Following is recent booking activity for the Saline County Jail, as provided by law enforcement. Photos, if provided, are courtesy of Saline County Jail.

All persons are considered innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.

REQUESTED CHARGE(S):&nbsp; &nbsp;Outside warrant/NCIC hit, Use/poss drug paraphernalian/human body and Poss of opiate, narcotic, or certain stimulant

REQUESTED CHARGE(S):&nbsp; Probation Violation

NAME:&nbsp;&nbsp;Marshall, Damien Zachary

REQUESTED CHARGE(S):&nbsp; In transit from Sheffield, Alamaba

REQUESTED CHARGE(S):&nbsp;&nbsp;Driving under influence of alcohol or drugs Unknown severity

REQUESTED CHARGE(S):&nbsp;&nbsp;Use/poss drug paraphernalian/human body, Failure to appear and Poss of opiate, narcotic, or certain stimulant

REQUESTED CHARGE(S):&nbsp; &nbsp;Use/poss drug paraphernalian/human body and Poss of opiate, narcotic, or certain stimulant

NAME:&nbsp;&nbsp;Vanbebber, Clara Shi-Anne

REQUESTED CHARGE(S):&nbsp;&nbsp;Assault and Battery

Following is recent booking activity for the Saline County Jail, as provided by law enforcement. Photos, if provided, are courtesy of Saline County Jail.All persons are considered innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.<figure>
 <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2024/7/1721498489707.png" alt="Counce, Ryan Anthony" />
 <figcaption>Counce, Ryan Anthony</figcaption>
 </figure>NAME:&nbsp;&nbsp;Counce, Ryan AnthonyREQUESTED CHARGE(S):&nbsp; &nbsp;Outside warrant/NCIC hit, Use/poss drug paraphernalian/human body and Poss of opiate, narcotic, or certain stimulant<figure>
 <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2024/7/1721498546953.png" alt="Geske, Kylie Renee" />
 <figcaption>Geske, Kylie Renee</figcaption>
 </figure>NAME:&nbsp;Geske, Kylie ReneeREQUESTED CHARGE(S):&nbsp; Probation Violation<figure>
 <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2024/7/1721498589274.png" alt="Johnson, Anthony David" />
 <figcaption>Johnson, Anthony David</figcaption>
 </figure>NAME:&nbsp;Johnson, Anthony DavidREQUESTED CHARGE(S):&nbsp; Probation Violation<figure>
 <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2024/7/1721498641841.png" alt="Marshall, Damien Zachary" />
 <figcaption>Marshall, Damien Zachary</figcaption>
 </figure>NAME:&nbsp;&nbsp;Marshall, Damien ZacharyREQUESTED CHARGE(S):&nbsp; In transit from Sheffield, Alamaba<figure>
 <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2024/7/1721498747843.png" alt="Matlock, Joshua Aaron" />
 <figcaption>Matlock, Joshua Aaron</figcaption>
 </figure>NAME:&nbsp;Matlock, Joshua AaronREQUESTED CHARGE(S):&nbsp; Probation Violation<figure>
 <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2024/7/1721498794935.png" alt="Nolte, Jan-Hendrik" />
 <figcaption>Nolte, Jan-Hendrik</figcaption>
 </figure>NAME:&nbsp;&nbsp;Nolte, Jan-HendrikREQUESTED CHARGE(S):&nbsp;&nbsp;Driving under influence of alcohol or drugs Unknown severity<figure>
 <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2024/7/1721498840486.png" alt="Skelton, Katy Danielle" />
 <figcaption>Skelton, Katy Danielle</figcaption>
 </figure>NAME:&nbsp;&nbsp;Skelton, Katy DanielleREQUESTED CHARGE(S):&nbsp; Probation Violation<figure>
 <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2024/7/1721498894147.png" alt="Smith, Miranda Sue" />
 <figcaption>Smith, Miranda Sue</figcaption>
 </figure>NAME: Smith, Miranda SueREQUESTED CHARGE(S):&nbsp;&nbsp;Use/poss drug paraphernalian/human body, Failure to appear and Poss of opiate, narcotic, or certain stimulant<figure>
 <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2024/7/1721498950760.png" alt="Talbot, Sean Michael" />
 <figcaption>Talbot, Sean Michael</figcaption>
 </figure>NAME:&nbsp;&nbsp;Talbot, Sean MichaelREQUESTED CHARGE(S):&nbsp; &nbsp;Use/poss drug paraphernalian/human body and Poss of opiate, narcotic, or certain stimulant<figure>
 <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2024/7/1721499013362.png" alt="Vanbebber, Clara Shi-Anne" />
 <figcaption>Vanbebber, Clara Shi-Anne</figcaption>
 </figure>NAME:&nbsp;&nbsp;Vanbebber, Clara Shi-AnneREQUESTED CHARGE(S):&nbsp;&nbsp;Assault and Battery

Saline County Jail Bookings, July 20

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NAME:&nbsp;Garrison,Christopher Ryan REQUESTED CHARGE(S):&nbsp;Probation Violation

NAME:&nbsp;Hulsey,Lonnie Thomas James REQUESTED CHARGE(S):&nbsp;

Theft of prop/serv;&lt;$1500 3 business in 72 hrs

NAME:&nbsp;Levin,Tabbatha Diana REQUESTED CHARGE(S):&nbsp;

NAME:&nbsp;Lucus,Todd Willbur-Crockett REQUESTED CHARGE(S):&nbsp;Outside warrant/NCIC hit

NAME:&nbsp;Milleson,Sarah Nicole REQUESTED CHARGE(S):&nbsp;Failure to appear

NAME:&nbsp;Sandell,Jacqueline Adele REQUESTED CHARGE(S):&nbsp;Probation Violation

NAME:&nbsp;Sotelo,Kylie Jo REQUESTED CHARGE(S):&nbsp;Probation Violation

NAME:&nbsp;Summers,Zane Mycal REQUESTED CHARGE(S):&nbsp;

