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Aimee Blanchard Parsons, attorney, focuses on defending employers in state and federal court against discrimination, harassment, retaliation, wrongful termination.

From the blog of Stephanie Z. Bonder at The Times of Israel

"I was in a dilemma, scholarship or job, but right now, I am an Assistant County Commissioner."

Jun. 3—LAURINBURG — The burn ban placed on Scotland County on May 24 has been lifted, according to Scotland County Assistant County Ranger Dylan Green, who said it was lifted due to improving conditions across the state. "The improvement came mainly to the Sandhill and Coastal Plain region," said Green. "Last week we saw a few showers and cooler temperatures that provided some much-needed ...

New Lee County program focuses on housing homeless families

April 20, 1996 A trio of young investigative reporters from Hermiston High School discovered last week that in some cases, crime does pay. The trio surveyed three local pawn shops to see who would purchase obviously stolen items. One, they discovered, took the bait. It all started when Wilma Ward, the school’s photography and newspaper teacher, was asked to examine the camera at a local pawn shop. A student, looking for a camera, asked Ward to check one out at a pawn shop. The check led Wa...

Butler commissioners set mill levy reduction goal Butler County Times Gazette There was some good news at the Butler County Commission this week when the county began a review of capital improvement requests for the 2021 budget year — the combination of paying off a building debt and anticipated increased payments from a pipeline to the county means theres more money available.  When the CIP requests were presented, there was a change from years past. The initial listings for district court ...

Nicollet County parts ways with two top administrators Nicollet County parts ways with two top administrators By Bernadette Heier | April 1, 2021 at 7:09 PM CDT - Updated April 1 at 7:09 PM ST. PETER Minn. (KEYC) - At Thursday’s special county board meeting, Nicollet County agreed to part ways with both its county administrator and its human resources director. A unanimous vote accepted the separation agreement with County Administrator Ryan Krosch and the resignation of Jamie Haefner, ...

To reach our newsroom with tips or questions, email news@gainesvilletimes.com. Wurtz is in her third year as the elections director. She was hired after the Hall County Board of Commissioners made a “home-rule” amendment in 2018 to state legislation that created the elections director position years earlier. The change also placed oversight of the director in the hands of the county administrator. In Wurtz’s 2019 evaluation, obtained by The Times through an open records request, Wurtz wa...

“He’s got two broken legs and his internal organs are a mess. He’s got brain swelling so they had to drill a hole in his skull so that wouldn’t kill him,” Mallicoat said. “He’s in a lot of pain. But he’s one hell of a trooper.” The Iowa State Patrol said in a news release that Hardisty was driving north on J Avenue, also known as County Road P58, when Wink crossed over into the northbound lane and hit her car head-on. Impairment is believed to have played a part in the crash,...