Date published: March 25 2020

David Richards, chairman of Motorsport UK, has called on Liberty Media to stand by Britains F1 teams to ensure they dont go bust during the coronavirus pandemic.

The bedrock of the sport is located in England with six of the grids 10 teams Mercedes, Red Bull, McLaren, Renault, Racing Point and Williams based here.

But after the new season was put on hold with eight of the opening 22 races either postponed or cancelled Richards believes the financial hit from those scrapped races could place a number of the smaller teams at risk.

He urged the sports American owners to emulate former supremo Bernie Ecclestone by dipping into their own pockets if required.

A lot will depend on the way Formula One behaves throughout this, Richards told the PA news agency.

F1 cannot afford to lose teams at the back of the grid because that would be a disaster for them.

Bernie made sure that when there were tough times the smaller teams were looked after and I hope that Liberty see the common sense in that, too.

The big manufacturers such as Mercedes and Renault will be okay, but if you look at Williams and Racing Point, for example, it is not going to be easy for them. There is a distinct danger of operations going out of business.

There will be motorsport companies who do not have the resources to get through this period. It is going to be a real challenge.

Liberty remain hopeful of staging as many as 18 races this year and believe the campaign could get still get under way in the summer.

The season had been due to start in Melbourne, but the grand prix was cancelled just 90 minutes before opening practice following McLarens withdrawal from the event after a team member contracted coronavirus.

Liberty were very late in their decision about Australia, added Richards, a former team principal for BAR and Benetton.

It is very difficult and I am not for one minute suggesting it was an easy decision, but given the amount of people who travelled to Australia from various countries across Europe, it was an inappropriate thing to do. A week beforehand they could have come to the decision to cancel.

As you approach a new season there is big impetus and expectation. It is easy to say this all in hindsight, but nobody is denying that it could have been done better.

Lewis Hamilton talked for most when he spoke out on the matter. He has really matured and come of age and represents a very positive side of F1 and the consciousness of the sport. He is not afraid to speak his mind and I applaud him for that.

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WEST CHESTER

The two largest townships in Butler County have locked their doors to the public but officials say business is still being conducted albeit not necessarily as usual.

Liberty Twp. locked its doors on Monday and about half the staff are working remotely, the rest are in the office on a weekly rotation. The administration center in West Chester Twp. was open on Tuesday because it was a polling place, but the doors were shut after the primary election was cancelled. All employees were still working, but officials said accommodations are being made for employees with special circumstances, like lack of daycare for their children.

West Chester Police Chief Joel Herzog said his officers are still patrolling the streets but are now all equipped with special suits to protect them. He said they are prepared for the worst.

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If for some reason the illness starts hitting us we have a platoon deployment system we would implement, Herzog said. That will redirect employees from other areas of the department like detectives, traffic safety, community affairs and they would move out to uniform patrol, so even if we lost half our workforce we still would be able to maintain staffing.

He said they continue to take police reports from people but are doing more of that via phone versus face-to-face, when it is not urgent.

Residents and businesses can reach West Chester staff via phone and through the website. Spokeswoman Barb Wilson said public safety departments will postpone non-essential public appearances, community outreach, facility tours and the like. The township parks are open, restrooms at Beckett Park are available and Keehner Park restrooms will be opened mid-April as usual.

Liberty Twp. Trustee Board President Christine Matacic said the township made the decision to isolate its staff late last week but all of their decisions are ongoing because the crisis keeps changing so rapidly.

Once reality hit last week with having the virus here in Butler County it made it even more urgent for us to start taking action, Matacic said.

The Parks Committee and Zoning Commission meetings that were scheduled for March 16 were cancelled. The trustees limited attendance at their meeting Tuesday to the elected officials and Administrator Kristen Bitonte, all the other key staffers who usually attend were kept away. All other meetings for township staff are being held via phone or postponed. The parks are open but restrooms locked.

Matacic said the fire department and sheriffs deputies were operating as close to normal as possible.

They have to respond but they also have to take precautions in their responses, Matacic said. They are on the front line with our residents and with our businesses, I dont think any of us are operating normally right now.

Matacic said as far as protective supplies for first responders go the township is well equipped for the short term. However, she cautioned that everyone should heed the governors and health officials warning to stay home and stop the spread.

We have to take this very, very seriously. Its going to be day by day, hour by hour, things will change in how we approach things, she said. We have to be on top of it all and be sure we are doing everything we can to protect our residents.

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NORTH LIBERTY A man high on meth was arrested Saturday after he reported a captive in his basement, but police found only an illegally possessed gun.

Police said Kyle L. Wagner, 39, was extremely high on meth around 4 p.m. at his home on Swan Lake Road SW. Wagner was very paranoid that someone was being held captive in his basement, according to a police criminal complaint.

Police responded to the residence but did not find anyone held captive in Wagners basement bedroom. But they did find a shotgun and ammunition in a closet.

As a felon, Wagner is barred from possessing firearms.

He was arrested and faces one count of control of dominion/control of a firearm by a felon, a Class D felony punishable by up to five years in prison.

