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Construction supply chain issues have led to a slight but anticipated delay to the upcoming Idaho Falls police station.
The City Council heard an update on the police station, officially named the Idaho Falls Community Policing Facility, during Monday's work session.
Construction for the facility began April 25 and block construction, or the concrete masonry units used for a building's walls, originally was supposed to start this week. Idaho Falls Public Works Assistant Director Chris Canfield told the City Council that supply chain issues have delayed block delivery until October.
Jessica Clements, Idaho Falls Police Department public information officer, earlier told the Post Register the station is expected to be completed by the end of 2023. City and police department officials haven't determined an exact date for completion because of the variables with construction supply chains.
“(Block) is one of our supply chain issues as far as the new normal for construction is what we’ve been told by other contractors,” Canfield said during the meeting.
Through July 2022, the city has spent nearly $4 million on construction work for the building and the current construction contract is $23.8 million. Canfield said both the building and the money spent for the contract are at about 17% of the finished building and project costs, which he called a good sign.
The total project cost, which also includes off-site utilities, furniture and service fees, is $29.6 million. Canfield said the block delay could lead to a more expensive project but the city still needs more information about the delay and any impact costs associated with it.
“We’re kind of in unprecedented times. The impacts of COVID led to supply chain issues and we’re trying to navigate what’s real and what’s not in these issues that we go forward with,” Canfield said.
The new police station will be located on Northgate Mile and will be the central headquarters for the police department, which currently is spread across eight different buildings in Bonneville County. Idaho Falls-based Ormond Builders was awarded the bid for the building in March.
Mayor Rebecca Casper praised the city's staff for managing the project at a level that she compared to the private sector for similar projects.
"What you're seeing here is an absolute team effort that we've not used before," Casper said. "This is, I think, a wonderful success story because we're getting service that'd we'd otherwise be paying for and it's all in-house with the talent that we have on our team — which is considerable."
Idaho Falls Police Department’s main building is on Capital Avenue and shared with Bonneville County government offices and courts. The new building will be two stories tall and will have more space available for interviews, forensics, climate-controlled evidence storage and vehicle inspections, according to the building’s bid advertisement in February.
An auxiliary facility is also planned to store vehicles and special weapons. Other staff amenities will include a physical agility area, lockers, conference and meeting space, a workspace, break areas and an exterior courtyard, according to the advertisement.
The new building is funded through investor-purchased certificates of participation, which repay investors over several years. The city will pay up to $2 million a year for up to 18 years and will have the option to pay off the lease after 10 years. | https://www.postregister.com/news/local/police-station-construction-delayed-by-supply-chain-issues/article_b5a85612-2322-11ed-bcae-1bd620824f42.html | 2022-08-24T01:49:12 | 0 | https://www.postregister.com/news/local/police-station-construction-delayed-by-supply-chain-issues/article_b5a85612-2322-11ed-bcae-1bd620824f42.html |
WASHINGTON — The former warden of a California women's prison, who is already facing federal charges alleging he sexually abused inmates and forced them to pose nude for him, was charged Tuesday with sexually abusing two other female prisoners, the Justice Department said.
Ray Garcia, 55, was the warden at the Federal Correctional Institution in Dublin, California. An Associated Press investigation revealed a culture of abuse and cover-ups that had persisted for years at the prison, a women-only facility called the "rape club" by many who know it.
The Justice Department announced a superseding indictment against Garcia on Tuesday charging him with a total of seven counts of sexually abusive conduct involving three female victims who were serving prison sentences at the federal prison in Dublin, California, and one count of making false statements to government agents.
The former warden, arrested last September, is accused of molesting an inmate as she tried to push him away. Garcia made her and another inmate strip naked as he did rounds and took pictures that were found on his personal laptop computer and government-issued cell phone when the FBI raided his office and home last summer, prosecutors said. The abuse happened on multiple occasions from December 2019 to March 2020 and ended when the pandemic exploded and women were locked in their cells, the Justice Department has said.
"If they're undressing, I've already looked," Garcia, 54, told the FBI in July 2021, according to court records. "I don't, like, schedule a time like 'you be undressed, and I'll be there.'"
Garcia, who retired a month after his arrest, is also accused of using his authority to intimidate one of his victims, telling her that he was "close friends" with the person responsible for investigating staff misconduct and boasting that he could not be fired, prosecutors said.
Garcia pleaded not guilty to the initial charges against him, and his lawyer has declined the AP's repeated requests for an interview. A message seeking comment was left with Garcia's lawyer on Tuesday.
The new indictment also alleges that Garcia sexually abused two other female inmates between March 2020 and July 2021. The Justice Departments alleges Garcia touched the three women "in a sexual manner" and that he had "asked multiple inmates to undress for him at a specific time."
The indictment alleges that he sexually abused one of the women in a prison bathroom next to a visitation room and in prison warehouse. Prosecutors say Garcia forced another woman to touch his genitals in the laundry room and grabbed the third woman's buttocks in the prison's electrical shop.
The indictment also alleges that Garcia lied to federal agents who asked him if he had ever asked inmates to undress for him or had inappropriately touched a female inmate.
Four other Dublin workers have been charged with sexual abuse of inmates since June 2021. Others include a food service foreman and a prison chaplain. Two of the arrested workers have pleaded guilty. One is scheduled to be sentenced next week.
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CITRUS HEIGHTS, Calif. — 5 apartment units caught fire in Citrus Heights Tuesday, according to fire officials.
Three units have sustained major damage and two moderate damage, according to the Sacramento Metropolitan Fire District.
No injures have been reported, and the fire is under investigation.
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TRUCKEE, Calif. — The search for a missing Truckee teenager officially came to a tragic end Tuesday. The Placer County Sheriff's Office confirmed that the body found in Prosser Creek Reservoir was 16-year-old Kiely Rodni.
The teenager had been missing since Aug. 6 in Nevada County.
Lindsey Nieman, Rodni's mother, told ABC10 early on in the search that her daughter was an intelligent, beautiful and kind person who graduated from high school at the age of 16.
At Cha Fine Teas of Truckee, there's still shock and disbelief that Rodni will not be coming home. She worked at the store for about a year and a half.
"It's been a long two weeks, and of course, it's one of our own and my heart goes out to her parents especially. We're just broken. That's all I can say," said Cindy Shippy, co-owner of the store.
She remembers Rodni as a hard worker, who bonded with everyone at the store. It's that bond that has left her coworkers in mourning.
"It's just hard to think that somebody you saw like a couple weeks ago is just not here anymore. It's just hard to wrap your head around," said Abby Bunker, who worked with Rodni.
The loss has left her coworkers emotional and wishing that the efforts they made during the search could have somehow brought her back home alive.
"We all like put so much into going to look for her, and putting up posters. And then just the fact that... we all know she's just not around anymore. It just kills the whole community. It's hard," Bunker said.
She remembers Rodni as a honest person and someone others aspired to emulate.
"If you met Kiely, she was like really honest, and she was like really bad***... She is so cool, she's strong (and) she didn't let anybody overpower her," Bunker said.
Shippy, who is a grandmother to a teenager, said she plans to spread the memory of Rodni, a young teen who had an entire future ahead of her.
"You have to move forward. That's life. But doesn't mean it's easy, and I think that we'll all slowly get better," Shippy said. "We just got to pray and hope that we all move. And we hold her up with all the good that she was."
WATCH ALSO: | https://www.abc10.com/article/news/local/kiely-rodni-truckee-teen/103-44ee0773-36ce-4b29-bb0a-8c463d2094cd | 2022-08-24T01:50:16 | 0 | https://www.abc10.com/article/news/local/kiely-rodni-truckee-teen/103-44ee0773-36ce-4b29-bb0a-8c463d2094cd |
The Richmond School Board voted 5-4 Tuesday night to defeat an effort to scrap the RPS curriculum as students prepare to head back to school.
Superintendent Jason Kamras said such a "tectonic" change would cause upheaval for the city's public schools as students prepare to head back to class next week.
The move came about a week after the statewide accountability tests showed Richmond again lagging nearby counties. Overall, the spring 2022 results show school systems across the state continued to lag their pre-pandemic scores in the Standards of Learning exams.
At the request of three members, the School Board met for a special meeting Tuesday to discuss the recent student performance.
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According to School Board Chair Shonda Harris-Muhammed, per board policy when at least three members request a meeting, it will be scheduled.
Not all board members agreed about holding an “emergency” meeting.
First District School Board member Liz Doerr said: “It's unwarranted and unwise to call for a meeting on such short notice one week before school starts.”
“Furthermore, I'm disappointed that we're even having a meeting focused on standardized test results," Doerr said. “We know that they [SOLs] have a history of racism and more importantly, we know that placing an emphasis on static results versus growth metrics puts our students and teachers at a disadvantage."
The board discussed student academics in open session before moving into a closed session “to consider the assignment, appointment, promotion, performance, demotion, salaries, disciplining or resignation of specific public officers, appointees or employees of the School Board,” according to the meeting agenda.
The board returned to open session and ended the meeting without taking any further action.
In the days leading up to the meeting, speculation swirled as to whether the school board wanting to terminate Kamras.
In a series of tweets Monday, Mayor Levar Stoney said there was no cause to hold an emergency meeting Tuesday and that, “firing Superintendent Kamras less than a week before the start of the academic year would be catastrophic for our kids and this community.”
During the public comment period at outset of Tuesday's meeting, several community members called for school board members to resign, rather than firing Kamras.
School Board Vice Chair Kenya Gibson made the motion Tuesday night to begin a transformation of the district's curriculum.
Gibson called for the district to implement a new internally developed curriculum that meets "the unique needs of RPS students" by the end of the 2022-2023 school year.
Gibson said she doesn't accept the SOL scores, adding: "There's no way to spin it, they're not good."
Kamras said he had "grave concerns" about Gibson's motion. For instance, he said the school board has an agreement to not introduce motions on the night of a meeting, and that a quick vote meant the public would not be granted time to provide input on the motion.
"I believe that the curriculum we have are helping us make the growth that we have seen," Kamras said. "If I didn't, I would be very the first person to promote the removal of those curriculums," Kamras said.
It would be "a gross disservice" to both RPS students and educator, Kamras said, if the board approved the motion Tuesday.
Results from the spring state accountability exams showed that while RPS students maintained the district’s 47% reading SOL score from last year, they fell behind in math and science from the year prior. Overall, the RPS pass rates for the five exams were: reading, 47%; writing, 36%; history, 34%; math, 37%; and science, 32%.
“Though RPS saw declines in every subject, we actually outperformed the state in many cases when looking at the data by subgroup,” Kamras said Tuesday evening.
The subgroups are: Black students, economically disadvantaged students, English learner students, Hispanic students, students with disabilities and white students. The five SOL exams are reading, writing, math, history and science.
According to Tuesday’s presentation, RPS either tied or outperformed the state in five of six subgroups for writing, four out of six subgroups for reading, three out six for history and one out of six subgroups for science.
In math, RPS outperformed the state in all six subgroups.
“Across all subjects, our Hispanic/Latino and English learner subgroups experienced the most significant declines and therefore require the greatest support going forward,” Kamras said.
Across the state, children of color and children from low-income households, who were more likely to suffer the impacts of COVID-19 than their peers, saw the greatest losses in the Standards of Learning exams for the second year in a row. The results follow a nationwide trend that exacerbates existing inequities.
Roughly 90% of all RPS students are students of color and about 60% live in poverty, according to the most recent state data.
While the district’s SOL scores are low, RPS students showed growth this past spring.
Compared with the fall 2021 Virginia Growth Assessment, an “SOL baseline” of sorts, RPS students overall scored 27 points higher in math and 12 points higher in reading on the spring state accountability exams.
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HARRISBURG, Pa. — The owner of a Harrisburg furniture store has been accused of raping and sexually assaulting a girl over a period of 10 years, beginning when she was 5 years old, according to Susquehanna Township Police.
Eddie Ruth, 73, owner of Eddie's Furniture & Mattresses on the 200 block of South Cameron Street, was charged with 11 felonies and three misdemeanors in connection to the alleged incidents on August 17, according to court records.
The victim, now an adult, reported the alleged sexual assaults to police after visiting Ruth's store with a friend and their 3-year-old child. When the victim saw Ruth interacting with the 3-year-old, it brought up the assaults she claims to have experienced, according to the criminal complaint.
The victim claimed Ruth fondled her and forced him to perform sex acts with him, the complaint states.
According to the complaint, the victim reported that she once asked Ruth why he sexually abused her. He allegedly replied, "because you want me."
Investigators were able to substantiate the victim's claims through interviews with other witnesses, according to the complaint.
Ruth is charged with rape of a child, statutory sexual assault, involuntary deviate sexual intercourse, aggravated indecent assault without consent, corruption of minors, and other related offenses, court records show.
He is being held at Dauphin County Prison after failing to post bail of $100,000, according to court records.
A preliminary hearing has been scheduled for Sept. 8.
Eddie's Furniture and Mattresses celebrated its 50th year in business earlier this summer, according to a post on its Facebook page. | https://www.fox43.com/article/news/local/dauphin-county/eddie-ruth-child-rape-charges-harrisburg/521-92995bc5-80aa-4ae7-9f56-54f00a0b2f2f | 2022-08-24T02:02:00 | 1 | https://www.fox43.com/article/news/local/dauphin-county/eddie-ruth-child-rape-charges-harrisburg/521-92995bc5-80aa-4ae7-9f56-54f00a0b2f2f |
Vaccine clinic set up for dogs as mystery illness spreads in Northern Michigan
GAYLORD — As the parvo-like illness killing dogs in Otsego County spreads in Northern Michigan, the county's animal control/shelter unit is sponsoring a drive-thru vaccine clinic.
Starting Wednesday, Aug. 24 from 5-8 p.m. at the Otsego County Fire Department, 811 S. Wisconsin Ave. in Gaylord, a veterinarian will provide vaccine injections for the canine parvovirus (parvo) and rabies. The clinic will run every Wednesday until Sept. 21.
On Tuesday, the Otsego County Board of Commissioners approved paying half of the cost of a parvo vaccination shot, or $15, for the first 200 county residents. The $3,000 will come from the animal control/shelter budget, said Otsego County Animal Control Director Melissa FitzGerald.
The illness has parvovirus-like symptoms, noted FitzGerald, including bloody stools, vomiting and lethargic behavior from the dogs. But when tested for parvovirus, the results have been negative.
Within three to five days of getting the illness, the dogs die, said FitzGerald.
"A lot of people say their dogs are vaccinated and up to date. That probably isn't the case as most of them have not been properly vaccinated. That's why we want to offer the vaccination clinic," she said.
The reimbursement for the first 200 vaccinations is limited to Otsego County residents and their dogs.
"We want to make it affordable for the people of Otsego County," FitzGerald said.
The clinic however, is open to residents of all counties and each injection of the rabies and parvo vaccinations will cost $30.
Canine parvovirus affects a dog's gastrointestinal tracts and is spread by dog-to-dog contact and contact with contaminated feces and environments. Unvaccinated dogs and puppies younger than four months old are the most at risk.
More:Otsego County Animal Shelter warns of mysterious illness affecting dogs in the area
At this time, FitzGerald said officials believe that the illness is not transferable to humans or other animals. So far, about 30 dogs in Otsego County have been affected and FitzGerald said cases of the illness have also shown up in dogs in Clare, Emmet and Oscoda counties.
"The state is trying to get a handle on this. It's scary because there are so many unanswered questions," FitzGerald said.
The state Department of Agriculture said Monday it is coordinating with local animal control and vets, the state Association of Animal Control Officers, the federal agriculture department and the Michigan State University Veterinary lab to find out more about the illness.
The illness is drawing national attention, as the New York Times and Washington Post have recently published reports on the outbreak. | https://www.petoskeynews.com/story/news/local/gaylord/2022/08/23/vaccine-clinic-set-up-for-dogs-as-mystery-illness-spreads-in-northern-michigan/65416271007/ | 2022-08-24T02:03:11 | 0 | https://www.petoskeynews.com/story/news/local/gaylord/2022/08/23/vaccine-clinic-set-up-for-dogs-as-mystery-illness-spreads-in-northern-michigan/65416271007/ |
LAWRENCE, Ind. — For the first time in 20 years, Lawrence is getting a new fire station.
The city is breaking ground on the new building on North McCoy Street. The project will cost over $10 million on the site where former Lawrence Fire Department Station 38 once stood.
The new firehouse is being designed with input from current firefighters and will include an improved exhaust system and a fitness center.
"This station is the busiest in Indianapolis and for us in Lawrence, to build a station that's going to be state of the art, with all the different types of improvements we have, not only for the safety for our firefighters, but for the safety for the community in general," said Lawrence Mayor Steve Collier.
Collier said property taxes won't go up to pay for the new fire station. He added that a lot of planning and preparation went into make the new firehouse happen.
The station should be complete by August 2023. | https://www.wthr.com/article/news/local/lawrence-fire-department-breaks-ground-on-new-fire-station/531-0353d83e-1677-4dc1-b6c4-170e174be9b2 | 2022-08-24T02:08:40 | 0 | https://www.wthr.com/article/news/local/lawrence-fire-department-breaks-ground-on-new-fire-station/531-0353d83e-1677-4dc1-b6c4-170e174be9b2 |
INDIANAPOLIS — The Marion County Sheriff's Department is warning about police impersonation scams.
They have been alerted to a number of cases where a caller claims to be from the department and demands money.
A common theme in the calls is that the scammer claims to be a sheriff's deputy, telling their target they failed to report for jury duty and that an arrest warrant has been issued.
The trickster then tells the victim they can pay money to resolve the matter.
“These swindlers are the lowest of the low,” said Marion County Sheriff Kerry Forestal. “They steal the identity of real deputies and can even make it look like they are calling from our official telephone number. What is worse is that they often prey upon our most vulnerable citizens, including the elderly.”
The department says they will never call you about jury duty or outstanding warrants. They also said you can recognize calls as a scam when the supposed deputy insists on payment, particularly if they ask for gift cards, cash or digital currency.
The scam advisory said you should hang up if you get such a call. If you have concerns about the validity of a call from someone representing themselves as a sheriff's deputy, you can reach the department here.
If you are looking for information on a tax warrant, that can be found online.
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SCRANTON, Pa. — The American Federation of Teachers hosted a back-to-school giveaway Tuesday afternoon in Scranton.
Students were able to stock up on all the essentials needed to start the school year off on the right foot.
"We want our students to have a level playing field when they go back to school. Some of our kids can't afford backpacks, can't afford a book, can't afford pencils or ink pens or tablets," said Rosemary Boland, President, Scranton Federation of Teachers.
More than 2,000 free books were distributed to kids and families at the back-to-school bash in Scranton.
Check out WNEP’s YouTube channel. | https://www.wnep.com/article/news/local/lackawanna-county/preparing-for-going-back-to-school-in-scranton-federation-of-teachers-rosemary-boland-scranton-school-district/523-0adde47a-294f-46a9-80f7-6a297ceca04a | 2022-08-24T02:22:41 | 1 | https://www.wnep.com/article/news/local/lackawanna-county/preparing-for-going-back-to-school-in-scranton-federation-of-teachers-rosemary-boland-scranton-school-district/523-0adde47a-294f-46a9-80f7-6a297ceca04a |
LUZERNE COUNTY, Pa. — A meeting that began Tuesday night at 5:30 p.m. lasted hours longer than anticipated, with dozens of citizens and council members weighing in on the future of ballot drop boxes in Luzerne County.
Luzerne County Council member Stephen Urban proposed an ordinance that, if passed, would prohibit the county from paying to put drop boxes in place.
The county has used five boxes in previous elections. Concerned residents say the move could limit voting access, especially for people with disabilities.
"I've been handicapped for the last ten years, so I've been using a paper ballot for that long. It gave me time to research candidates to be sure I choose the person who will advocate bests for my interests as a woman, a mother, a disabled person, and a daughter," said Beth Calpin, Shavertown.
"It is very troubling that with all the legitimate concerns facing the citizens of Luzerne County, this county has found ways to disenfranchise its citizens," said Jim Keating, Pittston.
Others were in favor of the measure, calling the move crucial for election integrity.
"Please do not use taxpayer money to fund a contentious issue. We are not okay with drop boxes because of ballot security," said Deborah Jordan, Sugarloaf Township.
"I want this to happen. I do want you guys to vote for it because it's the best thing possible," said Theodore Fitzgerald, Wilkes-Barre.
Councilman Urban called ballot drop box surveillance into question.
"We don't own all the cameras that are actually on these boxes or supposedly on these boxes. There's five drop boxes around this county. If you want to make this fair and secure for everybody, do all 76 municipalities in this county," said Stephen Urban, Luzerne County Council.
Other residents believe the ballot drop boxes are part of a fair and secure voting system, suggesting the councilman was motivated by political ideologies and falsehoods.
"This meeting is about so much more than a budget issue. It is about an election and people's voices," said Cara Krueger, Plains Township.
After more than two hours of debate, the council members cast their votes, striking down the proposal by a 6 to 5 margin.
While the motion did not carry, there was an outpouring of comments for and against ballot drop boxes in Luzerne County.
Several council members suggested this issue will remain a topic of discussion as we approach the November elections.
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WYOMING COUNTY, Pa. — A deputy sheriff in Wyoming County is facing fraud charges.
According to court paperwork, Joseph Miller Jr. allegedly transferred money from official county credit cards onto gift cards for Walmart and CVS.
Officials say the alleged theft happened between April and June of this year in Wyoming County.
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The battle to represent Northwest Indiana in Congress likely is coming soon to a computer, phone or tablet screen near you.
The Indiana Democratic Party is purchasing online advertising in Lake, Porter and northwest LaPorte counties to promote its new website that condemns Republican U.S. House candidate Jennifer-Ruth Green as "too extreme" on abortion.
The website — Jennifer-TruthGreen.com — includes a clip of a Green TV interview where she declares, "I'm 100% pro-life — all the way."
The Democrats say that means Green favors policies that go further than the near-total abortion ban enacted earlier this month by the Republican-controlled Indiana General Assembly, including banning abortion nationwide even in cases of rape, incest and when the life of the pregnant woman is at risk.
"Jennifer-Ruth Green is as extreme as they come, her policies represent government overreach at its worst, and it’s why pro-choice Congressman Frank Mrvan will be re-elected in November," said Mike Schmuhl, chairman of the Indiana Democratic Party.
"Jennifer-TruthGreen.com will tell voters the truth even as she tries to shift her beliefs on an issue a large majority of people support: a woman’s right to choose," he added.
Green declined to address specific components of her position on abortion when asked by The Times after Republican Gov. Eric Holcomb signed into law Senate Enrolled Act 1 Aug. 5.
"Good people can disagree on this issue, but most Americans recognize that abortion isn’t a good thing. It's a symptom of bigger problems in our society, and it’s a tragedy," Green said.
"The vast majority of women who have abortions — especially black and Hispanic women — do so for economic reasons. They feel like they have no other choice. Women deserve better. As a country, we need to provide a stronger safety net for moms so they can choose life, and if they can’t raise a child, make it easier to put their child up for adoption by a loving family," she added.
In contrast, Mrvan said he's committed to legislatively restoring the abortion rights of American women as they were before June 24 when a conservative majority on the U.S. Supreme Court repealed the high court's 1973 Roe v. Wade decision.
"There is an obvious choice in this election on this important women's rights issue — I have a record of supporting a woman’s freedom to access safe reproductive care, and the Republican nominee who states on her website that she supports federal legislation to ban abortions from conception with no exceptions, which would supersede any state law," Mrvan said.
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"It flies in the face of the momentum that we already have and the pipeline that I am tracking every single day for continued growth in the state of Indiana," Gov. Holcomb said.
"Given this new law, we will be forced to plan for more employment growth outside our home state," said Indianapolis-based pharmaceutical giant Eli Lilly and Co.
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.
