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Yahoo
25-05-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Discover the latest homes changing hands in Lexington area
This is a summary of recent property transfers in Fayette, Bourbon and Scott Counties. 327 Bassett Ave, Thomas Cynthia Suzanne to Zarvas Chris and Sarah, $518,500 312 Culpepper Rd, Stallard Terri Trustee to Stanley Zachary D and Karolyn, $1,100,000 3628 Hidden Pond Rd, Mobley Rebecca S and Terry B to Stone Stephen W and Leslie P, $1,100,000 101 Idle Hour Dr Unit 3, MNKH LLC to Mobley Rebecca S, $1,400,000 428 Lakeshore Dr, Katko Jennifer Lawrence Ttee to Dalton Lisa and Andrew, $847,025 1404 Lookout Cir, Durachta Susan L to Blake David Collins and Sara Mayes, $727,000 677 Mt Vernon Dr, Starlight LLC to 677 Mt Vernon Drive LLC, $670,000 2185 Taborlake Pt, Cox Lucy to Hays Seth and Ashley, $684,000 3140 Arrowhead Dr, Moore Jennifer E to Petersburg Nathan T and Lisa D, $485,000 216 Forest Park Rd, Lexington Preferred Properties LLC to Lozano Richard L and Amy C, $390,000 3025 Lappin Ln, Polisetty Nanda & Anantha L to Bramel Alli Robic and Taylor, $395,000 3513 Pepperwood Pl, Wilson Frank E to Aloysius Ajoy, $280,000 255 Shady Ln, Carter Margaret Gayle Sharp to Wilcox Jared Thomas, $900,000 514 Springhill Dr, Hafner Erin Patricia & Paul O'Brien to Cornett Davis Steele, $415,000 1660 Chandler Ln, Hall Howard Keith to FFGFG LLC, $285,000 943 Lily Dr, Schmitz Richard and Deborah to Baumann Morgan, $335,100 342 Waller Ave Unit 2B, Stewart Teresa Ann to T M Rudd Co LLC, $94,000 136 N Broadway Park, Chaney Amber Deann to Graley Devin, $261,000 1601 Clayton Ave, Wise Stephen to Haffermann Robert, $200,000 1884 Dalton Ct, Morton Lawrence M and Hope T to Lexington Land and Realty LLC, $259,900 1319 N Limestone, Lopez Properties Mah LLC to Cordero Mario Cordero, $295,000 537 Lisa Dr, McFadden WM E & Hazel to Kentucky Real Estate Buyers LLC, $140,000 537 Lisa Dr, Kentucky Real Estate Buyers LLC to Altitude Investments LLC, $154,000 1104 Meadow Ln, Ingram Mary Darlene to Is Realtor Kentucky Inc, $128,000 164 Winston Ave, Wallace Ollie Jr & C S to Wallace Brandon Scott, $240,000 121 N Martin Luther King Blvd, Anderson Lindsay and James to Steen Marnie, $270,000 531 Boonesboro Ave, Garry Milton Real Estate Inc to Davis Benjamin, $520,000 220 Cedar St Unit 207, Foster Clifton & Tina S to Ahmad Aleena Syed, $370,000 342 Chestnut St, A Zahed Properties LLC to Joseph Scott Properties LLC, $316,500 429 E Fourth St, A Zahed Properties LLC to Joseph Scott Properties LLC, $316,500 410 E Sixth St, A Zahed Properties LLC to Joseph Scott Properties LLC, $316,500 333 S Upper St Unit 103, Mayer Solomon V to Ryan Matthew TTEE, $350,000 693 Andover Village Pl, Shuck Timothy J & K M to Santamaria Ingrid Fernandes Mathi, $492,900 2517 Carducci St, Brown Dog Properties LLC to Phan Son Van, $645,000 441 Chelsea Woods Dr, Brown Shelby Ellen to Hightower Wells Laurel Devin, $259,000 1637 Cornelius Trce, Nelson Wesley Dean to Nelson Brian Ttee, $640,500 2502 Knightsbridge Ln, George Tanner to McPherson Ashlei, $195,000 1211 Twilight Shadow Dr, Disimile Christopher R to Williams Thomas J Jr, $560,000 1876 Barksdale Dr, Caycam Properties Inc to Mejia Juan Manuel Mendoza, $195,000 2669 Trailwood Ln, Raynolds Properties LLC to Loar Ryan Mikail, $275,000 956 Winding Oak Trl, Stivers Nathan & Rebekah to McBeath Anna Schafer and Christia, $382,500 1309 Cordele Ln, HE Chunyan to Herceg Dorian and Amanda, $1,100,000 4048 Daisy Hill Ln, Zhang Qing to Yegge Pamela and Paul, $522,000 2337 Dogwood Trace Blvd, Zhou Jian to Davis Lucian II and Anita, $455,000 3866 Pine Ridge Way, Taylor Gregory A and Emiliana A to Badathala Kamalesh Kumar, $242,000 1720 Twain Ridge Dr, Parkhill Cynthia to Faraj Ali Jamal, $390,000 4180 Weber Way, Burton James L to Burton Bailey M, $200,000 973 Wyndham Hills Dr, Massie Elizabeth Anne to Wheeler Alexander Burton, $295,000 233 Bittersweet Way, Su Luyi to Spence Sue Ann, $365,000 445 Madison Point Dr, Keller Jason Craig and Laura Beth to Bazzell Jay and Julie, $650,000 5670 Old Richmond Rd, Mitchell Jeremy Douglas TTEE to Carroll Justin B, $1,700,000 1595 Summerhill Dr, Ball Realty Investments LLC to Smith Alexandria Grace, $236,000 313 Turfway Dr, Graham James E to Connor Teara, $175,900 1077 Armstrong Mill Rd, Leskiv Vasil to Smith Family Ventures LLC, $235,000 3455 Elmendorf Cir, GFY Holdings LLC to CSA Investments LLC, $275,000 1268 Merman Dr, Wafford & Wafford to German Nathanael Bradford and Ca, $235,000 397 