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UDOT’s databases have not been compromised and this is part of a nation-wide scam You can report scams and suspicious communications to the Federal Trade Commission The Utah Department of Transportation released the Draft State Environmental Study for a potential 10-mile extension of Mountain View Corridor in Saratoga Springs With the population set to nearly triple by 2050 UDOT is focused on enhancing the transportation system in northern Utah County The new extension would also include two 12-foot-wide shared-use trails parallel to both the frontage roads and the expressway.  The proposed new freeway would extend Mountain View Corridor from Cory Wride/Pioneer Crossing to Redwood Road near Pelican Point.  If improvements are not made in this area engineers expect the morning commute to jump 13 minutes to 27 minutes of delay each day engineers expect to divert up to 22,000 vehicles off Redwood Road each weekday The new freeway will also provide southern Saratoga Springs residents another option to evacuate during an emergency (currently UDOT is holding two public meetings to present an outline of recommended improvements and benefits a summary of environmental resources reviewed and an opportunity to submit written or verbal comments and ask UDOT questions.  A public comment period is open from April 16 through May 16 All comments submitted will be evaluated and considered by UDOT. The study began in fall 2023 and is scheduled for completion by summer 2025 A Mountain View teen died Wednesday afternoon following a two-vehicle accident in rural Cleburne County According to the Arkansas State Police fatality report was driving her 2013 Mini Cooper east on State Highway 92 near Matthews Road when a westbound 2012 Toyota Prius driven by Nathaniel Laverne Franks crossed the highway centerline and into the path of the Mini Cooper resulting in a collision in the eastbound lane while Franks was transported to White River Medical Center for treatment The report noted that rainy weather and wet road conditions were present at the time of the accident Have a news tip or event to promote? Email White River Now at news@whiterivernow.com Be sure to like and follow us on Facebook and Twitter And don’t forget to download the White River Now mobile app from the Google Play Store or the Apple App Store Catch CBS News around the top of every hour on 1340 KBTA Help host the 2025 ELCA Churchwide Assembly\u2014Sign up to volunteer today Douglas Dill and the people of Mountain View Lutheran Church in Phoenix BlogFind a ChurchNavajo Lutheran MissionWomen of the GCS Greater ELCAWomen of the ELCALutheran Men in MissionGlobal Engagement ContactEmail: office@gcsynod.orgPhone: 602-957-3223 Grand Canyon Synod Office1819 East Morten Avenue Sexual Misconduct Policy LITTLE ROCK (KATV) — Two rural schools in Stone County are planning to break away from the Mountain View School District after it became public that the district was considering closing at least one of them got a rude awakening when they discovered Mountain View School District was considering closing Timbo a new law by State Senator Missy Irvin may save them Act 919 redresses the unintended effects of Public Education Reorganization Act Arkansas passed in 2003 that forced schools with fewer than 350 students—like Timbo and Rural Special—to be consolidated into larger school districts ultimately leading to the closure of many small schools...likely due to the increased financial burden on their receiving school districts the Timbo and Rural Special communities are preparing to secede from the Mountain View School District to escape the same fate And we already have a problem with that in Arkansas," said Melissa Sutton a Timbo school parent and alum who is among those leading the effort to secede from MVSD My small school education never held me back I have a great job," Sutton told KATV Many parents at both Timbo and Rural Special say they're fighting for their children to continue to have the opportunities and nurturing environments that both small schools offer Sutton's son is in third grade at Timbo "He thrives in a smaller school setting I'm really doing this for my kid," she said It was at the passionate urging of the Timbo and Rural Special school communities that Irvin filed Act 919 "It provides the opportunity for these communities and these schools just to self-govern and to be on their own and to pour into their community," Irvin told KATV earlier in April Both communities are preparing to petition to form isolated school districts as part of the process outlined in the law elections will be called on the issue of breaking away then the new school districts will elect their own boards and set a millage "It's never been done in our state as far as we're aware We're trying to reverse things that happened 20 years ago," Sutton said we're going to have to get a petition We're working with the Arkansas Department of Education." MVSD has postponed its vote on closing Timbo for another year Timbo and Rural Special are using that critically important time to achieve independence state and local officials examined old maps to begin the process of redrawing Timbo and Rural Special's district boundaries before they were