The hometown news thread.

[BobR]

The home schooled kids in the area got a social event recently to celebrate the beginning of the school year. (If you are homeschooling is there really a set school year, I wonder?) I am kind of glad to see this as a socializing tool for these kids. When I went through nursing school we had a home schooled girl in our class. She had absolutely zero social skills and she struggled pretty much all through nursing school but she did graduate. Maybe she got a job as an OR nurse, they don't really need great social skills.

https://pvtimes.com/news/gallery-homeschoolers-come-together-at-steampunk-soiree-dance-135777/

bob

[Ben]

This week's news here is that the local senior center had their garden raided. They grow food to give out to needy seniors. They apparently posted about it on facebook, and the person who stole the food called them and told them it was "her right" to take the food because her family needed it. The senior center has cameras, but the lady who runs it doesn't want to involve the police and said "the Good Lord will sort it out."

I would have called the cops. For a little town of 2000, there must be at least a dozen different places that advertise free food for the needy. There's a food locker (unlocked) in front of the grocery store with  a "give what you can, take what you need" sign. Apparently a couple of other ladies spend their time parked at the store, waiting for a good samaritan to come out of the store and fill the locker, then run up and grab all the food two minutes later.

[lee n. field]

This week's news here is that the local senior center had their garden raided. They grow food to give out to needy seniors. They apparently posted about it on facebook, and the person who stole the food called them and told them it was "her right" to take the food because her family needed it. The senior center has cameras, but the lady who runs it doesn't want to involve the police and said "the Good Lord will sort it out."

I would have called the cops. For a little town of 2000, there must be at least a dozen different places that advertise free food for the needy. There's a food locker (unlocked) in front of the grocery store with  a "give what you can, take what you need" sign. Apparently a couple of other ladies spend their time parked at the store, waiting for a good samaritan to come out of the store and fill the locker, then run up and grab all the food two minutes later.

Not to mention,  check the dumpster behind the grocery.  I've been told (secondhand from someone who actually does) that a lot of usable stuff gets tossed.

[lee n. field]

The home schooled kids in the area got a social event recently to celebrate the beginning of the school year. (If you are homeschooling is there really a set school year, I wonder?)

Not my grandkids.

I am kind of glad to see this as a socializing tool for these kids. When I went through nursing school we had a home schooled girl in our class. She had absolutely zero social skills and she struggled pretty much all through nursing school but she did graduate. Maybe she got a job as an OR nurse, they don't really need great social skills.

I've heard of that, but all those I know directly are very well socialized.

[lee n. field]

Reatively quiet summer here, this year.  Except for the mag dump (I assume) someone did in the street behind us last week.  I haven't heard of any murders this year.  Some years it's hopping.

The address given for the magdump is......the vacant lot kittycorner behind us.  Yay.

"In other local news" yesterday we had a shooting midday a couple blocks from here.  Winged two guys, a third is more serious.  Unclear from the report if they got the perp or not.

During course of the investigation, Officers learned the victims were in front of a residence on Carroll Avenue when a black male suspect began firing shots from behind a house.  The suspect fled the area prior to Officers arrival.  Officers learned there had been an argument between some of the individuals at the residence and the suspect prior to the shooting.

I happened to notice the street blocked off mid day as I was going somewhere mid day.

[BobR]

This week's news here is that the local senior center had their garden raided. They grow food to give out to needy seniors. They apparently posted about it on facebook, and the person who stole the food called them and told them it was "her right" to take the food because her family needed it. The senior center has cameras, but the lady who runs it doesn't want to involve the police and said "the Good Lord will sort it out."

I would have called the cops. For a little town of 2000, there must be at least a dozen different places that advertise free food for the needy. There's a food locker (unlocked) in front of the grocery store with  a "give what you can, take what you need" sign. Apparently a couple of other ladies spend their time parked at the store, waiting for a good samaritan to come out of the store and fill the locker, then run up and grab all the food two minutes later.

Cameras equal pictures. Post up large pictures of the perps on a wall of shame under the heading of "Have you seen this thief?" But that would probably open them to harassment.

bob

[MillCreek]

https://nopaywall-li1f.onrender.com/urls/read?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.heraldnet.com%2Fnews%2Farlington-woman-killed-by-son-pleaded-for-restraining-order%2F

Local woman shot and killed by her 19 year old son.  During the subsequent high speed chase, the local PD did a pit maneuver on the son's car, it rolled, he was ejected and died at the scene.

Prior to the shooting, she was successful in obtaining a temporary restraining order.  However, she failed to show up for the second court hearing on making the temporary order permanent, and the temp order expired.

[cordex]

During the subsequent high speed chase, the local PD did a pit maneuver on the son's car, it rolled, he was ejected and died at the scene.

The department of a friend of mine recently changed their policy on PIT maneuvers.  Previously, a PIT on a vehicle traveling over 50mph was considered lethal force.  They changed their policy recently and he did a PIT in a chase going over 50 shortly thereafter, but did so absolutely surgically and the bad guy's car spun out exactly as intended.

Prior to the shooting, she was successful in obtaining a temporary restraining order.  However, she failed to show up for the second court hearing on making the temporary order permanent, and the temp order expired.

Too bad she couldn't make it a permanent restraining order, because that would obviously have protected her from bullets.

[K Frame]

According to a couple of news stories I've read about the Mother-Daughter prostitutes...

They do team "parties."

And apparently those are very popular.

Wow. Just wow.

Yikes.

[RocketMan]

Lots of folks without power in Hickory (including yours truly) since the remnants of Hurricane Helene went through yesterday.  That's the big news in this area.

[MillCreek]

https://www.kuow.org/stories/fentanyl-fatalities-may-have-peaked-statewide-continue-to-fall-in-king-county

Fentanyl overdose deaths have peaked in King County.  The reason why is so many users have already overdosed. Something something Darwin wins in the end.