The government of Indiana is on the verge of mandating nearly every Hoosier woman who becomes pregnant to carry the pregnancy to term and deliver a baby.
"I really believe this bill is where it needs to be. It's in a good place," said state Rep. Wendy McNamara, R-Evansville, a LaPorte native and sponsor of the legislation.
State Rep. Wendy McNamara, R-Evansville, chairwoman of the House Committee on Courts and Criminal Code, said the changes are "a thoughtful way forward" that "shows compassion for mothers and babies."
The House Committee on Public Health is scheduled to hear public testimony on the legislation at the Statehouse beginning at 8 a.m. Region time Tuesday.
The Republican Senate reluctantly agreed to advance a prohibition all abortions in the state, with limited exceptions for pregnancies caused by rape or incest, or when the life of the mother is at stake.
It's not clear whether Senate Bill 1 will reach the 26 votes required for approval, even though Republicans, who generally oppose abortion, control 39 seats in the 50-member chamber.
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.
The new Indiana Democratic Party website, Jennifer-TruthGreen.com, deems Northwest Indiana Republican congressional candidate Jennifer-Ruth Green as "too extreme" on abortion. | https://www.nwitimes.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/elections/new-democratic-website-deems-greens-anti-abortion-position-too-extreme/article_7a397b4e-93ef-5a61-9c4d-b24b06c9b778.html | 2022-08-24T02:24:59 | 0 | https://www.nwitimes.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/elections/new-democratic-website-deems-greens-anti-abortion-position-too-extreme/article_7a397b4e-93ef-5a61-9c4d-b24b06c9b778.html |
KINGSPORT, Tenn. (WJHL) — City leaders approved an agreement with a downtown business to provide space for the Dobyns-Bennett High School volleyball team to practice while the Buck Van Huss Dome remains closed.
Both the Kingsport Board of Mayor and Aldermen and Board of Education on Tuesday evening approved an agreement with TNT Sportsplex, a multi-purpose sports facility on Main Street.
Under the agreement, the city will compensate TNT Sportsplex $15 per hour, per court used. TNT Sportsplex will guarantee the sole and exclusive use of at least one but no more than three volleyball courts through October.
The school system may also secure the use of other TNT athletic courts and facilities for other athletic teams’ use.
Earlier this month, school officials decided to close the Buck Van Huss Dome at Dobyns-Bennett until further notice after a structural analysis test was performed on the structure. School officials said the closure was out of an abundance of caution.
Kingsport City Schools is expecting to receive a final analysis and report on the dome structure in the next two to four weeks.
School officials say they are looking at preparing the former Sullivan North High School for use if necessary. | https://www.wjhl.com/news/local/bma-boe-approves-agreement-with-tnt-sportsplex-for-db-volleyball-practice-space/ | 2022-08-24T02:28:03 | 0 | https://www.wjhl.com/news/local/bma-boe-approves-agreement-with-tnt-sportsplex-for-db-volleyball-practice-space/ |
WIMBERLEY, Texas — Water levels at a popular swimming hole did not go up much at all following Monday’s heavy rains.
According to the Wimberley Valley Watershed Association, water levels at Jacob's Well only increase a couple of tenths of an inch.
David Baker, executive director of the Wimberley Valley Watershed Association, said it's because the soil is so dry. He said they are going to have to see a lot more of these heavy rainfalls to make an impact.
"We need another 23 to 24 inches before the end of the year to get to our average, probably between 13 to 15 inches to catch up," said Baker.
Despite the low levels, Jacob's Well is still attracting people to come check it out. Angelica Candelaria drove nearly three hours from Port Lavaca.
"It is just, I don't know, it's calming. It is just beautiful," said Candelaria.
But she said she would really like to see it back to normal levels.
"I've only seen pictures and I hope to see it like that soon. I was hoping to see a little bit more," she said.
Because of the low water levels, swimming hasn't been allowed since July. Baker said the low levels are caused by the drought and groundwater pumping from homes in the area.
The lack of water flow at Jacob's Well has also impacted Blue Hole, which usually receives water downstream from Cypress Creek. It has also been closed for swimming due to high bacteria levels.
Baker and Candelaria are hoping to see the water levels rise again soon.
"The deficit that we are in we make up for it with even more rainfall, so hoping this trend can continue because it's a dire situation for this special place and you know so important to our community," Baker said.
Baker said in addition to the rainfall he encourages people living in the area to conserve water usage by reducing things like watering their lawn.
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KINGSPORT, Tenn. (WJHL) — The Sullivan County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a “serious crash” near the Bloomingdale and Arcadia communities.
Deputies responded just before 5 p.m. to a crash in the 3000 block of Bloomingdale Road.
The sheriff’s office says its Fatal Incident Reconstruction and Support Team is investigating the crash.
No other information was released.
This is a developing story. Look for updates on WJHL.com. | https://www.wjhl.com/news/local/scso-investigating-serious-crash-on-bloomingdale-road/ | 2022-08-24T02:28:09 | 1 | https://www.wjhl.com/news/local/scso-investigating-serious-crash-on-bloomingdale-road/ |
Gov. Ron DeSantis backed a group of 30 school board candidates prior to Tuesday’s election primaries. With nearly all precincts reporting their votes in these races as of 10 p.m. Tuesday, at least 19 of those candidates seem likely to win.
With school board races, in any race with three or more candidates, a candidate must get 50% of the vote plus one vote in order to win the race outright. Otherwise, the top two vote-getters advance to a runoff in November.
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Below is a list of DeSantis’ chosen school board candidates and whether they’re predicted to win based on reported precinct numbers Tuesday evening.
Alachua County
- District 2 — Mildred Russell — LOST (40%)
Brevard County
- District 1 — Megan Wright — WIN (61%)
Clay County
- District 1 — Erin Skipper — WIN (55%)
Duval County
- District 2 — April Carney — WIN (53%)
- District 6 — Charlotte Joyce — WIN (59%)
Flagler County
- District 1 — Jill Woolbright — LOST (48%)
- District 4 — Christy Chong — WIN (55%)
Hendry County
- District 4 — Stephanie Busin — RUNOFF (48%)
Hillsborough County
- District 2 — Stacy Hahn — WIN (63%)
- District 4 — Patricia Rendon — WIN (53%)
- District 6 — Alysha Legge — RUNOFF (37%)
Indian River County
- District 2 — Jacqueline Rosario — RUNOFF (46%)
Lee County
- District 1 — Sam Fisher — RUNOFF (43%)
- District 5 — Armor Persons — WIN (55%)
Manatee County
- District 2 — Cindy Spray — RUNOFF (39%)
- District 4 — Chad Choate — WIN (55%)
- District 5 — Richard Tatem — WIN (50%)
Martin County
- District 3 — Jennifer Russell — WIN (56%)
Miami-Dade County
- District 4 — Roberto Alonso — WIN (57%)
- District 8 — Monica Colucci — WIN (53%)
Monroe County
- District 1 — Darren Horan — WIN (58%)
- District 5 — Alexandria Suarez — LOST (46%)
Pasco County
- District 1 — Al Hernandez — RUNOFF (44%)
Polk County
- District 3 — Rick Nolte — WIN (51%)
Putnam County
- District 5 — Phil Leary — WIN (60%)
Sarasota County
- District 1 — Bridget Ziegler — WIN (56%)
- District 4 — Robyn Marinelli — WIN (52%)
- District 5 — Timothy Enos — WIN (52%)
Volusia County
- District 1 — Jamie Haynes — RUNOFF (44%)
- District 5 — Fred Lowry — LOSE (49%)
For a full list of school board candidate races across Central Florida, visit our election primaries results page here. | https://www.clickorlando.com/news/local/2022/08/24/heres-a-list-of-desantis-backed-school-board-candidates-who-won-election-night/ | 2022-08-24T02:34:38 | 0 | https://www.clickorlando.com/news/local/2022/08/24/heres-a-list-of-desantis-backed-school-board-candidates-who-won-election-night/ |
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) – A Clackamas County family who lost their home in the 2020 Riverside Fire held an event Tuesday to celebrate the new home they received from the Clackamas County Long Term Recovery Group.
The James family lived in a camper and stayed with relatives in the months after they lost almost everything in the fire.
“We’ve been bouncing around a lot and we’re just really grateful. It’s probably going to be winter before we really realize that hey, this is our house. We have a house,” Shila James, the homeowner, said at the event.
She said it hasn’t sunk in yet.
Her family first moved to the property in the 1800s when they fled Poland. James has an 11-year-old daughter and shares her home with children in foster care.
James leads a homeschool program and said the house will be a valuable space for teaching her daughter and other children.
The James family and the Clackamas County Long Term Recovery Group said they’re thankful for all the help they received from volunteers in building the house and those who gave thousands of dollars in donations. | https://www.koin.com/local/clackamas-county/clackamas-county-wildfire-survivors-gifted-new-home/ | 2022-08-24T02:35:12 | 0 | https://www.koin.com/local/clackamas-county/clackamas-county-wildfire-survivors-gifted-new-home/ |
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) – A suspect involved in an officer-involved shooting at a Portland auto repair shop was indicted by a grand jury on 20 charges on Tuesday, Multnomah County District Attorney Mike Schmidt announced.
The suspect, 49-year-old Robert Connelly, faces three counts of first-degree attempted assault, three counts of unlawful use of a firearm, three counts of menacing, first-degree escape, second-degree escape, kidnapping, burglary with a firearm, criminal mischief and felon in possession of a firearm charges.
On August 16, police tried to arrest him near an auto shop, on Southeast 82nd Avenue and Lambert Street, on gun and sexual assault warrants, according to officials.
The district attorney said officers identified themselves and warned they would use force if he resisted.
According to police, Connelly pointed a gun at officers — including directly at an officer standing feet away from him. Officers fired shots toward Connelly in return, authorities said.
Connelly then moved into the shop and stayed inside for one hour, during which he tried to escape by breaking down a wall and holding a customer hostage, according to the D.A. Eventually, authorities said Connelly surrendered to police.
Authorities said two shop employees were working at the time of the shooting but were able to safely get out.
According to authorities, no one was physically harmed in the shooting.
Schmidt noted Connelly has a previous criminal record which includes a rape conviction in Columbia County and a robbery conviction in Cowlitz County. | https://www.koin.com/local/multnomah-county/wanted-man-faces-20-charges-after-auto-shop-officer-involved-shooting/ | 2022-08-24T02:35:24 | 1 | https://www.koin.com/local/multnomah-county/wanted-man-faces-20-charges-after-auto-shop-officer-involved-shooting/ |
AT&T Stadium is set to host a food festival with a southern-style barbecue as the main course.
Q BBQ Fest will be from Nov. 4-6 at the Cowboys' home turf in Arlington. The event is set to have 30,000 pounds of brisket, chicken, pulled pork and ribs with some of the biggest names in the cooking industry, organizers announced in a press release.
"Nobody knows barbecue like Texas and we can't wait to host the finest cooks from across the country right here in our backyard," Stephen Jones, Chief Operating Officer of the Dallas Cowboys, said. "We're thrilled to bring this event to Arlington and can't think of a better for Miller Lite House to give local BBQ fans an immersive experience that they haven't gotten here yet."
The festival, presented by Miller Lite, will host BBQ tutorials, demonstrations and activities for the family and will host more than 10 pitmasters from Texas and around the country.
"We love smoking meat and putting smiles on people's faces," said Brian Wahby, owner and CEO of Eximius Productions, the producer of Q BBQ Fest. "We launched Q BBQ Fest in 2015 and knew we had to wait for the perfect moment to come to the BBQ Capital of the World. Thanks to the Dallas Cowboys, that time is now, and we can't wait for Dallas to taste the BBQ we're bringing to AT&T Stadium this November."
General admission tickets are $15 for guests 12 and up. Food is available for purchase at each BBQ pit. Additionally, the event has "Pit Passes" for $129. Sales begin on Friday, Aug. 26 at QBBQDallas.com. | https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/barbecue-festival-coming-to-att-stadium-in-november/3055484/ | 2022-08-24T02:36:20 | 0 | https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/barbecue-festival-coming-to-att-stadium-in-november/3055484/ |
Hunters in Unit 54 should be aware of low-flying helicopters spraying pesticides from late August to mid-September
Officials with the Sawtooth National Forest have notified the Idaho Department of Fish and Game that a contractor will be conducting low-level helicopter flights, spraying a pre-emergent herbicide to approximately 3,000 acres on the Minidoka Ranger District, also known as the South Hills, south of Twin Falls. All areas to be sprayed fall within Game Management Unit 54.
The project is anticipated to last five to seven days, but the window of opportunity to spray will extend through Sept. 12. Treatments will be conducted on a day, or days, where wind and weather conditions meet the required parameters for spraying treatments to occur. The helicopter used for the project can be distinguished by large sprayer booms extending from both sides of the body of the helicopter.
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“Invasive annual grasses increase the frequency of fires, impair important wildlife habitats, and reduce the amount of desirable native plant species and forage on the landscape," Minidoka District Ranger Kevin Draper said. "Our overarching goal is to restore the ecological health of public rangelands for all forest users. This treatment is a step in the right direction in addressing annual grass expansion on the District.”
The Big Cottonwood Wildlife Management Area, owned and managed by Idaho Fish and Game, is located within an area where some of the flights will be occurring. Hunters and recreationists should be aware and avoid those areas.
Specific areas that will be treated are shown on the Sawtooth National Forest website.
To learn more about the project and to get updates about the timing of the flights, contact Minidoka Ranger District Wildlife Biologist Scott Soletti at 208-678-0430. | https://magicvalley.com/news/local/low-level-helicopter-flights-to-occur-over-the-south-hills/article_6383b158-2334-11ed-b333-07e2d8f7d45e.html | 2022-08-24T02:41:07 | 0 | https://magicvalley.com/news/local/low-level-helicopter-flights-to-occur-over-the-south-hills/article_6383b158-2334-11ed-b333-07e2d8f7d45e.html |
TWIN FALLS — A man died early Monday morning when the vehicle he was driving left the roadway and crashed into a tree east of Twin Falls, police say.
The 18-year-old man from Twin Falls was driving west at 12:27 a.m. on 4000 North and, apparently traveling at a high rate of speed, ran a stop sign at 3500 East. He then lost control of the 2015 Ford Fusion he was driving and collided with a tree, the Idaho State Police said.
The man was not wearing a seatbelt and died at the scene, ISP said.
The ISP is investigating the crash. | https://magicvalley.com/news/local/twin-falls-man-dies-after-car-collides-with-tree/article_f06d0c22-22fd-11ed-a883-b3facb52f7af.html | 2022-08-24T02:41:12 | 1 | https://magicvalley.com/news/local/twin-falls-man-dies-after-car-collides-with-tree/article_f06d0c22-22fd-11ed-a883-b3facb52f7af.html |
DeLand mayoral race general election-bound; residents also reelect incumbents, Reed to Seat 4
The race for mayor of DeLand heads to the general election in November with none of the three candidates taking it outright.
Chris Cloudman, 44, and Reggie Williams, 71, will face off on Nov. 8.
Current longtime Mayor Bob Apgar didn't run for reelection.
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Cloudman, a current city commissioner, received nearly 47% of the 8,061 votes cast. Williams received about 33%.
Buz Nesbit, 66, received about 19.7%.
The DeLand mayor chairs City Commission meetings and serves as a figurehead. The term is four years with an annual salary of $16,302.
DeLand residents Tuesday night also reelected Jessica Davis and Kevin Reid to their commission seats.
Daniel Reed was elected to Seat 4.
Those elected Tuesday will be sworn in after the general election.
Jessica Davis reelected to Seat 3 on DeLand commission
Incumbent Davis beat out newcomer Deirdre Perry with about 76.4% of the 7,448 votes cast.
Davis, 38, a middle school teacher with Volusia County Schools, became the first Black woman elected to the commission in 2014; she ran unopposed in 2018.
Daniel Reed elected to Seat 4 on DeLand commission
Daniel Reed bested Troy Bradley with nearly 56% of the 7,690 votes cast.
Reed, 48, is a small business owner and the current president of ACED (Arts, Cultural and Entertainment District) DeLand.
Kevin Reid elected to Seat 5 on DeLand commission
Incumbent Reid beat out newcomer Matthew Johnson with nearly 65% of the 7,534 votes cast.
Reid, 39, an accounting manager with Brown & Brown Inc., was first elected to the commission in 2018. | https://www.news-journalonline.com/story/news/local/volusia/2022/08/23/deland-mayoral-race-heads-general-election-3-commission-seats-filled/7871548001/ | 2022-08-24T02:43:05 | 0 | https://www.news-journalonline.com/story/news/local/volusia/2022/08/23/deland-mayoral-race-heads-general-election-3-commission-seats-filled/7871548001/ |
Deltona mayoral race bound for runoff in November; incumbent Herzberg facing Avila
The race for mayor of Deltona heads to a runoff in November with none of the three candidates earning more than half of the vote.
Current Deltona Mayor Heidi Herzberg and candidate Santiago Avila Jr. will face off in the general election in Nov. 8.
Tuesday's primary election saw Herzberg receive about 48.8% of the 13,804 votes cast; Avila received about 35.5%, and Gus Kostianis received about 15.7%.
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Herzberg, 60, a longtime professional hairstylist, and Avila, 39, a small business owner, previously faced off in the 2018 Deltona mayoral election; Herzberg won with nearly 53% of the vote.
Herzberg also served as a commissioner from 2010 to 2018.
Avila is the national vice chairman and the Florida chairman of the Republican National Hispanic Assembly.
The Deltona mayor chairs commission meetings and serves as a figurehead. The term is four years with an annual salary of $14,918 and change.
Deltona is Volusia County's largest city. Census estimates from July 2021 put the population at 95,782. | https://www.news-journalonline.com/story/news/politics/elections/local/2022/08/23/deltona-mayoral-race-incumbent-herzberg-and-avila-head-runoff/7871602001/ | 2022-08-24T02:43:35 | 0 | https://www.news-journalonline.com/story/news/politics/elections/local/2022/08/23/deltona-mayoral-race-incumbent-herzberg-and-avila-head-runoff/7871602001/ |
Fred Cleveland is the next mayor of New Smyrna Beach
NEW SMYRNA BEACH — City residents have elected their next mayor. It's Fred Cleveland, who received 50.82% of the vote in Tuesday’s primary.
Spencer Hathaway came in second with 28.51% of the vote, while Susan Sigler received 20.67%.
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Fred Cleveland, 65, is originally from Ormond Beach and has lived in New Smyrna Beach for about seven years.
“My goal as mayor is to implement strategies that will sustain our community now and into the future,” he said. Cleveland is a retired U.S. Navy captain, where he served for almost 30 years before landing executive positions at American Eagle Airlines and American Airlines.
He grew up in the greater Daytona Beach area where he was a “YMCA kid” and an Eagle Scout; he also attended Seabreeze High School in Daytona Beach.
“Through the YMCA, through the Scouting and through my mother’s leadership, I learned about the sacrifices of others and the value of community,” Cleveland said.
While in college, Cleveland was appointed to the United States Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland, in 1975, where he “learned a set of core values that stood me in great stead both in government service — for my nearly 30-year career — and in the private sector.”
Cleveland added that he owes the U.S. Navy for the skills he learned as a team player and “good follower,” which later helped him further develop his leadership skills.
“I’m a team builder,” he said. “Team building has been something that I have been able to use as a brand successfully.”
Now retired, he plans to put these skills to use to address the main issues he sees are facing New Smyrna Beach.
With no previous political experience, Cleveland said there are three main courses of action he will focus on: Protect the city’s environmental infrastructure; help the city “evolve;” and “unite” the city.
Cleveland also mentioned how he plans to address the issue of growth and development in New Smyrna Beach.
“My concern is that through the uncontrolled growth and suburban sprawl that has been going on from decisions that were made decades ago, my job is to contain the impact of that growth and to follow ordinances and city regulations that are already in place and that prevent the ruining of such an environmentally-sensitive town,” he said.
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Zone 2 City Commission race
In the City Commission Zone 2 race, Lisa Martin with 39.36% of the vote, and David McKenna with 26.10%, will now face off in the general election on Nov. 8.
Steve Snively finished with 24.06% and Joel Paige garnered 10.48%.
The City Commission Zone 1 race will also be decided in November between incumbent Michael Kolody and challenger Valli Perrine. The candidates were not on Tuesday's ballot. | https://www.news-journalonline.com/story/news/politics/elections/local/2022/08/23/fred-cleveland-wins-new-smyrna-beach-mayoral-race/7871698001/ | 2022-08-24T02:43:41 | 1 | https://www.news-journalonline.com/story/news/politics/elections/local/2022/08/23/fred-cleveland-wins-new-smyrna-beach-mayoral-race/7871698001/ |
Hunt and Chong win Flagler School Board District 1 and 4 races; runoff for District 2
Two of the three Flagler County School Board races were decided in Tuesday’s primary.
Sally Hunt won the District 1 seat with 51.31% of the vote, defeating incumbent Jill Woolbright, who received 48.69%.
Christy Chong defeated current Flagler School Board Chair Trevor Tucker in the District 4 race. Chong received 55.16% of the vote, while Tucker received 44.84%.
Lance Alred, Will Furry and Courtney VandeBunte were vying for the District 2 seat.
VandeBunte received 43.57% of the vote, while Furry received 34.17%. They will face off in the general election on Nov. 8.
Alred came in third with 22.26% of the vote.
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Mike Ignasiak and Diezel Depew win primary and will face off in Edgewater mayoral race
EDGEWATER — Former Edgewater mayor Mike Ignasiak and 18-year-old candidate Diezel Depew will face off in the Edgewater mayoral race in November after finishing first and second, respectively, in Tuesday’s primary.
Ignasiak received 48.34% of the 5,288 votes cast while Depew got 34.13%. Louis Panico came in third, receiving 17.53% of the vote.
Voters will choose their next Edgewater mayor in the general election on Nov. 8.
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Mike Ignasiak
Former Edgewater Mayor Michael Ignasiak, 73, has been an Edgewater resident since 2000.
He first came to the City Council in 2010. He served as the vice mayor for three years and as mayor for four years.
Ignasiak lost the 2018 election to current Mayor Michael Thomas.
He said that his decision to come back to the city’s political scene was “unexpected.” He said residents approached him after Depew’s announcement concerned about the lack of candidates in the race.
“This was not something I was out looking for,” Igansiak said in an interview in June. “I got approached by people I know asking me if I would come back and consider running for mayor again, because like all the things that we did during that time period, we were very successful.”
Ignasiak said he would have three priorities if elected: “Listen to the people who put me in office;” “listen to my councilmembers;” and “listen to the business community.”
He mentioned that managing the city’s growth will be one of the most important challenges to the next mayor.
“Our biggest emphasis is controlling our growth and the potential negative impacts that we see coming,” Ignasiak said.
He said that he saw Hollywood, the town he grew up in, go from a “sleepy little town” to a major “metropolitan area.”
“I know what’s coming,” he added. “I’ve seen it happen. I know the mistakes to be made and the mistakes to avoid. And that’s why we need somebody who has got their hands on the throttle and make sure that growth doesn’t go too fast or too slow and that we get the right mix. And I think I’m the person for the job.”
Even though Ignasiak is confident that this approach could help him become the mayor once again and, if elected, he said that something he would do differently this time around would be to “speak less and listen more.”
“A lot of time, councils will talk issues to death,” he said. “What happens is that a lot of it becomes unproductive time. You need to rein some of that in, and that was a learning process I went through when I became mayor.”
“I love Edgewater, I raised my family here, I want to see Edgewater grow and prosper and that’s what got me back into politics,” he added.
Diezel Depew
Diezel Depew entered the Edgewater mayoral race earlier this year at only 17 years old. He turned 18 in May and has now graduated from New Smyrna Beach High School.
Depew was born and raised in Edgewater. He started (and continues to operate) his own lawncare business when he was just 12 years old.
