Ascension Parish voters will be asked April 24 to decide whether the way to settle parish government's decades-long struggle to improve sewage treatment is to let someone else handle it.

Through the years, parish leaders have floated various plans to build a regional system financed with government loans and grants or with a private partner. But the cost, a fledging customer base, and the potential necessity for high user fees, new taxes or both have led those ideas to founder time and again.

A new group of parish officials who fought as councilmen and president-elect in late 2019 to block a proposed sewer partnership with Bernhard Capital Partners Management have wrangled with the investment group and among themselves for the past 13 months.

They concluded it's better to exit the sewer business and sell off the parish assets. Under the deal voters will consider, Ascension would sell its package plants, force mains, trunk lines, land and other assets to a local sewer company owned by Bernhard Capital Partners for $9.26 million.

The company, National Water Infrastructure, would ink a 20-year, non-exclusive franchise agreement with the parish and pay an annual franchise fee that will escalate as new customers are added but start at $500,000, parish officials said.

In exchange, the company, which is the successor to and partly owned by longtime local sewer provider Ascension Wastewater Treatment, will spend $200 million on a new regional treatment plant. The new plant would consolidate now-scattered neighborhood sewage treatment systems and reroute the treated wastewater to the Mississippi River.

Parish officials said they will save $3 million per year in general tax revenue spent to subsidize the cost of the small, disconnected parish systems.

In pitching other council members to put the plan on the ballot earlier this week, Council Chairwoman Teri Casso recounted the parish's history with sewer negotiations and how they have led to this point.

"The rest of the story begins tonight, and it will make a difference for our children, and for their children and for our businesses. It will make a tremendous difference for our parish government. It will take off our plate a very expensive effort to accomplish what we have not been able to since 1990," the three-term councilwoman from Dutchtown said.

The initial joining of the parish and National Water systems would total 19,000 customers in unincorporated eastern Ascension. The plan doesn't affect Gonzales or Sorrento municipal customers or people with individual, private systems.

The regional system would fulfill a long-sought goal of parish leaders and state environmental regulators by pulling treated sewage effluent out of overburdened local waterways and ditches and sending it to the Mississippi.

Parish officials said they plan in-person open houses and perhaps virtual ones in the coming weeks to explain the deal. Thursday's vote suggests the entire council and Parish President Clint Cointment are behind the deal.

The state Public Service Commission would also have to approve the deal and any potential rate increases.

"It's fair, it's equitable and governed by the Public Service Commission," said Tom Pertuit, CEO of National Water, "who has a history of putting the ratepayer first, and they will be extremely cognizant of all issues related to the ratepayer, I know that."

Pertuit said ratepayers would see "extremely minimal" rate increases for at least the first two years but acknowledged some increases were likely with the significant capital outlay expected.

NWI residential customers currently pay $45 per month; parish customers pay $42.50 per month. Pertuit added that no one with a private, individual treatment system would be required to hook into National Water's network.

The united parish stance is a turnabout. Eight months ago, amid negotiations with Bernhard, Cointment had pitched a plan to have the parish go it alone and leverage Ascension's existing assets into a regional system.

After the vote Thursday, Cointment, who had months ago warmed to a sale, voiced his support for the deal and halting future use of general parish revenues on a sewer system that had already cost $42 million in subsidies over the past 10 years.

Though the parish system may be poised for customer growth it has accumulated the rights to a swath of new customers recently Ascension is only projected to have2,700 by the end of 2021 and faces significant upfront costs to meet environmental requirements.

"My administration fully supports this sale of the parishs sewer system because along with all of the financial benefits, this is our best chance to improve the environment and remove 3 million gallons of sewer effluent per day from our polluted waterways and ditches," Cointment said in a statement.

In addition to future annual savings, the sale will also allow the parish to redirect $13.5 million now set aside for sewer costs, the Cointment administration says.

NWI also has agreed to pay for $1 million in needed repairs to the parish-run sewage treatment plant at Oak Grove Primary School that serves the school and customers along a parish trunk line under La. 42 in Prairieville.

Councilman Corey Orgeron, who is the utilities chairman but was not part of private negotiations that have dominated the last months of the deal's refinement, was an early proponent of an agreement that would have eventually sold off the parish assets.

That earlier deal was closer to a lease with an option to buy for Bernhard and offered at least a $15 million payment to the parish for its assets nearly $6 million more than what the parish would now receive.

A subsequent appraisal found the replacement cost of the parish's sewer assets totaled nearly $28 million, but physical depreciation, obsolescence and other hits reduced value by nearly two-thirds. The final price of $9.26 million is an average of two valuation methods, the appraisals say.

Orgeron said this agreement remains the right path for the parish and the public: "This is the best deal we've gotten in decades, and it's the best deal we're going to get anytime in the near future."

Under the agreement, NWI has committed to finish a first regional plant within five years. NWI would build another 4 million gallons in treatment capacity, which also would discharge in the Mississippi, after an additional 15,000 customers are added to its system. The parish government would bear no cost for the plant, though ratepayers would have to finance it.

