14
- Located on K Street in Old Sacramento
- Organized by River City Marketplace and Old Sacramento
- More information about this event HERE.
An event to uplift all the local heroes. There will be food trucks, a hot rod car exhibit, games, raffles, live music, local beer and wine, and firefighters! Put that flame underneath you and support.
- 2 p.m. – 7 p.m. Saturday, August 13
- Located at 1725 33rd St., Sacramento, CA
- Organized by Bertolucci's Auto Body Shop, SacYard Community Tap House and the Firefighters Burn Institute
- More information about this event HERE.
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There will be 12+ vendors with food, gifts, and art as well as a local DJ spinning while you go shopping!
- 5 p.m. – 9 p.m. Saturday, August 13
- Located at Midtown Cantina Alley (2331 K St., Sacramento)
- Organized by Midtown Cantina Alley
- More information about this event HERE.
Sacramento's first ever festival celebrating Mexican cuisine and gastronomy along with an evening night market. One of Mexico’s oldest traditional foods, mole, will be at the forefront of every dish featured. 100% of the proceeds from the food and bar will benefit the Mexican Cultural Center of Northern California College Scholarship Fund, so come out and support!
- 6:30 p.m. – 10:30 p.m. Saturday, August 13
- Located at 1101 R St., Sacramento
- Organized by the Mexican Cultural Center of Northern California and CASA de ESPAÑOL
- More information about this event HERE.
Grab your friends and come see all your favorite plants along with unique varieties! There will be specials, a DIY succulent and petite houseplant pot up, air plant displays, and lots of plants and flowers. Don't forget to take your allergy medicine beforehand!
- 6:30 p.m. – 10:30 p.m. Saturday, August 13
- Located at Green Acres Nursery & Supply (9220 East Stockton Blvd., Elk Grove)
- Organized by Green Acres Nursery & Supply Elk Grove
- More information about this event HERE.
Saturday Love is a free community-based event combining unique culinary experiences, live art, music, clothes, and more! There will also be cool sneakers, unique art and clothing, and even a rap battle.
- 11 a.m. – 7 p.m. Saturday, August 13
- Located at 3400 Broadway, Sacramento
- Organized by 1UP Retro Clothing
- More information about this event HERE.
An evening filled with entertainment, empowerment, laughter, wisdom, and good vibes. There will be poetry by Larue and Terry Moore, motivational speakers, panelists, and musicians.
- 7 p.m. – 9 p.m. Saturday, August 13
- Located at (1913 Del Paso Blvd., Sacramento)
- Organized by T-Mo Entertainment
- More information about this event HERE.
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STOCKTON, Calif. — When you think of garlic, you probably think Gilroy.
But this weekend, it will be all garlic at the inaugural California Garlic Festival at the San Joaquin County Fairgrounds in Stockton.
"It's been exciting. We've had a tremendous response from the public that wants to be a part of this event whether they're vendors or whether they want to be on the community stage or whether they want to be volunteers," said spokesman Alan Sanchez.
In April, the Gilroy Garlic Festival Association announced "lingering uncertainties from the pandemic, along with prohibitive insurance requirements by the City of Gilroy" meant it would not "move ahead" with its traditional festival.
When the Noceti Group, which also hosts the San Joaquin Asparagus Festival, jumped in, the Gilroy board said "Stockton is not the successor of our community's homecoming event."
"We're not trying to take anything from anyone else because we're not in competition because they're not going on. We're making sure that we have a platform for those vendors that would have been sitting home and not having that income for their families. Now they have a venue right here," said Sanchez.
One of those vendors is Peachy Donato who is selling four, classic Filipino food items.
She began her business in April.
"We're going to be doing adobo lumpia topped with garlic aioli and infused with a lot of garlic of course," said Donato.
In fact, there will be about 50 garlic flavored food items, including some you might not expect.
"We also have maple, brown sugar ice cream. Don't knock it until you try it. It's actually pretty good," said garlic food chef Julie Linesburgh, who has been associated with the Stockton Asparagus Festival for 30 years.
The festival will also feature a Show and Shine Car Display with hot rods, muscle cars and low-riders.
There will also be cooking demonstrations, fruit and vegetable stands, a petting zoo, carnival rides and monster truck rides.
The festival also features the Miss California Garlic Festival Scholarship Pageant & Princess Program.
Festival hours are 12 p.m. to 7 p.m. both Saturday and Sunday.
Admission is $15.00 for adults and $10 for kids 6-17.
Seniors 65 and older, military with ID and children under 5 are free.
Like the Salinas Valley, San Joaquin County is also a big garlic producing area.
The county produced 2,890 acres of garlic in 2020 for a cash crop value of $8,891,000.
Watch more at ABC10: Bird flu concerns in Sacramento Land Park neighborhood leads to 2 ponds drained | https://www.abc10.com/article/news/local/stockton/inaugural-california-garlic-festival-kicks-off-this-weekend-in-stockton/103-a146fce2-8cd9-4311-84ba-100f76d87fcc | 2022-08-13T03:09:55 | 1 | https://www.abc10.com/article/news/local/stockton/inaugural-california-garlic-festival-kicks-off-this-weekend-in-stockton/103-a146fce2-8cd9-4311-84ba-100f76d87fcc |
How do you say Lubbock? The City wants to know.
Is it "LUH-BUHK" or "LUH-BIHK"?
The proper way to pronounce the city's name is a debate as old as Lubbock itself. Now, the City of Lubbock wants to settle the argument once and for all.
The City of Lubbock posted a poll on its official Twitter account Thursday asking the simple question, and tweeters can't seem to agree.
In fact, staff in the city's communications and marketing department who concocted the poll can't come to a consensus either. Lauren Adams, lead communications and marketing specialist for the City of Lubbock, told the Avalanche-Journal the office is pretty much 50/50.
"We're split, and most of us are from here," Adams said. "I am an 'UHK' person. I saw somebody had posted earlier, 'Team LUB-BUHK because we're not icky.'"
When asked if there were other viable options besides "LUH-BUHK" or "LUH-BIHK," Adams' answer was an unequivocal no.
"Occasionally you get some rando that reads (Lubbock) and says 'LOO-BAHK' — and that doesn't even make the voting because that's insane," she said, only partly joking. "I'm pretty sure that's like straight-up phonics. The double B determines if it's a long or short vowel … so why would anybody say 'LOO-BAHK'?"
Adams said she hopes this survey and similar future projects will help start conversations that foster a sense of community pride in a lighthearted way.
"It's been a very heavy couple years in the city, and we wanted to engage the citizens over something that isn't so heavy … and maybe also get a little bit of local pride going again," Adams said. "We're hoping to (start) some positive chit-chat, just getting everybody connected and engaged, talking about the city not in a negative capacity."
Citizens can weigh in at twitter.com/cityoflubbock or mylubbock.us/luvlbk. | https://www.lubbockonline.com/story/news/local/2022/08/13/how-do-you-pronounce-lubbock-city-wants-to-know/65402260007/ | 2022-08-13T03:15:31 | 0 | https://www.lubbockonline.com/story/news/local/2022/08/13/how-do-you-pronounce-lubbock-city-wants-to-know/65402260007/ |
The family of a Texas soldier who was sexually harassed and killed at a military base near Killeen in 2020 filed a lawsuit Friday seeking $35 million in damages from the U.S. government.
The family of 20-year-old Vanessa Guillen is seeking damages on the basis of sexual harassment, abuse, assault, rape, sodomy and wrongful death.
An investigation by military officials into the death of Guillen, who was killed by a fellow soldier at U.S. Army base Fort Hood, found that she was also sexually harassed and that leaders failed to take appropriate action. The lawsuit describes two instances in which Guillen was harassed during her time as a soldier and Guillen's suicidal thoughts as a result of coping with the harassment, which she told family that she did not report for fear of retaliation.
"This will be an opportunity for every victim to feel not only like they have a voice but that they can be made whole," said Natalie Khawam, who filed the lawsuit on behalf of the Guillen family.
The lawsuit follows a decision Thursday by a three-judge panel from the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in San Francisco stating that an Army colonel could proceed with a lawsuit against a former Air Force General over a sexual assault allegation. The court found that a law baring service members from seeking damages over injuries during service did not apply.
Guillen was declared missing in April 2020. Her remains were found that July when the soldier accused of killing Guillen died by suicide following a confrontation with officers. A civilian faced charges for allegedly helping Robinson dispose of Guillen's remains.
Guillen's death and claims by her family that she was harassed and assaulted at the Texas base sparked a social media movement of former and active service members who came forward about their own experiences in the military with the hashtag #IAmVaessaGuillen. State and federal lawmakers have since passed legislation in honor of Guillen that removed some authority from commanders and gave survivors more options to report. | https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/texas-news/family-of-slain-texas-soldier-seeking-35-million-in-damages/3047494/ | 2022-08-13T03:23:03 | 1 | https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/texas-news/family-of-slain-texas-soldier-seeking-35-million-in-damages/3047494/ |
Drivers on the John Carpenter Freeway zip right past the unassuming old warehouse near Regal Row without knowing it stores hundreds of classic cars dating to the 1930s.
The big sign out front says only “The Shop.”
Almost all of the cars are high-dollar classics.
"We describe this place as a social club for gearheads,” manager Kesha Walker said. “We're essentially a vehicle storage facility that we've turned into a social club."
The Shop Club also includes a restaurant and bar open to the public, an upstairs work area for members only and a secret cigar room located behind some movable bookshelves.
But it's the cars -- and even a few motorcycles -- that are the real surprise.
"Everybody's reaction is what did I walk into? Like, what is this?” Walker said.
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Glenn Maxwell visited for the first time recently.
"I've driven by here a bunch of times but I never knew about it,” Maxwell said. “I work a little down the road. We came here for a social hour. It was a happy little discovery."
Commercial real estate broker Stephen Hemphill stores a number of vehicles here, including a 1969 Camaro.
"There's nothing like this that is a common theme which is cars or motorcycles and people who have a story about them,” Hemphill said.
The most expensive car is a 2020 Ford GT Heritage, made largely of carbon fiber, and valued at $1.6 million.
The oldest is a 1932 Ford.
But every car has its own history.
A 1950 El Camino was passed from a man to his daughter, and then to her son.
The shop is owned by a Seattle man who plans to open a similar facility in Houston soon.
The public can view the cars six days a week from two viewing areas.
In-depth tours are offered on weekends. | https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/the-shop-unassuming-dallas-warehouse-home-to-high-dollar-classic-cars/3047411/ | 2022-08-13T03:23:04 | 1 | https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/the-shop-unassuming-dallas-warehouse-home-to-high-dollar-classic-cars/3047411/ |
GREENSBORO — A community’s wellness goes beyond addressing equity in health care, leaders say, which is why Guilford County is teaming up with Cone Health to look for innovative ways to solve old — and new — issues affecting those most in need.
Melvin “Skip” Alston, chairman of Guilford County’s Board of Commissioners, said it’s crucial to address “the whole picture” of physical, mental, financial and social wellness for residents. The need for improvements, he said, became more evident during the COVID-19 pandemic, which affected everyone in some way.
“There is no doubt the health and economic impacts fell most severely on our lower-income residents, people of color, and Tribal communities, and that is directly related to their access to basic necessities like healthy food, a good-paying job and housing,” Alston said in a statement.
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The combined team of six to eight staff members from Guilford County and Cone Health is funded in part through the county’s allocation of American Rescue Plan Act funds. This initiative will rely on the participation of county residents and use a process called community-based design to refine ideas through local research, testing and piloting.
“Communities know best what they need to thrive and, in the absence of government programs, have been working together to build their own systems for improving health for many years,” County Manager Michael Halford said in a statement. “We want to learn what has worked and where the opportunities exist to partner more deeply to ensure all residents in Guilford County are able to thrive regardless of where they live.”
Julie Smith, a spokeswoman for Guilford County, said the team will focus on qualified census tracts — where 50% of households earn below 60% of the area median gross income or have a poverty rate of 25% or more. There are about 30 such tracts in Guilford County, mainly in the central and southwestern portions of the county, Smith said.
As the team looks at various needs, their work could reach across many different areas, including social services, public health, juvenile detention, EMS, and behavioral health, Smith said.
“This is broader than just health disparities and could include access to health care, insurance, employment, transportation, and education and training,” as well as access to food, Smith said.
Local organizations have already identified some of the inequities facing area residents. In Guilford County, data shows health gaps even when other factors are accounted for. As an example, Black and Hispanic patients develop pneumonia, on average, 10 years younger than white patients, even though they have the same number of chronic health conditions, according to a joint news release from the county and Cone Health.
Black babies in the county are twice as likely to die before their first birthday compared to white infants. On average, white residents live three years longer than Black residents, officials said in the news release.
“We know how to treat diabetes and heart disease and other chronic conditions that lead to poor health,” Cone Health CEO Dr. Mary Jo Cagle said in a statement. “We’ve been working within these communities for years, with painfully few improvements. Clearly, a new approach is needed, and we are taking it.” | https://greensboro.com/news/local/guilford-county-cone-health-to-team-up-with-residents-to-address-community-wellness/article_e678c6a8-18e8-11ed-b86e-a7838fcaaebd.html | 2022-08-13T03:27:27 | 1 | https://greensboro.com/news/local/guilford-county-cone-health-to-team-up-with-residents-to-address-community-wellness/article_e678c6a8-18e8-11ed-b86e-a7838fcaaebd.html |
SCRANTON, Pa. — The 21st Annual Lebanese-American Food Fest kicked off in Scranton Friday.
Families came out to St. Joseph Melkite Greek Catholic Church on the city's west side for Kibbee, stuffed grape leaves, spinach pies, and more.
All the food is available to eat in, take out, or pick up curbside.
The Lebanese-American Food Festival runs through Sunday in the Electric City.
Check on WNEP on YouTube. | https://www.wnep.com/article/news/local/lackawanna-county/annual-lebanese-food-fest-scranton/523-2c9bec07-8b22-40af-a83d-700789e3bfd5 | 2022-08-13T03:30:26 | 1 | https://www.wnep.com/article/news/local/lackawanna-county/annual-lebanese-food-fest-scranton/523-2c9bec07-8b22-40af-a83d-700789e3bfd5 |
LARKSVILLE, Pa. — This weekend is all about delicious food across Northeastern and Central Pennsylvania.
St. John's Church Bazaar kicked off Friday in Larksville.
Church volunteers made a whopping 44,000 pierogies to sell at the bazaar.
This is the first time the bazaar has returned since the pandemic so volunteers expected people to be extra hungry.
"They begin, end of April, right after Easter basically. Once a week they have pierogi-making parties. As they are there on Monday mornings, the early crew comes in and 3-3:30 then the rest come in at 9. They stay until they're finished and we always give a free lunch for everybody. So it's a wonderful time for fellowship and a lot of hard work," said Father Jerry Gurka, pastor of the church.
It's not just pierogies though, there are also baked goods and theme baskets up for grabs.
The St. John's Church bazaar runs through Sunday in Larksville.
Check on WNEP on YouTube. | https://www.wnep.com/article/news/local/luzerne-county/pierogi-bazaar-larksville/523-ae226227-b4dd-4d43-8e3f-94d439fa82c6 | 2022-08-13T03:30:32 | 1 | https://www.wnep.com/article/news/local/luzerne-county/pierogi-bazaar-larksville/523-ae226227-b4dd-4d43-8e3f-94d439fa82c6 |
BERWICK, Pa. — A couple from Columbia County are looking forward to their big day, planning an intimate wedding with family and friends. Finding a cake for the celebration, proved more difficult than expected.
Berwick residents Desirie White and Jessica Dowd have decided to spend life together.
"We were just like, we want to get married," White said.
The couple got engaged in June, planning to get married September 9th. White went vegan five years ago after discovering a dairy allergy, so the couple started searching for a vegan wedding cake.
They contacted a bakery in Effort, not far from their wedding venue, to have the cake made. After speaking with the owner over the phone, they quickly reached an agreement.
"It felt like it was all coming together naturally," White said.
"We actually signed the contract and paid for it this past Sunday," Dowd said. "Tuesday, she reached out and emailed and said, 'I can't do it. I refunded your money.'"
Desirie shared an email she received from the business owner, saying, "I believe that the LGBTQ + community has the right to live as other civilians and be protected. Yet, my refusal to make your cake is based on my fidelity to the God of Scripture, and my religious beliefs are combined with my business practices."
A seemingly similar situation played out a few years ago when a Colorado baker refused to make a wedding cake for a gay couple, citing his religion. That case made it all the way to the U.S. Supreme Court in 2018, where the justices decided in favor of the baker.
While they know the business is within its rights, the couple still felt hurt by the decision, wishing the owner would have been upfront about her stance.
"I was just kicked in the gut," White said. "All these plans were set and together and then it felt like it was ripped away from us."
"She always knew that we introduced ourselves as partners and she knew both of our names, so that's kind of why we were so caught off guard," Dowd added.
The couple said the owner refunded the money and canceled the contract, leaving them a little more than a month to find a new cake.
"I just can't even imagine how that would make someone feel," said Rebecca Riley, owner of Peace, Love and Cupcakes in Syracuse, New York.
When Riley heard the couple's story, after it was shared dozens of times on social media, she stepped in to save the day. Reaching out to them online, she offered to bake and deliver a vegan wedding cake for free.
"When I had that first conversation with Desirie, she a was like 'are you serious?' I was like, 'yes,'" she said. "If there's any way to combat this is with an act of love and support and community. I don't want a penny from those girls."
Floored by Riley's generosity, the couple couldn't be more grateful.
"There's some people who are blood-related to me that wouldn't go as far as she has," White said.
"Out of something that happened that kind of hurt our community, a lot of love came out of it," Dowd added. "I mean it's only a cake, but a cake is sometimes one of the things that you remember. You eat that on your year anniversary, and you share that with your family and friends. That was important to us."
Newswatch 16 tried to contact the business owner over the course of two days through phone calls and emails, even attempting to make contact through a family member. We received no response.
With a new cake on the way, White and Dowd said they're even more excited to tie the knot early next month.
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NORTHUMBERLAND COUNTY, Pa. — A drive-in in Northumberland County may have played its final film Friday.
Point Drive-In has shown hundreds of films since it opened back in 1953.
It's simple really: pull your car in, pick your parking spot and tune in on your radio the hear the show.
Owners of the drive-in in Point Township say there's a 50/50 chance this last weekend of the season will be the last weekend ever.
They plan to make a final decision on whether Friday's credits were the final ones to roll sometime next year.
Check out WNEP on YouTube. | https://www.wnep.com/article/news/local/northumberland-county/last-weekend-of-the-year-at-the-drive-in/523-c28467d4-3475-40a5-a578-673a6f73ccd6 | 2022-08-13T03:30:44 | 1 | https://www.wnep.com/article/news/local/northumberland-county/last-weekend-of-the-year-at-the-drive-in/523-c28467d4-3475-40a5-a578-673a6f73ccd6 |
UNION DALE, Pa. — The search is on in Susquehanna County for a missing steer.
The owner says her grandson, 15, was preparing to show the steer this weekend at the Harford Fair.
But the steer went missing from their property overnight.
"We need help, it's his 4-H steer, if it's not found by tomorrow night he cannot take it to the fair, he will loose everything he put into this cow. He will be out a lot of money that he put into this steer," said Carrie Reeder, Union Dale.
The family is asking for volunteers to help with the search.
Anyone interested in helping is asked to meet Saturday around 9 a.m. near Cable's Deli on South Main Street in Uniondale.
The families asked especially for help from anyone with horses, drones, or UTVs.
Food will be provided for anyone who helps with the search.
See news happening? | https://www.wnep.com/article/news/local/susquehanna-county/missing-steer-susquehanna-county/523-ddce62fd-5238-4f9c-9035-84c7cc4d1324 | 2022-08-13T03:30:50 | 0 | https://www.wnep.com/article/news/local/susquehanna-county/missing-steer-susquehanna-county/523-ddce62fd-5238-4f9c-9035-84c7cc4d1324 |
HAWLEY, Pa. — Police in Wayne County are hoping to make quite the return.
According to officers, someone lost a large amount of money on Wednesday at the CVS Pharmacy in Hawley Wednesday.
Police want to make sure the cash is returned to its rightful owner.
If you believe the cash belongs to you, you're asked to call the Hawley Police Department and leave a message with your information.
The number to reach the Hawley Police Department is 570-226-4868.
Check on WNEP on YouTube. | https://www.wnep.com/article/news/local/wayne-county/money-found-in-hawley-wayne-county/523-5b015c2a-86f2-4441-ace5-61db6d62fb98 | 2022-08-13T03:30:56 | 1 | https://www.wnep.com/article/news/local/wayne-county/money-found-in-hawley-wayne-county/523-5b015c2a-86f2-4441-ace5-61db6d62fb98 |
BIG SPRING, Texas — The GEO Group may be coming back to Big Spring, but not to manage the state prisons. During this week’s city council meeting, the board approved a memorandum of understanding with GEO to operate the former Flightline prison as a center for the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement service.
“If GEO can get a contract with ICE, then we'll be able to get these facilities back up and going," said District 6 City Councilman Maury Smith. "It won't be as many employees as it was last time but about half of what we did have here so we'll have more jobs in this area for Big Spring."
After President Biden’s executive order to halt the use of private prisons, hundreds of people lost their jobs, and that's something the council is looking to fix.
“That's basically what we're trying to do, just to have more job opportunities in Big Spring to better our environment here,” said Smith.
Big Spring is looking to secure that contract with ICE because the city is still operating a detention center by GEO for nearly $750,000.
“The existing contracts that we have right now, we're trying to resolve that and come up with a new contract in the future,” said Smith.
The memorandum is not a complete contract for the services, but the city feels it's an easier document for them to handle.
“We’re just trying to use the facilities properly and maintain them and keep moving forward with what we have out there right now," said Smith. "There's a lot of citizens that wish they were all gone but we just can't do that right now with GEO still having the contract with us. In the next 50 years, maybe we'll change that, but in the meantime, we're trying to work with them and they're excited in working with us on it." | https://www.newswest9.com/article/news/local/big-spring-city-council-approves-memorandum-of-understanding-with-geo-group/513-e76ad86c-a72e-4a81-91a0-16400b998e0a | 2022-08-13T03:52:55 | 1 | https://www.newswest9.com/article/news/local/big-spring-city-council-approves-memorandum-of-understanding-with-geo-group/513-e76ad86c-a72e-4a81-91a0-16400b998e0a |
TACOMA, Wash. — Toy Rescue Mission President Martha Davis can’t wait for Saturday, and is spent Friday getting ready.
The Mission will be hosting a Back-to-School giveaway in Tacoma and has filled 600 bookbags with protractors, calculators, colored pencils, and everything else students need.
The giveaway will be held in the Tacoma Rescue Mission's rear lot at 607 S Winnifred St.
In addition to school supplies, kids and adults will be able to get vaccinated. The Toy Rescue Mission partnered with the Tacoma-Pierce County Health Department to provide vaccinations for COVID-19 for anyone at least six months old.
“I want these kids to feel like somebody loves them,” Davis said. “I’m super excited, it’s going to be a good day.”
Davis says the goal is to try to prepare as many students as possible because too many start the school year without the resources they need.