Depew started attending City Council meetings about four years ago and getting more involved in politics.
“Ever since I can remember, I always wanted to get into politics,” he said in an interview in March. “I’ve always said that it’s always important for politicians to say the truth in what is going on and always relate to the public in any way they possibly can.”
He added: “Politics really involves everyday life for everybody — whether it’s taxation, utility bills, roadways, anything."
Depew said that his principles stand on the Republican side. In his social media pages, he has shared several pictures next to prominent Republican political figures such as Texas Sen. Ted Cruz and Florida Rep. Matt Gaetz.
Depew said he wanted to run a grassroots campaign.
“I’m just going to talk to every citizen I possibly can, I’m going to knock on every single door I possibly can,” he said. “The citizens have luckily brought forward issues to me, I’ve been talking to them about it for four years now, and it’s been great.”
In a Facebook post in January announcing he would be on the ballot, Depew listed some of these issues that would be part of his campaign, including “lower utility bill prices,” “less corporate development,” “solve speeding problems in Edgewater,” “clean and protect the Indian River Lagoon,” and others.
Depew said this is a career he envisions himself in for “as long as I possibly can.” He plans to serve full-time as Edgewater mayor if elected.
“I’d like to be president one day,” he said. “I just love helping people.” | https://www.news-journalonline.com/story/news/politics/elections/local/2022/08/23/mike-ignasiak-and-diezel-depew-face-off-edgewater-mayor-race/7871700001/ | 2022-08-24T02:43:53 | 1 | https://www.news-journalonline.com/story/news/politics/elections/local/2022/08/23/mike-ignasiak-and-diezel-depew-face-off-edgewater-mayor-race/7871700001/ |
Palm Coast District 2 seat heads to runoff between Theresa Pontieri and Alan Lowe
The race for the District 2 Palm Coast City Council seat will head to a runoff in November between Theresa Carli Pontieri and Alan Lowe.
Pontieri finished with the most votes in the primary with 37% while Lowe came in second with 28%. Sims E. Jones finished third with 26% and Shauna Kanter was last with 9%.
In November, voters will choose between Lowe, who for a time declared himself a sovereign citizen three decades ago, and Pontieri, a former legal counsel for the Flagler County Sheriff’s Office who resigned after making controversial comments on her video podcast about police interactions with Black people.
Pontieri said in a phone interview Tuesday she was grateful for the support from citizens.
"I just hope and pray that they will continue to have confidence in me and that I will be able to take it home in November," Pontieri said.
Lowe said he was looking forward to the race.
"I'm very happy about it, " Lowe said, "a lot of work to get to this point so I'm happy that I'm continuing on."
The winner will benefit from a pay raise. The City Council earlier this year voted to increase pay for council members from $9,600 to $24,097.61.
The District 2 seat is currently held by John Fanelli, who was appointed by the council after Victor Barbosa resigned in March. Fanelli, like the other applicants, agreed not to run for the seat this year.
Lowe, 61, a handyman and inventor who patented a method for cultivating live coral, wrote in an email that he was well-prepared for the job, having attended “a majority” of City Council meetings for the last couple of years.
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But a decision Lowe made three decades ago has trailed his political ambitions.
Lowe declared himself a “sovereign citizen” in 1993 and 1994, and wrote a declaration of independence proclaiming himself a foreign state. He also changed his signature for a time to “Alan S. Lowe ambassador of Christ.”
Sovereign citizens generally share anti-government beliefs and reject the authority of courts and law enforcement.
Lowe said in a 2020 interview that those actions reflected a “thought pattern” that lasted only several months nearly 30 years ago.
“It was a declaration saying that basically I don’t like the government and I don’t like what they are doing to people and I don’t want to be part of what they are doing to people 30 years ago,” Lowe said.
Lowe repeated in a phone interview lasweek that it was something that happened a long time ago and he never gave up his United States passport.
Lowe wrote in an email to The News-Journal about the current campaign that he has lived in the city for 39 years and spent 33 of those in District 2.
Lowe also wrote he had the endorsement of Lt. Col. Oliver North. North was involved in the Iran-Contra Affair, a scandal in the 1980s.
Pontieri, an attorney, resigned in August 2021 as general counsel for the Flagler County Sheriff’s Office after The News-Journal asked about a series of videos titled “More Than White Noise” she posted on Rumble, a conservative online platform. Pontieri said she was forced to resign.
The videos all appeared to have been made before she started her job as general counsel for the sheriff’s office on July 6, 2021. In one video, Pontieri, who is white, disparaged the Black Lives Matter movement and in another she referred to a Black girl, Ma’Khia Bryant, who was fatally shot by police in Ohio as “thuggy.”
Bryant was 16 and living in a foster home when she was shot. Police body camera video showed Bryant appeared to try to swing a knife at another young Black woman on April 20, 2021, when an officer shot her. Pontieri also commented about Daunte Wright, a 20-year-old Black man who was fatally shot on April 11, 2021, in Minnesota by former police officer Kim Potter, who yelled "Taser," but instead drew her pistol.
“They were both freaking thuggy criminals,” Pontieri said of Bryant and Wright in her video.
The sheriff's office released a statement on Aug. 24, 2021, saying that Pontieri had resigned and that the video podcast was not disclosed during the hiring process and did not reflect Sheriff Rick Staly's values.
In a recent interview, Pontieri said her comments about the Bryant case showed race did not play a part in her statements because the incident involved two Black girls.
Pontieri said that Wright should not have been shot and that the officer was negligent. Potter was convicted of manslaughter and sentenced in February to two years in prison. But Pontieri said that Wright was shot while trying to flee, which is a crime and which Pontieri said has led to other officer-involved shootings.
“Could I have been more tactful in the way I said things? Yes, sure, and I am learning every day how to be more tactful and choose my words so that they are not cherry-picked,” Pontieri said.
What would she say to Black residents of Palm Coast concerned about her views and whether she can fairly represent them? Pontieri said that anyone who speaks to her would know she has no racial bias.
“I personally don’t hold any racial bias whatsoever,” Pontieri said.
Pontieri also has a prior arrest for driving-under-the-influence in Orange County when she was in collage. She said in the interview that it changed the direction of her life and taught her about overcoming adversity.
She said she has the support of the Republican Party of Flagler County. | https://www.news-journalonline.com/story/news/politics/elections/local/2022/08/23/palm-coast-district-2-seat-heads-runoff-between-pontieri-and-lowe/7872401001/ | 2022-08-24T02:43:59 | 1 | https://www.news-journalonline.com/story/news/politics/elections/local/2022/08/23/palm-coast-district-2-seat-heads-runoff-between-pontieri-and-lowe/7872401001/ |
Election 2022: Race for Pierson Town Council Seat 2 heading to general election in November
Katie Kustura
The Daytona Beach News-Journal
With none of the candidates in the race for Pierson Town Council Seat 2 taking more than 50% of the vote, the race will return to the ballot in November.
L. James Anderson, 74, and Brandy Peterson, 47, will face off in the general election on Nov. 8.
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Anderson, a longtime leader of the town's public works department, received 84 votes. Peterson received 114 votes.
Kelly A. Green, the candidate not moving forward, received 57 votes. | https://www.news-journalonline.com/story/news/politics/elections/local/2022/08/23/pierson-town-council-seat-2-race-heading-general-election-november/7871608001/ | 2022-08-24T02:44:05 | 1 | https://www.news-journalonline.com/story/news/politics/elections/local/2022/08/23/pierson-town-council-seat-2-race-heading-general-election-november/7871608001/ |
BELLEVUE, Wash. — A group of social media and style influencers did some back-to-school shopping for local students in need Tuesday.
Nordstrom Rack covered the cost as Big Brothers Big Sisters of Puget Sound provided wish lists from students who were nominated.
President and CEO Alonda Williams was on hand to see the personal shoppers stack up the items requested by the students in their personal style guides. Williams said this is a much-needed bright spot for the kids and the need for positive role models is high.
“We have about 300 kids on the wait list so if there’s anyone out there interested in becoming a mentor we have space for you and would love to have you,” Williams said.
Big Brother Big Sisters provides monitored matches between adult volunteers (“Bigs”) and children (“Littles”).
The Rack to School shopping event was held in Factoria and provided two hours of private in-store shopping for the influencers to curate a back-to-school collection for each kid. Shoes, clothes and backpacks were all-hand picked from the latest styles.
Meliz Andiroglu is the senior brand PR manager for Nordstrom and said Big Brothers Big Sisters has been a charitable partner since 2019. She, herself, is a mentor.
“I’m a Big and they’ve been incredible partners so there’s opportunities for our employees to get involved as ‘Bigs’ and I’m so excited to be a part of the program,” Andiroglu said.
Big Brother Big Sisters of Puget Sound has been Washington’s largest donor-and-volunteer-supported mentoring organization since 1950. The mission remains the same: Create and support one-to-one mentoring relationships that ignite the power and promise of youth. | https://www.king5.com/article/news/local/bellevue/nordstrom-rack-to-school-event-students-in-need/281-8d65e1c8-150c-4d4e-82c5-2a4bfacb9f00 | 2022-08-24T02:56:42 | 0 | https://www.king5.com/article/news/local/bellevue/nordstrom-rack-to-school-event-students-in-need/281-8d65e1c8-150c-4d4e-82c5-2a4bfacb9f00 |
Television sports lovers, take note of this on-air schedule for this weekend.
Race fans can enjoy the NASCAR Cup Series from Daytona this Saturday starting at 7 p.m. on 10 News.
Football fans can watch the Commanders’ final preseason game against the Ravens on MeTV at 7 p.m. | https://www.wsls.com/news/local/2022/08/24/nascar-cup-series-on-10-news-this-saturday/ | 2022-08-24T02:57:05 | 1 | https://www.wsls.com/news/local/2022/08/24/nascar-cup-series-on-10-news-this-saturday/ |
GALAX, Va. – Efforts to strengthen the manufacturing industry continue.
Senator Mark Warner visited Wytheville on Tuesday to hear from community leaders about the challenges people in the industry are facing.
Because of new legislation, Warner said there are opportunities to expand manufacturing into semi-conductor chips technology.
”We used to make about 40 percent of all those chips in America. Now we make 12 percent. This investment will bring at least 10 of these factories, and they are factories that employ thousands of people, my goal is to make sure at least one of these factories ends up in Virginia, and my hope is in Southside or Southwest Virginia,” Warner said.
Warner also visited Galax on Tuesday afternoon to present a 500 thousand dollar check in federal funding to God’s Store House Soup Kitchen. | https://www.wsls.com/news/local/2022/08/24/opportunities-for-manufacturing-expansion-in-new-river-valley/ | 2022-08-24T02:57:11 | 1 | https://www.wsls.com/news/local/2022/08/24/opportunities-for-manufacturing-expansion-in-new-river-valley/ |
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Arrest follows after video of man setting fire at Detroit gas station
Detroit police arrested a suspect in a case involving an act of arson shown on video Tuesday at a gas station on the city's southwest side.
The incident was reported at the business in the 1700 block of Fort around 5:45 a.m., investigators said.
The gas station is a Project Green Light location, which remains under constant surveillance.
A man was filmed entering the front door, hurling material from a bucket, then lighting a fire.
A suspect was captured within hours, city officials said.
"Great work by our arson investigators who tracked down the suspect," police said in a statement.
The man was taken into custody in Dearborn, and Lincoln Park police helped identify him, said Detroit police Cpl. Dan Donakowski.
Other details were not released Tuesday. | https://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/local/detroit-city/2022/08/23/arrest-follows-after-video-man-setting-fire-detroit-gas-station/7880065001/ | 2022-08-24T03:02:11 | 0 | https://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/local/detroit-city/2022/08/23/arrest-follows-after-video-man-setting-fire-detroit-gas-station/7880065001/ |
Lansing couple to stand trial in auto dealership embezzlement case
A Lansing couple is headed to trial on felony charges in connection with allegedly embezzling from a car dealership, the Michigan Attorney General's office announced Tuesday.
Judge Cynthia Ward of 54A District Court found there was enough probable cause to send the case against Amanda Root and her husband, Justin Root, to Ingham County Circuit Court, officials said in a statement.
The pair, who are both in their 40s, appeared for a hearing Monday, records show.
Amanda Root worked in accounts receivable and accounts payable at Glenn Buege Buick GMC in Lansing, according to the release.
Investigators allege she embezzled more than $400,000 from the dealership between 2016-19, primarily used the money to gamble with her husband, and neither claimed the additional income on their taxes.
The Michigan Department of Treasury and Michigan State Police collaborated with the Department of Attorney General in the investigation.
Amanda Root has been charged with two counts of embezzlement of $100,000 or more; one count of embezzlement $50,000 or more but less than $100,000; one count of embezzlement $20,000 or more but less than $50,000; and four counts of making/permitting a false tax return.
Her husband also was charged with four counts of making/permitting a false tax return, record show.
"I appreciate the work done by our partners at the Department of Treasury and the Michigan State Police that resulted in these charges," said state Attorney General Dana Nessel. "We remain committed to protecting family-owned businesses and ensuring our tax laws are being properly followed."
Attorneys listed as representing the Roots did not immediately respond to requests for comment Tuesday on the case. | https://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/local/michigan/2022/08/23/lansing-couple-stand-trial-auto-dealership-embezzlement-case/7879475001/ | 2022-08-24T03:02:23 | 1 | https://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/local/michigan/2022/08/23/lansing-couple-stand-trial-auto-dealership-embezzlement-case/7879475001/ |
Oakland Co. officials tout $110M sewer project as 'once in lifetime opportunity'
Ortonville — Northern Oakland County townships, county officials and U.S. Rep. Elissa Slotkin gathered in the Brandon Township Hall to celebrate a $110 million sewer project many said is a “once in a lifetime opportunity.”
At issue is a plan that would extend sanitary sewer service from Genesee County to serve certain properties within the Village of Ortonville and townships of Brandon, Groveland and Holly.
Officials said the project is long overdue and will help replace hundreds of failing septic systems, protect the environment and be “transformative” for the rural northwest section of Oakland County that borders Genesee County.
“This is very important,” said Slotkin, D-8th District. “I think this demonstrates how government is supposed to work, across party lines to direct a project we have been hoping to begin for 50 years ...It is a once-in-a-generation investment that we will be looking back at years from today and how it impacted the area.”
The project found Slotkin, Oakland County Executive David Coulter and Water Resources Commissioner Jim Nash, all elected Democrats, working in concert with the Republican-dominated Oakland County Board of Commissioners.
Initial studies done by Nash and his staff envision the infrastructure plan to be accomplished in three phases over the next few years. It will be “kick-started,” officials said, with $10 million of $240 million in American Rescue Plan Act the county expects to receive from the federal government.
“It’s not as easy as you think to spend that kind of money wisely,” said Coulter. “You want to invest in transformative projects with the greatest impact for the most people. And do that without damaging the rural environment by contributing sprawl.
“We might not have a chance to do this again for another 40 years.”
Genesee County sees it as a way to serve residents in the southern part of the county with expanded sewer lines, partly paid by Oakland County. The lines runs to a Genesee County plant in Montrose, where it is treated at the Ranone Wastewater Treatment Plant and discharged into the Flint River.
Phase One of the Genesee County project involves constructing a 17-mile sewer, which will be extended to the county line at an estimated cost of $33 million. Oakland County’s portion is around 45% based on proposed pipe capacity, or $14 million of which $10 million is committed by Oakland County.
Phase Two will run a sewer line along Dixie Highway and Grange Hall Road to serve Groveland and Holly townships at an estimated cost of $49 million.
The third and final phase will be a sewer extension to serve the Village of Ortonville and Brandon Township at an estimated cost of $59 million.
Bryan Coburn, Nash’s chief deputy, said the hope is to seek out grants from the state and federal government to cover all phases.
“Much of this is three years out but the hope is to have all this done at no local cost,” Coburn said Tuesday.
Some elected officials who supported the sewer project said there will be costs that communities will have to be prepared to bear. County Commissioner Mike Spisz, R-Oxford, was part of a 20-1 vote earlier this year to put $10 million in county ARPA dollars toward the effort, stressed communities are going to have to come up with their share of funds to support local construction “by millage, bonds, whatever.”
Brandon Township Supervisor Jayson Rumble said it may require some local millage but the benefits would be “tremendous” to his township and he believes his township’s 15,000 residents would get behind a plan that would not only protect but enhance their environment and local economy.
“We already have failing septic systems near our four lakes, and property owners don’t have enough land to install a new septic system,” he said. “We have had all kinds of businesses, restaurants, coffee shops and more, that wanted to locate here in Ortonville but cannot without a sewage system in place. And we have several properties along M-15 which are now empty or just parking lots, that could be developed in the years ahead.”
Oakland County supervises 300 drainage districts and has three of its own sewage treatment plants in Pontiac, Walled Lake and Commerce Township.
Detroit Water and Sewerage Department spokesman Bryan Peckinpaugh said Tuesday it no longer manages treatment plants and regional water and sewer networks. He referred questions to the Great Lakes Water Authority, which could not be reached for comment.
Coburn said neither Detroit Water and Sewerage Department nor the Great Lakes Water Authority have ever managed sewer systems in northern Oakland County, and the townships at issue have historically operated strictly on individual septic systems for homes and businesses.
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Fort Wayne can move forward with investing more than $5 million of federal COVID-19 pandemic relief funding in two projects after the City Council’s approval Tuesday.
Fort Wayne officials have discussed many uses for the $50.8 million in American Rescue Plan Act funds the city received last year. The federal dollars can be used to provide hazard pay for eligible workers, to replace revenue affected by the pandemic, to respond to the impact of the coronavirus pandemic, and to make needed investments in water, sewer and broadband infrastructure.
Megan Butler, city grant administrator, asked City Council members to approve two projects – $3.5 million for cybersecurity and $2.25 million for new breathing apparatuses for the Fort Wayne Fire Department. The projects achieve the goals of fixing issues identified during the pandemic and making the community more resilient, Butler said.
James Haley, chief information technology officer, said many city employees worked from home during the height of the pandemic, which drew attention to the city’s cybersecurity vulnerabilities. The project will increase resilience of the city’s cyberinfrastructure and improve the data center.
The COVID-19 pandemic also drew attention to the need for new self-contained breathing apparatuses for first responders, Fort Wayne Fire Chief Eric Lahey said.
“In the early days, there was a concern that we may not have enough disposable (personal protective equipment) across the country, and our backup plan was to utilize our (self-contained breathing apparatuses) if we had to,” Lahey said. “That would potentially increase that amount of cross contamination.”
The department currently has units that share regulators, which allows cross contamination. The new breathing apparatuses will have individual regulators.
Councilwoman Sharon Tucker, D-6th, asked Butler about American Rescue Plan Act uses that help areas of the city that have historically not seen as much investment as other communities, such as the southeast quadrant.
“It was just that these two projects, they were the first ones that were ready to go. They are a little more straightforward and simple than some of the other projects,” Butler said. “It does not mean we are not working on the other ones.”
Fort Wayne City Council members approved in June a subgrant program that designates $1.5 million for small businesses; $1.5 million for nonprofit, non-health-care agencies; $1.35 million for public health organization support; and $1 million for tourism-related industry support.
Butler said the city has received more than 100 applications for funding through the subgrant program. A committee is expected to submit recommendations for grant awards in October.
The cybersecurity and breathing apparatus projects were approved unanimously. Councilman Tom Didier, R-3rd, was absent.
City Council members generally don’t meet on the fifth Tuesday of the month, and the Sept. 6 meeting is canceled because of it follows Labor Day. The next City Council meeting will be at 5:30 p.m. Sept. 13. | https://www.journalgazette.net/local/city-council-approves-5-million-for-cybersecurity-firefighter-breathing-equipment/article_92a9df80-2347-11ed-8b24-6f78c5b24295.html | 2022-08-24T03:03:46 | 0 | https://www.journalgazette.net/local/city-council-approves-5-million-for-cybersecurity-firefighter-breathing-equipment/article_92a9df80-2347-11ed-8b24-6f78c5b24295.html |
PINE ISLAND, Minn. - Neighbors of Pine Island shooting suspect Michael Molitor are sharing what happened to them during the hours-long standoff with law enforcement during the weekend.
One woman living directly across from Molitor's home on Sprie Court SE says since the incident she's been having hard time sleeping and is still trying to process the traumatic incident.
She asked not to go on camera but says law enforcement did use her home for eight hours as the situation unfolded.
Throughout the negotiation, Molitor was seen moving around the garage while drinking beer with an AR-15 attached to his upper body.
Jeff Mohlke and his wife, who live one home down on the same street, say as soon as they saw law enforcements increased presence they knew the incident could escalate. So, for the safety of their children, they left the area.
Mhlke said, "Not only get out of harms way, possible harms way, but to get my kids' minds off the fear of what was going on." He went on to say, "I always tell my kids you're going to feel safe in this house no matter what. That's part of mom and dad's job."
The couple says they extended the olive branch, so to speak, when Molitor moved into their neighborhood about a year ago and knew the veteran had gone through multiple tours.
He explained, "For the past year we probably had three times that we hung out, just kind of a neighborhood gathering at a campfire thing and whatnot. I just hope he gets the help he needs and deserves as a veteran."
Both of them say, as well as other neighbors in the area, they had complete faith in law enforcement throughout the incident and still believe Pine Island is a great place to live.
Mhlke said, "I think law enforcement did a good job in handling the situation and keeping everyone safe."
Pine Island resident Matt Leyson added, I do believe in the safety from the police and how they handled everything I feel safe with them around."
Finally, Colton Kramer, who was there when law enforcement responded, said, "I feel like it's safe around here and we know a lot of our neighbors and we trust them a lot." | https://www.kimt.com/news/local/pine-island-neighbors-speak-out-following-shooting-standoff-with-law-enforcement/article_c5ef7b5a-233a-11ed-8f08-771a4f63e720.html | 2022-08-24T03:04:01 | 1 | https://www.kimt.com/news/local/pine-island-neighbors-speak-out-following-shooting-standoff-with-law-enforcement/article_c5ef7b5a-233a-11ed-8f08-771a4f63e720.html |
AUSTIN, Texas — An Austin man is sharing his experience with monkeypox in the hopes that it will cause the healthcare system to better care for the needs of monkeypox patients and encourage others who are infected to advocate for their own health.
The man asked for his name to not be included.
"By far the worst pain in my entire life,” he explained over a zoom call, as he was still in quarantine.
This Travis County resident first had a fever on Aug. 9. He thought it was side effects from the monkeypox vaccine he received just days before.
"You know, you think you're taking the correct steps,” he said. “Of course, there's always something, you can always be more careful, right? Okay, here we are."
But the symptoms progressed and he developed swollen lymph nodes and soreness. A couple of days after that, he developed lesions in multiple areas and had extreme pain.
Since he thought he may have monkeypox, based on what he had heard of and read online, and was in pain, he went to the emergency room. That is where he said the doctor told him they had never done a monkeypox test, but they would do one for him.
While he was there, he got a text that he may have been potentially exposed, but the nurses didn’t seem to take it very seriously.
"She said, ‘Oh, I really don't think it's monkeypox’ as she was swabbing me," he said about the nurse. "'If it was, I'd have to be in like full PPE,’ which she was not. So, I was like, okay, this is frustrating. But like, they're testing me."
They said the test results would take five days, but now eight days later, he still hasn’t seen them in the patient portal and has not received a call. He has also tried calling. His STD panel he did while he was there came back with the results, and they were all negative.
Although he does not recommend doing your own research, he said he felt like he had no other choice but to research for himself, to find out how other people were treating their symptoms.
"I was on Reddit, I was on TikTok, reading people's firsthand accounts,” he shared.
He went to the ER two more times, saying the symptoms were unbearable. He was hoping to get Tecovirimat, known as TPOXX, an antiviral medication used to treat certain cases of monkeypox.