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Just a few weeks ago, President TrumpDonald John TrumpThe pandemic is bad, we need the capability to measure just how bad Florida governor wants federal disaster area declaration Amash calls stimulus package 'a raw deal' for 'those who need the most help' MORE put Vice President Mike PenceMichael (Mike) Richard PenceWhite House press secretary to return to work after negative virus test Trump officials advise people leaving New York to self-quarantine for 14 days Intercept editor: Dems want Pence to take wheel on coronavirus response MORE in charge of handling the COVID-19 situation. Thus far, the vice president has done a remarkable job leading the charge: Millions of Americans are taking the call to stay home quite seriously and doing all they can to keep themselves, their families, and their neighbors safe.

But this isnt the only area where the vice president has demonstrated a remarkable ability to preserve safety and freedom. News recently broke that one of his aides, Sarah Makin-Acciani, has been tapped to serve on the National Security Council (NSC) as the presidents adviser on international religious freedom. The position is an important one; some sources say that the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom has urged the White House to fill this position for nearly 20 years.

And Makin-Acciani is a perfect fit for the job. Shes served for many years in our nations capital, fighting to promote the biblical values of life and freedom across the country. Sarah served as senior advisor to Randy ForbesJames (Randy) Randy ForbesSelection of Sarah Makin-Acciani shows the commitment to religious liberty Too much can do, not enough candor Trump makes little headway filling out Pentagon jobs MORE, the Republican representative for Virginias fourth congressional district from 2001 to 2017.

Forbes was well-known for his pro-life stance, having been given a 100 percent rating from the National Right to Life Committee (NRLC) and, more recently, voting in favor of the Pain-Capable Unborn Child Act, which bans abortions after 20 weeks when an unborn child is capable of experiencing pain.

After working for Rep. Forbes, Makin-Acciani served on the vice presidents staff as director of public engagement and intergovernmental affairs. Her leadership during this time made her an obvious choice for the role, as does her outspoken faith. Makin-Acciani is a practicing evangelical Christian who places Christ at the center of her life and aims to use the remarkable position shes been placed in for his glory.

he opportunity couldnt come at a better time. Momentum on the international religious freedom front has continued to grow since President Trump took office. The evening before the National Prayer Breakfast in February, the International Religious Freedom Alliance a group of 27 nations committed to protecting the rights of individuals to practice their religious faith met for the first time in Washington. The Alliance aims to stem the tide of violence against religious communities and promote other human rights intimately linked to freedom of religion, such as freedom of expression and assembly.

The world desperately needs firm and decisive leadership on this issue. The World Economic Forum (WEF) reported a significant spike in religious violence over the last decade. Some of the violence is infighting among sects within one religious faith, such as Sunni and Shia Muslims; some of the violence is when individuals from one religious faith (or none) attack those from another, such as the increase in anti-Semitic violence in Europe and, sadly, here in the United States. Christians are not exempt from such violence: Open Doors USA, an organization that helps persecuted Christians around the world, reports that 260 million Christians experience persecution in 2020.

The more quickly we can coordinate effective international action and the more passionately we advocate for such action here at home the more we can keep believers of all faiths safe and free. Much of the worlds energy in the coming days will be dedicated to stopping the coronavirus, and that is as it should be.

But once we recover from this pandemic and begin to turn the corner, we must redouble our commitment to ending religious violence and ensuring that everyone, around the globe, can pray free from fear and safe from harm. I am confident that Makin-Acciani will be an invaluable resource in these efforts, and I look forward to seeing how she will help this administration continue its important work to promote the first and most precious of human rights in the years to come.

Timothy Head is executive director of the Faith and Freedom Coalition, a national grassroots movement of over two million conservatives and people of faith in support of time-honored values, stronger families, and individual freedom.

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Liberty University will continue to hold in-person classes when students return from spring break March 23, even as a wave of other colleges across Virginia and the nation have closed their campuses due to the growing coronavirus threat, President Jerry Falwell Jr. announced Friday

I dont see us doing the same thing that other schools have done, Falwell said in a taped interview streamed online with campus pastor David Nasser.

Falwell said the university has canceled almost all gatherings of large crowds on campus and will livestream convocation from a studio for the next several weeks instead of hosting the twice-weekly assembly in the 10,000-seat Vines Center.

Despite the moratorium on large gatherings, Falwell also said the university still plans to hold an outdoor graduation ceremony May 9. The university previously announced U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo will deliver the commencement address.

Graduation is something were not going to deny our graduates whove worked so hard to reach that milestone, he said.

Falwell said he has been flooded with messages from students in recent days who have pleaded with him not to cancel classes.

You guys paid to be here, you wanted to be on campus and I want to give you what you paid for, Falwell said of the nearly 15,000 students who attend classes on campus.

No cases of COVID-19, the disease caused by the novel coronavirus, have been confirmed locally. But on Friday, the Virginia Department of Health announced the number of confirmed and presumptive cases had risen to 30. The majority of the cases are in Northern Virginia, though one case has been identified in nearby Prince Edward County.

The rising number of cases in the state prompted Gov. Ralph Northam on Thursday to declare a state of emergency and led several Virginia colleges to cancel in- person classes, including the University of Lynchburg, the University of Virginia and Virginia Tech.

Falwells announcement immediately drew criticism on social media from some segments of the student body.

Nathan Creekmore, a Liberty University sophomore studying nursing, was one of more than 1,700 people by Friday evening to affix their name to an online petition calling on the school to extend spring break and move to online classes.

Creekmore said Falwells announcement left him concerned students returning from break could help spread the disease when they return to Lynchburg later this month.

