Chickasha City Council discuss fire, safety improvements | News | #citycouncil
The Chickasha City Council approved the annual contract with the Grady County 522 EMS District on Monday night. This year, the City of Chickasha will receive just over $576,300 for annual operations. The city will also receive some assistance for capital improvement purchases such as technology upgrades, extrication tools and a new squad. A jaws […]
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Lady Liberty joins Chicago’s Mayor for 4th of July festivities
Lady Liberty joins Chicago’s Mayor for 4th of July festivities – CBS Chicago Watch CBS News There were displays of patriotism on Chicago’s South Side on Tuesday as the annual 4th on 53rd parade stepped off. And there was one particularly eye-catching outfit. Be the first to know Get browser notifications for breaking news, live […]
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Alabama poll workers to see pay bump in next statewide election | #elections | #alabama
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (WIAT) — Thanks to a new law signed last month, poll workers in Alabama will see a $50 pay increase for working the next statewide election. Prior to the passage of HB435, election clerks earned $75 and inspectors earned $100. The new law says that with the state supplementing local pay, clerks will […]
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Army veteran asks for considerate July 4th celebrations
Fireworks are a big part of Fourth of July celebrations, but one veteran explains how they can bring up traumatic memories from the past. LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — Independence Day is a day that is celebrated all across the country and for many of those celebrations, fireworks are involved. Mark Diggs is a Veteran in […]
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Anchorage’s former Golden Lion Hotel to open as low-income housing next month | #alaska | #politics
The former Golden Lion Hotel in Anchorage, at the intersection of 36th Avenue and Seward Highway, is set to become low-income housing in May. (Wesley Early/Alaska Public Media) Anchorage Mayor Dave Bronson and the Assembly want to start moving dozens of people who are homeless into the former Golden Lion Hotel starting in a few […]
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Sudbury Arena report yields four proposals for city council | #citycouncil
City staff have tabled a report to city council proposing four options for the Sudbury Community Arena, including status quo repairs, renovation, a new standalone events centre, and a new events centre as part of a larger downtown redevelopment A long-awaited municipal report has been tabled, revealing the latest-known condition of the Sudbury Community Arena […]
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Petition filed to recall Mayor Jean Stothert
OMAHA, Neb. (KMTV) — A petition to recall Mayor Jean Stothert was submitted by Jonathan Renteria, who also submitted a recall petition for Councilman Vinny Palermo. He says his reason is a “failure to repeal the restaurant tax, political opportunism in convening a faux charter convention reducing the number of charter convention members from 25 […]
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Arkansas Economic Development Commission celebrates Westrock Coffee’s expansion in Conway with plans to create 600 new jobs through $300 million investment
Special to The Banner-News The Arkansas Economic Development Commission (“AEDC”) along with Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders, local officials, and Westrock Coffee Company (Nasdaq: WEST) (“Westrock Coffee,” or the “Company”) celebrate today the expansion of Westrock Coffee’s development, production, packaging, and distribution facility in Conway, Arkansas. The Company plans to invest over $300 million and create […]
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Community members share frustrations, concerns about Red Pine evacuation with Bemidji City Council | #citycouncil
BEMIDJI — Residents and community members alike came to speak at the Bemidji City Council’s Monday meeting, following a city order to evacuate the Red Pine Estates due to structural concerns last Friday. City inspectors and structural engineers hired by the property management company found that the apartments, located at 2950 Ridgeway Avenue NW, had […]
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Q&A: Arlington Mayor forms second faith-based advisory council for Jewish community
Jim Ross, Mayor of Arlington, discusses creating his second faith-based advisory council for the city and how they will organize public panel discussions starting in July This interview was conducted on June 29 and has been edited for clarity, grammar and length. Marissa Greene: What drew your interest in meeting with the Congregation Beth Shalom, […]
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