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Over the past month (and if Im really honest, the past few months) I have grown distant in my walk with God. Between work, seminary, and family I have let the busyness of life envelope me and have focused on the many tasks I must get done. In the few moments that time has allowed Ive let myself relax, but never intentionally committed any time to God. This isnt to say that I havent prayed or talked with God, because I have (and I have continued to pray every night with my kids). Ive even prayed most mornings that God would fill me and use me that day. But I havent always completely meant it; I havent delved into the Scriptures beyond what was needed for school; I havent sat in silence to listen to the Holy Spirit speak; I havent allowed myself to fully feel the presence of God.

So I decided to do something about that. This week I began working through Richard Fosters book Celebration of Discipline. My plan is to read a chapter of that book each week, then focus on that particular discipline that week. Along with that my goal is also to focus on a single chapter of the Bible each week, reading it every day (something suggested by Rev. Scott Chrostek in the recent Wednesday Night series Resolutions).

On Monday I began that process. The focused discipline of this week is meditation, a perfect start to encountering the presence of God. As I prepared to begin, sitting in my office and flipping my Bible to Romans 12, my daughter walked in. She took notice of my posture and said, Daddy, are you praying? I kindly said, Yes, and she smiled at me, turned, and skipped away. I read through that chapter twice, highlighting what stood out to me.

The moment I set the Bible down to begin in meditation my daughter walked in again. I smiled and asked her what she needed. Her answer instantly melted my heart: I wanted to pray with you, Daddy. So she sat there, next to me, as I held her and we prayed together for several minutes. When I said Amen she got up and skipped back out.

Heres what I realized in this wonderfully beautiful moment. For the last few months God has been inviting me into his presence--because he never stops inviting us. I have just been reluctant to say yes. And when on this day I came, ready and fully willing to accept Gods invitation, the Holy Spirit came to me, entering my room through my young daughter's small frame. And there he sat with me as we prayed together, my daughter in my arms, and I in his arms. This, to me, was a beautiful image of the relationship God invites us to. In this time of loneliness, God has always invited us in and will always be with us.

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Primal items introduced, along with Volatile Dreamstones and a new vendor.

While Counterplay Games Godfall launched to quite a mixed reaction, the developer has continued supporting it. Update 2.4.44 aka the Primal update adds new content for endgame players while revamping several activities like Tower of Trials. Ascension Levels have been added, allowing players to gain new powers and bonuses after hitting the level cap.

The titular Primal items are also live and provide a massive buff to the items primary trait as a new loot modifier. As for Tower of Trials, both the normal and Ascended versions have new objectives, surprise events and improved rewards while also serving as the source for Primal items. There are also Banes which players can equip, conferring debuffs but also providing a loot bonus.

If that werent enough, Dreamstones have been changed to have better loot targeting with new Volatile Dreamstones providing improved rewards. For more details, check out the patch notes here. Counterplay has also confirmed that Godfalls paid expansion, included with Ascended and Deluxe Editions, will release in Q2 2021. Stay tuned for more details on that in the coming months.

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For both new and veteran players, the Primal Update brings big changes to Godfall to test your mettle. Here is a quick summary of key features coming with this patch:

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GONZALES Murphy Painter, a former top law enforcement official in Louisiana who is suing Ascension Parish's president and others over alleged dirty tricks during his 2019 campaign for parish president, is one of 17 people seeking to be that parish's next registrar of voters.

Longtime Ascension Registrar Robert Poche' retired last month after nearly 40 years in a job that plays an important, non-partisan role in ensuring the integrity of the elections and offers a virtual lifetime appointment with lucrative pay.

Others seeking the job include Joanne Capace Reed, a former state director of voter registration who is chief deputy for East Baton Rouge Parish Registrar of Voters Steve Raborn; Shanie Bourg, elections operations administrator for the Louisiana Secretary of State's Office and former election operations manager; and Elizabeth Williams, a former Ascension chief deputy registrar of voters who left the office in 2009 after more than 35 years, their resumes say.

Painter has named Parish President Clint Cointment in his lawsuit, but it is the Parish Council, not the president, who makes the next appointment for registrar.

Cointment and other defendants in the suit have denied any role in an alleged conspiracy to damage Painter's election chances in 2019. Painter wasn't immediately available for comment Sunday.

Late last week, the Parish Council agreed on an interview and a ranking and voting process.

They decided to give each candidate 15 minutes to give an opening statement and answer three questions in an initial round of interviews that will be held in public before the entire council. Three finalists will given an additional five minutes to speak, then the council will pick its appointee.

Teri Casso, the council chairwoman, said the council has yet to decide when those interviews will happen but said she believes the interviews and voting will likely happen over two or three days. Due to scheduling conflicts, those interviews probably won't happen until next month, though the dates were still to be determined.

Casso said the application process has drawn "severalvery eligible candidates."

