Month: April 2017

(April 12, 2017) -- Bill Pott with Jellystone Park Camp Resort in Cave City approached members of the Glasgow-Barren County Tourist and Convention Commission on Tuesday about funding for a playground he would like to install this summer.

(April 12, 2017) -- Gov. Tom Wolf says the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources (DCNR) is equipping state park and forest rangers, managers and assistant managers with the life-saving antidote.

(April 12, 2017) -- Eighteen recreation organizations from across the country have come together to ask President Donald Trump and all 50 governors to recognize the social, economic and health benefits of active fun outdoors on America’s public lands and waters by proclaiming June as Great Outdoors Month.

(April 12, 2017) -- April is Autism Awareness Month and a nature trail is being proposed in Letchworth State Park for those on the autism spectrum.

(April 12, 2017) -- This Saturday, most state parks will have water on, and shower and restroom buildings open for campers. And May 6, state park campgrounds will celebrate the start of the season with a Camping Kickoff.

(April 12, 2017) -- Winnebago Industriesvposted its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday. The company reported $0.48 earnings per share for the quarter. Winnebago Industries had a net margin of 4.84% and a return on equity of 18.27%.

(April 12, 2017) -- Investigators say 56-year-old Frankie Fennessy was driving a maintenance truck and utility trailer at the Scandia RV Park when he hit a fifth wheel, at about 8:45 Monday night. A man inside the fifth wheel sustained minor injuries and was evaluated by medics at the scene.

(April 12, 2017) -- An Ellisville man is hoping city hall hears his plea for relief when it comes to his family RV. He parked the vehicle in his yard, which was perfectly legal, but it led to an outpouring of complaints to the city.

(April 12, 2017) -- The driver of the RV lost control and it went down the embankment, according to Virginia State Police Sergeant Steve Vick. Police said that the early investigation indicates a tire blew and that caused the driver to lose control.

(April 12, 2017) -- The Crestview City Council heard the voices of their constituents Monday evening and suspended enforcement of a city code concerning recreational vehicles.