Emptying the tank: Coshocton County athletes leaving it on the track
COSHOCTON - Jubilation filled Korbyn Haley during the Division II regional track and field meet.
The Coshocton junior leapt a personal best of 21-feet-0 in the long jump, and the crowd recognized his effort when it was announced over the loud speaker.
The mark stood through the final two rounds, giving Haley a regional title.
Haley hopes to carry that momentum to the state where he will compete in the long jump at 10 a.m. Friday.
The Division II state meet will be Friday and Saturday at Pickerington North.
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The former defence minister Christopher Pyne’s lobbying firm has been engaged by another weapons manufacturer to “assist its rapid growth within the Australian defence and government agency market”.
DroneShield, an Australian Securities Exchange-listed firm that makes anti-drone technology and weaponry, announced on Monday that it had engaged the lobbyist firm Pyne and Partners, led by Pyne and his former chief of staff Adam Howard, to help it win a bigger slice of the government’s huge defence expenditure.
Three years ago Pyne posed for photos with DroneShield’s technology at an arms fair in Malaysia, offering his support to “great Australian companies here showcasing their capabilities to the world”.
It also won work while Pyne was minister for defence industry, including in 2017 when he said Elbit would help work on a new $1.4bn battlefield command system for the army.
Ministers are prohibited from lobbying in relation to anything they had official dealings with for 18 months after they leave office.
Pyne’s exclusion period ended on 29 November 2020. His firm began lobbying for Elbit in December, according to Pyne and Partners managing director Adam Howard, who was previously Pyne’s former chief of staff.
“Pyne and Partners looks forward to working with Australian defence companies to help grow Australia’s economy and our national security,” Howard said.
Service academy nominations announced
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WASHINGTON – Congressman Bill Johnson (R-Marietta) recently announced United States Service Academy nominations for young men and women from Ohio’s 6th Congressional District, including nominees from Gallia and Meigs counties.
“It is truly an honor to announce the nomination of some outstanding young Ohioans to our United States Military Service Academies,” Johnson said in a news release.
Local students receiving nominations were Timothy Hill, Gallia Academy H.S. (Gallipolis)/ United States Naval Academy; Nicholas McConnell, Meigs Local H.S. (Pomeroy)/ United States Air Force Academy; and Madison Stewart, Gallia Academy H.S. (Gallipolis)/United States Air Force Academy.