On Saturday, March 18, 2023, Linda Jean Garand, Ph.D., R.N., of Pleasant Hills in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, passed away. On July 28, 1958, Linda was raised in St. Albans, Vermont, as one of Armand Simeon Garand and Patricia Anne (Cook) Garand’s six children. Peter Allen Garand, her brother, also died before her, along with her parents. … Read more
A native of Manhattan Beach, California, Lauren Patricia Cavanagh, passed away on January 26, 2023. The only child of Claire M. Buckey and the late Thomas J. Cavanagh of Sacramento, Lauren Patricia Cavanagh was born at Sutter Hospital in Sacramento, California, on September 9, 1982. Lauren attended the Catholic elementary and middle schools at Our … Read more
Texas, Oklahoma — Tecumseh parents are on high alert after police claim two males attempted to entice a girl to them using candy in a black van or SUV. According to Tecumseh police, two guys in a black van or SUV approached a 14-year-old girl as she was walking to a friend’s house on Wednesday … Read more
The family of Shafer, Minnesota resident Larry Richard Schmidt regrets to inform you of his untimely passing on March 4, 2023, while on vacation in Lakewood Ranch, Florida. Richard and Muriel, Schmidt of Chisago City, gave birth to Larry on February 12, 1948, and he had just turned 75. Larry graduated from Chisago Lakes High … Read more
S.D. BROOKINGS – Klint Willert, the superintendent of the Brookings School District, announced his resignation to the Brookings School Board on Wednesday night. He will leave his position on June 2 of this year. At Brookings, Willert had been in charge of his post for eight years. After holding an executive session, the school board … Read more
On March 20, 2023, Ty Ramond Somers, 48, of Davenport, Iowa, died suddenly at home. A memorial service will be performed later; cremation has already taken place. Gibson-Bode Funeral Home in Port Byron handles the family’s funeral arrangements. The son of Shirley Jean Sutton and Willard Everett Somers, Jr., Ty was born on August 22, … Read more
Asian American high school students in Boston are more likely than other students to feel disregarded and ostracized, according to a recent study on their experiences. Researchers evaluated survey findings from six Boston Public School (BPS) high schools with at least 10% Asian American students. They discovered that while most Asian American students did well … Read more
DETROIT — In a ground-breaking case of parental criminal culpability for a child’s actions, the state appeals court declared Thursday that the parents of a teenager who killed four pupils at a Michigan high school could be tried for involuntary manslaughter. According to the appeals court, the murders would not have occurred if Ethan Crumbley’s … Read more
The island of color in the midst of the yard contrasts sharply with the heavy hearts burdening Sumter all week. On Thursday afternoon, many bright floral arrangements, plush animals, including an orange Tow Mater from “Cars,” and other mementos of remembrance heaped up in front of the house on Whitetail Circle. The display was a … Read more
DALLAS — A 17-year-old was shot and killed in Old East Dallas on Wednesday, according to Dallas police. According to the Dallas Police Department (DPD), officers were called to the 600 block of North Prairie Avenue at 9:10 p.m. on Wednesday about a person found unconscious on the street. According to the police, a driver passing … Read more