"I was sick, right? I was in a ton of pain. And ideally, you expect, especially going to the ER, you expect them to have at least some knowledge of what they can do to help you,” he said. “I felt like they just didn't know what they could do to help me."
“In fairness to them,” he added. “I don't think there's a lot of information available.”
After four days of intense pain, taking pain medications prescribed by doctors that were not working well, and finding out his potential exposure tested positive for monkeypox, he got a telehealth visit with an infectious disease doctor at an Austin clinic, who prescribed him TPOXX.
"As soon as he said that he'd be able to get it to me that afternoon, I lost it,” he said of the relief he felt.
He said he hopes the health care system will learn to better care for patients and encourages patients to advocate for themselves.
"Don't be afraid to be resourceful, and fight, and find information, and try to advocate for yourself when you can,” he said.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said patients may be eligible for TPOXX if they have certain severe symptoms or are at risk of severe disease. Austin Public Health said they follow CDC guidance, and right now, they have enough TPOXX medication to meet demand.
The Texas Department of State Health Services said that once a person has been diagnosed with monkeypox, their health care provider can prescribe the antiviral medication TPOXX if their patient meets the criteria. DSHS added that the provider works through the local health department to get the courses of the antiviral medication for their patient.
For more information on monkeypox testing and vaccines, click here. You can also look into options through CommUnity Care and Kind Clinic.
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BLOOMINGTON — A new bus route connecting the west side of Bloomington-Normal with the city core was approved by Connect Transit's board of trustees on Tuesday and is expected to be rolled out Oct. 2.
This new route, known as the Cobalt route, will extend service to Rivian Automotive, which requested to postpone the implementation of the route until late September to adjust its driveways for the incoming buses.
Connect Transit General Manager David Braun said he expects to keep the route in place for a year, which would give time to perform marketing and work with Rivian to encourage employees to use the service.
"As we get ridership data, we'll adjust those stops depending on where people want to get on and off and where we'll put permanent stops in the future," Braun said. "So this, for a while, will be somewhat of a moving target but the ride itself will not be."
Starting from Normal, the route will begin at Uptown Station and run along West College Avenue to reach Rivian Motorway. The route turns around at the plant and uses Rivian Motorway to move to West Market Street with a scheduled stop at Walmart. The route will end at the downtown Bloomington transfer area.
From Bloomington, the route would run the opposite way by beginning on Front Street, using West Market Street to reach Rivian and then connecting to Uptown Station via West College Avenue.
Braun said the only change to the route since April, when planning began, was extending the schedule to add an hour at the end of the day to accommodate the second shift of Rivian and other employers.
However, the new route would discontinue the Lime Express route, which runs weekdays from downtown Bloomington to Walmart and back as an abbreviated version of the Lime route.
"That route will be removed but it will be picked up by this new route," Connect Transit board Chairman Ryan Whitehouse said.
The total cost of providing this service is estimated to be $774,251 for the 2023 fiscal year, of which 65% will be covered by the Illinois Downstate Operating Program and the rest by federal grants or local sources.
But with the loss of the Lime Express route, the net increase for the service would come out to around $648,000.
Federal money
Braun also provided an update on how Connect Transit plans to allocate the $13 million in federal funding it received this month through the U.S. Department of Transportation's Low-No and Buses and Bus Facilities Grant programs.
Connect Transit is planning to use the money to purchase five to seven electric microtransit vehicles and help fund the construction of a maintenance, storage and training facility in the 2024 fiscal year.
Staff also are looking to replace five 2010 and 2011 diesel buses with electric buses in the 2025 fiscal year. | https://pantagraph.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/connect-transit-oks-west-bloomington-bus-route-to-accommodate-rivian/article_4ad55904-2339-11ed-a01b-530ced3de8e7.html | 2022-08-24T03:04:26 | 1 | https://pantagraph.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/connect-transit-oks-west-bloomington-bus-route-to-accommodate-rivian/article_4ad55904-2339-11ed-a01b-530ced3de8e7.html |
Tuesday night's event would have been just like many of the dozens of other job fairs held every year in Lincoln if not for two things: the flags hung and Ukrainian being spoken in the room.
The Lincoln Manufacturing Council held a three-week class for Ukrainians who have fled the fighting in their country, and Tuesday was graduation night.
Chloe Higgins, workforce development project administrator for the Lincoln Partnership for Economic Development, said the classes are meant to teach entry-level skills to people with no previous experience in manufacturing.
The classes are usually open to anyone in the community, but the partnership decided to hold this one specifically for refugees from the war in Ukraine.
In addition to job skills, participants received dinner and free child care, and they also will get a $250 stipend for completing the class and applying for at least one job.
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The group of three men and nine women received their certificates for completing the class Tuesday, but first they got to talk with potential employers about the jobs they offer.
Representatives from Kawasaki, Garner Industries, Continental and TMCO fielded questions about how much they pay, what benefits they offer, what working conditions are like and how fluent workers have to be in English.
The questions were all translated by Eugene Korol, a general foreman in the welding department at Kawasaki.
Korol, who's been working at Kawasaki for 22 years, said the company used to have about 50 Ukrainian employees, most of whom came to Lincoln in the 1990s. But many have since retired, leaving only about 15 working there now.
Those people came to the U.S. voluntarily after Ukraine gained its independence. Those coming here now are fleeing war as the country fights to steer clear of Russian rule.
Alla Polishchuk has been in Lincoln for about three months. She came to the U.S. with her mother and her brother, but her husband and two sons are still in Ukraine fighting in the war.
Polishchuk said she's thankful to the U.S. for taking her in, and she joined the manufacturing class because she "just wants to work and be productive."
She graduated from college in Ukraine with a degree in cinematography and worked in movies for many years, but the advent of the internet and mobile phones caused the industry to fall on hard times at home. After losing her job, she said she worked in factories.
Ivanna Kovalchuk came to Lincoln a couple of months ago to stay with her uncle and said she joined the class because she wants to be involved in the community and make a difference.
Kovalchuk said she wanted to come to the U.S. even before the war and hopes to stay permanently, possibly in Lincoln, which she said she likes because it's "pretty and quiet."
Polishchuk, however, said she would like to go back to Ukraine someday. For now, though, "I just want the war to end."
After their graduation ceremony at the Asian Community Center, the group met with the employers, which also included Bison Inc., to discuss opportunities.
Job offers won't come right away, though, as all 12 members of the class are still waiting on their U.S. work permits. | https://journalstar.com/business/local/ukrainians-learn-about-lincoln-manufacturing-jobs-in-streamlined-training-program/article_36403b78-12a5-5adc-8259-848fc17ffe39.html | 2022-08-24T03:05:30 | 0 | https://journalstar.com/business/local/ukrainians-learn-about-lincoln-manufacturing-jobs-in-streamlined-training-program/article_36403b78-12a5-5adc-8259-848fc17ffe39.html |
Lincoln Public Schools is looking into content shared at a recent workshop for school nurses, counselors, psychologists, therapists and other staff members on how they can help transgender students.
Flanked by school board members Tuesday afternoon, Superintendent Paul Gausman said the district was aware of "disagreements about what was actually said" at a professional learning session earlier this month led by transgender author and speaker Ryan Sallans.
Officials said LPS did not record the presentation and PowerPoint slides shared by Sallans during the session were not provided to the district.
District officials and Board of Education President Don Mayhew did meet with Sallans in June to preview the presentation, a district spokesperson said. Gausman said no reservations were shared about the content at the time.
"I as the superintendent of schools will be looking into this matter further and will do my best to get a sense of what staff members feel that they heard," Gausman said during a news conference before Tuesday night's board meeting. "Being new to the Lincoln Public Schools, this is an opportunity for me to review our practices when choosing presenters."
LPS invited Sallans, a University of Nebraska-Lincoln graduate, to Scott Middle School on Aug. 10 to give a presentation entitled "Supporting All Students" to the district's nurses, counselors, social workers, psychologists and therapists on how to help support LGBTQ students, including those who indicate they are transitioning.
The session was required for staff, but teachers were not involved. The information was not shared with students.
LPS offers more than 3,500 hours of professional development for staff throughout the year, which includes speakers chosen by district administrators to give presentations.
Sallans also spoke at the Nebraska Schools Mental Health Conference in Omaha this summer.
LPS is "legally and morally" required to provide annual training to staff to ensure students are free from harassment, bullying and exclusion, Gausman said. But the content of the training needs to be in line with district policy, he added.
"If we find that an invited speaker is not in line with those policies and practices, they will not be invited back," he said.
Gausman said he's heard from parents and students concerned about what they say was shared during the presentation.
According to Sallans' website, his work "focuses on building inclusive environments and providing trauma-informed care for students, patients, employees and clients."
Critics, however, argued the seminar sexualized children and took issue with the fact the meeting was mandatory.
Stephanie Johnson, a former speech pathologist at LPS, said she spoke to people she knows who attended the meeting. They claimed Sallens said, “It is a shame that only 38% of students are having sex because they need to have their psychosexual needs met."
Other people in attendance reported that Sallans promoted the use of puberty blockers — medicines used to postpone puberty in transitioning children — and said he formerly worked for Planned Parenthood.
Gausman said several staff members reported that the quote in question was not used and said the district does not condone sexual activity between students. He was unaware of the other claims, but said "those will be things we'll certainly look into."
In a statement earlier Tuesday, an LPS spokesperson said the district "does not advocate the use of puberty blockers."
A spokesperson for Sallans said he was not available to comment.
A number of speakers addressed the controversy at Tuesday's board meeting, including allies and members of the LGBTQ community.
"No one wins when we behave as if LGBTQ students and families are somehow controversial," said Abby Swatsworth, the executive director of OutNebraska.
A transgender student whose identity is rejected is more likely to experience depression, anxiety, self-harm and decreased school performance and attendance, said Courtney Yochim, a therapist with Kindred Psychology in Lincoln who works mainly with LGBTQ youth.
"I see every single one of those things play out in my office, unfortunately," Yochim said.
Kate Sydik, a parent, said it's important that staff are aware of how to best support all students — including LGBTQ youth.
"I want to have a school district and a community where everybody is supported," she said.
Zach Hammack, a 2018 UNL graduate, has always called Lincoln home. He previously worked as a copy editor at the Journal Star and was a reporting intern in 2017. Now, he covers students, teachers and schools as the newspaper’s K-12 reporter.
The 1,340 Nebraskan borrowers who attended the school from 2005 until its closure in 2016 will have their loans discharged — amounting to $25,100,000 in cancellations.
Alpaca, a for-profit company, is delivering back-to-school supplies to 700 Omaha teachers, and will continue to deliver supplies each month. Parents and others interested pay a subscription to the program.
Students enrolled in the new focus program centered around content creation and digital media are currently at the Science Focus Program's location while renovations wrap up at The Bay.
A year after securing $400 million in bond financing, NU has spent $57.9 million on roughly 80 projects, with 94% of the money being paid to Nebraska companies.
The Diocese of Lincoln is using about $1.5 million from the Governor's Education Emergency Relief fund, a pool of virus dollars schools can tap into to address the digital divide in the classroom.
Instead of one computer information technician program, SCC will now offer associate's degrees for students in cybersecurity, computer support, network management and application programming. | https://journalstar.com/news/local/education/watch-now-lps-looking-into-claims-made-about-presentation-to-staff-on-how-to-serve/article_4e5c88d3-38ae-5a51-8402-6f6749fbda2a.html | 2022-08-24T03:05:36 | 0 | https://journalstar.com/news/local/education/watch-now-lps-looking-into-claims-made-about-presentation-to-staff-on-how-to-serve/article_4e5c88d3-38ae-5a51-8402-6f6749fbda2a.html |
The summer drought has led to something good for North Texas history buffs.
Newly uncovered dinosaur tracks have emerged from the bed of the Paluxy River which snakes through Dinosaur Valley State Park in Glen Rose.
The river is known worldwide for the spectacularly preserved tracks left by sauropods and theropods that roamed the area more than 100 million years ago.
The newly emerged tracks are in an area of the park that is usually under water and coated with mud, according to Friends of Dinosaur Valley State Park, a nonprofit that supports improvements for the state park.
Volunteers and park staff are cleaning the area to start a dinosaur track mapping project, with pictures and videos being shared on the nonprofit's social media.
The nonprofit says the newly revealed tracks will likely be resubmerged this week after the recent heavy rain.
Dinosaur Valley National Park is located about an hour's drive southwest of Fort Worth in Somervell County. | https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/drought-conditions-reveal-dinosaur-tracks-along-north-texas-river/3055498/ | 2022-08-24T03:06:37 | 0 | https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/drought-conditions-reveal-dinosaur-tracks-along-north-texas-river/3055498/ |
Tuesday brought heartache and headaches from one end of North Texas to another following Monday’s torrential rain.
“Everything’s destroyed,” said Ganga Shershta. “There’s is no place to go.”
Shershta moved to the United States into a Fort Worth home about two months ago. Her neighbor recorded video Monday after retreating to the roof to escape the rising water.
For Shershta, there's no escaping the nightmare it left behind.
“I'm totally lost, where to do and what to eat and what to go with my three years [old] baby,” said Shershta tearfully.
From Fort Worth to Dallas, people are drying out and cleaning up. Color Condition in East Dallas filled with about a foot of water when a lower window caved in.
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Owner Sunny Sliger creates outdoor art exhibits meant to withstand the rain.
“This is just a different challenge for us because things are just sitting in dirty water right now and it took all the dirt from the street and it’s kind of a nasty situation,” said Sliger.
Farther east in Forney, Skyview Stables was underwater on Monday. Horses had to be moved to drier land and with more rain since then, Lilly Lenamond said cleaning up now is useless.
“Really it’s just a waiting game. We've got to wait until all of this dries,” said Lenamond.
There are time-consuming and costly consequences that’ll linger much longer than the storm.
“This is high-end dirt and we're going to have to replace it,” said Lenamond.
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ARLINGTON, Texas — The Arlington Police Association announced Tuesday they negotiated the largest single-year pay raise for the Arlington Police Department in the city’s history.
A press release from the APA stated next fiscal year, beginning mid-September, the department will see an 8% pay raise, which is more than $14.4 million.
“Thank You, Arlington Police Association, for being the key partner in negotiating this pay raise with our city’s leadership team,” Arlington Mayor Jim Ross said in a statement. “We recognize that for our city to succeed, we must invest in the employees who help make us the American Dream City.”
The APA stated that this raise, in a year of record-high inflation, shows a clear investment from the city into its first responders and city employees.
Arlington funds its police department, like any other city, through its general fund. Out of the $294.5 million general fund, the city has projected for its 2023 fiscal year, about 120.8 million of that will be allocated to Arlington police. That’s about 41% of the general fund, more than any other city department in Arlington, and double the second-most funded department — that being the Arlington Fire Department, which is projected to receive about $57.7 million in funding, or about 20% of the general fund.
The city’s budget presentation for the 2023 fiscal year shows Arlington has the second highest number of sworn staff out of cities in the DFW metroplex at about 1.76 sworn officers per 10,000 residents. This is behind only Fort Worth, which has about 1.9 sworn officers per 10,000 residents.
Some of the budget increases for the Arlington Police Department stem from the creation of a community action team, which is projected to add an additional $2.7 million to the police budget. Other proposed increases include an additional $6 million for additional patrol officers, about $500,000 more for additional traffic officers and about $400,000 in additional technology.
Business plan goals and objectives listed by the police department in the 2023 budget proposal and plan include implementing strategies to eliminate racism and other forms of discrimination and to advance unity in the city and to use targeted initiatives policies to foster a safe environment in order to improve quality of life and place.
You can review the city's full proposed budget and presentation here. | https://www.wfaa.com/article/news/local/arlington-police-negotiate-largest-pay-raise-city-history/287-a3276047-e2e3-436b-849f-4c36561a7f53 | 2022-08-24T03:11:02 | 0 | https://www.wfaa.com/article/news/local/arlington-police-negotiate-largest-pay-raise-city-history/287-a3276047-e2e3-436b-849f-4c36561a7f53 |
DALLAS — If you happened to be out on The Katy Trail on a Wednesday night over the past few weeks, you probably saw them.
It would have been really hard not to.
A group of more than 100 young women, dressed in their best athletic outfits and sets walking, talking and laughing on the trail.
The "Hot Girl Walk" is a growing social media trend that started when a young woman shared that she'd lost weight and experienced a mental transformation by simply going on daily walks while focusing on positive and uplifting things.
TikTok and Instagram users around the world have been taking part and posting using the hashtag #HotGirlWalk.
Among the people who wanted in is Kylie Harris, who moved to Dallas in February after graduating from Texas A&M.
"Coming to Dallas, I only knew a handful of people," Harris said.
Last month, the Austin-native posted a TikTok video saying she'd be doing a walk on the Katy Trail and invited anyone who wanted to join to come out.
"I thought it would just be me and my friends," Harris said. "I honestly didn't think anyone would show up."
Forty girls came.
She posted another video on TikTok, showing the walk and inviting people to come out the next week.
"We had 150 girls, almost a 100-plus increase from last time," Harris said.
On the third week, nearly 200 girls were waiting right outside of the Katy Trail Ice House ready to walk and mingle.
"It's a slow pace, you know, everyone's welcome," Harris said. "Babies...dogs...come alone...bring a friend."
The group walked for about 45 minutes and then grabbed drinks at Katy Trail Ice House, giving participants time to keep vibing with their new friends.
"I love just seeing the laughing and the smiles on people’s faces and the exchanging of numbers and trying to rap my head around the fact that every single table had a mix of girls that came together and girls that didn’t come together," Harris said. "If you looked from a distance, you’d have had no idea that these girls were strangers an hour ago.”
The club has grown so much traction on social media, a local brand donated goodie bags to the first 100 participants on the third week and another business opened a bar take for the club at Katy Trail Ice House. Harris said there's also a Hot Girl Walking Club in Fort Worth now.
In Dallas, the club meets at 6:30 every Wednesday evening. She said they will alternate between meeting at Katy Trail Ice House and The Grove at Harwood. For meeting locations and updates, you can find the group on Instagram (@dallashotgirlwalkingclub) or find Kylie Harris on TikTok (@kylieharris). | https://www.wfaa.com/article/news/local/heres-where-you-can-find-dallas-new-hot-girl-walking-club/287-00423cff-f247-4d9f-b1f7-11bf7bd348b9 | 2022-08-24T03:11:08 | 1 | https://www.wfaa.com/article/news/local/heres-where-you-can-find-dallas-new-hot-girl-walking-club/287-00423cff-f247-4d9f-b1f7-11bf7bd348b9 |
MESQUITE, Texas — The worst day of Kirk Jarrell's life was Monday.
It was the day Dallas County saw what's being called a '1,000-year' storm that flooded roadways, homes and submerged dozens of cars.
One fatality was reported during the severe weather event: 60-year-old Jolene Jarrell.
She was killed when her car was grasped by floodwaters and likely swept off the road at the LBJ Freeway service road.
Jarrell and her vehicle were discovered by her husband under Scyene Road Bridge at the East service road of Interstate 635 once waters receded.
That is the reason Monday was a nightmare for Kirk Jarrell.
"I don't know what else to say about it. It was devastating," Kirk Jarrell said.
"She was my best friend, and I'm going to miss her very much."
The Jarrell family is now raising money to pay for Jolene's funeral.
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Jarrell's husband says the 60-year-old was dropping off a passenger Monday morning when she called him just around 8:30 AM, explaining that her car was taking on water.
"When she called me--she told me that water was coming into her car and that she was stalled," Kirk Jarrell said. "She told me someone was pushing her from behind, and I think it might have been the water sweeping her away."
"She told me where she was and I started heading that way. She was kind of frantic about it. Then her phone went dead, and that was the last I heard from her."
When Jarrell's husband arrived, Jolene's car wasn't visible.
"I couldn't see her car anywhere, and the first responders told me no one had been hurt and got everyone out. I figured maybe she went with a tow truck driver because her car needed a tow," Jarrell said.
"I walked by the bridge, and her car was upside down."
Jarrell watched as first responders pulled his wife's body from her vehicle. It was a tough moment for a loving husband to see someone who he had been with for roughly 30 years like that.
"It was horrible, and I don't know what else to say about it. It was devastating," Jarrell said.
Jarrell told WFAA that Jolene was a loving grandmother and mother. He showed a photo of Jolene with one of her grandchildren -- her focus was all on her.
He said that was her grace and love in full effect.
"That was her favorite person, her granddaughter. It was a heartbreaker to tell her what happened to grandma," Jarrell said.
"She was a very giving person. She loved her family and was great to everybody, and everyone liked her."
Jarrell said his wife was a hard worker too. She said she worked with ABF Freight for more than ten years, was an Uber driver and worked at IHOP.
She recently had a birthday on June 5.
Days before her death, her son said she stopped to give a ride to a few folks carrying a handful of groceries home to save them the time and struggle.
That's the woman Jarrell said he'll remember most.
"I'm heartbroken about it all," Jarrell said. | https://www.wfaa.com/article/news/local/ill-miss-her-says-husband-of-woman-died-after-car-swept-away-floodwaters/287-77b452fb-90ea-4219-a623-b452739e4eb6 | 2022-08-24T03:11:14 | 0 | https://www.wfaa.com/article/news/local/ill-miss-her-says-husband-of-woman-died-after-car-swept-away-floodwaters/287-77b452fb-90ea-4219-a623-b452739e4eb6 |
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Four years after announcing it would move from South Florida to North Texas, PGA of America celebrated the opening of its new home in Frisco.
As excited as CEO Seth Waugh is about the 106,621-square-foot building itself, he has even more excitement for what it represents. Waugh said he sees the new headquarters serving as the center for the game of golf for years to come.
"Everything of golf and for golf is going to be here," Waugh said. "We talk about it as being the Silicon Valley of golf."
The PGA of America, a separate entity from the PGA Tour, announced in 2018 that it would move from its longtime home in South Florida to Frisco. While the PGA Tour is for tour pros and tournament golf, the PGA of America is an organization for club professionals with more than 28,000 members.
With the opening of its headquarters, the PGA of America becomes the first major international sports organization in Texas. The building overlooks a 30-acre practice facility and is part of the $550 million, 600-acre PGA Frisco mixed-use development.
The PGA's headquarters has a professional development center that will be used to train, certify and develop members who work across the country. The facility includes several indoor and outdoor hitting bays featuring full-swing technology that allows members to assess all elements of a swing. It also has a large bunker, chipping and putting areas featuring similar technology.
"It's a place for the professionals where they can train to be the best they can be with a goal of growing the game of golf," said Dawes Marlatt, senior director for education and talent development at the PGA.
The first floor also includes a club performance room where members can adjust and customize every piece of their irons, wedges, drivers and putters to test out the latest and greatest equipment the game has to offer.
About 120 employees work from the building on a daily basis. The fourth floor includes an event space that provides expansive views of the adjacent golf course.
"We've done the easy part," Waugh said. "Now it's what goes on here. The hard part starts now."
The remainder of the campus will open to the public in spring 2023 featuring two 18-hole championship golf courses designed by Gil Hanse and Beau Welling; a clubhouse; a performance center and a 510-room Omni PGA Frisco Resort. The development will also include the PGA District, featuring an indoor and outdoor golf-centered entertainment spaces. Major equipment companies and TopGolf will occupy commercial spaces.
Adolfson & Peterson Construction served as contractor on the headquarters in partnership with Cushman & Wakefield as construction manager, while design firm Page was the architect.
Waugh sees a two-acre putting green, called the "Dance Floor," becoming a similar town square-type space as The Star in Frisco where the Dallas Cowboys have their headquarters and practice facility.
"That's what we're going to have here except you'll have golf clubs in your hands," Waugh said.
PGA Frisco was developed through a public-private partnership between the PGA, Omni Resorts & Hotels/TRT Holdings, the city of Frisco, Frisco's Economic Development Council and the Frisco Independent School District.