Plainview Rd, Cunningham Jack R & Laurie J to Rolek Kristofer and Jacqueline, $363,000 395 Redding Rd Unit 154, Keshtvarz Sara to Chaffee Sylvia, $225,000 395 Redding Rd Unit 87, Carroll Phillip to Brown Patricia M, $175,000 1525 High Street, Frances Duncan to Christelle Naumann, $175,000 129 Woodmont Drive, Robert O'Neal to Billy Rudd, $237,000 413 Parkside Drive, Sara Watts to Joseph and Heather Sparks, $200,000 138 Austerlitz Road, SM&K Home Improvements LLC to James Schanding, $80,000 1144 Hill Road, Gary Ammerman to Christine Pasko, $850,000 314 Creekview Drive, Adam and Ashley Beatty to Clifford and Jennifer Tharp, $235,000 621 Clintonville Road, Kelly Hudson to Roberta and Joseph Mullins, $325,000 335 Houston Creek Drive, Elizabeth Thomas and Brianna Thomas to Florian Moreno, $212,000 168 Park Place, Eric Dale and Tonia Dale to Billy Rudd, $183,000 105 Golden Leaf Circle, Chase Dabney and Gary Dabney to Damon Piatt and Kelly Hudson, $455,000 136 Woodmont Drive, Grant May and Kelly May to John and Brianna Plummer, $450,000 1820 Brent Road, BF Properties LLC to Sarah Starr, $145,000 775 Escondida Road, Peter Dailey III to Shane and Rachel Scallan, $285,000 1511 Cypress Street, Ray and Anna Baber to Chase and Choriander Daggett et al, $299,000 116 White Owl Way, Urban Groupe Dev 1 LLC et al to Keith Gibson, $285,000 120 Church Street, George Stilson to Austin Newell, $138,500 206 North Mulberry Street, James Graff to Michelle and Cody Smith, $230,000 119 Kentucky Avenue, Kayte and Ethan Minix to Danielle Araujo, $188,000 209 Skyline Drive, Ryan and Allison Caudill to Sreychan Thuy and Kemsreang Song, $269,000 110 White Owl Way, Urban Groupe Dev 1 LLC et al to Sandra Martin, $297,000 209 Cherokee Trail, David and Joy Lusby to Morgan Lusby, $275,000 305 Biddle Pike, Deborah Mowery to Craig Kendrickson and Lina Watson, $100,000 204 Rhodes Lane, Adam and Casey Ferguson to Enrique and Michelle Boneta, $357,000 108 Tundra Hill Court, Neukam Living Trust to Terence and Rebecca Hlathein, $360,000 164 Irving Lane, Daniel and Leah Britton to Clay Fletcher and Abby Winans, $373,000 134 Camp Creek Way, New Haven Homes LLC to Hugh Savage and Sharon Conklin, $449,900 104 Flamingo Circle, VIA Vitae Development LLC to Quentin and Iliana Pell, $537,598 139 Chickadee Trail, VIA Vitae Development LLC to Scott Franklin, $368,523 109 Donovan Lane, Michael and Ashlee Gay to Eva and Francis Ribbe, $359,000 103 Blackberry Ridge Court, Avery and Denise Bussell to John and Allyson Bailey, $425,000 100 Galehouse Road, John and Allyson Bailey III to Michael and Hope Canter, $380,000 102 Final Turn Circle, Dustin and Lauren Horn to Rebecca McLay, $305,000 608 Woodduck Lane, Joseph and Sukh Khalsa to Wesley and Jill Akers, $514,000 147 Wellesly Avenue, Patrick and Rachel Enders to Justin and Brittany Haubner, $385,895 159 Brittany Lane, Daniel and Faith Gallagher to Jacob Hickey and Kelsey May, $374,900 132 Knight Court, Marlan Investments LLC to Dillon Taylor, $364,900 3156 Newtown Pike, Anatoli and Natalia Filiuk to Steven and April Early, $1,060,000 120 Blowing Tree Drive, New Haven Homes LLC to Eric and Chelsi Thomas, $388,000 110 Bellatrix Court, Ball Homes LLC to Shanhui Lin and Mei Chen, $363,173 282 Harmony Ridge Road, Larry Adams to Justin Sargent and Lois McCoy, $257,000 303 West Clinton Street, Danielle and Steven Patterson to Minna Jenkins, $196,000 210 Gano Avenue, Dorothy Woods to Brittany Corey and Jeremy Walton, $212,000 152 John Davis Drive, Moris and Sana Said to Ameer Said, $256,000 204 Mallard Point Court, Lois Bryant to Jason and Beth Milligan, $540,000 106 Flamingo Circle, VIA Vitae Development LLC to Jourdan and Dustin Collins, $383,600 238 Harbor Village Drive, TLD LLC to Logan Hurt, $395,000 184 Berkshire Lane, Ryan and Makayla Troxell to Nicholas and Krista Vanoss, $278,000 162 Hidden Creek Drive, Nicola and Mona Papa to Allen and Wanda Porupski, $895,760 104 River Run Court, Gary and Rebecca McQuain to Wen Jiang and Man Cheng, $305,000 143 Limestone Lane, Ball Homes LLC to Joseph and Arriane Fernandez, $474,347 115 Ocaso Court, Reigan Lutz et al to Colton Abbott, $295,000 1923 Barkley Road, Brady Robinette to Michael and Katherine Scatena, $212,000 111 Pinnacle Point, Haddix Construction LLC to Andie and Joseph Payton, $514,975 228 Colony Blvd, Evan and Marci Tisheuar to Marc Thalacker, $300,000 132 Winding View Trail, Michelle Wilson to Michael and Jamie Rogers, $545,000 124 Sutton Place Blvd, Samuel Webb et al to Daniel Rodawold and Heather Reeves, $340,000 222 