Virginia approves 200000 aid for BC officers families
The General Assembly voted to fund 200000 from the general fund for the families of Bridgewater College officers Vashon Jefferson and John Painter killed February 1. Both were private campus police, ineligible for the Line of Duty Act, prompting talk of expanding benefits to private college campus police.
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General Assembly
Glenn Youngkin
Virginia
Bridgewater College
Vashon
J.J
Jefferson
John Painter
Commonwealth
General Fund
Painter
Mark Obenshain
Rockingham
Two County School Board Members Oppose Parental Notification Policy
Rockingham County School Board member Matt Cross proposed a policy requiring teachers to inform parents when a student asks to be called a different name and to obtain parental approval for such name changes. The policy is under legal review as opponents argue it threatens transgender and non-binary students, while supporters cite parental rights. The Daily News Record sought positions from Chair Dan Breeden, Vice Chair Jackie Lohr, and members Lowell Falk and Charlotte McQuilkin.
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Rockingham County
Matt Cross
The
Daily News Record
Dan Breeden
Jackie Lohr
Lowell Falk
Charlotte McQuilkin
Iowa native finds new calling at EMU through life shifts
Roman Miller, native of Iowa, moved from a planned two year stint at Eastern Mennonite University in Harrisonburg to a 31 year career as biology professor. He and his wife adopted two Ukrainian sisters and later moved to the Virginia Mennonite Retirement Community in 2018 where he pursues a new hobby grounded in physiology and biomedicine.
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Roman Miller
Iowa
Harrisonburg
Eastern Mennonite University
Miller
Ukraine
Zoya Miller
Katarina Miller
EMU
Virginia Mennonite
County Seeks Basin Bid Bundle for Lake Shenandoah Flood Fix
Rockingham County has six bids for the Taylor Spring Detention Basin project aimed at curbing chronic floods near Lake Shenandoah. Bids range from about 774 thousand to 1.9 million with alternates removing vegetation work. The plan includes a 19 foot earthen dam and controlled water release to lessen downstream flood frequency.
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Lake Shenandoah
Rockingham County
Barrington
Kentshire Estates
Lakewood
Taylor Spring
Taylor Grove
Board of Supervisors
Partners Excavating
Harrisonburg
Good’s Services
Dayton
Bushong Contracting Co
Woodstock
Sargent’s Contracting
Ashland
Deaths of Franklin Knight Lewis Abbott Cunningham Wade
Obituary notices list Franklin Lee Knight 77 of Luray Stormy Lynn Lewis 10 Harold Lee Mickey Abbott 81 Brendan Rosenberger 61 Terrence John Cunningham 70 Lorene V Wade 100 Warrenton. Weather: mostly sunny with high 73 and low 46 in Harrisonburg area.
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Franklin Lee Knight
Luray
Stormy Lynn Lewis
Harold Lee
Mickey” Abbott
Timberville
Rileyville
Brendan Rosenberger
New Terrence
John Cunningham
Market Harrisonburg
Lorene V. Wade
Warrenton
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Jillian Lynch
DNA
VMRC
Trish Davidson
Atkins Excavating
Greenville
Howdyshell Excavating
Mount Solon
Kellen Stepler
Daronline.com
Kellen
Shen Lake Drive
Port Republic Road
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