Rape; Sexual intercourse without consent and use of force

Following is recent booking activity for the Saline County Jail, as provided by law enforcement. Photos, if provided, are courtesy of Saline County Jail.All persons are considered innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.<figure>
 <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2024/7/1721393484870.jpeg" alt="Garrison,Christopher Ryan" />
 <figcaption>Garrison,Christopher Ryan</figcaption>
 </figure>NAME:&nbsp;Garrison,Christopher Ryan REQUESTED CHARGE(S):&nbsp;Probation Violation<figure>
 <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2024/7/1721393498915.jpeg" alt="Hulsey,Lonnie Thomas James" />
 <figcaption>Hulsey,Lonnie Thomas James</figcaption>
 </figure>NAME:&nbsp;Hulsey,Lonnie Thomas James REQUESTED CHARGE(S):&nbsp;Making False InformationTheft of prop/serv;&lt;$1500 3 business in 72 hrs<figure>
 <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2024/7/1721393511439.jpeg" alt="Levin,Tabbatha Diana" />
 <figcaption>Levin,Tabbatha Diana</figcaption>
 </figure>NAME:&nbsp;Levin,Tabbatha Diana REQUESTED CHARGE(S):&nbsp;Failure to appearDriving While Suspended<figure>
 <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2024/7/1721393525610.jpeg" alt="Lucus,Todd Willbur-Crockett" />
 <figcaption>Lucus,Todd Willbur-Crockett</figcaption>
 </figure>NAME:&nbsp;Lucus,Todd Willbur-Crockett REQUESTED CHARGE(S):&nbsp;Outside warrant/NCIC hit<figure>
 <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2024/7/1721393551303.jpeg" alt="Milleson,Sarah Nicole" />
 <figcaption>Milleson,Sarah Nicole</figcaption>
 </figure>NAME:&nbsp;Milleson,Sarah Nicole REQUESTED CHARGE(S):&nbsp;Failure to appear<figure>
 <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2024/7/1721393614485.jpeg" alt="Sandell,Jacqueline Adele" />
 <figcaption>Sandell,Jacqueline Adele</figcaption>
 </figure>NAME:&nbsp;Sandell,Jacqueline Adele REQUESTED CHARGE(S):&nbsp;Probation Violation<figure>
 <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2024/7/1721393645821.jpeg" alt="Sotelo,Kylie Jo" />
 <figcaption>Sotelo,Kylie Jo</figcaption>
 </figure>NAME:&nbsp;Sotelo,Kylie Jo REQUESTED CHARGE(S):&nbsp;Probation Violation<figure>
 <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2024/7/1721393664676.jpeg" alt="Summers,Zane Mycal" />
 <figcaption>Summers,Zane Mycal</figcaption>
 </figure>NAME:&nbsp;Summers,Zane Mycal REQUESTED CHARGE(S):&nbsp;Criminal restraintRape; Sexual intercourse without consent and use of force

Saline County Jail Bookings, July 19

FREEPORT, Pa. (AP) — Thousands of mourners filed into a Pennsylvania banquet hall Thursday to remember the former fire chief who was fatally shot during the attempted assassination of former President Donald Trump, who sent a note of condolence hailing him as a hero.

The crowd paying their respects to Corey Comperatore and his family appeared to be a mix of friends, neighbors and strangers who wanted to show their appreciation for the man who officials said&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/trump-rally-victim-fire-chief-11e1aa65e6e45584f49577686d38766e">spent his final moments</a>&nbsp;shielding his wife and daughter from gunfire at the campaign rally.

Fire trucks and police vehicles filled the parking lot outside the building. Sharpshooters were positioned on top of the event hall and on nearby buildings as dozens of people waited in line to enter. Among the mourners were firefighters in dress uniforms.

Comperatore, 50, worked as a project and tooling engineer, was an Army reservist and spent many years as a volunteer firefighter after serving as chief, according to&nbsp;<a href="https://www.redmondfuneralhomeinc.com/obituary/Corey-Comperatore">his obituary</a>.

<a href="https://apnews.com/article/trump-rally-assassination-attempt-db24c5bfbbe7d09fa2437c3c836bb434">Trump suffered an ear injury</a>&nbsp;but was not seriously hurt and has been participating this week in the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee.

Mourners filled Laube Hall, a space with white brick walls, white linens, white curtains and exposed wooden beams that’s normally used for weddings and other celebratory occasions.

Guests walked past a large framed photo of Comperatore holding a fish, while a slideshow of photos from his life was projected on a screen — his wedding, a recent 50th birthday party, time with his daughters, firefighting, fishing on a lake and palling around with his beloved Dobermans.

The gathering included firefighters from other nearby communities and people involved in local and state Republican politics.

Rich Tallis, a Penn Hills volunteer firefighter who attended the visitation, did not know Comperatore personally but felt a need to honor his memory.

“Any first responder, it’s a brotherhood – police, EMS fire, military. We’re technically all one,” he said. “When one goes, we all go.”

Tables inside the hall were lined with flowers — some sent by fire departments in New York and West Virginia, an auto racing circuit and the mayor of a nearby community. Others came from people in faraway places such as Connecticut and Florida who knew of Comperatore only because of his death.

The messages on the cards accompanying the arrangements praised his selflessness and dedication to his family. One said his name would be “written in the history books.”

Several hundred people were inside the space at any given time, and the overall attendance was sure to climb into the thousands. Mourners took turns pausing in front of Comperatore’s open casket, which was adorned with flower arrangements and ribbons with words such as “dad” and “husband.”

In a corner was a framed copy of a note to Comperatore’s wife signed by Trump and former first lady Melania Trump. "Corey will forever be remembered as a True American Hero,” they wrote.

A box truck parked on a route to the banquet hall displayed video screens showing slides, including a photograph of Trump raising his fist after Saturday's shooting. It had the slogan “never surrender” and a message expressing prayers for Trump and Comperatore.

The visitation, which was broken into a pair of two-hour blocks, was the second of two public events memorializing and celebrating Comperatore’s life. Hundreds of people gathered Wednesday at a vigil for him at an auto racing track.

A private funeral is scheduled for Friday.

A statement issued Thursday by Comperatore's family described him as a “beloved father and husband, and a friend to so many throughout the Butler region.”

"Our family is finding comfort and peace through the heartfelt messages of encouragement from people around the world, through the support of our church and community, and most of all through the strength of God," the statement said.

Dan Ritter, who gave a eulogy at Wednesday's vigil, said he bought Comperatore’s childhood home in 1993, sparking a friendship that grew with their shared values of family, Christian faith and politics.

“Corey loved his family and was always spending time with them,” Ritter said. “This past Saturday was supposed to be one of those days for him. He did what a good father would do. He protected those he loved. He’s a true hero for us all.”

Comperatore’s pastor, Jonathan Fehl of Cabot Methodist Church in Cabot, said the family “has been humbled by the way this community has rallied around them” and by the support they have received from people around the world.

The vigil concluded with people in the crowd lighting candles and raising cellphones, glow sticks and lighters as Comperatore’s favorite song — “I Can Only Imagine,” by Christian rock band MercyMe — played while pictures of him and his family were shown on a screen.

Two other people were wounded at the rally: David Dutch, 57, of New Kensington, and James Copenhaver, 74, of Moon Township. As of Wednesday night, both had been upgraded to serious but stable condition, according to a spokesperson with Allegheny Health Network.

Joseph Feldman, an attorney for Copenhaver, said Wednesday that he had spoken with his client by phone.

“He seems to be in good spirits, but he also understands the gravity of the situation,” Feldman said. "And he’s deeply saddened about what has occurred, and he’s deeply sympathetic” to the other victims and their families.

Feldman said Copenhaver suffered “life-altering injuries,” declining to go into detail. He said Copenhaver’s priority is to “keep up with the medical treatment he’s receiving and hopefully be released at some point.”

In a statement, Dutch's family thanked the “greater western Pennsylvania community and countless others across the country and world” for the incredible outpouring of prayers and well wishes.

