Tue May 25, 2021 - Midwest Edition #11
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Alex Lyon & Son hosted customers for a one-day, two-auction event at its auction facility in Racine, Wis. This live, in-person sale consisted of late-model construction equipment following the completion of a large job in the area.
Items up for sale included loaders, skid steers, dump trucks, truck tractors, pickups, trailers, attachments and support items from a variety of manufacturers including Case, Bobcat, JCB, Volvo and Caterpillar.
For more information, visit lyonauction.com. CEG
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Bill Nash, a former Star columnist, ad man, volunteer firefighter and Ventura County s first public information officer, died on May 15 after a brief battle with liver disease.
The affable 65-year old formally William Henry Nash was a prolific writer, skilled photographer and devoted family man whose good humor and gentlemanly demeanor forged respect and affection among those he worked with. When I heard the news.it just floored me, County Executive Officer Mike Powers said during Tuesday s Board of Supervisors meeting.
Powers described hiring Nash as the county s public information officer or PIO, for short a job he held from October 2014 until his retirement in November 2019. It had been a big deal to get the position approved by the board, Powers said, and the first person to fill the role would set the standard.
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Oxnard and Ventura County officials have approved a major agreement on managing Channel Islands Harbor, predicting the deal will clear the way for much-needed improvements.
The pact resolves disputes between the city and county over maintenance of public recreational areas and building permit issues and calls for a cooperative approach on land development. It is a milestone as far as I am concerned, Mayor John Zaragoza said Wednesday, the day after the Oxnard City Council unanimously approved the 25-year agreement.
The council s decision came on the same day that the Ventura County Board of Supervisors passed the agreement, which takes effect immediately.
ROME â Members of the New York State Correctional Officers and Police Benevolent Association called on Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Wednesday to put future state prison closures on hold.
NYSCOPBA held a news conference urging the governor and the state Department of Corrections and Community Supervision not to close any more prisons until a study can be commissioned to address violence inside prisons amid a steady decline in the inmate population.
NYSCOPBA Western Region Vice President Mark DeBurgomaster discussed how the COVID-19 pandemic has affected the union and its members. He noted their members did not work from home during the pandemic, but worked in confined spaces, putting their health at risk. He said some of their members died because of COVID. He said members worked through the closure of three facilities.
7 News fact check: Ogdensburgâs city attorney payment & attendance at council meetings City of Ogdensburg (Source: WWNY) By Jeff Cole | May 18, 2021 at 3:59 PM EDT - Updated May 18 at 3:59 PM
OGDENSBURG, N.Y. (WWNY) - We did some fact checking on a story we did Monday about Ogdensburg and how its city attorney gets paid.
The issue most recently came up as city council debates spending money to open a beach.
In our story Monday, there were 2 viewpoints from council members: that the city lawyer is on retainer and it wouldnât cost anything to have the lawyer at council meetings versus the lawyer is paid when called upon and, by not having the lawyer at the city council meetings, itâs saving the city money.