While registrar's offices don't have a role in the direct vote count that is left to parish clerks of court they register the people who do vote and ensure what parish and precinct they live in and, thus, in what elections they are eligible to cast ballots.

Registrar's offices also distribute and receive mail-in ballots and, in Ascension, offer some of the locations for in-person, early voting. The registrar of voters is also one of five members of the parish Board of Election Supervisors, which oversees election preparations, counts mail-in votes and certifies elections in Ascension. The registrar must be a registered voter in the parish.

In Ascension, the registrar's office has seven budgeted positions. In that parish and elsewhere, it can be a low-key job unless election-time passions bring the office's responsibilities to forefront.

In August, for example, voter registration records for two candidates for Donaldsonville City Council played an important role in election challenges ahead of fall elections. In court hearings, Poche', the now retired registrar, testified about the candidates' registrations and voting records. One candidate was allowed to stay in the race and another was not, in part, based on their registrations and voting history.

Perhaps more notably, the registrar's office in East Baton Rouge was tasked with verifying whether the supporters of the St. George incorporation movement had obtained enough signatures from registered voters to put their measure on the ballot.

The office determined movement came up 71 signatures short in 2015, but had surpassed the threshold in 2019. Voters later approved forming the new city. Reed was working for Raborn's office during the second count.

The opening has also drawn applicants with less direct experience in elections but with management or legal careers. They include Barbara Duhe, a retired city of Gonzales manager; Paul Gibson, a retired human resources and student support services director for St. Charles Parish schools; Isaac Jackson, a retired general counsel for the Louisiana Department of Natural Resources; and Leroy Laiche, a Prairieville lawyer and former justice of the peace in Ascension who was forced from the office in 2016 for judicial misconduct.

In an interview Sunday, Casso avoided discussing any candidate by name. In public discussions, other council members have done the same. But some top officials in Ascension have already made their views known.

Clerk of Court Bridget Hanna, who is the parish's elections chief and would work closely with a future registrar, said she has told anyone who has asked her, including some other applicants who have called her, that she is recommending Bourg.

Hanna, who has worked in the clerk's office for more 37 years and as clerk for six, said she has worked with Bourg for many years. She called her the most qualified of all the applicants, saying she wrote Secretary of State materials that parish clerks and registrars use for elections.

"I know the integrity that she has. I know that she can walk into that office on day one, take over that office, and bring it where it needs to be," Hanna said.

Reed, the deputy registrar in East Baton Rouge, has amassed her own recommendations. Her application includes those from nearly a dozen other parish registrars, including Raborn, and from Bill Blair, the state Legislature's director of demographic services and an important figure in redistricting.

Others who have applied for the job are Paphine Bajoie, a Baton Rouge 1st City Court clerk; Laura Baragona, a retired Ascension schools paraprofessional; Melody Christy, administrative assistant to Louisiana 1st Circuit Appeals Judge Guy Holdridge and a former Ascension deputy clerk of court; and Michael Heath, a facilities manager for River Parishes Community College and longtime local elections commissioner, resumes say.

Additional candidates are Monica Jackson, an assistant chief tax collector in the Ascension sheriff's office; Debra Larks, a postal supervisor and former business owner; Brady Moran, an IT analyst; Charla LeMaire Moran, an accountant and Ascension school office system specialist; and Rhonda Washington-Dunbar, a retired Ascension schools librarian who briefly was office manager for local Judge Alvin Turner Jr., resumes say.

This story was changed 2:45 p.m. Monday, Feb. 8, 2021, to correct the current and prior jobs of Shanie Bourg, an applicant for the Ascension registrar of voters.

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And it's funny because I always get that question, 'Why do you think that there aren't more Black women in the UFC? There's Black women dominating in all other sports, but why don't you think that they're rarely seen in MMA?' Hill continues. And I know it's not me, but I feel like if I were more successful, then maybe you would see more faces there. So I've just been trying to be that role model that I would want to look up to as a young athlete, as well, and use that pressure, use that weight as a way to get out of bed in the morning when I don't feel like training or a way to push past some mental block that I'm having with a certain move. I know I can do this; I just have to focus more and use it. Because the pressure's never gonna go away. I'm never gonna stop caring about Black people, so I want to be a positive influence and be someone that people can look up to.

She already is. And while she would have liked some of those close decisions to have gone in her direction, her work as an ambassador of the sport in and out of the Octagon isnt determined by a win-loss record. And as hard as it can sometimes be to feel that way after a tough defeat, Hill has received plenty of messages that let her know shes made an impact and is opening the doors she wants to.

A Timeline of African American and Black UFC Athlete Accomplishments

I get most people saying that to me online, Hill said. They'll go, 'You got my daughter into MMA,' or 'You got my wife into MMA. She hated it before, then she watched a couple of your fights, and she's like, 'Oh my God!'' It's funny, I think a lot of times when people are represented in most things, then you forget what it feels like not to be represented. So that's why you have a lot of people who love hip-hop flocking to Eminem because they're like, 'Oh, this guy looks like me.' And imagine if that was every other thing in the world, where it was dominated by people who don't look like you.

