— A car crashed into a ditch in Middle Valley on Friday The accident happened near the intersection of Middle Valley Road and Boy Scout Road just before 8:30 a.m. they say all occupants were outside of the car with minor injuries Dallas Bay Fire and Rescue reminds drivers to be careful when traveling during inclement weather Expand(file photo) Batavia High School will host the Mid-Valley Special Education Cooperative starting this July in its 'ABLE' classroom To continue providing special needs education to the district’s students, the Batavia School District 101 board approved a deal to house the Mid-Valley Special Education Cooperative Mid-Valley was formed in 1963 to serve special needs students from participating school districts The organization currently has partnerships with Batavia 101 The new agreement rents the Batavia High School ABLE classroom to Mid-Valley for the period of July 1 The district is charging a rental credit rate of $6,000 for the classroom over that period we are able to offer a continuum of services that meets the needs of our students with more significant needs,” according to district documents Mid-Valley provides full services every school day Their services are not provided after regular school hours or during the summer period Mid-Valley will employ all necessary certified staff The team employed by the organization are all trained to fully provide the special education and related services the district’s special needs students require You can learn more about the district’s partnership with Mid-Valley, and about the services Mid-Valley provides by visiting bps101.net/mid-valley-cooperative/. 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Log in here Expected storms over the weekend could present wet roads and high water levels in bodies of water A Friday morning crash near the intersection of Middle Valley and Boy Scout Roads resulted in a car ending upside-down in a water-filled ditch Dallas Bay Fire & Rescue was dispatched to the crash just before 8:30am They also took the opportunity to warn motorists that with the threat of severe weather this weekend drivers should mindful of drainages ditches and other bodies of water that could be at higher levels and pose a hazard READ MORE | Local 3 Storm Alert Weather Your browser is out of date and potentially vulnerable to security risks.We recommend switching to one of the following browsers: Get up-to-the-minute news sent straight to your device Middle Valley Church of God, located at 1703 Thrasher Pike in Hixson, Tennessee, announces that Pastor Mitch McClure will be preaching on Sunday, May 4, in the 10:30 a.m. service. 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A swath of trees on Middle Valley Road in Hixson has been cleared for the development of 130 townhouses is also set to hold around 50 single-family detached houses development and the future of the region for the Chattanooga Times Free Press She joined the paper as a reporter covering crime and local news in October 2022 and previously covered crime and local government for the Casper Star-Tribune in Wyoming She holds a degree in communication from Boston College This document may not be reprinted without the express written permission of Chattanooga Times Free Press Material from the Associated Press is Copyright © 2025 audio and/or video material shall not be published rewritten for broadcast or publication or redistributed directly or indirectly in any medium Neither these AP materials nor any portion thereof may be stored in a computer except for personal and noncommercial use The AP will not be held liable for any delays errors or omissions therefrom or in the transmission or delivery of all or any part thereof or for any damages arising from any of the foregoing Be sure you have your GPS enabled and try again This story has been updated to add new information LAWRENCE - Cellcom's parent company has sold its three-story office building along Interstate 41 and plans to close the first-floor retail store as part of the transition Nsight — the Howard-based telecommunications parent company of Cellcom, home internet provider Nsight Telservices and Nsight Tower — on Tuesday announced it had sold the 51,000-square-foot office building to Robinson Inc. "The location is outstanding as it relates to our De Pere facilities It just kind of worked out that Cellcom was looking to vacate," said Sam Thomas Robinson's vice president and chief operating officer really good local business and we're really happy we're able to continue that legacy in an iconic De Pere facility." The company in media release said the sale is part of its strategic plan to reinvest and position Nsight for future growth while also helping support the expansion of another local "This transition is a positive step for both Nsight and De Pere reinforcing our dedication to regional economic development," the statement said The office space will give the company space for its engineering accounting and other employees that currently work out of the company's main building at 1740 Eisenhower Road in Lawrence Thomas said the