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Coalhurst names new CAO

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 08:50:31 GMT

By Erika MathieuSunny South NewsThe Town of Coalhurst has announced Shawn Patience will be the Town’s Chief Administrative Officer, effective May 2023.Mayor Lyndsay Montina said, “We are thrilled to have Shawn joining our administrative team. His experience as both an elected official and a Chief Administrative Officer was very appealing to Council because he has a great understanding of both governance and operations.”Patience has served four terms on Fort Macleod’s municipal council, three of which as mayor.Patience holds a Land Use Planning certificate from the University of Alberta, as well as a Local Authority Administration (NACLAA), and has held leadership positions with organizations at the local and regional levels including the Fort Macleod Historical Association, and the Alberta Southwest Regional Economic Development Alliance.Patience has recently served as CAO for the now-amalgamated municipalities of Black Diamond and Turner Valley, Diamond Valley.Following the announc...

Picture Butte Council briefs

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 08:50:31 GMT

By Erika MathieuSunny South NewsThe following are selected briefs from the March 13 regular meeting of Picture Butte CouncilPicture Butte to explore options for municipal police forcePicture Butte Council have expressed interest in considering municipal policing solutions with neighbouring communities.During the March 12 regular council meeting, Deputy Mayor de Kok said, “I am wondering if there is an appetite for us (to) host a meeting with neighbouring municipalities to discuss topics such as garbage, policing and/or bylaw (officer) sharing.”“The government is giving big grants right now for towns that want to switch from RCMP to (municipal) police. If we could get together with the County, Coalhurst, one or all, and maybe do our own police service. I am just curious what the appetite between the different towns in our area is in general.”De Kok noted the Town has previously considered the possibility of the Town sharing garbage services, but suggested there may be an opportunity ...

West Mountain hosts Northwest Fest

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 08:50:31 GMT

QUEENSBURY, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- West Mountain is hosting its Northwest Fest, April 1 through 2 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. The event celebrates the springtime approaching with live music and an outdoor BBQ. Get the latest, news, weather, sports and community events delivered right to your inbox! Live music at the Northwest Base will feature Vinyl Evolution on Saturday and Stones Mountain Band on Sunday. The mountain will offer discounted $40 four-hour lift tickets along with an outdoor BBQ. Visit the West Mountain website for more information.

Troy Pig Out date announced

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 08:50:31 GMT

TROY, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- The "Troy Pig Out" is back again this year, taking place on Sunday, July 16, from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. The public is welcome to downtown Troy as culinary connoisseurs compete to see who has the best barbecue. Anyone interested in being a vendor for the event can sign up online. Get the latest, news, weather, sports and community events delivered right to your inbox! The event is looking for food and craft vendors. Interested competitors in events taking place at the Pig Out can find forms for that online as well.

Missouri woman ordered to pay PETA in faked movie-star chimp’s death

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 08:50:31 GMT

FESTUS, Mo. - A Missouri woman and animal dealer has been ordered to pay hundreds of thousands to PETA in a lawsuit over the faked death of a movie-star chimpanzee. Tonia Haddix claimed the chimpanzee had died when she really had it locked in her basement. National nonprofit PETA (People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals) previously filed a lawsuit claiming that Tonka and other chimpanzees were not getting proper care through Haddix and living in unsafe conditions.A federal court ordered Haddix to pay more than $220,000 in attorneys’ fees and costs to PETA to end the lawsuit, accusing Haddix and her husband repeatedly committed perjury and submitted false information to federal courts. Recorded phone call exposes dead chimp hoax The lawsuit contended that the two concocted an elaborate hoax when claiming Tonka had died, lied under oath about text messages she sent about Tonka at a time she previously deemed the chimp dead and tried to bribe federal marshals ordered to prevent H...