"So it's really funny when you see a TV show and the main character is a Black woman, you're like, 'Oh s**t, I'm gonna watch that,' because you feel like you can put yourself in that character even easier than when you're watching something where there are no Black people. It's pretty cool to inspire people like that and open that door for them, like, 'Hey, you can be an athlete,' 'Hey, you can be an MMA fighter,' or you can do something you might have thought wouldn't be welcoming to you because you don't see people who look like you doing it.

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On. Feb. 5, Gov. John Bel Edwards announced his appointments to several Louisiana boards and commissions.

Ned J. Martello, of Denham Springs, has been reappointed to the Louisiana Board of Chiropractic Examiners. Martello is the owner of Martello Chiropractic.

The Louisiana Board of Chiropractic Examiners serves to license and regulate chiropractors in the state of Louisiana.

Celeste P. Cogswell, of Prairieville, has been appointed to the Louisiana State Board of Practical Nurse Examiners. Cogswell is the assistant director of nursing at Landmark South Nursing and Rehabilitation Center and will serve as a practical nurse representing the Louisiana Nursing Home Association.

The mission of the examiners board is to protect the health, safety and welfare of the public by providing reasonable assurance that persons who practice practical nursing are competent, ethical practitioners with the necessary knowledge, skills and abilities appropriate to the title and role of the licensed practical nurse.

Lt. Col. Chavez Cammon, of Prairieville, has been appointed to the Louisiana Emergency Response Commission. Cammon is the deputy superintendent over the Patrol Division of Louisiana State Police and will serve as the designee of the deputy secretary of the Department of Public Safety.

The Louisiana Emergency Response Commission coordinates and supervises implementation of the federal hazardous materials Emergency Planning and Community Right-To-Know Act within Louisiana. LERC develops, coordinates, and leads the state emergency management program, enabling effective preparation for, response to, and recovery from emergencies and disasters in order to save lives, reduce human suffering and minimize property loss.

Connie D. Nelson, of Gonzales, has been appointed to the Group Benefits Estimating Conference. Nelson is the director of finance and administration for the Governor's Office.

The Group Benefits Estimating Conferences mission is to develop or gather information relating to group health and life insurance, premium rates, and budgeting as is determined by the conference principals as needed for the state planning and budget system.

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"If you don't get operated on you got a 15 percent chance of living out the year," Leonard said his doctors told him.

INDIANAPOLIS At 88 years old, Bobby "Slick" Leonard recently escaped an imminent health threat and he wants the same thing for you. The beloved and former Indiana University basketball player, NBA player and coach and long-time Pacers announcer had an abdominal aortic aneurysm.

"We refer to them as the silent killers or the ticking time bombs," said Dr. Brent Marsden a vascular surgeon at Ascension St. Vincent Heart Hospital in Carmel. "In general, people don't know that they have it, they're completely asymptomatic. They don't cause a problem until they go on to rupture and take people's lives," Marsden explained.

Leonard remembers the blunt prognosis from his team of medical doctors.

"If you don't get operated on, you got a 15 percent chance of living out the year. That woke me up a little bit. But they said if you do get operated on and it is successful, you got a 99 percent chance of living out your life," Leonard said.

Leonard opted for a minimally invasive surgery at Ascension St. Vincent Heart Hospital the Monday after Thanksgiving.

"With the stent repair that we were able to do for him. He was able to get home within a day and really have no functional limitations. He would be able to go back to the basketball court and the broadcast booth within, you know, 48 hours," Marsden said.

Leonard is still surprised his life was in such danger, and yet he was symptom-free.

"I didn't know I had it!" Leonard exclaimed.

Leonard feels fortunate the aneurysm was detected in time for a fix and that's what he and his medical team want for you too.

Marsden says most people who have aneurysms don't know it.

"One of the things that kind of keeps myself and my partners up at night worrying about who is out there and when are they going to have a problem?" Marsden said.

The undiagnosed cases are all the more frustrating to Marsden, because detection is relatively simple. He says patients, however, are unaware, unmotivated, or unsure if they should get screened.

A tri-vascular screening can detect abdominal aortic aneurysms. It's similar to the ultrasound used for pregnancy. But for vascular issues, the medical staff is looking to see how blood is flowing through your neck, your stomach, and your legs. If there's an issue, you can pursue a fix.

Leonard says his screening took a matter of minutes and he's grateful for the discovery which saved his life.

"It's so simple. I did this to make people understand if I can help you...get to that hospital or doctor's office and get that ultrasound done for 10 minutes and save your life. You gotta go," Leonard said.

For Check Up 13 on February 13, 2021, the Ascension is providing the Tri-Vascular screening to qualified Hoosier patients at a reduced $79 cost.

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SYRACUSE, N.Y., Feb. 8, 2021 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- MarketDesign Consulting recently celebrated two years of business success echoed by an elevation in their partnership with HubSpot to a Platinum Solutions Partner. MarketDesign takes the step from untiered to Platinum Partner in just under two year, making MarketDesign a top performing partner.

