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Yahoo
2 days ago
- Yahoo
Cadott woman accused of theft from multiple organizations enters not guilty pleas
CHIPPEWA FALLS — A Cadott woman accused of stealing money from the Boy Scouts of America and two business organizations has entered not guilty pleas. Nicole R. Ruhe, 44, 27498 100th Ave., was charged in February in Chippewa County Court with three counts of theft in a business setting; all three counts are felonies. At her arraignment Wednesday, Ruhe entered not guilty pleas on all three charges. Judge Benjamin Lane ordered trial dates to be scheduled, but those have not yet been set. According to the criminal complaint, Ruhe has served for the Cadott Boys Basketball Association, the Cadott Community Association, and Boy Scout Troop 65 of Cadott. She is accused of accessing and taking funds from each organization. 'Nicole was interviewed multiple times and admitted to taking/using two of the three organizations' money and failing to return it,' the criminal complaint reads. 'Nicole only admitted to money that was able to be proven missing/unaccounted for with her responsibility as the treasurer.' The basketball organization found $5,159.00 unaccounted for. 'They also found bank ledgers that had been provided by Nicole that had been changed in an attempt to mislead the [basketball organization] on the actual amounts the CBBA had in their account during meetings,' the complaint reads. Investigators then learned Ruhe was active in the Boy Scouts. 'From reviewing the troop's bank account and known profitable activities, it was found $4,095.03 was unaccounted for and other fundraising profits had never been documented submitted into the troop's account,' the complaint reads. 'Nicole was questioned again on the missing money to which no specific reasoning or answers were given for much of the unaccounted-for money or other profits.' The CCA also suspected Ruhe, who was treasurer, was stealing money. 'The CCA suspected anywhere from $4,000-$9,000 was unaccounted for based on their knowledge and findings,' the complaint reads. 'From reviewing The CCA's account information and records there were similar behaviors observed in Nicole's record keeping and submission of funds to their bank that were also observed with the CBBO and BSAs. Nicole's records submitted to the CCA were found to differ $2,486.25 to $10,995.92 from 2022-2023 from that of the CCA's bank records showed.' The officers met with Ruhe and reviewed the ledgers she kept. 'Nicole indicated her using the money was [due to] falling on hard times and being out of work from her heart surgery for six months and only getting half her normal wage,' the complaint reads. Solve the daily Crossword
Yahoo
6 days ago
- Climate
- Yahoo
1 dead, 14 injured, including children, after lightning strike in New Jersey
JACKSON, NJ — One person was killed and 14 others were injured, including eight children, after a lightning strike at an outdoor archery range in New Jersey on July 16, officials said. The lightning strike occurred at 7:07 p.m. ET at the Black Knight Bowbenders archery range in Jackson Township, a suburb in Ocean County located about east of the state's capital city of Trenton. The incident occurred while the club was hosting a competition for the Boy Scouts, according to Joseph Candido, the township's public safety information director. The lightning strike killed a 61-year-old man and sent another to the Burn Center at Cooperman Barnabas Medical Center in Livingston, a township near Newark and about 50 miles north of Jackson, Candido said. The deceased was later identified as archery instructor Robert Montgomery, of Cinnaminson Township, New Jersey. In addition to Montgomery, 13 other people, including eight children, were sent to local hospitals for treatment, Candido said. Their injuries ranged from minor burns to some reporting feeling electrical sensations in their bodies, according to Candido. The victims were as young as 7 years old. The lightning also struck an apartment complex in town, but minor damage was reported, Candido added. Jackson First Aid and multiple other agencies responded to the scene, including Freehold, Howell, Toms River, Plumsted, Millstone, and Hatzolah first aid squads, Candido said. The Black Knight Bowbenders outdoor archery range is located on nearly 50 wooded acres in a remote area off Perrineville Road. The club features numerous archery competitions throughout the year. Heat wave sizzling parts of Northeast: NYC could feel like a 100-degree cooker Mayor: No other incidents reported from the thunderstorm The incident occurred as thunderstorms were forecasted for parts of the eastern and central United States on July 16, including New Jersey. The lightning strike happened shortly before a severe thunderstorm warning was issued in Ocean County. Nick Guzzo, a meteorologist on duty at the National Weather Service station in Mount Holly, said the thunderstorm that passed over Jackson "wasn't necessarily anything atypical" of such an event. But he noted that the weather service was aware of what happened in Jackson and was attempting to gather more data on the circumstances that led to the lightning strike. Reina said that he had spoken to New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy, who offered to send whatever resources the town needed. "I have been briefed on a lightning strike tonight at an outdoor archery range in Jackson. At this time, we have at least one fatality and multiple injuries," Murphy said in a post on X. "All injured have been transported by first responders. Please pray for everyone involved in this tragic incident." The mayor said seven outside agencies were assisting, but aside from the incident at the Black Knight Bowbenders, there were no other reported incidents from the storm. 'We're grateful for the offer, but we have no downed trees, no power outages — this was a lightning strike," Reina said. New Jersey lightning strike: 28-year-old dies after getting struck by lightning on golf course Severe weather in the Northeast The lightning strike also comes just days after powerful storms swept across much of the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic on July 14, inundating cities with heavy rainfall and causing flash flooding in some areas. The storms killed two people in Plainfield, New Jersey, a suburb about 30 miles outside New York City, and flooded multiple stations in the New York City subway system. Murphy had declared a state of emergency due to the "flash flooding and high levels of rainfall in parts of the state." Officials recorded 6 inches of rain in under two-and-a-half hours the evening of July 14, Murphy previously said during a news conference. The weather service in Mount Holly also warned that flood impacts were expected to continue on July 15. Following the storms, a heat advisory was issued on July 16 for parts of Delaware, Pennsylvania, New York, Connecticut, and New Jersey. The advisory remains in effect from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. ET on July 17 for portions of central and southern Delaware, northeast Maryland, and southern New Jersey, according to the weather service. Contributing: Christopher Cann This article originally appeared on Asbury Park Press: Lightning strike in New Jersey kills 1 and injures 14, including kids Solve the daily Crossword