“We got the school list from Tacoma Public Schools, and they said these are the items that kids need to come to school with,” Davis explained. “We talked to several schools and they told us that only 40% of kids bring everything on the list, so we’re trying to get that 40% to 60-70% so that we can impact as many kids as we can.”
Data from the 2020-21 school year shows that 62% of students in the Tacoma Public School district qualified for free or reduced lunch programs.
In the midst of higher food and gas prices, Davis says this kind of help is vital because, for many in Tacoma, there just isn’t enough to cover this expense.
“My goal is to fill the gap to provide these kids these extra supplies and take them to school,” she said.
This year, Tacoma realtor Richard Miller helped Davis raise almost $17,000 worth of supplies for this year’s giveaway. He says he reached out to Davis because he remembered a time when he needed help.
“I also come from a background where I needed things too,” he said. “Most of the people who donate and support our movement are people who tell me, I used to be one of those kids.”
Miller hopes that he and Davis can continue working together to serve the community.
“Last year, we did 312 backpacks, this year, we’re going to do 600,” he said. “We will continue this partnership. I believe that the more you can bring people together that have that same passion for serving children in our community, the more we can do.”
Miller says putting an event like this together isn’t easy, and called donors from around Tacoma and around the country to raise funds to make it happen.
Jimmy Bagalini, owner of Cuban Plug and the event's biggest donor, said he was excited to be a part of the giveaway.
“I just want everybody to have what I had, to have what my kids have,” he said.
Meanwhile, Davis says that all the work is worth it as long as she makes a child happy.
“Kids come in and they see all this stuff and their faces light up and they get excited because they see so much stuff,” she said. “If you can give somebody else that feeling, then go for it!” | https://www.king5.com/article/news/local/tacoma/tacoma-toy-rescue-mission-back-to-school-giveaway/281-53efd997-b451-4243-bf46-2a824f5a6ab9 | 2022-08-13T03:52:58 | 1 | https://www.king5.com/article/news/local/tacoma/tacoma-toy-rescue-mission-back-to-school-giveaway/281-53efd997-b451-4243-bf46-2a824f5a6ab9 |
ATLANTA — Dozens of healthcare professionals concerned with a plan to lease space at the Atlanta City Detention Center to improve overcrowding at Fulton County's jail had one main message Friday: "we're not letting up."
They group believes transferring prisoners from the county to city hail isn't the answer. They'd like to see the city jail turned into a community wellness center, as city leaders mentioned back in 2019.
“I've seen the effects of mass incarceration on the Atlanta community," Dr. Francois Rollin said.
Rollin works in internal medicine and said he's seen patients whose physical and mental health were neglected while in Fulton County Jail.
“I've taken care of patients in the outpatient clinic who are unable to take needed medications while incarcerated and now struggle to integrate into primary care," Rollin said.
Atlanta Mayor Andre Dickens presented an idea on Monday to lease 700 beds at the city jail for four years to help overcrowding at the Fulton County Jail.
“When confronted with hundreds of men sleeping on the floor throughout the hallways, the humanitarian thing is to do something," Dickens said.
That's a change from three years ago when former Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms signed legislation to reimagine the detention center.
“A big reason we're here is because we're about evidence, and I don't believe that the sheriff and the mayor right now are," Emory Dr. Mark Spencer said.
Doctors said many inmates, incarcerated on minor or misdemeanor charges, are too poor to afford bond or too sick to go to hearings.
“There's no evidence that releasing people held pretrial because they're too poor for bail will actually increase crime," Spencer said. "That's a myth.”
“When you invest in people and make sure that they have the things that they need to actualize themselves when they are coming out, the likelihood that they are going to re-offend or commit more crime in the community drastically decreases," said Devon Barrington-Ward, managing director for the Black Futurists Group.
Atlanta City Council is expected to vote on the proposal next Monday, August 15, and the healthcare professionals who spoke out against it are planning on being there. | https://www.11alive.com/article/news/local/atlanta-city-jail-fulton-lease-doctors-concerned/85-32be0cf6-0754-4810-8864-1ad0a98a8e40 | 2022-08-13T03:57:47 | 1 | https://www.11alive.com/article/news/local/atlanta-city-jail-fulton-lease-doctors-concerned/85-32be0cf6-0754-4810-8864-1ad0a98a8e40 |
Coconino County continued to be at a low community level the week ending Aug. 6 for COVID-19, according to the latest dashboard data report, but that's not stopping the county from taking measures to make sure numbers don't get worse in the fall.
Both community level indicators are in the low category, with a rate of 7.0 new COVID admissions per 100,000 and 8% of staffed in-patient beds occupied by COVID patients over the past week. Last week, the rate of new COVID admissions was 8.4 per 100,000 and 9.4% of staffed in-patient beds were occupied by COVID patients.
The case rate continued to fall this week, with 214 new cases reported (a rate of 150.0 per 100,000). There were 265 new cases reported in the county the week before (185.7 per 100,000). Percent positivity of testing also continued to fall to 17.2% (of 1,434 tests) from 21.5% (of 1,420 tests) the prior week.
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Residents aged 65 and older had the highest case rate for the week (218 per 100,000) and those between the ages of 18 and 24 had the highest positivity rate (29%).
A total of 11 people were hospitalized with COVID this week, down from 13 the week before. The incidence of COVID-like illness in visits to county hospitals also fell to 6.7% this week (7% the week before). Two COVID deaths have been reported in Coconino County for each of the past four weeks.
Kim Musselman, the director for Coconino County Health and Human Services (CCHHS), said she wasn’t sure what to expect COVID metrics would look like this fall.
Kids returning to school might mean higher numbers and the availability of at-home testing means some cases have not been included in the county reports.
“We do know we have been in a much higher spike again late this summer...and as we have come into August, those numbers have been falling again -- which is great," she said. "But we also know that we’re now back in school bringing all of our kiddos together, and just by nature of school starting, illness tends to spread, especially in those early weeks."
She added: "So I do expect to see certainly that we’re going to be hanging out in these numbers with respect to COVID."
The best way for county residents to plan their response to COVID, she said, is to pay attention to the people and situations surrounding them.
“The BA.5 variant is alive and well in our communities and across the country right now. We are currently in low community transmission. ...I like to tell folks, ‘Do not be deceived by that.’ You need to take a look at what the level of illness is around you, whether that’s your child’s classroom, whether that’s your household, whether that’s your workplace, and use that as your gauge.”
Coconino County will be offering the Novavax COVID vaccine for the first time this week. The primary series is currently available for those 18 and older who have not yet received any COVID vaccines. It does not have a booster dose.
“We’re hoping that those who may have waited for whatever reason, that this may be the vaccine that they were waiting for, and we have it available if they would like to come in,” Musselman said.
The vaccines will be available at CCHHS’s biweekly clinic (Wednesdays and Fridays from noon to 4:30 p.m. at 2625 N. King St.) as will the other three COVID vaccines.
The recommendation is still to stay home when sick with any illness and especially when someone has tested positive for COVID. Prevention strategies like hand washing, mask-wearing and vaccinations are still important, even measures like coughing or sneezing into an elbow rather than the air.
With kids returning to school this week, Musselman also recommended families make sure they are up-to-date on all childhood immunizations as well as COVID vaccines. CCHHS will be hosting a back to school immunization clinic Aug. 20 from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. (also at 2625 N. King St.).
“We’re just really stressing the importance of being current on all those, so that we can keep disease and the spread of illness under control and not bringing things into our schools and our communities that have been eradicated, or can keep people from being sick because we have effective immunizations,” she said.
Musselman said from her perspective as a public health official, local schools should be prioritizing a proper response to symptoms or illness among their students and staff. The current recommendation is five days of isolation after symptoms start, and masking for up to 10 days after symptoms began when in public after isolation.
Even if they haven't tested positive for COVID, Musselman said, staying home when sick is still the best practice.
“I can't say it enough: when they're sick, keep your child home, you stay home when you're sick so that we limit that spread of any kind of illness," she said.
Since state legislation now prevents schools from requiring masks, masking, Musselman said, after exposure and illness now depends on individual responsibility.
“We've been put in kind of a tricky position with some of the laws that were passed over this past year, especially specific to COVID. For those school admins, my recommendation is that they continue to work with the state department of education on how they are getting their guidance for the things that they can and cannot do in their classrooms," Musselman said. "...I think this is really where we are as a community and a country: we need folks to have some personal responsibility to make sure that we’re not bringing unnecessary risk when we do return after we've been sick, and asking for that cooperation to have their child mask through that day 10 if at all possible. ... I think the majority of folks will do that if their child is able to do so.”
Masking continues to be a “valuable tool” in reducing illness, she said, and asked that people mask to “your own risk and comfort level” while supporting others’ choices.
CCHHS is continuing to provide Bianax testing kits to local schools to help families access rapid testing. Musselman said they had done “a great job” in enhancing ventilation and airflow in school buildings.
It's “really just continuing to do the excellent job that our schools and our administrators do," she said. "...They want to keep their kids in school and in the classroom. And that's what we want, is for kids to be in school and in the classroom and really just maximizing all the things that we've learned to help make that school year everything it should be for our young people."
More about COVID in Coconino County, including testing and vaccination locations, can be found at coconino.az.gov/2294/COVID-19-Information. | https://azdailysun.com/news/local/coconino-county-continues-at-low-community-level-for-covid-cchhs-shares-health-tips-for-fall/article_92d20c4a-1a63-11ed-8908-63c53ef612b9.html | 2022-08-13T03:59:54 | 0 | https://azdailysun.com/news/local/coconino-county-continues-at-low-community-level-for-covid-cchhs-shares-health-tips-for-fall/article_92d20c4a-1a63-11ed-8908-63c53ef612b9.html |
Cooper and Bridger French, a senior and junior, respectively, on the Coconino football team, have each had their own forms of success. Part of their individual skill comes from their shared bond and willingness to lift the other up.
Cooper was the workhorse running back for the Panthers in 2021. He ran for 1,552 yards and 17 touchdowns as a junior.
He is committed to wrestling in college, but has focused his efforts on his final season of football for now.
Bridger turned into a productive member of the Coconino defense his sophomore year, playing as a sort of hybrid safety and linebacker. He recorded an impressive 30 total tackles. His best performance came in an Oct. 22 game against Mingus Union. He tied for the team lead in tackles (9) and the Panthers won, 28-14.
That same day, Cooper broke the school record for rushing yards (354) and found the end zone three times.
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Coach Mike Lapsley expects the French brothers to step up their production to even higher levels in the fall.
“Those guys have been working extremely hard. Cooper ended up doing quite a bit of wrestling stuff -- obviously that’s his future -- which made him better. For football, when he came out he didn’t skip a beat athletically. Bridger’s been out here every single day, getting stronger and bigger. Collectively I think they’re going to be good,” Lapsley said.
Both had better do so, because the brothers call themselves “extremely competitive.” Neither lets the other off the hook.
“At home it’s like a war zone sometimes. Everything’s a competition, from who can clean the dishes faster to who can get to practice earlier. Pretty much everything you can think of,” Cooper said.
Lapsley said he’s noticed that, mostly, the pair is helpful toward each other. However, has has noticed they get a little aggressive at points.
“I think it’s kind of unspoken. They’re kind of in a spot where one’s looking at the other and seeing where they’re at,” Lapsley said.
That’s only until the car ride home, though. On the way back from practice or a game, the brothers will discuss that day of football. Usually it’s a positive time, but both admit there is some trash talk if one of the two has a significantly better day or makes a highlight play.
There could also be more fodder soon.
Coconino has not yet gone full-pads at practice, per AIA rules. When they do, both brothers anticipate they will be in a collision at some point. Whoever is standing at the end of it will have some bragging rights.
“There’s only going to be one winner, got to go all-out,” Bridger said.
Mostly, though, the two look up to each other’s abilities. They draw upon each other for motivation.
“He’s someone to look up to. He’s got a lot of great stuff going, and I want to be like that. If he’s up, I’ve got to match it,” Bridger said.
Cooper feels similarly, but he’s got a slightly different role as the big brother.
“I’ll feel something if he gets cheap-shotted maybe, but he’s gotten big,” Cooper said, chuckling while pretending to measure his brother’s arms. “He’s gotten much stronger, so I feel like he can handle himself. Mostly I’m just seeing what big things he does.”
The French brothers are not the only set of siblings on the roster. But their bond and capabilities on the field could help the Panthers obtain another winning season.
“I always pay attention to the relationship they have with each other. They both help their groups be very positive and I think they’re going to pick the guys up around them,” Lapsley said.
Coconino will host Snowflake in a scrimmage on Aug. 26, and is set to open the regular season on Sept. 9 with a home game against Blue Ridge. | https://azdailysun.com/sports/local/panthers-have-french-connection-on-football-team/article_9adf1edc-1a6d-11ed-9f06-c388a8a6380f.html | 2022-08-13T04:00:01 | 0 | https://azdailysun.com/sports/local/panthers-have-french-connection-on-football-team/article_9adf1edc-1a6d-11ed-9f06-c388a8a6380f.html |
SAN ANTONIO — Shanta Jackson, a San Antonio mother of three, was one of more than 800 people who preregistered for the city's Ready to Work program before online enrollment opened up in May.
Nearly three months later, she's still wondering when she’ll begin classes.
“It is frustrating, because I do want it to go quick like that,” Shanta said.
Jackson works around the clock to support her children and ailing mother, in order to keep a roof over their head and food on the table. She admits it’s exhausting, but necessary.
“I do work Shift Mart and just different little temp agency jobs to try and make ends meet,” Jackson said.
She's currently coordinating with a case worker who’s part of the Ready to Work program, so she can eventually enroll. While keeping patient as can be, Jackson hopes something can be done to speed up the process.
“I do want to go higher in the medical field, or any kind of field, just to be able to be stable,” Jackson said, adding she hopes to achieve at least an associate degree.
More than 4,800 people have signed up for the city’s $200 million Ready to Work program, which is being paid for by a one-eighth-cent, voter-approved sales tax through 2025.
The goal is to provide training and education for 28,000 low-income individuals over the next several years, preparing them for in-demand, high-paying jobs in a variety of fields, including construction, cybersecurity and transportation services.
Ready to Work offers a variety of certification courses and opportunities to earn bachelor's degrees.
“It takes some time from the time an individual applies,” said Michael Ramsey, executive director of the San Antonio Workforce Development Office.
Ramsey noted the intake process to determine eligibility typically takes between 30 to 45 days. Then, the applicants can expect to take another month working with case workers on assessing strengths and weaknesses as it relates to potential job fields.
The goal of this step is to figure out a desired career path before enrolling in the job training portion of the program, which varies in length depending on the chosen profession.
A work in progress
The city is partnered with Project Quest, Workforce Solutions Alamo, Alamo Colleges District and Restore Education to facilitate the training and education.
“A few of our agencies aren’t at 100% capacity yet, but they’re rapidly progressing toward being at 100% staffed in order to ensure that wait time is cut down between the time they apply to the time they’re actually in the program,” Ramsey said.
Six people have completed the Ready to Work program so far, most of whom received their CDL. One of the graduates has secured employment working with a local construction company.
By the end of August, Ramsey says, an online dashboard will be available for the public to monitor the progress of Ready to Work.
“We want to be accountable and transparent and share our successes and celebrate those and share our challenges and solicit help from the community to overcome those challenges as we find them,” he said.
While acknowledging the lengthy enrollment process, Ramsey deems Ready to Work and the results up until this point to be a success.
Meantime, Jackson is looking forward to achieving her dreams and providing a better life for her family. She has a meeting with her case worker in a couple weeks.
“My family depends on me," she said. "I guess it’s just going to be a waiting game and stuff, but I don’t want to miss out on the opportunity."
To learn more about Ready to Work, including eligibility requirements and how to sign up, go here. | https://www.kens5.com/article/news/local/san-antonio-jobs-ready-to-work-economy-training/273-b923dcd2-03bd-45f8-87a6-017a39a4c0aa | 2022-08-13T04:00:08 | 0 | https://www.kens5.com/article/news/local/san-antonio-jobs-ready-to-work-economy-training/273-b923dcd2-03bd-45f8-87a6-017a39a4c0aa |
JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (WJHL) – Students at East Tennessee State University are calling for changes after the school released its Title IX investigative report on fired women’s basketball coach Simon Harris.
The report looks into a complaint that alleges two women’s basketball players were dismissed in December because they were in a relationship with each other, which violated a team rule according to Harris.
ETSU announced on Aug. 1 that it would fire Harris effective Aug. 15.
Students said they were really surprised to hear the news, and also very sad that players were forced to give up the sport they love when they were removed from the team.
“As a queer person that kind of bothers me,” ETSU student Kela Kidd said. “I’m glad I don’t play basketball.”
Kidd said she hopes this incident doesn’t discourage the players from pursuing their passion.
“I just know a lot of queer basketball players,” Kidd said. “They’re some amazing players. I just hate that. I hope they’re able to come back, but honestly I see why they wouldn’t come back because of that.”
Student Bee Graves works for the Pride Center on campus and expressed her sadness for the players involved.
“I’ve always been really accepted at ETSU so to hear that that happened to someone, it’s really sad for me,” Graves said. “If I was kicked out of marching or concert band, or anything to do with my passions because of being queer I think I would lose my mind.”
Some students worry that an incident like this could tarnish the school’s reputation, especially following other controversies.
Last year, the men’s basketball team kneeled during the national anthem, sparking both support and outrage, and ultimately the resignation of head coach Jason Shay. This year, Simon Harris and the women’s basketball team is in the spotlight.
“He didn’t seem like the kind of person who would do something like that,” student Zach Hamrick said. “It’s just really shocking, and it’s really sad for me because it puts a bad name on the university.”
Ultimately, students said they are glad that the university acted. Looking forward to the future, students said they’re hoping more preventative measures are taken in the future, whether it’s more diversity training for coaches or a different approach.
“I just hope that the university and the administrators are just made more aware that this kind of thing can happen to just about anyone, and to be more careful when they hire new coaches to make sure that nothing like this ever happens,” Hamrick said. | https://www.wjhl.com/news/local/etsu-students-react-to-coachs-alleged-title-ix-violations/ | 2022-08-13T04:03:20 | 0 | https://www.wjhl.com/news/local/etsu-students-react-to-coachs-alleged-title-ix-violations/ |
RICHMOND, Va. (WJHL) — The Virginia Department of Transportation failed to apply lessons learned from a 2018 snow incident that left travelers stranded for hours on Interstate 81 near Bristol, according to a report by the state inspector general’s office.
The report examined the shortcomings of VDOT and other state agencies during an early January 2022 snowstorm that caused a major traffic backup on Interstate 95 near Fredericksburg.
After the 2018 incident, VDOT identified several lessons learned and action items, including:
- Establishing an Incident Command System coordinated by the VDOT Maintenance Division.
- Adding additional snow removal equipment to areas of incline and increasing resource staging near known problem areas.
- Strengthening interagency communications.
- Developing proactive communication strategies, including collaboration with neighboring states.
- Improving incident and queue detection and monitoring to compensate for traffic camera limitations.
- Improving crossover between interstate lanes to allow access for heavy equipment.
- Conducting wellness checks on motorists in the backup with the assistance of local EMS.
According to the report, VDOT’s chief engineer issued a memo with lessons learned and action items from the incident, including:
- Establishing protocols for a more assertive “do not travel message” to the public.
- Placing an emphasis on situational awareness beyond the immediate tasks at hand.
- Obtaining lessons learned from other state departments of transportation for severe winter events.
- Ensuring effective communication through verification of events and staying current on changing conditions.
- Ensuring a protocol is in place to communicate potential worse-case scenarios early and assertively to the public, motorists and affected governments through multiple media sources.
However, the report states that many of the identified action items were not performed by VDOT during the I-95 incident earlier this year.
It also lists several other findings and recommendations concerning the response by VDOT, the Virginia Department of Emergency Management and the Virginia State Police during the I-95 backup.
The review recommends that all three agencies analyze what they learned from both the I-81 and I-95 incidents and incorporate that into their policies and procedures. | https://www.wjhl.com/news/local/report-vdot-didnt-apply-lessons-learned-from-2018-interstate-81-backup/ | 2022-08-13T04:03:20 | 1 | https://www.wjhl.com/news/local/report-vdot-didnt-apply-lessons-learned-from-2018-interstate-81-backup/ |
PHOENIX — Phoenix police are seeking assistance to help locate a missing 6-year-old boy.
Gerardo Barrera was last seen in the area of South 12th Drive and West Vineyard Road on Friday.
Barrera is 4 feet tall, 50 pounds, with brown hair and brown eyes. He was last seen wearing a red "The Flash" shirt and gray pants, according to police.
The boy should be with his uncle Alfonso Romero Vargas. Vargas is 5-foot-4, 160 pounds with black hair and brown eyes.
The boy and his uncle are in a 2010 Chevy Avalanche with Arizona license plate JTA32F, according to Phoenix police. The vehicle was tracked to Nevada in an area near Las Vegas.
At this time it is not believed he is in danger; however, the family is concerned for his well-being.
Anyone with information is asked to contact the Phoenix police or Silent Witness at 480-WITNESS if they wish to remain anonymous.
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Individuals who submit tips that lead to an arrest or indictment in the case can get a reward of up to $1,000. | https://www.12news.com/article/news/local/valley/phoenix-police-asking-for-help-to-locate-missing-6-year-old-boy/75-e0eccb82-4e74-4fd2-99f5-c21439ad0538 | 2022-08-13T04:12:18 | 1 | https://www.12news.com/article/news/local/valley/phoenix-police-asking-for-help-to-locate-missing-6-year-old-boy/75-e0eccb82-4e74-4fd2-99f5-c21439ad0538 |
ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. – After months of begging for changes, Pine Hills residents told News 6 their traffic concerns are still not being addressed with urgency.
Maira Gomez is the communications director for the Robinswood Community Improvement Association.
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She said it feels like the county lacks concern for their neighborhood compared to communities in other cities, like Winter Park.
“I want them to treat this street, this community, as if it were the community where they drive day-in and day-out to their homes. I want them to treat it as if their children commute to school,” Gomez said.
Gomez said that last year, a crash at her home was the catalyst that moved her to advocate for safer roads in Pine Hills.
A car rammed into an accessory building in her backyard. It’s what she calls her son’s “man cave,” in which he plays video games.
“It was very scary because literally, the car crashed inches from where he had just been sitting,” Gomez said.
She said this is just one of multiple traffic incidents in her neighborhood.
In July, a crash happened at the intersection of Balboa Drive and Powers Drive.
“What I warned them was going to happen, happened. There was a three-car collision,” Gomez said.
She said the traffic stop line is so far up on the road, drivers cannot see the traffic signal above. She believes this has caused multiple accidents at the intersection.
A week after the crash, Gomez said engineers moved the line back, but she claimed it is still too far up for drivers to properly see the traffic light.
Friday evening, Gomez and News 6 Reporter Treasure Roberts witnessed a driver stop a couple feet behind the line in order to see the light.
“We put our trust in the tax-paid county workers who are supposed keep our roads safe, and they’re not doing it,” Gomez said.
“How can I sit here and observe as a resident that the white line is not where it’s supposed to be to the traffic signal, and someone who came out and did the job couldn’t do that?” she said.