<figure>
 <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2024/7/1720987221196.png" alt="Comperatore photo GoFundMe" />
 <figcaption>Comperatore photo GoFundMe</figcaption>
 </figure>FREEPORT, Pa. (AP) — Thousands of mourners filed into a Pennsylvania banquet hall Thursday to remember the former fire chief who was fatally shot during the attempted assassination of former President Donald Trump, who sent a note of condolence hailing him as a hero.The crowd paying their respects to Corey Comperatore and his family appeared to be a mix of friends, neighbors and strangers who wanted to show their appreciation for the man who officials said&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/trump-rally-victim-fire-chief-11e1aa65e6e45584f49577686d38766e">spent his final moments</a>&nbsp;shielding his wife and daughter from gunfire at the campaign rally.Fire trucks and police vehicles filled the parking lot outside the building. Sharpshooters were positioned on top of the event hall and on nearby buildings as dozens of people waited in line to enter. Among the mourners were firefighters in dress uniforms.Comperatore, 50, worked as a project and tooling engineer, was an Army reservist and spent many years as a volunteer firefighter after serving as chief, according to&nbsp;<a href="https://www.redmondfuneralhomeinc.com/obituary/Corey-Comperatore">his obituary</a>.<a href="https://apnews.com/article/trump-rally-assassination-attempt-db24c5bfbbe7d09fa2437c3c836bb434">Trump suffered an ear injury</a>&nbsp;but was not seriously hurt and has been participating this week in the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee.Mourners filled Laube Hall, a space with white brick walls, white linens, white curtains and exposed wooden beams that’s normally used for weddings and other celebratory occasions.Guests walked past a large framed photo of Comperatore holding a fish, while a slideshow of photos from his life was projected on a screen — his wedding, a recent 50th birthday party, time with his daughters, firefighting, fishing on a lake and palling around with his beloved Dobermans.The gathering included firefighters from other nearby communities and people involved in local and state Republican politics.Rich Tallis, a Penn Hills volunteer firefighter who attended the visitation, did not know Comperatore personally but felt a need to honor his memory.“Any first responder, it’s a brotherhood – police, EMS fire, military. We’re technically all one,” he said. “When one goes, we all go.”Tables inside the hall were lined with flowers — some sent by fire departments in New York and West Virginia, an auto racing circuit and the mayor of a nearby community. Others came from people in faraway places such as Connecticut and Florida who knew of Comperatore only because of his death.The messages on the cards accompanying the arrangements praised his selflessness and dedication to his family. One said his name would be “written in the history books.”Several hundred people were inside the space at any given time, and the overall attendance was sure to climb into the thousands. Mourners took turns pausing in front of Comperatore’s open casket, which was adorned with flower arrangements and ribbons with words such as “dad” and “husband.”In a corner was a framed copy of a note to Comperatore’s wife signed by Trump and former first lady Melania Trump. "Corey will forever be remembered as a True American Hero,” they wrote.A box truck parked on a route to the banquet hall displayed video screens showing slides, including a photograph of Trump raising his fist after Saturday's shooting. It had the slogan “never surrender” and a message expressing prayers for Trump and Comperatore.The visitation, which was broken into a pair of two-hour blocks, was the second of two public events memorializing and celebrating Comperatore’s life. Hundreds of people gathered Wednesday at a vigil for him at an auto racing track.A private funeral is scheduled for Friday.A statement issued Thursday by Comperatore's family described him as a “beloved father and husband, and a friend to so many throughout the Butler region.”"Our family is finding comfort and peace through the heartfelt messages of encouragement from people around the world, through the support of our church and community, and most of all through the strength of God," the statement said.Dan Ritter, who gave a eulogy at Wednesday's vigil, said he bought Comperatore’s childhood home in 1993, sparking a friendship that grew with their shared values of family, Christian faith and politics.“Corey loved his family and was always spending time with them,” Ritter said. “This past Saturday was supposed to be one of those days for him. He did what a good father would do. He protected those he loved. He’s a true hero for us all.”Comperatore’s pastor, Jonathan Fehl of Cabot Methodist Church in Cabot, said the family “has been humbled by the way this community has rallied around them” and by the support they have received from people around the world.The vigil concluded with people in the crowd lighting candles and raising cellphones, glow sticks and lighters as Comperatore’s favorite song — “I Can Only Imagine,” by Christian rock band MercyMe — played while pictures of him and his family were shown on a screen.Two other people were wounded at the rally: David Dutch, 57, of New Kensington, and James Copenhaver, 74, of Moon Township. As of Wednesday night, both had been upgraded to serious but stable condition, according to a spokesperson with Allegheny Health Network.Joseph Feldman, an attorney for Copenhaver, said Wednesday that he had spoken with his client by phone.“He seems to be in good spirits, but he also understands the gravity of the situation,” Feldman said. "And he’s deeply saddened about what has occurred, and he’s deeply sympathetic” to the other victims and their families.Feldman said Copenhaver suffered “life-altering injuries,” declining to go into detail. He said Copenhaver’s priority is to “keep up with the medical treatment he’s receiving and hopefully be released at some point.”In a statement, Dutch's family thanked the “greater western Pennsylvania community and countless others across the country and world” for the incredible outpouring of prayers and well wishes.___

Thousands gather to celebrate life of man killed at Trump rally

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Bob Newhart, the deadpan accountant-turned-comedian who became one of the most popular&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/hub/television">TV</a>&nbsp;stars of his time after striking gold with a classic comedy album, has died at 94.

Jerry Digney, Newhart's publicist, says the actor died Thursday in Los Angeles after a series of short illnesses.

<a href="https://apnews.com/television-c3c9e80ce1ff4038ae616c25a6e2b3c3">Newhart</a>, best remembered now as the star of two hit television shows of the 1970s and 1980s that bore his name, launched his career as a standup comic in the late 1950s. He gained nationwide fame when his routine was captured on vinyl in 1960 as "The Button-Down Mind of Bob Newhart," which went on to win a Grammy Award as album of the year.

While other comedians of the time, including Lenny Bruce, Mort Sahl, Alan King, and Mike Nichols and Elaine May, frequently got laughs with their aggressive attacks on modern mores, Newhart was an anomaly. His outlook was modern, but he rarely raised his voice above a hesitant, almost stammering delivery. His only prop was a telephone, used to pretend to hold a conversation with someone on the other end of the line.

In one memorable skit, he portrayed a Madison Avenue image-maker trying to instruct Abraham Lincoln on how to improve the Gettysburg Address: "Say 87 years ago instead of fourscore and seven," he advised.

Another favorite was "Merchandising the Wright Brothers," in which he tried to persuade the aviation pioneers to start an airline, although he acknowledged the distance of their maiden flight could limit them.

"Well, see, that's going to hurt our time to the Coast if we've got to land every 105 feet."

Newhart was initially wary of signing on to a weekly TV series, fearing it would overexpose his material. Nevertheless, he accepted an attractive offer from NBC, and "The Bob Newhart Show" premiered on Oct. 11, 1961. Despite Emmy and Peabody awards, the half-hour variety show was canceled after one season, a source for jokes by Newhart for decades after.

He waited 10 years before undertaking another "Bob Newhart Show" in 1972. This one was a situation comedy with Newhart playing a Chicago psychologist living in a penthouse with his schoolteacher wife, Suzanne Pleshette. Their neighbors and his patients, notably Bill Daily as an airline navigator, were a wacky, neurotic bunch who provided an ideal counterpoint to Newhart's deadpan commentary.

The series, one of the most acclaimed of the 1970s, ran through 1978.