Berkshire Lane, Parker Family Trust to Joseph Mwinyi and Marceline Otonga, $270,000 2939 Ironworks Road, Patsy and Donald Wells to Carol Wilson, $300,000 109 Castanet Court, Joseph and Arriane Fernandez to Marshall Rumage, $310,000 109 Dunmore Lane, Ball Homes LLC to Nicholas and Ana Bartholomew, $448,241 102 Sea Pines Way, BB & D LLC to Janey Newsom and William Karlak, $250,000 338 Harmon Court, Katie Donovan to Tasian Stakelin, $170,000 138 Rodeo Drive, James and Raleih Bennett to Jonathan and Nelly Brown, $325,000 142 Peaceful Landing, Elizabeth Roth and Cesar Barada to Logan Coomer and Maddison Saltkill, $334,900 164 Bueno Crossing, BACCS Properties LLC to Sarah Gottlob and Caleb Murphy, $327,000 106 Hutchins Drive, Shelby Armstrong and Brandy Blackburn to Samuel Preston, $270,000 126 Kirkstall Way, Ball Homes LLC to Hollyann and Alexander Gifford, $352,997 239 Elkhorn Green Place, Christopher Clines and William Gough to Ethan Franklin, $327,500 1320 Leesburg Pike, Lyle and Carolyn McMillin to William and Kari Jones, $481,500 357 North Court Street, Heather and Andrew Shaffer to Aaron Valentine, $168,000 139 Peaceful Landing, Huber Builders et al to Dustin and Lauren Horn, $439,900 102 River Run Court, Chad and Haley Gilbert to Corey Johnson, $315,000 102 Flamingo Circle, Via Vitae Development LLC to Christopher Hagler, $414,900 171 Westwoods Drive, Bobby and Barbara Sparks to Byron and Victoria Wedgeworth, $360,000 104 Natchez Trace, Evan and Megan Jones to Herbert and Victoria Crawford, $445,000 163 Stephens Drive, Jonathan Walker to Abraham Carreon et al, $335,000 112 Baldwin Terrace, Beverly Townsend to Reuben and Angela Yount, $275,000 134 Canewood Blvd, Lorraine Buckler et al to Alyssa and Joshua Abend, $390,000 110 White Owl Way, Urban Groupe Dev 1 LLC et al to Exildo Rodriguez et al, $295,000 4252 Cincinnati Road, Stockton Mortgage Corporation to William and Sarah Obermeyer, $180,813 225 Cunningham Avenue, Michael Mizell to Isaac Sparks and Charles Wells, $205,000 103 Meadowcrest Drive, Jonathan Abrams to Moses Muliro Nad Pascaline Kakiranya, $395,000 168 Sutton Place Blvd, Charles and Denise Fisher to Elizabeth Kozlowski, $335,000 423 Hinton Sadieville Road, Sharon Wright to Joshua and Jennifer Sweet, $110,000 119 Long Branch Drive, Ashley Scalf to Ashley Colvin and Logan Green, $299,000 130 Falls Creek Drive, Jada and Mark Craig II to Brian and Katelyn Malesick, $439,900 108 Shadow Creek Path, Mary Ohnheiser to David and Deborah Moore, $495,000 Click here to see last week's property transfers.
Yahoo
17-05-2025
- Climate
- Yahoo
Severe thunderstorms tonight – here's what to expect
FLOOD WATCH through late tonight for Fayette, Raleigh, Wyoming, and McDowell counties. Recent heavy rainfall in combination with more rain expected tonight, which could be heavy at times, could cause a few high water spots. Remember to turn around, don't drown! WIND ADVISORY for northwestern Pocahontas County from 10 AM Saturday to 2 AM Sunday. Wind gusts up to 50 mph could cause a few power outages. Tonight continues our severe weather risk. We will see a line of thunderstorms capable of damaging wind gusts push through in our western counties beginning around 10 PM and continuing until 3 AM from west to east. Damaging wind gusts, torrential rainfall and plenty of lightning can be expected with this complex of thunderstorms as they race through the region. Our weather conditions will improve toward dawn with temperatures dropping down into the low 60s. An isolated instance or two of high water cannot be ruled out given that some areas have seen impressive rainfall totals this week. Saturday's cold front is trending quicker, passing through during the mid-morning hours. As a result, after a few showers during that timeframe, we should dry out nicely for the afternoon. Due to the front crossing earlier in the day, severe weather is not expected. Temperatures will be in the mid 70s in what promises to be a nice second half to the day. Sunday will be a nice day! Plenty of sunshine with high pressure nosing in means plenty of blue skies for a wonderful second half of the weekend. Don't forget to lather up with the sunscreen, as we will see high temperatures in the mid 70s. Monday will be a beautiful day with plenty of sunshine with high pressure in control. With the high pressure up to our north, we will see drier air filter in with high pressure in the mid 70s. Skies will increase in cloud coverage by the evening as our next system approaches. Best deals of the Best Buy Memorial