In June, the Robinswood Community Improvement Association hosted a meeting regarding traffic concerns. They invited District 6 Commissioner Victoria Siplin, the Orange County Sheriff’s Office and Orange County’s chief engineer.
Residents asked officials to address the road safety issues, and officials assured them they would work on it.
Since that meeting, News 6 Reporter Treasure Roberts reached out to county officials for a progress check.
The sheriff’s department responded with this statement that reads in part: “Our deputies who work in that part of Orange County have been monitoring the area.”
Gomez sent News 6 this traffic mitigation report she received from Commissioner Siplin’s office.
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However, the office notified her they will not be attending their upcoming community meeting, although residents hoped they would be in attendance to provide updates.
News 6 reached out to Orange County’s chief engineer, Masood Mirza, several times but has yet to hear back.
The next Robinswood Community Improvement Association meeting is scheduled for Thursday.
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DES MOINES, Iowa — One of the oldest traditions of the Iowa State Fair happens before you even go through the gate. You may have seen people standing, waving you down with a pool noodle, encouraging you to park in their driveway.
Local 5 spoke with a few of those people and how they are making parking more neighborly.
Michael Borah, a VFW volunteer, sees the parking lots as a way to give back to the community.
"We're all here on our free time. There's nobody paid here. This is doing service to our organization to help veterans, help our community," Borah said.
For others, driveway parking is a way to earn some extra money for the family.
"Doing it for my cousin and just trying to help her get a little extra money by parking some cars. And not really having the best of luck yet, but I'm hoping it picks up," Lacey Smith said. "Oh yeah, our yards full on 33rd, and then my mom's got one of Grand, and they're both full."
With the August heat beating down on those with sticks and noodles trying to help those looking for a spot, neighborhood parking becomes another essential part of the Iowa State Fair.
For more parking info, there are three parking lots available for parking at $10 per vehicle. Click here for the map. DART will also be offering ride services, by showing a fair ticket, you can get half off the round trip fees. Parking free at all of the DART locations from 8 a.m-12 a.m.
Local 5 and CW Iowa 23 are bringing exciting 2022 Iowa State Fair experiences to you, from live newscasts to an interactive Local 5 Weather Lab experience. Come see us in front of the Administration Building (Grand Concourse) each day between 9 a.m. and 8 p.m. | https://www.weareiowa.com/article/news/local/state-fair/iowa-state-fair/iowa-state-fair-parking-tradition-driveway-parking/524-95d864b2-0981-4e8c-b992-4398b562f2e5 | 2022-08-13T04:15:05 | 0 | https://www.weareiowa.com/article/news/local/state-fair/iowa-state-fair/iowa-state-fair-parking-tradition-driveway-parking/524-95d864b2-0981-4e8c-b992-4398b562f2e5 |
ROUND ROCK, Texas — Temporary buildings are creating safety concerns for Round Rock ISD students, parents and teachers.
At a school board meeting on July 28, they expressed the issue to trustees.
A student said that "with portable schools, we're easily exposed to various amounts of situations."
One parent said they're not safe.
"They'd be a little bit safer in a brick and mortar building," the parent told board members.
"How do I protect my students when the only thing between them and a potential shooter is me and a thin wall on my portable," one teacher at the meeting said.
Round Rock ISD's Early College High School is made up of portable classrooms.
"Every single one of those kids are vulnerable," Mariano Gomez, a parent of twin students at ECHS, said. "When you look at an incident like Uvalde, if that attacker had, and this is just my assessment, if he had attacked a group of students in portables, it would have done much more extensive damage."
Jenny Lacoste Caputo with Round Rock ISD said those buildings are a temporary solution because the district doesn't have money to build a campus for ECHS.
"We have heard some concerns, more weather-related I would say, but also safety certainly and the tragedy in Uvalde has has sparked that again," Caputo said.
Portables are a common solution for Central Texas school districts to deal with growth and construction. However, it raises the question: Are portables safe?
"It's certainly very challenging from a tactical perspective when you start looking at attacks in confined spaces, for example, a school portable or in a classroom where you only have one point of entry," Fred Burton, a safety expert and former counter-terrorism special agent, said.
"You could penetrate the exterior of that with a gun, which is pretty frightening when you start thinking about it. Therefore, that's why other measures come into play," Burton said.
The Round Rock ISD portables automatically lock when closed, and there are panic buttons inside. Round Rock, Austin and Liberty Hill ISDs all plan to add fencing around portables.
While all of that is meant to make schools safer, parents like Gomez want districts to move away from those structures.
"There are just too many portables, and every school that we've gone to, they've been everywhere. And for specific small activities, I could understand it, but not as permanent classrooms as we see on many other campuses," Gomez said.
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TAMPA, Fla. — We told you a few weeks ago about how more than half of the private homeowners insurance providers in the state were slated to be downgraded by the financial analysis firm that rates them.
That left many people scrambling to Citizens Property Insurance, the government-run and regulated insurance which is usually meant to work as a final option.
Now, Citizens Insurance has more than 1 million policies and counting.
“The Florida property insurance market is in peril,” Mark Friedlander from the Insurance Information Institute said. “The crisis we are facing is escalating.”
The government-run and regulated, Citizens Property Insurance, is supposed to be a “last resort.”
But with private insurance companies going under or dropping in ratings, a representative from Citizens tells 10 Tampa Bay they’ve added 241,000 new policies since the beginning of this year.
Friedlander says that’s not good.
“Not only has citizens become the largest home insurance in the state of Florida, but they are 53% higher than the next highest insurer,” he said.
With all those policies, if we get hit by a severe storm, this government-run insurer could have to pay out a lot of claims.
Mike Peltier, a representative from Citizens, says the insurer has the money to handle a 1-in-100 year storm along the coast, and a 1-in-64 year storm farther inland. But if the costs exceed that, paying those claims could trickle down to everyone's pockets.
“In the event that Citizens exhausts its ability to pay claims, we are required to levy assessments, or if you want to call it a hurricane tax-on…on first our policy holders, and then other Florida insurance consumers,” he said. | https://www.wtsp.com/article/news/local/citizens-property-insurance-policy-policies-florida-homeowners/67-db8aea71-1caf-4f3b-a454-0440dacde765 | 2022-08-13T04:23:22 | 1 | https://www.wtsp.com/article/news/local/citizens-property-insurance-policy-policies-florida-homeowners/67-db8aea71-1caf-4f3b-a454-0440dacde765 |
LUTZ, Fla. — A notice of pollution for people living in Lutz has many people in the area angry and upset.
A proposed air permit is warning people in the Lutz area two air curtain incinerators (ACIs) may be constructed along Crystal Lake Road.
"This is a neighborhood. This is not zoned for commercial use. We should not be burning things and putting pollution in the air," Jen Messer, a resident of the Promenade at Lake Park, said.
She's referring to a proposal by Louis Geraci LLLP to construct two air curtain incinerators in Lutz.
If you're not familiar, an air curtain incinerator (ACI) is a device that burns materials like wood waste, clean lumber and yard waste.
The Florida DEP says the goal is to control air emissions during burning — which can generate smoke and dust.
"It’s absolutely disgusting and you should be absolutely ashamed of yourself for putting our children at risk," Messer stated.
In Messer's community, there are a ton of kids. She lives three minutes from where the ACIs would be constructed. Surrounding her community is other housing communities, homes, a school and a senior living facility — all very close to the site for the ACIs.
"You’re talking about commercial incinerators in the backyard of residential neighborhoods. It’s not appropriate," Messer added.
The Hillsborough County EPC notice of air pollution said along Crystal Lake Road in Lutz is where Louis Geraci LLLP is proposing to have commercial vegetative yard waste and land clearing debris disposal facility. The address they list to construct is where a house is currently located.
The Hillsborough County EPC stated the two proposed ACIs could impact air quality. There is the potential for smoke and dust from burning the materials.
"I'm really nervous about the effects to our lungs. The long-term effects with all of the carcinogens that we’re going to be breathing in," Messer said.
10 Tampa Bay reached out to the Hillsborough County EPC to see how they’re addressing those concerns, but no one returned our calls or email.
On Aug. 23rd, Messer plans to get an answer at the community meeting to discuss the proposal. People need to register for that meeting beginning on Aug. 16th. It will be virtual. | https://www.wtsp.com/article/news/local/hillsboroughcounty/lutz-neighborhoods-worried-potential-pollution-proposed-air-curtain-interactors/67-72a7c2a7-fb1c-4d0b-8258-bef08218a193 | 2022-08-13T04:23:28 | 0 | https://www.wtsp.com/article/news/local/hillsboroughcounty/lutz-neighborhoods-worried-potential-pollution-proposed-air-curtain-interactors/67-72a7c2a7-fb1c-4d0b-8258-bef08218a193 |
LYNCHBURG, Va. – 10 News is working for you to Clear the Shelters.
The Lynchburg Humane Society is hosting a special adoption event Friday through Sunday to help our furry friends find a good home.
The organization is offering a $25 adoption fee for most of its dogs.
10 News was told the no-kill shelter is “very full” right now, and they’re trying to make space for another group of beagles from Envigo as well as other cats and dogs.
“We do want to make more room so we can bring in pets from other shelters that are at-risk,” said Claire LeFew, events, and communications manager for the Lynchburg Humane Society.
Click here to see the dogs that qualify for the special adoption offer.
You can view our Clear The Shelters articles, including pets that are searching for their forever homes here. | https://www.wsls.com/news/local/2022/08/12/clear-the-shelters-lynchburg-humane-society-hosts-25-dog-adoption-event/ | 2022-08-13T04:25:32 | 0 | https://www.wsls.com/news/local/2022/08/12/clear-the-shelters-lynchburg-humane-society-hosts-25-dog-adoption-event/ |
MARTINSVILLE, Va. – Virginia Attorney General Jason Miyares discussed how his office can help local law enforcement agencies on Friday afternoon.
Since taking office back in January, Miyares has made it one of his goals to strengthen the relationship with law enforcement.
Miyares started by having a roundtable discussion with various sheriffs, deputies, and officers from Southside counties.
“I just think it’s so important not to be in a Richmond bubble. And so I love getting out on the road. I love hearing directly from law enforcement, directly from our seniors, and directly from our citizens ... what are your challenges? What are you seeing? How can Richmond work better for you,” Miyares said.
One of the biggest challenges the state and in particular Southside is seeing are upticks in drug cases. '
“Some of the big issues facing here is we have a drug crisis. So many fellow Virginians are suffering from addiction. So, they want to get help going after the drug dealers. They want to get help going after the repeat violent offenders to get them off their street. So we’re both talking collaboratively about what they’re seeing and what we can do,” Miyares said.
Carroll County Sheriff Kevin Kemp discussed the multitude of drug worries.
“We’re battling methamphetamines. You’re battling prescription drug problems. Fentanyl has become more of a problem,” Kemp said.
The sheriff said he is very appreciative for Miyares to come down to the city of Martinsville in person.
“To take the time out of his day, the life that he has got going on where he’s needed in every aspect across this state, to take time to come to the area that he’s in right now to meet with us means he cares not only about people in northern Virginia. That cares about people in Southside…he cares about all,” Kemp said.
Miyares is looking to help with the drug crisis throughout the state by hiring new prosecutors to cover specific areas to go after repeat offenders. He also said he wants to make sure law enforcement is protected.
“They brought up issues. They were concerned about getting rid of qualified immunity. So many of their officers would quit the force if we got rid of qualified immunity,” Miyares said.
The Attorney General still wants to work towards strengthening the relationship. However, Kemp said the man has been doing it since he stepped into office.
“I’ve been doing this job as law enforcement up to my position as Sheriff for 24 years. This is the first time in my years of service that I’ve actually had an attorney general’s office so involved in law enforcement,” Kemp said.
On Friday Miyares also met with seniors in Martinsville to discuss some of the scams and threats they see. He finished up his day with remarks down at the Galax Fiddlers Convention. | https://www.wsls.com/news/local/2022/08/13/attorney-gen-jason-miyares-meets-with-law-enforcement-in-martinsville/ | 2022-08-13T04:25:39 | 0 | https://www.wsls.com/news/local/2022/08/13/attorney-gen-jason-miyares-meets-with-law-enforcement-in-martinsville/ |
ROANOKE, Va. – A volunteer fire squad has been suspended following a funding investigation.
Roanoke County officials told 10 News that the charges being sought against the first responders are embezzlement and obtaining money by false pretense.
Over the last month, the Roanoke County Fire and Rescue Department, the County’s Internal Auditor, and the Police Department were made aware of concerns involving the operations of the Hollins Fire and Rescue Volunteer Squad.
There are about 205 career firefighters with Roanoke County Fire and there are about 115 volunteer firefighters in total.
Officials said this will not disrupt the fire and rescue services in the Hollins area in any way.
Volunteers’ response to calls for service has been minimal in recent years, officials said. We’re told that the Roanoke County Fire and Rescue Department career staff has handled 24-hour fire and ambulance service for the past 20 years. | https://www.wsls.com/news/local/2022/08/13/hollins-fire-and-rescue-volunteer-squad-on-suspension/ | 2022-08-13T04:25:45 | 0 | https://www.wsls.com/news/local/2022/08/13/hollins-fire-and-rescue-volunteer-squad-on-suspension/ |
ROANOKE, Va. – The WSLS 10 News initiative to build a “Home for Good” continues in Southeast Roanoke as we team up with Habitat for Humanity in the Roanoke Valley and community sponsors to build a home for a deserving family.
Ideal Cabinets, a returning sponsor, was on site on Friday painting the home’s back deck, working on an outside shed, and helping with tasks inside the home.
They said this project really hits home for Ideal Cabinets because they are a family-owned company helping another family achieve their dream of homeownership.
“We just like doing it,” said Koy Farthing, Project Manager for Ideal Cabinets. “It’s part of the DNA of the company. The Roanoke Valley has been very, very good to Ideal Cabinets and so this is a chance for us to give back and help the Roanoke Valley at the same time.”
As construction progresses, Ideal Cabinets will install the home’s kitchen and countertops.
Work on this year’s home is expected to wrap up in the fall. | https://www.wsls.com/news/local/2022/08/13/ideal-cabinets-lends-helping-hand-for-home-for-good/ | 2022-08-13T04:25:51 | 1 | https://www.wsls.com/news/local/2022/08/13/ideal-cabinets-lends-helping-hand-for-home-for-good/ |
LYNCHBURG, Va. – A new face is taking over a familiar space in downtown Lynchburg.
Hill City Donuts recently opened in the popular Mama Crockett’s Cider Donuts location.
Owner Emeline Green said she’s a former Mama Crockett’s employee and is offering similar flavors.
But she Green said the new business is not about tasty treats, it’s about nostalgia.
“The reason why we loved Mama Crockett’s was not because of the donuts. I mean, people do love the donuts; but it was because you came in here and you felt like family, or you went to a [food] truck and felt, I don’t know – It just has this warm feeling. So, I hope to continue that on,” said Green.
The shop is located on the corner of Fifth and Clay Streets in Lynchburg. | https://www.wsls.com/news/local/2022/08/13/new-face-familiar-space-hill-city-donuts-opens-in-former-mama-crocketts-location/ | 2022-08-13T04:25:57 | 1 | https://www.wsls.com/news/local/2022/08/13/new-face-familiar-space-hill-city-donuts-opens-in-former-mama-crocketts-location/ |
ROANOKE, Va. – The section 8 housing voucher waitlist will reopen starting Monday with new changes.
The Roanoke Redevelopment and Housing Authority launched a new website for people to apply for section 8 housing vouchers.
The original site crashed but now there is a new link for people to apply.
Executive Director David Bustamante said there are 300 people still on the waiting list from 2019. But normally, about 3,000 people apply.
With the current housing crisis, the organization expects to receive around 6,000 applications.
“After you apply you will be put in a lottery,” Kaelyn Spickler, the public relations manager said. “We do have a number of preferences some include disability, currently experiencing homelessness and others are listed on our website.”
QR codes will also be available at public housing projects for people to scan and apply to the portal directly.
The portal will open at 8:30a.m. on Monday, August 15 and close on Friday, August 19 at 5p.m. | https://www.wsls.com/news/local/2022/08/13/roanokes-section-8-vouchers-waitlist-to-reopen-on-monday/ | 2022-08-13T04:26:03 | 1 | https://www.wsls.com/news/local/2022/08/13/roanokes-section-8-vouchers-waitlist-to-reopen-on-monday/ |
SOUTH BOSTON, Va. – Two of three occupants of a vehicle are in custody after a short vehicle and foot pursuit in South Boston, the South Boston Police Department said.
On Friday around 2:45 p.m., officers tried to conduct a traffic stop on a silver Kia, but the driver of the Kia led the officers on a short vehicle pursuit before stopping, according to police.
Authorities said that once the vehicle stopped, three people exited the vehicle and began to flee on foot.
Two of the people were located and taken into custody, police said, and the third was tracked by K-9s for nearly three miles but was not found.
Police said the driver of the vehicle was identified as 18-year-old Savion Howard, who is being charged with felony eluding.
The second person was identified as 19-year-old A’Ziyah Easley, who is being charged with obstruction, according to authorities.
Officers said they’re still looking for the third person involved in the incident, and that their charges are pending.
The Kia was stolen from Lynchburg, police said.
Anyone with information regarding the incident is being asked to call the police department at 434-575-7203 or the Halifax County Crime Line at 434-476-8445.
Stay with 10 News as this story develops. | https://www.wsls.com/news/local/2022/08/13/two-of-three-in-custody-after-south-boston-police-chase/ | 2022-08-13T04:26:10 | 1 | https://www.wsls.com/news/local/2022/08/13/two-of-three-in-custody-after-south-boston-police-chase/ |
Teen arrested in death reported on Detroit's Belle Isle
Candice Williams
The Detroit News
Michigan State Police are investigating what the agency called a suspicious death reported Friday on Belle Isle in Detroit.
Authorities were alerted late Friday that a 17-year-old was at the Hamtramck Police Department "advising he had stabbed and killed someone" on the island, the MSP Second District said on Twitter.
Troopers interviewed the suspect and learned the incident happened near Riverbank Road and Oakway Drive, according to the post.
Another trooper on duty assisted with the search and found the male victim, who has not been named, state police said.
The 17-year-old was in custody Friday night. Other details were not released.
"Troopers and detectives are continuing to investigate this incident," MSP tweeted. | https://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/local/michigan/2022/08/12/suspect-arrested-death-reported-detroits-belle-isle/10315186002/ | 2022-08-13T04:27:19 | 0 | https://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/local/michigan/2022/08/12/suspect-arrested-death-reported-detroits-belle-isle/10315186002/ |
Trio sought in armed robbery Thursday in east Detroit
Candice Williams
The Detroit News
Detroit police are asking for the public's help in identifying three suspects in an armed robbery Thursday at a business on the city’s east side.
A woman reported that three men robbed her at gunpoint shortly before 2 a.m. Thursday at a business in the 9900 block of Gratiot near Harper, police said in a Twitter post Friday.
Police released three surveillance video images of the suspects at the business, a Project Green Light partner.
The suspects left the scene in the woman's 2002 Silver Saturn, police said.
Anyone with information is asked to call the Detroit Police Department at (313) 596-2555. Crime Stoppers of Michigan accepts anonymous tips at 1-800-SPEAK-UP. | https://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/local/michigan/2022/08/12/trio-sought-armed-robbery-thursday-east-detroit/10314969002/ | 2022-08-13T04:27:25 | 1 | https://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/local/michigan/2022/08/12/trio-sought-armed-robbery-thursday-east-detroit/10314969002/ |
Woman, 22, found dead in west Detroit, police say
Candice Williams
The Detroit News
Detroit police are investigating the death of a 22-year-old woman whose body was discovered Friday morning on the city's west side.
According to police, the woman's body was found around 8:20 a.m. in the back of black 2017 Dodge Journey in the 19300 block of Stahelin Avenue.
She had been fatally assaulted, police said.
Police said no further information was available as of Friday evening. | https://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/local/michigan/2022/08/12/woman-22-found-dead-west-detroit-police-say/10315364002/ | 2022-08-13T04:27:37 | 0 | https://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/local/michigan/2022/08/12/woman-22-found-dead-west-detroit-police-say/10315364002/ |
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Local CEO's in the greater Sacramento area got soaked with ice cold water to raise awareness for nervous system disease Friday.
The Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis, also known as ALS or Lou Gehrig's disease, association Sacramento chapter held their first annual CEO soak. The group teamed up with the downtown commons to raise money and awareness about ALS.
The "ice bucket challenge" back in 2014 brought about so much awareness that it became a viral sensation, raising a total of $115 million for research into the disease.
In support of that idea, 10 CEO's and executives from the greater Sacramento area got dressed up to raise funds and awareness while getting doused in ice cold water.
ALS is a progressive disease that affects nerve cells in the brain and spinal cord. according to the ALS website. There is no known cure and the cause is unknown.
"Our programs and services allow for people all across the 24 counties that we serve with a concentration in the Sacramento region to have access to support group meetings, to loan durable medical equipment to speech communication devices," said Amy Sugimoto from the association. "So every single CEO that showed up here today to support us is contributing and partnering with us on that and we are forever grateful for them."
The ALS Association and the greater Sacramento chapter's goal is to make ALS a livable disease by 2030.
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An FDNY firefighter was badly hurt as he helped battle flames that broke out at a house on Staten Island, according to police.
The blaze broke out just before 8:30 p.m. Friday at a three-story townhouse on Gary Court in the Bulls Head neighborhood, police said.
It was not immediately clear how the fire started, or how the firefighter was hurt. But police said the individual was critically injured, and was being treated at Staten Island University Hospital.
This is a developing story. Please check back for updates. | https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/fdny-firefighter-critically-injured-battling-blaze-at-staten-island-house/3823250/ | 2022-08-13T04:41:26 | 1 | https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/fdny-firefighter-critically-injured-battling-blaze-at-staten-island-house/3823250/ |
A man who had gone crabbing near docks off Long Island's Great South Bay was later found dead after drowning in the water, police said.
Jan Zdenek was looking for crabs Friday at the West Sayville docks on West Avenue, Suffolk County police said, when witnesses discovered him in the water at 2:30 p.m. They pulled him from the water and attempted to resuscitate him.
The 82-year-old Zdenek, who lives in the town, was taken to Southside Hospital. He was pronounced dead a short time later.
Police are looking into the circumstances surrounding Zdenek's death. | https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/man-drowns-while-crabbing-near-docks-off-long-islands-great-south-bay-police/3823264/ | 2022-08-13T04:41:33 | 1 | https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/man-drowns-while-crabbing-near-docks-off-long-islands-great-south-bay-police/3823264/ |
A former Dallas Fire-Rescue paramedic who kicked a downed, unarmed man won’t face charges after a Dallas County grand jury declined to indict.
The grand jury considered a felony charge of injury to a disabled person against Brad Alan Cox, 46, this week and returned a no-bill.
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Nearly every evening, Victoria Ketter and her family gather in the only place where they can still be with her son.
It's been almost two months since she got the call that her oldest, Johnathan Helmke, was found dead after taking what he thought was Percocet.
"It's a day I relive every day. I relive it every day in my head, in my dreams. It's just kind of on replay,” said Ketter.
In the days to come, she learned the pill Johnathan took was actually laced with fentanyl, the synthetic opioid that's become the leading cause of death for Americans ages 18 to 45.