Frisco ISD students will be able to utilize PGA Frisco, and students at the University of North Texas will benefit from year-round internships.
The golf courses will host championship tournaments, including next year's Senior PGA Championship. Future tournaments also include the Women's PGA Championship in 2025 and the PGA Championship in 2027.
Waugh said he eyes drawing the Ryder Cup in the future, as well. | https://www.wfaa.com/article/news/local/pga-of-america-unveils-silicon-valley-of-golf-frisco-texas/287-38c59248-6bf1-42cf-8a1f-145e30cd5b34 | 2022-08-24T03:11:20 | 1 | https://www.wfaa.com/article/news/local/pga-of-america-unveils-silicon-valley-of-golf-frisco-texas/287-38c59248-6bf1-42cf-8a1f-145e30cd5b34 |
ATLANTA — A 14-year-old has died after he was shot multiple times in southeast Atlanta Monday evening, according to Atlanta Police.
APD said the shooting happened shortly before 6:30 p.m. at 1046 Fayetteville Rd SE near Flat Shoals Road. There are several businesses in the area including a tobacco and liquor store, a beauty shop and a T-mobile store.
When officers arrived they found a 14-year-old boy shot with several gunshot wounds. He was taken to the hospital but was later pronounced dead, according to APD.
Atlanta Police investigators are still working to determine what led up to the shooting. Police have not yet released any details on a suspect.
This is a developing story. Check back often for new information.
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ATLANTA — Atlanta Police Department investigators are renewing their call for help in trying to find a 24-year-old woman.
As August comes to a close, APD is asking for the public to report any information relating to Allahnia "Fruity" Lenoir's disappearance.
APD initially released its missing person advisory on Aug. 1, a day after Lenoir was seen at a midtown Atlanta apartment complex at 1660 Peachtree St.
Lenoir's family said she was supposed to visit friends July 30 in northeast Atlanta but seemingly vanished. With her weeks-long disappearance, they believe she was abducted.
Her family hosted a vigil in an effort to bring awareness to her disappearance and now a renowned private investigator is assisting with the search. Lenoir's mother also handed out fliers in Piedmont Park, hoping someone will come forward with information. She said the last time she was with her daughter was in their home in Douglasville.
Lenoir stands at 5 feet and 4 inches tall and weighs around 120 pounds, according to police. She has brown hair and brown eyes and was last seen wearing a blue shirt, blue shorts and cream-colored shoes.
If anyone has information regarding her whereabouts, police ask to please contact 911 or 404-546-4235. | https://www.11alive.com/article/news/local/missing-in-georgia/finding-allahnia-lenoir/85-53735c76-1fdd-4626-8926-a508154953e2 | 2022-08-24T03:16:52 | 1 | https://www.11alive.com/article/news/local/missing-in-georgia/finding-allahnia-lenoir/85-53735c76-1fdd-4626-8926-a508154953e2 |
ATLANTA — Georgia's newest citizens can have a huge impact on how to shape the state, a new report shows.
The National Partnership for New Americans (NPNA) released a report Tuesday revealing Georgia is now home to nearly 97,000 naturalized citizens since 2016, many of who say they are ready to vote this year.
Laura Campos, 24, makes up part of that statistic.
"I was really surprised to hear those numbers," she said. "I didn't know until this morning, that there was over 96,000 of us."
Campos is originally from Nicaragua and has lived in the United States since 2010. She began the naturalization process in 2020.
"It was quite expensive and really overwhelming," she recalled. "The application was really, really long with a lot of terms I didn't really understand. So overall, just overwhelming process, but I was thankful."
She started the process at the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic. The public health emergency has delayed citizenship status for tens of thousands of people and she is part of the small portion of applicants who have come out on the other side of the process. Currently, there is an 18-month backlog in Georgia, with 23,533 applications on hold, according to NPNA. The national average processing delay is around 11 months.
"It was a relief [when I got my citizenship], mostly because I have felt like I’ve been a citizen of this country since I ever I arrived," Campos added. "So it's been really exciting to finally have that on paper to say, 'Hey, I am officially a part of this country.'"
Despite these obstacles, Georgia has become home to 96,469 naturalized citizens since 2016. About 75% of those new citizens are originally from Asia (39%) and the Americas (36%).
More than 54% of Georgia’s newly naturalized citizens are women and approximately 61% are younger than 45 years old.
Nicole Melaku is the Executive Director of NPNA and said this wave of new voters could shake up a state's political makeup.
"In places like Georgia, Pennsylvania, and Nevada, naturalized voters are going to be the electorate that determines like the future of the country in many ways," she said. "Georgia plays a role that really sets scores and tone for what's possible with deep investment in civic engagement, protecting voters rights, multilingual ballot access, and so there's so many ways that this state tells the story for what's possible for other places of the region."
The report shows the highest concentration of naturalized voters are picking the Atlanta, Sandy Springs, and Roswell metropolitan areas to live in.
"If there are counties where there are significant blocks of naturalized voters, they, of course, will play a role in deciding the future of the U.S. Senate and of course, the presidency as we march toward 2024," Melaku added.
Local organizations, including GALEO Impact Fund, are trying to drive voting efforts across county lines. Right now, Gwinnett County is still the only county requiring ballots to be available in other languages.
Jerry Gonzalez is the CEO of the Georgia Association of Latino Elected Officials (GALEO) and said the group has hit the ground running when it comes to civic engagement.
"We're knocking on doors, we're having conversations with community members, we are registering people at festivals, we are making sure that we call voters, we text voters to make sure if they do have problems that they can reach out to us," he said. "We’re also providing voters with a way to build their ballots in both English and Spanish with information about the candidates in English and Spanish to make sure that they can make informed decisions on their voting processes.”
For perspective, the 2018 governor’s race was the closest in nearly 60 years. Gov. Brian Kemp won by a little more than 51,000 votes.
That's nearly the same margin of voters who supported Stacey Abrams in Gwinnett County.
"So the Latino electorate in Georgia is truly powerful, and it's also outperforming the national low voter participation rate," Gonzalez added. "So there's a lot going on in Georgia."
These local groups believe the recent number of naturalized voters could change those margins and possibly change election outcomes, especially if they are empowered to do so.
“If there are 96,000 people to engage, that has a definitive impact in the elections," he said. "When you think about the strong advocacy community here you have not only Latino-led organizations, you have a strong philanthropic community, you have strong AAPI serving organizations, you have a mayor's office of immigrant affairs in the City of Atlanta that's supporting this larger vision of inclusion. It really does tell a story about what's possible when you have strong organizations and infrastructure. And you have people who care about really reaching and engaging those communities." | https://www.11alive.com/article/news/local/new-report-shows-impact-naturalized-voters-in-georgia/85-f629d006-311e-4b0a-8171-63a1bd32c2b8 | 2022-08-24T03:16:54 | 0 | https://www.11alive.com/article/news/local/new-report-shows-impact-naturalized-voters-in-georgia/85-f629d006-311e-4b0a-8171-63a1bd32c2b8 |
It’s time for Midland ISD elected officials to listen to the concerns of those in the community.
That is a reason Realtor Carie McNeil said she’s running for the District 6 seat on the Midland ISD board.
McNeil will take on Sara Burleson for the seat in central to west Midland and includes areas north of Andrews Highway and south of Wadley Avenue from Garfield Street west. The district also includes Grassland Estates and areas north and west of Grassland to Briarwood Avenue.
The current representative, Rick Davis, decided not to run for reelection.
“I noticed that not all trustees took the time to listen to their constituents’ concerns,” McNeil said. “I believe as an elected official it is our duty to listen to the needs of those people living in their districts and for these reasons it was an easy decision. I would like the opportunity to represent District 6 and bring a fresh set of ideas and perspectives to our community.”
She said as a mother of two Midland ISD students she witnessed “the successes and struggles within the district” firsthand.
“My daughter graduated from Lee High School in 2018 as an honors student and student-athlete,” McNeil wrote. “My son’s experience was entirely different. He struggled with his 504 plans for Dyslexia and ADD. Seeing him struggle and recognizing the lack of resources, we decided to make a very difficult decision and withdrew from MISD. We opted to enroll him in a specialized homeschool program where he flourished and has now graduated. Witnessing the differences in my children’s experience made me take a closer look at what was transpiring at MISD.
McNeil stated that she has lived in Midland since the late 1980s and that she attended Midland ISD schools and graduated from Midland College.
“I have been blessed to raise my children here,” McNeil stated. “I grew up in a family where service to others was important. I come from a long line of military, medical, and law enforcement.”
McNeil lists being on the board of directors for the Permian Basin Board of Realtors.
“I serve on multiple committees and have been awarded 2018 Rookie of the Year and 2021 Ambassador of the Year,” she wrote in a bio sent to the Reporter-Telegram.
She also lists being a licensed paramedic since 2000 and helping with efforts in the aftermath of Hurricane Rita in 2005.
She listed the following ways to get in touch with her -- on Facebook at McNeil for District 6 or email at cariemcneildistrict6@gmail.com. | https://www.mrt.com/news/local/article/McNeil-School-board-members-should-listen-17392740.php | 2022-08-24T03:21:39 | 1 | https://www.mrt.com/news/local/article/McNeil-School-board-members-should-listen-17392740.php |
The Chesterfield Police Department tried to notify the Fairfax schools division when a school counselor was arrested on sex charges, but the emails were never delivered, and the counselor flew under the radar and continued his employment with the state’s largest school division for 20 months after his first solicitation arrest.
Darren Thornton, 50, was arrested in a November 2020 undercover chat operation on charges including soliciting prostitution from a minor. At the time, he was employed by Fairfax County Public Schools as a school counselor.
The Chesterfield Police Department said Tuesday that an employee called Fairfax schools within a day of Thornton’s 2020 arrest to find out the best way to notify the superintendent about Thornton being arrested. But a Fairfax schools employee provided two incorrect email addresses for the superintendent, according to a statement released Tuesday afternoon by Chesterfield County Police Chief Col. Jeffrey Katz.
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Thornton was convicted March 11 and sentenced to five years, court documents show. The court suspended the sentence on the conditions of good behavior, following the law and paying court costs.
After his conviction, he was required to register as a sexual offender with the Virginia State Police. Thornton identified himself as “self-employed” while he was still employed by Fairfax schools.
In June, Thornton was arrested in another online chatting operation in Chesterfield on charges of solicitation of prostitution and frequenting a bawdy place. Katz and his team recognized Thornton from the last undercover sting operation, Katz said.
“I was surprised to see that he was still listed on Fairfax County School’s webpage as a school counselor and inquired of our staff how that could be possible,” Katz said in a statement Tuesday. “The next day, our special victims unit supervisor made a second phone notification to Fairfax County Schools, whereupon the matter appears to have been addressed administratively with his firing in August.”
The Virginia Department of Corrections is opening an investigation into the incident. Spokesman Benjamin Jarvela said the department “is prepared to take any and all necessary actions following the results of the investigation.”
Fairfax Schools Superintendent Michelle Reid, who began her job July 1, told news outlets that she didn’t learn about Thornton’s first solicitation arrest until July 28.
The Times-Dispatch first inquired about Thornton’s employment in relation to his 2020 arrest on the afternoon of July 28. Shortly after the inquiry, his staff page was deleted from the Fairfax schools website.
Katz said he learned Monday that the emails sent in 2020, following the department’s phone call with the school division, did not get delivered to the superintendent. The incorrect email addresses used by Chesterfield Police staff were provided by Fairfax schools, according to Katz.
“Given the reality the former superintendent had multiple email addresses during his tenure, it is possible we were provided invalid or out-of-date addresses when we asked how to make this notification,” Katz said in the statement. “The technical nuances of the email delivery failure are still unknown. Still, we are fully committed to working in partnership with Fairfax County Schools to identify the issue and determine how we can avoid a lapse in communication in the future.”
Fairfax schools spokeswoman Julie Moult declined to respond to several inquiries from the Times-Dispatch on Tuesday.
Superintendent of Public Instruction Jillian Balow is preparing a communication that will go out to all school divisions Friday to remind them of their responsibilities related to state laws, policies and guidance to protect students from employee misconduct, according to state Department of Education spokesman Charles Pyle.
“For there to be a school counselor, middle school counselor, who was arrested for sex solicitation of a minor back in November 2020,” WSET reported, “And for that issue only now to be resolved, if those facts are correct, this is wholly unacceptable. And this is, again, a failure on behalf of administrators to in fact protect students.” | https://richmond.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/chesterfield-police-email-about-arrested-counselor-never-delivered-to-schools/article_0d3aa219-eae2-5a9d-91e9-77c61e00bdfd.html | 2022-08-24T03:22:38 | 1 | https://richmond.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/chesterfield-police-email-about-arrested-counselor-never-delivered-to-schools/article_0d3aa219-eae2-5a9d-91e9-77c61e00bdfd.html |
MIDLAND, Texas — All eyes were on the Midland College board today as they all agreed to reopen the Aviation Maintenance Technology program.
"It was a 9 to 0 vote, so that to me indicates a great deal of confidence from the board that not only should the program be restarted but the community will get the back of it and will make the program the success that it will be," said Ed Anderson, a supporter and graduate of the program.
This is something that people in the community who are passionate about this program are happy to see.
"It's hard to describe, it's a feeling of elation and also of tremendous responsibility, because a promise made is a debt unpaid, so we're going to have to work on it and get it done," said Anderson.
Work like getting a new advisory board.
"We want to draw on the expertise of the companies that hire our graduates, we want to draw on some of the community supporters that are going to help us raise external dollars to sustain the program, so this advisory committee is going to be a very active working committee, so its just a matter of finding the right membership," said Midland College President Steve Thomas.
They will also need to raise money to sustain the program.
"We're probably going to have to do some fundraising, and it would help a bunch if people would step forward, because this program was not included in the 22-23 budget for the college, and that's already been approved by the board here," said Anderson.
The program is on track to reopen in 2023, something that many people are looking forward to.
"We're going to have to work closely with the Midland College officials to put our heads together and our work together to get this done," said Anderson.
Thomas laid out some simple goals for the program.
"Recruit students, have them graduate the program and find gainful employment right here in Midland, that is the whole goal for restarting the program," said Thomas. | https://www.newswest9.com/article/news/local/midland-college-votes-to-reopen-aviation-maintenance-tech-program/513-0037e5f8-46bd-4f53-8e4f-e4dd7805ffaf | 2022-08-24T03:23:09 | 0 | https://www.newswest9.com/article/news/local/midland-college-votes-to-reopen-aviation-maintenance-tech-program/513-0037e5f8-46bd-4f53-8e4f-e4dd7805ffaf |
CITRUS HEIGHTS, Calif. — An Amador County barbeque caterer is coming to two ghost kitchens in September in Citrus Heights.
The Ranch Girl Friday is a catering business owned and operated by single mother Delana Treadway. The locations are 5800 Madison Avenue and 7800 Sunrise Boulevard and will be open Monday through Wednesday to start.
Specializing in local farm to fork gourmet barbecue, Treadway wants to bring Citrus Heights something it hasn't seen before.
“I want to bring something different and more gourmet and affordable than going into the big cities,” Treadway said. “I haven't seen my style of food around here... I want to bring gourmet-level food to a delivery system.”
Some menu items currently in the works are things like smoked cornbread, pickled peaches and a pecan, bourbon barbeque sauce.
“Once I learned the basics of smoking a brisket, pork belly and pork butt, we came up with this thing called a BBQ taco,” Treadway said, going on to describe the parmesan-crusted corn tortilla taco filled with meat, coleslaw and BBQ sauce. “It lit like fire. I couldn't slow down the catering gig.”
Treadway says she goes to the Sunrise Farmers Market every Saturday to pick up fresh produce and goods to use for herself and her business.
“I try to source as local as possible,” she said. “I plan on growing and hope to bring something good to the Citrus Heights area.”
She is currently in talks with local farms in the Wilton and Rio Linda areas to get meat for her business once it’s running out of Citrus Heights.
Residents can order food from The Ranch Girl Friday through DoorDash, GrubHub and her website. These ghost kitchens allow customers to pick up or order for delivery, but do not have sit-down or eat-in services.
A ghost kitchen is a professional food preparation and cooking facility set up for the preparation of delivery-only meals. Guy Fieri and DJ Khaled have recently taken to these businesses, only amplifying their popularity.
Treadway was confident that this was something she could pursue to teach her kids about work ethic and work-life balance, even in the aftermath of a pandemic.
“With COVID, food trucks became really popular, really fast,” she said. “If it’s gonna work during COVID, it's gonna work after COVID.”
Treadway started smoking, barbecuing and grilling in 2020, long after she owned a farm and was self-sustaining. She owned 5 acres of land with a multitude of animals and her two children.
After having fresh eggs, fresh milk and meat from her own farm animals, she had a new definition of what gourmet food was.
Treadway wanted to be more available for her now 9-year-old son. She was split between working as a manager at Tractor Supply, homeschooling her child and monitoring her farm. She eventually found the best time to work with her catering business was on the weekends when her son could spend time with other family members.
She is booked and busy through the rest of the summer with things only beginning to calm down late October.
So what does The Ranch Girl Friday mean? Well, Treadway says because “a girl Friday” used to be a derogatory term for women who work, she wanted to bring new meaning to the phrase.
“It's fun and witty and not too many businesses out there have what I have,” said Treadway. “I'm gonna change that term into something fun and sexy.”
She kept the name after calling herself “the ranch girl” when she would offer help and services to local farms.
Treadway found her interest in food-based customer service after helping her friend with her oyster bar. She found passion in feeding people, interacting with customers and having conversations about food.
Restaurants in Plymouth needed a catering business that was “more stable than someone from Sacramento coming in every day,” according to Treadway.
So she decided to purchase a BBQ, some tables and the rest is history.
Now The Ranch Girl Friday is in demand in local communities. Treadway is being requested and booked for multiple events and wineries for catering.
Treadway aims to be open at least six days a week including weekends starting November.
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INDIANAPOLIS — A west Indianapolis church is hoping to make an impact on crime by helping youth with conflict resolution.
Pastor Ronald Covington of Friendship Missionary Baptist Church recalls the day he says he wanted to enact change.
"There were some children playing basketball and the only thing we were hearing was the F-word," said Covington. "There were adults out there and (kids had) no respect whatsoever."
Covington said late one night, God gave him a vision of how to help youth in Indianapolis.
"We try to teach them a better way, but it's mostly building this relationship with them," said Covington.
That relationship is fostered through a six-week program he helped develop called Respect Academy. Thirty students recently graduated.
"We incorporate just about every learning method you can think of," said Kieana Franklin, who also helped design the program.
She also teaches youth. One focus of the program is conflict resolution.
"The young people are not finding the right way to handle conflict," Covington said. "Everybody wants to pick up a gun. Not just pick up a gun, but a lot of these young people are carrying guns, and so we try to teach people there is a better way."
Instructors often teach through music.
"We even take some of the popular rap songs and songs that youth love," said Franklin. "One Saturday, we just got creative and we're, like, 'We know this is a very popular song.' It had a lot to do with betrayal and two friends who were no longer friends anymore, and we talked about how could this be worked out. What could this look like because these are real issues that our young people do face?"
The academy is geared towards youth ages 10 to 16.
"We have to reach them here, while they're young, and begin to mold them," Covington said.
Covington said before each student graduates, they must memorize the creed:
R - Respect: I will respect myself and others.
E - Excellence: I will strive for excellence.
S - Special: I'm not just ordinary, I'm special.
P - Perfection: I will strive for perfection.
E - Education: I will get an education.
C - Committed: I am committed to the cause.
T - Transform: I will transform my community.
"We don't want this to be something that's just for youth in Haughville or just for youth at Friendship. We want to reach the city of Indianapolis," said Franklin.
The next Respect Academy begins in late September. Registration is $25. Send an email to RespectAcademy22@gmail.com for more information.
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TRUCKEE, Calif. — The search for a missing Truckee teenager officially came to a tragic end Tuesday. The Placer County Sheriff's Office confirmed that the body found in Prosser Creek Reservoir was 16-year-old Kiely Rodni.
The teenager had been missing since Aug. 6 in Nevada County.
Lindsey Nieman, Rodni's mother, told ABC10 early on in the search that her daughter was an intelligent, beautiful and kind person who graduated from high school at the age of 16.
At Cha Fine Teas of Truckee, there's still shock and disbelief that Rodni will not be coming home. She worked at the store for about a year and a half.
"It's been a long two weeks, and of course, it's one of our own and my heart goes out to her parents especially. We're just broken. That's all I can say," said Cindy Shippy, co-owner of the store.
She remembers Rodni as a hard worker, who bonded with everyone at the store. It's that bond that has left her coworkers in mourning.
"It's just hard to think that somebody you saw like a couple weeks ago is just not here anymore. It's just hard to wrap your head around," said Abby Bunker, who worked with Rodni.
The loss has left her coworkers emotional and wishing that the efforts they made during the search could have somehow brought her back home alive.
"We all like put so much into going to look for her, and putting up posters. And then just the fact that... we all know she's just not around anymore. It just kills the whole community. It's hard," Bunker said.
She remembers Rodni as a honest person and someone others aspired to emulate.
"If you met Kiely, she was like really honest, and she was like really bad***... She is so cool, she's strong (and) she didn't let anybody overpower her," Bunker said.
Shippy, who is a grandmother to a teenager, said she plans to spread the memory of Rodni, a young teen who had an entire future ahead of her.
"You have to move forward. That's life. But doesn't mean it's easy, and I think that we'll all slowly get better," Shippy said. "We just got to pray and hope that we all move. And we hold her up with all the good that she was."
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Victims in last week's deadly collisions on Highway 299 west of Redding identified
Both victims of two separate deadly collisions on Highway 299 last week have been identified.
The first crash occurred at 11:55 a.m. Thursday just east of John F. Kennedy Memorial Drive at the Whiskeytown National Recreation Area.
Michael Merlyn Mead, 69, of Hayfork, was killed in that crash, the Shasta County Coroner's Office said Tuesday.
The victim of the second crash, which happened at 6:30 p.m. Thursday just east of Buckhorn Summit, was Christopher Merle Watson, 46, of Red Bluff, the coroner's office said.
Both collisions involved a semi-truck being struck head-on by a vehicle that crossed over into the opposing lane of traffic, the California Highway Patrol said. Both collisions also started vegetation fires on the side of the highway.
The CHP said Mead was driving a SUV that collided with a big rig east of John F. Kennedy MemorDrive. The fiery wreck sparked the Kennedy Fire, which burned an estimated 35 acres before it was contained.
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"The big rig was coming east on 299 headed toward Redding about 50 to 60 mph. The red SUV was going west on 299. As the red SUV proceeded west, it crossed over the double-yellow lines and into the path of the big rig," CHP Sgt. Tim Hinkson said the day of the crash.
The truck driver suffered non-life-threatening injuries, the CHP said.
In the second collision, Watson was driving a white Kia four-door west and tried to pass other vehicles in the passing lane on a sharp corner, when he lost control and drifted across the center line into the other lane of traffic and hit a semi-truck, the CHP said.
The driver of the truck was able to get out of the vehicle before it caught fire and the flames spread to the roadside vegetation, the CHP said. The truck driver suffered minor injuries and was treated at Mercy Medical Center.
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BREVARD COUNTY, Fla. – Carrying the endorsement of Governor DeSantis, Megan Wright defeated two-term District 1 seat Misty Belford by more than 20 points in her race for Brevard County School Board.
“I know when to tell when something is not working, and I think right now, that’s what we’re seeing with our enrollments being down and our teachers leaving,” Wright said about Brevard Public Schools.
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Before the polls closed Tuesday, News 6 asked Wright what it would mean to her to win.
”I will be very excited,” Wright answered. “There’s so much work to be done, and I can’t wait to focus my attention towards these actual problems.”
Belford said she wasn’t sure why more voters chose Wright.
”I don’t know. Obviously, there were a lot of, I’ll call them, shenanigans that took place during this election,” Belford said.