Day sale Tuesday sees our next storm system scooting into the region, which begins another unsettled period of weather for our region. A warm front will lift north with scattered showers and thunderstorms expected. That front will then stall midweek, which will provide the risk for heavy rainfall. High temperatures Tuesday will be in the low to mid 70s. Wednesday is unsettled once again, with scattered showers a low pressure system riding along the aforementioned stalled boundary. Clouds and numerous scattered showers and rumbles are expected, with high temperatures around 70 degrees. StormTracker 59 Travel Forecast Thursday provides plenty of sunshine but it will be a cooler day with a northerly breeze behind Wednesday's front with highs in the mid 60s. Friday provides plenty of sunshine with high pressure in control. High temperatures will be in the mid 60s. Looking ahead in your extended forecast, we will cool down for a couple of days before warming back up. Friday features high temperatures in the 60s with plenty of sunshine. We will warm up into the 70s on Saturday with mostly sunny skies before late day rain chances return on Sunday with highs in the mid 70s. At this point, most of the Memorial Day weekend looks to be in good shape, but Memorial Day itself could have a few showers. TONIGHTSevere storms. Drying after 3 AM. Lows in the low showers, afternoon clearing. Highs in the mid sunny. Highs in the mid sunny. Highs in the mid showers likely. Highs in the mid showers and storms likely. Highs near lingering showers early. Cooler. Highs in the mid sunny. Highs in the mid sunny. Highs in the low showers. Highs in the mid showers. Highs near 70. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
CBS News
13-05-2025
- Politics
- CBS News
Fayette County Commissioner David Lohr resigns
Fayette County is amid a political shakeup after county commissioner David Lohr abruptly resigned his position on Friday. In a letter submitted to his fellow commissioners, Republican County Commissioner Lohr called it a career. The letter was two sentences and one line that said, "Note to you. May 11th, 2025, I will be resigning from Fayette County Commissioner." Scott Dunn, one of the other two Fayette County commissioners, said that in further talking with Lohr, he stated wanting to spend more time with his family. Dunn told KDKA that he wishes Lohr well with his retirement. Now comes the process of finding a replacement to finish out the last two years of Lohr's term, and finding someone to join both Dunn and Vincent Vicites in helping to manage the county. Here are the next steps: The president judge alerts the public that anyone interested in filling the vacancy must deliver a written letter of intent to the court. This was done on Sunday. Candidates must be U.S. citizens, a qualified elector and must have lived in Fayette County for at least a year. Since Lohr was a Republican, this candidate must also be registered as a Republican since the last election on Nov. 7, 2023. The court will appoint a candidate who will have to agree to serve out the remainder of Lohr's term until the end of 2027. Cover letter, resumes and signed recommendations must be delivered to the court by May 16 at noon. All candidates must be aware that all written submissions for this job are public record. Candidates are expected to make themselves available for interviews to be conducted by the president judge. Again, anyone who is looking to fill this position must have paperwork delivered by noon on Friday to the Office of the Court Administrator, which is on the third floor of the Fayette County Courthouse. The hope is that this position will be filled by the end of next week.
Yahoo
10-05-2025
- General
- Yahoo
Stress, uncertainty mark end of Penn State semester as campus closure decision looms
Heather Page has worked for three years at Penn State Fayette, a campus she loves and hopes her children will one day attend. But this past semester, the atmosphere at the campus was 'very bleak,' she said, with her colleagues riddled with stress while they await word on whether the campus will still exist by the time her kids are ready for college. 'The sun shiniest people I know are now just shadows of themselves, just from the stress,' Page, a student engagement and outreach librarian, told the CDT in a recent interview. 