Officials Urge People to Be Safe this Memorial Day Weekend
Officials are urging people to be safe this Memorial Day weekend. County Sheriff
Jim Quattrone announced the “STOP-DWI High Visibility Engagement Campaign for
Memorial Day and Weekend.” The campaign will take place from May 28th until June 1st. Quattrone said it’s a locally driven program with all Chautauqua County law enforcement agencies participating and working together; police departments, state police and the Sheriff’s Office coordinating awareness, education and enforcement activities.
County Executive
PJ Wendel urged people not to drink and drive, “If you need to, get an Uber, get Lyft, find someone to drive, but you don’t want to jeopardize yourself. It’s costly and at the end of the day you don’t want to be the result of someone else’s actions or causing someone’s injury or life.”
Upcoming blood drive honors health care workers
Upcoming blood drive honors health care workers By Bernadette Heier | April 7, 2021 at 7:23 PM CDT - Updated April 7 at 7:23 PM
MANKATO, Minn. (KEYC) The American Red Cross is hosting an upcoming blood drive in Mankato that will honor health care workers.
The need for blood remains especially high amid the pandemic. Nationwide, the Red Cross must collect more than 2,700 platelets and about 12,500 blood donations every day for patients.
“Front line workers know first hand the importance of having blood on the shelves for everyday patient care and when emergencies occur. So by providing the blood that they need to do their jobs is a great way to give back in a really meaningful way,” American Red Cross Regional Communications Manager Sue Thesenga explained.
COLUMBIA â Due to harsh winter weather in Missouri last week, the American Red Cross canceled 81 blood drives.
American Red Cross Regional Communications Manager Joe Zydlo said the weather caused a shortage of nearly 2,100 blood donations in the state and parts of Illinois. It just hit us all in one week, Zydlo said. We have to collect almost 600 donations a day, so if we re losing close to 2,200, that s almost four days without collecting. Â
While the donation center was hit hard by winter weather, the center said they expected it. We want to have a five day supply. So in situations like this, we can overcome it, we don t have to issue an emergency need, he added.
The MFA tower off of Paris Road entered the starting stages of demolition Tuesday afternoon.
MFA Agri Services has closed five centers across Missouri since 2019, including: Bronaugh, Columbia, Essex, Fulton and Springfield.
The tower stood in Columbia since the 1960s, where residents say it became a beacon of familiarity around the area.
Due to harsh winter weather in Missouri last week, the American Red Cross canceled 81 blood drives.
American Red Cross Regional Communications Manager Joe Zydlo said the weather caused a shortage of nearly 2,100 blood donations in the state and parts of Illinois. It just hit us all in one week, Zydlo said. We have to collect almost 600 donations a day, so if we re losing close to 2,200, that s almost four days without collecting. Â