Clinton Herald, Iowa
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Mar. 20—CLINTON — Authorities have announced the name of the man who died in a grain bin last week.

John M. Reed, 67, 1856 280th Ave., DeWitt, died March 15 in a grain bin at 2073 320th Ave., DeWitt, Clinton County Sheriff Bill Greenwalt announced Monday.

Clinton County sheriff’s deputies and the DeWitt Fire Department were dispatched to the 320th Avenue location around 7:15 p.m. March 15 for a report of a man trapped in a grain bin.

Upon arrival, law enforcement and fire personnel located Reed trapped inside of a partially filled grain bin.

The DeWitt Fire Department, along with firefighters from neighboring jurisdictions, were able to extricate Reed; however, he had died as a result of being trapped in the grain.

The case remains under investigation by the Clinton County Sheriff’s Office and the Clinton County Medical Examiner’s Office. The Clinton County Sheriff’s Office and DeWitt Fire Department were assisted at the scene by the Charlotte Fire Department, Goose Lake Fire Department, Low Moor Fire Department, Welton Fire Department, Genesis Ambulance, MedForce, and Clinton County Communications.

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PRESS RELEASE

On March 19, 2023 at 0800 hours, Burton Station Virginia Beach Fire/EMS Station 22 is now open for service. It is located in the Northwest corridor of the city. The land clearing for this station began back in May 2021. This station will house an engine, ladder and an ambulance.

The first 911 call for Station 22 came at 0901 hours dealing with a medical emergency. The first structure fire call was at 1603 hours.

The Oakland Volunteer Fire Department responded to a structure fire during the late hours of March 15, marking the final call for the department’s primary engine, ER43, wvnews.com reported.

It’s only fitting that the department’s primary engine, ER43, run a commercial structure fire as its final call to service for the town of Oakland and its surrounding community, a fire official said, according to the report.

The nearly-20-year-old fire engine was placed out of service for the final time once it returned to station early Thursday morning, the report said.

A fire official reported that the ER43 has been sold to Command Fire Apparatus, which is a used fire truck broker.

The new (and nearly $1 million) ER43 is in its final assembly stages at the factory, the report said. Final inspections are scheduled for next week.

PRESS RELEASE

Out with the old, in with the new, according to a March 11 Facebook post by Hallowell Fire Department. Engine 1 has served the department well since 1987. It was purchased for $108,000. She made her last run last night to a reported structure fire. Nothing found. Engine 4 her replacement is a 2023 Pierce Saber. It’s cost was $600,000. It has an expected service life of 25 years.