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Teen dead after drowning at West Michigan lake, sheriff says
Court hearing on agroterrorism plot; poor air quality continues in Michigan; and more top stories Court hearing on agroterrorism plot; poor air quality continues in Michigan; and more top stories Court hearing on agroterrorism plot; poor air quality continues in Michigan; and more top stories An 18-year-old man is dead after drowning at Campbell Lake in Bowne Township, Michigan, on Sunday afternoon. The Kent County Sheriff's Office says deputies responded to the drowning just before 2 p.m. The man from Byron Township had been swimming when he went underwater and did not resurface, officials said. A marine patrol unit with the sheriff's office worked with the Alto and Caledonia fire departments to search for and find the man, who died at the scene. The drowning is under investigation.
Yahoo
27-05-2025
- General
- Yahoo
Smokestack catches fire at Owensboro BBQ restaurant
HENDERSON, Ky (WEHT) – A smokestack fire has been knocked down at Ole South BBQ in Owensboro. Owensboro-Daviess County Dispatch states the fire was initially called in at 7:23 p.m. Daviess County and Masonville fire departments were called. Dispatch says there were no reports of injuries. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
24-05-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Fire tax increases sought in five of seven districts
Lee County's fire departments are facing challenges brought about by increases in operating costs, equipment replacement and a continuing lack of volunteers willing to serve. The fire departments are looking to find money to help fund the needs, sometimes using reserve funds and upping taxes in their respective districts. 'Volunteerism throughout our state continues to decrease. The fire departments in Lee County are taking steps to mitigate these issues with paid staff, assuring there will always be someone to answer the call for service,' John Rzycki, chair of the Lee County Fire Advisory Board, told county commissioners at their Monday meeting. Each department presents its proposed budget to the Fire Advisory Board, which then makes funding recommendations. The Lee County commissioners will consider the requests in their proposed 2025-26 budget. Five departments are asking to raise fire district taxes to address shortages and a lack of manpower. They are Tramway, Cape Fear, Northview, Lemon Springs and Carolina Trace fire departments. Residents living in the Pocket and Deep River districts will not see an increase in the tax rate. Tramway is seeking an increase of $138,972 in their 2025-26 budget, an increase of 19.9%, according to Rzycki. The district's tax base grew by $26.7 million. The advisory board recommends the requested increase while raising the district tax to 10.7 cents, a 2.5-cent increase from the previous year. The Cape Fear department's request has increased by $109,564 or 13.4%, Rzycki said. The budget calls for $43,000 for an increase in personnel costs and $9,000 increase for its capital budget and debt funding. Cape Fear is contracted to provide service to the Clearwater Forest Fire Department. The Cape Fear tax base increased by $78.6 million, while the Clearwater tax base grew by $1.2 million. The combined total of the two districts is $710,862,997. With $40,000 from the fund balance, the proposed tax rate is 14.4 cents, up 1.7 cents from last year. Northview is seeking to increase the district tax from 9 to 9.4 cents, but the department has had decreases in its budget in the prior years. That includes a reduction in the cost of retirement and health insurance for full-time staff and using a part-time staff instead. The district's tax base decreased by $4.9 million. With that reduction and the use of $40,000 from it fund balance, the rate would increase slightly. The Lemon Springs Department is increasing its request by 17.7% to $100,600 to cover a cost-of-living raise and more man-hours. A proposed increase of 2.5 cents would raise the tax rate to 10.7 cents. The Carolina Trace department is seeking a 15.3% increase in its funding request of $125,112. The rise is the result of an increase in salaries, providing 12-hour shifts during the day and night for 24-hour coverage. The department's tax base grew by $25.8 million. With the request and $25,000 in fund balance money, the department is seeking to raise its tax rate from 12.8 cents to 14.1 cents.