Four years later, the comedian launched another show, simply called "Newhart." This time he was a successful New York writer who decides to reopen a long-closed Vermont inn. Again Newhart was the calm, reasonable man surrounded by a group of eccentric locals. Again the show was a huge hit, lasting eight seasons on CBS.

It bowed out in memorable style in 1990 with Newhart — in his old Chicago psychologist character — waking up in bed with Pleshette, cringing as he tells her about the strange dream he had: "I was an innkeeper in this crazy little town in Vermont. ... The handyman kept missing the point of things, and then there were these three woodsmen, but only one of them talked!"

The stunt parodied a "Dallas" episode where a key character was killed off, then revived when the death was revealed to have been in a dream.

Two later series were comparative duds: "Bob," in 1992-93, and "George &amp; Leo," 1997-98. Though nominated several times, he never won an Emmy for his sitcom work. "I guess they think I'm not acting. That it's just Bob being Bob," he sighed.

Over the years, Newhart also appeared in several movies, usually in comedic roles. Among them: "Catch 22," "In and Out," "Legally Blonde 2" and "Elf," as the diminutive dad of adopted full-size son Will Ferrell. More recent work included “Horrible Bosses” and the TV series “The Librarians,” “The Big Bang Theory” — which won him his only Emmy — and “Young Sheldon."

Newhart married Virginia Quinn, known to friends as Ginny, in 1964, and remained with her until&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/ginnie-newhart-bob-dies-a82deaf693cd02ba52dbdb7225fbb10f">her death in 2023</a>. They had four children: Robert, Timothy, Jennifer and Courtney. Newhart was a frequent guest of Johnny Carson’s and liked to tease the thrice-divorced “Tonight” host that at least some comedians enjoyed long-term marriages. He was especially close with fellow comedian and family man Don Rickles, whose raucous insult humor clashed memorably with Newhart’s droll understatement.

“We’re apples and oranges. I’m a Jew, he’s a Catholic. He’s low-key, I’m a yeller,” Rickles told Variety in 2012. A decade later, Judd Apatow would pay tribute to their friendship in the short documentary “Bob and Don: A Love Story.”

A master of the gently sarcastic remark, Newhart got into comedy after he became bored with his $5-an-hour accounting job in Chicago. To pass the time, he and a friend, Ed Gallagher, began making funny phone calls to each other. Eventually, they decided to record them as comedy routines and sell them to radio stations.

Their efforts failed, but the records came to the attention of Warner Bros., which signed Newhart to a record contract and booked him into a Houston club in February 1960.

“A terrified 30-year-old man walked out on the stage and played his first nightclub,” he recalled in 2003.

Six of his routines were recorded during his two-week date, and the album, “The Button-Down Mind of Bob Newhart,” was released on April Fools’ Day 1960. It sold 750,000 copies and was followed by “The Button-Down Mind Strikes Back!” At one point the albums ranked No. 1 and 2 on the sales charts. The New York Times in 1960 said he was “the first comedian in history to come to prominence through a recording.”

In addition to winning Grammy’s album of the year for his debut, Newhart won as best new artist of 1960, and the sequel “The Button-Down Mind Strikes Back!” won as best comedy spoken word album.

Newhart was booked for several appearances on “The Ed Sullivan Show” and at nightclubs, concert halls and college campuses across the country. He hated the clubs, however, because of the heckling drunks they attracted.

“Every time I have to step out of a scene and put one of those birds in his place, it kills the routine,” he said in 1960.

In 2004, he received another Emmy nomination, this time as guest actor in a drama series, for a role in “E.R.” Another honor came his way in 2007, when the Library of Congress announced it had added “The Button-Down Mind of Bob Newhart” to its registry of historically significant sound recordings.

Newhart made the bestseller lists in 2006 with his memoir, “I Shouldn’t Even Be Doing This!” He was nominated for another Grammy for best spoken word album (a category that includes audio books) for his reading of the book.

“I’ve always likened what I do to the man who is convinced that he is the last sane man on Earth ... the Paul Revere of psychotics running through the town and yelling `This is crazy.′ But no one pays attention to him,” Newhart wrote.

Born George Robert Newhart in Chicago to a German-Irish family, he was called Bob to avoid confusion with his father, who was also named George.

At St. Ignatius High School and Loyola University in Chicago, he amused fellow students with imitations of James Cagney, Humphrey Bogart, Jimmy Durante and other stars. After receiving a degree in commerce, Newhart served two years in the Army. Returning to Chicago after his military service, he entered law school at Loyola, but flunked out. He eventually landed a job as an accountant for the state unemployment department. Bored with the work, he spent his free hours acting at a stock company in suburban Oak Park, an experience that led to the phone bits.

“I wasn’t part of some comic cabal,” Newhart wrote in his memoir. “Mike (Nichols) and Elaine (May), Shelley (Berman), Lenny Bruce, Johnny Winters, Mort Sahl — we didn’t all get together and say, ‘Let’s change comedy and slow it down.’ It was just our way of finding humor. The college kids would hear mother-in-law jokes and say, ‘What the hell is a mother-in-law?’ What we did reflected our lives and related to theirs.”

Newhart continued appearing on television occasionally after his fourth sitcom ended and vowed in 2003 that he would work as long as he could.

“It’s been so much, 43 years of my life; (to quit) would be like something was missing,” he said.

