May 14—FARMINGTON — Franklin County commissioners voted Tuesday to apply for a $700,000 grant from the county’s tax-increment financing program to help pay for a $4.4 million emergency operations center on County Way. The county was awarded $2 million from Congress and has $1.67 million from the American Recovery Plan Act. The $700,000 would pay […]
May 14—Effingham is looking to improve and better maintain its tree population after receiving a grant for the establishment of the city’s first forestry program. During a recent council meeting, City Engineer Jeremy Heuerman said the city has been awarded $50,000 to cover the cost of creating an inventory of the city’s trees and developing […]
May 14—LIMA — Rhodes State College is partnering with local entities to train the next generation in technology. On Tuesday, the school dedicated the new Ar-Hale Family Foundation Advanced Manufacturing Learning Center. According to a recent press release, the donation from the AR-Hale Family Foundation will provide students with the ability to utilize different robots […]
View a previous report from the launch of the pilot program in the video player above. COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — Columbus is continuing with efforts to create affordable and sustainable transportation options through an electric bike program. The Resident E-bike Subsidy Program was started as a pilot program, providing vouchers between $500 and $2,500 toward […]
Alliance Community Pantry will benefit from a partnership with the Carnation City’s new Meijer store that will provide much-needed relief to local families facing food insecurity. The pantry will receive monetary donations courtesy of Meijer’s customer-driven hunger relief program called Simply Give. The Alliance Meijer store opens at 6 a.m. Tuesday. The program encourages customers to […]
The City of San Francisco is providing free beer and vodka shots to homeless alcoholics at taxpayer expense under a little-known pilot program. The “Managed Alcohol Program” operated by San Francisco’s Department of Public Health serves regimented doses of alcohol to voluntary participants with alcohol addiction in an effort to keep the homeless off the […]
Faith leaders sat down with Manatee County Sheriff Rick Wells and the chiefs of police at five other law enforcement agencies in the county on Thursday to improve a pre-arrest diversion program. Leaders from Stronger Together Reaching Equality Across Manatee (STREAM), composed of 15 multicultural and interfaith congregations, have worked with the 12th Judicial Circuit […]
May 10—MITCHELL — There was a time not that long ago when Stacy Two Eagle was feeling overwhelmed. As a single mother of four enrolled in the diesel program at Mitchell Technical College, she was facing pressure from all sides. With children ranging in age from 16 years old to 7 years old in the […]
FRESNO, Calif. (KSEE/KGPE) – The City of Fresno partnered with SLWA Insurance Services (SLWA), a HomeSweve company to offer optional repair service plans and an education program for homeowners in Fresno, officials announced on Friday. Officials with the city say homeowners are responsible for the utility service lines connecting their homes to the city’s water […]
Robert Lindsey, a longtime Lexington radio executive who made a midlife career switch to become a small business owner, died Wednesday at age 66. He had battled cancer, an obituary on Milward Funeral Directors’ website stated. “Our hearts are heavy with the loss of a radio giant, former Cumulus Media Operations Manager Robert Lindsey,” a […]
By Abhirup Roy SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) –Elon Musk‘s decision to gut Tesla’s electric-vehicle charging team is scrambling plans for rolling out new fast-charging stations and may delay President Joe Biden‘s efforts to electrify U.S. highways. Last year, the Biden administration announced rules for an ambitious plan to expand the country’s charging infrastructure and jump-start EV […]
May 9—The New Mexico Energy, Minerals and Natural Resources Department announced the recipients of a new grant for energy efficient projects in lower-income communities. The Community Energy Efficiency Development Program grants will deliver a total of $11.8 million to eight projects across the state. The program was created in 2022. The program is funded with […]