I think its super embarrassing for the school and super embarrassing for the students, Creekmore said. It tarnishes my future degree and its frustrating.

In his interview Friday, Falwell suggested the hype in the press surrounding the coronavirus pandemic could be a politically motivated attack against President Donald Trump.

Were hopeful that thats the case, that its overhyped, that its not as bad as everybody wants to think it is, Falwell, who has at times acted as a political surrogate for Trump, said. Were praying that thats the case.

Earlier this week, Liberty announced it had canceled all university-sponsored international travel in the spring and summer semester after a recommendation from the Centers for Disease Control that institutions of higher learning reconsider study abroad programs.

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For many, Crocs are very much like marmite: you either love them or hate them.

Crocs may have become known for their comfort and quirky charms back in 2007, but in recent years theyve been elevated to a whole new sartorial standing through numerous fashion collaborations.

In fact, getting your hands on any Crocs collaboration is quite a challenge as they continue sell out in record time: from Balenciagas 600 platform Crocs, to a collection with American rapper Post Malone.

Today Crocs announced its latest collaboration with iconic British brand Liberty London - and even if youve never been a fan of Crocs before, that could all be about the change.

Fusing comfort with undeniable style, the Liberty London x Crocs collection features an assortments of heritage archive printsfrom the London-based stores iconic collection.

The range is made up of two silhouettes: the Classic Crocs Clogs and Classic Crocs Sliders - both feature Libertys iconic floral Art Nouveau Liberty print Ianthe, which dates back to 1902.

Each style, available in sizes 4 to 8, also comes customised with one of Libertys signature silk scarves that is expertly tied around each shoe.

The scarves are available in three historic Liberty prints: Tanjore Gardens, Chesham and Ianthe, which have been reworked into exclusive new colourways for the collaboration.

The slides come in classic black or white hues for those who prefer a subtler silhouette, whereas Crocs recognisable clogs are offered in a bold fuschia pink and black.

And the Liberty x Crocs offering does not stop there.

Liberty have also given Croc charms a stylish revamp with a selection of whimsical limited-edition metal charms, from a a purple Liberty logo to a double-decker bus, that will be available to buy separately.

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Kelly Nangle, in her seventh season as the Liberty womens lacrosse coach, has had to address dejected locker rooms throughout the years. Those normally come in the familiar confines of a locker room following crushing defeats when the outcome of the game was decided on the field.

How could she tell a room full of players their season was over with more than a month to go in the regular season? There would be no more games. The road trips that build team chemistry had to be canceled.

That was one of probably the hardest things Ive ever had to do as a head coach and probably will ever have to do because I dont really have a lot of answers, Nangle said.

The ASUN Conference announced Friday evening the cancellation of its spring sports season, roughly 26 hours after it suspended play through at least April 5 because of concerns over the novel coronavirus, COVID-19.

The decision to suspend play came 90 minutes after the NCAA canceled its winter and spring sports championships.

At this point right now, I think everybodys just stunned, LU baseball coach Scott Jackson said. I think its more disbelief and just kind of stunned, like wow, I cant believe that this is a possibility let alone a reality. Its pretty much the sentiment from our players, pretty much the sentiment from other coaches that Ive talked to, and just kind of hard to believe.

The ASUN is one of 20 Division I conferences to cancel all spring sports competition. That list includes the America East, Atlantic 10, Big 12, Big East, Big Ten, Big West, Colonial Athletic Association, Ivy League, MAAC, Missouri Valley, Mid-American, Mountain West, Northeast, Patriot League, Pac-12, Southland, SWAC, Summit League and West Coast.

The other 12 conferences are suspended to varying degrees.

The MEAC announced its spring sports competitions are suspended through the end of the semester, but did not say if the suspension will be evaluated at a later date.

The ACC, American, Big Sky, Conference USA and Western Athletic conferences are suspended until further notice. The Sun Belt is suspended indefinitely.

The Horizon League suspended competition through Friday and has not released a statement whether play will resume Monday.

The Big South and Southern conferences both suspended competition through March 30, the Ohio Valley Conference suspended play until April 3, and the SEC suspended spring sports until April 15.

This is unprecedented, Liberty softball coach Dot Richardson said. I think that its a situation with the virus that people dont know how its going to respond, and being how quickly and infectious it is in other countries, the caution makes sense.

The sports at Liberty affected by the ASUNs decision to cancel the spring sports season are baseball, softball, mens golf, womens lacrosse, mens and womens tennis, and mens and womens outdoor track & field.

The track & field programs had not competed in an outdoor event this season. The first meet the CSU Spring Break Invitational was scheduled for next weekend in North Charleston, South Carolina.

I hate it for all the teams and those seniors that dont get to finish their careers, football coach Hugh Freeze said during Fridays fifth spring practice.

There are 39 seniors on those eight rosters who are in their final season of eligibility.

The NCAA on Friday said its council leadership agreed eligibility relief is appropriate for all Division I student-athletes who participated in spring sports.

Additional issues with NCAA rules must be addressed first, such as how the return of seniors will impact roster space with incoming freshmen and how the additional scholarships will be funded.

Jackson said three of his seniors had plans lined up following the conclusion of the upcoming season right-handed pitcher Garret Price is getting married, shortstop Cam Locklear has a job lined up with the Air Force, and third baseman Ben Highfill has been accepted to grad school at Duke.

