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Yahoo
16 hours ago
- General
- Yahoo
Successful day for the Southern Indiana Adoption Event in Sullivan County
SULLIVAN COUNTY, Ind. — Over in Sullivan County shelters all across the Wabash Valley partnered up on Saturday for the Southwestern Indiana Adoption Event. The event provided the opportunity for local shelters and rescues to help animals find their forever homes. Today, six shelters and rescues from around the area teamed up at the Sullivan County 4-h fairgrounds to provide discounted fees, vaccinations and same day take home for those wanting a new furry friend. Organizers of the event say often times people may choose not to go to a shelter so having an event like this makes the experience better. 'What is the actual temperament of the dog. Cause dogs that can handle this kind of environment tend to be a little more people friendly. They're easier to work with and things like that, so it's a good time for people to see what the dog might really be like,' said Swaim. If you missed out on the event, there are still plenty of dogs and cat waiting to be adopted from shelters and rescues across the area. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
26-04-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Wall Street Journal highlights Birmingham filmmaker Jon Erwin as part of new generation of religious storytellers
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WIAT) — One half of a Birmingham-born filmmaking duo who has made their mark telling stories from a religious perspective recently received a glowing writeup in one of the country's biggest newspapers. Barton Swaim, an editorial page writer at The Wall Street Journal, recently used the pages of the national newspaper to write a profile of Jon Erwin, a filmmaker and creator of the Amazon series 'House of David,' chronicling the Biblical story of David and his journey from a lowly shepherd to the king of Israel. 'House of David,' which Erwin also directed and co-wrote all eight episodes of its first season, has been widely lauded since first premiering earlier this spring, becoming one of the highest viewed Amazon series the week it premiered as well as receiving a 71% overall critical grade on Rotten Tomatoes. The show was recently renewed for a second season. For years, Erwin and his brother, Andrew, made several films together, many of them filmed in their hometown of Birmingham, such as 'Woodlawn' and 'Mom's Night Out,' as well as a documentary exploring the history of contemporary Christian music called 'The Jesus Music.' The brothers also run their own production company, Kingdom story Company, which also produces 'House of David.' In his piece, Swaim celebrates Jon Erwin in the care he took in creating 'House of David,' from speaking with religious scholars and theologians in forming the show to finding the emotional core of the story. 'I have felt for many years that the story of David is ripe for cinematic treatment. But I worried that any attempt by a Hollywood studio to dramatize it would ride roughshod over the Book of Samuel's beautifully constructed narrative and extract from it 21st-century social-political messages that aren't there,' Swaim wrote. 'Mr. Erwin can be trusted not to commit those errors, believing as he does—readers may agree or disagree—that the text is revelatory of God's character.' Swaim heralded the Erwin brothers as being part of a growing group of faith-based filmmakers in Hollywood who are slowly reaching a wider audience than before. 'I wonder if the success of the Erwin brothers' films, and of other faith-adjacent productions generally, signifies some broader cultural shift: a new openness to unironic virtue, perhaps, or a discontent with stories that studiously ignore the sacred,' he wrote. The full piece can be read here. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
21-02-2025
- Yahoo
Man charged after 5-week investigation into THC vapes sold to school children
LAS VEGAS (KLAS) — A 19-year-old man faces felony charges after a five-week investigation into the sale of THC vapes to minors, according to the Bullhead City (Arizona) Police Department. Matthew Felix Swaim was taken into custody during a traffic stop near Oliver Drive and Patillo Drive in Bullhead City. On Wednesday night, officers served a search warrant at Swaim's residence in the 400 block of Santa Maria Road, where items 'consistent with the sales and distribution of THC vapes' were seized, according to police. Police said they also found a handgun and counterfeit money at the residence. Bullhead City's Community Oriented Policing Section (COPS) initiated an investigation in January after reports that someone was selling vapes to school children. The COPS team identified Swaim as a suspect with the assistance of narcotics detectives and school officials. The THC vapes were recently seized at a junior high school and high schools in the area. THC is the active ingredient in marijuana. Swaim was booked into the Mohave County Jail in Kingman, where he faces charges described as 'drug offenses involving minors, possession of marijuana for sale, possession of drug paraphernalia, use of wire communication or electronic communication for drug transactions, forgery, and misconduct involving weapons,' according to information released by police. Bullhead City is a community of about 43,000 people on the Arizona side of the Colorado River, about 100 miles southeast of Las Vegas. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Boston Globe
16-02-2025
- Sport
- Boston Globe
Embracing the competition, Sam Griswold and Jason Swaim a winning tandem in goal for Concord-Carlisle hockey
The Patriots (13-5-1) have a unique 'problem': they have two outstanding netminders. Swaim, a senior, owns a sterling 93.9 save percentage and a 1.74 goals-against average. Griswold, a junior, boasts a 94.1 save percentage with a 1.51 GAA. They are two of the premier shot stoppers in the MIAA. And yet they split time. Each has played in 10 games. 'They know if one of them struggles or has a couple of bad games, that I'm going to ride the other one,' said Concord-Carlisle coach Rian Murray. 'I think that creates good, positive competitiveness. We kind of ride that. They're both 93-, 94-save percentage — that's ridiculous. It's not a problem that I've had before. It's a good problem to have.' Get Starting Point A guide through the most important stories of the morning, delivered Monday through Friday. Enter Email Sign Up Goaltending is a unique position. It's the one role on the ice that doesn't take a shift. The starter commands the majority of the work and typically doesn't want anyone taking a bite out of his ice time. Advertisement For Swaim and Griswold, also teammates on the lacrosse field, it's friendly competition, with the key word being friendly. 'What fuels us is brother relations,' said Swaim, who recently passed 1,000 career saves. 'We're with each other every single day, practicing. Especially with goalie, it's such a mental position, that every day, you have your brother right there. We just push each other to do the best we can.' Practices are a shooter's worst nightmare; the pair of goaltenders put on a show, pushing each other to get better. 'The competition part of it is good,' said Griswold. 'In practice, we have competitions sometimes to see who can make more saves.' Griswold has grown up around the rink. His older sister, Jamie, is a freshman defender at Boston College after a stellar career at Nobles. His mother, AJ Mleczko Griswold, won a gold medal with Team USA at the 1998 Olympics and a national championship at Harvard in 1999. She is now a color commentator for ESPN and ABC's hockey coverage. Advertisement 'I think that the relationship between goalies, having played a long time, is a very unique and special bond that can transcend to the team,' said Mleczko Griswold. 'If you have goalies that push each other, I think there's something really good about that. These guys do that.' 'They have such a unique situation where they have to be at their best all the time and push each other,' echoed Jamie Griswold. . Griswold showcased his athleticism plenty against Braintree, flashing a lightning-quick left pad in the second period to stonewall Matt Kennedy's tip on the doorstep. In the third period, he challenged Andrew Gaffney 2 feet out of the blue paint, cutting down the angle and eliminating any sort of shooting window. During timeouts and between periods, Swaim and Griswold exchange one-liners, aimed at taking the agita out of a position synonymous with nerves and pressure. The one constant: 'shutout' is never mentioned, akin to a pitcher throwing a no-hitter. Words weren't needed to describe their relationship: the smiles at center ice said it all. 'The guy that kept us in the whole game, got to go greet that guy first,' said Swaim. Jason Swaim (center) was among the Concord-Carlisle seniors honored before their 7-1 win over Newton South at The Edge Sports Center in Bedford on Feb. 8. Aidan Moroney/Concord-Carlisle High School Cam Kerry can be reached at
