This weekend, we take one final look back at June of 1953. What has changed in 70 years? A lot. What hasn’t changed so much? Also a lot. A vaccine against a scary illness — not COVID 19, but Polio — was making headlines, and the public seemed eager to get their hands on a … [Read more…]
Well, it’s another SECWS. Got a problem with that? For the third time in six years, two Southeastern Conference schools — LSU and Florida — will play for the College World Series championship. It’s the fifth time that’s happened in the CWS final, including LSU-Alabama in 1997 (Nick Saban Trophy) and South Carolina-Florida (Steve Spurrier … [Read more…]
Rates of violent crime are significantly lower today than they were just three decades ago, though many Americans assume otherwise. And still, police spending continues to go up despite downward trends in crime. Violent crime peaked in 1991 at a rate of 758 incidents per 100,000 people, according to FBI data. Today, the rate is … [Read more…]
GENEVA – Warm sunny weather helped make the Geneva Community Garage Sale a success, said Geneva Recreation Director Myke Dowd. “There has been constant traffic since 8 a.m.. A lot more than I thought,” said Dowd. She said more than 20 vendors participated in the event, including people from Euclid and Mentor. There was a … [Read more…]
As storms with wind reaching nearly 100 mph moved across the state on Saturday evening, many Perkins’ residents woke up to broken trees, missing trampolines and damaged fences. Jonette Hatfield lives in the Perkins County Estates, and she said her yard looked beautiful when she went to bed. She mowed her lawn on Saturday, and … [Read more…]
WATERLOO – A new U.S Navy vessel named for the state of Iowa will be christened Father’s Day weekend, supported by the granddaughter and grandniece of five Waterloo brothers killed during World War II and a retired submarine officer from Cedar Rapids. The USS Iowa submarine, hull number SSN-797, will be christened 9 a.m. Iowa … [Read more…]
PLEASANT PRAIRIE VILLAGE BOARD: 4 p.m., at the Village Hall Auditorium, 99.15 39th Ave. This is for a possible closed executive session to confer with legal counsel with respect to possible litigation on fiduciary real estate development. KENOSHA COUNTY HUMAN SERVICES BOARD: 4 p.m., at the Kenosha County Job Center Human Services Building, 8600 Sheridan … [Read more…]
Kevin Courtney Having driven the route a zillion times, I don’t notice much when I drive to town on Browns Valley Road. The recent exceptions include the mules munching away at Connolly Ranch, the ready-to-roll engines at Fire Station No. 5 and, returning home, the Sign Guy’s political rants. Westwood Hills Park? The park’s tiny … [Read more…]
VIRTUAL VETERANS CAREER FAIR—DAV (Disabled American Veterans) and RecruitMilitary® will co-host the National Logistics Virtual Veterans Job Fair on June 6 from 11 a.m.-3 p.m. CST. The event is free to veterans, their spouses, active-duty military personnel and members of the National Guard and Reserve. More than 30 employers actively seeking the unique talents of … [Read more…]
Members of the Delaware County Public Safety Committee were impressed by a new accident reconstruction software demonstration. “The software has already proven worthwhile,” County Sheriff Craig DuMond said. Investigator David Barnes said he was completing part of the training on the software when a fatal accident happened along county Route 7 in the town of … [Read more…]