consolidated "We're working together with the county officials to help them pull back those old maps so that they can then understand where the voters are that were in that former school district," said Shelby Johnson director of Arkansas' Division of Geographic Information Systems who has three grandchildren at Timbo Elementary and is himself an alum wants the two schools to have a fighting chance at survival "We really would like to keep those two campuses alive it would be on that district and not up to some bigger district to say 'Oh we got to cut you all out,'" Avey told KATV He says the process of secession will likely be completed by the 2026–27 school year "We think that the people will back the community and back these schools," Avey said SAN DIEGO (CNS) - An 18-year-old woman was critically injured during a single-vehicle crash Sunday morning in the Mountain View community of San Diego A 21-year-old man behind the wheel of a 2009 Honda Accord took the offramp from southbound Interstate 805 at 2:35 a.m and failed to stop at the red traffic light at Imperial Avenue The car jumped the center median and struck a traffic signal light cabinet was thrown forward and struck the front windshield There was no other immediate information available Anyone with any information regarding the crash was urged to call Crime Stoppers at 888-580-8477 the Mountain View Christian School is looking ahead to expanding their enrollment now that they have opened in a new 35,000-square-foot building which includes both the school and the Seventh Day Adventist Church that runs the school the new school has the capability of having 100 students The current school year was the first that students spent in the new facility The school is attached to the church with those facilities version of the Williamsport Seventh Day Adventist Church,” Weeden said “For years before we got into that beautiful stone building over there at the bridge we were on the other side of the river and we were in a different place,” he said The stone building that Weeden referred to was the church that was located just across the Market Street bridge in South Williamsport It was razed and Muncy Bank (now Journey Bank) constructed a facility there the first shovel of ground was turned at the church’s new location The problem was that the congregation had moved from the older church and had no idea where they would be meeting to worship We thought we found some places to temporarily worship and then there was some conflict with city codes whether we could or couldn’t,” Weeden said The congregation even considered relocating to the former Lycoming Mall Then a church on the west side of Williamsport The Seventh Day Adventist congregation relocated there for the next two and half years until early in 2024 Then they moved to the old school at the corner of Fleming and Southern avenues “The church was kind of cohabitating We had everything in storage containers and cargo containers We would just drag things out in order to have church services in the old gymnasium which is a small facility,” Weeden said The congregation stayed there until almost August last year Even though they were still putting finishing touches on the new church and then in November the new building was dedicated The church parking lot is actually on the site where the school was formerly located The school was then moved to its new location and opened at the same time that the church did Seventh Day Adventists had worshiped at their former site for 66 years so Weeden expressed some nostalgia about the move “A lot of memories had been built in there,” he admitted noting that the Adventist church had actually had it longer than the original occupants The church was built in 1908 by the Episcopal Church and the Seventh Day Adventists acquired in 1955 When the bank had the ribbon cutting for their new bank on the church’s former site being on the spot where we had been worshipping and now it’s a four-story bank,” weeden said “We went up on the mezzanine and were able to look at the river and the folks were gracious to us,” he added fast forward to now as the school and church look ahead to year two in their new spaces One thing that Weeden is really excited about is the way for parents to be able to afford sending their children to the school because of an alternative way of looking at funding through the Educational Improvement Tax Credit (EITC) program in the state The way it works is that the Seventh Day Adventist network of schools are registered as Scholarship Organizations Businesses can contribute to the SO’s and in return receive tax credits from the state In the traditional way of determining costs schools determine the amount that can be charged to families for educating their child and then decide what will be needed from other sources other donors and fundraisers to close the gap to be able to operate a school “All schools pretty much operate that way but what we did was when we realized what this program was we simply said let’s start with what it actually costs to operate a school,” he said what does it cost to operate a whole school — our school “We figured out what that number was and then we divided it by the number of projected students that we expected to have,” he