building will need some renovations before the company moves in "It really matches who Robinson is really becoming and provides us with a space where when we have customers coming in we have a more modern environment for them," Thomas said Thomas said moving those operations to the new office building will enable Robinson to convert the office space into additional production space and improve the flow of product in the process was founded in 1975 as Robinson Metal and Roofing by Maurie and Tom Robinson The company would sell off the roofing business in 1995 before adding custom enclosure and machining divisions in 1998 and the company's longtime general manager Darrell LaCrosse bought the company in 1999 and renamed it Robinson Metal in 2000 The company also became 100% employee-owned in 2023 via an employee stock ownership plan Cellcom store on ground floor to closeAs a result of the property sale Nsight will close the Cellcom retail store in the building's first floor will close April 19 The four employees at the store will be transferred to nearby locations Nsight said it is actively looking for a new retail location in the De Pere area but that for now customers can visit any of its other five the closest of which is at 2385 Holmgren Way in Ashwaubenon Contact business reporter Jeff Bollier at (920) 431-8387 or jbollier@gannett.com. Follow him on Twitter at @JeffBollier The preliminary investigation shows that tannerite appears to have been set off in a bonfire in the Crabtree Road area Hamilton County 911 confirms that several calls about an explosion in Middle Valley came in on Saturday evening Public Engagement Specialist Bruce Garner says the Hamilton County Sheriff's Office responded to three shots fired calls and three explosion calls near Crabtree Road The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) defines binary explosives as "pre-packaged products consisting of two separate components and a fuel such as aluminum or another metal" We are working to learn more from the Hamilton County Sheriff's Office Stay with Local 3 News for updates to this story Email notifications are only sent once a day — Brad Nelson was killed in a crash on Hixson Pike New Year's Eve It was his daughter Skyler's 16th birthday He was a regular at a place called North River Pub on Middle Valley Road held a fundraiser to help Nelson's widow and daughter with any expenses they may have packed the place and raised close to $10,000 Fundraisers for customers at the pub happen a lot Sandra said her husband had to have a leg amputated above the knee Dallas Bay Fire & Rescue firefighters responded to a chimney fire that broke out at a home in the Middle Valley community overnight Dallas Bay Fire & Rescue firefighters responded to a chimney fire overnight that broke out at a home in the 400 block of Shannon Drive in the Middle Valley community Firefighters confirmed the fire was contained and there was no damage beyond the chimney Officers praise the family for their quick action to evacuate the home and call 911 as soon as they noticed the chimney fire Officials remind citizens to never attempt to extinguish a chimney fire with a water hose because this could lead to injury when getting on the roof or crack the chimney liner leading to rapid fire spread a first-grade teacher at Middle Valley Elementary Jobbitt displays an excitement and love for teaching She makes a positive impact on children’s lives and gives them tools they will use for years to come Nominate a teacher you know to be our Educator of the Week here. Watch the newscast to get the code and enter to win an ABC 13 Umbrella! 1 taken to the hospital after fire in Roanoke County: Firefightersby Kaylee Shipley (WSET) — The Roanoke County Fire & Rescue Department said one person was taken to the hospital after a fire on Middle Valley Drive The department said they responded at 2:52 a.m. on Friday to the 1900 block of Middle Valley Drive in the Bonsack area for the report of a residential structure fire Battalion Chief 1 marked it as a working fire as there were reports from the caller of two people in the house with one person who had escaped and one still inside the home the Roanoke County Police Department was the first to arrive on the scene and reported heavy smoke conditions inside the home The police officer also began to help the person out of the home The department said the crew from Wagon 2 helped fully extricate the person from the rear basement door of the home The fire was brought under control in approximately 15 minutes The home was occupied by two adults at the time of the fire One person was taken to a local hospital with non-life-threatening injuries in stable condition Two people will be displaced and they will be staying with family in the area "We appreciate the assistance of Botetourt Fire and EMS on this call," the department said The Roanoke County Fire Marshal’s Office reports that the fire was accidental The cause was combustibles too close to a heating source By 2040, Hamilton County could see a projected 60,000 additional jobs and 46,000 additional households according