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The Independent
12-05-2025
- Politics
- The Independent
Watch: Edan Alexander's mother screams as family reunites after American-Israeli released from Hamas captivity
Edan Alexander's mother screamed as she embraced her son for the first time f ollowing his release from captivity by Hamas on Monday, 12 May. The 21-year-old was taken from his military base during Hamas's attack on 7 October 2023. Mr Alexander reunited with his family in Reim, southern Israel, before flying to Tel Aviv. His release is the first since Israel shattered an eight-week ceasefire with Hamas in March, unleashing fierce strikes on Gaza that have killed hundreds. Israel will send a delegation to Qatar on Thursday to discuss a new proposal aimed at securing further hostage releases, Benjamin Netanyahu's office said.
Yahoo
20-03-2025
- General
- Yahoo
Fort Campbell soldiers head to Europe as part of regular rotation
FORT CAMPBELL, Ky. (WKRN) — Hundreds of Fort Campbell soldiers are headed for Europe Wednesday as part of a regular rotation of forces to Europe. 'Strike' soldiers of the 2nd Mobile Brigade Combat Team with the 101st Airborne Division are on their way to replace the 3rd Brigade Combat Team with the 10th Mountain Division as part of a regular rotation of forces to support U.S. commitment to NATO allies and partners. Flights started Wednesday and will continue through March. Soldiers will be stationed in Germany, Romania, Poland and elsewhere. 📧 Have breaking news come to you: → Soldiers with the 2nd Mobile Brigade Combat Team conducted a change of command ceremony and a colors casing ceremony Wednesday. The colors casing ceremony is a visual representation of the unit's readiness and marks the moment when a unit's colors are temporarily removed from their home station until their return. The full Mobile Brigade Combat Team will support the U.S. Army Europe and Africa and U.S. Army V Corps for a range of international training events meant to build readiness, enhance interoperability and strengthen relationships. 'This rotation marks an important moment in 'Strike' history,' commander of the 2nd Mobile Brigade Combat Team Colonel James Stultz said. 'This brigade built incredible bonds with our European brothers and sisters in arms during our last rotation, and we are excited to continue to build on those bonds and continue to increase our combined readiness. Under the Army's Transformation in Contact initiative, we are returning as a more mobile, more lethal, more resilient force and we look forward to applying that to training events alongside our fellow NATO forces.' Wednesday's change of command ceremony marked a transition between commanding officers, with community members bidding farewell to Stultz and welcoming Colonel Duke Reim. Reim will join soldiers heading to Europe in the coming days. ⏩ 'It is with profound humility and immense pride that I stand here before you today,' Reim said. 'I'm excited for the honor of leading the sons and daughters entrusted to us by the families across this nation.' Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
06-02-2025
- General
- Yahoo
Ephrata Rec Center, City Hall receive HVAC upgrades
Feb. 6—EPHRATA — Upgrades to the heating, ventilation and air conditioning at the Ephrata Recreation Center are now complete. "The Ephrata Rec is one of our oldest buildings in the city and (upgrading it) is really impressive to get done," Ephrata Mayor Bruce Reim said. "We're really happy with it, and it'll improve our environmental concerns over there. It'll also be a better environment for visitors and renters." Basin Refrigeration and Heating started the process at the beginning of January and city officials wrote in a statement that the benefits are already being seen with better air circulation, less stuffiness, fresher spaces and healthier air for all the recreation center's visitors. Reim said the estimated final cost for the ERC's HVAC work is estimated at $180,000 in total, but the city hasn't received the final invoices from its vendors yet. "The Ephrata Recreation Center is used for private parties, you can rent it out, it's used when nonprofits come in, such as blood draws and stuff like that," Reim said. "We have the father-daughter dance coming up. It's been a hub, activities, weddings, receptions and all sorts of things for a long time." The Daddy-Daughter Dance is Feb. 22 at 6:45 p.m. at the Ephrata Recreation Center. The dance is themed Hollywood/Red Carpet this year. Daughters must be 3 years old or older to participate. More information can be found at the Ephrata Parks and Recreation website, under "Special events." Also held at the Ephrata Recreation Center are fitness and wellness classes including a 7:30 a.m. to 8:30 a.m. Tuesday and Thursday class of Sit and Fit for $7. Sit and Fit uses a chair for support and helps people enhance strength, flexibility and balance. There are also tonification classes from 8 a.m. to 9 a.m. Monday, Wednesday and Friday for $45. Tonification is a toning, conditioning and strengthening class that uses light dumbbells. The upgrades will also help reduce energy consumption, making the recreation center more environmentally friendly and cost-effective. "It's better for the people with the (air circulation) and the heat and the cooling that will be taken care of," Reim said. "The ERC was established back in the days when we had a flight training school out at the airport, and it was a big part of that. It's a World War II-era building. It just needed upgrades." Since the Ephrata Recreation Center has finished with its upgrades, the city is focusing on upgrading the HVAC system for City Hall next. "To bring it up to date with all the environmental issues, that is a big gain for the employees and the police department at City Hall," Reim said. Evaluation of the HVAC systems at City Hall, the Ephrata Public Library and the Amtrak building is being conducted by The DOH Associates, PS architectural firm out of Wenatchee for a lump sum cost of $11,500. According to city documents, the estimated cost to replace the systems in all three remaining buildings is about $350,000 and has been budgeted for. Reim said he is very appreciative of Basin Refrigeration and Heating, the citizens and the staff members as they are working on upgrades around the city. "We want to say 'thank you' to everybody who was involved with this and everybody who had to postpone some events and deal with the side issues that go with that," Reim said. "We're very appreciative of our citizens' response and capability to work with us and the construction people to put it together. We're very happy with it."