said The number they came up with was $18,000 per year per student to be able to finance everything from staffing “Now we knew what we needed to do,” he said said that when he was first introduced to the EITC program he “couldn’t believe my eyes.” The school had checked out other programs across the country such as vouchers and states giving credits which had been in operation for around 24 years “It was the most incredible thing I’d ever seen,” he said part of his job is operating two churches-the one in South Williamsport and another in Watsontown-and working with businesses to encourage their participation in the EITC program “I basically will approach a business person that I get acquainted with and then I’ll say Do you know how much you gave the state of Pennsylvania in income tax last year for your business,” he said can I have your tax liability,” he added “If you give me the $10,000 for my school the state will give you a 90 percent credit against your tax liability for this tax year,” he said They get a K-1 form from the state that says you’re a donor you’re participating in the program,” he said most of the money they put in is reimbursed by the state The smallest amount that can be donated is $500 and the maximum is $750,000 They have since restructured their tuition and the cost is now $18,000 a year But if a child is accepted into the school they are automatically given a $14,000 scholarship because of the EITC program which brings the tuition down to $4,000 per year per student EITC funds can only be used for tuition costs Weeden added that if there are financial challenges in the household application can be made for additional assistance The money is essentially coming from corporations and companies in the area that have “dropped a significant amount of their tax liability in our lap.” “They in turn are getting credit back from the state,” he said “This is the first time ever in which we basically had the full year pre-funded before we opened the doors,” he added Attending the school does not require membership in the church but he noted that parents should understand that the school teaches Christian principles “If your family is not comfortable with that maybe this isn’t the right fit,” he said “It’s not that we’re trying to exclude but we want teachers and parents to work together for the education of their children,” he added The Seventh Day Adventists have been in education since the 1800’s with the local school in operation since 1885 Right now the school offers grades Pre-K through 8 but Weeden said that with the larger facility he would like to be able to add 9th grade students. A tour of the new facility shows spacious classrooms a large gymnasium and a chef-style kitchen Plans are to offer cooking demonstrations in the kitchen The church also offers a community meal once a month in the dining area next to the kitchen with attendance ranging from 60 to 80 people The school emphasizes the basics of education particularly making sure that students are literate “It’s a huge thing for us that kids are literate and at appropriate grade level coming out,” Weeden said because of what he attributes to television is that students are struggling with the basic iteration of words and dealing with numbers and symbols He stressed that it’s not an indication of intelligence but comes from the “environment around us.” “That’s one of the reasons that…we put a special emphasis on getting these kids to be able to do basic reading comprehension,” he said “Critical thinking is a big thing here We don’t want kids just to know stuff but to actually think their way through things,” he said they may not all be doctors or rocket scientists but they can probably go out in the community and hold their own and hold jobs and be leaders in their teams because that’s generally who we produce,” he added An open house will be held at the school June 3 JERSEY SHORE — A presentation of a language arts curriculum elicited a strong response from members of the Jersey .. Sign In Register MOUNTAIN VIEW COUNTY - Mountain View County's council has decided not to ask area RCMP detachments to step-up enforcement in the West Country area west of Cremona and Sundre this summer council instructed administration to ask area RCMP detachments to provide extra officers for all long weekends for additional support in the West Country Council also instructed administration to engage the Town of Sundre Rocky Mountain House and Clearwater County in the lobbying efforts administration reached out to both Didsbury and Sundre RCMP detachments to better understand the challenges they experience in the West Country what additional resources they would be in favour of receiving to assist with those challenges,” the county's chief administrative officer told council members at the April 23 council meeting The Didsbury RCMP identified no resource constraints with the West County area located within the detachment’s jurisdiction and is not in need of any additional resources The Sundre RCMP detachment indicated it “would always be in support of additional resources to assist on busy weekends in the detachment area,” he said The Sundre RCMP detachment commander told county officials that in the event that the county wishes to secure