According to the DEA, it's 50 to 100 times stronger than morphine.
And like in Johnathan's case, often disguised as something else.
"Johnathan wasn't a drug addict. It wasn’t like he was a heroin addict and he got a bad batch that had fentanyl in it. Johnathan took one pill and within minutes it claimed his life, and he had no idea what he was consuming,” she said.
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Denton Police recently arrested Bryson Towers and Joshua Adams and charged both with a felony for allegedly supplying the fentanyl that killed Johnathan.
Still, Ketter worries for others.
“I don't want to see another parent suffer like we are,” said Ketter.
In the weeks following her son’s death, Ketter has channeled her grief into a mission.
On Aug. 21, she’ll host the first annual Fentanyl Prevention and Awareness Event in Johnathan’s memory at 1 p.m. at Pavillion three in North Lakes Park.
The event will include fun for kids, including bounce houses, snow cones and Spiderman, and education for teens and adults, including a chance to talk with a narcotics officer and hear from other mothers who’ve buried their children.
"We've got banners stretching 40-50 feet long with all the babies we've lost from this,” she said.
That includes her Johnathan, whose memory she is determined to keep alive.
"Even if one life is saved, I've done my job. I've done something,” said Ketter. | https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/north-texas-mother-to-host-fentanyl-awareness-event-after-teen-sons-death/3047498/ | 2022-08-13T04:58:58 | 1 | https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/north-texas-mother-to-host-fentanyl-awareness-event-after-teen-sons-death/3047498/ |
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PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) – Tens of thousands of people in the metro are still in need of affordable housing — including Vancouver — and it’s a need that’s only expected to grow. Now, one organization is taking matters into their own hands to provide housing to those in need.
Open House Ministries has operated a shelter for families in Vancouver for more than three decades, but they noticed in recent years, it’s become more difficult for families in need or those transitioning out of the shelter to find affordable housing. Three years ago, OHM talked about the need for affordable housing — a need they say has doubled or even tripled in as many years.
“You can drive down the road and see all of the folks unhoused and the different families that we work with,” said Renee Stevens, executive director of Open House Ministries. “A lot of people are struggling to make ends meet and they end up in either shared housing or they end up in tents.”
In fact, earlier this month, a City of Vancouver study found just to meet new demand and close the housing deficit in 10 years, they would need to increase affordable housing production by at least 2,500 homes, including 750 each year for those earning 80% or less than the area media income — something city councilors agree is needed.
“I think some folks when they think low income, they think, perhaps, they don’t have jobs. Folks not only have jobs but they might have multiple jobs in order to afford units and I think we might need to tell that story a little bit louder,” said Councilor Sarah Fox. “Our wider population that’s out there, the 40% of our population, 50% of our population out there that is working in our community and just need a more affordable place to live.”
The community need is one of the reasons OHM decided to build an apartment complex of affordable units to serve those most in need of a hand-up.
“We prayed, we started a capital campaign, and we raised $10 million, already earned or pledged,” said Stevens. “We’re looking to raise four more million.”
The project, called OHM West, will include 30 units ranging from studios to 3-bedrooms, with vocational training services, a thrift store and bike shop on the first floor. Units will serve as stable housing for families moving on to live on their own from the shelter and each family’s income will be considered before their rent is set.
“They come here hopeless and now they have hope, so they’re really excited to be part of this,” said Stevens.
For Stevens, it’s personal. She and her children were homeless when she first arrived at the shelter years ago, eventually starting there as nighttime security before working her way up into leadership. She hopes their work will inspire others to do the same.
“I hope people can look at it and go, ‘well if they can do it, we can do it,’ because it’s going to take all kinds of organizations to tackle the homeless problem that we have,” said Stevens.
The official groundbreaking for OHM West is set for Oct. 1 and construction is expected to take about 18 months. | https://www.koin.com/local/clark-county/vancouver-group-to-build-affordable-housing-units-amid-growing-need/ | 2022-08-13T05:09:53 | 1 | https://www.koin.com/local/clark-county/vancouver-group-to-build-affordable-housing-units-amid-growing-need/ |
WICHITA, Kan. (KSNW) — After Thursday night’s concert at Club Rodeo, one woman is sharing her experience.
Police confirmed there was a fight inside the venue before a man went outside and got into his car, and drove into about a dozen cars. Three people were hit, but no one was critically hurt.
Michelle Gott had a front-row seat at the concert. She walked out of the club on a high from the show, and even though she didn’t see the altercation, she was blinded by the lights and saw her damaged car shortly after.
“That $20 ticket’s gonna cost me $1,000’s more,” Gott said.
Gott said the evening was perfect until chaos broke out.
“It was like a lit-up runway,” Gott said. “There were cop cars everywhere, and you saw fire trucks. There were multiple fire trucks up there.”
She describes the damage to her car and others as “shocking.”
“The driver literally shoved us like out of the yellow lines,” Gott said. “We were parked correctly, and he like completely shoved us.)
Her trip for a night out left her with what she thinks could be a totaled car.
“How am I gonna get home?” Gott questioned. “I live an hour away. My daughter’s in Arkansas.”
Gott is glad she wasn’t in her vehicle at the time, and she’s grateful no one lost their life.
“I actually have Chiari malformation type 1,” Gott said, “and so the impact of me being in that vehicle would have caused some significant life issues for me. You can replace material things, but you can’t replace people.”
After her experience, this avid concert-goer still plans to enjoy one of her favorite hobbies.
“That’s what I love to do is live music,” Gott said. “I have four concerts lined up right now that I got tickets for. I’m still gonna go. I’m still gonna park my car. I’m still gonna enjoy concerts.”
Gott describes the night as “surreal,” but she’s glad she went and grateful no one was seriously hurt. She said she’s now hoping for the best with finding a new car. | https://www.ksn.com/news/local/woman-shares-experience-after-driver-hits-3-people-10-cars-at-club-rodeo-concert/ | 2022-08-13T05:15:39 | 1 | https://www.ksn.com/news/local/woman-shares-experience-after-driver-hits-3-people-10-cars-at-club-rodeo-concert/ |
FORT MYERS BEACH, Fla. – There’s an alarming number of sea turtle hatchlings headed every which way but towards the ocean.
On Fort Myers Beach, roughly 20% of all the nests that have hatched this turtle season have been impacted by what’s known as “disorientation”.
“It means that the turtles, the hatchlings, came out of the nest and there was an artificial light that attracted them in a different way then the water,” explained Cindy Jonhnson, a volunteer with Turtle Time, the conservation organization that oversees the island’s turtle nesting season.
One of those impacted nests hatched outside of the Pink Shell Resort on August 5. According to a Florida Fish and Wildlife Turtle Disorientation report, the hatchlings were attracted to the bright lights of the resort instead of the water.
“They’re looking for the light of the horizon shining on the Gulf,” Johnson said. “They’ll just keep wandering and looking for the water and they usually end up digging from dehydration.”
Only 10 of the turtles that hatched from that nest made it to the Gulf of Mexico. The others went every which way but the right way.
“It’s devastating to all of us that the turtles didn’t get to the water,” said Bill Waichilis, General Manager of Pink Shell Resort. “I mean it’s horrible.”
One of the hatchlings was found the next morning swimming in the hotel’s pool. Others were found in parking lots, on Estero Boulevard and on other parts of the beach.
“One was actually found a whole night and day later,” Johnson said. “So it was wandering around that whole time.”
So far on Fort Myers Beach, seven nests that have hatched were disoriented, according to Turtle Time.
That might not sound like a lot, but in reality it accounts for 20% of hatched nests. There’s 108 nests on the island this turtle season.
“If there were no artificial lights, they would go to the water,” Johnson said.
That’s in a perfect world, and Fort Myers Beach is far from perfect. So far this turtle season, the town has dished out 223 turtle violations. That’s more than two violations for every nest on the island. Many of the violations are for bright lights on the beach.
That’s why the Pink Shell Resort is investing $400,000 in turtle conservation as part of a massive $7.4 million renovation beginning August 15.
Changes to help turtles include tinting every piece of ocean-facing glass with a 15% film. They’re also changing all of the lights to turtle-safe bulbs.
“We’ll be the first completely turtle complaint resort in Southwest Florida come February,” said Waichulis.
Additionally, they utilize a variety of methods to reach guests who might not be familiar with the severity of turtle season.
“We have many guests that are not from Florida that just don’t understand how that affects the turtles when they’re hatching,” Waichulis said. “Our guests get a voicemail when they check in about closing the drapes.” “We have a texting system that we text them about closing the drapes.”
The problem isn’t just on Fort Myers Beach. Nearby on the islands of Sanibel and Captiva, about 10% of their hatched nests have been disoriented too. Across Lee County, 43 disorentiation reports have been investigated by the Florida Fish and Wildlife Commission.
“There’s a lot of work to be done,” Johnson said.
It’s not hard work. All you have to do is flip off the lights. It’ll save you a couple of bucks and it’ll save little turtle lives.
For more information on sea turtle disorientation, visit the Florida Fish and Wildlife Commission website. | https://nbc-2.com/news/local/2022/08/12/many-sea-turtle-hatchlings-on-fort-myers-beach-arent-making-it-to-the-water-due-to-disorientation/ | 2022-08-13T05:19:02 | 0 | https://nbc-2.com/news/local/2022/08/12/many-sea-turtle-hatchlings-on-fort-myers-beach-arent-making-it-to-the-water-due-to-disorientation/ |
Feb. 12, 1932 - Aug. 5, 2022
Bruce Crandall Boren ended 90 years of a damn good run on Friday, August 5, 2022. His wife Dawnie and his best kid, Joe, were there to see him off.
He was a hard working wild boy, a rule breaking jokester with a heart full of love for many people, and all dogs. Bruce was born Feb.12, 1932 in Oakley, Idaho, to Gib and Olive Boren.
Growing up in Burley, he fished with his brothers, chased girls, "borrowed" the family car for joy rides, and played a few pranks, one of them involving a cow and the school principal's office.
He worked many hours in his father's Pontiac dealership, and there he developed a lifelong love of good cars and driving fast. After high school, Bruce attended Automotive School in Pontiac, Michigan, and on his return, took a job at a garage in Salt Lake. Here he met Lynne Pedler, due to a flat tire emergency. They were married in 1958.
Bruce and Lynne moved to the Boren "farm" in Oakley where they raised three kids, and a menagerie of farm animals.
Bruce had a successful career as a traveling salesman for F.G Ferre and Sons. He logged millions of miles, won many awards for Salesman of the Year, and all of his clients loved him, due to his congenial and jovial nature.
In the 1980's Bruce moved to Boise, and married Dawneeta Clausen. They had many adventurous and fun-filled years together. They operated a successful house flipping business. They loved boating and fishing. They had lots of wonderful friends and went on many cruises and motorhome adventures. They traveled to Hawaii, Alaska, the Baja Peninsula, and many points in between. Her family became his family, and they loved him as their own.
Bruce is survived by his wife Dawneeta; sister Carol Masich; brother Robert Boren; sons: Craig Boren, Joseph Boren, Scott Clausen (Chris); daughters: Sherry Wallwork, Pam Clausen, Krista Clausen; and many grandchildren; cousins, nieces, nephews; and friends by whom he will be greatly missed. His father, mother and beloved brother Richard were waiting for him on the other side and it was no doubt, a joyous reunion.
A memorial will be held September 10, 2022 at 2 pm in the Cultural Hall of the LDS Church at 3555 S. Cole Rd. in Boise, Idaho. | https://magicvalley.com/news/local/obituaries/bruce-crandall-boren/article_2985f462-1ddc-54f3-ad8d-a1725c3dd138.html | 2022-08-13T05:19:09 | 0 | https://magicvalley.com/news/local/obituaries/bruce-crandall-boren/article_2985f462-1ddc-54f3-ad8d-a1725c3dd138.html |
July 14, 1923 - Aug. 1, 2022
TWIN FALLS - Doris (Rutherford) Brown, age 99, passed away at Providence Mt. St. Vincent in Seattle, WA.
Doris lived in Buhl and Twin Falls from the 1920's through the early 60's. She had two sons, Rodney and Stanley Rutherford who graduated from Buhl and Twin Falls High Schools respectively.
She was predeceased by her husband Raymond Brown and her beloved daughter Teri Lynn Rutherford.
Doris was active in the Moose Lodge and the Baptist Church. She lived on a farm in Buhl before moving to Twin Falls. | https://magicvalley.com/news/local/obituaries/doris-rutherford-brown/article_f70317e9-82cc-5af8-944a-9bb63a8772d2.html | 2022-08-13T05:19:15 | 0 | https://magicvalley.com/news/local/obituaries/doris-rutherford-brown/article_f70317e9-82cc-5af8-944a-9bb63a8772d2.html |
Nov. 21, 1954 - June 26, 2022
Janet Lynne Anderson, 67, left for her final adventure on Sunday June 26, 2022. She left this earth after an extraordinary life to join her beloved husband John W. Anderson II who proceeded her in death January 6, 2021.
She will be dearly missed by her loved ones and all that knew and loved her. Janet Lynne Wait was born in Cincinnati, OH on November 21, 1954, to parents Kenneth and Esther Wait. In 1965 at age 10 her family would relocate out west to Southern California settling in Fontana, California. She would go on to graduate from Fontana High School in 1973 later attending Chaffey College in Alta Loma, California.
In September of 1975, Janet welcomed her first-born son Phillip Sonny Rangel to this world. Her second, Rico Manual Ramirez would soon follow in November of 1979. These two boys meant everything to her! In 1985 she would pack those two boys into an old Plymouth Champ and head for Idaho. All on her own with her two boys in tow. She found her home here in the Magic Valley.
She loved the State of Idaho. She spent as much time outdoors exploring as she could. River Rafting, snow mobiling, OHV Riding, camping, fishing or just exploring the back country dirt roads just to name a few. She was certainly always up for anything fun and a little dangerous was all the better.
Her and John would make West Magic Resort their second home. Together they built their own little get away and would dedicate most of their time to the "Dam Fools" Recreation Club. For 30 years they would play a key role in growing the club to what it is today. She cared so much for the club and all the members who were more like family than anything else.
Janet was the owner/operator of Idaho Spray Service which she was extremely proud. She loved getting out and meeting new people all over the valley. She would say "I just get a kick out of the Old Timers". She was proud of what she had built and maintained. Being a woman in an industry primarily run by male or corporate companies just made it feel that much better. She put her heart and hard work into it, and it showed.
She is survived by her son Phillip Sonny Rangel (46) of Twin Falls and Rico Ramirez (42) of Meridian; daughters-in-law: Alicia Rangel and Jessica Ramirez; grandchildren: Relaina Ramirez, Taya Ramirez, Carson Rangel, Presli Ramirez and Jackson Rangel; sisters: Rosie White of Florence, Montana. Debbie Taylor of Twin Falls; brother and sister Gary and Joan Faye of Twin Falls; several nieces and nephews whom she always thought of as her own. She was a strong and caring presence in all their lives. Just as important to her were the countless friends whom she made along the way. She was a wonderful friend to so many.
A memorial celebrating Jane''s life will be held Saturday August 20, 2022, from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. at the Turf Club in Twin Falls. All that knew and loved her are welcome to come and share memories. A graveside ceremony will be held at the Snake River Canyon National Cemetery on Friday, August 26, 2022, at 11a.m. | https://magicvalley.com/news/local/obituaries/janet-lynne-anderson/article_34fd4090-57f6-5482-aeb6-5846e526bc9f.html | 2022-08-13T05:19:21 | 1 | https://magicvalley.com/news/local/obituaries/janet-lynne-anderson/article_34fd4090-57f6-5482-aeb6-5846e526bc9f.html |
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — Crews are working to rescue a woman from floodwaters in a Scottsdale park Friday evening.
Crews from multiple fire agencies are working to rescue the person from a platform at the park as floodwaters rise around it.
Scottsdale fire said is attempting to use a helicopter to hoist her from the middle of the wash. Officials say she is not injured.
Scottsdale fire told 12News that the water is about 4 to 6 feet deep. They are currently coming up with a plan to safely retrieve the person.
This is a developing story. Stay with 12News for updates.
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Flooding Safety:
The Arizona Fire & Medical Authority has provided the following tips on what hazards to watch out for during and after a flood, including fire, electrical and chemical safety:
Generators and alternative heating devices can create fire hazards during flooding if they aren’t used correctly or maintained properly. Pools of water and appliances can become electrically charged and can cause electrical fires.
On electricity, residents in flooded areas should turn off the power to their homes if they can reach the main breaker or fuse box. All wiring in the house may be electrically charged and hazardous. Residents should have a professional technician check their home for damages before turning on the power.
Make sure potentially combustible liquids like paint thinner, lighter fluid or gasoline haven’t spilled within or near your home. Keep combustible liquids away from electrical or alternative heat sources as to not start a fire.
All smoke alarms in the home should be tested monthly and batteries should be replaced yearly. Some smoke alarms are dependent on your home’s electrical service and may go out when power is turned off.
Make sure the fire hydrant near your home is cleared of debris so the fire department can assess it easily in the event of a fire. | https://www.12news.com/article/news/local/valley/crews-rescue-person-from-floodwaters-scottsdale/75-0fa60121-67e5-4b01-ac98-f199d821ca77 | 2022-08-13T05:47:53 | 0 | https://www.12news.com/article/news/local/valley/crews-rescue-person-from-floodwaters-scottsdale/75-0fa60121-67e5-4b01-ac98-f199d821ca77 |
PAGE, Ariz. — Lake Powell stores an incredible amount of water. It snakes its way through sandstone canyons from Arizona far up into Utah, and has more coastline than the entire West Coast of the United States.
And it’s a crucial stop for water on its way to the Southwest, where Arizona, Nevada and California all draw on it for drinking and farming.
But Lake Powell reached its lowest point ever earlier this year and the Bureau of Reclamation is drawing on water from other reservoirs and limiting the amount of water released through Glen Canyon Dam to keep the lake at a safe level.
Some of those canyons have run dry, and beaches that led to the water now stop far above it.
See a nearly 40-year timelapse of Lake Powell's dry-up from Google Earth here:
Power generation through Glen Canyon Dam is also down, though the dam is still producing power. If the water level continues to fall, the dam could potentially stop producing power in the coming years.
So instead of moving water around, hoping to keep the lake level steady and the power plant running, what if Lake Powell just didn’t exist?
Could we drain Lake Powell?
“We're reaching a point where this structure might turn into more of a liability than an asset,” Eric Balken with the Gen Canyon Institute said, looking over at Glen Canyon Dam.
Balken thinks a radical solution may be the best solution.
If the lake was drained and the water was sent downstream to Lake Mead, it may end up saving more water in the long run.
“We need to start thinking about life beyond Lake Powell,” Balken said. “The Bureau of Reclamation is going to extreme measures to prop up this reservoir. Even with these extreme measures being taken, this reservoir is still going to be running a deficit.”
The plan is this: open all the valves at the dam and let the water run out. The lake would drain downstream through the Grand Canyon and end up in Lake Mead, which is also at its lowest level in history.
The water would fill Lake Mead, which is the last stop before it’s diverted to the Southwestern states.
Since Lake Powell is primarily sandstone, the lake actually leaks water into the porous rocks. Balken said depositing the lake’s water in Lake Mead, which isn’t made out of sandstone, would actually save water.
“The estimation is around 30,000 to 50,000 acre-feet per year,” Balken said.
That’s not a large amount of water in the grand scheme, though it’s the amount of water about 150,000 households would use in a year. It’s also about 10% of the water that Nevada gets from the lake.
The lake would also revert to its “natural state," the state it was in before the dam was built. Instead of a winding lake, there would be miles of winding canyons.
“This dam was built to harness excess water and there is no more excess water,” Balken said. “There's just not enough water in the system.”
'All ideas need to be on the table'
It sounds a little crazy.
However, experts say nothing is really crazy at this point in the West’s 22-year drought.
“When that idea was first being shopped, people thought that was like a way out there notion.” Sarah Porter with the Morrison Institute for Water Policy said. “But at this point, I would say that all ideas need to be on the table.”
Porter's reasoning is that all the other ideas to increase the amount of rain and snowpack are equally “out there."
“Wrangling clouds, towing icebergs, an intermittent floodwater pipeline,” Porter said. “Most of these are feasible from an engineering standpoint, but that doesn't mean that they are that they're a good option.”
There are definite downsides to getting rid of the lake.
For one, Glen Canyon Dam produces power for 5 million people. Without the dam, the power grid would need to make that up somewhere. The power plant also acts as a stopgap for high power demand.
The town of Page also gets its water from the lake, creating another problem that would have to be solved.
Balken admits there are hurdles to the idea and opposition from a lot of sources. But, the water levels continue to drop and there’s no silver bullet to fixing it.
“Regardless of whether you are for or against Glen Canyon Dam or Lake Powell,” Balken said, “it doesn't matter. These changes are happening and we need to make the most of it.”
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DES MOINES, Iowa — As the second day of the Iowa State Fair comes to a close, the first weekend of the summer celebration is on the horizon.
Local 5 talked to fairgoers about their favorite parts of the 11-day event as well as what they're looking forward to most.
For a few attendees, the answer is simple: food.
"Ice cream," said one attendee.
"My favorite part of the fair is probably getting my yearly corndog and normally going on the mousetrap ride," another added.
As far as rides go, some people were happy to let loose in the sun for some high-flying fun while munching on fair food.
"The rides are so fun. Personally, I love the funnel cakes with powder and this ride, that hang liner. It looks fun; I want to ride that," one fairgoer told Local 5.
A few mentioned that what's newest is what brings them in.
"Every time we see the butter cow it's slightly different than it was before and you can tell that that's so artistic so much work," one person told Local 5.
"My favorite part is actually seeing what's new."
"I love to see what they have new coming out in the Industry Building and I also love to see new friends and family," said attendee Gladys Movall.
One person said that events showcasing Iowa's most talented had major appeal: "We are here at the horse show, it's beautiful."
For others, the best part is attending in the first place.
"I love the fair. I always love coming out and supporting the fair."
For more information about what's happening in the upcoming fun-filled days at the fairgrounds, check out Local 5's guide to the Iowa State Fair.
Local 5 and CW Iowa 23 are bringing exciting 2022 Iowa State Fair experiences to you, from live newscasts to an interactive Local 5 Weather Lab experience. Come see us in front of the Administration Building (Grand Concourse) each day between 9 a.m. and 8 p.m. | https://www.weareiowa.com/article/news/local/iowa-state-fair-favorite-food-rides-events/524-1d96b163-d97e-4ce3-a5ca-4ff0ef902f91 | 2022-08-13T05:55:10 | 1 | https://www.weareiowa.com/article/news/local/iowa-state-fair-favorite-food-rides-events/524-1d96b163-d97e-4ce3-a5ca-4ff0ef902f91 |
INDIANAPOLIS — Friday was a great night to visit the Indiana State Fair, which continues through Aug. 21.
This year, the fair is celebrating all things cars, recognizing the Hoosier State's deep, century-long connection to engines and horsepower.
On Friday, Chuck Lofton and Julia Moffitt found a replica of Ecto 1, the "Ghostbusters car" in the Harvest Pavillion.
