Not long ago, this writer read a commentary by an unknown author who posed the question, “Who changes the course of history...presidents, kings, generals?” And, the answer, of course, was yes. But, the author went on to point out that more often than not, it’s men and women with little social standing who most significantly reshape our communities and eventually the world.
- PUB DATE: 8/28/2020 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Augusta Chronicle

A 64-year-old Belleview woman is accused of hitting a firefighter with a sock filled with two cans of soup because he “brushed her off” when she tried to talk to him during a fire investigation. Claudia Jean Cyr, of 11745 S. U.S. Hwy. 301 #3, was charged with battery on a firefighter after the incident, which happened around 6 p.
- PUB DATE: 8/28/2020 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Ocala-News

PHOTO: Investigators are trying to determine what caused a mobile home fire in Benton City that claimed the lives of a woman, two teenagers and a child, according to the Benton County Sheriff’s Office. Benton County firefighters and deputies responded to a burning home at the Green Acres Mobile Home Park at 12:52 a.
- PUB DATE: 8/28/2020 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: YakTri News

A home in a rural area near Tiger Mountain was destroyed by fire Thursday, officials said. Crews responded to the scene, in the 25300 block of SE 135th Street, off Issaquah-Hobart Road SE, at about 11 a.m. after receiving reports of smoke and 30-foot flames erupting from the residence. The home was fully ablaze when firefighters arrived, but all the residents had safely evacuated without injury, said Battalion Chief Dana Schutter of Eastside Fire and Rescue.
- PUB DATE: 8/28/2020 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KOMO-TV ABC 4 and Radio 1000

Spokane County Fire District 4 has a new chief, but he is a familiar face to those living in the sprawling district north of the Spokane city limits. Assistant Chief Bill Neckels has taken over the position of fire chief while the former chief, Randy Johnson, is staying in the district to take on an executive officer role.
- PUB DATE: 8/27/2020 9:26:20 PM - SOURCE: Spokane Spokesman-Review - Metered Site