Wickens Place News Today

One person is has pending charges after filing a false report to police, according to the Southaven Police Department.

The City of Prince Albert has announced various current and future road and lane closures happening in the community. Until May 17, First Avenue from 17th Street to 18th Street West will be closed as city crews will be digging to replace a water main. Starting today, the City closed a lane on Second Avenue West at the intersection of Marquis Road until May 20 for concrete work. Also just for today until 4:30 p.m., there will be lane restrictions on the Central Avenue viaduct so crews can clean ...

This portrait of Mayor George Wickens appears in "Birth of a City," one of two essential histories of Lorain penned by his grandson, the late attorney William G. Wickens. George Wickens served as mayor of Lorain in the boom of 1894 and 1895. with the coming of the steel mill and major improvements to the city, George Wickens could be considered the father of 20th century Lorain. "Birth of a City" - Courtesy of Bob Wickens