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RACINE, Wis. It is common knowledge that when an alarm sounds at a fire station the crews dispatch to the fire, but in Southeast Wisconsin there is a second group that also is dispatched known as The Racine Fire Bells.
It is a group that has been around since 1948; they are all volunteers that don’t get paid and at times are called in the middle of the night.
The Racine Fire Bells don’t fight the fire, but they are just as important when at the scene.
“We provide everything from food, drinks to warming tents and cooling tents that the firefighters and fire victims can use at the scene,” said Adrian Machalik, vice president of the Racine Fire Bells.
By Savanna Tomei Madison
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MADISON, Wis. A young Madison boy is now a published author, thanks to all the help from his family.
Tikeh Tazeh is the second of four children. The 12-year-old and his family live in New Glarus.
He and his older brother love soccer. Their parents are from Cameroon, where soccer is the national pastime. Of course, it’s called football there.
Tikeh hasn’t been able to play with his team for almost a year now because of the pandemic.
“It’s one of the things I miss the most,” he said.
He dove into reading instead, to pass the time. He says that soccer and reading two large parts of his life. But as his book-count picked up, he started to realize something.
St. Pete Police Social Worker Program Set to Begin Soon By Mitch Perry Pinellas County PUBLISHED 5:56 PM ET Jan. 11, 2021 PUBLISHED January 11, 2021 @5:56 PM
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A plan to have social service workers respond to calls for some non-violent incidents in St. Petersburg is getting closer to happening following the city council’s approval last week of a nine-month $850,000 contract with Gulf Coast Jewish Family and Community Services (JFCS) to head the Community Assistance Liaison (CAL) program.
What You Need To Know
Social workers could soon respond to mental health-related 9-1-1 calls in St. Pete
All calls would still be answered by 9-1-1 dispatchers
Greece Public Library Begins the Winter Reading Challenge UPDATED 7:02 AM ET Jan. 11, 2021 PUBLISHED 10:38 PM ET Jan. 10, 2021 PUBLISHED 10:38 PM EST Jan. 10, 2021
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Finding joy where you can during this stressful time could be as close as your public library.
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Greece Public Library has put together the Expand Your Reading Horizons winter reading contest. It includes 25 different reading challenges to get you started, inspiring you to keep reading and win some prizes.
What You Need To Know
Winter Reading Challenge is underway at the Greece Public Library
It s a five month challenge to inspire people to explore the joy of reading