"Today's businesses need growth strategies that support the entire customer lifecycle. Buyers don't just want, but rather expect, a frictionless experience. That's exactly what Market Design is known for delivering. It's a massive achievement to reach the Platinum tier of our program, a tier reserved for the very best in the Solutions Partner Program. Congratulations to Market Design," Taylor Swasey, Senior Account Manager at HubSpot

This is an exciting time for, Kara Rudy, President & CEO of MarketDesign, who has garnered success with clients serving solely IT space given her for nearly 15 years' experience in the industry before founding her own marketing consulting firm. As MarketDesign thrives and elevates its partnership with HubSpot, Rudy now begins the steps of expanding her business with the recent hiring of two new team members; a Director of Client Growth and a Project Coordinator.

HubSpot, a business enablement tool supporting specifically Marketing, Sales, and Service teams, is a critical tool MarketDesign brings to its clients. The growth and elevation to Platinum Partner is an indicator that MarketDesign is positioned to continue taking IT businesses to the next level by streamlining business operations and increasing revenue.

"I believe the key to operational efficiency is unifying marketing, sales, and services teams with a single line of site to customer engagement that gives an accurate picture of business health. This elevation in our HubSpot partnership is a direct correlation to the success our clients are having eliminating disparate systems. I have been working in the HubSpot platform for over a decade and will continue to demonstrate to our clients and potential clients how important the right foundation of business tools makes on the success of a company. I'm excited to watch new clients increase efficiency, make data-driven decisions, and increase employee satisfaction with our guidance and support," says Kara Rudy.

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MarketDesign brings nearly 15 years of IT and marketing experience to our technology organizations across the US. By building brands, telling stories, and driving results, MarketDesign is committed to doing our part to cure cancer with annual investments of our time, money, and resources. You get a nimble, accountable, and inquisitive mar-tech specific team that translates to brand differentiation and results for your IT business. Unify your team and differentiate your brand with MarketDesign. http://www.marketdesignco.com

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Rosaria made her debut in Genshin Impact Version 1.2 during the Dragonspine story, but she has yet to appear as a playable character in-game. That should change soon if rumors and beta leaks hold out, meaning those eager to get their hands on this goth nun may have something to look forward to in the coming month or two.

We dont know precisely when Rosaria will arrive, but we do have an idea as to what her kit looks like, and what materials shell need for ascension thanks to information from the closed beta, provided by the ever excellent Honey Hunter World (who have her stats listed if thats what youre looking for). For the time being this guide will only list Rosarias abilities, passives, constellations, ascension materials, and talent level-up materials. Once shes closer to launching and her kit is essentially finalized well update this article with equipment and weapon build suggestions.

Below will be listed Rosarias full set of attacks and abilities, her passive talents, constellations, and finally all of her ascension and talent material requirements. Since this information hasnt been officially confirmed as of publication (its all from the closed beta), any and all of this can change between now and Rosarias debut. Ill add a build portion with suggested artifacts and weapons to this guide once shes closer to going live. You can find guides for other characters by following the link here to our complete Genshin Impact character list.

Rosaria Attacks and Abilities

Rosaria Passive Talents

Rosaria Constellations

Rosaria Character Ascension Materials

Rosaria Talent Level-Up Materials

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KALAMAZOO, MI The family of a 29-year-old man who died by suicide in the Kalamazoo County Jail on Dec. 17 continues to search for answers.

Chase David Dalton Lovell, of Galesburg, was taken into custody on Dec. 15 after allegedly starting a fire in his room at Ascension Borgess Hospital earlier that day. Lovell was arraigned in Kalamazoo County District Court on Dec. 16 on a charge of first-degree arson. His bond was set at $100,000 cash or surety.

Related: Man charged with arson in Kalamazoo hospital fire found dead in county jail

An investigation by the Kalamazoo County Sheriffs Office found that Lovell killed himself in his jail cell, Sheriff Richard Fuller confirmed in a Friday, Feb. 12, statement.

Phone calls between Lovell and his parents, received in response to an MLive Freedom of Information Act request, recorded some of the inmates final conversations with family before his death. The sheriffs office also released a redacted copy of Lovells jail file in response to the FOIA.

Lovells final call from the jail, made at 10:46 a.m. on Dec. 17, was to his mother Shannon Welihan, who had driven her son to the hospital days earlier to receive mental health treatment.

You were in there to get help, so I dont understand why youre not getting help, Welihan tells her son during the call, referencing his brief stay at the hospital.

Lovell told his mother he was hearing voices, and that they were bad, and Welihan assures her son, whether he is at the hospital or the jail, he is in a safe place.

According to jail documents, when Lovell was admitted to the jail on Dec. 15, he was escorted to the medical wing in shackles and wearing a suicide gown. He was placed in a medical padded cell, but after a Dec. 16 mental health screening Lovell was moved to a cell in a different medical unit.

