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Austin County has set its dates of Feb. 12-14 to host its annual Volunteer Firefighters field day training exercises. According to Frank Marcinkiewicz, president of the Austin County Fire Fighters Association, members from Austin, Colorado, and Waller county fire departments will be in active training on various types of fire suppression activities. Field training will include Max Fire Box phase II Burn and Learn where fire behavior and thermal imaging is the objective. The Forcible Entry session will utilize the multi-forcible entry door system. Also on the agenda is Engine Company Operations where teams will practice initial fire attack lines and hose bed layout objectives. The training will be held at the Bellville VFD, Station 1 in Bellville.
Read moreStatistics indicate that foodborne illness continues to be a health issue in the United States. Each year, 1 in 6 Americans will become sick, 128,000 will become hospitalized, and 3,000 will die due to a foodborne illness.
Read moreColumbus Pastor Dan Pore’ presents the 2021 Ex-cons to I-Cons Award to Charles Aldridge. “The award is given annually to celebrate men and women who beat the odds and overcome the shame of incarceration and make a successful re-entrance into society,” Pore said. Aldridge is one of the subjects of a documentary Pore is working on, also titled “Ex-Cons to I-Cons”. Citizen
Read moreOakridge Volunteer Fire Department’s groundbreaking ceremony was Saturday, Feb. 6 at 1904 Oakridge Road in Weimar with around 50 people in attendance. OVFD was excited to have the support of several visitors from around Colorado County for the groundbreaking.
Read moreTurtle Wing Foundation has been “helping children with learning challenges in rural areas achieve their full potential” since 2011, providing services to families in Fayette, Lavaca, Colorado and surrounding counties. One of the more popular programs is the Social Skills Outing Groups. Second Chance Emporium adopted this program from the beginning, and because of their support Turtle Wing has been able to expand the groups to include the Turtle Sliders (PreK- second grade),
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