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 </figure>LOS ANGELES (AP) — Bob Newhart, the deadpan accountant-turned-comedian who became one of the most popular&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/hub/television">TV</a>&nbsp;stars of his time after striking gold with a classic comedy album, has died at 94.Jerry Digney, Newhart's publicist, says the actor died Thursday in Los Angeles after a series of short illnesses.<a href="https://apnews.com/television-c3c9e80ce1ff4038ae616c25a6e2b3c3">Newhart</a>, best remembered now as the star of two hit television shows of the 1970s and 1980s that bore his name, launched his career as a standup comic in the late 1950s. He gained nationwide fame when his routine was captured on vinyl in 1960 as "The Button-Down Mind of Bob Newhart," which went on to win a Grammy Award as album of the year.While other comedians of the time, including Lenny Bruce, Mort Sahl, Alan King, and Mike Nichols and Elaine May, frequently got laughs with their aggressive attacks on modern mores, Newhart was an anomaly. His outlook was modern, but he rarely raised his voice above a hesitant, almost stammering delivery. His only prop was a telephone, used to pretend to hold a conversation with someone on the other end of the line.In one memorable skit, he portrayed a Madison Avenue image-maker trying to instruct Abraham Lincoln on how to improve the Gettysburg Address: "Say 87 years ago instead of fourscore and seven," he advised.Another favorite was "Merchandising the Wright Brothers," in which he tried to persuade the aviation pioneers to start an airline, although he acknowledged the distance of their maiden flight could limit them."Well, see, that's going to hurt our time to the Coast if we've got to land every 105 feet."Newhart was initially wary of signing on to a weekly TV series, fearing it would overexpose his material. Nevertheless, he accepted an attractive offer from NBC, and "The Bob Newhart Show" premiered on Oct. 11, 1961. Despite Emmy and Peabody awards, the half-hour variety show was canceled after one season, a source for jokes by Newhart for decades after.He waited 10 years before undertaking another "Bob Newhart Show" in 1972. This one was a situation comedy with Newhart playing a Chicago psychologist living in a penthouse with his schoolteacher wife, Suzanne Pleshette. Their neighbors and his patients, notably Bill Daily as an airline navigator, were a wacky, neurotic bunch who provided an ideal counterpoint to Newhart's deadpan commentary.The series, one of the most acclaimed of the 1970s, ran through 1978.Four years later, the comedian launched another show, simply called "Newhart." This time he was a successful New York writer who decides to reopen a long-closed Vermont inn. Again Newhart was the calm, reasonable man surrounded by a group of eccentric locals. Again the show was a huge hit, lasting eight seasons on CBS.It bowed out in memorable style in 1990 with Newhart — in his old Chicago psychologist character — waking up in bed with Pleshette, cringing as he tells her about the strange dream he had: "I was an innkeeper in this crazy little town in Vermont. ... The handyman kept missing the point of things, and then there were these three woodsmen, but only one of them talked!"The stunt parodied a "Dallas" episode where a key character was killed off, then revived when the death was revealed to have been in a dream.Two later series were comparative duds: "Bob," in 1992-93, and "George &amp; Leo," 1997-98. Though nominated several times, he never won an Emmy for his sitcom work. "I guess they think I'm not acting. That it's just Bob being Bob," he sighed.Over the years, Newhart also appeared in several movies, usually in comedic roles. Among them: "Catch 22," "In and Out," "Legally Blonde 2" and "Elf," as the diminutive dad of adopted full-size son Will Ferrell. More recent work included “Horrible Bosses” and the TV series “The Librarians,” “The Big Bang Theory” — which won him his only Emmy — and “Young Sheldon."Newhart married Virginia Quinn, known to friends as Ginny, in 1964, and remained with her until&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/ginnie-newhart-bob-dies-a82deaf693cd02ba52dbdb7225fbb10f">her death in 2023</a>. They had four children: Robert, Timothy, Jennifer and Courtney. Newhart was a frequent guest of Johnny Carson’s and liked to tease the thrice-divorced “Tonight” host that at least some comedians enjoyed long-term marriages. He was especially close with fellow comedian and family man Don Rickles, whose raucous insult humor clashed memorably with Newhart’s droll understatement.“We’re apples and oranges. I’m a Jew, he’s a Catholic. He’s low-key, I’m a yeller,” Rickles told Variety in 2012. A decade later, Judd Apatow would pay tribute to their friendship in the short documentary “Bob and Don: A Love Story.”A master of the gently sarcastic remark, Newhart got into comedy after he became bored with his $5-an-hour accounting job in Chicago. To pass the time, he and a friend, Ed Gallagher, began making funny phone calls to each other. Eventually, they decided to record them as comedy routines and sell them to radio stations.Their efforts failed, but the records came to the attention of Warner Bros., which signed Newhart to a record contract and booked him into a Houston club in February 1960.“A terrified 30-year-old man walked out on the stage and played his first nightclub,” he recalled in 2003.Six of his routines were recorded during his two-week date, and the album, “The Button-Down Mind of Bob Newhart,” was released on April Fools’ Day 1960. It sold 750,000 copies and was followed by “The Button-Down Mind Strikes Back!” At one point the albums ranked No. 1 and 2 on the sales charts. The New York Times in 1960 said he was “the first comedian in history to come to prominence through a recording.”In addition to winning Grammy’s album of the year for his debut, Newhart won as best new artist of 1960, and the sequel “The Button-Down Mind Strikes Back!” won as best comedy spoken word album.Newhart was booked for several appearances on “The Ed Sullivan Show” and at nightclubs, concert halls and college campuses across the country. He hated the clubs, however, because of the heckling drunks they attracted.“Every time I have to step out of a scene and put one of those birds in his place, it kills the routine,” he said in 1960.In 2004, he received another Emmy nomination, this time as guest actor in a drama series, for a role in “E.R.” Another honor came his way in 2007, when the Library of Congress announced it had added “The Button-Down Mind of Bob Newhart” to its registry of historically significant sound recordings.Newhart made the bestseller lists in 2006 with his memoir, “I Shouldn’t Even Be Doing This!” He was nominated for another Grammy for best spoken word album (a category that includes audio books) for his reading of the book.“I’ve always likened what I do to the man who is convinced that he is the last sane man on Earth ... the Paul Revere of psychotics running through the town and yelling `This is crazy.′ But no one pays attention to him,” Newhart wrote.Born George Robert Newhart in Chicago to a German-Irish family, he was called Bob to avoid confusion with his father, who was also named George.At St. Ignatius High School and Loyola University in Chicago, he amused fellow students with imitations of James Cagney, Humphrey Bogart, Jimmy Durante and other stars. After receiving a degree in commerce, Newhart served two years in the Army. Returning to Chicago after his military service, he entered law school at Loyola, but flunked out. He eventually landed a job as an accountant for the state unemployment department. Bored with the work, he spent his free hours acting at a stock company in suburban Oak Park, an experience that led to the phone bits.“I wasn’t part of some comic cabal,” Newhart wrote in his memoir. “Mike (Nichols) and Elaine (May), Shelley (Berman), Lenny Bruce, Johnny Winters, Mort Sahl — we didn’t all get together and say, ‘Let’s change comedy and slow it down.’ It was just our way of finding humor. The college kids would hear mother-in-law jokes and say, ‘What the hell is a mother-in-law?’ What we did reflected our lives and related to theirs.”Newhart continued appearing on television occasionally after his fourth sitcom ended and vowed in 2003 that he would work as long as he could.“It’s been so much, 43 years of my life; (to quit) would be like something was missing,” he said.

Bob Newhart, the low-key comedian and sitcom star, has died

By TYLER HENRY Lead Sportswriter - Salina Post

When Heart of America National Basketball Camp director Troy Thrasher met with his coaches before this year’s camps, he had just three words to share.

Thrasher, whose involvement with Heart of America stems back 44 years to his time as a camper, has seen firsthand the impact this event has had on young hoopers across the Midwest and has been proud to continue that tradition despite the challenges of recent years.

Heart of America is the third longest-running overnight basketball camp in the US and has been a staple of summers in Salina for over 50 years, drawing young athletes from all across the nation's heartland.

Several hardwood legends have come to Heart of America to hone their skills over the years, including University of Illinois head coach Brad Underwood, women’s basketball superstar Jackie Stiles, and a slew of future college athletes on both the men’s and women’s sides.&nbsp;

While much has changed over the last half-century, the values instilled into the campers have not, and that tradition remains a core part of what the Heart of America camps are all about today.

“The fundamentals are important to us, and this is a skills-based camp,” Thrasher said. “But this is also an intense camp and we want these kids to come out of this a little bit tougher and to be ultra-competitive in everything they do. We’re a blue-collar camp, and I think that’s why parents want to send their kids here.”

That blue-collar mentality was tested by the COVID-19 pandemic and recent renovations to Kansas Wesleyan’s campus, but the Salina community pulled together to ensure that one of the longest-running camps in the nation could not only survive but continue to thrive.

