School board makes zoning changes during first in-person meeting in a month
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After holding their last two meetings virtually, the Washoe County School District Board of Trustees met in person for their May 11 meeting, which was held in the conference room at the district’s administration building at 425 E. Ninth St.
People seeking to provide public comment began gathering outside of the administration building before the meeting began. The conference room is smaller than the school theaters and gyms the board has held its meetings in over the last year.
Board members heard several hours of vitriolic public comment in very much the same vein as has been expressed throughout the pandemic people railing on teaching equity and diversity, accusing the school district of “turning out social justice warriors” and complaining that mask mandates are tantamount to child abuse. One woman demanded the school board purposefully and publicly defy Gov. Steve Sisolak’s mask mandate
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In her store Juniper, Aubrey Sirois in front of the built-in units that will hold drop buckets of flowers in-season. Lynn Christoffers
Juniper & Co. includes the event flower business, Aubrey Maria Designs. Connie Berry
Fragrant pink roses ready to include in a bouquet. Connie Berry
Brightly colored pottery, like this piece by Jennifer Langhammer, is displayed throughout the shop. Connie Berry
Pottery, paintings, textiles, fresh flowers and more are for available for purchase at Juniper & Co. Connie Berry
Wire sculpture by Steve Lohman. Connie Berry
Beth Smith s Gay Head Cliffs is one of the paintings for sale at Juniper. Connie Berry
May 10, 2021 | 1:40 PM
Neil Ruffner, 62, of Zeeland, passed away peacefully surrounded by his wife and children on Sunday, May 9, 2021, at his home following a long courageous journey with heart failure and two years of progressing lung cancer.
Neil was born May 30, 1958, in Mishawaka, Indiana, to Dan and Mary Ruffner. The Ruffner family moved to Zeeland when Neil was 7 years old. Neil was the middle child of three Ruffner children and graduated from Zeeland High School in 1976. He married Karen Smith on January 19, 1979, and raised their children together in Zeeland. Neil started Ruffner Construction and worked 45 years as a construction contractor before retiring. Neil did countless projects and some of his larger notable projects were: Yntema Funeral Home, Residential Parade Home, cottages, FMB-Zeeland Main Street, many downtown Zeeland commercial properties, the New Groningen Schoolhouse, his children’s homes. He finished out his career completing the Graphix Sign
Henderson police: Felon charged in Woodland Apartment shooting
HENDERSON, Ky. A Henderson man who was previously sentenced to 10 years in 2018 has been arrested in relation to the shooting at Woodland Apartments last Wednesday.
Henderson police charged Thomas Murphy, 28, Reed, with first-degree wanton endangerment and being a felon in possession of a firearm.
HPD Detective Jake Isonhood said Murphy is accused of shooting at a resident of Woodland Apartments amid a fight with his girlfriend.
The detective said in an interview with the alleged suspect, Murphy told authorities that during an argument he had grabbed his girlfriend to try to speak with her. He said she had asked him to leave, and he believed that because of the conflict, she d called someone to come over.