Josh, of Circle City Ghostbusters, agreed with Chuck's assessment that it's one cool car.
"It is, and it was brought from the Volo Museum in Illinois, brought down for the state fair. Circle City Ghostbusters was called out to help promote that it's here, and while we're here, we're going to do some fun things."
Julia asked Josh about the group's fundraising plans this weekend.
"We're going to be out here tomorrow and Sunday, raising some money for the Indiana State Fair Foundation," he said.
The Indiana State Fair is 18 days of entertainment for the entire family. You'll enjoy all the usual agriculture education programs and youth events, as well as a wide array of fun attractions, food and much more.
The fair goes on through Aug. 21, closed Mondays and Tuesdays. You'll find everything you need to know here.
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SAN DIEGO — Last-minute back-to-school shopping is leaving some families desperate for deals on hard-to-find supplies.
First came supply chain issues, then inflation. And now there are new warnings for shoppers to avoid back to school scams.
“We usually try and stick with big names, Amazon, Target,” said Krista Mallon, East County mother.
The Better Business Bureau is warning shoppers about scams that include fake ads posing as big retailers such as Target and Walmart.
Cyber security experts said they've found over 2,000 domains using a variation of the Amazon name and that's not all of them.
Once you submit your credit card information, the con-artists have your money, and the fraudulent charges start racking up.
Tips to protect yourself
- To avoid falling for this scam, the BBB said make sure the website address has an “s” at the end of http with a lock icon in front of it.
- The BBB also recommends that you use your credit card and not debit card or a reputable online payments system that offers payment protection.
“I try and use PayPal when I'm not sure of because they will help you out and refund you,” said Mallon.
Scammers are also targeting college students by pretending to be the IRS or police on the phone and threatening to arrest them if they don't pay a student tax.
But this tax doesn't exist, and the IRS said it will not call to demand money in this specific form.
One more scam that sounds textbook, but victims still fall for it are phishing emails that say you've won a free shopping spree or missed a delivery.
The BBB recommends you do not click on any links because it could potentially corrupt your computer or phone with malware.
Remember, before you put anything in your cart, shop around and do your research.
Mallon said it's saved her a lot of money and headache.
“A lot of reviews, I read the reviews,” said Mallon.
To search for a company’s history and report a business to the BBB click here.
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Alice Lockett
HAMMOND - Alice Lockett, 71, of Hammond, passed away August 5, 2022, at Community Hospital in Munster, IN. Funeral services will be held Saturday, August 13, 2022, at 11:00 A.M. at Faith Tabernacle Deliverance Church, 400 E. 35th Avenue in Gary, IN. Visitation one hour prior to service. Interment Concordia Cemetery in Hammond, IN. Live streaming will begin at 11:00 A.M. CST via divinityfuneralhome.com. | https://www.nwitimes.com/news/local/obituaries/alice-lockett/article_e38e60b6-fd18-5d50-b1fb-f0403cea0533.html | 2022-08-13T06:23:58 | 0 | https://www.nwitimes.com/news/local/obituaries/alice-lockett/article_e38e60b6-fd18-5d50-b1fb-f0403cea0533.html |
Cheryl Ann Ladra
June 20, 1954 - Aug. 11, 2022
VALPARAISO - Cheryl Ann Ladra, 68 of Valparaiso, passed away Thursday, August 11, 2022 in Chicago. She was born June 20, 1954 in Gary, the daughter of Ralph and Mona (Jenkins) Cox. Cheryl was a secretary with Associated Pediatrics for many years.
On July 24, 1982 she married Jon W. Ladra, who survives in Valparaiso. Also surviving are her daughters: Gretchen (Cory) Daumer and Ashley (Adam) Betz all of Valparaiso; six grandchildren: Shawn, Paisley, Hudson, Landon, Beau and Watson; and sisters: Sandra Grube of Valparaiso and Marsha (David) Anton of Painsville, OH. She was preceded in death by her parents; and sister, Debora King.
A Memorial Visitation will be held Monday, August 15, 2022, 4:00 P.M. to 8:00 P.M. at Bartholomew Funeral Home. | https://www.nwitimes.com/news/local/obituaries/cheryl-ann-ladra/article_2203544f-282b-521e-8770-c53ac0402775.html | 2022-08-13T06:23:59 | 1 | https://www.nwitimes.com/news/local/obituaries/cheryl-ann-ladra/article_2203544f-282b-521e-8770-c53ac0402775.html |
Earl Wayne Gabbert
March 28, 1943 - Aug. 11, 2022
INDIANAPOLIS - Earl Wayne Gabbert, age 79, currently residing in Anderson, passed away at Community North Hospital in Indianapolis on August 11, 2022. He was born on March 28, 1943, in Owensboro, KY to the late Virgil Lee Gabbert and Myrtle (Atkins) Gabbert.
Wayne was a wonderful husband, father, grandpa, and friend. He worked as an electrician for Inland Steel, retiring after 30 years of service. He enjoyed watching tv, especially racing and westerns. He was friendly, talkative, did not know a stranger. He was positive, upbeat, and loving. He will be deeply missed by all who knew and loved him.
Wayne is survived by his loving wife of 52 years, Daisy (Cave) Gabbert; children: Greg (Cathy) and Nathan (Stephanie); grandchildren: Marissa, Pierce, Dana, and Aubrey; siblings: Judy Williams, Sherlene Gabbert, and Charlotte Roberts; and several nieces and nephews.
He is preceded in death by his parents listed above; and siblings: Ray, Russell, Max, Gerald, and Cecil Gabbert.
Cremation was chosen through Legacy Cremation and Funeral Service - Anderson and no services will be held. | https://www.nwitimes.com/news/local/obituaries/earl-wayne-gabbert/article_040b7529-1652-5250-a4bc-105d3debbbf9.html | 2022-08-13T06:24:05 | 1 | https://www.nwitimes.com/news/local/obituaries/earl-wayne-gabbert/article_040b7529-1652-5250-a4bc-105d3debbbf9.html |
Robert (Bob) William Dobis
July 29, 1929 - Aug. 9, 2022
CROWN POINT - Robert (Bob) William Dobis, age 93, of Crown Point, IN passed away peacefully surrounded by his family on Tuesday, August 9, 2022. Robert is survived by his children: Robin (Glenn) Miller of Munster, Michele (David) Havens of Hobart, Kim Dobis of Schererville, and, Craig (Jackie) Dobis of Portage; grandchildren: Eric (Tonika) Miller, Kurt Miller, Nicholas (Brittany) Havens, Jared (Jaclyn) Havens, and Mark Havens; and four great-grandchildren.
Robert was preceded in death by his beloved wife of 54 years, Amelita (Amy) Dobis; parents: Anthony and Helen (Ostrowski) Dobis; and seven siblings: Anthony Dobis, Chester Dobis, Jake Dobis, Florence Ayela, Stella Orlowski, Margaret Leakakos, and Eleanore Barton; and one granddaughter.
Robert graduated from Tolleston High School in Gary, in 1947. While attending Tolleston, he was a ROTC member and he played football, basketball, baseball, and track.
Robert met Amelita (Amy) Dobis, the love of his life, in Chicago Heights, IL. They were married on April 14, 1951. They raised their four children in Merrillville, relocating for their retirement years to Crown Point.
Robert was drafted and served as a sergeant in the army during the Korean Conflict from 1951 - 1953. He was CBR trained to identify if any chemical, biological, or radiology warfare was being used against the U.S. He was at White Sands, New Mexico when the atomic bomb was detonated 1/2 miles from his fox hole. He went in with other men with Geiger counters to make sure it was safe.
Robert was a retired self-employed independent contractor for various businesses in Gary, Merrillville, and in Illinois. He installed carpet and tile and in later years also worked at Gary National Bank (Gainer Bank, Chase Bank) overseeing the repairs for carpet and tile that were needed at all the bank branches.
Robert was a proud member of various civic organizations: American Legion Post #430 in Merrillville, Indiana, Gary Sportsman Club, which he joined in 1950 where he was the oldest continual member in years, Mason organization for 60 plus years in Blue Lodge, South Bend Scottish Rite and Shriners Children's Hospital. While in his retirement years, he drove patients for Shriners Hospital to Chicago and Cincinnati for 18 years. He was also an usher at the Shriners Children's Hospital in Chicago. He also was a member of the Independent Order of Foresters for over 50 years and the Eagles.
He was on bowling teams in his younger years and loved caring for his flowers and garden when his family lived in Merrillville. He got the "gambling" bug when he began to accompany his wife, Amy, on gambling trips. He continued to visit the casinos after her death.
Bob was resilient. We comically said that he had "nine lives." He survived many medical episodes that many thought he would not live through. At each turn, he fought and won. But eventually, his enormous heart couldn't keep fighting.
We will forever be grateful to the loving staff and doctors that took great care to ensure a peaceful transition to his next life, where he is finally reunited with his beautiful wife, Amy, who was the love of his life. There is a beautiful reunion happening in Heaven right now because dad is with our mom now. We know that our dad and mom are in each other's arms again.
Friends may visit with the family on Sunday, August 14, 2022 from 4:00 P.M. to 7:00 P.M. at Geisen - Pruzin Funeral Home, 6360 Broadway, Merrillville, IN 46410. A Masonic prayer service will be offered at 6:00 P.M. The funeral service will be held at the funeral home on Monday, August 15, 2022 at 10:00 A.M. with interment at Calumet Park Cemetery in Merrillville immediately after.
In recognition of his love for children, in lieu of flowers, please consider donating to the following organizations that can improve the lives of children in need with medical conditions, Shriners Children's Hospital in Chicago, St. Jude's Hospital, or any children's hospital of your choice.
Visit Robert's online guestbook at www.GeisenFuneralHome.com 219-663-2500. | https://www.nwitimes.com/news/local/obituaries/robert-bob-william-dobis/article_c7ae8ae5-ddcf-5a0d-b369-78649f2d2196.html | 2022-08-13T06:24:11 | 1 | https://www.nwitimes.com/news/local/obituaries/robert-bob-william-dobis/article_c7ae8ae5-ddcf-5a0d-b369-78649f2d2196.html |
Scot J. Manoski
March 26, 1965 - Aug. 13. 2019
IN LOVING MEMORY OF OUR SON, SCOT J. MANOSKI, ON HIS 3rd ANNIVERSARY IN HEAVEN.
We lost you three years ago today, and still not a day goes by that we don't think of you and miss you. Again, we will get together to share our precious memories of you, your favorite foods, drinks, songs, and our tears and prayers.
We love you always and forever,
Your Loving Family. | https://www.nwitimes.com/news/local/obituaries/scot-j-manoski/article_ec23e675-2ece-587d-83bb-3f504841a2e0.html | 2022-08-13T06:24:17 | 0 | https://www.nwitimes.com/news/local/obituaries/scot-j-manoski/article_ec23e675-2ece-587d-83bb-3f504841a2e0.html |
A pair of Midland ISD candidates have been added to the Nov. 8 local elections.
Midland ISD reported that Tommy Bishop filed for reelection to the District 3 seat and Carie McNeil will run in District 6.
There are now five candidates that have filed for three Midland ISD races. They include Bishop, Tiere Strambler and Reagan Hignojos for the District 3 seat. John Trischitti III has filed in District 5 and McNeil in District 6.
Elections on Nov. 8 will include MISD Districts 3, 5 and 6; Midland College Places 1, 2 and 3; and City of Midland mayor and Districts 3 and 4. The sign-up period to put a name on a local ballot continues through Aug. 22.
The City Secretary’s Office reported there hasn’t been any movement since Amy Stretcher Burkes filed for the District 4 seat this week. Candidates on the city ballot are Stretcher Burkes, Lori Blong for mayor and Jack Ladd Jr. for District 3.
Three Midland College candidates have filed – Steve Kiser in Place 1, Linda Cowden in Place 2, and G. Larry Lawrence in Place 3. Each are current members of the Midland College board. All of Midland College’s seats are at-large positions.
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Editor's Note: Profiles of Tommy Bishop and Carie McNeil are scheduled for an upcoming edition. | https://www.mrt.com/news/local/article/Bishop-McNeil-file-for-MISD-seats-17370636.php | 2022-08-13T07:11:28 | 0 | https://www.mrt.com/news/local/article/Bishop-McNeil-file-for-MISD-seats-17370636.php |
As utility bills increase, seniors in the community who live off a fixed income need assistance in paying them to keep their air conditioning working and water running.
Senior Life Midland is an organization -- mainly comprised of volunteers -- that is devoted to helping retired seniors in a variety of ways.
Kathleen Kirwan-Haynie, the organization’s executive director, said there are seven main programs that Senior Life coordinates.
“We have what’s called ‘One Day at a Time’ we help with utilities. We help pay water bills, electric bills.” she said.
Director of Nutrition and Homebound Services Paul Cervantez commented on the recent increase of electrical bills and how it impacts seniors they assist.
“Electricity is up 70% in Texas, and this is really affecting them,” he said.
He then remarked that he had two bills on his desk that are $400 to $500, basically twice what they cost in the past. This is especially poignant considering some seniors they’re in contact with make as little as $700 to $800 a month, and electricity is not the only utility that needs paid for.
“You got water, you got gas, which is also up. We’ve had situations where a senior gets a bill that’s really high and they can’t pay their rent. It’s a problem for seniors,” Cervantez claimed.
Senior Life Midland uses the organization’s money, mainly accumulated through donations, to pay bills for seniors who need it.
“Midland has been really good to our agency; we’ve got money available to help seniors,” Cervantez said.
Cervantez explained that utility companies can sometimes insist on only speaking directly to the customer for privacy reasons, but they aren’t aware that their customer may deal with confusion or other age-related trials that inhibit them from effectively discussing the topic.
Seniors unable to pay their bills could utilities shut off, and the West Texas heat can be unrelenting. For the area’s seniors, living without air conditioning can be, at best, highly uncomfortable and at worst, a serious health risk.
“Our agency is great about getting to the situation quickly, we don’t wait around because it’s life or death,” Cervantez said.
Kirwan-Haynie added, “Many already have health conditions. We have many that have Alzheimer’s, we have many that need oxygen, that get dehydrated very easily and it’s really, really hot and sometimes they forget to drink their water or don’t really have good drinking water. It can be an extreme health hazard.”
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Donate, or join Senior Life Midland as a volunteer by visiting their website: | https://www.mrt.com/news/local/article/Senior-Life-Midland-helps-needy-seniors-during-17370799.php | 2022-08-13T07:11:34 | 0 | https://www.mrt.com/news/local/article/Senior-Life-Midland-helps-needy-seniors-during-17370799.php |
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SACRAMENTO, Calif. — A South Sacramento Mom is fed up with a homeless encampment she says her family has to deal with on a daily basis.
She reached to ABC10 after calling Sacramento city officials, fire, and police and getting nowhere.
"The first time that I came out here and saw this, I was completely floored," said Jennifer Jones, who is a resident at Deerfield/Mesa Grande Neighborhood off of Franklin and Valley High.
Jones had no idea the homeless encampment outside her house, is what she signed up for when she moved into the Deerfield/Mesa Grande Neighborhood in 2018.
The mother of five says she can see, hear and smell the homeless encampment from her home.
"We have complained about it. Not because we have a problem with homeless people but because they have been burning toxic like plastic things. And the fumes go into our neighborhood. And they impact everyone who lives in these cul-de-sacs," said Jones.
She also says they have what she calls raves late at night which keep the family up.
And despite her complaints to the city manager, Mayor Darrell Steinberg, Sacramento Police, and Fire, in her eyes, nothing has been done.
"I just get excuses. I get told by the impact team that well it's a very well-kept camp. But it's causing health and safety issues. So it can't be that well kept if it's the causing the people that live in the neighborhood a problem," said Jones.
We reached out to the Department of Community Response.
In a statement, its spokesman says:
"The Department of Community Response is aware of the people living along Morrison Creek. We visit the area and talk to the residents weekly and we have our contractor, Forensiclean, doing weekly trash pickups there as well. We are working with community organizations, Councilmember Vang’s office and others to offer the people there more appropriate accommodations. Right now, the City is operating under two different court rulings that limit any other action."
But for Jennifer Jones, any other actions taken might be too late.
"We've actually made the decision that we will be moving within the next year because of this problem. Because I just don't, I don't think it's gonna be changed. So We're gonna move to a different city because Sacramento is not, unfortunately, is not dealing with it," said Jones.
We also reached out to Sacramento Police.
They tell us officers responded and did not observe any criminal activity at the encampment.
It's recommended that reports of criminal activity should be reported to Police.
But any other concerns with the homeless should be referred to the Department of Community Response.
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Dennis L. Nelson
September 4, 1958-August 6, 2002
BELMOND-Dennis L. Nelson, 63, a lifelong farmer and Belmond resident, passed away, Saturday, August 6, 2002, at the Iowa Specialty Hospital-Belmond, with his loving family at his side follwoing a terminal illness. Public funeral services will be held at 10:30 AM, Monday August 15, 2022, at Trinity Lutheran Church, Belmond. Burial will be in the Belmond Cemetery. Public visitation will be Sunday from 4-6 PM at the Trinity Lutheran Church and will continue one hour prior to the funeral services Monday. Those wishing to express their sympathies through a memorial in Dennis memory may wish to consider Belmond-Klemme FFA Chapter % Debbie Barkela, BK High School, 411 10th Avenue N.E., Belmond, IA 50421, or to the donor's choice. For those to unable to attend Dennis funeral in person on Monday it may be viewed on the Andrews Funeral Homes Facebook page or the Trinity Lutheran Church Facebook page. Just LIKE either page to view.
Dennis Lee Nelson, the son of Harold and Doris (Easton) Nelson, was born at Belmond, IA, on September 4, 1958. He grew up on the family farm with his siblings, David, Neal, James and Greg.. A side benefit of his childhood years was that his grandma Tillie lived with them for many years. Dennis absolutely loved growing up on the farm and all rewards that came with it. At a young age he and his brothers would play farming and Dennis could be found helping his father Harry out with chores and other tasks of the operations. These early years planted the seeds in Dennis soul as a lifelong farmer. His chosen vocation blossomed into a passionate devotion of working the earthy planting the seeds and harvesting and was appreciative of all of God's creation. Dennis attained the highest rank in Boy Scouts reaching Eagle. He loved being involved with scouting and had been to Philmont Scout Reservation while he was as youth and later as a father traveled there with his son Josh during his tenure in scouting. Dennis grew up in the Trinity Lutheran Church where he was baptized and confirmed.
Dennis attended Belmond Schools and had been active in the theatre programs helping to orchestrate the sets and lighting in the school plays. Dennis had a love for woodworking and had created many one of kind family heirlooms such as lamps, Chess Boards and various other items in shop classes. He graduated from Belmond High School in the Class of 1978. Following high school, he attended Iowa Central Community College in Fort Dodge in their Farm Mechanics program. In addition to farming, Dennis had been time operating HLP Implement, worked 5 years on the 2nd shift at Eaton Corp, and for a period of time in connection with Iowa Select Farms.
He was united in marriage to Laurie Kelley on September 23, 1978, at Trinity Lutheran Church and the couple's union was blessed with a daughter Jennifer and son Joshua.
The couple farmed and raised their children in rural Wright County Southwest of Belmond. Dennis raised crops and livestock over the years with his father and brothers. He took great pride in caring for the land and his animals and had employed many different conservation practices in the operations including CRP, tree planting, wind rows and terraces. Dennis was very fond of animals and shared that love with his family as over the years they had adopted many dogs and cats, raised ducks, guinea pigs, pheasants, turkeys and even rescue foxes. He also cherished times spent with Laurie, the kids, and grandkids entertaining them at the family pond he had created on the farm, which was a little slice of tranquility and "a family sanctuary." Special times were spent with his father at the pond talking about life and reflections. He very much was a magnet for kids, himself being a big kid at heart. Dennis encouraged his kids and grands to do the hunter safety courses. Grandkids looked forward to hanging out with Grandpa Dennis on the farm riding along in the tractors and other equipment. He was very proud of Josh and Jen and their families, along with the nieces and nephews.
Dennis enjoyed spending times cruising around in his 1975 CJ 5 Jeep often times with one of his favorite dogs at his side. Fun past times included four wheeling in the south pit, snowmobiling, family camping trips, and traveling. Destinations included a trek on Route 66, Key West, Ft. Myers, and numerous trips to Texas, as well as an adventure on boat & train trip to Alaska. He loved country and classic rock music and attended many concerts over the years with Laurie, his children and other friends and family including performers such as Rush, The Eagle's, Steve Miller, Styx, and countless others. In times of rest, he enjoyed watching Gunsmoke, Bonanza, old westerns and Fox. He was a past member and president of the Belmond Jaycees, and a lifelong active member of Trinity Lutheran Church.
Dennis was a man of his word. a bit stubborn at times, with a drive to follow through on whatever the task was in front of him. His love for his family was boundless and stable demeanor was lifelong. He loved to have fun, immersed himself deeply in all that he was a part of and had a bit of a mischievous trait as well. His mom Doris often referred to him as "Dennis the Menace!".
Those who crossed in Dennis life path will remember Dennis for many wonderful traits including being a man who may be referred to as a rock, even keeled, steady handed, a great listener, patient caring and personable. A man who truly never met a stranger was very approachable, compassionate and calming. His brothers and farming partners shared that he was hardworking, very honest and 'Damn Good guy!".
His memory burns brightly in his wife and life partner Laurie Nelson, Belmond, IA; daughter Jen (Mark) Armour, and children Lindsay and Malia, Ely, IA; son Josh (Kate) Nelson, and children Will Hays, Lillian and Harriet, Belmond, IA, Dennis' mother Doris Nelson, Clarion Health and Wellness Rehabilitation Center, Clarion, IA; brothers-David (Sue) Nelson, Neal (Lisa) Nelson, and Jim (Sephanie) Nelson, all of Belmond, IA; along with numerous nieces, nephews, extended family and countless friends.
Dennis was preceded in death by his maternal and paternal grandparents, his father Harold Nelson, brother Greg Nelson, and his mother-in-law and father-in-law Omar and Irene Kelley.
Andrews Funeral Homes, Belmond, IA. www.andrewsfuneralhomeandfloral.com 641-444-4474 | https://globegazette.com/news/local/obituaries/dennis-l-nelson/article_3abb7dfb-e30d-50f0-bfad-b10a8c151083.html | 2022-08-13T07:44:13 | 1 | https://globegazette.com/news/local/obituaries/dennis-l-nelson/article_3abb7dfb-e30d-50f0-bfad-b10a8c151083.html |
Steven R Fox
August 11, 2022
MASON CITY-Steven R Fox, 73 of Mason City passed away peacefully Thursday, August 11, 2022 at the Westview Care Center in Britt, with family at his side.
Visitation will be held from 2:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. Sunday, August 14, 2022 at Hogan-Bremer-Moore Colonial Chapel, 126 3rd St. NE, Mason City, IA.
Military Honors will be presented by the Mason City Veterans Honor Guard at 4:30 p.m. at the funeral home.
Memorials may be directed in care of Steve's family.