Lovell was asked by personnel from Community Mental Health if at any time since arriving at the jail he had suicidal thoughts, or if he was currently having them. Lovell said he had not, the report said.

Deputy Don Boven interviewed Lovell the following morning, on Dec. 17, and wrote in his report that Lovell appeared to be in a clear state of mind and he did not feel there was any fear of self-harm. Still, later that day, Boven reported the decision was made to keep Lovell in the medical unit under supervision due to quarantine procedures and the inmates current state of mind.

An internal investigation into Lovells death was conducted by the sheriffs office. According to the redacted investigative documents, received in response to MLives FOIA request, there was no wrongdoing by any jail staff or sheriffs deputies documented.

Fuller has not responded to calls from MLive requesting this information.

The released documents state there were multiple situations that occurred in the two hours leading up to Lovells death which caused officers to be distracted or pulled them from their normal day to day operations in the medical wing and pods. Three specific instances involving other inmates were listed.

Video of Lovells cell that day was reviewed by Sgt. Antonio Munoz, according to jail documents.

Munoz reported Lovell went of screen at 5:09 p.m., more than an hour before he was found dead by Deputy Rebecca Dow, having hanged himself with a bed sheet in his cell.

At 4:53 p.m., Lovell can be seen on security footage walking to the bathroom partition and appears to be tying a sheet around it. He then returns to bed, Munoz reports.

At 5 p.m. he gets up from bed, looks at the camera and begins to cover the partition with a suicide blanket. He then returns to bed and can be seen for the next few minutes moving around under the covers. At 5:03 p.m. he gets up again and appears to be trying to again secure a sheet to the partition.

At 5:08 p.m. he appears to have a sheet around his neck, removes the sheet, walks to the cell door to look out and see if any deputies are around, Munoz reports. One minute later he disappears behind the partition and covers it with a blanket.

Later in the hour, Down and Boven performed safety and security rounds at 5:50 p.m. in the unit, according to Deputy Thomas Jelsomenos report.

At 6:10 p.m. while assisting the inmate in the cell next to Lovells, Dow asked the inmate how he was doing. The inmate, Jelsomeno said, Fine now that the guy in the cell next to him stopped hitting the wall.

At 6:26 p.m., Dow began again making safety and security rounds in the pod. Upon coming to Lovells cell, she said something does not seem right and entered his cell, Jelsomeno said.

Fuller, who had not previously responded to requests from MLive to be interviewed on the matter, released a statement on Friday, Feb. 12, stating that the sheriffs office extends its deepest condolences to (Lovells) family and friends.

In the statement, the sheriff confirmed a deputy making regular rounds discovered Lovell unresponsive in the medical/mental health wing of the jail. He said the deputy immediately called for help and initiated life-saving measures.

Deputies and medical staff continued those efforts until paramedics arrived, Fuller said in the statement. After all attempts to resuscitate the individual were exhausted, the doctor in charge pronounced the individual deceased.

After a thorough investigation, Fuller said, it was determined Lovell died by suicide.

Hearing voices

Lovells mother, Shannon Welihan, told MLive previously she had driven her son who had been diagnosed with bipolar disorder and was believed to have schizoaffective disorder to the Kalamazoo hospital on Dec. 11 because he had been hearing voices and told her he wanted to kill himself.

On Dec. 15, the fire Lovell was accused of setting took place in the hospitals behavioral unit at around 10:45 a.m. Ascension Borgess spokesperson Christopher Hunt told MLive that day the fire was small and extinguished quickly.

Lovells records from Integrated Services of Kalamazoo show he had a history of suicide attempts and psychiatric hospitalizations, according to a report completed by mental health staff conducting the Dec. 16 screening. The report also said Lovell said he was hearing a lot of voices and appeared anxious and nervous.

Welihan told MLive in December that her son had been in and out of psychiatric hospitals four times in 2020.

During the first recorded call from Lovell, placed at 8:28 p.m. Dec. 16, he tells his mother hes in jail because they think I set the facility on fire.

Theres a fire and they blamed me because it started in my room and now Im being charged with arson, and I can get a life sentence for it, he says. I dont know what happened. I woke up and there was smoke in there and then I got out and they think I started it on purpose.

Throughout the calls with his mother and his father, David Lovell, Chase Lovell states that he was, and still is, hearing voices and that they were real bad on Dec. 15, the day he was alleged to have started the fire in his room at Ascension Borgess Hospital.

Youre safe

Chase Lovell references multiple times his $100K cash or surety bail and that he could be spending life in prison. To post the cash or surety bond would require someone to pay $10K to get him out of jail.

On a call Dec. 17, placed at 10:32 a.m., eight hours before Lovell was found dead, his father tells him, I just dont know where we are going to be able to come up with $10,000 Chase, to be honest.

Chase Lovell responds, Alright, so there is no way Im getting out of here?

Not at the moment, David Lovell responds. But we just found this out yesterday, we are still trying to figure this out.

