Good News Notes: “A Northeast Georgia rescuer calls the mission to save a teenage girl wedged in the rocks of a White County waterfall “a miracle worth sharing.” The girl got trapped about a third of the way down Raven Cliff Falls when she fell approximately fifty feet from the top while trying to snap…
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‘A Very Happy Ending:’ Police Thank Community for Help in Finding Missing Evanston Boy
Good News Notes: “Police in suburban Skokie are thanking community members after an 11-year-old boy was found after being reported missing on Thursday afternoon. Search teams scoured the area in and around Skokie North Shore Channel Park on Thursday searching for Noah Price. The boy, who is on the nonverbal autism spectrum, was reported missing…
Veteran firefighter becomes hero after battling apartment fire
Good News Notes: “On May 13, Lt. Solomon Forbes was at his home with his children preparing for his son’s baseball game. A neighbor knocked on his door and said the apartment next door to him was on fire. As a 14-year veteran with the fire department, Forbes got his children out safely and then…
Barnstead firefighters receive training on how to rescue horses and other large animals
Good News Notes: “One New Hampshire fire department received specialized training this weekend to be able to help large animals in distress. Twelve Barnstead firefighters are getting properly trained to help horses or other large animals in emergencies. ‘These animals are people’s pets. They love these animals, so there’s a special care that has to…
‘Heroic efforts:’ Waukesha fire crews rescued individual from potential drowning in Fox River
Good News Notes: “Crews with the Waukesha Fire Department on Monday evening, July 20 rescued an individual after responding to a report of a possible drowning in the Fox River near the Wisconsin Avenue bridge.” View the whole story here: https://fox6now.com/2020/07/20/heroic-efforts-waukesha-fire-crews-rescued-individual-from-potential-drowning-in-fox-river/
Gov. Pritzker recognizes Rochelle distillery for helping out healthcare workers
Good News Notes: “During Saturday’s press briefing, Governor Pritzker gave credit to many businesses he called an example to the rest of the state. Governor Pritzker called efforts displayed at Kennay Farms “a sign of hope” in these trying times. Kennay Farms in Rochelle has been making hand sanitizer for weeks. They began selling it…
D.C. firefighter uses bagpipes to give a welcome pause from pandemic
Good News Notes: “The lone bagpiper, dressed in blue jeans, a flannel shirt and a baseball cap, stood beneath a flagpole in front of a hospital. He played “God Bless America.” Five nurses in scrubs listened nearby, one lying on her back in the green grass, soaking in the sun. They work at MedStar Montgomery…