Tribes endorse Joy, cemetery cleanup, and 8 more firefighters

VNN Weekly Digest October

Here’s a look at the week’s top stories:

Tribes endorse gubernatorial candidate

(MUSCOGEE NATION) MCN Principal Chief David Hill said that he could see Joy Hofmeister’s heart is different than that of the current administrations’ leader.

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First clean-up scheduled at Agency Cemetery in over 10 years

(OKLAHOMA) After more than a decade, a Muscogee (Creek) Freedmen cemetery will soon receive some much-needed attention. 

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Fire Department to hire 8 firefighters with grant money from FEMA

(MICHIGAN) The Grand Rapids Fire Department will be able to hire eight more firefighters for three years without using money from the city thanks to a grant. 

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WEATHER ACROSS AMERICA

(NATIONAL) Flash flooding and severe weather threats over the southern High Plains will gradually lessen and shift toward southern Texas, unsettled and windy weather will spread from the Great Lakes to New England, and cold air plunges south into much of the eastern two-thirds of the country while near record warmth persists across the Northwest.

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