Hogan-Bremer-Moore Colonial Chapel. 126 3rd St. NE, Mason City, IA 50401. 641-423-2372. ColonialChapels.com | https://globegazette.com/news/local/obituaries/steven-r-fox/article_5a781abb-13f3-548a-ac94-221179c9f4fd.html | 2022-08-13T07:44:19 | 1 | https://globegazette.com/news/local/obituaries/steven-r-fox/article_5a781abb-13f3-548a-ac94-221179c9f4fd.html |
Yellowstone Bear World President Courtney Ferguson has defended the safety protocols of his animal park in response to an inquiry by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration.
"Yellowstone Bear World has a strong safety record, which demonstrates that the training and safety protocols in place are effective, and we expect them to remain that way into the future," Ferguson wrote in an official response to OSHA.
OSHA opened an inquiry into Bear World after an investigator working for People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals reportedly worked at the park and wrote that Bear World had workers in the park in the same space with the bears with only batons and bear spray to defend themselves from the bears.
With Ferguson's response, OSHA can either expand its inquiry to investigate Bear World or close the matter. According to a statement by PETA, OSHA officials were considering closing the matter, telling PETA on Aug. 2 it believed the safety concerns were no longer present. PETA said, however, that OSHA has told them the case is still open.
PETA called on OSHA to send its own investigators to Yellowstone Bear World, saying the experience of its undercover investigator did not match the conditions described in Ferguson's response.
In 2021, the Post Register spoke with Jay Pratte, director of animal care, conservation and education at New York's Utica Zoo and president of Bear Care Group, which trains zoos internationally on how to care for and manage bears. Pratte said he does not enter an enclosure with bears unless absolutely necessary, despite 30 years of experience as a zookeeper.
In a statement to OSHA dated Aug. 12, Pratte said he had reviewed the evidence collected by PETA on Bear World's safety standards.
"It is my professional opinion that the allegations are sound, and that significant safety risks exist, up to and including severe injury or death of staff, volunteers and members of the public," Pratte wrote.
Ferguson did not deny that employees work while in close proximity to bears, but said the close contact was necessary to maintain the park and that training prepared the workers for such situations.
"All staff which work directly with the animals undergo safety training from senior staff members," Ferguson wrote. "Training is an ongoing process for the employees. Much of the animal keeper staff training is done on site and on the job in a mentoring model. The senior team members will work closely with incoming staff to get a gauge of the comfort level as a well as a base knowledge of animal husbandry of incoming staff members. After the initial introduction, tasks and job responsibilities are added as the staff members’ confidence and competence improves."
Ferguson added that employees are required to work in teams, carry a radio for communication and have transportation ready when working in the bear enclosure.
Pratte said such practices would not stop a bear from killing a person.
"Pepper spray and a 'wand' will not deter a bear intent on interaction or conflict," Pratte wrote in his response. "Pepper spray is only able to buy a person a moment of time to find an immediate alternate option to save themselves in the case of an incident."
Pratte is particularly critical of the use of batons, saying Ferguson's response amounted to an admission, and that the use of force to stop a bear would likely only enrage the animal and make it more aggressive in future encounters.
"Industry standards specifically advise against use of punishment or force in management of bears," Pratte wrote.
Ferguson denied that staff have direct contact with the bears, saying the batons carried by staff are meant to create distance between them and the animals.
In regard to bites by bear cubs, Ferguson said the cubs do get "fussy" during bottle feeding, but that staff are aware of the risk and that the injuries are not life-threatening.
PETA said it has video of its undercover worker having close contact with bears, including being touched by one, in contrast to the claims made by Ferguson.
"(T)he eyewitness — who was plainly not a senior staff member, having worked at the facility for only three months — was required along with other employees to enter the enclosure for adult black bears, during which time the 2 employees were approached by several bears, including one who touched the eyewitness with his or her snout," Molly Johnson, PETA's counsel on captive animal law enforcement, wrote in the organization's response.
Johnson went on to argue that Ferguson did not dispute the accusations made by the animal rights group or offer to change the park's policies.
"Rather than outline any actual corrective actions planned or taken to abate these hazardous conditions, Yellowstone Bear World states that it will '(c)ontinue' its current practices and attempts to justify these practices by stating that the facility 'is a unique workplace which requires unique training and safety protocols,'" Johnson wrote,
Pratte said standard practices for animal care in zoos require minimal contact between staff. He cites multiple peer-reviewed guides on bear contact, including the Husbandry Manual for the Brown Bear used by accredited zoos, the Global Federation of Animal Sanctuaries accreditation and care standards, which say contact with bears should be limited due to the threat the animals pose to humans.
Because Bear World is licensed by the USDA instead of being accredited by the Association of Zoos & Aquariums, it is not held to the professional standards.
Pratte argued the issue of worker safety is exasperated by the population density at Bear World, which he said causes stress for the bears, making them more dangerous to humans.
"It is also my expert opinion, based on my extensive experience, that direct contact with any bear species constitutes an unnecessary and avoidable risk to any human involved," Pratte wrote. "The allegation that Yellowstone Bear World employees are exposed to direct contact with black and brown bears on a regular basis is clearly supported, and constitutes a significant safety risk."
Pratte ended by writing that Bear World would have to introduce more barriers between staff and the bears in order to address safety concerns.
"Protected contact barriers, secure and protected vehicles, and removal of any proximity to the animals without a protective barrier should be considered appropriate, though not exhaustive, responses," Pratte writes. | https://www.postregister.com/rexburg/news/local/bear-world-responds-to-peta-complaint-about-worker-safety-in-osha-investigation/article_8e7a990d-e271-55f1-bc26-e2c72a936431.html | 2022-08-13T07:46:23 | 0 | https://www.postregister.com/rexburg/news/local/bear-world-responds-to-peta-complaint-about-worker-safety-in-osha-investigation/article_8e7a990d-e271-55f1-bc26-e2c72a936431.html |
CINCINNATI — The most encouraging sight for the Cincinnati Bengals in their preseason opener might have been quarterback Joe Burrow running warmup sprints with his teammates before the game.
The Bengals star, who had an appendectomy on July 27, is expected to be ready for the regular-season opener Sept. 11. He watched from the sideline with the rest of the starters from both teams in a predictably sloppy preseason opener won by the Arizona Cardinals 36-23.
Jonathan Ward, trying to win a spot in a crowded Arizona backfield, ran for a pair of 1-yard touchdowns in the second quarter.
Trace McSorley and Jarrett Guarantano, in competition to be the third-string quarterback, shared the snaps for the Cardinals. McSorley, who was signed midway through the 2021 season, threw for 163 yards and a touchdown to Andre Baccellia.
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Guarantano, an undrafted free agent, was 7 for 10 for 54 yards and tossed a short touchdown pass to Jontre Kirklin.
“Any time you can play a clean game with substitutions, penalties, no turnovers, I thought that was what we wanted out of it," Arizona coach Kliff Kingsbury said. "Long way to go. A lot of stuff we’ve got to get better at.”
The highlight for the Bengals was a late 11-play, 94-yard drive directed by undrafted free agent quarterback Drew Plitt and punctuated by a 25-yard TD pass to Kendric Pryor.
The Bengals lost Brandon Allen, who backed up Burrow last season, early in the game with a concussion. That left third-stringer Jake Browning to direct Cincinnati the rest of the way, going 13 for 24 for 190 yards. Plitt, signed when Burrow had surgery last month, completed all six of his pass attempts for 76 yards.
It was a messy affair for the Bengals' rookies and back-ups. They were flagged for 11 penalties that cost them 104 yards. That included a 60-yard run by running back Chris Evans that was erased by a holding penalty. Cincinnati rushed for only 62 yards in the entire game.
“We all have a lot to learn from that first experience,” said Jackson Carman, a second-year offensive lineman competing to start at left guard. “There’s always stuff you have to learn.”
Keaontay Ingram also had a 1-yard touchdown run for Arizona (1-0).
Trent Taylor added four catches for 74 yards for Cincinnati. Jacques Patrick ran for a 1-yard TD in the fourth quarter. | https://tucson.com/sports/local/cardinals-beat-bengals-36-23-in-preseason-opener/article_3dda0334-1a98-11ed-9335-bb32e9e1f313.html | 2022-08-13T07:46:24 | 1 | https://tucson.com/sports/local/cardinals-beat-bengals-36-23-in-preseason-opener/article_3dda0334-1a98-11ed-9335-bb32e9e1f313.html |
Kraft rehired, Deics added
Bernie Kraft, licensed registered dietitian and certified diabetes educator, has rejoined the Mid Dakota Clinic Diabetes & Nutrition Center.
Kraft received her bachelor’s degree in food and nutrition, corporate and community fitness at North Dakota State University in Fargo and her diabetes training at International Diabetes Center in Minneapolis, Minnesota. She was with Mid Dakota Clinic from 1998-2001 and from 2004-2021. She specializes in diabetes management, glucose sensors and insulin pump therapy.
Cathy Deics, licensed dietitian and certified diabetes educator, has joined the Mid Dakota Clinic Diabetes & Nutrition Center.
Deics received her bachelor’s degree in exercise science and dietetics from Concordia College in Moorhead, Minnesota, and a post-baccalaureate in pre-medicine from Doane University in Crete, Nebraska. She specializes in diabetes management and weight management.
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Bismarck Air Medical adds nurse
Evan Krech has joined Bismarck Air Medical full-time as a flight nurse. Krech had been a part-time flight nurse with Bismarck Air Medical since 2020.
Krech graduated with a Bachelor of Science in nursing from South Dakota State University. He has spent the last 10 years in nursing; with most of his experience in emergency medicine and critical care. Krech is certified in basic life support, advanced cardiac life support, pediatric advanced life support, neonatal resuscitation and trauma nursing.
Interstate Engineering hire
Miranda Clarys has been hired as a survey technician by Interstate Engineering in Mandan. Clarys previously served as an intern with the firm and holds an associate of applied science degree in engineering technology from Bismarck State College.
Provider joins Sanford Health
Scot Mickelson, DO, family medicine provider, has joined Sanford Health in Bismarck.
Dr. Mickelson is a Bismarck native and has been serving the Bismarck-Mandan area for nine years. He graduated from Kansas City University of Medicine & Biosciences in Kansas City, Missouri, and completed his residency in family medicine at the University of North Dakota Center for Family Medicine in Bismarck. He is board certified with the American Board of Family Medicine and specializes in providing preventive care, diagnosing and managing chronic conditions, osteopathic manipulative therapy and treating musculoskeletal injuries.
Supreme Court clerks named
The North Dakota Supreme Court announced appointments to one-year clerkships that began Aug. 1. They are:
Austin Artz, Minot, received a Bachelor of Arts in history with a minor in German from the University of North Dakota and his Juris Doctor from the University of Nebraska School of Law.
Krista Christopherson, Mandan, received a Bachelor of Business Administration in business economics from UND and her Juris Doctor from UND School of Law.
Samantha Schmidt, Fargo, received a Bachelor of Arts in history and political science from Concordia College in Moorhead, Minnesota, and her Juris Doctor from UND School of Law.
Rainey Selvig, Bismarck, received a Bachelor of Science in business management from North Dakota State University and her Juris Doctor from UND School of Law.
Claire Thompson, Grand Forks, received a Bachelor of Arts in communications studies from St. Catherine University in St. Paul, Minnesota, and her Juris Doctor from UND School of Law.
Floral designer earns certification
Tammy Krein, of Ken’s Flower Shop in Bismarck, has earned the Certified Floral Designer designation from the American Institute of Flora Designers.
She is one of three AIFD certified florists in North Dakota. In addition to the designation, Krein will be inducted as an accredited member of AIFD in 2023.
Bender recognized
Lawrence Bender, attorney with Fredrikson & Byron in Bismarck, has been named a 2022 Great Plains Super Lawyer for energy and resources.
Sergeants attend training
Sgts. Allyson Middlestead, Danny Lemieux and Elliot Carvell of the Burleigh County Sheriffs Department have graduated from Northwestern University School of Police Staff and Command held in Dickinson on July 29.
Monthly awards
North Dakota Farmers Union Insurance, based in Jamestown, announced professionals who exceeded in their positions for the month of June.
David Beck, Bismarck, was a top producer of health insurance sales.
Dave Berger, Mandan, was a top producer of auto insurance sales.
Philip Halvorson, Mandan, was a top producer of life insurance sales and health insurance sales.
Robert Johnson, Mandan, was a top producer of life insurance sales.
Courtney Schauer, Mandan, was a top producer of health insurance sales.
Dylan Schmit, Mandan, was a top producer of supplemental insurance sales.
Ryan Schnell, Bismarck, was a top producer of auto insurance sales.
Lewis Schock, Mandan, was a top producer of health insurance sales.
Jason Smith, Mandan, was a top producer of annuity sales.
Submit businesspeople and business digest items to businessbeat@bismarcktribune.com. Deadline for submissions is noon Tuesday. | https://bismarcktribune.com/business/local/businesspeople---aug-13-2022/article_e6435078-14cd-11ed-a554-2bc50b6f3d5d.html | 2022-08-13T07:55:40 | 0 | https://bismarcktribune.com/business/local/businesspeople---aug-13-2022/article_e6435078-14cd-11ed-a554-2bc50b6f3d5d.html |
As much as $2 million in counterfeit goods are now off the streets in lower Manhattan in a massive NYPD sting operation.
The department's Patrol Services Bureau seized fake bags, sneakers, watches and sunglasses in Operation "Bag Guys" on Canal Street Friday. The street is well-known for people trying to sell knock-off designer items to those unknowing — or knowing but not caring as long as it looks real and the price is right.
Five people were arrested in connection with the crackdown. The bust comes as part of the NYPD's quality of life initiative.
"The money that is raised by the sale of these counterfeit goods, are used to further other crimes, said NYPD Deputy Chief Benjamin Gurley. "We will go wherever, and whenever, we need to go to stop these kind of crimes and furthering crime throughout our city."
Police said that complaints from city residents is what led to the enforcement operation. | https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/2-million-in-counterfeit-goods-seized-from-canal-street-sellers-in-nypd-bust/3823324/ | 2022-08-13T09:19:19 | 1 | https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/2-million-in-counterfeit-goods-seized-from-canal-street-sellers-in-nypd-bust/3823324/ |
A New York City subway cleaner was left bloodied and with broken bones in an attack that the head of NYC Transit called "outrageous and unacceptable."
The transit workers' union, TWU Local 100, said that Anthony Nelson was attacked around 9:30 a.m. Friday outside the Pelham Bay subway station in the Bronx. After being told that a man was harassing people outside the station, Nelson went to get a look of the individual in order to provide a description to authorities, according to the union.
When he turned to go back inside the station, Nelson was attacked, suffering a broken nose and collarbone, the union said. But despite his injuries, Nelson and a good Samaritan held the suspect down long enough for police to arrive.
"Any assault on a transit worker is outrageous and unacceptable. We've said it before, if you commit a crime in the transit system, you will be caught and face justice. We are grateful for the NYPD's rapid arrest in this case," said NYC Transit President Richard Davey.
At a news conference Friday night, NYC Mayor Eric Adams spoke about how Nelson worked throughout the pandemic to help keep the subway system clean and running.
"I spoke with (Nelson's) mother today, and you could just hear her voice, how proud she is of her son, who always wanted to be a transit employee. When you hear her talk about how hard he works," Adams said.
The suspect was taken for a psychiatric evaluation. It was unclear what charges the man was facing. | https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/nyc-subway-cleaner-suffers-broken-bones-in-bronx-station-attack-transit-union-says/3823336/ | 2022-08-13T09:19:26 | 0 | https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/nyc-subway-cleaner-suffers-broken-bones-in-bronx-station-attack-transit-union-says/3823336/ |
A man suspected in a stabbing near Yankee Stadium is now connected to an attack on an 84-year-old man in lower Manhattan that was caught on camera, according to police.
Video shows the man, who was coming home from Martha's Vineyard with his wife, get approached by Diego Diaz just after 1 a.m. Sunday morning on Exchange Place, police said. The 19-year-old Diaz then allegedly demanded money from the man, and shoved him to ground. The victim could be seen getting shoved into a parked car before landing on the street.
Diaz the took out a knife and took the man's cellphone and watch before running off, according to police.
It is believed that Diaz is the same person seen in video from the 161st Street subway station just hours later, running away after police said he stabbed on a man on the escalator. The 33-year-old victim was stabbed at the mezzanine level of the 4 train, not on the platform.
Investigators said Diaz, of Brooklyn, was arrested in July after telling transit officers he had a gun. He was later released. | https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/suspect-in-subway-stabbing-near-yankee-stadium-connected-to-attack-on-84-year-old/3823329/ | 2022-08-13T09:19:34 | 1 | https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/suspect-in-subway-stabbing-near-yankee-stadium-connected-to-attack-on-84-year-old/3823329/ |
TUPELO • While a new generation of Elvis fans have been introduced to the King of Rock and Roll through this summer’s worldwide hit movie, “Elvis,” plenty of Northeast Mississippians met Tupelo's native son or saw him perform live long before the jumpsuits and Las Vegas shows.
In honor of the 45th anniversary of the rock and roll legend’s death on Aug. 16, 1977, the Daily Journal spoke with several local people who saw him perform.
Gayle Hillhouse and Sharon Estes: fifth graders who met The King
Gayle Hillhouse of Plantersville and her lifelong friend Sharon Estes shared a classroom in fifth grade at Milam Elementary School. Both considered their teacher, Mrs. J.C. Grimes, to be “wonderful.”
But Grimes was special in many ways, one being that she taught the one and only Elvis Presley during his formative years growing up in Tupelo.
The two 10-year-old girls were in class one unsuspecting day when there was a knock on the door. The class turned their heads to see none other than superstar Elvis Presley with his head in the door's window.
"We were sitting around the room, and Elvis's face was in that little window,” Hillhouse said. “And we looked up and said, 'It's really him!'”
Hillhouse said Presley stepped into the classroom and gave his former teacher a hug.
"He said, ‘Y'all better listen to this lady, she knows what she's talking about,'" Hillhouse said.
After school that day, Hillhouse was abuzz with energy.
“I saw him,” she recalled telling her grandmother, who watched her after the school day ended. “I saw him; I saw him.”
For Estes, Grimes' classroom and the Elvis encounter she had would come to be a full circle moment later in life.
"It's really strange because, years later, that was my classroom where I taught fifth grade," Estes said.
Hillhouse saw Elvis three times in concert, but Estes never got the chance to see him perform.
"I saw him in Huntsville, and you cannot imagine the excitement," Hillhouse said. "I came home and told my husband that it didn't matter if you did or didn't like Elvis, you would scream your head off."
Although Hillhouse's husband was lukewarm on the King at the time of the Huntsville concert, he’s now a bona fide fan.
In fact, several members of the Hillhouse clan are diehard Elvis fans. Hillhouse, her husband, and their granddaughter, Ivy Brooke, all joined the Tupelo Elvis Presley Fan Club years ago. Elvis Presley provided a backdrop for many of Hillhouse's life changing moments, including the time she met her husband at 15 while attending a dance at the Elvis Presley Youth Center, now the Elvis Presley Birthplace.
Even though the once fifth grade girls only got to see Elvis up close and personal once in 1960, they have continued to carry on a love for the King more than 60 years later.
Barbara Mallory saw Elvis before, and after, he was famous
Barbara Mallory has been an Elvis fan since before he became the world's most famous musician.
Currently President Emeritus of the Tupelo Elvis Presley Fan Club, Mallory worked at the ground level to establish the club. Now, the Tupelo Elvis Presley Fan Club gives back to the community in big ways, just as Elvis did.
For Mallory, Elvis fandom is intensely personal. Mallory was 16 when she first saw the King at the Belden High School gym outside of Tupelo. That was in 1955, and the future King of Rock and Roll was still, as best, a princeling.
“He was not very well known," Mallory said.
Although Elvis had yet to become a superstar — that would come early the following year with the release of his worldwide hit, “Heartbreak Hotel” — Mallory had previously heard him on the radio and immediately liked what she heard.
"When we saw him, I tell people there was no turning back. He was different," Mallory said. "All the boys had crew cuts, and here he comes with a ducktail and a flashy dresser. But it was mostly his music."
When the Belden concert concluded, Mallory said that Elvis stuck around to sign autographs.
"I was just looking at him. I was shy and couldn't say a word," she said.
After Mallory's first encounter with Elvis, she joined his Memphis fan club.
"I wrote him a letter, and I got an answer to that letter dated September 26, 1955,” she said.
Mallory said she can’t recall the exact contents of that letter, but remembers she had asked Presley if he was married or planned on getting married.
“He answered and said he wasn’t,” she said with a laugh.
Mallory saw Presley again shortly after the Belden performance during a 1955 show at the Tupelo fairgrounds. She even has the ticket stub to prove it.
At the time, he still wasn’t a headliner. However, when the 1956 and 1957 fairs came to town, Presley took center stage.
The next time Mallory saw Presley was in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, in 1971. For that concert, she brought her kids along with her. She then saw him one last time in concert in 1974 in Memphis.
The last time she got to see Elvis Presley was at his casket viewing. She said she had mixed feelings about attending the viewing but ultimately followed through with it.
"We grew up, and it was almost like he was a member of the family and part of my life so much,” she said. “I just went out of respect.”
Kay Mathews is pictured in iconic 1956 Tupelo concert photo
When Kay Mathews went to the 1956 Mississippi-Alabama Fair and Dairy Show, she wasn't there to see Elvis.
Mathews, 78, was around 12 years old when she walked with the rest of her classmates to the fairgrounds from Tupelo High School, now Milam Elementary School.
Once she and her classmates entered the fairgrounds, everyone congregated near the stage where Elvis was set to perform.
“At that point in my life, that didn’t mean anything to me,” Mathews said.
But she found herself at the front of the crowd, nearly within arm’s reach of the King of Rock 'n Roll. She vividly remembers his blue velvet shirt and white shoes.
“All of a sudden, when he starts, the older teenagers start the screaming and the hollering,” Mathews said. “It was contagious.”
She doesn’t remember any of the songs Elvis sang, doesn’t remember the concert ending, and doesn’t know what she did after.
“I don’t think I thought anything about, ‘I’m seeing history' or ‘I’m seeing something magnificent in the future,'" Mathews said. "I don’t think that was part of what it was. It was just a fun day.”
It took over 50 years for Matthews to realize that she is pictured in an iconic photograph from the show.
She and her husband had taken a trip out west to hike the Grand Canyon in 2007. After stopping to eat at a Route 66-type diner on their way back, Mathews looked through the Elvis memorabilia for sale there.
She picked up a gold-handled mug featuring a photo of the performance, and she instantly spotted herself.
"Yep, that shows I was there," Mathews said to herself.
A random childhood encounter with one of the most famous men who has ever lived linked their lives via a photograph.
These days, Matthews shares Elvis’ passion for helping others, particularly children. After a successful career at the Regional Rehabilitation Center in Tupelo — first as a speech therapist, and later as executive director — Mathews retired in 2014 but continues to work there on a volunteer basis.
"It certainly ties it all together for me," Mathews said. "And the fact that Elvis loved children, he wanted to do things for children, and I'm here at the rehab center doing things for children and the fan club supports us here, it's just full circle."
When the Tupelo Elvis Fan Club was revived around the 50th anniversary of his fair appearance, Mathews was a founding member. It’s more than a club; it’s a service organization, one that donates tens of thousands of dollars per year to local agencies and organizations.
