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Varilek to Lead Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 13:42:54 GMT

ST. PAUL — Matt Varilek, president of the Little Falls-based Initiative Foundation, will lead the Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development.“Having grown up in a lower-income household, I’m passionate about helping more people enjoy greater economic prosperity,” Varilek said in a news release. “I’m deeply grateful to Governor Walz and Lieutenant Governor Flanagan for the opportunity to join the talented team at DEED at this pivotal moment. The department has just been entrusted with an unprecedented set of tools and resources, and I’m eager to help put them to work for the benefit of businesses, workers, and families across Minnesota.”Matt Varilek, president of the Little Falls-based Initiative Foundation, will lead the Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development, Gov. Tim Walz announced Thursday, May 22, 2023. (Forum News Service)Gov. Tim Walz announced Varilek’s appointment Thursday, May 25. Varilek will replace...

St. Louis high students weigh in on gun safety at public forum

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 13:42:54 GMT

ST. LOUIS - On Thursday afternoon, high school students from the St. Louis Public Schools District (SLPS) and Confluence Academies led the discussion at the Sun Theater in Grand Center on preventing deaths of children from gunfire in the city."We've done giveaways for gun locks and provided literature, and most importantly here, is an opportunity for students to impact curriculum and say we want to have advocacy and voice in keeping our communities safe," So here's an opportunity for them to help us with that."Last year, SLPS and Confluence formed Educators for Gun Safety, a collaborative effort to address preventable gun violence. Franklin County man added to FBI’s Ten Most Wanted list Educators for Gun Safety has given families information on gun safety in the home, tips for avoiding unsafe situations, and overall firearm safety."We've done giveaways for gun locks and provided literature and most importantly here is an opportunity for students to impact curriculum and say we wan...

Coordinators Sean Lewis, Charles Kelly could become CU Buffs football’s first $1 million assistants

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 13:42:54 GMT

While Sean Lewis isn’t technically the CU Buffs’ first million-dollar football assistant coach, Deion Sanders’ offensive coordinator is already knocking on the door.Based on documentation provided by CU Boulder to The Post on Thursday, Lewis, who was hired by Sanders away from a head-coaching gig at Kent State, agreed to join the Buffs on a three-year, $2.7-million contract.The 37-year-old play-caller is slated to make an $850,000 base and supplemental salary in 2023, a $900,000 salary in 2024 and a $950,000 salary in 2025.Coach Prime’s defensive coordinator, former Alabama assistant Charles Kelly, received the same deal as Lewis — three years at $2.7 million — with identical incremental pay increases.As coordinators, Lewis and Kelly received three-year contracts, while eight other assistants are working under two-year deals.Of those, tight ends coach and former Broncos assistant Tim Brewster; running backs coach Gary Harrell; linebackers coach Andre Hart; and cornerbacks coach Kevi...

Kelly Brough alleges Rep. Leslie Herod sought a job guarantee in exchange for mayoral endorsement

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 13:42:54 GMT

State Rep. Leslie Herod sought a promise that she would have an important job in Kelly Brough’s mayoral administration when the two were discussing the possibility of Herod endorsing Brough in the runoff race for Denver mayor, according to Brough and a third person involved in the discussion.“She wanted a guarantee of a position and one of importance,” Brough said.Herod, the fifth-place finisher in the first round of the mayor’s race, says the claim is “absolutely not true.” She also said she has no such agreement in place with candidate Mike Johnston whom she endorsed on April 24.Jordan Fuja, spokesperson for the Johnston campaign, said there is no promise that Herod nor anyone else endorsing Johnston will be offered a job at city hall should he be elected.Asked how he intended to staff a possible administration at a forum at The Denver Press Club on Thursday morning, Johnston said “I have been very deliberate on not promising jobs to anybo...

Buster Posey grateful to enter Bay Area Sports Hall of Fame with Patrick Willis, others

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 13:42:54 GMT

SAN FRANCISCO – Buster Posey was not just any athlete who passed through town, won a few championships, and earned a spot Thursday night in the Bay Area Sports Hall of Fame.It turns out he’s a legacy.“My mom actually lived in San Francisco when she was a toddler,” Posey said. “My grandad was an orthopedist in the Army, and they were stationed here for a couple of years.”Col. Jack Tippens and his wife, Lyn, “talked about really enjoying living here.” So did their daughter Traci’s son, Gerald “Buster” Posey III, who was drafted by the Giants 15 years ago and served as a franchise cornerstone at catcher from 2009-21.That baseball legacy could put Posey someday into the National Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, N.Y. – “We’ll see, we’ll see,” he said – but Thursday night brought him to be honored in downtown San Francisco for the Bay Area Sports Hall of Fame enshrinement ceremony.Joining him in this year’s class: former 49ers linebacker Patrick Willis, Oakland basketball legend Gary...

