MADISON COUNTY, Ala (WHNT) — The Moores Mill Volunteer Fire Department (MMVFD) says it and several other agencies responded Friday after a car ran off into Flint River. Moores Mill VFD Spokesperson Ethan Fitzgerald said the department received the call around 5 p.m. He said the vehicle was at a put-in spot near Oscar Patterson […]
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Sparks fly at puppy mill bill hearing
A Monday hearing on Indiana’s proposed canine care bill before the Indiana Senate Agriculture Committee left some opponents of the measure accusing legislators of being dismissive of their concerns. “Give us some respect, damn,” Robert Perry of Nashville said after he accused some legislators, notably Chairwoman State Sen. Jean Leising, R-Oldenburg, for being patronizing and […]
Bob Moore of Bob’s Red Mill dies at 94
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Bob Moore, who followed his passion in the middle of his life to found Bob’s Red Mill, died Saturday at his home, officials connected with the company said. He was 94. He took his love of healthy foods and milling whole grains to found the company in 1978 in Milwaukie. The […]
Deputies searching for those who stole 2,146 gallons of diesel fuel in Fort Mill
Deputies in York County are searching for vehicles they say were involved in stealing 2,146 gallons of diesel fuel on Tuesday. York County Sheriff’s Office said three different suspect vehicles were used to steal the fuel at the Gate gas station West Highway on Fort Mill. An unknown person broke open a pump by prying […]
Groomer surrenders, adopts, then sells dogs within hours in puppy mill scheme, cops say
An Indiana pet groomer adopted 343 dogs, mostly purebred, over the last five years as part of a scheme run by a former animal control supervisor to defraud the county, officials said. Jamie Hubiak, owner of Specialty Pet Grooming, Daycare and Boarding in Evansville, Indiana, was arrested on Jan. 29 and faces three felony charges, […]
Norwich plans riverfront park at crumbling Capehart Mill complex
Jan. 20—NORWICH — Rather than continue to watch the former Capehart Mill in Greeneville collapse and remain an eyesore along the Shetucket River, city officials will seek to acquire the property, clean it up and create a riverfront park. A year ago this month, the city was unsuccessful in its application for a $16.5 million […]
Fort Mill police arrest Chick-fil-A franchisee on juvenile sex crime charge
The franchisee of a Chick-fil-A store in Lancaster, South Carolina, will step away from the business after he was charged this week with a sex crime in nearby Fort Mill, according to a statement from the company and police records obtained by The Herald. Lafe Hunter Thompson, 56, of Lancaster, was arrested Wednesday by the […]
Owner of historic Horner Mill fails to demolish buildings; city files lawsuit demanding company follow through
EATON RAPIDS — An agreed-upon deadline for its demolition has passed, but the blighted and crumbling former Horner Woolen Mill is still standing at the corner of M-99 and Main Street. Now, city officials have again filed suit against its owner demanding that the structures come down. Utah-based Mill Street LLC, the property’s owner, had […]
Mill Street SE, State Street, Chemeketa Street NE closed due to decoupled rail cars
A stretch of rail cars along 12th Street that decoupled on Saturday afternoon has closed east and westbound traffic at Mill Street SE, State Street and Chemeketa Street NE, according to Salem Police. It was not immediately clear what caused the rail cars to decouple. Impacted roads will be closed for an undetermined length of […]
Decaying Pillsbury mill in Illinois that once churned flour into opportunity is now getting new life
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — It was the dog, stuck atop skyscraping grain silos on Springfield’s northeast side in 2019, that forced Chris Richmond’s hand. The stray had found its way to the top of the behemoth Pillsbury Mills, for decades a flour-churning engine of the central Illinois city’s economy but now vacant more than 20 […]
Decaying Pillsbury mill in Illinois that once churned flour into opportunity is now getting new life
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — It was the dog, stuck atop skyscraping grain silos on Springfield’s northeast side in 2019, that forced Chris Richmond’s hand. The stray had found its way to the top of the behemoth Pillsbury Mills, for decades a flour-churning engine of the central Illinois city’s economy but now vacant more than 20 […]