He is hopeful those three, along with utility infielder Trey McDyre, elect to return for the 2021 season.

Its going to be interesting because for the programs that get their seniors back, its the best recruiting day ever, Jackson said.

Richardson added three of her five seniors Emily Sweat, Addison Baele and Kayla Harris are either planning to take or already are taking graduate classes and would welcome the extra year of eligibility. Her other two seniors, twins Amber and Autumn Bishop, are both getting married, and Richardson was unsure if they wanted to return for another season.

When [the NCAA] made the decision, it wasnt our place to dispute it, Richardson said. I quickly, in talking with [the players], said that the NCAA in the past has always tried to do the right thing for the student-athlete. I said to them, I would not be surprised if they try and give each of you another year. When they heard that, they were a little more in tuned a little bit of some promise and hope.

The other spring sport coaches were unsure what their seniors had planned following the conclusion of the semester.

I think its something theyll all sit down and look at and take some time to decide. I think its a lot for them to really try to grasp right now and to try to really think through, Nangle said. It does help. I know for them, its hard because theyre so focused on this year with this season with this team that the idea of anything besides this season [and] this group is just something they cant really wrap their heads around. But its helpful. I told them its helpful to know that they have that, but they dont need to rush to make any decision this second. I definitely think its something theyre going to look into and think about and kind of try to digest.

Nangle and womens tennis coach Jeff Maren said they are taking advantage of the ASUNs decision to grant member schools the discretion to resume practice activities under their own campus policies related to face-to-face activity.

Liberty University President Jerry Falwell Jr. announced early Friday that academic instruction at LU is planning to resume as normal, with in-person classes, after this weeks spring break.

We actually are going to practice, even next week. Even though its our spring break, we had planned to be there because we were going to have matches to prepare for, Maren said. We decided as a team that we would still continue to practice. The girls wanted that sense of normalcy, they wanted to be able to still train, which I was very proud of hearing them say that if our season is over, we want to continue to get ready for the next season. I was really proud to hear that.

Maren and his team learned the season was being put on hold Thursday while they were in the hotel lobby in Honolulu, Hawaii, following a two-match stay in the Aloha State.

They had an opportunity to visit national landmarks and scored a victory over North Texas. The second match, against Hawaii, was rained out with the Flames leading.

It was absolute extremes. We just had the absolute extremes, Maren said. We felt great about ourselves tennis-wise; we felt great about being in Hawaii and seeing all the sights. Then to have that news broken to us, we went all the way to the bottom in terms of our emotions and how we felt. It went from smiles to frowns real quickly. Yeah, it was very tough.

Jackson and his team were on a bus from Morgantown, West Virginia, to Columbus, Ohio, to begin a three-game weekend series against Ohio State.

Jackson had the bus driver pull into a nearby truck stop about an hour outside of Columbus so he could communicate with Ohio State coach Greg Beals about the transpiring events.

Dan Brown, Libertys director of baseball operations, delivered the news about the College World Series being canceled, and Jackson heard from Beals that the Buckeyes season was also canceled.

The ever-changing landscape of college athletics was felt in the six-hour bus ride back to Lynchburg on Thursday.

I think they were just stunned, Jackson said of how his players reacted to the news. I mean, it wasnt a lot of emotion. It was just a lot of silence and some pretty long faces and just sadness. I think thats the best way to describe it. They were pretty sad kids.

Damien Sordelett covers Liberty University athletics and local golf for The News & Advance. Reach him at (434) 385-5550.

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Today is Selection Sunday, but with the threat of the coronavirus, the NCAA Tournament and seemingly all other sports have been canceled and/or postponed for the foreseeable future

The 2019-2020 Liberty Flames mens basketball team unfortunately is unable to compete in the programs 5th ever NCAA Tournament, and with 30 wins the Flames had a chance to make a run.

There may be no basketball, but let us fill out a bracket and crown a champion!

What team is the best mens basketball team in Liberty school history? You vote and decide!

We have selected the top 16 teams in school history and seeded them 1-16. The bracket is below. You can vote here, on Twitter, and/or on Instagram. Each round will last 24 hours.

Sweet 16 voting starts now.Elite 8 will be finalized and voting will begin Monday evening.Final 4 will be finalized and voting will begin Tuesday evening.Championship will be finalized and voting will begin Wednesday evening.The champion will be crowned Thursday evening.

Here is each teams resume:

30-4 overall, 13-3 ASUNASUN co-regular season champsASUN Tournament champsWins over Vanderbilt, AkronStarters: Georgie Pacheco-Ortiz, Darius McGhee, Elijah Cuffee, Caleb Homesley, Scottie James

29-7 overall, 14-2 ASUNASUN co-regular season champsASUN Tournament champsDefeated 5-seed Miss St in NCAA TournamentDefeated Lipscomb on road in ASUN ChampionshipWin over UCLAStarters: Georgie Pacheco-Ortiz, Lovell Cabbil, Elijah Cuffee, Caleb Homesley, Scottie James

23-9 overall, 11-3 Big SouthBig South co-regular season champsLost to Charleston Southern in Big South Conference Championship gameStarters: Marcus White, Larry Jackson, Peter Aluma, Mark Reed, Erik Sorensen