For Matthews, as it is for many of the rock legend’s fans, Elvis Presley fandom runs deeper than just a love of the man’s music. It’s personal.
“I’m an Elvis fan because of what he means to Tupelo and what Tupelo meant to him,” Mathews said. “And that all goes back to how we all, who were born and raised and grew up here in Tupelo, feel about Tupelo.”
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ATLANTIC CITY — AtlantiCare hosted a community health fair Friday at Atlantic Cape Community College's city campus as part of National Health Center Week.
The health fair focused on the ways caretakers provided preventive and primary care through the COVID-19 pandemic.
In partnership with Atlantic Cape and Hope One Atlantic County, attendees were able to get free health assessments and talk to representatives from local organizations for more information about resources and services. The free public event also offered boxed lunches, bicycle giveaways, live entertainment and goodie bags for people to take with them.
National Health Center Week runs from Aug. 7 to 13.
— Selena Vazquez | https://pressofatlanticcity.com/news/local/atlanticare-hosts-community-health-fair-for-national-heath-center-week/article_6cdd245a-1a83-11ed-b1fd-0330a6f6269c.html | 2022-08-13T10:47:42 | 0 | https://pressofatlanticcity.com/news/local/atlanticare-hosts-community-health-fair-for-national-heath-center-week/article_6cdd245a-1a83-11ed-b1fd-0330a6f6269c.html |
VENTNOR — It's never too late for one of the oldest historic neighborhood associations in the United States, the St. Leonard's Association, to have its 100th anniversary.
Officially in its 101st year, St. Leonard's Tract was finally able to fully celebrate its century mark after a one-year delay caused by supply issues and pandemic-related precautions, St. Leonard's Association President Bill Sill said.
Responsible for preserving the neighborhood and its history, the St. Leonard's Association was established in 1921 to preserve the integrity of the St. Leonard's Tract community by reviewing requests for variances of properties, making sure that established deed restrictions for the neighborhood are upheld. The association also organizes charitable projects for local groups, puts on social activities for members in the tract and in general helps maintain the neighborhood.
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"Looking back at our first 100 years, we have a lot to be grateful for and to be proud about. We do not intend to rest on our laurels, instead we have as our mission for the next 100 years the betterment of the tract and the city," Sill said.
St. Leonard's Tract was originally owned by the St. Leonard's Land Company. The St. Leonard's Tract neighborhood was incorporated June 13, 1896, making it seven years older than the city of Ventnor, which incorporated on March 17, 1903, according to the St. Leonard's Association.
The land between Surrey and Cambridge avenues, named after English dukes, was developed by the St. Leonard's Land Company before zoning regulations existed. The neighborhood is all single-family homes, some dating to 1905 or earlier, and many being multi-generational.
VENTNOR — The city’s St. Leonard’s Association celebrated its 100th anniversary this year.
Many of the very large, multilevel and multiroom houses in the neighborhood were built in the 1920s by Atlantic City entrepreneur Emmanuel Katz, known during the Prohibition era as the "Jersey Rum Runner," making the homes architecturally and historically significant.
"The neighborhood is an asset to our city because it preserves the architecture from that era," Ventnor Commissioner Lance Landgraf said.
Residents that lived there created uniform deed restrictions to ensure the distinctiveness of the neighborhood, since the absence of municipal zoning and private deed restrictions meant businesses or livestock could be built next to their homes. This prohibited duplexes and subdivisions for the homes built on the 50-by-125-foot lots. This in turn led to the creation of the St. Leonard's Association, to ensure the preservation of the community by reinforcing deed restrictions.
“Many homes in the tract have stayed in the families for generations, and new homes are often designed to blend into our neighborhood’s existing architecture,” said Sill. “It’s a very peaceful, serene and friendly neighborhood. Our association provides a platform for our members to interact as well as to undertake civic initiatives.”
The historic neighborhood still has many of the original homes due to the century-old deed restrictions. It also boasts many prominent past residents, including former U.S. Presidents Bill Clinton and Lyndon B. Johnson, "White Christmas" songwriter Irving Berlin, former state Sen. and Atlantic County political boss Frank "Hap" Farley, and Paul "Skinny" D'Amato, famed owner of the Atlantic City 500 Club who regularly invited Frank Sinatra, Sammy Davis Jr. and other members of the "Rat Pack" to his home.
Landgraf said the neighborhood's preserved architecture, big lots and the style of the residents living in it are big draws to the neighborhood.
VENTNOR — The eight blocks that make up the St. Leonard’s Tract neighborhood were mapped out…
Current distinguished residents include former U.S. President Donald Trump's senior counselor, Kelly Anne Conway, former U.S. Rep. Frank LoBiondo and former state Sen. Chris Brown, R-Atlantic.
"It's a different architecture than the city's, so it brings you back to historic time," said Landgraf. "The homes are well preserved, and the residents take pride in that."
The St. Leonard's Association also has partnered with the city on several projects to enhance both the appearance of the city and the tract. The city even declared Aug. 14 to be St. Leonard's Tract Day, and singled out the association because "for 100 years, the association has been true to their mission."
Last year's 100th anniversary was commemorated with a bronze plaque at the Ventnor pickleball courts on Atlantic Avenue, along with the unveiling of a flagpole and St. Leonard's Tract pennant last August.
This year, the St. Leonard's Association hosted a delayed 100th anniversary party at St. James Memorial Hall on July 30. In attendance were members of the association, residents, local dignitaries and others honoring the history of St. Leonard's Tract.
"Many residents are passionate about the city and the tract," said Landgraf. "The neighborhood is so well kept, it encourages us, and the administration, to improve the city and set the bar higher for everyone else." | https://pressofatlanticcity.com/news/local/ventnors-st-leonards-tract-neighborhood-celebrates-100th-anniversary/article_7fce76a6-1289-11ed-9924-7b36005e7bcd.html | 2022-08-13T10:47:48 | 0 | https://pressofatlanticcity.com/news/local/ventnors-st-leonards-tract-neighborhood-celebrates-100th-anniversary/article_7fce76a6-1289-11ed-9924-7b36005e7bcd.html |
If you see it, kill it. Stomp or smack them with whatever you have laying around.
That’s one of the first ways to kill a spotted lanternfly. But make no mistake, these bugs can avoid being stomped thanks to the eyes on the side of their head.
New York’s first infestation was discovered on Staten Island in August 2020.
“What to do when you find a spotted lanternfly” has been a popular search term in New York over the past few days, as more and more people are seeing the flying insects, some for the first time. And New Jersey has seen an increased amount of the lanternflies in recent weeks.
Here are some tips from Montgomery Township in Somerset County on how to fight the lanternfly:
- Vinegar
You can fill a spray bottle with vinegar and the liquid will kill the flies on contact. Diluting the vinegar is always an option but it’s more effective in its raw form. It can be sprayed directly on nymphs and adult flies. Be mindful of the weeds you spray the vinegar on because it may harm the underlying plant.
- Vacuum
A cost-efficient way to get rid of the insects is to vacuum the nymphs up and dispose of them.
- Soap and Water
Dish soap brands like Dawn works to kill lanternflies. Combine 1/4 cup liquid soap to a quart of water and a tablespoon of vegetable oil in a spray bottle. The soapy water will suffocate the bugs.
- Milkweed Bait
Milkweed attracts spotted lanternflies. After they feed on the sap, it poisons them. For the ones that live to tell the tale, they will be a little slower, making it easier to kill them.
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And if you’re up for a little competition there’s an app called Squishr that allows users to record the date, time and location of lanternfly sightings. The app is not only striving to end the lanternfly but make squishing fun. | https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/how-to-kill-a-spotted-lanternfly-it-may-not-be-as-easy-as-you-think/3821315/ | 2022-08-13T10:50:35 | 0 | https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/how-to-kill-a-spotted-lanternfly-it-may-not-be-as-easy-as-you-think/3821315/ |
Upcoming Hub City events
SUNDAY
Brunch | Steven Birkenfeld @ Overton Hotel and Conference Center | Pecan Grill Lounge @ 11am
Sunday Funday @ Cotton Court Hotel @ 1pm
MONDAY
Singer/Songwriter Night | Jerry Serrano @ Blue Light Live @ 9pm
TUESDAY
Storytime @ Mahon Library @ 10:30am
Food Truck Alley @ Lubbock Memorial Civic Center @ 11am
SPiVEY! @ The Kress | Burklee Hill Vineyards @ 6pm
True Crime Book Club @ Mahon Library @ 6:30pm
WEDNESDAY
Lubbock Tango @ LHUCA @ 6pm
Landon Scoggins @ Blue Light Live @ 9pm
THURSDAY
Trolley Tours, National Ranching Heritage Center, 3121 4th Street; Thursdays through October, 10:30 – 11amets are $5.00 per person and are available in the Gift Shop.
Un(wine)d with the Arts, LHUCA Galleries, 511 Ave. K; Thursdays, 5 – 6:30pm; Un(wine)d with the Arts is moving to Thursday. Join us from 5-6:30 PM for wine, music, good company and great art.
Patio Nights at McPherson Cellars, 1615 Texas Ave., 6-9 pm. No Cover Charge. Live music and a local food truck every Thursday, 6-9PM, May through August.
Selfless Lovers, Summer Showcase Concert Series, Buddy Holly Center Meadows Courtyard, 1801 Crickets Ave., 5:30-7:30pm. Free.
Mark Wallney at Burklee Hill Vineyards, 1109 Broadway, 6-9pm
2nd Annual Sparkles & Spurs Gala for the Texas Boys and Girls Ranch, Overton Hotel and Conference Center Pecan Grill Lounge, 2322 Mac Davis Lane, 6:30-9pm. Tickets: $125. Contact Ange Scott at 806-747-3187 or ascott@txgbr.org.
Open Mic Night at Wild Lark Books, 513 Broadway, 7-8pm
Jenni Dale Lord at Cotton Court Hotel, The Midnight Shift, 1610 Broadway
Ryan Culwell at The Blue Light Live, 1806 Buddy Holly Ave., 9 p.m. to 2 a.m. $10 tickets available at the door.
FRIDAY
Hub City Comic Con at Lubbock Memorial Civic Center, 1501 Mac Davis Lane; Friday, 3-7pm; Saturday 10am – 7pm; Sunday 11am – 5pm. Tickets: $15 – 35, https://ci.lubbock.tx.us/departments/civic-center/ticketing/hub-city-comiccon-2022
Kevin Hoes at the Overton Hotel and Conference Center | Pecan Grill Lounge, 2322 Mac Davis Lane, 7-10pm
Jake Pyeatt at Cotton Court Hotel | The Midnight Shift, 1610 Broadway, 7-10pm
Jenni Dale Lord at The Kress | Burklee Hill Vineyards, 1109 Broadway, 7-10pm
LHUCA en Blanc at LHUCA Plaza, 511 Ave. K, 7:30-10:30pm. Tickets: https://lhuca.kindful.com/?campaign=1078693 or call LHUCA to reserve your seats (806) 762-8606
Jason Boland and the Stragglers at the Cactus Theater, 1812 Buddy Holly Ave. 7:30 p.m. Tickets: www.eventbrite.com/e/jason-boland-the-stragglers-live-at-cactus-theater-tickets-377440252957
The Selfless Lovers at The Blue Light Live, 1806 Buddy Holly Ave., 8pm – 2am. $8 cover charge at the door.
SATURDAY
Lubbock Downtown Farmers Market, Buddy Holly Avenue and 19th Street, Saturdays through Oct. 15, 9am – 1pm. Free admission
Living History Saturdays at the National Ranching Heritage Center, 3121 4th St., Saturdays through Nov. 12, 10am – 1pm. Free and open to the public but donations accepted at the door.
Lonestar Live at the Lonestar Amphitheater, 602 E 19th St., 3-11pm. Tickets: $20 (plus tax & fees) www.seetickets.us/event/Lonestar-Live-2022-Concerts-at-the-Amp/483959
DIY squishies for teens at Mahon Library, 1306 9th St., 3:30 – 5pm. Free and open to the public. Space is limited, call 806-775-2835 to RSVP. This is a teen event.
CASP Block Party at CASP Studios, 1010 Mac Davis Lane, 6-10pm. Free and open to the public. The CASP Block pARTy is hosted by the artists in residence of the CASP Live/Work studios to bring together local Lubbock artists for an opportunity to display and sell to the Lubbock public.
Lindsay Lane at the Cotton Court Hotel | The Midnight Shift, 1610 Broadway, 7-10pm
Zack Chapman at the Overton Hotel and Conference Center | Pecan Grill Lounge, 2322 Mac Davis Lane, 7-10pm
The Band of Heathens, Cactus Theater, 1812 Buddy Holly Ave. 7:30 p.m. Tickets: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/the-band-of-heathens-indie-rockamericana-live-at-cactus-theater-tickets-334985981087
Zac Wilkerson, The Blue Light Live, 1806 Buddy Holly Ave., 8pm – 2am. $10 cover charge at the door.
Lubbock Lights After Dark Party, Two Docs Brewing Company, 502 Texas Ave., 9pm-Midnight. As the story goes, on Aug. 25, 1951, around 9:20 p.m., a group of university scientists from Texas Technical College were hanging out in a backyard drinking tea and chatting about micrometeorites. What they witnessed that night was something otherworldly in the expansive Texas sky: a V-shaped formation of 15-30 bluish-green lights passing over head. The party kicks off with lights out on the patio just after dusk at 9 p.m. with live music. There will be limited glow sticks available to help you shine, and you’re encouraged to bring your best outfit for our alien-themed party.
SUNDAY, AUG. 21
Danny Cadra, brunch at the Overton Hotel and Conference Center | Pecan Grill Lounge, 2322 Mac Davis Lane. 11am-2pm
Sunday Funday at Cotton Court Hotel, 1610 Broadway. Sundays through Aug. 28, 1-5pm. $10 cover, 21+, open to the public. Beat the Heat at the Cotton Court Hotel Pool.
Aaron Lewis and the Stateliners, Buddy Holly Hall Helen DeVitt Jones Theater, 1300 Mac Davis Lane, 7 p.m. Tickets: $35 – $250 (plus taxes & fees), https://www.etix.com/ticket/p/3105271/aaron-lewis-and-the-stateliners-lubbock-the-buddy-holly-hall-helen-devitt-jones-theater
The Isaacs at Cactus Theater, 1812 Buddy Holly Ave., 7pm. Tickets: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/the-isaacs-legendary-bluegrassgospel-live-at-cactus-theater-tickets-367852977157
For more upcoming events, visit lubbockculturaldistrict.org/calendar/ | https://www.lubbockonline.com/story/entertainment/local/2022/08/13/upcoming-hub-city-events/65397957007/ | 2022-08-13T11:24:31 | 1 | https://www.lubbockonline.com/story/entertainment/local/2022/08/13/upcoming-hub-city-events/65397957007/ |
EGG HARBOR TOWNSHIP — There will be a detour in the southbound lane of Bargaintown/Fire Road beginning Tuesday that will last about three weeks, Atlantic County officials said.
The detour will be between Mill and Zion roads daily between 7 a.m. and 4 p.m., weather permitting, for utility work by South Jersey Gas. The northbound lane will remain open.
Southbound motorists are advised to follow the posted detour and to plan travel time accordingly or seek an alternate route. Police and traffic directors will be on site to assist.
— John Russo
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100 years ago
Aug. 13, 1922: Morbid crimes, rare in Bloomington, took a spurt during July, according to a police report submitted to the city council. Two were arrested for criminal assault, two for living together without license, several for "crimes against nature," and more than ordinary taken for disorderly conduct. The usual number of drunks were run in, and traffic violations increased during the month. There were 129 arrests.
75 years ago
Aug. 13, 1947: From 400 to 500 "white collar" girls are expected to be present for the State Farm Insurance company's fourth annual play day for women employees. A kid party theme will be used for the Miller Park event, which will have a variety of sports and activities. Several girls will appear in old-fashioned and carnival costumes. Features of the party will include pigtail and bubble gum-blowing contests.
50 years ago
Aug. 13, 1972: Contributions are being sought by the Normal Library Board to provide an estimated $85,000 to $100,000 worth of extras for the town's new public library. Progress on the $562,445 library is on schedule, but the board does not expect to be able to occupy the two-floor structure at 205 W. College until early 1973. Normal will continue to lease present quarters at 205 Broadway until then.
25 years ago
Aug. 13, 1997: Illinois State University is developing a program to train students not only to become good teachers, but also to speak and understand Spanish. Pending approval by the Illinois Board of Higher Education, it will begin in fall 1998. Western Illinois, Northeastern and Loyola universities already have similar programs. Illinois has about 100,000 students in school who have limited English skills.
Compiled by Pantagraph staff | https://pantagraph.com/news/local/history/50-years-ago-progress-continues-on-new-normal-library/article_276c9f0c-185f-11ed-bfdd-a3dc18f6950e.html | 2022-08-13T11:52:08 | 1 | https://pantagraph.com/news/local/history/50-years-ago-progress-continues-on-new-normal-library/article_276c9f0c-185f-11ed-bfdd-a3dc18f6950e.html |
The Episcopal Church of the Epiphany Aug 13 — The Episcopal Church of The Epiphany, 423 N. Beaver St., Flagstaff. 928-774-2911. WELCOMING ALL: All ages, all colors, all abilities, all orientations. All people are welcome here. Saturday evening is a small group that meets outside in our Labyrinth, when weather permits or in our Parish Hall otherwise. Sundays 8:00 am service has occasional special music provided when musicians volunteer, Sundays 10:30 am service has music and is online at epiphanyaz.org. Come and join us anytime. Choir resumes in the fall. https://go.evvnt.com/1266913-0.
Beacon UU Sunday Service: "The Gospels According to John, Paul, George, and Ringo" Aug 14 — Beacon Unitarian Universalist Congregation, 510 N. Leroux St., Flagstaff. (928) 779-4492. 10-11 a.m., ALL ARE WELCOME! You BELONG at Beacon. Spiritually open and intentionally inclusive since 1958. The Beatles are back! Andy Hogg will be presenting "The Gospels According to John, Paul, George, and Ringo." Concepts of Unitarian-Universalism will be illustrated by Beatles songs. There will be lip synching and dancing. We will celebrate peace and love. Rev. Andy Hogg, preaching and music from Andrez Alcazar and Kim Angelo. Rev. Robin is away on Study Leave and will be back in the pulpit on Sunday, September 4. In the meantime, August at Beacon will continue with a great line-up of worship services with social hour to follow: • Sunday, August 21: Rev. Anthony Mtuaswa Johnson, Sedona UU Fellowship • Sunday, August 28: Janine Gelsinger, Exec. Director of UU Justice Arizona. https://go.evvnt.com/1268058-0.
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Flagstaff Federated Community Church: Please join us for in person services Sundays at 10 a.m. We are located at 400 W Aspen Ave. on the corner of Aspen and Sitgreaves in Downtown Flagstaff. All are welcome to our services. For more information about Flagstaff Federated Community Church please call our office at 928-774-7383, Mon – Thurs 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Church of the Resurrection Sunday Church Services: May 8 — 740 W. University Heights Drive S., 740 W. University Heights Drive S., Flagstaff. 928-853-8522. 10-11:30 a.m., Church of the Resurrection Presbyterian Church in America (PCA): We invite you to join us for worship at 10 a.m. on Sundays at 740 W. University Heights Drive South as Rev. Joshua Walker preaches through the book of Acts. Please feel free to contact us for information on our mid-week gatherings and for more information on our church. You can find us at www.cor-pca.org and www.facebook.com/CORFlagstaff or we can be reached at corflagstaff@gmail.com and (928) 699-2715.
Living Christ Lutheran Church: Living Christ Lutheran Church is a diverse and LGBTQ-affirming community of disciples embraced by God's unconditional love and enduring grace. You are invited to celebrate with us God's love and presence in your life, grow in your discipleship, and leave empowered to be God's hands in the world. We worship through music, teaching, prayer, and the sacraments each Sunday at 10 a.m. with Rev. Kurt Fangmeier leading. We offer worship both in-person (masks are respected, not required; encouraged for unvaccinated) and online. Learn more about us at our new website: lclcflag.org.
Leupp Nazarene Church: The church, near mile post 13 or Navajo Route 15, has been holding services by teleconferences and doing drive-up meetings. For information, call pastor Farrell Begay at 928-853-5321. Teleconference number: 1-7170275-8940 with access code 3204224#. Services are 9 a.m. and 6 p.m. Sundays and 6:30 p.m. Wednesdays.
Christian Science Society of Flagstaff: 619 W. Birch Ave. The Christian Science Society of Flagstaff has opened for Sunday services while continuing to have them available via Zoom for online and phone. Wednesday testimony meetings are available only via Zoom. For phone Sunday Services: Dial: 669-900-9128, Meeting ID: 369 812 794#, Passcode: 075454#. For phone Wednesday meetings, dial: 669-900-9128, Meeting ID: 971 672 834#, Passcode: 894826#. The access for Zoom on Sundays is: https://zoom.us/j/369812794. The Zoom access for Wednesdays is: https://zoom.us/j/971672834. The password to use to enter both is CSS. We welcome all to attend our Sunday Services in person, or live by Zoom, at 10:00 o’clock, and to attend our Wednesday Testimony meetings live by Zoom, at 5:30 o’clock. Our Reading Room will be open on Wednesdays from 4:00 - 5:00 p.m. and Saturdays from 10-12 noon. For further information please call 928-526-5982. | https://azdailysun.com/news/local/flagstaff-religion-news-for-august-13/article_1bffbc18-1a98-11ed-8892-578aebf33ada.html | 2022-08-13T12:11:52 | 1 | https://azdailysun.com/news/local/flagstaff-religion-news-for-august-13/article_1bffbc18-1a98-11ed-8892-578aebf33ada.html |
CROWN POINT — A man wanted for nearly two years was arrested Wednesday on charges he murdered a man, pistol-whipped a woman and shot and wounded a dog during an argument in 2020 in Gary, court records show.
Tomecko T. Johnson, 46, of Gary made an initial appearance Thursday with attorney Casey McCloskey on charges of murder and battery by means of a deadly weapon.
A Lake Criminal Court magistrate entered preliminary pleas of not guilty on Johnson's behalf.
Terrance Turner, 27, of Merrillville died as a result of the shooting July 8, 2020, in the 1200 block of Montana Street in Gary's Aetna section.
Witnesses told police Johnson, whose relative lived in the area, previously had a problem with Turner and his girlfriend walking their dogs in a field where Montana Street ends, court records show.
Johnson began arguing with Turner and his girlfriend about their two dogs while Johnson was in the area on a scooter, documents state.
Turner's girlfriend told police Johnson pulled a gun, shot one of her dogs and moved to shoot her, but Turner jumped between them and was shot. A witness said Johnson "emptied out his clip into Turner," court documents state.
The girlfriend charged Johnson, knocking him off his scooter, and he hit her in the head with the gun, records state. The couple's second dog attacked Johnson, who allegedly fled on foot and left the scooter behind.
Johnson's formal appearance before Judge Gina Jones was set for Aug. 16.
