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By: Caleb Califano OKLAHOMA CITY - New information has been released on Oklahoma City's 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 Valentine's Day, there were more than 250 people inside on a single night. Put together by the Homeless Alliance, the Mental Health Association of Oklahoma and the City of OKC, organizers say this shelter saved lives during that cold sna...

(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 Betterment is in the process of acquiring the Willard Elementary School building in the city of Hazard, whi...

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 Care's 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.     Luck said the new shelter will open at 4:30 p.m. each day for families and 6 p.m. for individual me...

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 Preble Street in Willard Square. Members of the Willard Hose Company riding on their Peerless Hose 2 tru...