Suspected loyalist agent held liable for the unlawful killing of three Catholics Alan Oliver
Brian Frizzell was hot dead by the UVF in Craigavon in 1991
A court has issued an order against a suspected loyalist agent holding him liable for the unlawful killing of three Catholics in Co Armagh.
The judgment has been issued in respect of mid Ulster loyalists Alan Oliver, Anthony McNeill and Thomas Harper.
Oliver is a suspected British agent who played a central role in the Mid Ulster UVF, which was responsible for dozens of sectarian murders.
Along with McNeill and Harper, Oliver has have been linked to a gun attack on a mobile shop in the Drumbeg estate in Craigavon in 1991 which claimed the lives of Eileen Duffy (19), Katrina Rennie (16) and Brian Frizzell (29).
Lansing rescinds mask order
The Leavenworth Times
A week earlier, a majority of the Lansing City Council voted to extend the city’s mask order through the month of April. But council members voted Thursday to repeal the mask order.
Council members were expected to take some form of action Thursday related to face coverings because of a new state law that allowed statewide mask orders issued by the governor to expire at the end of March.
Gov. Laura Kelly issued a replacement mask order Thursday. But her new order was revoked by a Legislative Coordinating Council.
Lansing City Council members were presented with an ordinance Thursday that complied with the new state law. The ordinance, if approved, would have once again extended the city’s mask order through April 30.
Lansing extends mask ordinance
Special to the Times
Lansing City Council members voted 7-1 Thursday for a mask mandate that runs from Feb. 1 through March 31. The current mask mandate expires Sunday. Council member Jesse Garvey cast the dissenting vote.
Council members had received at least two emails from people who debunked the value of masks in preventing the spread of COVID-19. But council member Gregg Buhler said he has received much more support of extending the mandate.
The newest council member, Ron Dixon, asked if it would be hard to rescind if the pandemic were to end before then. Mayor Tony McNeill said it would take a special meeting, as council members called for Thursday.
Geneva College hosts virtual music conference
BEAVER FALLS Geneva College and the Center for Urban Biblical Ministry (CUBM) host the Virtual Spring Music Conference on Feb. 13 and 20, and March 13 and 20.
The conference features noted speakers addressing aspects of music and music ministry, the COVID-19 pandemic, virtual worship experiences and their personal testimonies in a series of video conference sessions.
To register, contact CUBM at (412) 247-9010 or go to Geneva.edu/musicconference.
The Spring Music Conference schedule and committed presenters include:
6 p.m. Feb. 13.
Elder A. Jeffrey LaValley, international gospel music artist, composer, minister of music, New Jerusalem Baptist Church, Flint, Mich.
New Lansing mayor sworn in
Connie Parish
Special to the Times
Tony McNeill was sworn in as the new mayor of Lansing in a brief ceremony Monday night. McNeill has been on the Lansing City Council since 2009.
His comments Monday were brief, thanking citizens for their votes and his family for their patience and support during his 12 years of public service.
“It’s been a tough year for all of us,” McNeill said, referring to the pandemic. “I am proud of how city staff responded during this,” and said he, like everyone else, “will be glad to get back to some sense of normalcy.”