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New mural series reflecting on Buffalos diversity New mural series said to reflect on Buffalos diversity and last updated 2021-07-30 18:49:31-04 BUFFALO, N.Y. (WKBW) — There is a new, vibrant mural sitting at the center of Buffalos Cobblestone District, that has been showcasing the creative minds of a dozen artists.Each piece reflects on the diversity of the Queen City. "Artists from outside our city recognize the beauty inside of our city," Albright-Knox curator of public art, Aaron Ott s...

MEDFORD, Ore. – With Sunday’s Fire causing stress, some people got an emergency alert in the area of that fire, but others didn’t. When a fire spreads quickly, city and county emergency managers work in concert with first responders to get a handle on each individual situation. But as we’ve obviously seen with the historic Almeda Fire, the situation can be quite chaotic. The fire broke in the 3 o’clock hour. The first emergency alert was sent out at 5:04 p.m. But the alert was only se...

GARRETT — The Garrett Fire Department celebrated Christmas in June at a party held last month, Chief Chad Werkheiser told the Board of Works Tuesday. Service milestone awards effective in 2020 totaling 115 years of service were presented to: Dave VanDerbosch, 35 years; Jason Wells, 25 years; Matt West and Josh Newman, 15 years; and Brandon McConeghy, Tyler Meehan, Truman Owsley, Zak Kashmer and Brian Vanderbosch, five years each. Police Chief Roland McPherson reported 239 calls for service...

The project includes works from 16 different artists. Author: WGRZ Staff Updated: 4:43 PM EDT June 10, 2021 BUFFALO, N.Y. — A new public art mural has been installed on Chippewa Street in downtown Buffalo.  The Works, from Home project includes works from 16 different artists.   Last year, the Albright-Knoxs Public Art Initiative asked 16 local artists to respond to the initial lockdown requirements of the COVID-19 pandemic to help build community spirit.  T...

The online map has the city divided into 14 zones. And each zone has multiple evacuation routes. Emergency management coordinator Aaron Ott says that’s intentional because during a disaster, some roads might not be accessible. “This way we hopefully encourage citizens to take a different route just so they understand that there are other ways to get out of the neighborhood,” Ott says. The map will also make it easier for first responders to know where to direct people as they evacuate...

City of Medford The City of Medford has created an online map of the city split into 14 zones so people can more easily identify their neighborhood and evacuation routes during a disaster. When thousands of people had to evacuate their homes during last year’s wildfires in Jackson County, people got stuck in bumper-to-bumper traffic. That prompted the City of Medford to launched an online map to help people plan ahead for next time. The online map has the city divided into 14 zones. And ea...

Medford launches interactive evacuation zone map The City of Medford says that the map is intended to help Medford residents plan for the next emergency while helping first responders issue emergency notifications. Posted: May 11, 2021 10:18 AM Posted By: Jamie Parfitt MEDFORD, Ore. — The City of Medford on Tuesday rolled out a new interactive evacuation map, intended to help Medford residents and businesses "prepare for the next evacuation or emergency." The online map is also intended to ...

GARRETT — At Tuesday’s meeting of the Garrett Board of Works, Executive Director Anton King of the DeKalb County Economic Development Partnership shared highlights from 2020 amid the pandemic, “which oddly was a record-breaking year from a dollar-investment standpoint,” he said. “What we saw was it was a time to hit the pause button, with companies realizing where to make their dollar investments strategically. DeKalb County was the benefactor of several consolidations,...

GARRETT — Plans are moving forward to open the Garrett City Pool this summer. Work has begun this week to dismantle the large, blue slide at the city pool in order for a new slide to be installed this spring, according to Parks Superintendent Eric Mossberger. The city is taking applications for lifeguards and will train them for the season, with the mindset that the pool will be open this year. Applications can be made at City Hall or on the city’s webpage. City Planner Milton Otero t...

GARRETT — While deliveries at the City of Garrett recycling center were down by nearly one-third last year, the center showed increases in both revenue and recyclable materials, City Planner Milton Otero reported to the Board of Works Tuesday. His report tallied a total of 2,529 vehicles that delivered recyclable materials to the drive-through site on North Cowen Street in 2020, a decrease of 30.6% from 2019. The center saw 1,092 total volunteer hours accumulated, a decrease of 19.1% from ...