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NATIONAL PARK SERVICE MORNING REPORT Thursday, March 6, 2014 INCIDENTS Cuyahoga Valley NP Barn On Park Land Burns To Ground On Tuesday, March 4th, the large barn associated with the Spicy Lamb Farm on Akron-Peninsula Road burned to the ground. Three local fire departments responded to the fire, which was discovered around 6 p.m. There were no personal injuries. Most of the animals were able to escape to safety, but there were some animal losses, including rabbits, chickens, and sheep. The dogs were freed by the quick action of first responders. Rangers made arrangements for one of the sheep dogs to be taken to a veterinarian. The dog suffered significant burns but is expected to make a full recovery. Rangers secured the scene throughout the night. The fire is being investigated through the Valley Fire District, with the park participating in the investigation. It may have been caused by a heat lamp used to keep lambs that were born that day warm. The Spicy Lamb Farm, which is on park-owned property, focuses on sheep, grazing services, and education. It is one of 11 farms in the park that are part of a special program called the Countryside Initiative. Ranger Lois Neff was IC. [Chris Ryan, Chief Ranger] Everglades NP Kansas Murder Suspect Arrested In Park Ranger Steve Mullett contacted a woman sleeping on the backseat of her vehicle in the Ernest Coe Visitor Center parking lot on the night of Saturday, January 25th. While approaching the vehicle, Mullett saw an axe lying on the floorboard within her reach. The woman, who provided a Kansas driver's license, was run through HYPERLINK "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Crime_Information_Center" NCIC. She was reported as a missing person and as a person of interest in a homicide and was also to be considered armed and dangerous. Dispatch confirmed that she was wanted in Lawrence, Kansas, for a murder in Douglas County. She was accordingly placed under arrest. Numerous weapons were discovered during a search of the vehicle. [Mike Michener, Chief Ranger] OTHER NEWS The following stories are among those in today's webpage editions of InsideNPS (available to NPS employees only) and the Morning Report (available to all readers): Office of Communications - National Park Week 2014 will take place from Saturday, April 19th, to Sunday, April 27th. This year, the Service is inviting employees, partners and fans to “Go Wild!” for all aspects of America's national parks - Go Wild for history, Go Wild for nature, Go Wild for trails. White Sands NM - On February 22nd, Cub Scouts and their families from all over the region journeyed to the park to participate in the Klondike Derby, an annual scouting event held at White Sands since 1994. Brown v. Board of Education NHS - Local high school students are helping Brown v. Board of Education National Historic Site chart a course to success in reaching new audiences. To see the full text of these stories, readers should go to one or the other of the following sites: NPS employees - HYPERLINK "http://inside.nps.gov/index.cfm?handler=index" http://inside.nps.gov/index.cfm?handler=index Non-NPS employees - HYPERLINK "http://www.nps.gov/morningreport/" http://www.nps.gov/morningreport/ The Morning Report is produced by the Office of Communications with the support of the Office of the Associate Director for Information Resources. Edited by Bill Halainen ( HYPERLINK "mailto:Bill_Halainen@contractor.nps.gov" Bill_Halainen@contractor.nps.gov). --- ### --- |