The Daily Newspaper of the Upper Cumberland www.herald-citizen.com Monterey Garrison wins White POLL Council looks at storage shed Plains Open requirements Golf: Young people look for young Page 2 Page 10 leaders Page 3 116th Year | No. 179 | Monday, July 30, 2018 | Cookeville, Tennessee 50¢ Back to school Glider ruling pulled back BY BEN WHEELER [email protected] Environmental Protection Agency head Andrew Wheel- er has withdrawn a ruling that would’ve allowed glider kit manufacturers to bypass production limits. Earlier this month, the EPA had announced it would exercise enforcement discretion in relation to the Obama-era Phase II rule. This would have allowed manufacturers to produce more glider vehicles than the annual cap of 300 units. The recent developments will retract the no action assurance on the glider kit rule, and will reinstate the Lindsay McReynolds | Herald-Citizen See EPA, Page 2 Sycamore Elementary School Principal Tracy Nabors, left, greets Roy Brown and William Cravens, right, who is be- ginning second grade this year. Putnam County students began classes Monday morning for an abbreviated day that ended at 10 a.m. The fi rst full day of the fall semester is Tuesday. Schools are closed on Election Day, Thursday. What Livingston offi cer recovering after crash happened BY JIM HERRIN his patrol vehicle and he took it to the ed to me and my family,” Danner said [email protected] runway at the airport to try it out to in a post on Facebook. “I know that it to the clock see if the issues had been resolved,” would have been far worse had God “The scariest moment I’ve had in life Neal said. “During this time he lost not protected me. I know that (He) did so far.” control of the patrol vehicle leaving so through the fi rst responders who tower? That’s how Livingston police offi cer the end of the runway coming to rest worked so hard to keep me alive.” Jordan Danner describes a one-vehicle approximately 250 feet from the end of “From the time the fi rst deputies From Staff Reports wreck he was involved in Thursday the runway.” got there to the chopper ride, I was night at Livingston Municipal Airport. Livingston Police Chief Greg Ether- engulfed by people who were working Question: What happened “By crash report standards this inci- edge did not respond to the Herald-Cit- as hard as they could to get me out of to the old clock tower that dent was not a reportable crash due to izen’s request for a comment. those woods, into the ambulance, and was on top of the Putnam it not occurring on a public highway,” Danner was airlifted from the scene, to the chopper,” Danner said. “I’ll nev- County Courthouse? said THP Public Information Offi cer but has since left the hospital and is er be able to repay you all for what you Answer: Two Putnam Lt. Jimmy Neal in an emailed state- now home recovering from the frac- did so I will always be indebted to you County ment. tured ribs, scrapes and bruises he all. Just know that I appreciate and offi cials had “The offi cer made a statement to the sustained. love you all so much, and because of some knowl- trooper on the scene that he had been “I want to thank everyone for all the you all my daughters get another day I’d edge about having some mechanical issues with prayers and love that has been extend- with their daddy.” the clock and Like the clock tow- er. And yes, To a lightning strike was Trauma training event comes to Cookeville involved. Know Putnam BY PAIGE STANAGE use her experience in the fi eld to guide uals and failed to understand the impact County Ar- [email protected] audience members to better understand of traumatic experiences on general and chivist Glenn trauma and its eff ects. mental health. Jones said, “In 1962 the An informational event centered Another guest speaker is author and “Today, the causes of trauma — sexual county spent $130,000 to add around approaching victims and survi- ACEs educator Becky Haas. abuse, violence in families and neighbor- a new wing on the north side vors of trauma is coming to Cookeville “Until recently, trauma survivors hoods are matters of public concern.” of the courthouse to house this week. were largely unrecognized by the formal The event is scheduled from 8:30 a.m. the agricultural department. The topic of the event is SAMHSA’s treatment system. The costs of trauma to 3:30 p.m. Wednesday at the Cookeville A year before they tried to re- (Substance Abuse and Mental Health and its aftermath to victims and society Higher Education Campus in Noble pair the clock, but lightning Services Administration’s) Trauma were not