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Yahoo
22-05-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
Wayne City Council seat vacancy filled
WAYNE, Neb. (KCAU) — There's an update on the shakeup on the Wayne City Council:a vacancy has been filled. City officials said the council appointed Dallas Dorey to fill the vacant ward four seat which covers the southwest part of the city. The seat term expires in December of 2026. Dorey previously served on the council a few years ago. More performers announced for 35th Saturday in the Park The vacancy happened due to Jill Bodersen being appointed to the mayor's seat back on April day after former Mayor Cale Giese resigned to take a job at Omaha Public Power member Matt Eischeid was elected to the council president role. The job Brodersen previously had. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
09-03-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
British airship pioneer plots flights to the Amazon and Arctic
A British airship business plans to launch flights to remote parts of the Amazon and Arctic using a blimp that can land on lakes, snowfields and forest clearings. Shropshire-based Straightline Aviation said the Z1 airship will be able to transport more than 20 tonnes of cargo to far-flung sites, hundreds of miles from the nearest road or runway. This could include carrying heavy mining and oil industry equipment to northern Canada or undertaking medical missions to isolated parts of Africa and South America. The versatility of the Z1, which is being developed by California-based manufacturer AT2 Aerospace, stems from an air-cushioned underside which makes any clear patch of ground a potential landing zone. Straightline, which last week placed a $50m (£39m) order for the first Z1 for delivery in 2028, is betting the vehicle will usher in a new era of airships, which for decades have merely been used as floating advertising devices. The Z1, technically a blimp since it lacks a rigid internal structure, will also generate up to 30pc of its own lift through a three-lobed design that acts like a plane wing. That means the airship can be heavier than air – something which will also help it land. Mark Dorey, chief executive of Straightline, said: 'The landing system is a game-changer because it means that no ground infrastructure is required. 'Traditional cigar-shaped airships were lighter than air and had to dock at a mast or tower, so you could never operate in a remote area. But with the Z1 we'll be able to go in and land on unprepared ground.' Directional fans will help hold the airship in place once it has landed. Typical missions will span up to 500 miles, Mr Dorey said, a distance that would take around 7 hours to cover at the Z1's cruising speed of 60 knots. While powered by traditional kerosene, the craft's ultra-light construction and leisurely pace means fuel consumption would be only about 80pc that of an equivalent aircraft journey. The chief executive said Straightline had explored buying a rival airship being developed by Hybrid Air Vehicles (HAV), potentially at a site in Doncaster, However, the business concluded that the Z1 can carry more and was at a more advanced stage after HAV's Airlander model suffered a crash in 2017. He said: 'It will be like a flying truck, which is what we want. We've got a huge amount of end-user customer demand in a number of markets.' Mr Dorey said Straightline has already held talks with more than 100 potential clients, including oil companies interested in the Z1's potential for transporting large equipment in the Arctic. The airship could serve as an alternative to slow-moving trucks reliant on temporary 'ice roads' across frozen lakes and rivers, the viability of which is threatened by global warming. The chief executive said: 'The ice road season is getting less reliable and in some areas lasts only a month a year. The airship can access the same areas pretty much year-round.' Straightline has also held discussions with Canadian provinces, the state of Alaska and indigenous corporations about its potential for improving links to far-flung communities. The firm has an outline commercial agreement with US charity Rad-Aid International to transport X-ray, CT, ultrasound and MRI equipment to remote or impoverished areas where it will help diagnose and treat cancers, heart disease and complications in pregnancy. Straightline's founder, Mike Kendrick, said his own cancer diagnosis led him towards the collaboration to transport scanners which are too delicate and heavy to carry by light Kendrick previously helped found an airship-based advertising business for Virgin Group and worked with Sir Richard Branson on his various ballooning record ultimately plans to order as many as a dozen of Z1s from AT2, which was spun off from defence giant Lockheed Martin in 2023. Broaden your horizons with award-winning British journalism. Try The Telegraph free for 1 month with unlimited access to our award-winning website, exclusive app, money-saving offers and more.