additional resources for these busy weekends the county would be required to enter into an enhanced policing agreement (and) this agreement would come at a cost to Mountain View County and any of the partners in the project “So the recommendation is that we do not request additional support from the RCMP.” Council carried a motion receiving Holmes’ report as information with no further action to be taken More SPOTLIGHT > MOUNTAIN VIEW COUNTY - Mountain View County’s agricultural service board (ASB) has approved funding through the Riparian and Ecological Enhancement Program (REEP) totalling $6,221 The move came by way of motion at the April 14 board meeting The REEP program supports on-the-ground project that protect restore and enhance natural areas such as riparian areas The board approved funding for 75 per cent of the material costs to a maximum of $2,475 for the creek crossing on the E 01-33-02-5 near the county’s north boundary The project will support 40 cow/calf pairs in the Little Red Deer River watershed on the Olds Creek The board approved funding for 50 per cent of material costs for the portable watering tank to a maximum of $1,000 on E 09-30-05-5 on the Big Prairie Creek The project will support 130 yearlings in the Little Red Deer River watershed on the county’s southwest boundary The board also approved funding for 75 per cent of the material costs to a maximum of $885 for the dugout funding and 25 per cent of the material costs for the portable solar waterer to a maximum of $1,761 on the S33-29-02-5 in the county’s south boundary on a tributary to the Beaverdam Creek The project will support 32 cow/calf pairs and two bulls It involves 240 metres of new fencing and a new portable solar waterer The board also OK’d funding for projects under the ALUS program The board approved $12,615 to annual payments for the maintenance of riparian pasture and wetland projects on N34-31-28-4 on the Lone Pine Creek near the county’s east boundary The board also approved funding for 100 per cent of the material costs to a maximum of $4,775 for the riparian fencing on the SE03-29-02-5 and 50 per cent of the material costs to a maximum of $2,693 for a winter solar watering system and $600 towards tree and shrub seedlings to a maximum of $5/seedling and additionally $1,380 to annual payments for the maintenance of the projects.  The ASB is made up of county councillors and appointed public members It advices the county and province on agriculture issues and concerns Our mission is to protect and serve our community in the most professional and compassionate manner possible QUICK EXIT: Click this bar at any time to immediately close this website and check the weather DATE/TIME OF INCIDENT: 8:26 AM on April 10 APD officers were dispatched to 5100 Mountain View Dr they found an adult female victim with trauma to the upper body She was transported to a local hospital with life-threatening injuries  The Crime Scene Team will be responding to process the scene Please follow officers’ instructions if you are in the area please avoid it and seek alternative routes until further notice The adult female victim has died as a result of at least one gunshot wound to her upper body The investigation is still underway and there is no suspect information to release at this time Police believe this is an isolated incident and there is no threat to public safety The victim has been identified as 31-year-old Haily Ibarra Next-of-kin notification procedures have been completed Anyone with information regarding this incident, to include surveillance footage of the area, is asked to contact Police Dispatch at 3-1-1 (option #1) or (907)786-8900 (option “0”). To remain anonymous, you may contact Crime Stoppers online at www.AnchorageCrimeStoppers.com Our Mission: To Protect and Serve Our Community in the Most Professional and Compassionate Manner Possible ANCHORAGE POLICE DEPARTMENTHeadquarters716 W 4th Ave | Anchorage AK 99501Main: 907-786-8900 | Non-Emergency Dispatch: 907-786-8900 ext APD Wellbeing Login The 2025 Hike for Hospice was held on Sunday in Olds and Didsbury With the date for this year’s event being May the 4th Executive Director of the Mountain View Hospice Society points out that they are fundraising mainly for their client services She says “so that means our navigation care program supporting hospice at home and in the hospital So it’s really all about supporting people that are in need.” They had a about 75 participants for the hike in Olds which started at Holy Trinity Catholic School and Marshall adds that is down from previous years She thinks they did a good job of raising awareness and about $20,000 was collected for hospice palliative care in Mountain View County You can still donate to the Hike for Hospice until the end of this month by going online to OldsHospice.com OTTAWA — The global head of Amnesty International is calling on Ottawa to bring the same intensity it has used to call out U.S tariffs and annexation threats to also call out breaches in human rights by Washington and other countries Amnesty Secretary-General Agnès Callamard is making a rare visit to Canada asking Ottawa to stand up for the global norms and institutions meant to uphold human rights Her visit comes as Prime Minister Mark