The Wisconsin Department of Transportation has picked 12 subcontractors that are certified as Disadvantaged Business Enterprises to rebuild a leg of Interstate 94 in connection with the factory that Foxconn Technology Group is putting up nearby in Mount Pleasant. Chicago-based Walsh Construction out-bid Brownsville-based Michels Corp. for the job in late July, offering $161.5 million for the 7.5-mile reconstruction project. That came in well under Michels’ offer for $209.9 million. Michels Corp. is the lead contractor on two other phases of the project to rebuild I-94 between Milwaukee and the Illinois border, jobs worth nearly a quarter-billion dollars. The project would rebuild I-94 from County Highway G in Racine County to College Avenue in Milwaukee County, reconstruct an interchange at 7 Mile Road and build a new interchange at Elm Road. The work is expected to begin in September and wrap up by Memorial Day 2020. WisDOT on Friday identified 12 … [Read more...] about WisDOT names 12 DBE subcontractors for $161M I-94 reconstruction (MAP)
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‘Gentle souls’ mourned at service for Yorba Linda family
SPIRITS RELEASED: </cutline_leadin>As family members watch a white dove flies away from the graveside services for the Cho family, at Loma Vista Memorial Park. White doves were released at the end of the service. LONE SURVIVOR: </cutline_leadin>Ian Mercado, 14, still recovering from gunshot wounds, was in attendance at funeral and burial services for his mother and three siblings. Mercado was transported by ambulance between church services in Yorba Linda and burial services in Fullerton. Sound The gallery will resume inseconds LETTING GO: </cutline_leadin>A sister of Marciel Cho releases a white dove during burial services for Cho and her three children at Loma Vista Memorial Park in Fullerton. BURIAL: </cutline_leadin>Four caskets await burial after funeral services at Loma Vista Memorial Park, Fullerton, for Marciel Cho and her three children, Nicole, 9, Kathleen, 8, and Christopher, 5. Orland Cho who murdered his family before killing … [Read more...] about ‘Gentle souls’ mourned at service for Yorba Linda family
Upcoming Services for Aug. 19
Guido Strotheide, [email protected] Published 4:10 am CDT, Sunday, August 19, 2018 Image 1of/1 CaptionClose Image 1 of 1 Upcoming Services for Aug. 19 1 / 1 Back to Gallery TODAY • Koerner, Kenneth Michael “Mike.” The family will host an open house 1–4 p.m. today at Murrayville Community Center. Casual attire is requested. Buchanan & Cody Funeral Home in Jacksonville is assisting. — TUESDAY • Snow, Donald “Don” Eugene. 2 p.m. Tuesday at the Jacksonville Assembly of God. The family will meet friends noon-2 p.m. Tuesday at the church. Williamson Funeral Home in Jacksonville is in charge. — WEDNESDAY • Yelliott, Joe Robert. 2 p.m. Wednesday at the Niebur Funeral Home in Pittsfield. Military rites at Pittsfield West Cemetery with a military honor guard. Visitation noon until the time of service Wednesday. — FRIDAY • Jokisch, Eleanor Frances. … [Read more...] about Upcoming Services for Aug. 19
Six encouraging thoughts for when we’re going through a hard season
(iStock) All of us at one point have gone through a difficult season: the death of a family member, a sudden financial crisis, an unexpected illness. Hardship is one of life’s few certainties. The question is not if it will happen, but when it will happen. Whenever I enter a difficult season, I remember the story of Jesus in the Garden of Gethsemane. Unlike us, Jesus knew exactly what was coming and when it was coming. In a few hours’ time, he was going to be mocked, beaten and crucified. Yet Jesus used his moment of anguish as an opportunity to trust in God – and we can learn from his example. Here are six encouraging thoughts that we can hold on to when we walk through dark and lonely times: Suffering is universal and unavoidable Suffering comes in all shapes and sizes. It doesn’t matter where you are from, what ethnicity you may be, how much you have or don’t have. No one is immune to it. Even Jesus, the Son of God, experienced … [Read more...] about Six encouraging thoughts for when we’re going through a hard season
John Ostwald’s Then & Now: Justice for all
This week the Governor should sign a bill that creates the first Commission on Prosecutorial Conduct in the United States. Essentially, the commission will monitor the activities of district attorneys across our state. This commission will work to minimize the chances of the injustices mentioned below of happening again. Jeffrey Mark Deskovic was wrongly convicted in 1990 at the age of seventeen of raping, beating, and strangling Angela Correa, a 15-year-old high school classmate at Peekskill High School. He spent sixteen years in prison. These are some of comments after his release. “I remember the sky was blue, and there was the sun. The first thing I said in the press conference when it was my turn to speak was, “Is this really happening?” “A Town Car took me to my aunt’s house and we were sitting around the table having coffee, talking. The table was set to eat, and that felt weird — to have knives present. Steak knives! You could do damage … [Read more...] about John Ostwald’s Then & Now: Justice for all