Police share images of suspect in St. Louis County killing

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 08:50:31 GMT

BRECKENRIDGE HILLS, Mo. -- The Major Case Squad is searching for a suspect after a man was shot and killed at a business along St. Charles Rock Road Friday. They believe that this was not a random act of violence and that the victim was targeted. He has been identified as Chuckie White, 54, of St. Ann.Officers were called to the 9800 block of St. Charles Rock Road Friday at around 8:20 p.m. for a report of shots fired. They found White's body in a parking lot with several gunshot wounds. Top Stories: Kim Gardner gets extra time to respond to A.G.’s lawsuit Surveillance video reveals that a man approached White in the parking lot that evening and shot him. The suspect then ran across St. Charles Rock Road and got into a silver sedan. The vehicle can be seen traveling east after the suspect gets in.Anyone with information in this case should call Crime Stoppers at 1-866-371-8477. Callers may remain anonymous and are eligible for a reward.

Nashville school shooting: Body camera video shows police confront active shooter

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 08:50:31 GMT

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) — Nashville police released body camera video Tuesday showing the moments officers confronted an active shooter at The Covenant School. The shooter killed six people before being taken down by officers. The video, which is graphic, shows officers arrive on scene and speak to a staff member outside before rushing into the building. The school was on lockdown and alarms can be heard blaring as the team of officers makes their way toward the shooter on the second floor. As they approach the shooter's location, officers can be seen firing shots. Two officers of the five-member team fatally shot the suspect, the department said. Those officers have been identified as Rex Englebert, a four-year Metro Nashville Police Department veteran, and Michael Collazo, a nine-year department veteran.Footage from both their body cameras was made available. Warning: The body camera video is graphic. Viewer discretion is advised. The shooter has bee...

Sweetie Pie's closes Jackson, Mississippi location

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 08:50:31 GMT

JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Workers packed up the contents of Sweetie Pie's soul food business in Jackson on Monday, March 20.Owner Robbie Montgomery said she closed the doors to her business last week due to "unforeseen circumstances." She opened the location on East South Street nearly four years ago. Search resumes for Ebony Owens’ body, husband denied bond Montgomery said she plans to focus her business efforts on her St. Louis establishment. The closure comes after Montgomery's son James “Tim” Norman was sentenced earlier this month to life in prison for arranging the shooting death of his nephew, 21-year-old Andre Montgomery Jr., to collect a life insurance payment.Both men had starred in the long-running OWN reality show about the family’s soul food business in the St. Louis area.The Associated Press contributed to this report.

Why you should beware of the Bradford pear

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 08:50:31 GMT

(Photo courtesy: Getty Images)JOPLIN, Mo. — The spring season is underway and many Missouri plants and trees will be blooming with color. Unfortunately, one invasive tree species will also be prominent along roadways and other natural open areas: The Callery pear tree. If you happen to be shopping for new trees this spring, the Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) urges you to avoid this non-native tree species.The Callery pear, also known as the Bradford pear, Cleveland Select, Autumn Blaze, or Aristocrat, is a highly invasive tree that multiples quickly and crowds out Missouri native plants.“The Callery pear rose to fame as a popular ornamental landscape tree in the 1960's because it was inexpensive, it grew fast, and it provided white blooms in the spring. But that’s where the list of benefits ends. Different varieties of the tree were planted close to each other, they cross-pollinated, and spread everywhere,” said Forestry Field Programs Supervisor, Russell Hinnah with the ...

Comal Heritage Food Incubator will move to RiNo Artpark

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 08:50:31 GMT

After six years, Comal Heritage Food Incubator is closing up shop in the Taxi mixed-used development in the River North Art District. But that won’t last long: This summer, the award-winning operation will reopen nearby as a bigger restaurant and teaching kitchen within the 2,600-square-foot space of RiNo ArtPark, at 1900 35th St.“The ArtPark outpost has twice as much space as Comal’s current location, which will allow us to better serve the community with larger cohorts of participants and more diverse equipment to accommodate a variety of businesses and trainees,” said Jules Kelty, executive director of Focus Points Family Resource Center, which runs Comal.“We’re also looking forward to collaborating with all of the nonprofit partners, including Redline Denver, Denver Public Library and, of course, RiNo Art District,” Kelty added.The future home of Comal Heritage Food Incubator at the RiNo ArtPark. (Unfound Door, provided by Comal Heritage...