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April 30, 2021
Montcalm County deputies say that a woman was injured in a single-car crash in Stanton Thursday night.
Deputies say the crash happened near the intersection of North New Street and East Pine Street around 8:36 p.m.
They say a 1999 Dodge Durango turned south onto North New Street from East Pine Street. The car then left the road and struck a utility pole.
The car caught on fire as a result of the collision, and the woman was knocked unconscious.
Witnesses were able to get the woman out of the burning car. She has been taken to a local hospital for treatment for non-life threatening injuries.
Staunton Schools and City Council $444,000 apart on spending plan Staunton City Council and School Board holding a joint meeting to talk about next year s school budget. (Source: WVIR) By Tara Todd | April 8, 2021 at 11:32 PM EDT - Updated April 8 at 11:32 PM
STAUNTON, Va. (WVIR) - In Staunton Thursday night, the School Board and City Council had a joint meeting to talk money, and theyâre still $444,000 apart on a spending plan.
The School District is asking the city for $13.9 million dollars. Itâs the same amount of money budgeted for 2020, pre-pandemic. That would help address the effects of the pandemic and support strategic initiatives. That includes a 5% employee raise and 19 new demand-driven positions, some of which fill holes left by the 2009 recession.
Fire crews called to Staunton Long John Silverâs Thursday morning Crews on the scene of a fire at a restaurant in Staunton. (Source: WHSV) By Bob Grebe | January 21, 2021 at 11:40 AM EST - Updated January 21 at 11:40 AM
STAUNTON, Va. (WHSV) â Fire crews were called to the Long John Silverâs restaurant in Staunton Thursday morning.
A manager says she was in the kitchen turning on the equipment and heard an unusual sound from the grill. She tells WHSV she turned it off the grill, but a fryer started smoking.
Crews were dispatched to the restaurant at 8:25 a.m. Thursday, January 21, and found thick smoke in the back of the building and a fire in the kitchen.