Janice Piper News Today

Waterford Fire Chief Kevin Hafemann resigned after a meeting that the former fire commission chair said violates state law

A former chairwoman of the Waterford Fire Commission has filed a complaint alleging that Village Board members violated the state open meetings law when restructuring the fire department.

Waterfords first chief resigns after a tumultuous two-year tenure that ended with village officials reorganizing the fire department without his input.

Faced with village budget cuts, the Waterford Fire Department has applied for federal grants to hire more personnel and to purchase new portable breathing instruments for firefighters.

Waterfords fire chief and others blast a cost-saving measure that would rely on volunteers and neighboring communities to provide fire and ambulance service in the village.

A public referendum on raising taxes for improved fire protection could be coming to Waterford, after the fire chief and others criticized recent firehouse staffing cuts.

Audley Mills, in Eastwood Road, Rayleigh, posts monthly on Facebook about the number of patients who “did not attend”.

The Wichita County Health District is spreading the word about Public Health Awareness Week.

Thunder Bay's Dragons of Hope team, which supports those with a breast cancer diagnosis through the sport of dragon boating, will launch in a boat of its own for the first time this season.