The Guardian
17-07-2025
- General
- The Guardian
Rescuers find mom and son lost in California forest thanks to ‘help' notes
A mother and her nine-year-old-son who got lost in a remote California forest while on their way to a Boy Scouts camp were rescued after a search crew found notes the pair had left behind. The notes weighed down by rocks with 'HELP' written at the top said they were stranded up the road with no phone service. A volunteer search-and-rescue team that was training in the Sierra Nevada foothills found the pair on Saturday, a day after they had set out for the camp, according to the Calaveras county sheriff's office. The woman and her son got lost on Friday after they left the Sacramento area and their GPS had directed them on to old logging roads deep into the forest, said Lt Greg Stark, a spokesperson for the sheriff's office. They eventually lost their GPS signal and then got stuck about 10 miles (16km) from the nearest paved road, Stark said. They were reported missing the next day after not showing up at the camp. The county's volunteer search team initially narrowed down the pair's last known spot from a location-sharing app and then heard from campers who saw the woman's missing car a day earlier, the sheriff's office said. About four hours after being dispatched, the search team found the first note that read: 'HELP. Me and my son are stranded with no service and can't call 911. We are ahead, up the road to the right. Please call 911 to get help for us. Thank you!' The team found a second note up the road, and then about a mile later they found the woman and her son, where their car had gotten stuck, the sheriff's office said. The pair had spent the night in the car with a cooler full of food and drinks they had packed for a few days at the camp, Stark said. Authorities credited the pair with alerting others where they were going and when they would arrive and staying where they were once they got lost. The boy also used his whistle to sound three short bursts – a signal for help that Scouts are taught. 'They did everything right,' Stark said. 'They put themselves in the best position to be found.'
CTV News
17-07-2025
- CTV News
Rescuers find mom and son lost in California forest thanks to notes they left on a remote road
This undated photo provided by the Calaveras County, Calif., Sheriff's Office shows a note that was left by a woman and her 9-year-old-son, who got lost in a California forest while driving to a Boy Scouts camp, and found by rescuers who then located the pair on Saturday, July 12, 2025. (Calaveras County Sheriff's Office via AP) A mother and her 9-year-old-son who got lost in a remote California forest while on their way to a Boy Scouts camp were rescued after a search crew found notes the pair had left behind. The notes weighed down by rocks with 'HELP' written at the top said they were stranded up the road with no phone service. A volunteer search-and-rescue team that was training in the Sierra Nevada foothills found the pair Saturday, a day after they had set out for the camp, according to the Calaveras County Sheriff's Office. The woman and her son got lost on Friday after they left the Sacramento area and their GPS had directed them onto old logging roads deep into the forest, said Lt. Greg Stark, a spokesperson for the sheriff's office. They eventually lost their GPS signal and then got stuck about 10 miles (16 kilometres) from the nearest paved road, Stark said. They were reported missing the next day after not showing up at the camp. The county's volunteer search team initially narrowed down the pair's last known spot from a location-sharing app and then heard from campers who saw the woman's missing car a day earlier, the sheriff's office said. About four hours after being dispatched, the search team found the first note that read: 'HELP. Me and my son are stranded with no service and can't call 911. We are ahead, up the road to the right. Please call 911 to get help for us. Thank you!' The team found a second note up the road, and then about a mile later they found the woman and her son, where their car had gotten stuck, the sheriff's office said. The pair had spent the night in the car with a cooler full of food and drinks they had packed for a few days at the camp, Stark said. Authorities credited the pair with alerting others where they were going and when they would arrive and staying where they were once they got lost. The boy also used his whistle to sound three short bursts — a signal for help that Scouts are taught. 'They did everything right,' Stark said. 'They put themselves in the best position to be found.' John Seewer, The Associated Press
Al Arabiya
17-07-2025
- General
- Al Arabiya
Rescuers Find Mom and Son Lost in California Forest Thanks to Notes They Left on a Remote Road
A mother and her 9-year-old son who got lost in a remote California forest while on their way to a Boy Scouts camp were rescued after a search crew found notes the pair had left behind. The notes, weighed down by rocks with HELP written at the top, said they were stranded up the road with no phone service. A volunteer search-and-rescue team that was training in the Sierra Nevada foothills found the pair Saturday, a day after they had set out for the camp, according to the Calaveras County Sheriff's Office. The woman and her son got lost on Friday after they left the Sacramento area and their GPS had directed them onto old logging roads deep into the forest, said Lt. Greg Stark, a spokesperson for the sheriff's office. They eventually lost their GPS signal and then got stuck about 10 miles (16 kilometers) from the nearest paved road, Stark said. They were reported missing the next day after not showing up at the camp. The county's volunteer search team initially narrowed down the pair's last known spot from a location-sharing app and then heard from campers who saw the woman's missing car a day earlier, the sheriff's office said. About four hours after being dispatched, the search team found the first note that read: 'HELP. Me and my son are stranded with no service and can't call 911. We are ahead up the road to the right. Please call 911 to get help for us. Thank you!' The team found a second note up the road and then, about a mile later, they found the woman and her son where their car had gotten stuck, the sheriff's office said. The pair had spent the night in the car with a cooler full of food and drinks they had packed for a few days at the camp, Stark said. Authorities credited the pair with alerting others where they were going and when they would arrive and staying where they were once they got lost. The boy also used his whistle to sound three short bursts–a signal for help that Scouts are taught. 'They did everything right,' Stark said. 'They put themselves in the best position to be found.'