to the Chattanooga-Hamilton County Regional Planning Agency Oregon lawmakers return to the Capitol on Jan 13 for organizational days to swear in members-elect formally introduce bills and finalize committee assignments The 2025 session gets underway the following week Democratic leadership has said they intend to focus on a massive transportation bill to address budget issues at the Oregon Department of Transportation and resolve unfinished projects in the 2017 transportation package Gov. Tina Kotek released her proposed budget last month and said she will focus on the same goals she established during her first two years in office: housing and homelessness Here is what Mid-Willamette Valley lawmakers told the Statesman Journal they are prioritizing for the session: Tom Andersen will focus on civil commitment statute said he plans to reintroduce ideas he proposed during the last two legislative sessions One of those bills would require the state to pay the city of Salem for the services it provides to the state on property it owns within the city The bill received a public hearing last year but died in committee D-Salem; and Andersen testified in support of the bill saying it would recognize the strain Salem is under Then-Mayor Chris Hoy also testified that the city's three largest employers Hoy said Salem has an "extra burden" as the Capitol with many state facilities in the city and I'd like to continue that,” Andersen said “I’m just trying to make the state of Oregon a better place for everybody who lives in it.” “We provide all sorts of services to the state because the state capital is in our fair city and the state doesn't pay any taxes,” he said He said he also plans to reattempt funding a feasibility study for a Salem rail streetcar system from West Salem to downtown saying she did not believe the study was a top priority for the state "at this time." include a bill lowering standards to civilly commit individuals The standard to civilly commit someone in the state is “incredibly high,” he said and means those suffering cannot receive treatment until they end up arrested Previous iterations of the bill have failed Andersen said he also would introduce legislation that would be a "real ban” on plastic bags addressing what he referred to as "so-called reusable" plastic bags that are often thrown away after a single use Sara Gelser Blouin prioritizes foster care systemSen chairs the Human Services committee and said she will continue to prioritize children and youth in foster care and people with disabilities Among the bills she will introduce is an update to Oregon's foster child and sibling foster care bill of rights Gelser Blouin said the bill would make it illegal to provide trash bags to transport belongings protecting the right to access school while in foster care and protecting children's right to attend court and participate in case planning Gelser Blouin said she plans to introduce a bill allowing individuals living in long-term care or assisted living facilities to install cameras in their private rooms, a bill implementing recommendations issued by the Office of the Long-Term Care Ombudsman following the death of a woman at Mount Hood Senior Living She also plans to introduce a bill that would allow adults with disabilities to work full time without losing Medicaid benefits Another bill would require public disclosure of how much the state is spending on private law firms to defend state agencies in court said getting additional funding to fight wildfires is the only reason he ran for reelection His home on the North Santiam River near Mill City was destroyed in 2020 in the Beachie Creek Fire which he described as the most traumatic thing he has experienced Girod moved to Silverton and represents Senate District 9 “I was planning on retiring but the fire issue is something that is paramount to me," he said "Plus I owe it to the little city of Gates to try and help them so they can rebuild.” Girod said Oregon cannot continue using the same model of funding it has always used He wants the state to add significant equipment especially air power that he said will help stop wildfires early top priority going into the legislative session She said her constituents are concerned about affordability and traffic from House Bill 2001 that required middle housing — duplexes townhomes and small multifamily units that serve middle-income earners The bill required cities with populations between 10,000 and 25,000 people to allow duplexes in single-family housing zones It also required cities with populations greater or equal to 25,000 to permit the development of middle housing types in single-family zoning Boshart-Davis said she will introduce a “fix it” bill to allow cities to again deny middle housing if they need more infrastructure to address problems that ensued “It creates a grant fund to improve that infrastructure,” Boshart-Davis said She she also would be keeping an eye on what she called “unfunded mandates,” new laws that do not include funding for implementation Boshart-Davis also plans to introduce a bill originally part of the