Daily Mail
16-05-2025
- Daily Mail
Mystery as Gone With The Wind-style plantation that's one of south's oldest antebellum homes is destroyed by huge blaze
One of the Antebellum-era plantations in the country was destroyed after a massive fire ripped through the historic mansion and completely engulfed it in flames. The massive inferno erupted at Louisiana 's historic Nottoway Plantation House shortly after 2pm Thursday. A giant orange wall of fire consumed the 166-year-old home, which was located along the Mississippi River between Baton Rouge and New Orleans. The blaze, which started in the south wing of the building, devoured the upper portion of the rotunda and sent a plume of thick smoke into the sky. Officials claim the inferno quickly spread to the main house and left behind a trail of destruction. Footage from the property shows charred and collapsed remnants of the once beautiful house. The plantation's northern wing and back wall were completely destroyed, with only the chimneys remaining on each side. The façade and upper balcony had also collapsed. Although authorities note it is too soon to determine the full extent of the damage, the mansion's owner, Louisiana attorney Dan Dyess, said in a written statement that the fire had led to a 'total loss' after all the time and money he invested in the building. The cause of the fire remains under investigation, Iberville Parish government officials said. No injuries were reported. Nearly a dozen fire departments from surrounding towns were called to Nottoway Plantation in White Castle on Thursday after a blaze broke out at the home. Flames ripped through a massive mansion, destroying much of the historic structure that was used as a plantation house when it was completed in 1859. Mansion staff discovered smoke around 2pm after walking into a room in the museum on the second floor of the home, WAFB reports. Firefighters initially extinguished the blaze, but it reignited Thursday evening, causing flames to shoot from the roof as it collapsed in. Officials suspect the fire broke out in a second-floor bedroom. The fire has been contained, and no other properties were harmed, said Maj. Monty Migliacio of the Iberville Parish Sheriff´s Office. Other structures on the grounds have been preserved, parish officials said. Before the fire, Nottoway Plantation was a resort and event venue, and its website described it as 'the South's largest remaining antebellum mansion'. Iberville Parish President Chris Daigle called it 'a cornerstone of our tourism economy and a site of national significance.' Louisiana Office of State Fire Marshal Public Affairs Director Ken Pastorick said authorities are still in the 'beginning phases of the investigation'. 'We don't know how the fire began and our objective is to determine how it started,' he added. When the fire first broke out, authorities said the planation's owners were dedicated to rebuilding and repairing the home in line with historic preservation. But now the owners are reportedly unsure if they will move forward with that plan, officials told WAFB. The 53,000-square-foot home on a former sugar plantation about 65 miles northwest of New Orleans had a three-story rotunda adorned with giant white columns and hand-carved Italian marble fireplaces, according to a description on its website. 'We are devastated and heartbroken for this loss,' owner Dan Dyess said. 'This was my dream that has now been dashed.' In a statement on Facebook, Daigle touched on the structure's history of racial injustice during a time when enslaved Black people helped build the home and operate the sugar plantation that surrounded it. In 1860, 155 enslaved people were held at the property, according to National Park Service records. 'While its early history is undeniably tied to a time of great injustice, over the last several decades it evolved into a place of reflection, education, and dialogue,' Daigle said. 'Since the 1980s, it has welcomed visitors from around the world who came to appreciate its architecture and confront the legacies of its era,' he added. 'It stood as both a cautionary monument and a testament to the importance of preserving history - even the painful parts - so that future generations can learn and grow from it.'
Washington Post
16-05-2025
- Washington Post
Fire destroys a sprawling mansion on a former Louisiana sugar plantation
WHITE CASTLE, La. — Flames ripped through a massive mansion in Louisiana, destroying much of the historic structure that was used as a plantation house when it was completed in 1859, authorities said. The fire that engulfed the Nottoway Plantation House on Thursday devastated the building along the Mississippi River between Baton Rouge and New Orleans, Iberville Parish President Chris Daigle said on social media. Nearly a dozen fire departments from surrounding towns battled the blaze, he said. No injuries were reported.
