It’s a question that’s been posed every so often for years. And now, after an extended period of homebound family togetherness and staring at the walls — or in many cases lack thereof — people are asking it again. “Is the Open Floor Plan Really Dead?” inquired a headline in […]
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Lancaster County vaccination center now offering limited same-day appointments
Same-day COVID-19 vaccination appointment scheduling will be held at 1 p.m. daily at the Lancaster County Community Vaccination Center starting Wednesday, officials said. Appointments are limited based upon no-shows and can be scheduled at the vaccination center’s interior mall entrance at Park City Center in Lancaster. Vaccine availability will be […]
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Oak Mountain Middle School to remain indefinitely closed due to damage – Shelby County Reporter
By WILLIAM MARLOW | Special to the Reporter NORTH SHELBY – Oak Mountain Middle School will continue with online learning indefinitely after an assessment of last month’s tornado destruction revealed that the school was more severely damaged than officials first believed. This news comes from the school’s principal, Larry Haynes, […]
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Inmate caught breaking cell window at Sedgwick County Jail
Sedgwick County Jail A local detention deputy last week caught an inmate accused of first-degree murder breaking a cell window on an exterior wall of the Sedgwick County Jail. Officials say while the inmate hadn’t broken completely through several layers of glass — exposing him to the outside of the […]
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County by county approval required for NY hunters ages 12, 13 to take deer with firearm, crossbow
Legislation contained in the new state budget that was approved this week will allow youths ages 12 and 13 to hunt deer with a firearm or crossbow under the supervision of an experienced adult hunter this fall. But there are a couple of caveats in what essentially is a pilot […]
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Hamilton County Humane Society moves into new Fishers home
CLOSE Autoplay Show Thumbnails Show Captions Last SlideNext Slide The Humane Society for Hamilton County has found its forever home. It’s a place where dogs can roam outdoors and the kitties can sunbathe on “catios.” A place where workers and volunteers will offer outreach programs in an education center and animals […]
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North County Business Briefs, March 18
CAMP PENDLETON Stellar completes Pendleton renovation The latest Marine Mart renovation at one of the largest Marine Corps bases in the U.S. is now complete. Stellar has finished its $2.6 million design-build renovation project of the Stuart Mesa MCX Marine Mart at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton. The upgrades to […]
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What will Lancaster County workplaces look like post-pandemic? | Life & Culture
Remember the office? It’s that place you used go. Not just once a week or so when there’s a task that absolutely must be tackled from there. But every weekday. Along with all of your coworkers. You know, those people with whom you once squeezed — en masse and unmasked […]
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Throwing lawn decorations, punching a vehicle: Lancaster County police log: March 16, 2021 | Police Log
East Cocalico Township police STRANGULATION EAST COCALICO TWP.: Ezekiel D. Sanderful, 28, of Reinholds, was charged with strangulation, assault and harassment after a domestic disturbance at his residence in the first block of Reinholds Road at 5:35 p.m. on Jan. 28, police said. A woman at Sanderful’s residence was transported […]
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What will Lancaster County workplaces look like post-pandemic? | Food + Living
Remember the office? It’s that place you used go. Not just once a week or so when there’s a task that absolutely must be tackled from there. But every weekday. Along with all of your coworkers. You know, those people with whom you once squeezed — en masse and unmasked […]
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After cyberattack, stolen Chatham County data and sensitive documents posted online
This story originally was published in The Chatham News + Record. Sensitive data files stolen following Chatham County’s Oct. 28 governmental cyberattack have been posted online by a ransomware group, The Chatham News + Record has learned. The files include personnel records of some county employees, medical evaluations of children […]
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Clark County families strive for a delicate balance
Andrea Heldt remembers when she first heard that Washington’s schools would close to stem the spread of COVID-19. “I definitely felt OK at the beginning — that we’re all in this together, we’ll sacrifice and try to make this work,” said Heldt, a Vancouver parent of two elementary school students. […]
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Essential workers get emotional at Oakland County mass vaccination
Novi — It was cold outside, the sun had just come up and Debbie Rosenblatt was miles from home, yet the school social worker could not contain her excitement about receiving the COVID-19 vaccine on Saturday. After confirming her appointment with Oakland County health officials at a mass vaccination site inside […]
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New adoption van brings Cumberland County dogs, cats outside the shelter :: WRAL.com
By The Fayetteville Observer Fayetteville, N.C. — Cumberland County Animal Services has a new mobile adoption van designed to help cats and dogs get out of the shelter and find homes. The Fayetteville Observer reports the department received a custom van designed by the manufacturing company Summit Bodyworks. The vehicle […]
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No vaccine relief, fewer Palm Beach County teachers: Covering classes is tough
Sonja Isger | Palm Beach Post Headed into the second half of the school year, the strain of staffing Palm Beach County classrooms has eased somewhat since campus doors first opened in September. But with hundreds of teachers out on leave and the number of resignations and retirements outpacing those […]
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Real Housewives of Orange County Recap, Season 15 Episode 13
We all went into this season knowing that it, like all of our lives, would be drastically affected by COVID. I thought they could pull it off, though. Like my friend and fellow Dame Sarah Galli says, “I don’t believe in God, but I have faith in the Real Housewives.” […]
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Sedgwick County Jail rolls out tablets for inmate use
The Sedgwick County Jail now has hundreds of “community” tablets that inmates can check out twice a day in two- to three-hour increments. The Wichita Eagle Inmates at the Sedgwick County Jail have a new way to stay educated, entertained and in touch with their family members. Thanks to a […]
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‘It may have come from an employee’: Hudson County jail rises to 33 positive COVID-19 cases
A COVID-19 outbreak at the Hudson County jail is now up to 33 positive cases, according to a county official. None of the 33 infected inmates are showing “serious symptoms,” but now health officials believe that an asymptomatic employee may be the source of the spread in the facility, county […]
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No time like the present: A last-minute Clark County gift guide
Posh + Tattered, 14 S.E. Clark Ave., Battle Ground, 360-702-9081, www.facebook.com/poshandtattered, @poshandtattered. Over the past six years, owners Karen Helmes, Holly Kandoll and Lily Isaacson have built a reputation with their boutique’s handcrafted, locally made goods. Find gifts for mamas and babies, candles, body products, jewelry, potted houseplants and holiday […]
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The Real Housewives of Orange County recap: Pot kettle, kettle black
Bravo Since when is The Real Housewives a horror franchise? Outside of select RHONY vacations, I mean. I don’t know when Bravo went from reality to haunting-my-dreams, but tonight’s installment of The Real Housewives of Orange County was the darkest thing I’ve seen in a long time. It started at […]