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Yahoo
5 days ago
- Business
- Yahoo
Council to fill Arthur seat
May 29—Mayor: Village has received multiple applications for South Point council SOUTH POINT — The South Point Village Council is scheduled to fill an open seat on the body at their next meeting. Mayor Jeff Gaskin said an agreement was made at the council's May meeting to wait until the June meeting to appoint an individual to the seat left vacant by the death of council member Marlene Arthur. Arthur, who had served three decades on council, died April 29 at age 87. Gaskin said the council will appoint a replacement to the seat, but, if that is not done, the duty falls to the mayor. Gaskin said the village has received multiple applications for the seat and he expects the council to name someone to the seat. In other news, Gaskin said representatives of the village made a trip on Friday to pick up the newest truck for the South Point Fire Department and bring it to Lawrence County in time for Monday's Ironton-Lawrence County Memorial Day Parade. He said the truck is about "95 percent finished" and, after the parade, they will return it for completion. The $987,000 vehicle is a 2025 Sutphen truck and will be paid off over 15 years, Gaskin said. He said the purchase was made after voters approved a fire levy increase in November 2024. Gaskin said the newest truck was set to appear in the parade with the village's oldest truck, a 1928 model, which was returned to South Point a few years ago and restored for use as a show truck. That truck is making its third appearance in the parade this year, he said. Gaskin noted that the antique truck will be 100 years old in three years. The next meeting of South Point Village Council is set for 7 p.m., Tuesday, June 3. You Might Like News Ashland woman killed in UTV accident News A tradition of honor (WITH GALLERY) News Navy Night begins city's Memorial Day weekend News Former local meteorologist arrested
NZ Herald
14-05-2025
- Business
- NZ Herald
Sliding bank impacting Whanganui's highland pipe band hall
The hall is at the bottom of Pukenamu Queen's Park, home to the Davis Library, Alexander Library and the Sarjeant Gallery. In his submission to the council, Gaskin said the band were subject to rates and lease fees levied by the council and 'the clear impression' was that the remaining retaining work would be completed during the redevelopment of a walkway adjacent to the hall, from Bell St to the Sarjeant. However, the walkway work was never carried out. In 2023, the council chose to landscape around the gallery only, with subsequent phases of the park's design plan put on hold because of cost. The Whanganui Highland Pipe Band was formed in 1918 as the City of Wanganui Highland Pipe Band, with its first known parade on Armistice Day in November that year. It owns the hall and has occupied the land at 1E Bell St since 1951. Gaskin told councillors that running the dehumidifier cost about $5 a day. 'Extending the retaining wall gives us a chance to dry out the room and protect our equipment, namely kilts and instruments the band owns,' he said. Band patron Robert Allen said the hall was the 'centrepiece of our existence'. 'The band has such a deep and long history with the city of Whanganui,' he said. 'We want to keep it going. 'Every Monday at 7pm, the band is at the hall and the doors are open.' On another side of the park, the Repertory Theatre has also battled a slipping bank. During last year's Long-Term Plan (LTP) process, the council agreed to sell that building to the current tenants (the theatre) for $1 and stabilise the bank around it. In the LTP, that work was estimated to cost $250,000. During hearings this week, Whanganui Mayor Andrew Tripe said a time would be organised for elected members to inspect the bank around the band hall. Mike Tweed is a multimedia journalist at the Whanganui Chronicle. Since starting in March 2020, he has dabbled in everything from sport to music. At present his focus is local government, primarily the Whanganui District Council.
CBC
30-03-2025
- Entertainment
- CBC
Manitoban artists bring Junos home for contemporary Indigenous artist and blues album of the year
Manitoba's homegrown music talent shined Juno gold at the annual award ceremony landing two awards on Saturday. The Juno hardware was handed out during a gala in Vancouver, where prizes in more than 40 categories were awarded ahead of Sunday's televised ceremony. Sebastian Gaskin, a musician from Tataskweyak Cree Nation now based in Toronto, won contemporary Indigenous artist of the year with his song Brown Man. "This means the world to me," Gaskin said on Saturday after receiving the award. The record that landed the singer-songwriter's first Juno is one of 11 tracks part of his debut album Lovechild, released earlier this year. Gaskin, who received his very first Juno nomination this year, performed the closing act of the night with a stirring rendition of Medicine. WATCH | Manitoba's Sebastian Gaskin performs at the 2025 Juno Awards Gala: Ghost, another of his tracks, was also nominated among the titles of producer and songwriter Hill Kourkoutis in the recording engineer of the year category. Big Dave McLean, a Saskatchewan-born and Winnipeg-based artist, won blues album of the year with his 14-track album This Old Life, released last summer. The Order of Canada recipient has been nominated for multiple Juno awards through his decades-long career of telling stories through the slide on his guitar and gravelly voice. Manitoba artists garnered nominations in other categories this year. That includes singer-songwriter Loreena McKennitt nominated for traditional roots album of the year, Boy Golden in the contemporary roots album of the year and Jocelyn Gould in jazz album of the year solo.
