Danko—Chadron (NE) Volunteer Fire Department rescue. Ford F-550 Super Duty cab and chassis; PowerStroke 6.7L 4V OHV V8 Turbo engine; 12-foot walk-around rescue body; cascade system with four 6,000-psi bottles; MECC ALTE S 20 W 6.5-kW generator; Command Light KL403D-H4 light tower; custom roll-out trays and compartmentation. Dealer: Jeff Horn, Danko Emergency Equipment, Snyder, NE.

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A company owned by comedian Dave Chappelle bought an old fire station in Yellow Springs (OH), where Chappelle lives, with plans to convert the building into a comedy club, CityBeat.com reported.

Dayton-area media are reporting that the Yellow Springs Development Corporation agreed to sell the building to Chapelle’s Iron Table Holdings LLC after a competitive bidding process, the report said.

Yellow Springs is located about 20 miles east of Dayton.

Chappelle grew up in Yellow Springs and returned to live there after he quit The Chappelle Show.

A 58-year-old Plattsmouth (NE) woman was taken to a hospital after being struck by a Murray Fire Department truck during Saturday evening’s Plattsmouth Harvest Festival parade, FremontTribune.com reported.

An investigation determined that during the parade the Murray Fire Department received an emergency rescue call and had to leave the parade in an expedited manner, the report said.

The Murray fire apparatus, engine 732, driven by Christopher Spangler, 71, of Murray, was escorted off the parade route by parade personnel, according to the report.

As it was leaving Main Street, at a slow pace, it collided with a pedestrian, identified as Ruth Storm, of Plattsmouth. Storm was treated at the scene and transported to the University of Nebraska Medical Center in Omaha for further treatment.

No citations were issued, though the incident is still under further investigation, the report said.

The Alcorn County Sheriff’s Office is asking for help in solving the Sunday morning theft of a truck from a fire department, WTVA.com reported.

Law enforcement posted pictures on Facebook of the vehicle taken from the Union Center/Theo Volunteer Fire Department.

One side of the truck has the words “in memory of H.C. Bates.” Bates was chief of the department from the early 1990s until prior to his death in 2018, the report said.

The rescue truck has been located, the fire department announced Monday. A fire official said it was recovered near County Road 738 and County Road 756 west of Corinth (MS).

A fire official said they have suspects in the case but have made no arrests, according to the report.