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Axios
5 days ago
- General
- Axios
Iowa State Fair trash cleanup is a $520,000 lift
From flattened Barksdale cookies to corndog sticks, trash cleanup is a complex, $520K operation at the Iowa State Fair. Why it matters: No one wants to step on a cheese curd — and a team of contracted workers and student volunteers helps avoid that. How it works: Starting at 7am daily, around 125 contracted workers fan the fairgrounds in utility carts to check and empty nearly 1,300 trash barrels, Frank Robey, chief mission officer at the fair, tells Axios. That trash heads to one of six compactors at the fairgrounds and ultimately goes to the Metro East landfill. The fair also recycles cardboard and aluminum cans and uses special compactors for them. When the fairgrounds close at midnight, around 75 people on the overnight crew use leaf blowers to push trash from the grass into the streets. Street sweepers pick it all up, and dumpsters head to the landfill in the early mornings, Robey says. Zoom in: This year, students from Southeast Polk will clean the grandstand after evening concerts, starting from the top of the stands and walking back and forth — throwing cups into trash and liquid into buckets. They'll get a $15,000 donation for 11 nights of work that will go to the wrestling team. By the numbers: Last year, 729 tons of garbage were hauled to the landfill — more than the 590 tons in 2021 when attendance was down. 166 tons of recyclables were collected last year — a jump from just 20 tons in 2021. And 1,055 tons of livestock bedding were composted, down from 1,750 tons in 2021. What they're saying: Serving food on a stick isn't just an easy way for people to walk and eat — it also reduces the packaging that fair officials have to consider, Robey says. Reality check: Some days, it's still too much — crews couldn't clean up fast enough during the fair's record-breaking attendance day last year, when 128,732 people came on a Saturday. The next day, visitors encountered an unusual sight: some overflowing trash cans. Yes, but: The one thing you likely won't see is stickers. Fair officials discourage stickers because people have a tendency to put them everywhere — sidewalks, benches and bathrooms.
Yahoo
23-05-2025
- Yahoo
Pennsylvania man accused of sending inappropriate photos to minor over Snapchat
SOMERSET COUNTY, Pa. (WTAJ) — A Crawford County man is facing charges after he was accused of touching a minor inappropriately and sending her explicit photos. Chad Robey, 22, of Titusville, is facing charges after a juvenile victim came forward to police, according to a criminal complaint. In an interview with the police, the minor alleged that she had received approximately 20 explicit photos from Robey through Snapchat in the span of one day. According to the affidavit, Robey was also accused of touching her inappropriately in December 2023. The minor told police that she tried to move his hand away, but then he grabbed her hand and forced her to touch his privates. Robey was arraigned and released on unsecured bail. He is facing charges of corruption of minors, criminal use of a communication facility, unlawful contact with a minor, indecent assault of a minor, simple assault and harassment. A preliminary hearing is scheduled for June 11. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
26-03-2025
- Yahoo
24-year-old Lynchburg man sentenced to 9 years for drug trafficking
LYNCHBURG, Va. (WFXR) – A Lynchburg man was arrested and sentenced to 106 months in federal prison after pleading guilty to drug and weapons possession. 24-year-old Shytrez Robey pleaded guilty to the following charges: One count of possession with the intent to distribute fentanyl One count of possession with the intent to distribute oxycodone One count of possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime According to court documents, Robey pled guilty in November of 2024 for distributing fentanyl and oxycodone, along with possessing a firearm after making purchases of pressed fentanyl pills from his roommate, Pollard. Police then obtained a search warrant for his roommate's apartment in Lynchburg. Trial set for man accused of murdering 80-year-old woman on Yellow Mountain Road Pollard pleaded guilty to separate federal charges and was sentenced in July 2024 to 12 years. Police found pressed blue fentanyl pills and two loaded handguns – a Glock 19 9 mm and a Smith & Wesson 9 mm in Robey's room. They also found a money counter, medical gloves, and empty vacuum-sealed bags. However, he was not home when police executed the search warrant. Robey was found two months later and arrested after the execution of a search warrant where he and a woman were found with a toddler, a large amount of marijuana, 60-70 pills of assorted colors, which were predominantly oxycodone, and a loaded Romarm Micro Draco AK-pattern pistol. Robey's cell phone was seized during the warrant, and police found messages related to the sale of pills. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
22-02-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Local resale store is reopening under its original owner
WICHITA FALLS (KFDX/KJTL)— A long-time resale store in Wichita Falls is reopening thanks to the efforts of its original owner. Back in 2002, Dodie Robey bought Upscale Resale to bring boutique style fashion to Wichita Falls on a budget. After selling the store years ago, she recently bought it back to keep it from becoming yet another Wichita Falls business to close its doors. 'There's no reason for another one to close,' Robey said. 'And it was something I had a passion for, and I loved it for so many years, and I just wanted to get back into it and build it back up to the great place it was when we owned it before.' Upscale Resale is a store that focuses on contemporary boutique style fashion, but since it's secondhand, the normally expensive fashion is available for a much lower price. 'I love getting a good bargain, and so that's why I love resale. Because you can get really great things at really good prices,' Robey said. Bargain hunting for clothes has become more common across the country as high-end fashion becomes more expensive. For many Americans, finding the fashion items they can afford, forces them to turn to secondhand stores like Upscale Resale, or Fashion Garage, a store co-owned by Janet Ehling and Connie Bennett. 'We're all about telling, showing people that you can wear vintage every day,' Ehling said. Resale has become so popular that as of 2024, Capitol One reported approximately one-third of clothing and apparel purchased in the United States was secondhand. In coming years, predictions only have that number growing. Connie Bennett believes high-fashion's wasteful tendencies are part of the reason many shoppers turn to secondhand stores. 'They see the waste and also the durability,' Bennett said. 'That vintage has been here for 25 plus years and it's still, some of the pieces look like they just are brand new.' So, whether it's keeping the secondhand industry alive in Wichita Falls, or keeping another local business from shutting its doors, Robey and Upscale Resale are back. 'As long as the Lord gives me good health, I'm just going to keep on going, because I love to do it, and I believe that's what I've been called to do,' Robey said. It looks like neither will be gone any time soon. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
