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Yahoo
27-05-2025
- General
- Yahoo
Cans for Wishes remembers wish kid in record breaking drop-off
Cans for Wishes is a program that turns aluminum cans and other junk into wishes for children facing critical illness, and so far, the program has granted 42 wishes to kids with Make-A-Wish. On Sunday, the program's directors and volunteers held their monthly drop-off event, but this time they're looking to exceed $200,000 in total donations in memory of one of their wish kids who died this May. 'This is by far the biggest drop off we have had in the five years of Cans for Wishes. We are doing this in memory of Jesse McFadden, who passed away on May 11th… Jesse was our fourth Cans for Wishes kid; his wish was to go golfing in Hawaii, and so we sponsored that for him back during the COVID pandemic,' said Diane Blood, Cans for Wishes Director. Blood said the drop off exceeded all expectations, with community members dropping off anything from extra aluminum cans to an entire boat. Saegertown residents turn trash into treasure for Make-A-Wish Since starting five years ago, the program has raised almost $200,000 for Make-A-Wish, and she said they easily passed that total within the first hour of their drop off.'It's about helping kids with critical illnesses and their families. The whole family is affected by what the child is going through, so it's about putting smiles on faces, even if it's just for a little while,' said Kristine Haemer, Cans for Wishes board member and volunteer. Volunteers like Haemer said it's a lot of work unloading cars and trailers full of metal, but it's all worth it to make wishes come true, and on Euclid Avenue in Saegertown, it's all hands on deck to make the operation run smoothly. 'Since I'm smaller and not that strong, I do more of the smaller stuff, so I can get like the cans and some of the wiring. This is honestly bigger than I've ever seen it. This is totally more. Last time, we had the dumpster, and it wasn't even filled,' said Lilly Whitehouse, a volunteer with American Royal Beauties. Next up, volunteers will take all the scrap to Lincoln Recycling, and if you have any cans lying around, the next drop-off date will be on Sunday, June 29th, on Euclid Avenue in Saegertown. For more information, check out the Cans for Wishes website here and their Facebook page here. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
13-03-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
Child sex offenders face possibility of chemical castration in Oklahoma
OKLAHOMA CITY – The Oklahoma House of Representatives passed a bill on Monday that requires child sex offenders to undergo chemical castration before being eligible for parole. Rep. Scott Fetgatter, R-Okmulgee, authored the bill that would make chemical castration an option for child sex offenders who are seeking parole, or they would be required to serve 100% of the sentence imposed. The bill focuses on felons over the age of 21 who have committed a crime involving physical touch against a minor under the age of 13 that requires registration as a sex offender and who have received a mental health evaluation determining the likelihood they would commit subsequent offenses if released on parole. The bill now moves to the Senate, where Sen. Todd Gollihare, R-Kellyville, authors it. A fiscal impact report of House Bill 2422 shows over the past five years, the state Department of Corrections has received as few as seven and as many as 299 inmates annually sentenced on a second or subsequent sex offense. 'The average sentence length is 21 years, and the majority will serve at least 85% of the sentence imposed, which is approximately 18 years,' according to the report. If the bill passes, the cost impact would be realized in approximately 18 years, as inmates previously released will remain incarcerated. The current marginal cost per inmate per year is $7,759.90 (not adjusted for inflation). The bill is for the young victims who attended Henryetta Public Schools and were killed by a released sex offender. 'He murdered his wife, her children, and several of the children's friends before he could be tried for those new crimes,' Fetgatter said in a prepared statement. 'I have promised the families of these victims that as long as I'm in this building, I will fight for stricter laws against such offenders to protect our kids better. While I know this bill doesn't fix all issues dealing with sexual predators, it's a step in the right direction,' Fetgatter said. Ivy Webster, 14, Brittany Brewer, 15, Rylee Allen, 17, Michael Mayo, 15, and Tiffany Guess, 13, all were found dead in 2023 on a property in Henryetta. They had been shot by Jesse McFadden, 39, who had served 16 years in prison for conviction of first-degree rape. He was a registered sex offender who was facing additional sex crime charges for allegedly soliciting sexual conduct/communication with a minor by use of technology while he was still in prison. McFadden was scheduled to be in court on those charges on May 1, 2023, and when he didn't appear, authorities issued a bench warrant and discovered the deceased victims. Law enforcement said it looked as if McFadden shot himself in the head after killing the other six. Also killed was Holley McFadden, Jesse McFadden's wife Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