“When you have the tradition of keeping this camp going for so long, you really do risk losing that if you shut it down for a year,” Thrasher said. “Alyssa Wendel and her entire staff at K-State Salina came through in the clutch for us and allowed us to use their facilities. They were a fantastic host, and it was amazing to see Salina take care of a us again in that way.”

Even with a slight change to the venue, the Heart of America camp continues to regain steam as the pandemic fades into the past, with over 300 campers this summer. Total historical attendance is expected to reach 100,000 campers next summer.

Ultimately, despite the success stories of the Heart of America, both large and small, this camp has been built on tradition, trust, and deep ties to the Salina community.

“We’ve had some really great people and some big names come through this camp,” Thrasher said. “But now we’re to the point where we’ve got parents and grandparents who came to this camp as kids come to watch their kids and grandkids and that’s been a great thing to see.”

While this year’s camp is in the books, you can get more information and look ahead to next year’s camp by visiting&nbsp;<a href="http://www.hoasportscamps.com.">hoasportscamps.com</a>.

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 </figure>Thrasher, whose involvement with Heart of America stems back 44 years to his time as a camper, has seen firsthand the impact this event has had on young hoopers across the Midwest and has been proud to continue that tradition despite the challenges of recent years.Heart of America is the third longest-running overnight basketball camp in the US and has been a staple of summers in Salina for over 50 years, drawing young athletes from all across the nation's heartland.Several hardwood legends have come to Heart of America to hone their skills over the years, including University of Illinois head coach Brad Underwood, women’s basketball superstar Jackie Stiles, and a slew of future college athletes on both the men’s and women’s sides.&nbsp;While much has changed over the last half-century, the values instilled into the campers have not, and that tradition remains a core part of what the Heart of America camps are all about today.“The fundamentals are important to us, and this is a skills-based camp,” Thrasher said. “But this is also an intense camp and we want these kids to come out of this a little bit tougher and to be ultra-competitive in everything they do. We’re a blue-collar camp, and I think that’s why parents want to send their kids here.”That blue-collar mentality was tested by the COVID-19 pandemic and recent renovations to Kansas Wesleyan’s campus, but the Salina community pulled together to ensure that one of the longest-running camps in the nation could not only survive but continue to thrive.“When you have the tradition of keeping this camp going for so long, you really do risk losing that if you shut it down for a year,” Thrasher said. “Alyssa Wendel and her entire staff at K-State Salina came through in the clutch for us and allowed us to use their facilities. They were a fantastic host, and it was amazing to see Salina take care of a us again in that way.”Even with a slight change to the venue, the Heart of America camp continues to regain steam as the pandemic fades into the past, with over 300 campers this summer. Total historical attendance is expected to reach 100,000 campers next summer.Ultimately, despite the success stories of the Heart of America, both large and small, this camp has been built on tradition, trust, and deep ties to the Salina community.“We’ve had some really great people and some big names come through this camp,” Thrasher said. “But now we’re to the point where we’ve got parents and grandparents who came to this camp as kids come to watch their kids and grandkids and that’s been a great thing to see.”While this year’s camp is in the books, you can get more information and look ahead to next year’s camp by visiting&nbsp;<a href="http://www.hoasportscamps.com.">hoasportscamps.com</a>.

Heart of America basketball camp continues to thrive in Salina

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CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — Newly minted vice presidential nominee JD Vance built his Wednesday night speech to the Republican National Convention around his own Appalachian roots, but it wasn't the first time he had&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/trump-vance-rnc-2024-67880a3003a69938aebd3ac8a586dc65#:~:text=MILWAUKEE%20(AP)%20%E2%80%94%20Introducing%20himself,best%20understands%20the%20challenges%20facing">shared his personal story</a>.

<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_8TlBHRtrvM">Click here </a>to watch his full acceptance speech

Long before he was a U.S. senator from Ohio, Vance rose to prominence on the wings of “Hillbilly Elegy,” a bestselling memoir that many thought&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/entertainment-business-arts-and-ohio-8c7a70bad96c48df9544049a38584cb8">captured the essence of Donald Trump's political resonance</a>&nbsp;in a rural white America ravaged by joblessness, opioid addiction and poverty.

The 2016 book set off a fierce debate in the region. Many Appalachian scholars thought it trafficked in stereotypes and blamed working-class people for their own struggles, without giving enough weight to the decades of exploitation by coal and pharmaceutical companies that figure prominently in Appalachia's story.

Some of the resentment sparked by the book crossed party lines.

“A lot of us born and raised natives of Appalachia are just highly sensitive to the fact that knocking hillbillies is the final frontier of accepted prejudice in America," said TJ Litafik, an eastern Kentucky Republican political consultant and Trump supporter.

Litafik said he would vote for Trump no matter whom he chose as vice president, but Vance was not anywhere near the top of his list. That's in part because Vance had strong words to say against Trump around the time the book was published, even suggesting once that he might be “America’s Hitler” in a text to a former roommate that later became public.

Litafik, who read “Hillbilly Elegy,” subtitled “A Memoir of a Family and Culture in Crisis,” and saw the 2020 film adaptation, said Vance might come off as condescending to some voters. But he called the senator “dynamic and intelligent” and said Vance’s accomplishments are undeniably impressive.

“I think to me and to a lot of my friends, JD Vance is something of an enigma,” Litafik said. “We appreciate some of his recent convictions, but based on past history, there’s a hesitancy there.”

He said he's open to giving Vance a chance if he's willing to show his commitment to rural and blue-collar Americans by protecting them from policy proposals like those that would roll back expanded Medicaid, especially for drug treatment.

Vance was raised by his grandparents in Middletown, in southwestern Ohio, while his mother, whom he introduced during his speech Wednesday, battled an addiction he said she put behind her 10 years ago. He spent a significant amount of time traveling to Kentucky with his grandparents to visit family and said he hoped to be buried in a small mountain cemetery there.

He vowed in the speech to be “a vice president who never forgets where he came from.”

Many conservatives loved the book. Among them were some who lobbied for Vance to be Trump's vice presidential pick. They include Donald Trump Jr.; Kevin Roberts, who leads the Heritage Foundation; and Turning Point USA’s Charlie Kirk.

In an interview before Vance was selected, Illinois native Kirk said he thought both the book and movie were excellent.

“It’s incredibly persuasive, and he’s lived the experience that many Trump voters have," he said. "So it’s not talking down to Trump voters, or people in the Midwest. He grew up in southwestern Ohio, in Appalachia, you know, raised by his Mamaw, and understands kind of how that part of the world stopped working. And he also now, of course, has an agenda and a vision and a passion to try to bring it back to prominence and greatness.”

Roberts, a native of Lafayette, Louisiana, said he couldn’t put the book down after discovering it, so true was it to his own life story.

“I think it’s one of the most important books written in the past 20 years,” he told The Associated Press before Vance’s selection. “Not because he’s in the Senate. It’s just such an authentic portrayal of an experience that tens of millions of Americans have had.”

Some critics acknowledge Vance's right to tell his own story. Where they have trouble is when he makes sweeping generalizations.

At one point, for example, Vance describes his grandmother’s violent reaction to his grandfather coming home drunk after she had threatened to kill him if it happened again. In another scene, his grandparents curse out a store employee and smash a toy after one of their children was told not to play with it without paying.

