Police officer holds active shooter response training for the public

By Karen Cornelius He won’t stop until he’s ready. He wants to be on the news, have his name in headlines. He wants the fame. Who is he? This person is an active shooter with a goal to kill as many people as he can. Often this person, this shooter, sees himself as the victimContinue reading “Police officer holds active shooter response training for the public”

Businesses, parents, public invited to police active shooter training

By Karen Cornelius   Not a month goes by that doesn’t chronicle an active shooter incident in the news whether it is an alleged terrorist or a mentally disturbed person. In order to survive and optimize safety, there are plans and programs in place across the country for schools, airports, and other institutions. One suchContinue reading “Businesses, parents, public invited to police active shooter training”

Vermilion’s iconic lighthouse was vandalized with crude graffiti

By Karen Cornelius Graffiti scratched around the base of Vermilion’s replica 1877 lighthouse perched on the former museum property’s hill at the foot of Main Street was discovered by lighthouse keeper Tim Costello on Sunday, July 16. Any vandalism to private property is upsetting to the owner who has to make repairs, but to damageContinue reading “Vermilion’s iconic lighthouse was vandalized with crude graffiti”