'It would be one thing if we were getting transparency from the administration, but the way we're being treated is just like, incredibly disrespectful to professional people who dedicated their time and lives here, and to our students who are here on purpose and sought out this education.' Penn State Fayette is one of 12 commonwealth campuses under consideration for closure, an announcement that came in February. Penn State President Neeli Bendapudi said a final decision on which will close would come in May, but guaranteed the seven largest campuses would remain open and invested in. Beaver, DuBois, Fayette, Greater Allegheny, Hazleton, Mont Alto, New Kensington, Schuylkill, Shenango, Scranton, Wilkes-Barre and York could close. Enrollment is just one factor the university will use to make the decision; across the 12 campuses under consideration for closure, enrollment has declined by 39% over the last 10 years, according to university data. They'll also consider the university's evolving land-grant mission, population shifts, student experience and success, and the higher education landscape in Pennsylvania. But for Page and others closely connected to commonwealth campuses, there's more to consider than data and trends. 'I know that all of our faculty and staff are dedicated across all commonwealth campuses, so I'm not knocking anyone else,' Page said. 'It's just, these are my people, and I see them every day, and I see what they do and how they go above and beyond helping students — like giving them money out of their own pocket if their car breaks down or they can't afford gas. Just the most altruistic people are here at Fayette. I just see how much people love their students and their colleagues, and I'm like, how can you even think of closing this?' Josh Wede, faculty senate chair, painted a grim picture of employee morale during an April 29 meeting when he said morale is lower now than it was during the Jerry Sandusky child sex abuse scandal over a decade ago. Part of that stems from what is happening at the campuses, he said. 'Morale is low. It is lower than I have ever seen it,' he said. 'I mean, I've been here for a while, even Sandusky, when I thought Sandusky was about as low as it can get, it is far lower now. And if we want to get back to the greatness that Penn State can be — and there are some great things happening right now but it doesn't feel like it — we have to work on improving morale.' He acknowledged that there are challenges with the campuses that have been present for a while. But how the administration has approached the closures has left some feeling like there's a lack of evidence to support the decision. 'We expect to make decisions based on evidence. And what is happening now with the campus closures, to me, does not feel like we are evaluating everything that we possibly can, that we are looking at other opportunities that might exist, and I hope there is serious consideration taken for pausing what we're doing ... this is a decision that is going to impact Penn State for generations, we need to get this right,' Wede said. Michelle Rodino-Colocino, president of Penn State chapter of the American Association of University Professors, said in a phone interview the announcement has been one more source of stress. Amid national attacks on higher education, she said, this attack is 'coming from inside the house.' It's been a stressful and destabilizing time, Angela Pettitt, an associate teaching professor at Penn State Shenango, said in a phone interview. She learned in January that her contract would not be renewed, but is able to transfer to Penn State DuBois next year with a one-year contract. Now she's waiting to find out if either — or both — of those campuses will close. Pettitt is grateful to have a job, especially looking at the national landscape and federal government employees who have been abruptly laid off, and is sympathetic to the decisions campus administrations have had to make. But it's still disorienting. 'I have a job. I have a paycheck coming in. I'm still part of Penn State. I'm still getting to do the work that I love, but for how long? And why? We still don't really have a really good sense of why what we're doing isn't valuable to the university. I think that hurts more than anything,' Pettitt said. In a written statement, Tracy Langkilde, interim executive vice president and provost, said she knows the discussions around the campuses are personal for students, faculty, staff, alumni and local communities. The leadership team believes in the mission of educating students and creating opportunities across Pennsylvania, she said. While the decisions they're making will put Penn State in a position to continue thriving well into the future, she said they're not being made lightly. 