His final call with family was placed later that morning, at 10:46 a.m., to his mother.

I just want you to be safe and know that we love you and that I want you to get the help that you need, Welihan said. And I dont know what happened, you dont need to tell me. Im just waiting for the report. Im really concerned about you and I want you to get better.

The voices are just bad, her son said.

There are a lot of things that have happened to you in the past year and you are a safe environment, and even though it sucks Chase, whether you are in a hospital or there, no matter what, youre safe, and we love you and we want you to get better.

That would be the last time Welihan would speak to Chase.

Searching for answers

Welihan said she was extremely concerned about her sons mental health and called the sheriffs office after she hung up with her son. She left a voicemail, but said nobody called her back.

Her son committed suicide in the jail at 6:33 p.m. that evening, his file states.

At 9 p.m., Thursday night, three people from the Kalamazoo County Sheriffs Office showed up at Welihans Galesburg home and broke the news to her.

The familys attorney, Jon Marko, of Marko Law in Detroit, said they are still waiting for the reports to understand what happened.

We just want answers for the family, Marko said. The death of this young man should never have happened. He was mentally ill and under the supervision and care of the jail and he was entirely dependent on them for his safety.

This was certainly a failure on their part.

Marko said he could not say whether the family intended to file a civil suit against the Kalamazoo County Sheriffs office or Ascension Borgess Hospital, where the fire started.

We cant even think about that right now until we complete a full investigation, he said. It certainly doesnt pass the smell test, though.

Lovell was the second inmate to die by suicide in the Kalamazoo County Jail in the latter part of 2020.

On Oct. 18, at around 1 p.m., Samuel Leroy Chrispens, of Portage, hanged himself in his maximum security cell one day prior to a scheduled sentencing on a methamphetamine-related charge in Kalamazoo County Circuit Court.

Gryphon Place in Kalamazoo offers a 24-hour hotline for those in crisis: 269-381-4357. The National Suicide Prevention Lifeline can be reached at 1-800-273-8255. The American Foundation for Suicide Prevention provides information on warning signs and risk factors here.

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Boys basketball

Donaldsonville 73, St James 64

St James 20 19 8 17-64

Donaldsonville 21 10 13 29-73

SCORING: DONALDSONVILLE: Jakai Allen 25, Lawrence Forcell 22, Maliek Robinson 18; ST JAMES: S. Jones 18, K. Brown 17, S. Preston 10

3-POINT GOALS: Donaldsonville 5( Allen 5); St James 5 (Brown 4, Johnson)

Records: Donaldsonville 8-5

Madison Prep 46, Episcopal 42

Episcopal 15 6 9 10 2-42

Madison Prep 6 13 8 13 6-46

SCORING: EPISCOPAL: J. Jones 20, I. Besselman 16, A. Bourgeois 2, B. Smith 2, M. Carter 2; MADISON PREP: A. Washington 15, J. Webber 12, L. Robinson 9, B. Johnson 6, T. Abott 2, J. Nora 2

3-POINT GOALS: Episcopal: 6 (Jones 5, Besselman) Madison Prep: 6 (Webber 3, Johnson 2, Washington)

Records: Episcopal 21-4

Scotlandville 69, Central 45

Scotlandville 23 12 20 14-69

Central 16 2 10 17-45

SCORING: CENTRAL: R. Walker 11, N. Stinson 9, M. Hillard 8; SCOTLANDVILLE: M. McDonald 23, Z. Jackson 20, C. Teasett 14.

3-POINT GOALS: Central: 2 (James, Zheng); Scotlandville: 10 (McDonald 5, Teasett 2, Smith 2, Jackson)

Records: CENTRAL: 17-5, Scotlandville 21-3

JUNIOR VARSITY: Central 40, Scotlandville 46

Zachary 77, Denham Springs 32

Denham Springs 4 18 20 8-32

Zachary 16 23 20 18-77

SCORING: Zachary: Jalen Bolden 17, John DeCuir 13, Brandon Hardy 12, Kyree Davis 12, Michael Quiett 5; DENHAM SPRINGS: Elijah Gilmore 10, Jordan Reams 10, Mike Rodriguez

3-POINT GOALS: Zachary: 7 ( Davis 2, Hardy, Bolden, Quiett, James, DeCuir) Denham Springs: 1 (Baker)

Records: Zachary : 20-5, 2-0 District; Denham Springs: 13-15,

JUNIOR VARSITY: Zachary: 48, Denham Springs 19

Donaldsonville 76, St James 10

St James 3 4 1 2-10

Donaldsonville 25 25 21 5-76

SCORING: DONALDSONVILLE: L. Ester 19, P. Richard 12, J. Southall 8; ST JAMES: T. Nelson 7, A. Anderson 2, Z. Broden 1

3-POINT GOALS: Donaldsonville 2 ( Joseph, Warr)

Records: Donaldsonville 11-7

Liberty 70, Plaquemine 39

Plaquemine 4 4 20 11-39

Liberty 12 16 21 23-70

SCORING: Scoring: PLAQUEMINE: Comora Davis 11, Chantoryia Rivers 11, Mallory Watkins 10, Maddison Mitchell 5, Jomiya Cain 2; LIBERTY: Haley Franklin 21, Ceara Myers 13, Rashauna Stewart 10, Mashiya Cherry 7, Madison Williams 6, Anniah Holliday 6, Tamara Christmas 5, Paige Webb 2.