well documented,” Haas said. Cody Hall. To register for the event, go to strikes and pigeon droppings Informed Approach: Key Principles. “Inadvertently, treatment system and the link at www.eventbrite.com/e/trau- in the clock’s mechanism One guest speaker is Angela Lane other frontline service providers may ma-informed-approach-knowledge-mobi- of Belmont University. Lane plans to have frequently re-traumatized individ- lization-event-tickets-47925998953. See KNOW, Page 2 Index Obituaries, 4 BIG MAC ATTACK 1 Section — 12 Pages Michael Judd Sandwich Abby 2Crossword 6 turns 50 Calendar 3Sports 10 Classifi ed 7Sudoku 6 Comics 6Weather 2 Page 5 2 — HERALD-CITIZEN, Cookeville, Tenn. — www.herald-citizen.com — Monday, July 30, 2018 LOCAL READER Devotion SERVICES to mom Contact us: Address: 1300 Neal St. spoils plans Cookeville, TN 38501 DEAR ABBY: I have been mar- Mailing Address: ried to my husband for 38 years. P.O. Box 2729 We both had long professional Cookeville TN 38502 careers and saved diligently for our retirement. Our children are on their own and doing well with their Phone: 931-526-9715 careers. Fax: 931-526-1209 My husband retired six years ago. His daily routine is visiting Email: his mother (every News day) in an assisted [email protected] living facility. It Sports is an expensive [email protected] place, and they take great care Advertising WCTE’s Splash and Bubbles Pool Party at the Gilley Pool was a great success. The Abigail of her. I have just [email protected] event collected 512 books for McMinnville’s Magness Library. From left, Recreation Van Buren retired. I waited Living Program Coordinator at McMinnville Parks & Recreation Kyle Clyde, Children’s Librarian to do it until I was [email protected] at Magness Library Mary Albritton, Events & Engagement Manager at WCTE-PBS Jodi 67, thinking we could start to travel Circulation Pitts, McMinnville Parks & Recreation Megan Anderson and Magness Library Director (not move). [email protected] Brad Walker. My husband has now informed Business News me he doesn’t want to go on any [email protected] two- to three-week vacations Church News because of his mother. He says he [email protected] Monterey looks at storage shed specs needs to see her every day. Abby, the woman is 98 and going strong! School News BY JIM HERRIN accessory building shall be mended approval of the There’s nothing wrong with her [email protected] [email protected] erected in any required front change, although chairman except for some forgetfulness. Classifi ed Ads or side yard.” Brian Eads abstained from I don’t understand why he feels classifi [email protected] The Monterey Board of But Rush said another part the vote because the issue he “needs” to see her every day. Mayor and Aldermen will of the code seems to contra- originated with one of his When I try to question him, he gets hold a public hearing next dict that wording. properties. angry and upset. He makes me Letter Guidelines week to discuss a change in He suggested changing “This stems from (some- feel like I’m the mean one. This is All letters to the editor must be the town’s zoning ordinance the code to clarify that side one) who complained about ruining our marriage. I’m not sure signed and include the writer’s name, as it relates to “accessory yard setbacks can vary from my rent houses on Elm what I can do (if anything) to fi x it. address and phone number. Letters buildings within residential required front yard setbacks Street that I built last year,” Help! — RANKED SECOND IN are subject to editing and/or rejec- zoning districts.” which must “meet the same Eads said. “They have stor- THE MIDWEST DEAR RANKED SECOND: tion. A strict 400-word limit will be Planning Director Kevin setback as the principal age buildings (and) we met enforced. Send letters to the mailing Rush said the change is need- building.” all code requirements at the When a man marries, his wife is ed to clarify exactly what the According to Rush, the time, but there was some supposed to take precedence over address listed above, or email to setback requirements are for minimum side yard setback diff erences in the way our his mother. However, because your [email protected]. storage sheds, carports and in residential zones is 10 feet ordinance read that needed husband “needs” to do this, you other accessory structures. from an adjacent building or clarifi cation.” cannot be perceived as standing in “There’s a little bit of fi ve feet from the property The public hearing on the his way, which will cause further Order a Photo ambiguity in the way it’s line.