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Yahoo
28-05-2025
- Climate
- Yahoo
SafeHorns headquarters flooded by severe storms
The Brief SafeHorns recovering after HQ was flooded by severe storms West Campus building got close to three feet of water inside Monday's flood was the second time SafeHorns has suffered water damage from severe storms AUSTIN, Texas - The nonprofit organization SafeHorns is recovering after its headquarters was flooded by severe storms over the last 24 hours. Their building in West Campus received close to three feet of water inside. What we know SafeHorns moved into the basement of the Congregational Church of Austin in February 2024. Monday's flood marked the second time the organization has suffered from water damage caused by severe storms. "When I got here, I was shocked to see the line on the door of how much water. Over two and a half feet I'm guesstimating, and then once I opened the doors, it was just all throughout," said SafeHorns president Joell McNew. McNew says she spent hours Tuesday morning cleaning up the aftermath. "It's been an all-day event of cleaning it out, airing it out and, and we need the rain, but it's concerning because of the area that we are in in West campus. This is an area where people are using it as a restroom, so there's human waste. We have feces right there and trash and we try to keep up with cleaning it all the time, but it's a daily occurrence. All of that water is going into our creeks and the trash and now that's obviously what I was cleaning up today," she said. She added that there were not many items ruined in the flood, but the water did damage the floor tiles. Dig deeper The Memorial Day weekend marked a decade since the 2015 floods that took the lives of more than a dozen people and damaged hundreds of properties across Central Texas. Ten years later, the city of Austin says there have been capital improvement projects that enhance local drainage systems and infrastructure in flood-prone areas, but McNew says there is still work that needs to be done on the infrastructure in West Campus. "We know that West Campus has serious issues with drainage in the area. It's just really shocking at times because there's so many drains around us. When the city votes on June 5th for the expansion of Uno, which is going to bring a tremendous amount of density, more density to this area, which is already one of the most densely populated in Texas, that we look at the infrastructure," she said. What's next More rain in the forecast is also drawing concern for McNew. "After we leave today, we're going to try to barricade the door and get some plastic up and hope that, you know, we need the rain so badly, but we don't want it in the wrong place. We need to keep it out of our space and our property, and we're going to do the best we can to try barricade the door hoping that it'll prevent more flooding," she said. The Source Information in this report comes from reporting/interviews by FOX 7 Austin's Tan Radford.
Washington Post
19-04-2025
- Politics
- Washington Post
Who really fired the shot that started the American Revolution?
In 1887, Josiah Bushnell Grinnell spoke to a packed house at the Congregational Church in New Haven, Vermont. The U.S. congressman from Iowa and radical abolitionist in the lead-up to the Civil War had returned to his tiny hometown to be the keynote speaker at a Historical Day commemoration.
Yahoo
26-03-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
Cast votes in Pontiac area elections on April 1. Here's what you need to know
The Consolidated Election will be held April 1. Here is what you need to know. Those wishing to vote must be a U.S. citizen, at least 18 years of age by April 1 and must be a legal resident in their precinct at least 30 days before election day. In-person grace period registration and early voting is taking place at the county clerk's office until April 1. Grace period registrants and voters must have two forms of identification (a current government-issued ID and a piece of mail) showing residency at the current address. Election day is Tuesday, April 1. Polls will be open from 6 a.m.