Farmers aim to curb stream pollution in Front Royal area
DEQ official Nesha McRae says streams Crooked Run Stephens Run West Run and Willow Brook fail Virginia standards due to manure runoff and livestock. Farmers plan fencing to exclude livestock with costs covered at 50 to 80 percent. about 34 properties need 94000 feet of fencing while a residential meeting is set for April.
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Front Royal
Virginia Department of Environment Quality
Nesha McRae
DEQ
Crooked Run
Stephens Run
West Run
Willow Brook
McRae
Paul Anderson
Mac McComas
Sidewalk work planned in town in Front Royal
Front Royal streets and electric department will install pedestrian crosswalk signals at all four corners of East 6th Street and North Commerce Avenue next week. Work includes sidewalk upgrades and runs 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. daily Monday through Friday weather permitting.
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Front Royal
East 6Th Street
North Commerce Avenue
Students showcase four year PLTW projects on Capitol Hill
Skyline High School and Warren County High School students joined peers from other states at Capitol Hill for an Association of Career and Technical Education event. Taubenberger and Chalmers unveiled a trim mower attachment while Layman and Atkins demonstrated a treble fishing hook remover. Senator Kaine praised the students and encouraged patenting and marketing of their innovations.
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Front Royal
Warren County
Capitol Hill
Association of Career and Technical Education
Skyline High School
Hunter Layman
Zach Atkins
Warren County High School
Karl Taubenberger
Zach Chalmers
Russell Senate
Blue Ridge Technical Center
U.S
Tim Kaine
Dva
Senate
Kaine
CTE
Taubenberger
Chalmers
Thomas Breed
Layman
Atkins
Sen. Kaine
Breed
Budget healing debates shape Warren County 2016-17 plan
Stanley backs cutting two part time sheriff deputies saving about 34000 and two firefighter positions saving around 11500 while VDOT funds two shifts at Shenandoah Farms for Morgan Ford Bridge work. School Board proposes three budget options from 22.1 to 23.1 million, with raises for staff and higher health insurance costs. A Board of Supervisors work session follows March 15 with a public hearing set for 7 p.m. April 12.
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Stanley
Sheriff's Office
Virginia Department of Transportation
Shenandoah Farms
Morgan Ford
Greg Drescher
Warren
Principal Gubler Weighs Move After Year Ends At Leslie Fox Keyser
Principal Gubler praises LFK and its staff while confirming plans to leave after the current school year to help open the district’s new Leslie Fox Keyser Elementary. He and Warren County Middle School principal Bobby Johnston will coordinate to align the two schools. The board plans to advertise the new opening soon and hopes to fill it within the next period.
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LFK
Gubler
Gabler
Bobby Johnston
Warren County
Greg Drescher
Leslie Fox Keyser
Front Royal seeks grants for IT Federal Facility road access
The town aims to secure Virginia Department of Transportation grants under the Economic Development Access Program to fund the first phase of a road extension to the future IT Federal facility. If approved, the town could receive a $500,000 unmatched grant and a $150,000 matched grant, with local funds needed for the latter. The project would connect to downtown Front Royal and aid west side traffic, with a traffic analysis planned to limit neighborhood impacts.
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Virginia Department of Transportation
EDA
Jennifer McDonald
Steven Burke
Warren County
Front Royal Economic Development Authority
McDonald
Front Royal
Tower garden grows produce in class to teach science
A soil free tower garden uses lights and a water pump to grow lettuce beans peppers and kale at school. Students harvested lettuce after Christmas break and wrote essays and recipes for a class cookbook. Teachers note students monitor water PH and mineral balance while Sodexo funds support healthy eating projects.
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Miller
Greg Drescher
Sodexo
Drescher
Mental health conference draws 120 attendees at Riverton church
About 120 people gathered Monday at Riverton United Methodist Church for a Warren Coalition mental health conference on youth topics. Seven presenters spoke on depression anxiety safety and wellness, with experts from UNC Chapel Hill OSU and Virginia health planning region 1 among others.
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Riverton
Warren Coalition
Riverton United Methodist Church
Christa Shifflett
Aureen Pinto Wagner
North Carolina
Wagner
University of North Carolina At Chapel Hill School of Medicine
International Ocd Foundation
Anxiety
Virginia
Rebecca Textor
Virginia Health Planning Region 1
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JKI Insurance
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