18-12 overall, 12-6 Big SouthBig South Tournament champsAdvanced to programs first ever NCAA TournamentLost to 1-seed North Carolina in Big DanceStarters: Matt Hildebrand, Chris Toomer, Jason Dixon, Darryl Williams, Jody Chapman

18-15 overall, 12-4 Big SouthBig South co-regular season champsBig South Tournament champsLost to 1-seed St Joes in NCAA TournamentStarters: Brian Woodson, Ryan Mantlo, Larry Blair, Gabe Martin, Louvon Sneed

23-12 overall, 12-6 Big SouthWins over Virginia, George Mason, William & MaryLost to VMI in Big South Tournament SemisAdvanced to CIT, lost in 2nd gameStarters: Jesse Sanders, Seth Curry, Anthony Smith, Kyle Ohman, Brolin Floyd

22-15 overall, 9-9 Big SouthLost to Radford in Big South Tournament Championship gameAdvanced to CIT, lost in 3rd gameWins over Wake Forest & Georgia StateStarters: Georgie Pacheco-Ortiz, Lovell Cabbil, Elijah Cuffee, Ryan Kemrite, Scottie James

21-14 overall, 14-4 Big SouthUpset by Radford in Big South quarterfinalsAdvanced to CIT, lost in 3rd gameStarters: Georgie Pacheco-Ortiz, Lovell Cabbil, John Dawson, Ryan Kemrite, Myo Baxter-Bell

28-11 overall (NCCAA)NCCAA National ChampsStarters: Karl Hess, Mark Swift, Steve Isaacs Ed Vickers, Rod Martin

23-9 overall (NAIA)NAIA Elite 8Starters: Kenny Gunn, Eric Gordon, Steve Isaacs, Robert Robinson, Kent Kelly

22-7 overall, 10-4 Big SouthLost to Campbell in Big South Tournament semisStarters: Matt Hildebrand, Chris Toomer, Julius Nwosu, Mike Coleman, Keith Ferguson

19-13 overall, 13-5 Big SouthUpset by High Point in Big South quarterfinalsStarters: Jesse Sanders, Evan Gordon, John Brown, David Minaya, Joel VanderPol

15-21 overall, 6-10 Big SouthUnprecedented run to Big South Tournament ChampionshipLost to 16-seed NC A&T in First Four of NCAA TournamentStarters: Davon Marshall, John Caleb Sanders, Tavares Speaks, Tomasz Gielo, JR Coronado

17-12 overall, 9-5 Big SouthLost to UNC Greensboro in Big South Tournament Championship gameStarters: Marcus White, Larry Jackson, Peter Aluma, Erik Sorensen, Barry Taylor

19-10 overall, 7-5 Mason-Dixon (D2)Starters: Greg McCauley, Mike Minett, Cliff Webber, Dave Kennard, Brad Hamersley

18-13 overall, 6-5 Mason-Dixon (D2)Starters: Mike Minett, Andrew McIntyre, Dan Kennard, Gary Yoder, Rodney Harrison

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NORTH LIBERTY, Iowa (KCRG) - Police received reports of shots being fired near a commercial building on the west side of North Liberty, according to law enforcement officials.

At around 2:20 a.m. on Saturday, March 14, 2020, the North Liberty Police Department was sent to the area of the 500 block of Penn Court after multiple people reported hearing several shots fired in the area. The reports included a person running in the area with a gun, along with cars leaving the area from behind the building located at 580 North Madison Avenue.

Officers conducted an investigation in the area and located shell casings in the parking lot behind the building, along with bullet holes in the back of it.

Nobody was reported injured in the incident. Police did not describe any suspects.

The Johnson County Sheriff's Office, Iowa State Patrol, Coralville Police Department, Iowa City Police Department, and the Johnson County Joint Emergency Communication Center assisted in the emergency response.

An investigation into the matter is ongoing. If anyone has information about the incident, they are encouraged to call the Iowa City Area Crimestoppers at (319) 358-TIPS. All tips may remain anonymous.

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Liberty mens basketball coach Ritchie McKay agreed Friday to a second contract extension in as many seasons with the university after leading the Flames to back-to-back ASUN Conference Tournament titles.

Liberty University President Jerry Falwell Jr. said it is a multiyear contract extension that replaces the six-year deal McKay signed last season. That deal was keeping McKay in Lynchburg through the 2024-25 season.

We wanted to make sure he was properly compensated, Falwell said in a phone interview. Whatever he asked for, we gave him more.

The terms of the deal were not released. McKay made $640,433 in base salary and compensation for the fiscal year ending in 2018, according to the universitys most recent federal tax returns.

The most recent contract extension was announced less than a week after McKay led the Flames to a program-record 30 victories and a second straight ASUN Conference Tournament title with a 73-57 victory over Lipscomb at the Vines Center.

Liberty has won more than 20 games in a program-record four consecutive seasons, and it secured NCAA Tournament berths in back-to-back campaigns for the first time.

However, the Flames, like other programs, wont participate in the NCAA Tournament following the NCAAs unprecedented decision to cancel the 68-team tournament because of the novel coronavirus.

[Thursday] when we got the news, there was a lot of frustration, a lot of disappointment, McKay said earlier Friday during the universitys convocation service. When we lost last season in San Jose to Virginia Tech, our guys have really from that day almost 360 days ago invested in trying to do something that was similar to the experience we shared last year.