-7 p.m. However, there are other dates available for those interested in voting early. Early voting in person is at the Livingston County Clerk's office at the Historic Courthouse (112 W. Madison St.) in Pontiac. Early voting ends at 4:30 p.m. on March 31. Early voters must be registered voters. Requests for ballots for voting by mail must be made by March 27. Voting by mail ballots must be postmarked no later than midnight, April 1 or returned in person to the clerk's office by 7 p.m. on April 1. Grace registration voting began on March 7 and concludes on April 1. This is for new registrants, and for those who have moved but have not updated registration before March 7. There are 35 voting locations throughout the county. This includes the county clerk's office for grace period registration voters. (Amity Twp) Amity Twp Hall, 102 S. Eighth St., Cornell (Avoca Twp) Avoca Twp building, 19115 E 1250 North Rd, Fairbury (Belle Prairie, Fayette, Germanville townships) Strawn Fire Station, 106 W. Walter St., Strawn (Broughton, Union townships) Congregational Church, 103 Division St., Emington (Charlotte Twp) Charlotte Twp building, 33482 E 1300 North Rd, Chatsworth (Chatsworth Twp) Blue Bird Hall, 326 E. Locust St., Chatsworth (Dwight 1,2,3,4) St. Patrick Parish Hall, 118 W. Mazon Ave., Dwight (Eppards Point Twp) Eppards Point Twp building, 12039 N 1500 East Rd, Pontiac (Esmen Twp) Esmen Twp building, 23997 N 1500 East Rd, Pontiac (Forrest Twp) Forrest Village Hall, 323 S. William St., Forrest (Indian Grove 1,2,3,4) Stafford Community Center, 708 N. First St., Fairbury (Long Point Twp) American Legion Hall, 224 4th St., Long Point (Nebraska Twp) Flanagan Community Building, 101 S. East St., Flanagan (Nevada Twp) Dwight Country Club, 31577 N 2400 East Rd, Dwight (Newtown Twp) Newtown Twp building, 8583 E 2944 North Rd, Manville (Odell Twp) Odell Public Library, 301 E. Richard St., Odell (Owego Twp) Livingston County Assembly of God, 18034 N 2100 East Rd, Pontiac (Pike Twp) Pike Twp building, 9075 E 1200 North Rd, Pontiac (Pleasant Ridge Twp) Pleasant Ridge Twp building, 27572 E 1310 North Rd, Wing (Pontiac 1) First Methodist Church, 219 N. Chicago St., Pontiac (Pontiac 2,7,10) Pontiac City Hall chambers, 115 W. Howard St., Pontiac (Pontiac 3) U of I Extension Office, 1412 S. Locust St., Pontiac (Pontiac 4) Livingston County Public Health Dept., 310 E. Torrance Ave., Pontiac (Pontiac 5,6) Pontiac Community Rec Center, 900 N. Elm St., Pontiac (Pontiac 8) First Baptist Church, 515 N. Ladd St., Pontiac (Pontiac 9) Pontiac Bible Church, 1611 W. Reynolds St., Pontiac (Reading 1) Reading Twp building, 1630 S. Illinois St., Streator (Reading 2) Reading Twp Fire Dept., 1624 S. Vermillion St., Streator (Rooks Creek Twp) Rooks Creek Twp building, 215 N. Main St., Graymont (Round Grove Twp) Sacred Heart Parish Hall, 205 Elm St., Campus (Saunemin Twp) Saunemin Community building, 70 North St., Saunemin (Sullivan Twp) Cullom Village Hall, 119 N. Oak St., Cullom (Sunbury Twp) Sunbury Twp building, 15047 E 3000 North Rd, Blackstone (Waldo Twp) Waldo Twp building, 2941 E 1200 North Rd, Gridley Voters must be registered with the county under their correct physical address. This includes if the voter has changed apartments but still living in the same building. Registrations need to have been transferred if the voter has changed their name or address. If changes need to be made on Election Day, they can be done at the county clerk's office (at the Historic Courthouse, 112 W. Madison St.). Voter registration is not available at polling sites. There are contested races on the ballot, as well as three referendum questions. The three referendum questions are: Prairie Central CUSD 8 asking for approval of a $38 million bond. This involves closing buildings in Chatsworth, Chenoa and Fairbury, building a central elementary school in Fairbury and updating the high school in Fairbury and the junior high and upper elementary buildings in Forrest. This is practically the same as the $45 million referendum that failed in November. Cornell CCSD 426 residents are being asked to approve to raise the limiting rate for the Property Tax Extension Limitation Law (PTELL) by an amount equal to 0.27905% above the limiting rate for 2023. Residents in Sullivan Township are being asked to accept a new tax rate proposal and accept an increase in limiting rate proposal. There are contested school board races in Prairie Central CUSD 8, Dwight Common School 232 (grade school) and Cornell CCSD 426. Other races include El Paso-Gridley CUSD 11 and Streator Twp. High School District 40. There is a village presidential race and races for village trustees. In Chatsworth, Mayor Richard Runyon is being challenged by Michael Ifland. There is one challenger and three incumbents running for the three open village trustee seats in Flanagan. There are three incumbents and two challengers for the three open village trustee seats in Forrest. There are five township road commissioner races, as well as a township supervisor race. The incumbent road commissioners in Fayette, Newtown, Pleasant Ridge and Pontiac townships are each facing one challenger. There is no incumbent for Long Point road commissioner, but there are three running for the position. Deborah Zega and Dawn M. Baker are challenging each other for Owego Township supervisor. Erich Murphy is a reporter at the Pontiac Daily Leader. This article originally appeared on Pontiac Daily Leader: Pontiac area school board, referenda questions are on April 1 ballot