“Destroying store merchandise and threatening a sales clerk were normal to Mamaw and Papaw,” Vance wrote. “That’s what Scots-Irish Appalachians do when people mess with your kid.”

Ray Jones, the judge-executive of Pike County, Kentucky, and a former Democratic state senator, said he recognized nothing about his family’s experience in “Hillbilly Elegy.”

“Maybe that’s his life story, but I thought the overall depiction of the people in eastern Kentucky was offensive,” said Jones, whose grandfathers were both union coal miners. “I don’t think that book is a fair depiction of the people of this region, and most certainly not the hard-working men and women here."

“The book paints the people of this region as white trash, and that’s just not true,” he said, before adding, “His story is obviously compelling to people who aren’t from here.”

Neema Avashia, a public educator and author from West Virginia who now lives in Boston, said she was unsettled by the book’s tone, by its lack of representation of Appalachia’s nonwhite residents and by what she called “sweeping generalizations” about working-class white people.

Avashia responded with her own memoir, “Another Appalachia,” about growing up Indian-American and queer in a West Virginia chemical plant community.

“People are allowed to write memoirs about whatever they want — it’s their life," Avashia said. "I think where I really started to struggle was with the attempt to draw lines in terms of claiming sort of expertise around culture and characterizing like, entire groups of people.”

“I would never claim to say that my Appalachian story is the Appalachian story. It is an Appalachian story. It's called ‘Another Appalachia’ for a reason. It’s ‘another’ because there are many.”

Avashia said the book's popularity “is rooted in a desire to have your biases confirmed.”

Vance, whose office didn't return a request for comment Wednesday, has acknowledged some criticism. He recently told The New York Times he’d distanced himself from “Hillbilly Elegy,” in order not to “wake up in 10 years and really hate everything that I’ve become.”

Sam Workman, a professor of political science at West Virginia University, called the book “poverty porn.” He said the reception to it has more to say about the disconnect between intellectual pundits in academics, politics, the media and rural working-class people than anything else.

“‘Hillbilly Elegy’ was so popular at the start, and all of a sudden everyone now dislikes it, because they realize the rabbit’s out of the hat in a way,” said Workman, who runs WVU's Institute for Policy Research and Public Affairs. “This is really about a lot of liberal intellectuals being caught off guard as to what the real purposes of ‘Hillbilly Elegy’ were. It was the first foray into a really potent, conservative political career.”

On the heels of the book's popularity, Vance started a charity called “Our Ohio Renewal” that he said he would use as a vehicle for helping solve the scourge of opioid addiction that he had lamented in the book. He&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/2022-midterm-elections-entertainment-health-175153d8a80d93b2c9c6654a6a730de9">shuttered the nonprofit</a>&nbsp;shortly after clinching the Senate nomination in 2022.

CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — Newly minted vice presidential nominee JD Vance built his Wednesday night speech to the Republican National Convention around his own Appalachian roots, but it wasn't the first time he had&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/trump-vance-rnc-2024-67880a3003a69938aebd3ac8a586dc65#:~:text=MILWAUKEE%20(AP)%20%E2%80%94%20Introducing%20himself,best%20understands%20the%20challenges%20facing">shared his personal story</a>.<div><blockquote class="twitter-tweet">JD Vance: &quot;Our movement is about single moms like mine, who struggled with money and addiction, but never gave up. I&#39;m proud to say that tonight my my mom is here, 10 years, clean and sober. I love you mom.&quot; <a href="https://t.co/sl2P0hDk5i">pic.twitter.com/sl2P0hDk5i</a>&mdash; CSPAN (@cspan) <a href="https://twitter.com/cspan/status/1813783939099828705?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 18, 2024</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div><div><blockquote class="twitter-tweet">JD Vance: &quot;I stand here humbled and I&#39;m overwhelmed with gratitude to say I officially accept your nomination to be Vice President of the United States of America.&quot; <a href="https://t.co/xSq3U4sLeR">pic.twitter.com/xSq3U4sLeR</a>&mdash; CSPAN (@cspan) <a href="https://twitter.com/cspan/status/1813770852082860461?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 18, 2024</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_8TlBHRtrvM">Click here </a>to watch his full acceptance speechLong before he was a U.S. senator from Ohio, Vance rose to prominence on the wings of “Hillbilly Elegy,” a bestselling memoir that many thought&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/entertainment-business-arts-and-ohio-8c7a70bad96c48df9544049a38584cb8">captured the essence of Donald Trump's political resonance</a>&nbsp;in a rural white America ravaged by joblessness, opioid addiction and poverty.The 2016 book set off a fierce debate in the region. Many Appalachian scholars thought it trafficked in stereotypes and blamed working-class people for their own struggles, without giving enough weight to the decades of exploitation by coal and pharmaceutical companies that figure prominently in Appalachia's story.Some of the resentment sparked by the book crossed party lines.“A lot of us born and raised natives of Appalachia are just highly sensitive to the fact that knocking hillbillies is the final frontier of accepted prejudice in America," said TJ Litafik, an eastern Kentucky Republican political consultant and Trump supporter.Litafik said he would vote for Trump no matter whom he chose as vice president, but Vance was not anywhere near the top of his list. That's in part because Vance had strong words to say against Trump around the time the book was published, even suggesting once that he might be “America’s Hitler” in a text to a former roommate that later became public.Litafik, who read “Hillbilly Elegy,” subtitled “A Memoir of a Family and Culture in Crisis,” and saw the 2020 film adaptation, said Vance might come off as condescending to some voters. But he called the senator “dynamic and intelligent” and said Vance’s accomplishments are undeniably impressive.“I think to me and to a lot of my friends, JD Vance is something of an enigma,” Litafik said. “We appreciate some of his recent convictions, but based on past history, there’s a hesitancy there.”He said he's open to giving Vance a chance if he's willing to show his commitment to rural and blue-collar Americans by protecting them from policy proposals like those that would roll back expanded Medicaid, especially for drug treatment.Vance was raised by his grandparents in Middletown, in southwestern Ohio, while his mother, whom he introduced during his speech Wednesday, battled an addiction he said she put behind her 10 years ago. He spent a significant amount of time traveling to Kentucky with his grandparents to visit family and said he hoped to be buried in a small mountain cemetery there.He vowed in the speech to be “a vice president who never forgets where he came from.”Many conservatives loved the book. Among them were some who lobbied for Vance to be Trump's vice presidential pick. They include Donald Trump Jr.; Kevin Roberts, who leads the Heritage Foundation; and Turning Point USA’s Charlie Kirk.In an interview before Vance was selected, Illinois native Kirk said he thought both the book and movie were excellent.“It’s incredibly persuasive, and he’s lived the experience that many Trump voters have," he said. "So it’s not talking down to Trump voters, or people in the Midwest. He grew up in southwestern Ohio, in Appalachia, you know, raised by his Mamaw, and understands kind of how that part of the world stopped working. And he also now, of course, has an agenda and a vision and a passion to try to bring it back to prominence and greatness.”Roberts, a native of Lafayette, Louisiana, said he couldn’t put the book down after discovering it, so true was it to his own life story.“I think it’s one of the most important books written in the past 20 years,” he told The Associated Press before Vance’s selection. “Not because he’s in the Senate. It’s just such an authentic portrayal of an experience that tens of millions of Americans have had.”Some critics acknowledge Vance's right to tell his own story. Where they have trouble is when he makes sweeping generalizations.At one point, for example, Vance describes his grandmother’s violent reaction to his grandfather coming home drunk after she had threatened to kill him if it happened again. In another scene, his grandparents curse out a store employee and smash a toy after one of their children was told not to play with it without paying.“Destroying store merchandise and threatening a sales clerk were normal to Mamaw and Papaw,” Vance wrote. “That’s what Scots-Irish Appalachians do when people mess with your kid.”Ray Jones, the judge-executive of Pike County, Kentucky, and a former Democratic state senator, said he recognized nothing about his family’s experience in “Hillbilly Elegy.”“Maybe that’s his life story, but I thought the overall depiction of the people in eastern Kentucky was offensive,” said Jones, whose grandfathers were both union coal miners. “I don’t think that book is a fair depiction of the people of this region, and most certainly not the hard-working men and women here."“The book paints the people of this region as white trash, and that’s just not true,” he said, before adding, “His story is obviously compelling to people who aren’t from here.”Neema Avashia, a public educator and author from West Virginia who now lives in Boston, said she was unsettled by the book’s tone, by its lack of representation of Appalachia’s nonwhite residents and by what she called “sweeping generalizations” about working-class white people.Avashia responded with her own memoir, “Another Appalachia,” about growing up Indian-American and queer in a West Virginia chemical plant community.“People are allowed to write memoirs about whatever they want — it’s their life," Avashia said. "I think where I really started to struggle was with the attempt to draw lines in terms of claiming sort of expertise around culture and characterizing like, entire groups of people.”“I would never claim to say that my Appalachian story is the Appalachian story. It is an Appalachian story. It's called ‘Another Appalachia’ for a reason. It’s ‘another’ because there are many.”Avashia said the book's popularity “is rooted in a desire to have your biases confirmed.”Vance, whose office didn't return a request for comment Wednesday, has acknowledged some criticism. He recently told The New York Times he’d distanced himself from “Hillbilly Elegy,” in order not to “wake up in 10 years and really hate everything that I’ve become.”Sam Workman, a professor of political science at West Virginia University, called the book “poverty porn.” He said the reception to it has more to say about the disconnect between intellectual pundits in academics, politics, the media and rural working-class people than anything else.“‘Hillbilly Elegy’ was so popular at the start, and all of a sudden everyone now dislikes it, because they realize the rabbit’s out of the hat in a way,” said Workman, who runs WVU's Institute for Policy Research and Public Affairs. “This is really about a lot of liberal intellectuals being caught off guard as to what the real purposes of ‘Hillbilly Elegy’ were. It was the first foray into a really potent, conservative political career.”On the heels of the book's popularity, Vance started a charity called “Our Ohio Renewal” that he said he would use as a vehicle for helping solve the scourge of opioid addiction that he had lamented in the book. He&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/2022-midterm-elections-entertainment-health-175153d8a80d93b2c9c6654a6a730de9">shuttered the nonprofit</a>&nbsp;shortly after clinching the Senate nomination in 2022.___