Carney is travelling to Washington to meet with U.S President Donald Trump Tuesday at the White House Callamard says immediately after that meeting Carney should announce the creation of an ambassador for human rights to send a strong message She also says Canada should prepare to sanction U.S lawmakers targeting United Nations judges for issuing arrest warrants against senior Israeli officials Callamard says Ottawa has stood firm against American threats to Canada's sovereignty and economy and should show the same determination to call out countries that undermine global rules and UN agencies She says the world is on the brink of "historic devastation" with countries violating rules in places like the Gaza Strip This report by The Canadian Press was first published May 5 hundreds of people gathered to protest the actions of the Trump administration Many were worried about their social security health care and the president's stance on immigration Retired Superior Court judge LaDoris Cordell spoke at the Civic Center in Mountain View in front of hundreds of people She had one message for her fellow Americans "Today was about not being indifferent and being an activist," Cordell said but the bottom line: it means being an upstander Click here for the full story via CBS Bay Area CBS Local Digital Media personalizes the global reach of CBS-owned and operated television and radio stations with a local perspective a cherished celebration of Ozark heritage and folk traditions the event continues a tradition dating back to the early 1960s honoring the region’s rich musical legacy with two full days of performances Live folk music will fill the air both days at the downtown main stage and Pickin’ Park featuring a variety of local and regional musicians Saturday’s festivities will kick off with a parade on Main Street at 10 a.m. followed by hands-on heritage demonstrations including quilting A barbecue cookoff is scheduled for 3 p.m. and a tractor show will showcase vintage and working models The weekend also includes two rodeo events presented by Rand Rodeo Company The first takes place Friday night at 7:30 p.m Gate admission is $5 in Dolph and $10 in Mountain View; children six and under will be admitted free The rodeos are sponsored by Mitchell’s Main Street Pharmacy and Mountain View Chevrolet and will feature professional rodeo announcer Travis Tate and rodeo clown Sean Scroggins the Arkansas Folk Festival offers a unique opportunity to experience the enduring spirit of the Ozarks in music This advertisement was paid for with City of Mountain View, state, and Ozark Gateway Regional funds. Visit OzarkGateway.com for area visitor information The Utah Department of Transportation (UDOT) finished placing bridge girders for the new interchange at 2100 North and Redwood Road in Lehi this weekend.  Crews began placing the 180,000 pound girders during a three week-long closure that started on Friday crews are preparing the girders for the upcoming placement of concrete to form the bridge deck.  Redwood Road is still closed at night to all through traffic and left turns are not permitted This closure is anticipated to remain in place until mid-March.  UDOT is adding four new miles of Mountain View Corridor to connect Porter Rockwell Boulevard with 2100 North providing another much-needed transportation option for northwest Utah County and southwest Salt Lake County drivers It will be the first section of the Mountain View Corridor constructed as a freeway with no stoplights.  Additional work on this project includes adding wildlife fencing and creating a multi-use trail Construction is expected to last through spring of 2026.  The Mountain View Corridor will eventually become a 35-mile freeway from I-80 in Salt Lake County to SR-73 in Utah County crews also placed beams for a new bridge on the 5600 South project in Roy The new bridge will take 5600 South over the Union Pacific Railroad.  Crews will continue placing beams this week which will require several nightly closures from March 3-5 the on and off-ramps to I-15 at 5600 will remain open to motorists.  Get San José Spotlight headlines delivered to your inbox When Sara Puga walked into her family’s Mexican restaurant last week she encountered a shattered glass door and the possibility of a burglary It turned out nothing was taken from Los Portales the restaurant that her family has run for decades on Moffett Boulevard The family does not have a lot of leeway to navigate extra expenses Now the restaurant is contending with the possibility of tariffs imposed by the Trump administration The proposed tariffs cover a wide range of imported goods: from fresh produce “We’re holding out but it’s difficult,” Puga said – a sentiment shared by many small businesses in downtown Mountain View and along Moffett In recent years, business owners have had to deal with pandemic closures, rising costs and a large number of storefront vacancies that have deterred people from visiting the downtown area creating a lot of economic insecurity for Mountain View businesses that already are operating on thin margins “Uncertainty is never a good thing for businesses of any size especially those with limited resources who cannot ride out wild fluctuations – particularly in the pricing and