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Man awarded Carnegie Medal for saving Frankfort resident from Manistee River Jan. 11, 2021 FacebookTwitterEmail 1of3 Frankfort resident Kim Fairchild was rescued from a near drowning on the Big Manistee River on June 6, 2019 when fishing with his friend Rick Herman (far right). The three who pulled the non-breathing Fairchild from the water and revived him were Troy Ance, Ben Blostein and Steven Padilla. The three were honored by then-Manistee County Sheriff John O Hagan for their heroic act. Pictured (from left to right) are Ance, Fairchild, Blostein, Padilla and Herman. (File photo) Show MoreShow Less 2of3 Manistee County Sheriff John O Hagan presented the men who rescued Kim Fairchild from the Manistee River with certificates commemorating their life-saving actions in June 2019. One of the men, Ben Blostein, recently received the Carnegie Medal. (File photo) Show MoreShow Less ....
FMCSA: Med examiners can conduct DOT physicals for drivers with expired CDLs A notice issued Wednesday from the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration alerted medical examiners that they are authorized to conduct DOT physicals on drivers whose CDLs have expired but are still operating legally under the COVID-19 emergency declarations. The notice from the National Registry of Certified Medical Examiners states that “certified [medical examiners] listed on the National Registry are authorized to conduct examinations of, and issue [medical examiner’s certificates] to, any driver that meets the physical qualification standards regardless of whether or not they have a current expired or unexpired driver’s license.” ....
From Staff Reports Established is 1904, the Carnegie Hero Fund awards its gold medal to just a handful of top heroes in the U.S. and Canada each year. Now one is headed to Stokes County, the foundation said this week. KING On July 11, 2019, welder Robert Lawson was headed home from work on Highway 52 when he suddenly noticed a car on fire in the southbound lane. He reacted quickly, stopping his own vehicle and running to the wreck, which involved several cars and a tractor-trailer. He saw a woman in her 60s pinned inside the burning car screaming for help, but when he tried to open the door with the handle, it came off in his hand. ....