Telegraph
09-03-2025
- Business
- Telegraph
British airship pioneer plots flights to the Amazon and Arctic
A British airship business plans to launch flights to remote parts of the Amazon and Arctic using a blimp that can land on lakes, snowfields and forest clearings. Shropshire-based Straightline Aviation said the Z1 airship will be able to transport more than 20 tonnes of cargo to far-flung sites, hundreds of miles from the nearest road or runway. This could include carrying heavy mining and oil industry equipment to northern Canada or undertaking medical missions to isolated parts of Africa and South America. The versatility of the Z1, which is being developed by California-based manufacturer AT 2 Aerospace, stems from an air-cushioned underside which makes any clear patch of ground a potential landing zone. Straightline, which last week placed a $50m (£39m) order for the first Z1 for delivery in 2028, is betting the vehicle will usher in a new era of airships, which for decades have merely been used as floating advertising devices. The Z1, technically a blimp since it lacks a rigid internal structure, will also generate up to 30pc of its own lift through a three-lobed design that acts like a plane wing. That means the airship can be heavier than air – something which will also help it land. Mark Dorey, chief executive of Straightline, said: 'The landing system is a game-changer because it means that no ground infrastructure is required. 'Traditional cigar-shaped airships were lighter than air and had to dock at a mast or tower, so you could never operate in a remote area. But with the Z1 we'll be able to go in and land on unprepared ground.' Directional fans will help hold the airship in place once it has landed. Typical missions will span up to 500 miles, Mr Dorey said, a distance that would take around 7 hours to cover at the Z1's cruising speed of 60 knots. While powered by traditional kerosene, the craft's ultra-light construction and leisurely pace means fuel consumption would be only about 80pc that of an equivalent aircraft journey. The chief executive said Straightline had explored buying a rival airship being developed by Hybrid Air Vehicles (HAV), potentially at a site in Doncaster, However, the business concluded that the Z1 can carry more and was at a more advanced stage after HAV's Airlander model suffered a crash in 2017. He said: 'It will be like a flying truck, which is what we want. We've got a huge amount of end-user customer demand in a number of markets.' Mr Dorey said Straightline has already held talks with more than 100 potential clients, including oil companies interested in the Z1's potential for transporting large equipment in the Arctic. The airship could serve as an alternative to slow-moving trucks reliant on temporary 'ice roads' across frozen lakes and rivers, the viability of which is threatened by global warming. The chief executive said: 'The ice road season is getting less reliable and in some areas lasts only a month a year. The airship can access the same areas pretty much year-round.' Straightline has also held discussions with Canadian provinces, the state of Alaska and indigenous corporations about its potential for improving links to far-flung communities. The firm has an outline commercial agreement with US charity Rad-Aid International to transport X-ray, CT, ultrasound and MRI equipment to remote or impoverished areas where it will help diagnose and treat cancers, heart disease and complications in pregnancy. Straightline's founder, Mike Kendrick, said his own cancer diagnosis led him towards the collaboration to transport scanners which are too delicate and heavy to carry by light aircraft. Mr Kendrick previously helped found an airship-based advertising business for Virgin Group and worked with Sir Richard Branson on his various ballooning record attempts. Straightline ultimately plans to order as many as a dozen of Z1s from AT 2, which was spun off from defence giant Lockheed Martin in 2023.
Yahoo
09-03-2025
- General
- Yahoo
Man 'almost evacuated during WW2' shares memories
A man from Guernsey said he was almost evacuated during the Second World War as a child before his mother had "second thoughts". Hirzel Dorey, now 91, was six years old when World War Two began and has shared his experiences as part of the Island Memories Project. The project records islanders' memories for future generations. Mr Dorey said he had been due to be evacuated, but after the boat he was set to leave on never arrived, his mother decided she wanted him to stay with her. Mr Dorey was the youngest of four brothers living at Brooklands Farm, in Kings Mills, during the Nazi Occupation of Guernsey in 1940. He said farmers had to take milk to a depot at Myrtle Place, which is now the Fleur du Jardin Hotel. He said: "Of course all the news and all the gossip was had from taking the milk twice a day. "I think the Germans were all a bit frustrated as [our talking] was all in Guernsey-French and they just couldn't make anything out." Mr Dorey said he had also remembered an explosion at Le Grantez Mill, as well as an "out of control" tank which hit a wall and killed several occupying soldiers. The Island Memories Project is being run by BBC Radio Guernsey in conjunction with Guernsey Museums to record islanders' memories. With the 80th anniversary of the bailiwick's liberation in May this year, the project is focusing on memories of World War Two. Follow BBC Guernsey on X and Facebook. Send your story ideas to WWII memories preserved for Liberation anniversary WW2 Wren listened to German messages from Guernsey Performance to mark 80 years since liberation Guernsey Museum
BBC News
09-03-2025
- General
- BBC News
Guernsey man 'almost evacuated during WW2' shares memories
A man from Guernsey said he was almost evacuated during the Second World War as a child before his mother had "second thoughts". Hirzel Dorey, now 91, was six years old when World War Two began and has shared his experiences as part of the Island Memories project records islanders' memories for future Dorey said he had been due to be evacuated, but after the boat he was set to leave on never arrived, his mother decided she wanted him to stay with her. Gossip during milk rounds Mr Dorey was the youngest of four brothers living at Brooklands Farm, in Kings Mills, during the Nazi Occupation of Guernsey in said farmers had to take milk to a depot at Myrtle Place, which is now the Fleur du Jardin said: "Of course all the news and all the gossip was had from taking the milk twice a day."I think the Germans were all a bit frustrated as [our talking] was all in Guernsey-French and they just couldn't make anything out." Mr Dorey said he had also remembered an explosion at Le Grantez Mill, as well as an "out of control" tank which hit a wall and killed several occupying Island Memories Project is being run by BBC Radio Guernsey in conjunction with Guernsey Museums to record islanders' the 80th anniversary of the bailiwick's liberation in May this year, the project is focusing on memories of World War Two.