availability of goods and services,” said Peter Katz president and CEO of the Mountain View Chamber of Commerce in an emailed statement The Voice spoke with seven business owners in downtown Mountain View many of whom expressed concerns that the tariffs were another obstacle to keeping their doors open “I’m already struggling to stay in business,” said Denise Ta owner of a facial boutique store on Castro Street The shelves of Ta’s store are stocked with products from Japan a country facing steep tariffs from the Trump administration several business owners said they would consider raising prices on their products and services “Prices have been going up since COVID,” said Alberto Sousa owner of Sousa’s Wine and Liquors on Moffett Boulevard especially in Silicon Valley where it’s already so expensive to live?” Sousa sells a lot of Portuguese and Brazilian specialty items he’s prominently displaying cheaper drinks at the store entrance and offering cost-saving deals Sousa also is considering stocking more local products One customer was not convinced by the idea and laid out about half a dozen packages of frozen Brazilian cheese bread at the cash register “There is no American cheese bread so I’ll keep paying for it even if prices go up,” she said The woman conceded that she would buy American wine if imported wines became too costly it’s not so easy to source inexpensive local products owner of Ava’s Downtown Market and Deli on Castro Street but then realized it would be unaffordable for the average person “We already have some of the highest cost of doing business in the nation insurance and too many government regulations,” Origel said in an email “Only a few people understand these factors and are willing to pay for these goods knowing they are helping the local economy as well as generating a smaller carbon footprint the majority of Americans don’t think that way,” Origel said a lot of the packaging is manufactured in foreign countries like China the tariffs were cause for concern but also seen as beyond their control “I’m just putting up with the pricing for now,” said Paolo Mejia owner of Art Frame Studio on Castro Street Mejia was worried that passing on costs would scare off customers general manager of Crash Champions on Moffett Boulevard said the store was not experiencing higher prices on auto parts or supply chain issues yet But most of the parts they order come from China “We will be upfront with our customers,” Flores said referring to possible price increases because of tariffs But it was not just the tariffs that were troubling many downtown Mountain View businesses. They also spoke about more localized concerns, like the street closure at Castro Street that the city implemented during the pandemic to support outdoor dining The pedestrian mall has become a permanent fixture cutting off thoroughfare traffic at Moffett Boulevard The closure has severely impacted Los Portales A lot of people used to frequent the restaurant on Friday and Saturday evenings but that has petered off since the pandemic People no longer drive up and down Moffett Boulevard unless they live in the area noting there were more people on Moffett Boulevard before the street closure “There’s a lot more vacancies now,” Sousa said pointing out the empty storefronts in the shopping plaza where his business is located The street closure has generated some discontent on the other side of the tracks as well “The city closed the artery and now it’s impacting the blood veins,” said John Akkaya owner of Ristorante Don Giovanni on Castro Street The restaurant used to serve about 400 lunches a day He attributed the drop off to the street closure and is an advocate for it to reopen to vehicles Denise Ta viewed the street closure favorably but expressed a desire for the city to do more to promote the businesses that were still open especially with the uncertainty of the Trump administration’s tariffs This story originally appeared in the Mountain View Voice Emily Margaretten joined the Mountain View Voice in 2023 as a reporter covering City Hall Join our mailing list to receive the latest news and updates from our team Δdocument.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value" Δdocument.getElementById( "ak_js_2" ).setAttribute( "value" You must be logged in to post a comment San José Spotlight is an award-winning nonprofit newsroom dedicated to fearless journalism that disrupts the status quo holds power to account and paves the way for change We’re changing the face of local journalism by building a community-supported newsroom that ignites civic engagement educates residents and strengthens our democracy 408.206.5327[email protected] Submit a News TipSubscribe to our newsletters San José Spotlight is a project of the San José News Bureau a 501(c)(3) charitable organization | Tax ID: 82-5355128 ' + scriptOptions._localizedStrings.webview_notification_text + ' " + scriptOptions._localizedStrings.redirect_overlay_title + " " + scriptOptions._localizedStrings.redirect_overlay_text + " We have the address for the funeral home & the family on file If you're not happy with your card we'll send a replacement or refund your money The family of Roger Haskett created this Life Tributes page to make it easy to share your memories