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$1.19 million Oregon School District bus barn, storage shed project OK’d – Shaw Local

January 24, 2023 by Staff Reporter

OREGON — An expenditure of $1.19 million for a new bus barn and storage shed for the Oregon School District was approved last week.

On Jan. 17, Oregon School Board members voted to accept a $1,199,306 bid from Sjostrom & Sons to install a bus barn with wash stations, a storage shed and a concrete apron around the bus barn. The new bus barn is to replace the one located at the former David L. Rahn Junior High School in Mt. Morris, which the district sold last year.

“It’s pretty straightforward. We knew we were going to have to do it,” District Superintendent Tom Mahoney said. “Costs were a little higher than we initially expected because of construction cost increases. The bid came in a little higher than we thought.”

Ground could be broken on the projects as soon as April, Mahoney said. How long it takes to complete will depend on how long it takes to get the materials, which are on a four- to six-month lead time, he said.

“We hope we got it ready early enough to have [the project] done by the beginning of the 2023-24 school year,” Mahoney said. “The timeline goal is to be done by Aug. 1.”

In the meantime, the district is leasing the DLR bus barn for $1 a year, he said.

The project will be funded multiple ways, with the district initially paying for the capital outlay with cash out of reserves, he said.

The state will reimburse 75% of the bus barn construction over the next 20 years, Mahoney said. Because transportation is a mandated service, the state reimburses 75% of all transportation costs, including purchases of school buses, he said.

A $50,000 school maintenance grant from the state also will go toward the bus barn, Mahoney said.

“Because we’re healthy in our reserve and we have a healthy working cash balance, we have the money to do it,” he said. “We’re not borrowing money to do it. It’s a no-interest cost to us.”

Mt. Morris resident Bruce Obendorf, who was part of an informal advisory board that fought to keep DLR open, disapproved of the expenditure.

“One of the reasons for getting rid of Rahn was that they were going to save money,” Obendorf said. “The board members and the superintendent made such an issue during the whole Rahn discussion that they didn’t have the money [to maintain it]. They didn’t have the fund balances, the reserves ratio at 50% of revenues, that they weren’t meeting that — and now all of a sudden it’s acceptable to spend $1 million?”

Obendorf also questioned the necessity of a bus barn, and criticized the fact that board members didn’t discuss the project on Jan. 17 prior to voting.

Mahoney said buses typically last about five years, and storing them inside extends their life by two to three years.

On Feb. 22, 2022, Oregon School Board members voted 4-2 to close DLR at the end of the 2021-22 school year and move seventh grade and eighth grade students to Oregon High School. The decision came despite pleas from Mt. Morris officials and residents to keep the school open.

DLR was the last remaining school in Mt. Morris. The Mt. Morris School District merged with the Oregon School District in 1994 because of financial reasons.

Mahoney first proposed closing DLR in May 2021, citing decreasing enrollment throughout the district and increasing maintenance costs at DLR as reasons to do so. In August 2022, the Oregon School Board accepted a high bid of $51,000 from Fred Kenney, of Oregon, for the building and surrounding property.

A report the informal advisory group commissioned says necessary life safety repairs to DLR would have cost $300,000, according to Obendorf.

The cost of life safety repairs at DLR that would have had to occur within one- to three years would have been more than $3.59 million, according to a building usage study by Midwest School Consultants commissioned by Mahoney. The study also says an additional $2.4 million in repairs would have had to be done within three- to 10 years, and another $993,531 in repairs were optional.

The district’s study also projected a cumulative transportation savings of $30,600 per year if all Mt. Morris students were transported to Oregon.

Mahoney previously stated, on multiple occasions, that closing DLR would save the district at least $200,000 per year in operating costs.

“They’ve lost all the savings that they were the reason that they closed Rahn in the first place,” Obendorf said. “So that’s disappointing.”



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Fundraiser by ACO Mary Taylor : Storage shed

January 19, 2023 by Staff Reporter

Hello all Apparently Facebook doesn’t let you do fundraisers no more unless you are non-profit organization and this is the only way I can do a personal fundraiser .