'While the future shape of our Commonwealth Campus ecosystem is still under consideration, I can say that throughout this process, we will remain steadfast in our commitment to our students, and their experience and success at Penn State. We also are working with care to minimize the impact of changes on our employees,' Langkilde said. 'While there are still many questions to be answered, we have workstreams working to address the complexities for our faculty, staff and students at the forefront of our work. Our teams are developing extensive transition plans to support members of our community.' She continued: 'With resolve, collaboration, and patience, I believe Penn State will emerge from this transformation stronger, more resilient, and more focused on our mission than ever before.' She pointed to the commencement ceremonies planned for the weekend as a reminder of why they do what they do, and of the impact a Penn State education has on thousands of students and families. As the university community celebrates the achievements of the gradates, there's reflection, hope and anticipation for what lies ahead, she said. 'That same forward-looking spirit is guiding these efforts as we work to evolve and strengthen Penn State's promise for future generations,' Langkilde said. Bendapudi's announcement came after weeks of closure rumors and the administration avoiding giving direct answers on the matter. At that point, low employee morale was already an issue as commonwealth campuses had seen budget cuts, a voluntary buyout program that hit staff especially hard and a shift to a regional leadership model. Since the administration introduced a new budget model, Pettitt said it was clear it wasn't a sustainable model and the campuses couldn't meet the expectations. But she said they were told this wasn't the first step in closure, and later that closures would be a last resort. 'So it was like, first it was off the table, then it was a last resort. So it's been this kind of progression of when you look back in hindsight, you kind of can see some of the writing on the wall,' she said. Margo DelliCarpini, vice president for commonwealth campuses and executive chancellor, Langkilde and Michael Wade Smith, senior vice president and chief of staff, are co-leading a group that will give Bendapudi a final recommendation of which remaining campuses should close. Bendapudi is expected to give her recommendation to the board of trustees later this month. The board will have to take action on the recommendation before it is official. Some faculty members feel like they've been given mixed messages about the driving factor behind the decision to close campuses. In Bendapudi's initial announcement, she cited financial pressures as one thing Penn State and higher education in general is facing that 'require us to make difficult choices.' During an April 1 faculty senate meeting, Bendapudi said the closure decision is not driven by financial savings but rather student success, experience and other factors. But what 'student experience' or 'student success' means is unclear. '...They have refused to define the student experience, time and again, so we have no idea what they mean,' Page said. 'It's a different campus from University Park but every campus has unique qualities, unique faculty and staff support, and outstanding quality. Because this is Penn State. We're not going to drop our standards no matter what.' And the idea that commonwealth campuses do not provide a robust student experience stung — and seemed counterproductive — to some. Pettitt said she understands the student experience piece to some degree, because the students at campuses don't have the course offerings, student organizations or facilities that larger campuses or University Park have. But just as importantly, she said, some students aren't looking for that. 'We do have a lot of students who do just kind of want to come to campus, take their classes, and then they have competing priorities in their lives,' she said. 