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By: Caleb Califano OKLAHOMA CITY - New information has been released on Oklahoma Citys homeless population thanks to a temporary shelter that opened over the winter. Housed in the former Willard School building, the shelter that opened on January 15th provided beds for more than 1,100 people before closing last week. During that historic cold stretch around Valentines Day, there were more than 250 people inside on a single night. Put together by the Homeless Alliance, the Mental Health Associa...

(photo courtesy of Land Betterment) by: Alex Brown, Inside INdiana Business Posted: Apr 6, 2021 / 04:01 PM EST FISHERS, Ind. (Inside INdiana Business) – A Fishers-based company has announced plans to repurpose a former elementary school in Kentucky. Land Betterment Corp., which is currently redeveloping the former Landree Mine in Green County, says it plans to transform the school and surrounding property into an ag-tech center with a focus on vertical and greenhouse farming. Land Betterm...

Oklahoman A new low-barrier shelter is set to open in Oklahoma City, offering much-needed emergency shelter for individuals and families experiencing homelessness. The new City Care Night Shelter is expected to open Tuesday in a former warehouse at 532 N Villa. Adam Luck, City Cares chief executive officer, said the shelter has 140 beds, including 28 beds for women and 96 for men. He said the total number of available beds includes 16 beds for families located in four family suites.     L...

Two area teachers are among the 32 finalists for the Golden Apple Award for Excellence in Teaching for prekindergarten through third grade in Illinois.

A Window on the Past Willard Engine and Ladder Company By Kathryn Onos DiPhilippo Share We continue this week with the history of the Willard Engine and Ladder Company No. 2. As mentioned last week, the call company was originally formed in 1892 by a group of men in the Willard neighborhood, led by Willis F. Strout. Initially under the name Willard Hose Company No. 2, the men voted for Willis Strout to serve as their captain and they quickly set about the work of building a hose house on Preb...

For the last few months of winter, people experiencing unsheltered homelessness in Oklahoma City will be able to stay in a new overnight shelter. The emergency winter shelter opened Friday at the former Willard School, 1400 NW 3 St., west of downtown. The shelter has 109 cots available to men, women and families every night through March 31, said Dan Straughan, director of the Homeless Alliance. Bed capacity can be expanded if needed. “It’s literally lifesaving,” Straughan said. “It’s ...

Sanford and Wells-Ogunquit schools go fully remote as COVID continues SANFORD, Maine – A school district whose team colors are red and white turned all red this week, with students staying home and learning remotely as COVID-19 continues to spread throughout the region. Sanford Superintendent of Schools Matthew Nelson on Wednesday announced in a text and automated phone call to families that the entire system would move from its hybrid, or “yellow,” model to its full distance-learning, or...

citizens. yes, we should know history because it will help in roles of leadership and responsibility. but we should also know our history because its part of the experience of being alive. why seal yourself off from that other time? it would be as if you said theres going to be no more music in my life, theres going to be no more art or theater in my life or poetry or dance. >> rose: david mccullough for the hour, next. who beats the odds and comes out on top. but this isnt just a holl...

yes, we should know history because it makes us better citizens. yes, we should know history because it will help in roles of leadership and responsibility. but we should also know our history because its part of the experience of being alive. why seal yourself off from that other time? it would be as if you said theres going to be no more music in my life, theres going to be no more art or theater in my life or poetry or dance. >> rose: david mccullough for the hour, next. who beats t...

because it makes us better citizens. yes, we should know history because it will help in roles of leadership and responsibility. but we should also know our history because its part of the experience of being alive. why seal yourself off from that other time? it would be as if you said theres going to be no more music in my life, theres going to be no more art or theater in my life or poetry or dance. >> rose: david mccullough for the hour, next. who beats the odds and comes out on top...