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JAY Southern 21st Century Kids of F.R.A.N.K.L.I.N. will be hosting a family resource festival Saturday, March 6, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Spruce Mountain High School.
“All CDC guidelines will be followed, with masks and social distancing closely monitored,” high school social worker Kristy Labonte wrote in an email Friday, Feb. 19. Activities will include sledding, snowshoeing, horse and carriage rides, bonfire with s’mores kits, raffles and door prizes, goodie bags, hot dogs, and popcorn, she continued.
Face masks will be available for those who don’t have them, she said in a later phone interview. Some snowshoes and sleds will be provided, she noted.
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Kim Maggard
Guest columnist
It’s strange to think that at this time last year, we were just beginning to feel the impact the COVID-19 coronavirus would have on our lives.
From the city of Whitehall s perspective, around this time last March we had just made the tough but necessary decision to cancel our in-person State of the City address.
We also immediately jumped into action to implement the changes to police, fire, emergency-medical and service operations that would be needed to keep our community and team members safe as the pandemic set in.
Because it feels like nearly everything has changed since last March, I have made a concerted effort to pause and celebrate victories (large and small), both in our organization and community, to keep our team motivated and focused on the future.
A Bexley police detective says no criminal charges have been filed against a former Columbus School for Girls teacher accused of sexual misconduct.
For that to occur, the victim, a former student, would need to pursue the charges, but that hasn t occurred, Det. Sgt. Peter Brickey told The Dispatch this week.
Steven Pryor, who taught Spanish at the school, resigned before participating in an investigation into the matter, which launched this fall, school spokeswoman Brittany Westbrook said.
The misconduct occurred in the mid-2000s, according to lawyers the school recently hired to investigate the matter.
On Oct. 30, the school had received a credible allegation of misconduct by Pryor from a former student, according to the letter from Head of School Jennifer Ciccarelli
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FARMINGTON United Way of the Tri-Valley Area has launched the United Way Care Card program to show appreciation for frontline workers including, but not limited to, grocery store clerks, teachers and healthcare workers.
Cards will also be distributed to individuals in nursing homes and other health care facilities throughout Greater Franklin County.
“The pandemic has taken a toll on our communities and we thought a simple, heartfelt message of gratitude for those most affected is something we could do to make a difference and bring hope,” said Lisa Laflin, UWTVA executive director.
United Way is asking community members to decorate cards supplied by United Way and add an inspirational hand-written message on the inside. Each card is printed with a message of “You Matter,” “You are Stronger Than You Think” or “Thank You for All You Do.”
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A Greencastle man is facing 46 felony charges after police say they found evidence of child pornography on his computer.
In October 2018, an investigation was launched by Homeland Security Investigations in Pittsburgh regarding a downloadable file suspected to contain child pornography. Once an IP address was obtained, the case was transferred to the Harrisburg-York branch for further investigation.
The video depicted a 10- to 12-year-old female engaged in sexual acts.
A subpoena was served to Comcast on Nov. 27, 2018, to locate the home address of the suspected user. On Jan. 25, 2019, a search warrant was executed on a home on Buchanan Trail East in Shady Grove, according to court documents.