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Hively Acts as Enforcer and Liaison Between Students and Cops

Oct 14, 2019

Marietta City Schools school resource officer Dianna Hively talks to Marietta Middle School secretary Brandi Wittekind in the school office Thursday as seventh-grader Riley Allen, seeking help with a damaged backpack, stands at the counter. Hively stepped in as the…

D.A.R.E. Returns to Bath Schools

Oct 3, 2019

Deputy Laura Rogers of the Bath County Sheriff’s Office visited The Recorder last week with her Drug Abuse Resistance Education materials. Rogers is teaching D.A.R.E. to fifth and eighth graders in Bath County schools this year, the first time D.A.R.E. has been taught...

Vaping Among Youth Increased by 80 Per Cent in One Year, says D.A.R.E Program Director

Sep 30, 2019

In incidence of vaping among school-age children increased by almost 80 per cent between 2017 and 2018. [sic] That is according to Dr. Ashley Frazier, Director of Curriculum and Training with Drug Abuse Resistance Education (D.A.R.E.) International. She says part of...

Rio Grande do Sul (Brazil) D.A.R.E. Officer Training Class 2019

Sep 29, 2019

Rafael Morales and Ruel Fuentecilla traveled to Brazil to perform an accreditation assessment at a D.A.R.E. Officer Training class conducted by the Brigada Militar of the Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Sul. The training was conducted at the Brigada Militar’s...

KARE Donation to MaxFund Animal Adoption Center

Aug 27, 2019

Thank you so much for the generous donation to the MaxFund Animal Adoption Center. This donation will help make it possible for us to continue to treat and find loving homes for the ever-increasing number of injured and homeless animals in our society. Because of the...

Local School Resource Officer, Deputy Brian Ruckstuhl, Recognized by the State

Aug 22, 2019

Deputy Brian Ruckstuhl is this year’s Larry R. Cox D.A.R.E Officer of the Year. “I love doing what I’m doing. I love coming here to Otsego. Couldn’t imagine being anywhere else,” said Ruckstuhl. The D.A.R.E officer has been teaching D.A.R.E classes at Otsego Local Schools for 6 years…

Metro County Revamps D.A.R.E. program to Include More Than Drug Prevention

Aug 15, 2019

PAULDING COUNTY, Ga. – A school drug prevention program that many young adults went through in their grade school careers is getting a much-needed overhaul in one metro county. The Paulding County Sheriff’s Office told Channel 2’s Wendy Corona that it is...

Bernalillo County 2019 D.A.R.E. Graduation

Aug 15, 2019

“Drugs are no good, folks. And that’s exactly what a lot of our kids realized today. More than a hundred middle schoolers graduated from Summer D.A.R.E. Camp. Our law enforcement taught those kids about the dangers… and how to not give in to peer...

Mt. Vernon Student Named State Rep for International D.A.R.E Board

Aug 12, 2019

FORTVILLE — Indiana’s new representative on an international youth board for drug abuse education is from Hancock County. Maitlyn Griner, a Greenfield resident and sophomore at Mt. Vernon High School, is settling into her new role of representing the state on the...

KARE Donation to the San Antonio Humane Society

Aug 6, 2019

We are so thankful for your recent donation of dog treats for our shelter pets. Your support is crucial to providing comfort and loving guardianship for the homeless in our care. Last year, the San Antonio Humane Society saved over 5,000 homeless pets and conducted...