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Kenneth G. Sitch, 59, of Belleville, was embraced into the arms of Jesus on Saturday, Jan 27, 2024, at his home. He was born May 14, 1964, in Lewistown, a son of the late Paul Sitch, Sr. and Florence “Emmagene” (Metz) Sitch. On May 10, 1986, he married Regina (French) Sitch. She resides at their […]
ALLENSVILLE Allensville Planing Mill lost its Allensville manufacturing plant in a huge December fire.
On Friday, APM provided an update on how it has been progressing rebuilding what it lost.
According to a press release, crews needed only three days to construct the majority of a building that will temporarily serve as the home of APM’s roof truss manufacturing.
“We deeply appreciate the labor, time, and energy that was given to the construction of this building,” APM wrote in the release. “With every nail that was hammered into place, we felt the rise of hope that a new normal was just around the bend.”
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ALLENSVILLE Allensville Planing Mill is planning on rebuilding the manufacturing plant that burned down on Dec. 29. The details of this plan are under deliberation and will be shared with the public when finalized.
APM said in a statement it continues to be deeply grateful for the ways in which the community reached out.
“We find stregnth to move forward into the future through these demonstrations of support. Examples of this are notes in the mail, vendors who go above and beyond to make sure we recieve an order, kind offers of help from those we know well and even those we don’t know, and many other beautiful acts of kindess. We have been encouraged by these moments of light during a dark time,” the statement said.
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ALLENSVILLE Allensville Planing Mill is picking up the pieces after fire destroyed its manufacturing plant Tuesday night in Allensville.
The company, which was founded in 1959, released a statement from its board of directors Thursday vowing to move forward, but expressing how the company is overwhelmed by the outpouring of community support.
“On Tuesday night as we stood watching our manufacturing plant be devoured by fire, we could not even begin to imagine how we would emerge from this devastation, but we knew we would,” the statement read in part. “We were prepared for the tediousness of the tasks before us we know that recovering and planning for the future has many details to it. But what we had not been prepared for and what we want to share with you is how overwhelmed we have been. Not by the devastation or the loss, for this is shared by the entire APM family and our community. We have been overwhelmed with gratitude for the many hands