Mt. Marcy rescue: Hiker with hip injury carried down snowy trail by Forest Rangers and others at night
Updated May 18, 2021;
State Forest Rangers in recent weeks were kept busy rescuing injured or lost hikers, along with fighting wildfires and doing prescribed burns.
In one instance, a woman who suffered a hip injury after slipping on ice on top of Mt. Marcy in the Adirondacks had to be carried down the mountain trail in a litter during the night. The trail had two to three feet of snow and ice in some places. One of the rescuers exhibited possible cardiac symptoms and also had to be “closely monitored.”
Dogs: Allowed, but must be leashed.
Maps: On an information board at the trailhead.
Difficulty: Easy to moderate, with some small hills.
GLOCESTER Man-made ponds pop up almost everywhere in rural Rhode Island.
Farmers built them to irrigate crops and water livestock. Millers dammed brooks and channeled the backed-up water to grind grain in grist mills. Fire wardens and landowners filled reservoirs to protect property in remote areas. Conservationists constructed earthen dikes across streams to create habitats for wildlife and waterfowl.
Each of the ponds you find in the woods has a unique story about how it was formed and for what purpose.
The Minnesota Department of Public Safety Bureau of Criminal Apprehension provided a recap of the incident:
A Burnsville police officer attempted to pull over a truck at approximately 2:44 p.m., Sunday for having a stolen plate. A short time later the truck crashed into another vehicle at South Cross Drive and Buck Hill Road. The truck continued before becoming disabled at South Cross Drive and Burnhaven Drive. The truckâs driver, now identified as Olsen, fled the scene. He entered a restaurant on Buck Hill Road, snatched a customerâs keys from their table and fled in their vehicle.Â
Officer spotted the stolen vehicle heading north on 35W and a pursuit began. During the pursuit, Olsen shot at pursing officers several times.Â
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The Board of Supervisors on Tuesday approved $500,000 of funding to leverage $3.85 million in private dollars on behalf of four last-mile broadband projects.
Sierra Business Council Project Manager Kari Sinoff said the county money will facilitate around 440 connections through grants awarded to Nevada County Fiber, Inc.; Northern Sierra Broadband; and Spiral Fiber, Inc., all in western county; and Oasis Broadband, in eastern county.
The timeline for all the projects is 12 to 18 months.
“Most of the projects actually require under 12 months,” Sinoff said. “We want to under-promise, over-deliver to residents in this area. They’ve waited a long time for the service, so we want to let them know it will be installed when it will be installed.”