I know they were hurt, they were disappointed, but the beauty in this is we have young men that represent our university in such a first-class fashion. They really are a part of something bigger than themselves, and thats Liberty University and a commitment to our mission. They handled it with a grace and continued to operate out of a deep sense of gratitude I can only tell you that were really proud of them for.

McKay has a record of 154-86 in his seven seasons coaching at Liberty. He is 125-59 in the five seasons since returning to the program before the 2015-16 season.

He spent six seasons as Tony Bennetts associate head coach at Virginia, and he brought the pack-line defense with him to Lynchburg.

The Flames finished second in the nation behind UVa in scoring defense. The two programs (UVa at 52.4 and Liberty at 53.8) were the only ones to allow fewer than 59 points per game this season.

Liberty ranked eighth in the nation in scoring defense last season (61.4) and finished ninth after the 2017-18 campaign (63.6).

Liberty finished this season as the nations leader in turnovers per game at 9.4, and it was fourth in scoring margin at plus-14.8.

Were excited that Ritchie and his family are very happy at Liberty, Falwell said. We foresee a long-term relationship.

McKay boasts a career record of 319-244 in 17 seasons coaching at the Division I level, with previous stops at Portland State, Colorado State, Oregon State and New Mexico.

Damien Sordelett covers Liberty University athletics and local golf for The News & Advance. Reach him at (434) 385-5550.

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The hit-and-run victim had been found injured in the road also called Route 220 at about 2:30 a.m. by a different motorist, who reported it to authorities.

Police said Friday morning that they identified the hit-and-run driver that critically injured a Liberty man on Pinnacle Road early Thursday morning.

Officials learned that Andrew Dinsmore, 47, of Washington, had been driving a tractor trailer in the area at the time of the crash. When officials looked at his truck, they determined that it had hit Alden Andrews, 35, according to a press release issued Friday morning by the Waldo County Sheriffs Office.

The hit-and-run victim had been found injured in the road also called Route 220 at about 2:30 a.m. by a different motorist, who reported it to authorities. The vehicle that had struck him had left the scene, police said in the press release, adding that the crash remains under investigation.

Officials from the sheriffs office also thanked the public for their help in locating the vehicle involved in the hit-and-run.

Andrews was first taken by Liberty Rescue to Waldo County General Hospital in Belfast. From there, he was taken to Northern Light Eastern Maine Medical Center in Bangor by LifeFlight of Maine helicopter. He remains in critical condition, according to police. Among his injuries were a punctured lung, a nearly severed ankle, a lacerated spleen and multiple facial, rib, leg and pelvic fractures, according to a GoFundMe organized by Andrews girlfriend, Kendra Vinal.

Your prayers are working! He continued to fight for his life and is still with us today, she wrote Friday morning on the page.

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BATAVIA In response to the state of emergency called by Genesee County officials and the closure of Genesee County schools, The Liberty Center for Youth will be closed until further notice.

The city of Batavia will continue to take all reasonable precautions to keep city employees, residents, and students safe from contracting and spreading the coronavirus.

Please continue to follow social distancing techniques. Stay home if you are ill. Wash your hands with soap and water frequently. Above all, remain calm.

All official updates on coronavirus will continue to come from the Genesee County Health Department and you can stay up-to-date by visiting the countys website.

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Founded in 1982, the National Center for Public Policy Research (NCPPR) was created not to be just another think tank but rather a do tank providing the freedom movement with what its founders called missing ingredients for success.

Countering Shareholder Activism

Early on, NCPPR realized if conservatives were to prevail on such important issues as climate change, they would have to dissuade corporations from giving the Left the lobbying and financial support that had often been critical to its success in the past.

Accordingly, NCPPR established and sponsors the Free Enterprise Project (FEP), the movements only full-service shareholder activism and education program, to neutralize corporations advancing the progressive agenda.

FEP files shareholder resolutions to give it leverage to force corporations to the negotiating table. It also publicly grills CEOs at their annual shareholder meetings over their support of radical green policies, commissions polls to show corporate boards how their political activism damages their brands, and runs targeted TV ads to turn up the heat. These efforts have garnered enormous amounts of media attention.

One of FEPs first corporate targets was GE, at that time one of the leading corporate advocates of carbon dioxide restrictions. Just days after FEP sponsored activism at GEs 2011 annual meetingwhich included two shareholder resolutions, multiple questions to the CEO, and protestors outside challenging his support of greenhouse gas regulationsthen-GE CEO Jeff Immelt announced he would no longer push such regulation.

If I had one thing to do over again, I would not have talked so much about green, said Immelt in the aftermath of the meeting.

More recently, in exchange for FEP withdrawing shareholder resolutions, seven major corporations adopted formal policies to seek greater ideological diversity on their boards.

Promoting Minority Conservatives

NCPPR also sponsors Project 21, a network of black conservative and libertarian leaders. With hundreds of members nationwide, Project 21 builds support for freedom among minority communities by putting its members on the air, creating more 45,000 media opportunities for black leaders.

One of Project 21s first efforts was the publication of an op-ed titled Jim Crow Turns Green, which was carried by the Knight Ridder newswire and picked up by more than 50 daily newspapers nationwide. The op-ed detailed how environmental regulations have a disproportionate negative impact on minorities.

In 2019, Project 21 released a Blueprint for a Better Deal for Black America, a 57-point, free-market-based plan for improving economic conditions in minority communities.

