CHICAGO – The Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC) has awarded a total of 6 students the Bound to Stay Bound and Melcher Scholarships for the 2021-2022 academic year. Additionally, ALSC has sponsored 2 Spectrum Scholars and 1 additional Spectrum Scholar made possible through the generous support of Ellen Fader, 2005-2006 past-president. Four recipients were awarded the Bound to Stay Bound Books scholarship, which is made possible by Bound to Stay Bound Books, Inc. All four recipients will receive $8,000 in scholarship aid for the 2021-2022 academic year. The four recipients are Molly Boehm, attending Longwood University; Dana Fanslow, attending the University of Illinois; Lindsay Robins, attending North Carolina Central University; and Scott Shaffer, attending Clarion University.
Elizabeth Saxton
PENNSBORO A Ritchie County woman who did not resuscitate her dead baby after giving birth at home will appear before a grand jury in June.
Elizabeth Saxton, 31, 108 School Drive, Pennsboro, gave birth in the shower and claimed the baby was blue in the face and not breathing, according to a criminal complaint filed with the Ritchie County Magistrate Court.
Saxton reportedly did not try to revive the child or call 911; she wrapped the baby in a towel before placing it beside her bed, court records said.
The deceased child was found in her home following a search warrant and she is being charged with child neglect resulting in death and the concealment of a deceased human body.