House Republican Measure 110 reform bill from the 2024 Legislature that would penalize drug dealers and manufacturers further She said her bill is the result of conversations following the accidental drug overdose deaths of three young men Boshart-Davis had family friend connections to two of the men and one of their mothers approached her to ask if she would support policy changes “We’re not going after the people that are selling and manufacturing those pills,” she said The legislative concept requires a prison sentence of at least 36 months if a person has a previous conviction of unlawful delivery or attempted delivery or manufacture of a controlled substance within the previous five years rollback of gender-affirming care top of mind for Rep said he intends to reintroduce legislation creating licensure compacts for a half dozen professions so professionals licensed in those fields in another state would be able to work in Oregon A previous bill enacting a Nurse Licensure Compact in Oregon died in committee during the 2023 legislative session Oregon is one of 10 states without legislation for the Enhanced Nursing Licensure Compact Diehl said he also would introduce similar bills to create licensure compacts for social workers "I feel strongly that we need to do something to increase the workforce in health care and something that continues to come up is the ability to have licenses that are portable from state to state," Diehl said "We know for a fact that we're losing [out on] qualified professionals," he added He said he'll be calling for transparency and accountability from Oregon lawmakers and state agencies throughout the session "Every dollar that we're spending we should be seeing some results," Diehl said "I know that's going to be very controversial for some people in the building said his top priority for the upcoming session will be expanding available housing for first-time homebuyers and renters "I will be pressing forward with legislation which will dramatically change the availability of land for housing by having the state empower counties to designate housing opportunity areas which urban growth boundaries or other restrictions will not necessarily restrain," Mannix said Manix also said he would be taking a "collegial approach" to pass legislation in 2025 and that he would be emphasizing the "repurposing" of existing tax revenues rather than increasing taxes "I will be emphasizing a combination of passion and energy about getting things done with a capacity to reflect on the accomplishments we have done in Oregon," he added "We sometimes overlook the beautiful things about this state because we are focused on the challenges facing us." said her top bill is a $6 million request for the Marion Polk Food Share to move into a larger facility "The need for food has surpassed any previous need," Patterson said the Marion Polk Food Share shared more than 8.3 million meals and provided food assistance to more than 16,000 families every month Patterson said she also will introduce legislation to try and support families at risk of losing affordable housing when landlords decide to move to market rates For the past year, Patterson has been a member of the Joint Task Force On Hospital Discharge Challenges Among the group's recommendations are permanent funding for public guardians an increase in compensation for adult foster homes and increasing nursing home stay coverage under the Oregon Health Plan from 20 days to 200 She said she also will introduce a bill requiring insurance companies to cover diagnostic testing for cervical cancer when a pap smear is abnormal Patterson has chaired the Senate Healthcare Committee for four years and said she's going into the 2025 session feeling more comfortable with her ability to reach out and talk to health system partners "It's a lot easier to work collaboratively now when you know a bit more about how the system works," she said said her top three priorities this year will be trying to make living in Oregon more affordable Thatcher said she also would focus on tackling homelessness and mental health issues "Too many proposals will run counter to these priorities," Thatcher said adding she hoped the legislature does not "cater to partisan special interests." Thatcher said she would champion "Kayleigh's Law," which went into effect in 2022 in Arizona It allows for victims of dangerous crimes to request a permanent lifetime restraining order against the person who harmed them "It will help alleviate the victim of the trauma of having to repeatedly go to court in order to renew the restraining order against the convicted offender who harmed them," Thatcher said The bill also would provide legal protections against retribution and harassment Dianne Lugo covers the Oregon Legislature and equity issues. Reach her at dlugo@statesmanjournal.com or on X @DianneLugo Born in Middle Valley and now in more than 180 stores Tennessee Brown Bag beef jerky has humble beginnings Local 3's Paul Shahen has long been a believer that beef jerky is the perfect snack. That said, it gets better when it's local beef