An innovative proposal in the plan calls for mandatory Minority Impact Assessments (MIAs) for all new regulations before governments may impose them. Because regulations tend to be regressive, falling particularly hard on minorities, MIAs could be a substantial brake on regulation.

Committed to the belief that ideas are important and need to be backed by action. NCPPR provides that action.

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Its easy to match the overall market return by buying an index fund. Active investors aim to buy stocks that vastly outperform the market but in the process, they risk under-performance. For example, the One Liberty Properties, Inc. (NYSE:OLP) share price is down 35% in the last year. That falls noticeably short of the market return of around -4.3%. However, the longer term returns havent been so bad, with the stock down 21% in the last three years. Unfortunately the share price momentum is still quite negative, with prices down 33% in thirty days. But this could be related to poor market conditions stocks are down 21% in the same time.

View our latest analysis for One Liberty Properties

While the efficient markets hypothesis continues to be taught by some, it has been proven that markets are over-reactive dynamic systems, and investors are not always rational. One flawed but reasonable way to assess how sentiment around a company has changed is to compare the earnings per share (EPS) with the share price.

Unhappily, One Liberty Properties had to report a 50% decline in EPS over the last year. This fall in the EPS is significantly worse than the 35% the share price fall. It may have been that the weak EPS was not as bad as some had feared.

The companys earnings per share (over time) is depicted in the image below (click to see the exact numbers).

This free interactive report on One Liberty Propertiess earnings, revenue and cash flow is a great place to start, if you want to investigate the stock further.

When looking at investment returns, it is important to consider the difference between total shareholder return (TSR) and share price return. The TSR incorporates the value of any spin-offs or discounted capital raisings, along with any dividends, based on the assumption that the dividends are reinvested. So for companies that pay a generous dividend, the TSR is often a lot higher than the share price return. As it happens, One Liberty Propertiess TSR for the last year was -31%, which exceeds the share price return mentioned earlier. This is largely a result of its dividend payments!

We regret to report that One Liberty Properties shareholders are down 31% for the year (even including dividends) . Unfortunately, thats worse than the broader market decline of 4.3%. However, it could simply be that the share price has been impacted by broader market jitters. It might be worth keeping an eye on the fundamentals, in case theres a good opportunity. Longer term investors wouldnt be so upset, since they would have made 0.8%, each year, over five years. It could be that the recent sell-off is an opportunity, so it may be worth checking the fundamental data for signs of a long term growth trend. Its always interesting to track share price performance over the longer term. But to understand One Liberty Properties better, we need to consider many other factors. Case in point: Weve spotted 4 warning signs for One Liberty Properties you should be aware of.

We will like One Liberty Properties better if we see some big insider buys. While we wait, check out this free list of growing companies with considerable, recent, insider buying.

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Anyone looking for something to do the last weekend of this month can head to Liberty and help the folks here celebrate whatever it is we celebrate every year when we hold the Liberty Jubilee.

The first Liberty Jubilee was held in April 1986 to mark the Texas Sesquicentennial. The whole event had a Texas history theme to it. There was a reproduction of the Alamo and a parade.

It went off pretty well, and everyone enjoyed it so much the city decided to hold another one the following year. Liberty has jubilated every year since. The theme of it got lost over the years, but no one seemed to notice or care. People in Liberty do not need a reason to celebrate.

Jubilarians will gather in Liberty again this year, starting around noon Friday, March 27. There will be a carnival, arts and crafts, food, laser tag and a barbecue cook off. Friday night a free concert and street dance will be held a 8 p.m. featuring Sundance Head and special guest Texas Riot.

Saturday, March 28, starts with a 5K fun run, then the grounds open again at 9 a.m. with a Car Show, carnival, live music and entertainment. An all-day admission arm band to the carnival and all of the rides is $25.

Saturdays music lineup includes Tim Burge & the Reckoning, JP Wayne Band, Doc Holliday Band, and Rzy.

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Mar 11, 2020

The USEA is saddened to share the news that Absolute Liberty (Aberjack x Chestnut Lady), a 15.3 hand bay Oldenburg mare, passed away earlier this month at the age of 17. Absolute Liberty was owned by Sharon Will and competed through the four-star level by Buck Davidson.

It is with great sadness that I share that Absolute Liberty had to be put down the other day due to some medical issues that could no longer be maintained to keep her comfortable, Davidson shared in a statement. It was a privilege to compete such an incredible horse who became part of some of the best memories and moments in my career.

Davidson and Absolute Liberty completed the mares first event at Training level in the spring of 2009, moving up to Preliminary shortly thereafter and earning several top-10 finishes at the level.

In 2010, Davidson moved Absolute Liberty up to Intermediate, placing second in the CIC2* (now CCI3*-S) at Poplar Place in March and fourth in the CCI2* at Florida International in April. That fall, Davidson and Absolute Liberty were third in the Intermediate division at the USEA American Eventing Championships and completed the Fair Hill International CCI2*.

In 2011, the pair made the move up to Advanced, completing the CIC3* at The Fork and Jersey Fresh before going to the Bromont Three-Day Event, where they were fourth in the CCI3*. Davidson and Absolute Liberty were selected to represent the United States at the 2011 Pan American Games in Guadalajara, Mexico, where they were fourth individually, helping to earn the team gold medal.