Gallery: Recent arrests booked into Lake County Jail
Samuel Hill
Age : 26
Residence: Crown Point, IN
Booking Number(s): 2206626
Arrest Date: July 29, 2022
Offense Description: OWI; BATTERY - SIMPLE - TOUCH W/NO INJURY
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanors
Armaun McKenzie
Age : 33
Residence: Hammond, IN
Booking Number(s): 2206525
Arrest Date: July 27, 2022
Offense Description: DOMESTIC BATTERY - AGGRAVATED - MODERATE BODILY INJURY
Highest Offense Class: Felony
John Ciserella
Age : 34
Residence: Dyer, IN
Booking Number(s): 2206650
Arrest Date: July 30, 2022
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Kenyon McNeil
Age : 47
Residence: Hammond, IN
Booking Number(s): 2206687
Arrest Date: July 31, 2022
Offense Description: BATTERY - AGAINST LAW ENFORCEMENT OR PUBLIC SAFETY OFFICIAL
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Dale Rollins
Age : 61
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number(s): 2206707
Arrest Date: Aug. 1, 2022
Offense Description: POSSESSION - METHAMPHETAMINE; SEX OFFENDER REGISTRATION VIOLATION
Highest Offense Class: Felonies
Andre Ruff
Age : 27
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number(s): 2206664
Arrest Date: July 31, 2022
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Nicholas Aubuchon
Age : 26
Residence: Hobart, IN
Booking Number(s): 2206592
Arrest Date: July 28, 2022
Offense Description: NEGLECT OF DEPENDANT/CHILD VIOLATIONS
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Colin Westbrooks
Age : 32
Residence: Lowell, IN
Booking Number(s): 2206624
Arrest Date: July 29, 2022
Offense Description: DOMESTIC BATTERY - SIMPLE - PRESENCE OF CHILD < 16 YEARS OLD
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Gregory Swiontek II
Age : 26
Residence: Hammond, IN
Booking Number(s): 2206590
Arrest Date: July 28, 2022
Offense Description: DOMESTIC BATTERY - SIMPLE
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Mitchell Pritchard
Age : 42
Residence: Crown Point, IN
Booking Number(s): 2206747
Arrest Date: Aug. 2, 2022
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Dakar Brown
Age : 19
Residence: Chicago, IL
Booking Number(s): 2206741
Arrest Date: Aug. 2, 2022
Offense Description: SEXUAL MISCONDUCT WITH MINOR/FONDLING
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Louise Dagnillo
Age : 59
Residence: St. John, IN
Booking Number(s): 2206669
Arrest Date: July 31, 2022
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
David Fandl
Age : 33
Residence: Schererville, IN
Booking Number(s): 2206539
Arrest Date: July 27, 2022
Offense Description: OPERATING A VEHICLE AFTER DRIVING PRIVILEGES ARE SUSPENDED
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Alijah Williams
Age : 19
Residence: Hammond, IN
Booking Number(s): 2206562
Arrest Date: July 28, 2022
Offense Description: MOTOR VEHICLE THEFT
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Maurishia Brown
Age : 28
Residence: Calumet City, IL
Booking Number(s): 2206521
Arrest Date: July 27, 2022
Offense Description: FRAUD - FORGERY
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Leroy Blackwell
Age : 32
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number(s): 2206619
Arrest Date: July 29, 2022
Offense Description: CHILD MOLESTATION - STATUTORY RAPE
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Devon Dunbar
Age : 22
Residence: Hammond, IN
Booking Number(s): 2206714
Arrest Date: Aug. 1, 2022
Offense Description: DOMESTIC BATTERY - AGGRAVATED - USING A DEADLY WEAPON
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Edward Fair
Age : 57
Residence: Merrillville, IN
Booking Number(s): 2206657
Arrest Date: July 30, 2022
Offense Description: RESISTING LAW ENFORCEMENT - VEHICLE; OWI
Highest Offense Class: Felony; Misdemeanor
Allen Pick II
Age : 47
Residence: Dyer, IN
Booking Number(s): 2206673
Arrest Date: July 31, 2022
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Javyon George-Boatman
Age : 27
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number(s): 2206595
Arrest Date: July 28, 2022
Offense Description: SEXUAL MISCONDUCT WITH MINOR/FONDLING
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Joseph Hollis
Age : 46
Residence: Whiting, IN
Booking Number(s): 2206713
Arrest Date: Aug. 1, 2022
Offense Description: DOMESTIC BATTERY - SIMPLE
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Michael Nichols II
Age : 38
Residence: Griffith, IN
Booking Number(s): 2206545
Arrest Date: July 27, 2022
Offense Description: CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE - DEALING - SCHEDULE IV
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Brooke Elrod
Age : 29
Residence: N/A
Booking Number(s): 2206654
Arrest Date: July 30, 2022
Offense Description: RESISTING - ESCAPE
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Angelos Lujano
Age : 21
Residence: Hammond, IN
Booking Number(s): 2206731
Arrest Date: Aug. 2, 2022
Offense Description: INTIMIDATION - STALKING VIOLATIONS; RESISTING LAW ENFORCEMENT; ROBBERY; CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE - DEALING - SCHEDULE I, II, OR III
Highest Offense Class: Felonies
Renee Rodriguez
Age : 26
Residence: Hammond, IN
Booking Number(s): 2206556
Arrest Date: July 28, 2022
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Laron Hudson
Age : 34
Residence: Chicago, IL
Booking Number(s): 2206608
Arrest Date: July 29, 2022
Offense Description: DEALING - MARIJUANA
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Jeffery Gawlinski
Age : 53
Residence: Valparaiso, IN
Booking Number(s): 2206512
Arrest Date: July 27, 2022
Offense Description: BATTERY - AGGRAVATED - W/MODERATE BODILY INJURY
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Devante Winters
Age : 27
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number(s): 2206614
Arrest Date: July 29, 2022
Offense Description: RESISTING
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Frederic Dellenbach
Age : 64
Residence: Hammond, IN
Booking Number(s): 2206686
Arrest Date: July 31, 2022
Offense Description: THEFT - PROPERTY - POCKET-PICKING - W/PRIOR CONVICTION
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Amador Santos
Age : 49
Residence: Hammond, IN
Booking Number(s): 2206696
Arrest Date: Aug. 1, 2022
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Jose Rios
Age : 37
Residence: Hammond, IN
Booking Number(s): 2206752
Arrest Date: Aug. 3, 2022
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Jerry Boyd
Age : 23
Residence: Schererville, IN
Booking Number(s): 2206570
Arrest Date: July 28, 2022
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Lilia Hernandez-Cervantes Beltran
Age : 33
Residence: Hammond, IN
Booking Number(s): 2206695
Arrest Date: Aug. 1, 2022
Offense Description: DOMESTIC BATTERY - SIMPLE
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Anthony Freeman
Age : 47
Residence: Hobart, IN
Booking Number(s): 2206710
Arrest Date: Aug. 1, 2022
Offense Description: INTIMIDATION
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Duane Jackson
Age : 53
Residence: Wheatfield, IN
Booking Number(s): 2206698
Arrest Date: Aug. 1, 2022
Offense Description: HABITUAL TRAFFIC VIOLATOR - LIFETIME
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Kenyata Williams
Age : 32
Residence: Fort Wayne, IN
Booking Number(s): 2206247
Arrest Date: July 19, 2022
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Juan Aguilar-Tapia
Age : 26
Residence: Lafayette, IN
Booking Number(s): 2206573
Arrest Date: July 28, 2022
Offense Description: DEALING - MARIJUANA
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Michal Skrzyniarz
Age : 37
Residence: St. John, IN
Booking Number(s): 2206685
Arrest Date: July 31, 2022
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Aaron Collins
Age : 28
Residence: Indianapolis, IN
Booking Number(s): 2206629
Arrest Date: July 30, 2022
Offense Description: POSSESSION - METHAMPHETAMINE; RESISTING - ESCAPE
Highest Offense Class: Felonies
Francesca Brown
Age : 40
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number(s): 2206746
Arrest Date: Aug. 2, 2022
Offense Description: BATTERY - SIMPLE - TOUCH W/NO INJURY
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Steven Galecki
Age : 52
Residence: Lowell, IN
Booking Number(s): 2206653
Arrest Date: July 30, 2022
Offense Description: THEFT - PROPERTY - POCKET-PICKING - < $750
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Michael Russell III
Age : 21
Residence: Crown Point, IN
Booking Number(s): 2206661
Arrest Date: July 31, 2022
Offense Description: POSSESSION - COCAINE OR NARCOTIC DRUG; POSSESSION - COUNTERFEITED SUBSTANCES
Highest Offense Class: Felonies
Raynold Gore
Age : 32
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number(s): 2206551
Arrest Date: July 28, 2022
Offense Description: DEALING - MARIJUANA
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Ivan Torres
Age : 35
Residence: South Holland, IL
Booking Number(s): 2206723
Arrest Date: Aug. 2, 2022
Offense Description: POSSESSION - FIREARM - BY A FELON
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Genardo Diaz
Age : 35
Residence: Whiting, IN
Booking Number(s): 2206667
Arrest Date: July 31, 2022
Offense Description: THEFT - PROPERTY - POSSESSION - STOLEN PROPERTY; OWI
Highest Offense Class: Felony; Misdemeanor
Christopher Swan
Age : 48
Residence: Hammond, IN
Booking Number(s): 2206697
Arrest Date: Aug. 1, 2022
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Brandt Guzman
Age : 23
Residence: Hammond, IN
Booking Number(s): 2206706
Arrest Date: Aug. 1, 2022
Offense Description: POSSESSION - FIREARM - BY A SERIOUS VIOLENT FELON; CONFINEMENT; CRIMINAL RECKLESSNESS
Highest Offense Class: Felonies
Charles Roy Sr.
Age : 33
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number(s): 2206563
Arrest Date: July 28, 2022
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Denise Johnson
Age : 38
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number(s): 2206582
Arrest Date: July 28, 2022
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Bianca Dominguez
Age : 32
Residence: Munster, IN
Booking Number(s): 2206625
Arrest Date: July 29, 2022
Offense Description: POSSESSION - COCAINE OR NARCOTIC DRUG
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Juan Gutierrez Delgado
Age : 30
Residence: Greenfield, IN
Booking Number(s): 2206655
Arrest Date: July 30, 2022
Offense Description: POSSESSION - COCAINE OR NARCOTIC DRUG; OWI
Highest Offense Class: Felony; Misdemeanor
Austin Click
Age : 23
Residence: Highland, IN
Booking Number(s): 2206568
Arrest Date: July 28, 2022
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Otis Marshall
Age : 34
Residence: Los Angeles, CA
Booking Number(s): 2206745
Arrest Date: Aug. 2, 2022
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Christopher Kirincic
Age : 40
Residence: Crown Point, IN
Booking Number(s): 2206630
Arrest Date: July 30, 2022
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Deidra Merritt
Age : 31
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number(s): 2206726
Arrest Date: Aug. 2, 2022
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Melissa Carraway
Age : 37
Residence: East Chicago, IN
Booking Number(s): 2206724
Arrest Date: Aug. 2, 2022
Offense Description: FRAUD - DECEPTION - IDENTITY
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Anthony Guzman
Age : 26
Residence: Whiting, IN
Booking Number(s): 2206538
Arrest Date: July 27, 2022
Offense Description: DOMESTIC BATTERY - AGGRAVATED - SERIOUS BODILY INJURY
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Lakeisha Walker
Age : 32
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number(s): 2206754
Arrest Date: Aug. 3, 2022
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Tony Vitaniemi Jr.
Age : 29
Residence: Valparaiso, IN
Booking Number(s): 2206712
Arrest Date: Aug. 1, 2022
Offense Description: COMMON NUISANCE - MAINTAINING - LEGEND DRUGS
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Anthony Alexander
Age : 37
Residence: Chicago, IL
Booking Number(s): 2206577
Arrest Date: July 28, 2022
Offense Description: DOMESTIC BATTERY - SIMPLE
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Jack Fiorio
Age : 19
Residence: St. John, IN
Booking Number(s): 2206670
Arrest Date: July 31, 2022
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Edgar Murphy Jr.
Age : 63
Residence: Hobart, IN
Booking Number(s): 2206579
Arrest Date: July 28, 2022
Offense Description: THEFT - PROPERTY - SHOPLIFTING - < $750
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Darlene King
Age : 49
Residence: Country Club Hills, IL
Booking Number(s): 2206704
Arrest Date: Aug. 1, 2022
Offense Description: FRAUD - DECEPTION - IDENTITY; COUNTERFEITING AND APPLICATION FRAUD
Highest Offense Class: Felonies
Leonard Johnson
Age : 31
Residence: Merrillville, IN
Booking Number(s): 2206578
Arrest Date: July 28, 2022
Offense Description: DOMESTIC BATTERY - AGGRAVATED - USING A DEADLY WEAPON
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Gloria Blue
Age : 51
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number(s): 2206709
Arrest Date: Aug. 1, 2022
Offense Description: POSSESSION - COCAINE OR NARCOTIC DRUG
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Timothy Featherston
Age : 43
Residence: Chicago, IL
Booking Number(s): 2206609
Arrest Date: July 29, 2022
Offense Description: THEFT - PROPERTY - POCKET-PICKING - < $750
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Dana Stevens
Age : 41
Residence: East Chicago, IN
Booking Number(s): 2206507
Arrest Date: July 27, 2022
Offense Description: BATTERY - AGAINST LAW ENFORCEMENT OR PUBLIC SAFETY OFFICIAL
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Mark Coleman
Age : 38
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number(s): 2206569
Arrest Date: July 28, 2022
Offense Description: BATTERY - AGGRAVATED - W/PERMANENT INJURY OR DISFIGUREMENT
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Michael Andres
Age : 19
Residence: Hammond, IN
Booking Number(s): 2206662
Arrest Date: July 31, 2022
Offense Description: BATTERY - AGAINST LAW ENFORCEMENT OR PUBLIC SAFETY OFFICIAL
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Veela Morris
Age : 52
Residence: Chicago, IL
Booking Number(s): 2206611
Arrest Date: July 29, 2022
Offense Description: FRAUD - DECEPTION - IDENTITY
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Famous McKenny
Age : 45
Residence: Merrillville, IN
Booking Number(s): 2206647
Arrest Date: July 30, 2022
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Emmett Williams Jr.
Age : 46
Residence: Hammond, IN
Booking Number(s): 2206739
Arrest Date: Aug. 2, 2022
Offense Description: CRIMINAL RECKLESSNESS
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Safa Alrub
Age : 36
Residence: Orland Park, IL
Booking Number(s): 2206564
Arrest Date: July 28, 2022
Offense Description: POSSESSION - COCAINE OR NARCOTIC DRUG; OWI
Highest Offense Class: Felony; Misdemeanor
Darrick Royal
Age : 47
Residence: Chicago, IL
Booking Number(s): 2206601
Arrest Date: July 29, 2022
Offense Description: FRAUD - OBTAINING PROPERTY - BY CREDIT CARD
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Demarco Gillis
Age : 25
Residence: Indianapolis, IN
Booking Number(s): 2206622
Arrest Date: July 29, 2022
Offense Description: RESISTING
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Robert Goodpaster Jr.
Age : 19
Residence: Hobart, IN
Booking Number(s): 2206721
Arrest Date: Aug. 2, 2022
Offense Description: BURGLARY - PROPERTY - RESIDENTIAL ENTRY - BREAKING AND ENTERING
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Jourdan Castellanos
Age : 36
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number(s): 2206529
Arrest Date: July 27, 2022
Offense Description: THEFT - PROPERTY - SHOPLIFTING - $750 TO $50,000
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Junice Stewart
Age : 64
Residence: Chicago, IL
Booking Number(s): 2206516
Arrest Date: July 27, 2022
Offense Description: FRAUD - FORGERY
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Jonathan Igras
Age : 20
Residence: Hammond, IN
Booking Number(s): 2206543
Arrest Date: July 27, 2022
Offense Description: BATTERY - AGGRAVATED - STRANGULATION; INTIMIDATION
Highest Offense Class: Felonies
Ulysses Perry
Age : 41
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number(s): 2206627
Arrest Date: July 29, 2022
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Cedric Higdon Jr.
Age : 25
Residence: East Chicago, IN
Booking Number(s): 2206692
Arrest Date: Aug. 1, 2022
Offense Description: FRAUD - DECEPTION - IDENTITY
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Nicholas Cruz-Lopez
Age : 31
Residence: Crown Point, IN
Booking Number(s): 2206580
Arrest Date: July 28, 2022
Offense Description: DOMESTIC BATTERY - SIMPLE
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Luis Rangel Sanchez
Age : 28
Residence: East Chicago, IN
Booking Number(s): 2206693
Arrest Date: Aug. 1, 2022
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Rodney Youngblood
Age : 32
Residence: Calumet City, IL
Booking Number(s): 2206742
Arrest Date: Aug. 2, 2022
Offense Description: RESISTING
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Bradley Badovinac
Age : 26
Residence: Lowell, IN
Booking Number(s): 2206640
Arrest Date: July 30, 2022
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Kamari Stephens
Age : 29
Residence: Merrillville, IN
Booking Number(s): 2206591
Arrest Date: July 28, 2022
Offense Description: CONFINEMENT
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Amanda Stoddard
Age : 38
Residence: Cedar Lake, IN
Booking Number(s): 2206523
Arrest Date: July 27, 2022
Offense Description: FRAUD - DECEPTION - IDENTITY
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Gerald Bogard
Age : 47
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number(s): 2206555
Arrest Date: July 28, 2022
Offense Description: POSSESSION - COCAINE OR NARCOTIC DRUG
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Johnny Peluyera
Age : 41
Residence: Merrillville, IN
Booking Number(s): 2206524
Arrest Date: July 27, 2022
Offense Description: CRIMINAL RECKLESSNESS (AGGRESSIVE DRIVING/SERIOUS BODILY INJURY)
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Hailee Newell
Age : 29
Residence: Lansing, IL
Booking Number(s): 2206588
Arrest Date: July 28, 2022
Offense Description: DOMESTIC BATTERY - SIMPLE
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Donald Collins Jr.
Age : 55
Residence: Chicago, IL
Booking Number(s): 2206520
Arrest Date: July 27, 2022
Offense Description: ROBBERY
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Joseph Porter Jr.
Age : 39
Residence: Merrillville, IN
Booking Number(s): 2206638
Arrest Date: July 30, 2022
Offense Description: RESISTING
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Idubis Nash
Age : 43
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number(s): 2206743
Arrest Date: Aug. 2, 2022
Offense Description: BURGLARY - PROPERTY - RESIDENTIAL ENTRY - BREAKING AND ENTERING
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Tywoun Nixon
Age : 26
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number(s): 2206530
Arrest Date: July 27, 2022
Offense Description: INTIMIDATION
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Tyrone Dabney
Age : 59
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number(s): 2206576
Arrest Date: July 28, 2022
Offense Description: THEFT - PROPERTY - SHOPLIFTING - W/PRIOR CONVICTION
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Vernell Hemphill Jr.
Age : 19
Residence: St. John, IN
Booking Number(s): 2206631
Arrest Date: July 30, 2022
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Marta Rodriguez
Age : 43
Residence: East Chicago, IN
Booking Number(s): 2206711
Arrest Date: Aug. 1, 2022
Offense Description: DOMESTIC BATTERY - SIMPLE - PRESENCE OF CHILD < 16 YEARS OLD
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Joseph Rodriguez
Age : 75
Residence: Munster, IN
Booking Number(s): 2206641
Arrest Date: July 30, 2022
Offense Description: POSSESSION - COCAINE OR NARCOTIC DRUG; OWI
Highest Offense Class: Felony; Misdemeanor
Wardell Sanders
Age : 20
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number(s): 2206651
Arrest Date: July 30, 2022
Offense Description: DOMESTIC BATTERY - SIMPLE
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
William Lipsey
Age : 58
Residence: East Chicago, IN
Booking Number(s): 2206535
Arrest Date: July 27, 2022
Offense Description: INTIMIDATION
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Carl Hopkins Jr.
Age : 41
Residence: Chicago, IL
Booking Number(s): 2206668
Arrest Date: July 31, 2022
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Sade Boyd
Age : 36
Residence: Hammond, IN
Booking Number(s): 2206644
Arrest Date: July 30, 2022
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Jacob Stewart
Age : 36
Residence: Lake Station, IN
Booking Number(s): 2206602
Arrest Date: July 29, 2022
Offense Description: DOMESTIC BATTERY - SIMPLE
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Shaun Brame
Age : 51
Residence: Hammond, IN
Booking Number(s): 2206561
Arrest Date: July 28, 2022
Offense Description: SEX OFFENDER REGISTRATION VIOLATION
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Kori Arguelles
Age : 26
Residence: Crown Point, IN
Booking Number(s): 2206603
Arrest Date: July 29, 2022
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Jimmie Lee
Age : 33
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number(s): 2206733
Arrest Date: Aug. 2, 2022
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Ria Swelfer
Age : 31
Residence: Merrillville, IN
Booking Number(s): 2206617
Arrest Date: July 29, 2022
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Jesse Duque
Age : 29
Residence: Hobart, IN
Booking Number(s): 2206506
Arrest Date: July 27, 2022
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Rick Thang Ngo
Age : 26
Residence: Key Largo, FL
Booking Number(s): 2206722
Arrest Date: Aug. 2, 2022
Offense Description: FRAUD - COUNTERFEITING AND APPLICATION FRAUD
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Keith Price
Age : 51
Residence: Portage, IN
Booking Number(s): 2206552
Arrest Date: July 28, 2022
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Leobardo Costilla
Age : 22
Residence: Shelby, IN
Booking Number(s): 2206674
Arrest Date: July 31, 2022
Offense Description: FAMILY OFFENSE- INVASION OF PRIVACY
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Timothy Vasquez
Age : 25
Residence: Chicago, IL
Booking Number(s): 2206528
Arrest Date: July 27, 2022
Offense Description: BATTERY - AGAINST LAW ENFORCEMENT OR PUBLIC SAFETY OFFICIAL
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Leon Elliott Jr.
Age : 50
Residence: Chicago, IL
Booking Number(s): 2206575
Arrest Date: July 28, 2022
Offense Description: BATTERY - AGAINST LAW ENFORCEMENT OR PUBLIC SAFETY OFFICIAL
Highest Offense Class: Felony
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ROCKY MOUNT, Va. – This guy has his eyes on the prize: gourmet canned cat food in a forever home.
Birdie is a one-year-old neutered male cat waiting for a family to give him a shot at the Franklin County Humane Society.
He has very handsome eyes and likes to first check things out carefully before immersing himself in an environment, shelter staff said, but once Birdie feels comfortable, he loves to get involved and play.
Shelter staff said that if you play your cards right, and maybe even give him an extra nibble or two of his beloved canned cat food, he’ll let you pet him, then he’ll start hanging around more often.
Birdie isn’t originally from Franklin County – he was actually transferred from a shelter outside of Richmond to the Franklin County Humane Society, shelter staff said.
Now, he’s more than ready to go home with a loving family.
If you want to give Birdie the never-ending love he deserves, you can contact the Franklin County Humane Society online or by phone at (540) 489-3491. | https://www.wsls.com/news/local/2022/08/13/birdie-has-his-eyes-on-the-prize-a-purrfect-new-home/ | 2022-08-13T12:49:36 | 1 | https://www.wsls.com/news/local/2022/08/13/birdie-has-his-eyes-on-the-prize-a-purrfect-new-home/ |
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