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Oregon has a Night Out Oregon held a National Night Out event at Kiser Firemen’s Park on Aug. 7, with representatives from all sorts of emergency departments showing off their gear to kids of all ages. Along with blinking lights and police dogs, there was a rock wall, face painting, board-breaking with martial artists and free food and drink and for all. The annual event outgrew its spot on Spring Street and moved into its new digs this year. Oregon Police Department Sgt. Luke Kass told t h e O b s e r ve r t h e g o a l of the event is to build a sense of community and good working partnerships between citizens and the village’s police and fire departments through positive exchanges with the people behind the badges. “It’s an event to bring the community together for positive experiences with the emergency services,” Kass said.
K-9 sweeps head back to board Committee votes 2-1 to make random searches permanent SCOTT DE LARUELLE Unified Newspaper Group
After two years of temporarily allowing random police K-9 searches of high school and middle school lockers and parking lots, the issue will soon be in the school board’s hands again. The Oregon School B o a r d P o l i cy C o m m i t tee voted 2-1 last week to make the random sweeps, which use multiple K-9 teams from around the area, permanently allowed under Oregon School District policy. Board members Krista Flanagan and Tim LeBrun voted for making the sweeps permanent, with Dan Krause dissenting. T h e m a t t e r w i l l n ow move to the full board for a vote, possibly as soon as its next meeting, Monday, Aug. 27. Flanagan did not
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Tyler Cameron, 7, eyes his next move at the rock wall at Oregon’s National Night Out in Kiser Park on Aug. 7.
To Ireland, and back
OHS agriculture group lands safely after mid-flight mishap SCOTT DE LARUELLE Unified Newspaper Group
When they boarded a plane home after a week of sightseeing in Ireland, Oregon High School teacher Jillian Beatty and her students were looking forward to returning someday. They just weren’t expecting it to be later that same day. It was an eventful inaugural international trip for Beatty, 21 of her agriculture students and five adult chaperones, who traveled from Madison to Shannon, Ireland, and back. But not before they enjoyed – and endured – some experiences they will
never forget. For Beatty, the trip was a great chance for her students to see how agriculture is done in a country much different from the U.S. in terms of environmental regulations, farming practices and land type. The trip showed the students how agriculture has become a “global community,” Beatty said, and is something that offers many opportunities for students in the future. “I want my students to consider, ‘Is this an option for me?’” she said. “It’s definitely a growing area for students that are going to be graduating soon; it’s good to have that
international perspective … whether they’ll be working for daily producers or for another company or organization representing farmers and trying to advocate for American products or working for businesses internationally that sell products here in America.” It also turned out be an unforgettable bonding experience, as the group grew even closer after their plane had to return to Shannon with electrical and mechanical issues about halfway across the Atlantic Ocean. “It was nerve-wracking, I won’t
return messages left Tuesday about whether the item would be on that agenda. Last August, the board voted 5-1 to allow the random sweeps during the 2017-18 school year, but followed the policy committee’s recommendation to extend the program only for that school year. During four random searches in the past two years, the K-9 teams have found minimal amounts of drugs. According to police, “a small amount of THC” was found in an OHS locker during the first sweep in December 2016, drug paraphernalia was found in a car on the street adjacent to the OHS parking lot in the next sweep in April 2017, a “small amount” of THC and also drug paraphernalia was found in one vehicle, and no drugs were turned up during the most recent search this May, despite “several alerts” to lockers and vehicles in the OHS
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K-9 sniffs at area schools School Random Lockers Backpacks Parking School K-9 sniffs lot streets DeForest Yes Yes No Yes No Edgerton Yes Yes Yes Yes No Fort Atkinson No Madison No Middleton No Portage Yes Yes No Yes No Stoughton Yes Yes No Yes No Sun Prairie No Verona Yes Yes No Yes No Waunakee Yes Yes No Yes Yes
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