She added that Wright has a lot to expect in her new position.
”Boy, do you have an uphill climb,” Belford said. “I came into this position with an enormous amount of experience in our schools.”
Belford said she doesn’t regret voting in support of the mask mandate the district imposed at certain times during the pandemic.
”I have served eight years with character and commitment,” Belford said.
Wright said the mask policy inspired her to run. Belford will continue serving the remainder of her term which ends in the fall. | https://www.clickorlando.com/news/local/2022/08/24/newcomer-megan-wright-beats-incumbent-for-brevard-county-school-board-chair/ | 2022-08-24T04:05:57 | 1 | https://www.clickorlando.com/news/local/2022/08/24/newcomer-megan-wright-beats-incumbent-for-brevard-county-school-board-chair/ |
SAN MARCOS, Texas — Texas State University announced Tuesday that it has set a new record for freshman enrollment this fall.
More than 7,590 freshmen were enrolled for the 2022 fall semester, marking a 14% increase over last year, the university said. That amounts to 900 more students than the freshman class of 2021.
The university said the number is preliminary from the first day of class and that the numbers are final on the 12th day of the fall semester.
“We are excited so many freshmen have chosen to become Bobcats," Texas State University President Kelly Damphousse said in a media release. "This historic class is a testimony to Texas State’s commitment to student success and to providing a one-of-a-kind campus and educational experience that prepares our graduates for the workplace and the world.”
Texas State University also set a record with more than 34,000 first-year applications, surpassing the previous record of 32,686 set in 2020. The number of incoming freshmen ranked in the top quarter of their graduating class increased by 26%, the university said.
The total number of first-time undergraduate and graduate students, 11,322, is also a record, per the university.
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ROME, N.Y. – Local officials were in Rome Tuesday morning to announce the expansion of a cell network exclusively for first responders in Oneida County.
The county is working with AT&T to broaden the FirstNet network, which connects public safety agencies, like police and fire, in more than 340 communities across New York.
The new cell towers, many of which have already been constructed, will provide a network band just for first responders to use in an emergency situation or during large events such as the Boilermaker Road Race.
“I've been here since 1988, my employee number was eight. I'm the only one still here. I can tell you, I've been here for almost 35 years and we've never had an expansion like we've had the past couple years,” said Greeley Ford of AT&T.
Cell sites in the county expand coverage in areas like Utica University, downtown Utica and Griffiss Business & Technology Park in Rome. | https://www.wktv.com/news/local/network-connecting-emergency-agencies-expands-in-oneida-county/article_13bc3ffe-2353-11ed-a70c-fb57c54c4ffd.html | 2022-08-24T04:07:08 | 1 | https://www.wktv.com/news/local/network-connecting-emergency-agencies-expands-in-oneida-county/article_13bc3ffe-2353-11ed-a70c-fb57c54c4ffd.html |
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Texas officials have accused the state’s most populous county of defunding some of its law enforcement agencies in violation of a new law that prevents such funding cuts.
In a letter sent on Monday, Texas Comptroller Glen Hegar alleged leaders in Harris County, where Houston is located, reduced funding for the offices of its constables in the current fiscal year and would again reduce funding next year.
Harris County officials pushed back against the claims they were defunding law enforcement, saying they have actually increased funding for law enforcement, proposing a budget for the next fiscal year that would allocate $1.4 billion for justice and safety, which is 75% of the county’s budget and the most ever allocated by the county for public safety.
Hegar accused the county of ending a policy that would have let the constables’ offices automatically roll over unspent departmental funds from one fiscal year to the next, resulting in a loss of more than $3 million. He also accused the county of reducing funding for the constables by up to $12 million for the 2022-23 fiscal year.
Constables and their deputies are licensed peace officers who have the same powers as regular police officers but also have the added responsibility of civil law enforcement.
“Texans depend on law enforcement agencies every day and consistent budgetary support for these agencies is more important than ever,” Hegar wrote in his letter.
Last year, the Texas Legislature passed several bills aimed at stopping cities from defunding the police. The push to pass the new laws by state Republicans came after Austin’s city council in August 2020 shifted police funding to social services following moves of other cities in the wake of the police killing of George Floyd.
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Under the new law, any reduction of law enforcement budgets requires voter approval. If voter approval is not sought and a county proceeds with such a budget reduction, a county’s property tax revenue — the main funding source for local government services including schools, roads and law enforcement — will be frozen.
“The dangerous actions taken by (Harris County) Judge Lina Hidalgo and Harris County represent a brazen disregard for the safety and security of the Texans they are sworn to protect,” Gov. Greg Abbott said in a statement.
The new law impacts counties with populations over 1 million. Texas has six counties with populations that large and four of the six, including Harris County, are led by Democrats.
Harris County leaders said Tuesday if Hegar’s finding goes through, the county would be forced to reduce funding for law enforcement, including the constables, by more than $100 million because it would not be able to approve its new budget for next year and would have to revert to the prior year’s budget, which doesn’t have additional money to increase funding of law enforcement.
“I have already made clear, in response to repeated false accusations of ‘defunding,’ that Harris County has only increased funding for law enforcement since I have been in office,” Hidalgo, Harris County’s top elected official, said in a statement, adding that the constables’ budgets have increased by over 17% since 2019.
During a meeting Tuesday, Harris County commissioners said they planned to speak with Hegar to see if both sides could resolve the issue.
Funding of law enforcement in Harris County has been a hotly debated issue in recent months with many residents, victims’ advocate groups and others criticizing county leaders over a rise in violent crime during the pandemic and what they believe has been a lack of sufficient law enforcement resources to tackle the problem. Crime has been one of the main issues Hidalgo has faced as she heads into a tough re-election bid in November.
Many cities and counties across the country have faced similar struggles with violent crime during the pandemic. Many police departments are also dealing with officers — worn out by the pandemic or disillusioned over the calls to divest from policing that followed Floyd’s murder — quitting or retiring faster than they can be replaced. | https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/texas-news/harris-county-accused-of-violating-state-law-over-defunding-law-enforcement/3055540/ | 2022-08-24T04:10:45 | 1 | https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/texas-news/harris-county-accused-of-violating-state-law-over-defunding-law-enforcement/3055540/ |
A 13-year-old girl was arrested in connection to a Queens confrontation that led to a cab driver's death, the fourth person (and second teenager) to be charged in the case, according to police.
Tuesday's arrest of the teenage girl, who faces gang assault and theft of service charges, comes less than a week after three others were charged in the violent Aug. 13 incident. Taxi driver Kutin Gyimah was dropping off five passengers near Arverne Project and Beach 54 Street in the Rockaways just before 6:30 a.m. that day when the passengers tried to skip out on the fare, authorities said.
Gyimah chased them down, which is when police said the group ganged up and attacked him, causing him to fall and hit his head on cement. The 52-year-old was taken to St. John's Hospital, where he later died.
Of the five suspects, four are now in custody, including the primary person wanted in Gyimah's death, police said. Austin Amos, 20, surrendered at the precinct last Thursday, his mother alongside him, according to senior law enforcement officials. He faces manslaughter and assault charges on top of the gang assault and theft of services charges the other suspects face as well.
Another 20-year-old, Nickolas Porter, and a 15-year-old girl were arrested later and charged with gang assault and theft of services. The NYPD is said to be looking for one more person, a 15-year-old girl, in connection with the attack, senior law enforcement officials said.
The group was Gyimah's first fare of the day, and his family said that driving a cab was the joy of his life. His number one goal when working, however: Getting home to his wife and four children.
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At a press conference Thursday, Gyimah's widow was pleased to hear about the arrests, but still was looking for justice to be served for her husband.
"My husband was a good man...He was everything we had, he was my children’s hero," Abigail Barwuah said through tears. "I am happy that these guys have been identified."
She also had a message to the girls who were still out there.
"I’m telling them to turn them elves in because you’re going to be caught," Barwuah said. "Even if they are not caught by man, God is going to bring them in."
A $15,000 reward has been offered for information leading to arrests. Call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-577-TIPS with info. | https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/13-year-old-becomes-4th-arrest-in-deadly-nyc-cab-confrontation-1-teen-still-sought/3836341/ | 2022-08-24T04:11:57 | 0 | https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/13-year-old-becomes-4th-arrest-in-deadly-nyc-cab-confrontation-1-teen-still-sought/3836341/ |
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WIAT) — College football kicks off next week and this season you can see your favorite players on and off the field, as Name Image and Likeness gets in full swing.
U.S. Senator Tommy Tuberville said he wants to support athletes but he is afraid the lack of regulation will cause trouble in the future for athletics.
CBS 42’s Carly Laing sat down with coach Tuesday and being a former SEC coach himself, he was eager to talk about NIL. Name-image-and likeness became official in July 2021.
Republican Senator Tuberville is now working with Democratic Senator Joe Manchin to help set clear guidelines for it. Tuberville said the current state of NIL does not have clear guidelines and he fears that will disrupt the balance of athletics among different sports and schools.
“What we want to do is try to make all the rules and regulations for all 50 states the same. What we’re having right now, we’re having everyone do their own thing so to speak in every state and it’s not fair. So we don’t want to take away money. That’s not something I want to get involved in. I’ve always been a supporter of players making money because it’s hard. It’s a full time job. But I want to make sure that everyone has an equal opportunity to recruit a player,” Tuberville said.
Tuberville also said he’s afraid if this is not regulated, it could have a negative impact on women’s sports and Olympic sports and he doesn’t want that to happen.
It’s something many fans will be keeping a close eye on when law makers returns from break. Senators go back to Washington in September. | https://www.cbs42.com/news/local/senator-tommy-tuberville-wants-to-help-make-nil-fair-across-the-board/ | 2022-08-24T04:23:34 | 1 | https://www.cbs42.com/news/local/senator-tommy-tuberville-wants-to-help-make-nil-fair-across-the-board/ |
Kyrene district ordered to make changes after girl harassed for months over Jewish heritage
The Kyrene Elementary School District is required to put in place a series of equity measures after the U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights determined the district violated the Civil Rights Act by allowing a young girl to be harassed about her Jewish heritage.
The Office for Civil Rights found that a district principal failed to address "what was clearly a school-wide problem" with antisemitic harassment after nine eighth-grade students harassed a classmate for a period of five months in 2018 and 2019, according to a letter sent Tuesday to Kyrene Superintendent Laura Toenjes.
The students called her antisemitic slurs, made jokes about the Holocaust and sent her a video on social media that showed a student carrying a rifle while pretending to speak German and intimating a Nazi soldier, according to the letter from the office.
The specific Kyrene school and the principal were not identified in the letter.
Despite these incidents occurring multiple times, the principal failed to provide timely and clear communication to staff about the harassment, which resulted in staffers being ill-informed to monitor the situation or identify ongoing harassment, the letter said.
The principal also was delayed in addressing the student's schedule, which resulted in her attending classes with the nine students who had been harassing her until her schedule, not theirs, was changed, according to the letter.
The Office for Civil Rights determined that since the district failed to provide the student with a safe environment, it left her with no choice but to be home-schooled to assure her safety for a portion of the school year. The student fell behind academically and socially as a result.
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The office also concluded that after the principal determined "that nine students had engaged in anti-Semitic harassment over a period of several months, the remedial measures he undertook were narrow and focused primarily on the punishment of the individual perpetrators."
The principal also failed to interview teachers who had oversight of the classrooms where some of the harassment happened and by failing to do so, "the district disregarded its obligation to assess whether the verified widespread conduct negatively impacted other students."
The education department announced Tuesday it had reached a voluntary resolution agreement with Kyrene. As a result, the district has committed to:
- Address the student’s academic and counseling needs resulting from the harassment.
- Review and revise its policies and procedures to address the prohibition of harassment based on race, color, or national origin, including shared ancestry, including by clarifying in its policies and procedures that the ban on harassment includes harassment based on Jewish ancestry.
- Provide training to district staff regarding the district’s obligation to respond to complaints of harassment based on race, color, or national origin.
- Provide age-appropriate information programs for students to address harassment based on race, color, or national origin.
- Conduct a climate survey to assess the prevalence of harassment in the student’s former school and provide suggestions for effective ways to address harassment.
Kyrene spokesperson Erin Helm released a statement in response, saying the district holds the safety of students, including physical and social-emotional well being, as the highest priority.
“As a person of Jewish faith, I was deeply affected by this investigation,” Superintendent Laura Toenjes said. “I will work very closely with our Board to ensure every student of every faith, every race, and every background feels safe, valued, and respected inside our schools.”
Helm also said the district strives to strengthen its commitment to non-discrimination, and much of the work required in the resolution is underway in Kyrene. In May of this year, the school approved its first diversity, equity and inclusion policy.
“This work would happen regardless of the resolution in front of us today, but we are grateful for the opportunity to reflect, and we appreciate the guidance that will be offered by the Office for Civil Rights,” Toenjes said.
The district has begun developing a plan to directly address the resolution, and later this year, Kyrene will begin a review of all policies with an equity lens to ensure commitment to inclusion is consistent throughout its practices, Helm said.
Renata Cló is a reporter on The Arizona Republic's K-12 education team. You can reach her at rclo@arizonarepublic.com and follow her on Twitter @renataclo.
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PORTLAND, Ore. — Tents and trash covered the sidewalks around the Metropolitan Learning Center in Northwest Portland Tuesday morning. A woman experiencing homelessness sat screaming on the sidewalk while children played behind her in Couch Park.
“It's out of hand,” said Marti Reynolds who has two children in Portland schools. “We need some change. We need our city government to make some serious changes so Portland can go back to what it used to be.”
Her children walk to school and Reynolds said they were once chased by a man experiencing homelessness.
“It’s dangerous,” she said. “We can't have these people around our children. They’re too unpredictable.”
Last week, Mayor Ted Wheeler expanded an Emergency Declaration to prohibit camping on key walking routes to K-12 schools. Portland Public Schools start on August 30 and dozens of campsites near schools are now posted for removal.
“I think it's a great idea,” said Jason Torres who lives in Northwest Portland. “I think it eliminates a lot of the concern for not just parents but for people living in the neighborhood as well.”
The city’s Impact Reduction Program is removing campsites along streets students use while walking to and from school. Those can be found on the map below.
They're notifying the campers 72 hours to 10 days ahead of the planned cleanup and offering them free transportation to a shelter bed along with free storage for their things. The city is prioritizing the camps near elementary and middle schools. Last week they removed camps near Cleveland High School, Parkrose High School and Childpeace Montessori school.
“It’s creating problems in a lot of neighborhoods,” Rob, who has been living in Portland, said of the homeless camps. He often goes to Couch Park next to the Metropolitan Learning Center.
“There's tents all over the place, which in itself is problematic, and I’ve also seen people here using drugs openly, using drugs in the middle of the day even when school's in session at the school right next door.”
The mayor's office told KGW the city's Impact Reduction Program will remove the camps near schools and give them no right of return. Camps that return to cleared locations are addressed on a case-by-case basis. If someone does return, or new campers take their place, the site will be posted for removal again. However, some Portlanders aren’t convinced this will work.
“I don't have a lot of confidence in that just because I see other areas that they clear, and people see it as a big victory and then its refilled and back up and running again,” said Rob.
“I don't think that they're going to be able to maintain the ban on camping,” added Torres. “I don't think that they're able to maintain anything that they implement.”
As for those living on the streets waiting to pack up and move, they understand the new rules, but don't have a plan as to where they'll go next.
“Homeless people don't need to be around schools when schools are in session. Period,” said Sheila who has been living on the streets for six years. On Monday, she put her tent on the corner of Northwest Hoyt Street and 20th Avenue, which is one of the routes the city plans to clear.
“I'm going to take it down…I'll obey the laws as far as that goes, most definitely,” she said.
“We don't need all this trash,” added Paul who is also experiencing homelessness and living near the Metropolitan Learning Center. “We don't need all these dirty needles and we don't need all these people tweaking out.”
The mayor’s office told KGW that they have received numerous complaints about camping along walking routes to schools. They ask anyone who sees a camp blocking access to schools to report it through PDX reporter or by calling 311. While they are prioritizing camp cleanup around schools, they are continuing to clean and remove camps reported to them in other parts of the city. | https://www.kgw.com/article/news/local/homeless/portland-ban-on-camping-near-schools-homeless/283-f40f6a4b-b940-4f8a-95e3-366d3663ea22 | 2022-08-24T04:28:40 | 1 | https://www.kgw.com/article/news/local/homeless/portland-ban-on-camping-near-schools-homeless/283-f40f6a4b-b940-4f8a-95e3-366d3663ea22 |
MOLALLA, Ore. — After wildfires in 2020 destroyed their home, a Molalla family is getting a new one thanks to Clackamas County volunteers helping the community recover.
Shilah James who's home was damaged by wildfire, remembers the evacuations vividly.
"We only could take our goats and our horses to the Clackamas County Fairgrounds and we were the last to return after about 2 weeks," said James.
Her home home was damaged beyond repair.
"It was pretty traumatic, it was pretty upsetting, shocking not knowing that to do," said James.
The Clackamas County Long Term Recovery Group was formed two years ago, Pat Olsen said, the chair of the program.
The program is funded largely by private businesses and non-profits and serves as a lifeline in the wake of the 2020 wildfires.
"Our help includes actually home build, all the the way from permitting to land use," said Olsen.
The recovery group was able to rebuilt James's home from the ground up in about 8 months, on the same property her old home used to stand.
James and her daughter now have a place to call home again in their beloved community.
"I have relatives all around here, I grew up here, over 51st cousins" said James. "So it's a pretty neat history and we're thankful to be able to stay here."
James's home, is the second home the Clackamas County Long Term Recovery Group has rebuilt for a family since the 2020 wildfires. The group is now working on rebuilding a third home. | https://www.kgw.com/article/news/local/wildfire/clackamas-county-group-restoring-homes-destroyed-by-2020-wildfires/283-9086faab-4116-4bb8-ad14-39d7f2afa1a2 | 2022-08-24T04:28:46 | 1 | https://www.kgw.com/article/news/local/wildfire/clackamas-county-group-restoring-homes-destroyed-by-2020-wildfires/283-9086faab-4116-4bb8-ad14-39d7f2afa1a2 |
PLEASANT PRAIRIE — Authorities have issued a Silver Alert for a missing Palos Heights-Ill. man who was at 91st Street and Sheridan Road in the village previously and whose vehicle was last spotted in Elmhurst, Ill. late Tuesday.
Police are looking for 89-year-old George Sheeren, who left his home in Illinois earlier in the day to run an errand, said Sgt. Zach Dutter of the Pleasant Prairie Police Department.
When he had not returned, his wife called authorities in an attempt to locate him. Sheeren is a white male who stands 5 feet 10 inches tall and weighs 150 pounds. He has blue eyes and gray hair. Clothing description was not immediately available. Sheeren was driving a 2017 Silver Toyota RAV 4, with an Illinois license plate V260979, Dutter said.
"They've been pinging his cell phone and it was last pinged on Sheridan Road (at 91st Street) in the village," said Dutter. That was his last known location 8:30 p.m., police said earlier. The vehicle was spotted just before 10 p.m. in Elmhurst, Ill.
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"He was last seen leaving to run an errand in Palos Heights and he never showed up to that place of business," he said. "He said he was lost and didn't know where he was. He talked to his wife around noon."
Dutter said Sheeren has history of memory loss.
Silver Alerts are issued via email and text message through the Wisconsin Crime Alert Network to notify the public that an adult with Alzheimer's, dementia, or other permanent cognitive impairment is missing.
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KINGSPORT, Tenn. (WJHL) — The Kingsport school board is considering an amended proposal regarding teaching about sexual orientation and gender identity.
After the proposed policy was tabled during a board meeting earlier this month, members discussed the matter during a work session Tuesday evening.
If approved, it would require a 30-day notice be sent to parents prior to any instruction on sexual orientation or gender identity. If a parent wants their student to participate in the sexual orientation or gender identity part of the curriculum, they would have to submit a request in writing to the student’s principal affirming their participation.
Students who do not participate would not be penalized for grading purposes.
However, a 30-day notice would not be required if a teacher is responding to a student’s question during class regarding sexual orientation or gender identity related to the topic of instruction or if referring to the sexual orientation or gender identity of a historic person or group provides necessary context related to the topic of instruction.
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If approved, the policy change would align the school system’s policy with state law. The policy is a near word-for-word copy of Tennessee Senate Bill 1229 passed last year. But while state law requires that a parental opt-out be offered, the school system’s policy would require an opt-in for parents who want their students to participate.
That has led to concern among some in the LGBTQ community, including some Kingsport City Schools parents.
“What bothers me most is it just kind of diminishes who my daughter is as an individual,” said LeAnna Hamer, the mother of a bisexual Kingsport City Schools student.
Hamer said the policy requiring an opt-in could lead to less awareness about students like her daughter.
“We’re going to have more and more of these bullying issues, and kids who are really hurt by them,” she said.
An opt-out would be a better solution, Hamer said, but the policy would ultimately hurt her daughter.
While there was no public comment section during the board’s work session, several LGBTQ allies were in attendance.
The proposed policy was introduced by board member Todd Golden during the board’s Aug. 9 meeting. Since then, changes were made to the proposal, including the opt-in and 30-day notice, to put district policy in line with state law.
“What we don’t want is a violation of the law because a violation of the law means withholding of funds from the state,” said Golden.
Board members Jim Welch and Julie Byers argued the added policy would make it harder on teachers.
“If I was still a teacher, I would be insulted by this,” Welch said.
They suggested leaving the policy as is, which requires that the curriculum adheres to state law.
“Regardless of whether it’s a shortened policy statement or if it’s extended, we still have to follow all the laws that are associated with that,” school board President Melissa Woods said.
Golden said the opt-in reflects a parent’s choice in their child’s education.
“Every parent has a different set of values that they believe and they want to instill in their child, and to assume that every single teacher is going to be able to understand and speak to those set of values is an undue burden,” Golden said.
Golden declined a request for an on-camera interview after the meeting.
However, Byers argued that the opt-in could lead to some missing out on discussions due to possible issues attempting to communicate with parents.
“It’s no different than your child being exposed and you did not wanting it to. One way or another, spam filters are going to get us,” Byers said, referring to sending 30-day notices to parents by email.
Woods said the board will be consulting with legal counsel about the opt-in policy versus an opt-out. The proposed policy may be voted on at the board’s next meeting. | https://www.wjhl.com/news/local/kingsport-boe-considers-amended-proposal-on-sexual-orientation-gender-identity-instruction/ | 2022-08-24T04:37:08 | 0 | https://www.wjhl.com/news/local/kingsport-boe-considers-amended-proposal-on-sexual-orientation-gender-identity-instruction/ |
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Ten-year-old Nicholas Purificato of Millville, New Jersey, is a huge Eagles fan.
He comes from a family of Eagles fans who watch the Birds play every Sunday. But now these diehards have a much deeper connection to their favorite team.
A year ago, Nicholas felt pain in his leg. His mom thought the sports-loving boy had possibly twisted his ankle, but the pain worsened.
He saw doctors who delivered stunning, devastating news. Nicholas was facing Ewing Sarcoma, a rare bone cancer. He had a cancerous tumor in the heel of his right foot.
Amanda Bordois, Nicholas’ mom, reached out to family friends who knew the trainer for Eagles’ star wide receiver DeVonta Smith to tell him of Nick’s story.
So moved by Nick’s bravery and fight, DeVonta met the young man this summer at his football camp in Haddonfield, New Jersey.
Nicholas gave DeVonta a yellow bracelet to support his fight. And, every day at practice, DeVonta has worn that yellow bracelet.
"Just being able to have an impact on somebody like that, somebody that looks up to me, and just being able to support them, and the things they do,” DeVonta reflected. "I know it means a lot to him and it means a lot to me."
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But the 10 year old’s fight is far from finished. Wednesday at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, Nicholas will have his leg amputated from the knee down in an attempt to stop the spread of his cancer.