jerky and even better when it has a cool story, just like Tennessee Brown Bag has Co-Owner Heather Petriccone started making her style of beef jerky more than a decade ago because she had TMJ and the store bought mass manufactured beef jerky was too chewy to eat she would carry it to events her husband was working at and share out of a "brown bag." Anyone trying it urged her to make more Petriccone has developed more than 8 custom recipes and as mentioned is in 180 stores across the region This is part of a weekly series introducing readers to individuals who are passionate about our Mid-Valley community Katy Bayless grew up loving to fold paper and after routinely going to Portland's origami club and trying to convince some of her Salem friends to join her she wondered 'why can’t we do one in Salem?” The meets there on the second Monday of every month There are no dues and no previous experience is required The club has participated in the annual Cherry Blossom Day at the Capitol for the last three years and hosted a class during the 2024 World Beat Festival Every participant receives the opportunity to teach Ramsay Cowlishaw — known as the Origami Wizard and part of the Portland Oregon Paper Shapers Club — demonstrated folding four-point stars Cowlishaw stopped several times to walk over to members at four tables and help with any missed steps Paul Hirt demonstrated how to fold a 3-D paper calendar Bayless described Hirt as “instrumental” in transforming the group into what it is today “We were pretty much a little ad-hoc group A networks systems engineer and past president of the Oregon Association of Woodturners Hirt credits a third-grade teacher he “adored” for getting him started with origami “I was a closet folder for many years,” he said He learned from books before he learned about the club, where he learned from experienced folders and became connected with the larger origami community in Salem, Portland and nationally with OrigamiUSA said the club has spurred the creation of classes at local schools Bury joined Salem Origami Club after another teacher invited her there’s been an origami class at the school for three years Bayless said her wish for the club "is that it continues to attract and inspire people who enjoy origami.” If you have an idea for someone we should profile for this series, please email Statesman Journal executive editor Cherrill Crosby at crosbyc@statesmanjournal.com  This website is using a security service to protect itself from online attacks The action you just performed triggered the security solution There are several actions that could trigger this block including submitting a certain word or phrase You can email the site owner to let them know you were blocked Please include what you were doing when this page came up and the Cloudflare Ray ID found at the bottom of this page Mid-Valley Hospital in Omak is looking for candidates to fill a vacancy on its board of commissioners The opening is for the board's Position 1 seat which is being vacated by Richard Johnson whose current term expires at the end of 2029 Qualified candidates cannot be employed by Mid-Valley or its affiliates and must reside within the hospital's boundaries for Position 1 Those interested in applying for the open seat should can apply to Lisa Easton at Mid-Valley's executive office via written letter to 810 Jasmine Street, Omak, WA 98841 or email eatonl@mvhealth.org The opening is for the board's Position 1 seat which is being vacated by Richard Johnson, whose current term expires at the end of 2029...\nRead More Those interested in applying for the open seat should can apply to Lisa Easton at Mid-Valley's executive office via written letter to 810 Jasmine Street, Omak, WA 98841 or email eatonl@mvhealth.org a 20-year-old old Mid Valley School District graduate The sophomore baseball player at Roanoke College was diagnosed with T-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia last year He’s now in need of a live-saving stem cell transplant Volunteers throughout the region are holding events where potential donors ages 18 to 40 can be swabbed to determine if they are a match For more information, including additional events and how to receive an at-home swab kit, visit https://teameddiek.com UPDATE:The victims have died LAWRENCE (WLUK) -- Two people were rescued and taken to a hospital after a Brown County house fire Wednesday the town of Lawrence Fire Department received a call about a possible brush fire in the 2200 block of Mid Valley Drive they saw smoke and flames coming from the back of a home and multiple departments responded De Pere Battalion Chief Tom Nelson said two individuals were located inside the house and taken to the hospital Mid Valley Drive from Little Rapids Road to Quarry Park Drive in the town of Lawrence was closed to traffic until about 8 a.m The fire was put out within an hour and Nelson estimates the fire caused about $150,000-$175,000 worth of damage The cause of the fire remains under investigation Nelson says strong winds and lack of nearby hydrants were the biggest challenges in fighting this fire