Yahoo
26-03-2025
- Yahoo
Zachary police release details about fiery crash involving unmarked police unit
BATON ROUGE, La. (Louisiana First) — The Zachary Police Department released a report regarding the two-vehicle crash that included an unmarked police unit on Sunday, March 16. A ZPD officer responded around 11:45 p.m. to the 4800 block of Zachary-Slaughter Highway and LA Highway 19. The officer was told before arriving at the scene that the police unit was on fire. A bystander was found with one of the crash victims, and another man was seen raking items out of his unmarked police unit, which was on fire. Baton Rouge police officer Loren Gaskin, 31, of Slaughter, was getting all of the ammunition out of his car while bleeding heavily from his head, according to ZPD. He was taken to the hospital. The second crash victim, identified as Arrari Russ, 39, of Centreville, Mississippi, needed medical assistance due to a concussion. He was also taken to a hospital. ZPD said the responding officer heard the medic say that Russ smelled like alcohol. Gaskin told the Zachary police officer he was driving north on Highway 19 while the other car was southbound in the northbound lane. He said he went into the southbound lane to avoid a crash, and the other car did the same, leading to the head-on collision. Both vehicles involved in the crash sustained damage to the front passenger side. According to the report, a vodka bottle and Twisted Tea cans were found on the ground between both cars and under Gaskin's vehicle. The cans were unopened, and the officer could not determine whether the vodka bottle was open. Zachary PD said Gaskin did not appear to be impaired, and there was no odor of alcohol coming from him. Russ gave a statement to police on Thursday, March 20, telling investigators he was driving south on the roadway before the crash. Video footage showed Gaskin heading north in the northbound lane and Russ going south in the northbound lane. Police said an investigation is ongoing. Off-duty Louisiana trooper arrested, charged after multi-vehicle crash in Baton Rouge Duckworth: 'Pete Hegseth is a 'f‑‑‑ing liar' Lawmakers call for immigration reform Appeals court won't lift Boasberg's order blocking Alien Enemies Act Atlantic magazine releases more messages from group chat Police reveal possible cause of death for former US Attorney found in Virginia home Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
BBC News
13-02-2025
- Health
- BBC News
Child heart health app developed in Birmingham and Worcester
A new mobile phone app will provide life-saving support for babies born with heart defects "at the touch of a button", according to its Congenital Heart Assessment Tool app, developed by academics and doctors in Birmingham and Worcester, will allow parents to track their children's health and spot warning Kerry Gaskin from Birmingham City University said parents would "submit data from home in real time rather than waiting for check-ups", allowing cardiac nurse specialists to spot trends and intervene app is expected to launch in 2026-27. According to the NHS, nearly one in 100 babies in the UK are born with congenital heart disease (CHD), which covers a range of birth defects that affect the functioning of the Gaskin, whose speciality is congenital cardiac nursing, said parents would be able to use the app, known as CHAT2MA, to share live updates and photos with their child's cardiac team."The first year for these vulnerable babies is critical," she said."They have complex surgery in their first few days of life."But follow-up care currently varies across the country, so we're working with other children's cardiac centres to increase the availability of digital home monitoring using CHAT2MA." Improved outcomes Co-lead on the project, Dr Chris Bowers, from the Department of Computing at the University of Worcester, said the app was expected to "help not only improve outcomes for infants but also the experience of parents and healthcare professionals".Development has been supported with a £25,000 grant from SPARK The Midlands, a healthcare technology programme at Aston Tristan Ramcharan from Birmingham Children's Hospital, who collaborated on the project, said it was a "game-changer" after years of relying on parents keeping paper-based records of their children's health."Having an app will push the capability of this tool into the smartphone age, allowing parents to submit data for medical staff to check in real time," he said. "This will hopefully allow more children to be discharged and monitored at home – with the potential to be used across the UK.""As health care providers, it's essential we listen to families and give them a platform to 'chat' and communicate openly with us," added Prof Gaskin."That's what this tool is all about." Follow BBC Birmingham on BBC Sounds, Facebook, X and Instagram.
