CAMBRIDGE — Authorities announced Thursday that the investigation into the 5-year-old disappearance of Jaliek Rainwalker is now being investigated as a presumed homicide. Rainwalker went missing Nov. 1, 2007, when he was 12 years old. from his Greenwich home. While members of the boy’s family still hold out hope for closure, both they and authorities […]
The details of the Jaliek Rainwalker case have captivated the Capital Region. The 12-year-old boy was last seen in November 2007, and there’s been no sign of him since then. On the night of Jaliek’s disappearance, police say he was with his adoptive father, Stephen Kerr, at a family home in Greenwich. Kerr told police […]
Fairlawn ‘ignites’ leadership
Fairlawn Student Leadership Ambassadors are back row, left to right, Nolan Cramer, Drew Westerbeck, Mitchell Mathis, Willow Clincher, Elise Bell, Belle Brautigam; front row, Ryleigh Werling, Liliana Phillips, Jocelyn McDonald, Claire Henman, Chloe Weigandt, Myla Cox and Darcy Maxson. Not pictured is Satchel McMahon.
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SIDNEY Thirteen selected Fairlawn High School students attended the “Ignite: Student Leadership Conference” hosted by the Midwest Regional Education Service Center and left with a motivation to inspire others.
The conference, held at Indian Lake High School, hosted close to 75 student leaders from Shelby and Logan County High Schools. With stories and lessons from professionals such as Mike Nygren, co-author of “Authentic Teen Leadership,” and MRESC Director of Student Achievement Erica Baer, students were inspired to take active roles in their school clubs and athletics.