'They have families and children, and there's a reason that they chose to come somewhere where they can commute. ... They don't want to live in a dorm, they don't want huge classes.' Tuition is also less expensive at the campuses compared to University Park, and the majority of students at campuses are from the county the campus is located in, or a surrounding county, so they're able to live at home, reducing living expenses. Pettitt also questions if the students would remain in the Penn State system once campuses close, or if they'll lose them to other local universities. Or they might forgo a college education completely, she said. Brian Bannon's daughter is a second year student at Penn State Mont Alto — a school she attended specifically for its forestry major. The campus is a 'microcosm of the entire point of Penn State' and the land grant mission, Bannon said. Penn State Mont Alto was founded in 1903 as the Pennsylvania State Forest Academy and was one of the first public forestry schools in the country. It later merged with Penn State and became a commonwealth campus. 'It's kind of a cool little campus. It has a big nursing program and forestry are kind of the two big things there, two things we need,' Bannon said, alluding to the significant economic impact of the state's forestry industry and a nurse shortage. Langkilde in an April 1 faculty senate meeting said once they identify which campuses will close, they'll work on ensuring the right programs are offered in the right place to be able to serve local communities. The Academic Portfolio and Program Review data will be informative in that process, she said. 'We've already got some people working on this but that's going to be a big stage once we've identified what the remaining campuses are,' Langkilde said. Bendapudi previously said no campuses would close before the end of the 2026-27 academic year. Bannon's daughter won't be directly affected by a campus closure because she's doing the 2+2 program and will have moved to University Park or graduated by the time any campuses close, but he's still concerned about the impact to morale. He's worried about the current educational impact too, after seeing some of her classes move to an online format. 'You're supposed to have an in-person class and you end up being remote, that's a whole different thing, especially in forestry,' Bannon said. 'In forestry, they would go out on hikes and walk through the forest, they would tag and name trees. They would cut down trees in certain areas and things as part of their program. So then to have a class that's by Zoom, is a major difference, not exactly what we thought we were paying for.' A Penn State alum who attended a commonwealth campus himself, Bannon is frustrated with the lack of transparency from the university and wonders what Penn State's financial priorities are, pointing to different multi-million dollar projects around the university, like the recently opened Palmer Museum of Art, or the Beaver Stadium renovation project. Bendapudi has emphasized the $700 million stadium renovation project does not use any tuition or state funding, and the Penn State athletic department has raised nearly $131 million in funding from gifts to go toward the project. 'I understand it's a different pot of money but the stuff that's going on at Beaver Stadium could probably sustain Mont Alto for 100 years. Six, seven hundred kids could learn for the next generation based on what we're trying to do to build some luxury suites for some really well heeled alumni. So the priorities seem to be not in line with the original land grant,' Bannon said. With the campus closure decision looming, hundreds of students and employees are waiting to hear what their future may hold. Rodino-Colocino hopes the trustees hear everyone's concerns when they meet to vote on Bendapudi's recommendation. 'I hope the trustees are moved by the voices they're hearing from the students and the faculty and the staff across the system, at University Park and at all the campuses, whether or not they're under threat of being cut,' she said, and also hopes students and faculty and staff come together, organize to fight for campuses to remain open. Pettitt echoed something a faculty senator mentioned during their last meeting when they compared the commonwealth campus system to the athletics programs at the university. In a 'perfect world,' she said, Penn State would subsidize the campuses in the same way it subsidizes smaller athletic programs that don't drive revenue. 'The same way that any major organization, you have a budget as a whole and the areas that are flush and profitable help subsidize those that aren't as much but still provide a valuable, worthwhile service,' she said. 'I think the education that we provide, the jobs that we provide, the research that the faculty are doing at the campuses is worth preserving, is worth funding and keeping us going.'
