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09-05-2025
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Garden Plain promotes Crownover to chief
GARDEN PLAIN, Kan. (KSNW) — The City of Garden Plain has appointed longtime law enforcement officer Bryan Crownover as its new Chief of Police. Crownover's promotion was made official during the May 7 City Council meeting and comes after the retirement of former Chief Gene Garcia in March. Wichita man's body recovered from river in Arkansas 'I'm excited and grateful for the opportunity to continue to serve the Garden Plain community and lead the Police Department,' Crownover said in a statement. 'I'm honored the Council selected me to serve as Chief.' Crownover has over 30 years of law enforcement experience, starting with the Shawnee County Sheriff's Department and spending 21 years with the Kansas Highway Patrol as a K-9 handler, Range Master, and EMT. He served nine years in the Air National Guard during Operation Desert Storm and holds a bachelor's degree in criminal justice from Washburn University. 'On behalf of the City Council, we are pleased to announce Crownover's appointment as Chief of Police,' said Mayor Kevin Hammond. 'We are fortunate to have someone with his credentials and experience serving in this important role,' Mayor Kevin Hammond said in a news release. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
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15-02-2025
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District prepared to cut millions of dollars from budget if levy fails
A local school district is asking voters to approve a 6.9 mill operating levy in May. [DOWNLOAD: Free WHIO-TV News app for alerts as news breaks] As reported on News Center 7 at 6:00, Huber Heights City Schools Superintendent Jason Enix said the district is prepared to cut more than $7 million of its budget if the levy doesn't pass. TRENDING STORIES: 10,000 people under boil advisory after 'major' water main break in Troy Man changes plea after being accused of shooting a teen near Joe Mixon's home 'I played dead;' Man covered in bruises thankful after surviving violent armed robbery The levy would cost roughly $242 per $100,000 in appraised property value, according to a previous News Center 7 report. An operating levy has not been passed since 2005. 'That cost savings package was again, part of our board agenda last night. That was approved, pending the outcome of the campaign levy ballot issue, that is on the ballot for May,' Enix said. This also is the seventh time the district has requested a levy for operating funds since 2005. If the levy doesn't pass, the district will eliminate 60 jobs, increase the price of extracurricular activities and raise school and course fees by 20%. 'Does include staffing positions in the classrooms, as well as paraprofessionals, support staff, administration, pretty comprehensive reduction,' Enix said. Some parents told News Center 7 that they hope the levy passes, while others said they already pay enough taxes. Crownover has lived in Huber Heights since 1968. He values education, but inflation has taken its toll on his budget. 'It's not much, and that gets eat up by everything else that goes up because Medicare is not free,' Crownover said. Enix recognized that the district has one of the higher cash balances in the region, but says without new local funds the district has been reliant on state increases and federal grants — including the Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief Fund (ESSER) which ended in January. Voters will cast their votes for the levy on May 7. News Center 7 will continue to follow this story. [SIGN UP: WHIO-TV Daily Headlines Newsletter]
Yahoo
12-02-2025
- Business
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‘I've met my obligation': Woman wants answers after HOA added 10 years onto timeshare
A metro Atlanta woman says she thought after 29 years she was finally out of her timeshare contract, but then it was re-upped for another 10 years without her consent. 'I feel like I've met my obligation. I've paid this for 29 years,' Sherri Crownover over Roswell told Channel 2 consumer investigator Justin Gray. It was back in 1996 that Crownover first signed up for the timeshare at Golf Club Villas at Big Canoe. 'We love the mountains,' she said. But her children are now grown, and her husband is seriously ill. 'We enjoyed the timeshare for years. And I just was looking forward to being out of it,' Crownover said. Her contract was set to expire at the end of 2024, but there is a clause in it that says, 'unless extended as provided in the declaration.' In January, Crownover got a bill for the $100 maintenance fees for 2025. 'They said, well, according to our records, you're still actively a member of this place,' she said. MORE STORIES FROM 2 INVESTIGATES: IDs exposed by metro Atlanta governments cause identity theft concerns South Fulton mayor defends controversial spending during 'Mayor Mondays' event 'Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde': Synthetic food dyes linked to behavioral issues 'It just keeps growing': New bill aims to tighten regulations on title pawn companies Even though Crownover never signed anything new or agreed to any extension, the timeshare's HOA voted last year just before her contract expired to extend timeshare agreements by 10 years. 'I would be dead and buried before they ever let me out of this thing,' Crownover said. 'Honestly, I can't say that I have seen a contract like this,' said Rich Folk from Timeshare Contract Resolution, a company that helps people get out of timeshares. 'For somebody to hold somebody's feet over the fire on a contract like this that was signed so many years ago if it's not illegal, it certainly should be.' A company called Capital Vacations manages the timeshare. But Capital Vacations said this was a decision of the HOA board, not them, telling us in a statement: 'The Association's Declaration allows for the Association to be extended for 10-year periods if a majority of the owners of the Association vote in the affirmative…This extension is a benefit to the owners and will allow them to enjoy all their ownership offers for at least another decade.' 'I'm not planning on paying it. I don't think I should have to,' Crownover said. A spokesman told Channel 2 Action News that Capital Vacations would be willing to act as a liaison between the board and the owner to 'see if there is a solution.'