I know everyone is always helping me with donations whether it’s at work or my personal rescues and I don’t expect a lot and will continue to look for used shed in good condition. As many may know and some don’t I am the animal control officer for city of Live oak and also do rescue outside of work personally all by myself. I don’t get funds or anything like that, donations are what I rely on to be able to help these poor dogs/ pups that get abandoned, abused and thrown out. I actually built kennels at my house to take in and help as many as I can, sometimes i take some home from work to rehab them or make space so I don’t have to euthanize. This shed is needed to hold supplies that gets donated for these guys and also half may get used as a maternity ward for moms and pups, at this moment i have no storage of any kind besides my laundry room and front porch for supplies and i put pups in my living room in round pens! So if you could help me in any way possible I would greatly appreciate it. Please share if you can’t donate! I don’t expect much but I know I have awesome supporters and hoping I can get some help!



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Ocean Pines police chief placed on leave after theft at department storage shed

January 13, 2023 by Staff Reporter

Ocean Pines Police Chief Leo Ehrisman has been placed on “paid administrative leave” after a reported burglary at a storage shed used by the department, according to the Ocean Pines Association.

While Ehrisman is on administrative leave, a commander from the Worcester County Sheriff’s Office will provide on-site leadership of the department and will oversee a complete audit and inventory of the contents of the storage shed.

The burglary was reported Dec. 17.

Leo Ehrisman took over as Ocean Pines police chief on Aug. 1, 2020.

Ehrisman succeeded David Massey as Pines chief on Aug. 1, 2020. He was born in the Pittsville area and began his policing career as a patrol officer in 1986, according to the Ocean Pines Association.

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Anyone with information about the reported burglary should contact the Worcester County Sheriff’s Office at 410-632-1112.

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This article originally appeared on Salisbury Daily Times: Ocean Pines police chief placed on leave after theft at storage shed



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Planners unravel proposal for Aran knitwear storage shed – Connacht Tribune – Galway City Tribune:

January 7, 2023 by Staff Reporter

Lifestyle – Since Anna Lardi moved from her native Switzerland to Ireland nearly 30 years ago, she’s left her mark on life here, mostly through her involvement with Music for Galway, which promotes classical music in the West. But before joining that group two decades ago, she worked first as a teacher and in a fledgling cheese shop, having convinced its owners that a Swiss person was perfect to sell their produce. Sheridan’s Cheesmongers went on to thrive. So too did Music for Galway which celebrates its 20th Midwinter Festival later this month. Anna tells JUDY MURPHY about her journey.

In the summer of 2022 Anna Lardi fulfilled a long-held wish to walk all the way from her adopted home of Galway to her birthplace in Switzerland – she did so without fuss, accompanied by friends from both countries for various legs of the journey.

It’s an example of the determination she brings to her day job as Executive Director of Music for Galway, a group that “wants people to experience the power of live classical music, even if it’s just once”, she explains. “If it’ s not for you, you can always walk away but you’ve tried it”.

Anna, whose determination is matched by a keen intelligence and great sense of fun, had been a teacher in Switzerland before moving to Galway in 1995. She began her working life here teaching German and Italian to adults and followed that with a couple of years in the fledgling Sheridan’s Cheese Shop, after persuading the owners she was the person they needed to help them succeed.

Then, through what she describes as “one of those serendipitous moments”, Anna ended up working with Music for Galway (MfG) and has been key to the organisation’s growth and success for the past 20 years.

Even as she’s on Christmas holidays in Switzerland, she’s keeping a watching eye on emails in case of any last-minute blips as MfG prepares for its 20th annual Mid-Winter Festival, Seasons, which takes place from January 20-22 in the Town Hall Theatre and the ballroom of the city’s Hardiman Hotel.

Seasons will bring leading musicians and singers from all over Europe to Galway for a three-day celebration of composers including Vivaldi, Piazzolla and Schubert.

Anna became a fan of Music for Galway soon after arriving here.

“I used to go to the odd concert,” she explains of her introduction to the organisation that’s done so much to broaden the appeal of classical music since its establishment in the early 1980s.

For more, read this week’s Connacht Tribune.

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Oklahoma robbery suspect says crime committed to afford storage shed

January 4, 2023 by Staff Reporter

PONCA CITY, Okla. (KFOR) – The Ponca City Police Department (PCPD) has made an arrest in a unique December 2022 convenience store robbery.

PCPD investigators have been searching for the identity of an armed robber since the crime occurred around 5 a.m. Dec. 4, 2022, at a gas station convenience store on W. Highland.

Image courtesy City of Ponca City.

Officials say the suspect robbed the store with small revolver.

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Then, on Jan. 3, 2023, Ponca City officers were called to a storage unit facility on N. Union, where they found a male and female inside.

“The male hid from officers upon their arrival and the female was uncooperative,” said Ponca City officials.

Officers eventually located the man inside one of the storage units and arrested 25-year-old Jerid Dustin Smith for multiple warrants and obstructing an officer.