“What this kid is about to endure most people don’t endure in a lifetime,” Nicholas’ aunt Irene Bordois wrote on the family’s GoFundMe page.
But Nick has the support of his family, his friends, and, of his favorite football player, DeVonta Smith.
“My nephew has been so strong so far and keeps a smile on his face and he is going to keep being strong and keep smiling because he has the support of his parents, his family and his friends and he will get through this.” | https://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/local/eagles-wide-receiver-shows-support-for-10-year-old-fan-battling-cancer/3343468/ | 2022-08-24T04:37:46 | 1 | https://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/local/eagles-wide-receiver-shows-support-for-10-year-old-fan-battling-cancer/3343468/ |
DES MOINES, Iowa — After a year of virtual classes and COVID-19 restrictions, this school year is back to the full swing of things.
But the pandemic isn't the only challenge school's are having to overcome as last years staffing shortages continue into this school year
Coy Marquardt, the associate executive director of the Iowa State Education Association, told Local 5 that it's a challenging time for public education in our state and country.
He says the academic year has already proven especially tough as far as finding teachers and substitutes goes.
"There are many districts starting the school year without full teaching staffs. In addition, there are districts almost all districts not all but many are starting the year without our full support professionals either," Marquardt said.
He also attributes the teacher shortage to problems such as funding and education legislation changes
"Iowa has had a long history, and we're proud of the tradition we have in public education," Marquardt said. "I think that that tradition has been put in jeopardy over the past several years with chronic under funding of our schools and gutting of collective bargaining laws that took away rights of educators as well."
Marquardt adds that now is an important time for parents to be involved in their child's school district by supporting their teachers. He says educators, like parents, want the best experience and education for their students.
ISEA says last years' loosened requirements on eligibility for substitute teaching are likely here to stay as the need continues. | https://www.weareiowa.com/article/news/local/central-iowa-teacher-shortage-2022-2023-academic-year-back-to-school/524-c69f6e66-dec8-45b0-a29d-85a25740f46b | 2022-08-24T04:43:52 | 0 | https://www.weareiowa.com/article/news/local/central-iowa-teacher-shortage-2022-2023-academic-year-back-to-school/524-c69f6e66-dec8-45b0-a29d-85a25740f46b |
The Allen County Jail has more than 700 inmates again, despite measures to keep the population down.
The increase has been steady this summer, going from 680 people incarcerated in early June to 705 in the jail on Aug. 16, according to a filing the American Civil Liberties Union made Monday in U.S. District Court in Fort Wayne.
The jail is also again using plastic containers that function as beds when the jail doesn’t have enough places for inmates to sleep, according to the Monday filing. It also said the use of the containers, which it described as boats, went from five on July 12 and two on July 14 to 26 on Aug. 16.
Overcrowding was one reason the ACLU originally filed a lawsuit in January 2020 against the Allen County Sheriff’s Department and Allen County Commissioners. The ACLU filed it on behalf of Vincent Morris, who’d been incarcerated in the jail.
Based on the suit, on March 31, U.S. District Judge Damon Leichty ordered the sheriff’s department and commissioners to improve on situations that violate Constitutional rights.
Those situations included understaffing, dangers to prisoner safety, lack of time for prisoners outside of cells and the jail population going beyond its 732-prisoner capacity. It’s gone beyond capacity since 2016, and at times, the population reached up to 800.
The ACLU also asked in previous filings that the Allen County Jail not exceed 80% capacity, roughly 586 prisoners.
In response to Leichty’s March ruling, county officials stopped housing federal inmates at the jail to reduce the population. The jail got paid for housing federal inmates.
The commissioners also started developing plans to build a new jail and designated about 70 acres on the southeast side of the city as a potential site for a new 1,100-bed jail. It would be built at 5080 Adams Center Road where the Allen County Sheriff’s Department has its training facility.
The proposed jail would cost $350 million and take five years to build, based on current plans. It would be about a block away from three schools. The location has brought protests because of its proximity to the schools and location in a predominately minority neighborhood.
Despite rumors of another site replacing the Adams Center parcel as the potential jail site, County Commissioner Nelson Peters said late Tuesday afternoon that things haven’t changed.
“The Adams Center Road site continues to be our primary site,” Peters said. “We continue to look at other sites, as we have since the get-go.”
Because the county already owns the Adams Center site, it would be more economical than buying a new site, Peters said. He declined to name other potential sites and said prices go up whenever a proposed site is mentioned in public.
The ACLU and county officials will return to court at 10:30 a.m. Thursday to give Leichty a status report.
Rosa Salter Rodriguez of The Journal Gazette contributed to this story. | https://www.journalgazette.net/local/jail-goes-beyond-700-prisoners-again/article_c9f068e0-233a-11ed-a18d-83b408cba6f5.html | 2022-08-24T04:52:41 | 1 | https://www.journalgazette.net/local/jail-goes-beyond-700-prisoners-again/article_c9f068e0-233a-11ed-a18d-83b408cba6f5.html |
COVINGTON, Va. – UPDATE 11:21 p.m.:
Bradley has been found safe, according to Sheriff Kevin Hall.
ORIGINAL STORY:
Authorities are looking for a 12-year-old boy that went missing Tuesday afternoon, according to the Alleghany County Sheriff’s Office.
The Sheriff’s Office said that Bradley “Joe” McGuire, 12 years old, was last seen by Boys Home staff between 12:00 p.m. and 2:00 p.m. on Tuesday as he was leaving on his bicycle while carrying his fishing pole.
He was last seen wearing camouflage pants and either a camouflage or green shirt and a gray polo fleece with a Boys Home logo, the Sheriff’s office said.
Authorities said that his bike was located near the entrance to Boys Home.
The Sheriff’s Office said their Emergency Response Team, Virginia State Police, and Department of Wildlife are currently searching the area on foot and with drone aircraft.
If you see Bradley or know where he might be, you’re asked to call 911. | https://www.wsls.com/news/local/2022/08/24/alleghany-county-authorities-searching-for-missing-12-year-old-boy/ | 2022-08-24T05:03:27 | 0 | https://www.wsls.com/news/local/2022/08/24/alleghany-county-authorities-searching-for-missing-12-year-old-boy/ |
Va. – People have been highly anticipating a decision from the Biden Administration over student loan repayment and forgiveness.
President Joe Biden could make the announcement on student loan forgiveness as soon as Wednesday.
Currently, there has been no extension of the pause on payments meaning people would need to start making payments come September 1.
Scott Kemp, a Student Loan Advocate, said people have gotten used to not having to make payments.
“That’s my biggest concern … is that they’ve been so out of practice for 2 ½ and almost 3 years of not making payments and so they’ve made adjustments in their budgets that do not include student loans,” Kemp said.
Initial reports hint that the administration could forgive up to $10,000 in student loans for people making less than $125,000.
Kemp said that threshold would still have a huge impact throughout the country.
“If it’s 10,000, 20,000, whatever it’s going to have a significant impact. I think my numbers are about 20% of loan borrowers will immediately have their loan balance forgiven. Then another I think 10% will have their loans cut in at least half,” Kemp said.
The pause on payments could once again be extended – This would be the fifth time under the Biden Administration.
Mary Jo Terry with YREFY, a company that specializes in refinancing student loans, said that this is actually the best time for people to start paying down their loans when the interest rate is low.
“If federal repayment gets extended and you can afford to pay $25 a month, $50 a month, $100 a month…whatever the number is. Remember that number comes directly off the principal balance of your loan. There’s no interest being charged,” Jo Terry said.
Both Jo Terry and Kemp said that most of the people they work with are unsure of the details when it comes to their student loans. Because of this, they suggest using the Federal Student Aid website as the first point to look up just the basics.
“It will give you all the information that you need on your student loans. It’ll tell you the balance of your loans, who your loan servicer is, and it even has a repayment calculator,” Jo Terry said.
While paying off student loans is often not fun for people, the benefits of student loans are also important.
“While student loans have been labeled as this bad-horrible burden that people have to carry, they also are a very effective tool and open the door for education to a lot of students which would not have that opportunity,” Kemp said.
As for people who have been paying off their student loans during the pause, there is no sure answer as to if they will get the money back. Part of the criticism also applies to people who did not take out any student loans and want some money back. These loans could include mortgage loans among other common loans.
If you are living in the Commonwealth of Virginia, you can use the Virginia Student Loan Help website to learn more information. | https://www.wsls.com/news/local/2022/08/24/paying-off-student-loans-what-experts-are-saying-the-impact-bidens-decision-could-have/ | 2022-08-24T05:03:33 | 1 | https://www.wsls.com/news/local/2022/08/24/paying-off-student-loans-what-experts-are-saying-the-impact-bidens-decision-could-have/ |
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WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Hitting the field Tuesday afternoon, the Harrison H.S. Raiders football team gets to work.
For many players, instead of focusing on running drills at practice, they're thinking about their former teammate, Omarion Dixon.
"He was ... he was my brother, really," said senior quarterback Ben Henderson.
Henderson said Dixon is a tough player, but a great friend and fun to be around.
"Smile, laugh, cry, went to work with him, did everything with him really," Henderson said.
Dixon was one of five Indiana State University students involved in a fiery crash near Terre Haute early Sunday morning.
Christian Eubanks, Jayden Musili and Caleb VanHooser were killed. Dixon and John Moore were seriously injured in the crash.
"Coach Mallory called me at 8 o'clock in the morning on Sunday morning and said, 'I have some terrible news.' And at that point, we weren't sure if Omarion was going to live. He had some internal bleeding, he was scheduled for surgery at that time," said Harrison head coach Terry Peebles.
Peebles said he went to visit Dixon in the hospital soon after the crash, getting to see his former player already improving, able to move around a bit, even try to smile. But Peebles said Dixon's road to recovery will be a long one.
"His life is going to be in the hands of surgeons and physical therapists and God for years. He is really, really beat up. If he wasn't such a big, strong, physical kid, there's no way he would have possibly survived that crash," Peebles said.
So Tuesday afternoon, after practice, Peebles called his team together.
"What I am going to ask you to do today is take a minute or two and think about one of our family members. Omarion is one of our family members," Peebles said, speaking to his team. "Just form a circle for him as an O, just let him know we're thinking about him. I'd appreciate it. Alright, let's form it up."
"O, I love you, I'm praying for you every second of the day and I really wish for a speedy recovery," said defensive lineman Josh McKelvin.
"Anyone that plays on this field with us is family. And we all have each other's backs. So when something like this happens, we're always going to be here for whoever it is. Especially O," said strong safety Gavin Goodwin.
“I owe it to him. I mean, he gave so much to the coaching staff up here, the school community. Everybody loved the kid. I mean, he’s just one of those guys that everybody kind of rallied around, everybody was so happy for him when he went off to college, things were going great. And you know, things can change just on a dime like this, it’s terrible,” Peebles said.
The team, hopeful this small gesture toward their former teammate will find a way into his hospital room.
"So we just wanted to send him our prayers while he's in the hospital recovering," Henderson said.
They're hopeful that knowing his football family will be out on the field, rooting for Dixon once more, it will help him along the road to recovery after the crash.
"Any way we can help him in his fight here to rehab, to get better and go through some of the many, many surgeries he's going to have to have, we'll do whatever it takes," Peebles said.
The Raiders plan to carry Dixon's jersey out onto the field Friday night to show their support for their former teammate, encouraging him on his recovery. | https://www.wthr.com/article/news/local/harrison-hs-football-team-rallies-behind-former-teammate-omarion-dixon/531-11b3318b-8b1c-44a1-baf3-b3a58362da43 | 2022-08-24T05:11:01 | 1 | https://www.wthr.com/article/news/local/harrison-hs-football-team-rallies-behind-former-teammate-omarion-dixon/531-11b3318b-8b1c-44a1-baf3-b3a58362da43 |
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — The 61-year-old postal worker who was attacked by a pack of five dogs in Interlachen, Florida, after her car broke down on the side of the road, has died from her injuries, the U.S. Postal Service has confirmed.
The USPS said in a statement:
"A postal family member lost her life in a dog bite attack. The U.S. Postal Service is deeply saddened at the loss of our employee. Our thoughts and prayers are with her family and her co-workers at this time."
The incident happened in the Lake Estates area Sunday. The victim was found severely bleeding with five dogs nearby inside a fence at a residence in the 2000 block of Walker Drive, according to the Putnam County Sheriff's Office.
Witnesses told deputies they heard a woman screaming for help and when they went outside they saw her on the ground with five dogs attacking, the news release states. One neighbor told First Coast News, dogs have been running rampant in the area for months.
Several neighbors rushed to help by attempting to pull the dogs off of her and one neighbor shot a rifle into the ground to scare the animals, according to the news release. First Coast News talked the neighbor who said he fired the shots. He asked to remain anonymous. He described the 61-year-old mail carrier as sweet; she would leave apples in the mailbox for horses.
After deputies arrived, they started first aid and applied tourniquets until rescue units arrived.
The woman was taken to HCA Florida Putnam Hospital by ambulance and then flown by helicopter to a trauma center in Gainesville.
Animal Control arrived at scene and took custody of the five dogs identified by witnesses, the news release states. The sheriff said they're continuing to investigate. The United States Postal Service sent First Coast News a statement about the incident.
"The safety of our carriers is of paramount concern to the Postal Service. The Postal Service highlights safety initiatives and provides employees with ongoing dog bite awareness training. Each year, we participate in National Dog Bite Prevention Week.
Our carriers are trained to use their mail satchel as the first line of defense, which can be wielded like a soft shield, and they are equipped to carry pepper spray. If a loose dog is known to be on the carrier's delivery route, the address can be programmed into their delivery scanner, and an alert will pop up when they approach that area to warn them.
Unfortunately attacks such as this provide the Postal Service an opportunity to remind dog owners that it is their responsibility to restrain their pet in order to avoid attacks against our employees while they are in performance of their duties.
The Postal Service offers these tips for homeowners to prevent dog attacks:
• When a mail carrier delivers mail or packages to your door, put your dog in a separate room and close that door.
• Teach your children and family members to not take mail directly while the family pet is nearby. The animal may see that as a threatening gesture.
• Obedience training can teach dogs proper behavior and help owners control their dog in any situation.
• The USPS is using technology to help keep mail carriers safe. When a customer uses the Package Pickup application on usps.com, customers are asked to indicate whether there is a dog at the address. That information is relayed through the delivery scanners.
• If a mail carrier feels threatened, the owner may be asked to pick up mail at a nearby post office. And if a dog is roaming the neighborhood, the neighbors may also be asked to pick up mail at the Post Office." | https://www.wthr.com/article/news/local/interlachen-woman-dogs-postal-worker-florida/77-1dd7b2fe-d824-40ab-89ea-d4eb57c5c7ee | 2022-08-24T05:11:07 | 0 | https://www.wthr.com/article/news/local/interlachen-woman-dogs-postal-worker-florida/77-1dd7b2fe-d824-40ab-89ea-d4eb57c5c7ee |
Delivery of pipe to repair water main break delayed, water authority says
A pipe needed to finish repairs on a recent water main break that affected many southeast Michigan communities will arrive later than expected, the Great Lakes Water Authority announced Tuesday.
The authority said in a statement that its contractor told them the delivery of the 48-feet of 120-inch pipe ordered last week has been delayed at the manufacturer.
"The pipe will now be delivered to the repair site in several segments between Thursday, August 25 and Saturday, August 27," the notice said.
The repair timeline also is being reviewed and will be updated once the new pipe arrives, according to the authority.
The water main break was discovered on Aug. 13 near the authority's Lake Huron Water Treatment Facility in St. Clair County, which distributes finished drinking water to communities in the northern part of its service area.
The rupture, which officials predicted would require about two weeks of work to repair, prompted a boil-water advisory for nearly two dozen communities.
Seven communities remained under the advisory until Saturday, when the authority said it was lifted "due to the stabilization of system pressures and the completion of water quality testing within the regional transmission and local distribution system in accordance with regulations set forth by the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy."
On Sunday, crews removed the damaged section of pipe by crane ahead of the delivery of the additional 48-feet of 120-inch pipe. | https://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/local/michigan/2022/08/23/delivery-pipe-repair-water-main-break-delayed-water-authority-says/7881695001/ | 2022-08-24T05:34:20 | 0 | https://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/local/michigan/2022/08/23/delivery-pipe-repair-water-main-break-delayed-water-authority-says/7881695001/ |
AUSTIN, Texas — As the flood waters of Monday receded, the Austin Watershed Protection Department said it was prepared for the heavy downpour.
"We have droughts that are interrupted by floods like the one we had yesterday, but luckily it was a fairly manageable flood. We were ready for it," Scott Prinsen, the program manager for Watershed's Early Flood Warning system, said.
Prinsen noted the high waters hit specific areas of Austin, most noticeably in Shoal Creek from North Austin to downtown.
"This is Central Texas. This is flash flood alley," Prinsen said. "In big cities, like in the center of Austin, we have a lot of concrete. We have a lot of, you know, buildings, offices, neighborhoods, things of that nature. So the more ground that you cover up, the less ability that the ground has to absorb all of that rainwater."
As the waters rise, Prinsen's job falls on alerting people of the impending danger.
"It's almost a flood wave, we think of it that way, rushing down Shoal Creek," Prinsen said. "We are very concerned about loss of life and things of that nature. So we're trying to kind of get the word out. And I know, again, with the city and other departments that there is this effort that's been going on for quite a while now to try to inform, especially those that are living in low lying areas, to be ready to move to higher ground, and in a very short period of time."
With scattered rain in the forecast, Prinsen said he will be watching very specific areas of Austin for possible flooding.
PEOPLE ARE ALSO READING: | https://www.kvue.com/article/news/local/austin-watershed-monitoring-flooding-hotspots-scattered-rain-forecast/269-3e9fc1ae-dcdd-489e-83ae-3f3f72d6656a | 2022-08-24T05:40:42 | 1 | https://www.kvue.com/article/news/local/austin-watershed-monitoring-flooding-hotspots-scattered-rain-forecast/269-3e9fc1ae-dcdd-489e-83ae-3f3f72d6656a |
AUSTIN, Texas — A few weeks after the Central Texas Regional Mobility Authority resumed billing transactions declined for payment by TxTag, KVUE viewers reached out saying they are still being incorrectly charged.
One of them is Aimee Ash.
"I waited an hour on hold," said Ash. "So, you know, my time is usually worth more than $3 an hour."
That's the small refund Ash received after finding out why she got a bill for $9.24 from CTRMA when charges were supposed to be taken out of her TxTag account.
"They had a picture of my car," said Ash. "So I knew it was a bill for my car with my license plate, which is T-SNICK. It's a short abbreviation for the nickname 'Snicklefritz.' So it's a custom license plate."
That custom plate is causing a particular issue.
To try and cut down on confusion, last year TxTag and CTRMA changed their systems to read the letters I and O as numbers one and zero.
TxTag reviews license plates digitally, then a person takes a second look to make sure these types of plates don't get wrongfully sent to CTRMA and charged through it.
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In Ash's case, it wasn't caught on five separate toll charges.
"I was flabbergasted," said Ash. "I thought, this is a state-wide system. How many cars could be impacted with the license plate I and the license plate with the letter O?"
She said this was her second time being wrongfully billed because of her custom plate. The first time she didn't investigate.
"I just kind of paid it, moved on, filed it in the that seems odd," said Ash.
The Texas Department of Motor Vehicles said it excludes all vowels and the letter Q from general license plates but they are allowed on personalized plates.
The Texas DMV couldn't tell KVUE how many license plates in Texas have O and I but said that as of 2021, there were 25,236,442 registered vehicles in Texas. Of those, 253,359 had personalized license plates. That's less than one percent.
While being overcharged $3 because TxTag thought she didn't have an account may seem trivial, Ash is wondering how much money is being made from these small mistakes and why it hasn't been fixed.
"It's about the principle, right," said Ash. "Thinking about the large scale of how many people, if you take a dollar or $3 from every person every month in the State of Texas that has a license plate with the letter I or the letter O, someone is getting rich off of this."
The reason CTRMA paused billing transactions declined for payment by TxTag in November 2021 was that it said TxTag data was unreliable. TxTag was having issues with a faulty system upgrade. Now, it has a new replacement back-office vendor and said they've made a lot of progress.
The toll service told CTRMA the issues are now fixed, so they can send bills to TxTag customers again.
TxTag shared the following statement about the issue:
"During the transition to the new TxTag system, there were changes made to reduce confusion related to Texas plates. When a customer’s TxTag sticker is not correctly read on the toll road, an image of the license plate is taken and through image review there’s an attempt to link the license plate number to a TxTag account. In this instance tolls could not be deducted from the customer’s TxTag account because (1) the TxTag sticker was not read and (2) the customer’s plate was listed with numbers 1 and 0 on the TxTag account.
We ask customers to contact the TxTag Customer Service Center at TxTag.org or by calling 888-468-9824 if they have similar experiences with their license plate that includes I, 1, O, and/or 0."
PEOPLE ARE ALSO READING: | https://www.kvue.com/article/news/local/ctrma-txtag-license-plate-wrong-charges-i-o-1-0/269-125b708f-0b29-4b03-8225-6a60754e939d | 2022-08-24T05:40:48 | 1 | https://www.kvue.com/article/news/local/ctrma-txtag-license-plate-wrong-charges-i-o-1-0/269-125b708f-0b29-4b03-8225-6a60754e939d |
Police are searching for a man who allegedly stabbed another rider in the stomach after harassing other passengers at a midtown Manhattan station.
The suspect was aboard a southbound D train as it approached the station at Rockefeller Center on Sixth Avenue around 2:15 p.m. Monday, police said. Law enforcement sources said he was harassing passengers when he was approached by another man.
The two of them argued before the 27-year-old suspect pulled out a pocket knife, stabbing the victim in the stomach. He took off from the station immediately after, fleeing on the streets of midtown. He was seen on surveillance video going through the turnstiles at the station in the aftermath of the incident.
The victim was taken to Cornell Hospital, where he told NBC New York he had surgery and is recovering.
No arrests have yet been made. An investigation is ongoing. | https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/man-accused-of-stabbing-subway-rider-in-stomach-at-rockefeller-center-station-police/3836403/ | 2022-08-24T05:44:08 | 1 | https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/man-accused-of-stabbing-subway-rider-in-stomach-at-rockefeller-center-station-police/3836403/ |
PINE ISLAND, Minn.-Around 40 cyclists from the United States and Germany that are apart of Project Hero, a non profit that helps veterans and first responders recover from injuries and PTSD, stopped in Pine Island before continuing on to Madison, Wis. on Tuesday.
Project Hero's Peter Bylsma said the 'Great Lakes Challenge' is a therapeutic ride for first responders and veterans and is 450 miles in total, with cyclists hammering out around 60 miles a day.
Bylsma said each rider has a common motivation.
"All of them have a story to tell and most of them have been told they are live a normal life they are not going to have an opportunity to achieve their goals and of course with these people. This is the one thing you do not want to tell them in a sense because that is going to motivate them. That is going to get them out and that is going to get them together and they are going to achieve those goals and that is what Project Hero is about," Bylsma said.
You can learn more about Project Hero here. | https://www.kimt.com/news/local/project-heros-cyclists-in-the-great-lakes-challenge-stop-in-pine-island/article_77d0f262-2364-11ed-b219-6b82c22325dc.html | 2022-08-24T06:01:32 | 0 | https://www.kimt.com/news/local/project-heros-cyclists-in-the-great-lakes-challenge-stop-in-pine-island/article_77d0f262-2364-11ed-b219-6b82c22325dc.html |
Greenville and Anderson among cities with millennial renter wage gap, report says
The Greenville and Anderson area, like many others across the U.S., is among mid-sized metros with large renter wage gap among millennials, according to a new report.