Five-bedroom home sells for $4.6 million in Saratoga

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 13:42:54 GMT

14091 Shadow Oaks Way – Google Street ViewThe spacious property located in the 14000 block of Shadow Oaks Way in Saratoga was sold on May 8, 2023. The $4,610,000 purchase price works out to $1,795 per square foot. The house, built in 1955, has an interior space of 2,568 square feet. The property features five bedrooms, three bathrooms, and a garage as well as four parking spaces. The unit sits on a 0.5-acre lot.These nearby houses have also recently been purchased:A 3,402-square-foot home on the 14000 block of Shadow Oaks Way in Saratoga sold in August 2022, for $4,850,000, a price per square foot of $1,426. The home has 4 bedrooms and 4 bathrooms.In March 2023, a 3,744-square-foot home on Heritage Oak in Saratoga sold for $5,800,000, a price per square foot of $1,549. The home has 4 bedrooms and 4 bathrooms.On Shadow Oaks Way, Saratoga, in April 2023, a 2,629-square-foot home was sold for $3,850,000, a price per square foot of $1,464. The home has 4 bedrooms and 3 bathrooms. 

CCS, NCS softball playoffs: Thursday’s semifinal results, championship matchups

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 13:42:54 GMT

NEW: PREP SPORTS MAILBAGThe Bay Area News Group is introducing a high school sports mailbag in May. Get your questions in as soon as possible. Our debut edition is an open forum. Got questions about spring sports playoffs, coaching changes, an early peek at football season, etc.? Send them to [email protected]. Please include “mailbag” in the subject line.NCSDivision ITuesday’s semifinalNo. 3 California 9, No. 2 Granada 1Wednesday’s semifinalNo. 1 San Ramon Valley 4, No. 4 Freedom 3Friday’s finalNo. 1 San Ramon Valley (23-5) vs. No. 3 California (20-8) at St. Mary’s College, 5 p.m.Division IITuesday’s semifinalsNo. 5 Livermore 8, No. 1 Redwood 2No. 2 Casa Grande 5, No. 3 Alameda 0Friday’s finalNo. 2 Casa Grande (24-4) vs. No. 5 Livermore (15-11) at San Marin HS, 5 p.m.Related ArticlesHigh School Sports | CCS, NCS baseball playoffs: Thursday’s semifinal results, championship matchups High School Sports | CC...

CCS, NCS baseball playoffs: Thursday’s semifinal results, championship matchups

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 13:42:54 GMT

NEW: PREP SPORTS MAILBAGThe Bay Area News Group is introducing a high school sports mailbag in May. Get your questions in as soon as possible. Our debut edition is an open forum. Got questions about spring sports playoffs, coaching changes, an early peek at football season, etc.? Send them to [email protected]. Please include “mailbag” in the subject line.Central Coast SectionDivision IWednesday’s semifinalsNo. 6 Hollister 10, No. 7 Live Oak 0, 5 inningsNo. 1 Valley Christian 4, No. 5 St. Ignatius 0Saturday’s finalNo. 6 Hollister (23-6) vs. No. 1 Valley Christian (28-3) at Excite Ballpark, 7 p.m.Wednesday’s semifinalNo. 2 Bellarmine 5, No. 6 Serra 2No. 4 Leigh 9, No. 1 Aptos 1Friday’s finalNo. 4 Leigh (19-10) vs. No. 2 Bellarmine (19-12-1) at Excite Ballpark, 7 p.m.Division IIIThursday’s semifinalsNo. 3 Carmel 3, No. 2 St. Francis SCP 1No. 1 Branham 2, No. 4 Sacred Heart Prep 1Saturday’s finalNo. 3 Carmel (17-12) vs. No. 1 Branham (...

Texas lawmakers file 20 articles of impeachment against state GOP Attorney General Ken Paxton, including bribery

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 13:42:54 GMT

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas lawmakers file 20 articles of impeachment against state GOP Attorney General Ken Paxton, including bribery.Source

Arkansas turns five-run inning into 5-4 victory over LSU in SEC Tournament

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 13:42:54 GMT

HOOVER, Ala. (AP) — Jace Bohrofen had a two-run single, Hunter Hollan pitched 5 1/3 innings of solid relief, and Arkansas made a five-run fourth inning stand up for a 5-4 victory over LSU on Thursday in the SEC Tournament.Bohrofen’s bases-loaded single drove in two and capped the Razorbacks’ big inning after RBI-singles by Caleb Cali and Peyton Holt. Another run scored on catcher’s interference just prior to Bohrofen’s single.Hollan (8-2) entered with the bases loaded and two out in the top of the fourth with LSU leading 1-0. He allowed a run to score on a wild pitch before getting out of the inning with a strikeout. The Tigers scored a single run in the eighth and got a one-out solo home run from Dylan Crews in the ninth before Hollan finished it with a strikeout and a groundout.Hayden Travinski went 4 for 4 and scored twice for LSU.Second-seeded Arkansas (41-15) advanced to the semifinals on Saturday and No. 3 LSU (43-14) will play No. 10 Texas A&M in a...