Smith was transported to the Ponca City Police Department where he was booked into jail.

Mugshot of Jerid SmithJerid D. Smith. Image courtesy Ponca City Police Department

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Once in custody, PCPD detectives interviewed Smith about the December robbery, of which he was a person of interest.

Smith confessed and told investigators he committed the robbery so he and his girlfriend could afford to pay for their storage shed at the facility where he was found.

Smith has been charged with Obstructing an Officer, Bringing Contraband into a Jail, and First Degree Robbery in addition to his warrants.

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Ocean Pines police chief placed on leave after theft at storage shed

January 3, 2023 by Staff Reporter

Ocean Pines Police Chief Leo Ehrisman has been placed on “paid administrative leave” after a reported burglary at a storage shed used by the department, according to the Ocean Pines Association.

While Ehrisman is on administrative leave, a commander from the Worcester County Sheriff’s Office will provide on-site leadership of the department and will oversee a complete audit and inventory of the contents of the storage shed.

The burglary was reported Dec. 17.

Ehrisman succeeded David Massey as Pines chief on Aug. 1, 2020. He was born in the Pittsville area and began his policing career as a patrol officer in 1986, according to the Ocean Pines Association.

More:How much would Worcester County athletic complex cost? Study raises stakes with estimate

More:Snow Hill man sentenced in distribution of child pornography

Anyone with information about the reported burglary should contact the Worcester County Sheriff’s Office at 410-632-1112.



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🌱 Roanoke 100 Miler Club + More Info On Recent Storage Shed Fire

December 31, 2022 by Staff Reporter

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Alrighty, you’re in the loop and ready to start this year off right. Kind of a slow news day, but those are good sometimes, especially with the way the world has been the last few years. I’ll see you tomorrow morning for another Roanoke Daily.

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Fire at converted storage shed causes damage to home, Abilene FD says

December 27, 2022 by Staff Reporter

ABILENE, Texas — A fire that started in a converted storage shed on Grape Street spread to the main residence and caused an estimated $30,000 in damages.

The Abilene Fire Department responded to the fire Monday afternoon in the 1700 block of Grape Street. Crews arrived to find a small storage shed that was converted into a living space fully involved with fire in the backyard of the main home.

Because of the amount of fire and close proximity, the fire spread to the main house causing extensive damage to the back of the home.

There were two people in the small apartment building and three in the main structure, the AFD said. The American Red Cross was contacted to assist the occupants. No injuries were reported.

The cause of the fire is currently under investigation.



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SPD Seeks to ID Suspects in Storage Shed Burglaries

December 24, 2022 by Staff Reporter

SAVANNAH, GA (December 19, 2022) – SPD detectives are seeking to identify two suspects who broke into at least seven storage sheds Dec. 13.

The subjects were seen on surveillance footage picking open the locks on the sheds and stealing the contents at Midgard Self Storage on Beaumont Drive.

Anyone with information on this incident or the subjects should contact the detectives at (912) 651-6903 or CrimeStoppers at 912-234-2020. Tips can also be submitted anonymously through a CrimeStoppers online tip portal at https://www.p3tips.com/tipform.aspx?ID=757. Tipsters may qualify for a reward of up to $2,500, depending on the severity of the crime. 

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Parks and Recreation storage shed burglarized | News

December 20, 2022 by Staff Reporter



The door of a Parks and Recreation utility truck was damaged by someone who tried to forcibly open it.


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Parks and Recreation’s storage shed was damaged by burglars.


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THE Department of Lands and Natural Resources-Division of Parks and Recreation storage shed in As Perdido was burglarized, according to Max Aguon, a Parks and Recreation staffer.

He said the incident must have happened Sunday evening.

He left the area at around 6 p.m. Sunday. “When I came back Monday morning, I saw the white pickup truck with damage on its doors, but the perpetrators were not able to open the doors.”

But the storage shed “where we store our equipment such as brush-cutters, chainsaws and other tools was forcibly opened,” he added.

He said the burglar or burglars must have had a hard time opening the shed’s door, so they pried open a portion of its wall which was made of tin roof.

Aguon said he immediately called his supervisor and the Department of Public Safety.

“My boss made an inventory of the items missing, and reported them to the police,” he added.

According to Aguon, this is not the first time that the shed has been burglarized.

If you have any information about this incident, please call 911 or, if you wish to remain anonymous, contact the CNMI Crime Stoppers hotline at (670) 234-7272.



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