3-POINT GOALS: 3-point goals: Plaquemine 1 (Mitchell); Liberty 8 (Franklin 3, Stewart 2, Holliday 2, Cherry 1

Records: Records: Liberty 18-6; Plaquemine 17-7

Copper Mill

Par 36

Team scores: 1. University A 164

2. University B 197.

Individual scores: 1. Lail Shaw, University, 37. 2. Hastings Dawson, East Feliciana, 40. 3. Tray Toups, University, 40.

The Bluffs

Par 35

Team scores: 1. Zachary 171. 2. Live Oak 227

Individual scores: 1. Kyle Bennett, Zachary, 35. 2. Drew Filman, Zachary, 42. 3. Tiago Vallebuona, Zachary, 45.

Webb Memorial

Par 36

Team scores: 1. Ascension Christian 113. 2. Baton Rouge High 127

Individual scores: 1. Carter Evans, Ascension Christian, 53. 2. Joshua Ritchie, Ascension Christian, 60. 2. Sohan Atluri, Baton Rouge High, 60, 3. Harsha Vatsavayi, Baton Rouge HIgh, 67

Santa Maria

Par 36

Team scores: 1. Dunham 158. 2. St. Amant

180. 3. Episcopal 186. 4. Parkview Baptist 224

Medalists: 1. (tie) Peyton Carter, St. Amant

34. Ryan Dupuy, Dunham 34. Gage Landry, St. Amant, 34. 4. John Collier Thorton, Dunham 35.

Greystone Country Club

Par 36

Team scores: Catholic 153, Denham Springs 182, St. Michael n-a

Leaders: 1,Teagan Richards, Catholic, 34; 2, Walter Anderson, Catholic 39; 3 (tie), Tyler Swick, Denham Springs, 40; Carter Schmitt, Catholic, 40; Christopher Cerniauskas, Catholic, 40

Parkview Baptist 3, St. Amant 2

Singles

Daniel Compton, St. Amant def. Mason Mitchell, 6-3, 6-2

Presley Sheets, St. Amant def. Josh Domingue, Parkview 6-3, 7-5

Doubles:

Jack Momenzadeh-Ian Pourciau, Parkview def. Garon Hebert-Grant DiCarlo

Richard Bilich-Jack Sherman, Parkview def. Beali Babin-Keaton Guillory

Harrison Dougherty- Jacob Dougherty, Parkview def. Cody Credur-Dayton Spruill

Zachary 3 East Ascension 1

Singles

Fletcher, Zachary def. N. Naquin 6-0, 6-0

White, Zachary def. R. Naquin 6-0, 6-0

Doubles:

Cronin-Funk, Zachary def. Tedeton-Hoffman 6-1, 6-2

Lambert-Poche, East Ascension def. Nalepa-Baudouin 2-6, 7-6(7-3), 10-8

Parkview 4, St. Amant 1

Singles

Madison Morris, Parkview def. Victoria Marchand 6-0 6-0

Grayce Reynolds, St. Amant Def. Addison Bell-Pierce 0-6 0-6

Doubles

Micah Luong-Avery Morris, Parkview def. Yaire Angel-Lilie Sage

Kate Kratzberg-Amanda Blakeney, Parkview def. Allie Phillips-Rebecca Angel

Mallory Wiley-Aiden Porciau, Parkview def. Miranda Crooks-Libby Lambert

Zachary 4 East Ascension 1

Singles

Garcia, East Ascension def. Leblanc 7-6 (7-5), 6-1

Hughes, Zachary def. Lomax 0-6, 0-6

Doubles

Schlorke-Trotti, Zachary def. Trinka-Greenfield 6-2, 6-1

Norred-Chatelain, Zachary def. Balkin-Powers 6-0, 6-0

Fowler-Haddox, Zachary def. Smith-Gautreau 6-0, 6-0

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Queen Elizabeth was only 25 when she became the monarch after losing her father to cancer

Queen Elizabeth shocked Buckingham Palace to the core with her devastating first words after taking the throne.

The British monarch, who was only 25 when she became Queen after losing her father to cancer, said something deeply heartbreaking.

As revealed, the Queen walked over to her staff members and apologised!

Recalling the incident, Elizabeths lady-in-waiting Pamela Mountbatten said, "She remained completely calm and said simply: 'I am so sorry. This means we all have to go home.'"

This is because Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip were on a royal tour to Kenya and the news of her father's death had struck them like a sword.

However, though quite young, the Queen knew she had to fly home immediately and start her job as England's sole monarch.

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