Pastor Justin Thacker is motivated to see people’s lives change. ‘That’s the business I’m in,’ he said.
River Valley
News and information about the River Valley area from the Sun Journal.
Posted inNews, Religion & Values, River Valley
Dinah and Johnnie Morris: Trusting in God helped couple take ‘a leap of faith’
Their faith helped them through husband Johnnie’s deployments in the Army and in moving to Canton, Maine, from Alaska.
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Posted inAndroscoggin County, Franklin, Lewiston-Auburn, Maine, News, Oxford Hills, Religion & Values, River Valley
Power of Faith: 7 people talk about how their faith sustains them
Trusting in God, a couple moves from Alaska to Maine. Motivated to see people’s lives change, a Rumford pastor supports and prays with inmates at the Oxford County Jail. Recognizing a connection between faith and martial arts, a pastor works to build community. A neurologist believes the miracle of Hanukkah can serve as a lesson on how faith can bring us through the darkest of times. We offer these stories, and more, about the power of faith.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, Maine Crime, News, Oxford Hills, River Valley
Law Court upholds Ringuette sentence, sends case back to lower court for review of supervised release
Maine Supreme Judicial Court said Bethany Ringuette, as an accomplice, is accountable for the actions of a man who engaged in sexual acts with a young girl, and “guilty of the crime as if he acted as a principal, and a guilty verdict rendered on either theory is thus indistinguishable.”
Posted inMaine Crime, River Valley
Rumford man charged with shooting his younger brother
Drew McKenna 23, was critically injured and taken to Maine Medical Center in Portland.
Posted inNews, River Valley
Select Board approves new Rumford police officer
RUMFORD — The Select Board voted 5-0 Thursday to hire Dakota Wilhoite, 29, of Clinton as a police officer. The decision was with conditions that he complete a background check, psychological evaluation and polygraph test to the satisfaction of Police Chief Tony Milligan. Wilhoite has family ties to Rumford and the surrounding area, Milligan told […]
Posted inBethel, Maine Crime, News, Oxford Hills, River Valley
Oxford County arrest log: Dec. 16, 2022
• Clemente U. Alvarado, 50, of 116 Winthrop St., Augusta, on a charge of exploitation of a minor, 11:05 a.m. Tuesday, Dec. 13, at Kennebec County Jail in Augusta, by Oxford County Jail. • Laurie A. Brophy, 43, of 230 Bartlett St., Lewiston, on charges of violation of condition of release, trafficking in prison contraband, […]
Posted inRiver Valley, Rumford Falls Times, Schools & Education
RSU 56 in Dixfield Special Services director Heidi Connelly says 132 students in the special education program
Of the 132 students in the special education program, 11 students are placed in programs outside of the district.
Posted inNews, River Valley
Photo: The stacking before the storm
A Rumford man was stacking wood in his front yard Thursday afternoon ahead of the snow expected Friday.