Baylor Waco Campus to Test Outdoor Tornado Sirens at 10 am Friday, Oct. 6

If there is a weather-related emergency – including a tornado warning where a tornado is imminent – Baylor, the City of Waco and McLennan County will activate their outdoor sirens to alert the public to take action to stay safe.

source https://news.web.baylor.edu/news/story/2023/baylor-waco-campus-test-outdoor-tornado-sirens-10-am-friday-oct-6

November 16, 2023: Meeting of the Oncologic Drugs Advisory Committee Meeting Announcement

What is an advisory committee? Advisory committees provide independent expert advice to the FDA on broad scientific topics or on certain products to help the agency make sound decisions based on the available science. Advisory committees ...

source https://www.fda.gov/advisory-committees/advisory-committee-calendar/november-16-2023-meeting-oncologic-drugs-advisory-committee-meeting-announcement-11162023

AG's Office Files Lawsuit Over Claims Of Disability-Based Discrimination At Olmstead Green In Dorchester

The case was referred to the AG's Office after the Boston Fair Housing Commission (BFHC) investigated two separate complaints and found probable cause in both that defendants unlawfully discriminated against tenants with disabilities.

source https://www.mass.gov/news/ags-office-files-lawsuit-over-claims-of-disability-based-discrimination-at-olmstead-green-in-dorchester

Apply for the Arts in Parks Grant

New and established festivals or events that promote arts and cultural participation, celebrate diversity, build community connections, and activate parks through arts and culture should apply. Opportunity closes November 7. About Arts in Parks.

source https://parkways.seattle.gov/2023/10/03/apply-for-the-arts-in-parks-grant/

County seeks diverse applicants for Clean Water Commission

Applicants must be residents of Clark County with interest or experience in water quality, data and program analysis, education and outreach, or environmental advocacy. Professional experience in stormwater management is not required. The county values ...

source https://clark.wa.gov/public-works/county-seeks-diverse-applicants-clean-water-commission-0

October Proclaimed Global Youth Justice Month

Peer courts are youth-led and volunteer-driven diversion programs, and the Shasta County Youth Peer Court has been in operation for nineteen years. Youth courts are effective crime prevention and early intervention programs in ...

source https://www.shastacounty.gov/community/page/october-proclaimed-global-youth-justice-month

WDFW plans prescribed fires on two Eastern Washington wildlife areas

Matt Eberlein, 509-429-4236. Staci Lehman, Communications, 509-710-4511. SPOKANE- Annual prescribed fires on Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW)-managed lands in Eastern Washington are scheduled to start in early October, ...

source https://wdfw.wa.gov/newsroom/news-release/wdfw-plans-prescribed-fires-two-eastern-washington-wildlife-areas