The gap reflects the difference between what a typical rental costs and what the typical worker can afford, and there's 9.4% to make up in the Greenville-Anderson-Mauldin market, according to researchers at Filterbuy.
To determine the locations with the largest millennial renter wage gap, researchers calculated the percentage difference between the median wage for millennial renters and the median wage necessary to afford a one-bedroom rental without spending more than 30% of wages on rent.
The analysis found that the wage needed to rent a one-bedroom unit in the Greenville-Anderson-Mauldin metro area is $33,520 per year — 9.4% more than the median annual wage of $30,366 for local millennial renters.
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Data for the Greenville-Anderson-Mauldin metro area:
- Millennial renter wage gap: -9.4%
- Millennial renter median wage: $30,366
- Annual wage needed to afford a 1-bedroom rental: $33,520
- Median 1-bedroom rent: $838
- Percentage of millennials in rented housing: 23.0%
For reference, here is data for the entire U.S.:
- Millennial renter wage gap: -20.6%
- Millennial renter median wage: $34,555
- Annual wage needed to afford a 1-br rental: $43,547
- Median 1-bedroom rent: $1,089
- Percentage of millennials in rented housing: 27.2%
Marketplace challenges for renters are being experienced by all age groups, researchers found, but members of the millennial age group, ages 26 to 41, experience greater financial difficulties than other age groups, like lost earning potential after the Great Recession and historically high debt. And 27.2% of millennials in the U.S. are renters, a greater percentage than the other age groups.
A report by the National Low Income Housing Coalition recently found many South Carolina residents find suitable housing to be out of reach because of their income.
In the Greenville area, a 2020 report from the Greenville Housing Fund, a nonprofit entity that works to create and preserve affordable housing, has shown there's a significant disparity between the number of households that earn less than 30% of the city's area median income and the number of affordable units available.
Tamia Boyd is a Michigan native who covers breaking news in Greenville. Email her at tboyd@gannett.com, and follow her on Twitter @tamiamb. | https://www.greenvilleonline.com/story/news/local/2022/08/24/greenville-sc-anderson-and-mauldin-have-millennial-renter-wage-gap/7873090001/ | 2022-08-24T06:09:40 | 0 | https://www.greenvilleonline.com/story/news/local/2022/08/24/greenville-sc-anderson-and-mauldin-have-millennial-renter-wage-gap/7873090001/ |
Jerome Russell Kelley
March 30, 1946-August 20, 2022
NORA SPRINGS-Jerome Russell Kelley, 76, of Nora Springs, IA, lost his battle with Cancer on Saturday August 20, 2022 at his home surrounded by his family.
A memorial mass will be held at 10:30 a.m., Saturday August 27th, 2022, at the Epiphany Parish -St. Joseph's Catholic Church, 302 5th Street S.E., Mason City, with Rev. Neil Manternach officiating. On Saturday, for parking at the church, please use the South and West parking lots.
Inurnment will be held at Park Cemetery, Nora Springs, with full military honors conducted by the American Legion H.D.S. Post 449.
A memorial visitation will be held Friday, August 26th, 2022, from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. at Sheckler Colonial Chapel, 114 North Hawkeye Ave., Nora Springs, IA 50458. Visitation will continue one hour prior to the service at the church on Saturday. Memorials may be left in care of the family.
Jerome was born March 30th, 1946, the son of Robert R. and Frances (Fredricks) Kelley in Mason City, Iowa. He received his education at Nora Springs- Rock Falls, graduating in the class of 1964. In 1966, Jerry graduated from Mason City Junior College with his AA degree. Jerry continued his college education in Mankato, MN until he was drafted into the United States Army in 1967. He was stationed in Vietnam as a Tank Commander and Staff Sergeant E-6 until he was honorably discharged in 1969. During this time, he earned a Bronze Star Medal and a Purple Heart.
On December 11th, 1971, Jerry was united in marriage to his high school sweetheart Connie Kuhlmeier , in Nora Springs, Iowa; to this union two sons were born Ryan and Brandon.
Jerry's passion in life was trucking and pickup toppers. His love for trucking started at a young age helping his family with their own Kelley Truck Line. He drove truck for several companies based out of the Mason City area until he retired in 2010. He was a member of The Teamsters for over 35 years, a lifetime member at St. Joseph Catholic Church, an active member of the American Legion Post 449. After retirement, he stayed busy growing his Kelley Toppers business located in Nora Springs. He started traveling more and looked forward to his annual trips with his good friend, Steve Shankland, to Vietnam. Jerry kept his life private but was always the first to lend a helping hand to someone in need and never wanted credit for his generosity. More than anything though, he loved watching his six grandchildren grown up and compete in sports.
Those left to cherish memories of Jerry are his wife of 50 years, Connie, his children, Ryan (Kendra) Kelley, Brandon (Jodi) Kelley, Nora Springs, IA. 6 grandchildren, Morgan, Kayley, Cayden, Drew, Madisyn, and McKenna Kelley; siblings, Janice Turnbull, Jim (Joetta) Kelley, Joyce Fountas, and Jeff (Lisa) Kelley; special aunts Wanda (Darrel) Walker and Phyllis Kelley; along with numerous nieces, nephews, and cousins.
He is preceded in death by his parents, Robert and Frances.
Sheckler Colonial Chapel 114 North Hawkeye, Nora Springs, Iowa 50458
641-749-2210 | https://globegazette.com/news/local/obituaries/jerome-russell-kelley/article_dba110d9-3a56-53ca-9730-7c76e95ffd3a.html | 2022-08-24T06:10:42 | 1 | https://globegazette.com/news/local/obituaries/jerome-russell-kelley/article_dba110d9-3a56-53ca-9730-7c76e95ffd3a.html |
Muriel Giesman Langerud
January 25, 1934-August 6, 2022
Muriel Giesman Langerud was born on January 25, 1934, to Harry and Jeanette Ver Hoeven in Middleburg, Iowa. The family then moved to the family farm outside of Orange City, Iowa. Muriel attended Newkirk Consolidated School and then attended Orange City High School and Northwestern College there.
Muriel was baptized and confirmed in The Reformed Church in Orange City, Iowa. She was deep in her faith of The Lord and lived as she often quoted Romans 8:28, “And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love Him, and who have been called according to His purpose.”
Muriel taught third grade elementary in Arnold's Park, Iowa and Royal, Iowa and eventually in Clear Lake, Iowa. She married Richard “Lew” Mays in 1955. They had two children, Lance Alan Mays and Linda Lu Mays. In 1980 she married Hank Giesman of Mason City, Iowa.
Reflecting she said she loved growing up on the farm, teaching children, and going to NIACC and IOWA football and basketball games. She loved riding on the back of their motorcycle, camping, and hiking in the Arizona Mountains, a good card game, and a lively Happy Hour with friends and family.
Muriel and Hank toured every state in the US and all of the Provinces in Canada on their motorcycle. Then toured the most of the same again in their motor home and finally settled in Mesa, Arizona after Hanks retirement in 1996. Hank passed away in May of 1998 after 18 years of marriage together.
In Mesa, she was blessed to find love again with Calmer Langerud after they met in their retirement village of SUNLAND VILLAGE EAST in Mesa playing cards. Cal and Muriel married in January 2001. They had the best of both of both worlds spending their winters in Arizona, and summers in Clear Lake, Iowa on the lake they love. They enjoyed all the activities each place had to offer.
Muriel was active and served on many boards and committees. President of Mason City Woman's Club, and Trinity Lutheran Women's Club. She was passionate and very active in both her churches in Iowa and Arizona.
She loved playing cards and board games with all, but especially her grandchildren. She also loved baking cookies and muffins for them.
Muriel was preceded in death by her parents, her sister Lenora and her husband Mike Van Peursem, her younger brother Rodger Ver Hoeven, and her previous husband Hank Giesman. Survived by her children Lance Mays and Kim Mays of Delray Beach FL, and Linda Nuehring of Waterloo IA. Muriel's stepchildren with Hank are Mary and Marion Heintz of Marengo IA and Paul Dennis Giesman and his wife Kristi of Seattle WA. There are 8 grandchildren and 7 great grandchildren from them all. Also step children of Cal include Deb and Darrell Swanson of Rochester NY, Dennis and Deb Langerud of North Carolina, and Dodi and Brent Rastetter of Ames IA. Nine grandchildren and one great grandson from the step children. Further survived by sister-in-law Janal Ver Hoeven of Longmont, CO.
Muriel loved her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ and is now “touring” her Heavenly Home with old friends and loved ones.
Celebration of life services to be held in MESA VERDE ROOM in SUNLAND VILLAGE EAST – 3 p.m. Tuesday, August 23, 2022. Refreshments to follow service. Additional Services to be held in Clear Lake, Iowa on FRIDAY - AUGUST 26, 2022 at ZION LUTHERAN CHURCH at 1 p.m. | https://globegazette.com/news/local/obituaries/muriel-giesman-langerud/article_e4427464-71d5-5cf8-81ca-dcb31ac37890.html | 2022-08-24T06:10:44 | 1 | https://globegazette.com/news/local/obituaries/muriel-giesman-langerud/article_e4427464-71d5-5cf8-81ca-dcb31ac37890.html |
UVALDE — The Uvalde City Council on Tuesday night approved a permanent memorial for the victims of the May 24 massacre and upright headstones for victims’ graves at Hillcrest Cemetery.
In sharp contrast to most council meetings since the mass shooting at Robb Elementary School, marked by public anger and denunciations, parents who lost their children that day peacefully nodded as council members voted. Some thanked the elected officials.
“Losing my daughter was the hardest thing I have ever done. Her final resting place, Hillcrest Cemetery, is a place of solace,” said Kimberly Rubio, who lost her daughter Alexandria, 10. “As such, it’s important to me that her grave site appropriately represent her.”
Rubio requested a standing headstone, which is prohibited in the city-owned cemetery. Gravestones there must be level with the ground. The board voted unanimously to make exceptions for grave sites of the school-shooting victims buried there.
A committee of the victims’ families has been working with city staffers to create designs for a memorial at the Plaza in the center of Uvalde.
Jesse Rizo, who’s serving as a liaison between the families and the city, urged the city to take a backseat and let the families build what they feel will best honor their children.
“You are going to see how they communicate with each other, how they come together. Just sit back and enjoy the beauty of the families,” Rizo said.
The board unanimously approved the memorial.
The board also agreed to accept a $33,456 grant from the Galveston-based Moody Foundation to buy 20 rifle-rated ballistic shields and one multipurpose training breaching door for the Uvalde Police Department.
“I definitely support funding law enforcement, but with the current officers, I don’t think any amount of shields can make them any braver,” said Michele Prouty, an Uvalde resident who lives near Robb Elementary. The crowd cheered.
Numerous officers at Robb Elementary during the mass-shooting, including Uvalde police, waited more than an hour to confront and kill gunman Salvador Ramos, 18, of Uvalde — even as students trapped inside a classroom with Ramos called 911 pleading for help. A July 17 report by a Texas House committee investigating the attack described the disastrous police response as a cascade of “systemic failures.”
At the end of the meeting, Prouty handed notices of a potential $27 billion class-action lawsuit to each board member.
Some victims’ parents were angry, shouting that they hadn’t been contacted by the lawyer, Charles Bonner, an attorney based in the San Francisco Bay Area.
“The law prohibits us from talking to people who already have lawyers,” Bonner said after the meeting. “We have been here and reaching out to anyone who want to know their rights.”
claire.bryan@express-news.net | https://www.expressnews.com/news/local/article/Uvalde-council-OKs-permanent-memorial-for-Robb-17394063.php | 2022-08-24T06:12:14 | 1 | https://www.expressnews.com/news/local/article/Uvalde-council-OKs-permanent-memorial-for-Robb-17394063.php |
BREMERTON, Wash. — The owner of Bremerton brewery is making a special brew to honor an Olalla couple killed on their property last week.
Linda Seymour, the owner of Deep Draft Brewing, knew Steve and Mina Shulz for nearly a decade and is keeping their memory alive the way she knows best, with a new brew.
“The name of the beer is called yujo and that in Japanese means friendship or fellowship,” said Seymour.
A word to perfectly describe Steve and Mina Shulz and honor their impact on the Peninsula brewing community.
Steve and Mina owned E2W Brewing, where Mina was the master brewer.
“They were so generous and fun and kind and they didn't have a bad thing to say about anybody,” said Seymour.
The brewing community is now at a loss after the couple were found murdered at their Olalla home last week.
“It was such a shock. We had to do a festival the next day and we just can't get our arms around it,” said Seymour.
The man accused of killing the couple appeared in front of a judge Tuesday and pleaded not guilty to two charges of first-degree murder.
New details in court documents show Rose lived in an RV nearby with his girlfriend, and investigators believe he got into the home through the couple’s bedroom.
Deputies found their bodies in a garbage can on the property. Court documents show investigators found evidence pointing to Rose, including bloody clothes found at the RV. The couple’s ID and credit cards were found in a stolen car linked to Rose.
Prosecutors asked a judge for no bail Tuesday and spoke for the couple’s daughter in court.
"She can't be here this afternoon because she's making arrangements with the funeral home to bury her parents. And she wanted to express to the court that she does not want Mr. Rose released."
Rose will be held without bail awaiting a Sept. 13 trial date.
Seymour tragically lost her husband in 2015, another brewery made a beer in his honor. She said she remembers the comfort each glass brought and hopes to do the same for those who knew and loved the Shulzs.
“It’s a way to share the love, the way beer people know how,” said Seymour.
The brew honoring the Shulzs will be ready around Thanksgiving. | https://www.king5.com/article/news/local/bremerton/bremerton-brewer-making-beer-honor-slain-olalla-couple/281-fda115f8-ea88-487c-9793-60ff06c86807 | 2022-08-24T06:18:38 | 0 | https://www.king5.com/article/news/local/bremerton/bremerton-brewer-making-beer-honor-slain-olalla-couple/281-fda115f8-ea88-487c-9793-60ff06c86807 |
EVERETT, Wash. — Restoration work has started for an almost 100-year-old building along Everett's waterfront.
The Weyerhaeuser Building will open in 2023 with a whiskey bar and coffee shop. The Port of Everett said it will be the centerpiece of a new two-acre park.
"I can't wait for the day. March 23rd, 2023, it's the 100-year anniversary and we're giving it a new life for the next 100 years of the building," said Jack Ng, who leased the space.
Jack and Jin Ng started Weyerhaeuser Muse LLC. With the Port of Seattle, the two groups plan to reopen the building as a community gathering space.
Ng said his vision includes a coffee shop on the right side of the building and a speakeasy-style whiskey bar on the left. The space will have gathering rooms, a back deck that can be used for concerts and the building's original safe, which once stored money for payroll, will become wine storage. The second floor will be used by two of Everett's boat clubs.
Ng said the attraction will be called The Muse.
"Muse stands for different meanings in different countries some stand for beautiful woman, museum, some stand for beautiful music, beautiful artwork," said Ng, "There are so many different meanings to it... we thought that's perfect."
The Weyerhaeuser Company built the 6,000-square-foot building in 1923 as an office space. It was donated to the Port of Everett in 1983. Up until the early 2000's, it was used by the Everett Chamber of Commerce.
The Port plans to invest $1 million to get the building ready. The work includes window repairs, interior renovations, ADA accessibility upgrades, restroom and utilities upgrades and exterior landscape improvements. | https://www.king5.com/article/news/local/restoration-historic-everett-building/281-7f3feec1-50a2-4610-8b11-62106fa645f4 | 2022-08-24T06:18:39 | 0 | https://www.king5.com/article/news/local/restoration-historic-everett-building/281-7f3feec1-50a2-4610-8b11-62106fa645f4 |
Betty Ruth Gibson
Dec. 20, 1936 - Aug. 19, 2022
ST. JOHN - Betty Ruth Gibson nee Wiersma, 85, went to be with Jesus on August 19, 2022, surrounded by her children. She was the beloved wife of Paul Gibson who went to heaven last month on the 19th of July. She was born, December 20, 1936, the oldest child of the late Menno and late Gertrude Wiersma.
Loving mother to Scott (Dawn), Dave (Amy), Tami, and the late Teri (late Tom) Kerns. Adored grandmother of Candice (David) Van Drunen, Jori (Joe) Vroom, Laci (Max) Van Dam, Isaac, Desi Kerns, Dillon Kerns, Grant, Will, Adam and Gise, and great-grandmother to Parker and Beckham. Dear sister to Wilm (Nick) DeGroot and Harriet (late George) VanderVelde. Beloved sister-in-law to the late Bud and late Marlene Gibson, Marv and Mary Smit, the late Judy Urban, and Wally (Sandy) Urban.
Betty grew up in South Holland, IL. She went on to receive her nursing degree, filling in as school nurse while her children were young, then working at Rest Haven (South Holland) for 25 years. She thrived on serving the elderly. After retiring, she was asked and did return to Rest Haven to continue working as needed. Her love for others was seen not only in the care that she cheerfully bestowed upon the aged, but also with the time she blessed her grandchildren with. Betty's world revolved around her children and grandchildren's events. She was often seen excitedly watching a grandchild at an Illiana Christian sporting event where she too played basketball. Betty also enjoyed taking her granddaughters downtown to plays and other cultural events.
Neighbors in Crete, IL would sometimes see Betty with Paul in a horse drawn buggy or cart out for an evening ride. In exchange for her participating in horse activities, Paul would accompany her to Chicago for cultural events. Betty enjoyed traveling when she was younger, but the Florida sun drew her in as she slowed down. She spent many days laughing with her sisters and in-laws in the southern sun. Loving Jesus, being a member of Faith Church, and getting together with family was incredibly important to Betty Ruth.
A memorial visitation will be held Saturday, August 27, 2022 from 9:00 a.m. until the time of the memorial service at 11:00 p.m. at Faith Church, 100 W. 81st Ave. Dyer, IN with Scott Gibson officiating. Burial will be held Thursday, August 25, 2022 at Abraham Lincoln National Cemetery – Elwood, IL, where her husband Paul was laid to rest last month.
Memorial contributions may be given to Evangelical Child & Family Agency (1530 N. Main St. Wheaton, IL 60187) or Providence Life Services (18601 N Creek Dr, Tinley Park, IL 60477). For further information, please contact 219-322-7300 or visit our online obituary and guest book at www.SMITSFH.com | https://www.nwitimes.com/news/local/obituaries/betty-ruth-gibson/article_ab0d6b92-1fb0-558a-b948-e6edcee675ba.html | 2022-08-24T06:22:06 | 1 | https://www.nwitimes.com/news/local/obituaries/betty-ruth-gibson/article_ab0d6b92-1fb0-558a-b948-e6edcee675ba.html |
Dec. 13, 1923 - Aug. 20, 2022
Carolyn Sovich, beloved mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother, passed away peacefully on August 20, 2022, at her daughter's home in Franklin, North Carolina at the age of 98.
Carolyn was born on December 13, 1923, in Gary, Indiana. She was one of thirteen children. Carolyn spent most of her youth in the Tolleston area and graduated from Tolleston High School in 1941. She married George Sovich on January 18, 1947, and had two children, Becky and Gary. During World War II, Carolyn worked at American Bridge Company in Gary. When her children entered college, she began her ten year career at Wiseway in Hobart. George and Carolyn were long-time residents of Hobart, and in their later years, Ross Township. After retirement, they split their time between Naples, Florida and RossTownship.
Carolyn excelled in all sports, and after high school she pitched in the fast-pitch softball league for Adkins Ice Cream and Club 25. Later, she bowled in various leagues around Hobart. Carolyn was also an avid game player and reader. She loved playing card and dice games, watching Jeopardy and Wheel of Fortune, and going on outings to the local casinos. Family and friends were extremely important to Carolyn, and she loved visiting with family and friends at the farm. Her house was always open to anyone to enjoy a home-cooked meal or just a cup of coffee and conversation. Carolyn was also a Christian woman. When she was no longer able to attend church in person, she drew great comfort from listening to the services online.
Carolyn was preceded in death by her husband George, parents Oscar and Anna Harms, and many of her brothers and sisters. She is survived by her daughter Becky Stackert of Franklin, North Carolina, and Gary (Elizabeth) Sovich of Mesquite, Nevada. She is also survived by her grandchildren Heather (Chris) Le Croy, Craig Stackert, George (Lily) Sovich, and David Sovich along with great-grandchildren Kaylin, Kelsey, and Cade Le Croy and Gus Stackert. She is also survived by her sisters Anne Marlowe and Sara Artka of Ross Township as well as her sister-in-law Bertha Harms of Merrillville.
A celebration of her life will be held at a later date. The family would like to thank Four Seasons Hospice for their help and support. In lieu of flowers the family requests that donations be made in Carolyn's name to Four Seasons Hospice, 571 South Allen Road, Flat Rock, NC, 28731. | https://www.nwitimes.com/news/local/obituaries/carolyn-ann-harms-sovich/article_353e2a94-28e2-5e6a-80bc-ac71e682ada9.html | 2022-08-24T06:22:13 | 0 | https://www.nwitimes.com/news/local/obituaries/carolyn-ann-harms-sovich/article_353e2a94-28e2-5e6a-80bc-ac71e682ada9.html |
Darlene M. Veyette
HAMMOND, IN - Darlene M. Veyette, age 75, of Hammond, IN passed away on August 22, 2022.
She is survived by her loving husband of 55 years: James L. Veyette, Sr.; loving children: Dennis (Cindy), Glen (Miwa), Lynne (Dave), Donna (Chris), Joseph (Abby) and Toni (Scott); 22 grandchildren, 27 great grandchildren and counting; many brothers and sisters (she was one out of 14 children); and many friends. She was preceded in death by her son: James L. Veyette Jr.
Visitation with the family will be on Saturday August 27, 2022 from 2:00-6:00 p.m. at BURNS-KISH FUNERAL HOME, 5840 Hohman Ave. Hammond, IN. with a service at 5:30 pm. She will be dearly missed by her family and everyone who knew her. Please leave condolences at www.burnskish.com. | https://www.nwitimes.com/news/local/obituaries/darlene-m-veyette/article_3fc0c561-d1f4-5cea-8d2f-2c79fc520f1b.html | 2022-08-24T06:22:19 | 1 | https://www.nwitimes.com/news/local/obituaries/darlene-m-veyette/article_3fc0c561-d1f4-5cea-8d2f-2c79fc520f1b.html |
David Olszak
HEGEWISCH - David Olszak, age 75, late of the Hegewisch neighborhood of Chicago, Illinois passed away on August 20, 2022. Dearest son of the late Alvin and Irene Olszak. Dearest brother of the late Thomas (late Patricia) Olszak and Madeleine (Jerry) Kalwasinski. Fun-loving uncle of Larry Olszak, Kimberly (Mark) Jankiewicz, Heather (Bill) Kelly, and Iris (Frank) Esquivel. Fond great uncle of Isabella, Austin, Katelyn, Ryan, Gage, Meadow, Justin, Paige, Sean, Brian, and Kevin. Dearest godfather, cousin, neighbor, and friend too many. David was a retired science teacher for the Chicago Public Schools and a Vietnam Veteran of the U.S. Army. He enjoyed working in his yard, watching Star Wars, and collecting owls.
Visitation Friday, August 26, 2022, 3:00-8:00 p.m. Funeral Services Saturday, August 27, 2022 with prayers at 9:15 a.m. from the ELMWOOD CHAPEL, 11200 S. Ewing Ave., Chicago to Christ, Our Light Church (formerly St. Florian). Mass of Christian Burial 10:00 a.m. Interment Holy Cross Cemetery. For more information 773-731-2749 or www.elmwoodchapel.com. | https://www.nwitimes.com/news/local/obituaries/david-olszak/article_ea2b03ad-3751-5c70-ad35-d755897bb463.html | 2022-08-24T06:22:25 | 0 | https://www.nwitimes.com/news/local/obituaries/david-olszak/article_ea2b03ad-3751-5c70-ad35-d755897bb463.html |
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