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Elderly man donates $500k to struggling Missouri fire department using gear from the 1980s
Most people don't think much about fire departments until you need one. You know they exist and the purpose they serve but many people take their existence for granted. One fire department in Calhoun, Missouri was barely a department in 2021 when the new fire chief, Mark Hardin took over. When you think of a department you think of multiple people, especially for something as important as a fire department. It takes a lot of training, muscle and skill to do the things firefighters do when they need to battle a blazing building, sometimes rescuing people inside. But the Calhoun fire department was a one man show.It took Hardin and his passion for helping people to drum up more firefighters in the tiny town of 500. He took the town from just one firefighter to 28 and he trained them all. The biggest problem was that their equipment was from the 1980s and none of the firetrucks were in working order. Can't put out a fire if you can't get the trucks to run. That's where 91-year-old Sam Sloan comes in.
The Creative Palette in Warsaw offers art classes and handmade items for every age
The Creative Palette on Main Street in Warsaw has been offering art classes for all ages since 2020. Kimberly Pearcy, a former art teacher and owner of the Creative Palette, began by teaching two to three classes each week out of local businesses. When the COVID-19 pandemic ended, she bought the current studio on Main Street.
More than 1,000 outages reported in Montgomery County
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Storms rolled through Mid-Missouri on Tuesday afternoon and caused several power outages and closed a portion of Interstate 70. There were 1,764 electricity customers in Benton County that experienced a power outage during the outage's peak. The outage was reduced to 165 people by 7:50 p.m. According to the Association of Missouri The post More than 1,000 outages reported in Montgomery County appeared first on ABC17NEWS.
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