Yahoo
10-05-2025
- Yahoo
Questions remain after remains of 1-year-old Kahleb Collins believed to be found
FAYETTE, Ala. (WIAT) – Human remains believed to be that of 1-year-old Kahleb Rowan Collins were sent to the Alabama Department of Forensic Sciences almost two months ago. 'I hope that's what they tell (investigators),' Charles Hodges said. 'It is his body.' Hodges is a Glenn Allen resident, a small town in Fayette County that has gained a lot of attention. 'It goes on everywhere, but you never think it's going to happen where you live,' Hodges said. Hodges drives through the intersection of U.S. 129 and Fayette County Road 73 daily. Sitting on the corner of that intersection is a single-family home. Since December, residents like Hodges pass through. At times, the house was marked off by crime tape and swarming with law enforcement. It's the home of John Bailey. Bailey is being held at the Fayette County Jail on the following charges: One count of aggravated child abuse Four counts of first-degree domestic violence One count of abuse of corpse One count of first-degree hindering prosecution John Bailey is the grandfather of Collins. The child's mother Pam Bailey is also being held at the Fayette County Jail on the following charges: One count of aggravated child abuse Four counts of first-degree domestic violence One count of abuse of a corpse On the outside, that Glenn Allen house looks like a quiet and quaint family home, but court documents allege horrific things happened inside. Photos and text messages exchanged between Pam Bailey and the child's father Steven Collins, who died in a fatal crash weeks after his son disappeared, reveal Collins was physically assaulted and hung by rope. His body was allegedly placed in a bag. 'She deserves everything she's going to get — both of them,' Hodges said. Michael Davis found guilty of capital murder in deadly 2023 shooting involving former Alabama basketball player Darius Miles Hodges is a father and grandfather. The idea that someone would hurt their family is hard to comprehend, which is why Hodges said he hopes the remains are Kahleb's. 'He deserves that,' Hodges said. 'That kid didn't deserve what he got.' For months, the Fayette County Sheriff's Office said it has not found Collins. That changed Thursday. 'While this discovery brings a measure of closure, it is also a solemn reminder of the responsibility we all share in protecting our children,' Fayette County Sheriff Byron Yerby said in a statement. It was a long process of sifting through almost a barrel of ash, Yerby said. The sheriff said law enforcement found human remains the size of a quarter well before it was shared with the public. 'It's a big deal,' Yerby said. 'They were actually found several weeks ago, but we were waiting on confirmation.' They needed confirmation that it was in fact human remains. Now, the FCSO is awaiting confirmation they are Collins' remains. 'About six weeks ago, we sent the remains to the Alabama Department of Forensic Sciences,' Yerby said. Given the time gap between when Collins went missing and when law enforcement found out, there was skepticism among some residents on whether or not he or his body would ever be found. 'I just didn't think he'd be in that burn pit,' Hodges said. That's where remains were found, however, in a burn pile outside of the grandfather's house. 'We never gave up,' Yerby said. 'Our number one goal was to find Kahleb.' The ADFS did not tell the FCSO when it could expect forensic results to come in. As of right now, the investigators are still waiting for confirmation, and Hodges feels there is a lot more to the story than anyone knows. 'This has been a long investigation, and a lot of stuff has gone on,' Hodges said. 'Still a lot to be answered.' Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
