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Red Bird Music Store and Natural Heritage Art Centre sustained heavy losses in Jan. 18 blaze.

Published January 23, 2023 All Meta Credits

The community of Osceola, Wisconsin, is rallying together after a fire burned down its local music store.

Governor Hochul signed legislation (S7867-A/A9596-A) to establish a statewide electronic tracking system for sexual offense evidence collection kits, commonly known as rape kits. 

In the week since all five members of the Montgomery County Planning Board abruptly resigned, the county council, which can appoint and remove those board members, is working to “move forward,” according to council president Gabe Albornoz.

The resignations by Planning Board Chair Casey Anderson, Vice Chair Partap Verma, Commissioners Gerald Cichy, Carol Rubin and Tina Patterson are effective immediately.

All board members tendered their resignation after a series of investigations into improper behavior by board members.

Montgomery County’s Planning Board has been the center of a tussle over how, or if, this diversifying county should change or grow. Now that the entire board has stepped down, what happens next could shape the county’s future for years.

The entire Planning Board for Montgomery County, Maryland, resigned Wednesday after its board chair was accused of making inappropriate comments in private meetings.

The entire Planning Board for Montgomery County, Maryland, resigned Wednesday after its board chair was accused of making inappropriate comments in private meetings.