Absolute Liberty continued to compete at the Intermediate and Advanced levels in 2012 and 2013, prior to her retirement.

The USEA sends our condolences to Will, Davidson, and all of Absolute Libertys connections.

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1. Liberty's defense stifles NJIT, 65-38  WSET
2. Homesley leads Liberty to 16th win, a 65-38 rout of NJIT  ABC NEWS 4
3. Liberty opens ASUN play 2-0 following win at NJIT  A Sea of Red
4. Cuffee, Liberty shut down NJIT  Lynchburg News and Advance
5. Liberty wins another one on the road in ASUN  Augusta Free Press
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The New York Liberty have announced that they will reveal the eighth head coach in franchise history on Wednesday morning.

The reveal will be made through a press conference in the GEICO Atrium of the Libertys new Brooklyn home, the Barclays Center. General manager Jonathan Kolb will speak alongside the new coach. The conference is not open to the public but can be seen via streaming on Facebook Live.

New Yorks last head coach was Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Famer Katie Smith. She held the position for just two years. The title has also been previously held by Richie Adubato (1998-2004), Anne Donovan (2009-10), and Bill Laimbeer (2013-17). They currently have the only head coaching vacancy in the WNBA.

The new decade is the start of a hopeful era for New York Liberty basketball. After two years of franchise limbo at Westchester County Center in White Plains, they will now play their games within city limits again. January marks a full calendar year of ownership under Joe Tsai, who also owns the NBAs Brooklyn Nets. Tsai became the full-time owner of both the Nets and the Barclays Center in September.

WNBA offseason developments have been mostly stagnant due to ongoing labor negotiations. The New York Liberty have nonetheless enjoyed several positive developments since wrapping up the 2019 season. In addition to Brooklyn permanency, New York also emerged with the top overall pick in the upcoming WNBA Draft. The consensus top prospect is Sabrina Ionescu of Oregon.

Ionescu is the all-time leader in double-doubles in NCAA basketball history. She took home the 2019 John Wooden Award as the nations most outstanding player.

As for returnees, the New York Liberty will likely welcome back 2019 All-Stars Tina Charles and Kia Nurse, as well as last seasons second overall pick Asia Durr.

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The Liberty High School boys basketball teams back-and-forth showdown with Whitehall ended up being a game so nice, the Hurricanes were forced to win it twice.

Liberty, ranked No. 6 by lehighvalleylive, defeated No. 10 Whitehall 60-51 in overtime of an Eastern Pennsylvania Conference cross-divisional matchup, after having a game-winning 3-pointer from Ish Gonzalez waved off because it didnt beat the buzzer in regulation.

The end of that game was crazy, Liberty coach Chad Landis said. I thought we had a bunch of things that we did well, but then we couldnt finish. Every time offensively we sputtered, we were able to get another stop. Probably, for the first time all season, we have to give most of the credit to our defense.

A layup from Whitehall forward Dylan McGinley tied the game at 47 with 1:40 to go and, after a Liberty turnover, the Zephyrs held the ball for the final minute of the game. With 13 seconds left, Whitehall took a timeout and inbounded the ball to Tyler Holubowski.

The senior guard tried to whip a low pass into the key from half-court but Rondell McNeill jumped forward and intercepted it before the Hurricanes called a timeout of their own with 5 seconds left.

We knew in that stretch that we were going to have to pick our spots, Landis said. (Whitehall) is not the type of team you can just turn over a lot, but we were trying to pick our spots to use our pressure when it could be helpful. At the end of the game, the whole game really, we tried to do that. Sometimes it worked, sometimes it didnt; but it was a great game.

Liberty worked the ball to Rahamd Ali who was swarmed by Whitehall defenders, so the senior dished out to Gonzalez. Gonzalez had to take crucial time to create space for the shot, which was on target but 1 second after the clock hit zero.

Quick buckets in overtime from Dallas Holmes and Will Harper gave the Hurricanes a 51-47 lead. Then, McNeil picked off another pass and fed Ali an assist.

We struggled to guard in a couple of our recent games. I thought tonight we needed to step up and defend and I thought we did, Landis said. We showed a lot of toughness in the half-court and full-court defense. (Whitehall) is good. They run great offense; they stick to it. Theyre hard to get out of sync. It was just one of those back-and-forth games all night.

Two foul shots from Holubowski and a bucket from Joseph Lisicky were not enough for the Zephyrs as Harper converted on four shots from the charity stripe and Gonzalez added another two to keep the Hurricanes ahead by multiple possessions throughout overtime.

Harper paced Liberty with 22 points. Gonzalez added 10 and Holmes contributed nine.

The Hurricanes had twice as many players score as the Zephyrs, who had four players get on the board. Both Holubowski and McGinley finished with 18 and Lisicky put up 10.

The loss drops Whitehall to 7-4 and the Zephyrs will hope to get back in the win column when they host Stroudsburg on Tuesday night.

Liberty (7-4) aims to extend its win streak to three in a row when it hosts Emmaus on Tuesday.

Now as we get into the new year, January is the time where teams identify themselves, Landis said. The good teams in our league will identify themselves, the mediocre teams will identify themselves. I think both teams out here played good tonight and tried to take an early stand. There are a lot of games to play.

Desmond Boyle may be reached at dboyle@lehighvalleylive.com. Follow him on Twitter @DesJBoyle. Find Lehigh Valley high school sports on Facebook.

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