VIDEO: An 8-year-old boy in the front seat of a fire truck isn’t something you see everyday. Conner Randell may be a little too young to reach the gas pedal, but he is old enough to ride along. “He gets a little taste of what being a firefighter is all about,” said Eastland firefighter Amanda Woodley.
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PHOTO: Growing up, Johna Denault spent hours on her homework due to her dyslexia. To find an escape from the stress, she turned to photography. "When I was 12, I started taking photos with my parents' Sears35MM camera," she said. "I took photos of nature and really enjoyed taking action shots. From then on, I knew I wanted to explore photography as a career.
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Despite the 95 percent effectiveness at preventing coronavirus infection after two doses of its vaccine, Pfizer is now seeing what a third dose might do. The company announced Thursday that a booster dose is being studied among people who received their first doses of the vaccine more than six months ago.
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A natural gas leak and underground fire in Seattle’s Central District caused power outages and evacuations Wednesday. Chopper 7 was above the flames burning on the sidewalk in the 2700 block of East Cherry Street. The fire started after 11 a.m. Seattle Fire Department officials said the burning gas melted through asphalt.
- PUB DATE: 2/25/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KIRO-TV CBS 7 Seattle

The Holton Fire Department will receive $600,000 in Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funds from the Kansas Department of Commerce’s Community Development Division to help the city purchase a new fire truck, reports The Holton Recorder.

Holton is one of 32 Kansas communities that will receive $13,864,149 in CDBG funds.

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