🎥Trump vice presidential pick talks Appalachian ties in speech at RNC

NAME:&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;Schimmel, Tevin Lawrence

NAME:&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;Rael, Richard Eugene

REQUESTED CHARGE(S): Contempt of Court, Interference with LEO and Violation of a Protection Order&nbsp;

NAME:&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;Williams, Maurio Del Lavon

NAME:&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;McCarter, Christopher Lee

REQUESTED CHARGE(S):&nbsp; Probation Violation, Failure to Appear and&nbsp;Criminal trespass; Remain in defiance of order by owner

NAME:&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;Miller, Jeremy Michael 

REQUESTED CHARGE(S). Use/poss drug paraphernalia/human body and Poss of opiate, narcotic, or certain stimulant

Following is recent booking activity for the Saline County Jail, as provided by law enforcement. Photos, if provided, are courtesy of Saline County Jail.All persons are considered innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.<figure>
 <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2024/5/1716641210792.jpeg" alt="Schimmel, Tevin Lawrence-photo from an earlier arrest" />
 <figcaption>Schimmel, Tevin Lawrence-photo from an earlier arrest</figcaption>
 </figure>NAME:&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;Schimmel, Tevin LawrenceREQUESTED CHARGE(S): Probation Violation<figure>
 <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2024/7/1720098928169.jpeg" alt="Rael, Richard Eugene -photo from an earlier arrest" />
 <figcaption>Rael, Richard Eugene -photo from an earlier arrest</figcaption>
 </figure>NAME:&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;Rael, Richard EugeneREQUESTED CHARGE(S): Contempt of Court, Interference with LEO and Violation of a Protection Order&nbsp;<figure>
 <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2023/5/1683806115891.jpeg" alt="Gemes, Mary Anne -photo from an earlier arrest" />
 <figcaption>Gemes, Mary Anne -photo from an earlier arrest</figcaption>
 </figure>NAME:&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;Gemes, Mary AnneREQUESTED CHARGE(S): Probation Violation<figure>
 <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2024/6/1719321320473.jpeg" alt="Williams, Maurio Del Lavon -photo from an earlier arrest" />
 <figcaption>Williams, Maurio Del Lavon -photo from an earlier arrest</figcaption>
 </figure>NAME:&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;Williams, Maurio Del LavonREQUESTED CHARGE(S): Probation Violation<figure>
 <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2024/4/1713534522640.jpeg" alt="McCarter, Christopher Lee-photo from an earlier arrest" />
 <figcaption>McCarter, Christopher Lee-photo from an earlier arrest</figcaption>
 </figure>NAME:&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;McCarter, Christopher LeeREQUESTED CHARGE(S):&nbsp; Probation Violation, Failure to Appear and&nbsp;Criminal trespass; Remain in defiance of order by owner<figure>
 <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2023/9/1694612048834.jpeg" alt="Ehrlich, Cody Wayne.-photo from an earlier arrest" />
 <figcaption>Ehrlich, Cody Wayne.-photo from an earlier arrest</figcaption>
 </figure>NAME:&nbsp; &nbsp; Ehrlich, Cody Wayne REQUESTED CHARGE(S) Probation Violation<figure>
 <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2023/11/1698848400629.jpeg" alt="Miller, Jeremy Michael-photo from an earlier arrest" />
 <figcaption>Miller, Jeremy Michael-photo from an earlier arrest</figcaption>
 </figure>NAME:&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;Miller, Jeremy Michael REQUESTED CHARGE(S). Use/poss drug paraphernalia/human body and Poss of opiate, narcotic, or certain stimulant

Saline County Jail Bookings, July 17

SEDGWICK COUNTY —Law enforcement are investigating a 15-year-old in connection with a shooting during an altercation with a man and his wife who were taking a walk.

Just before 11:30 p.m. Monday, police responded to a report of a large disturbance at 100 S. Saint Francis in Wichita, according to Officer Juan Rebolledo. 

Officers were then notified of a possible shooting. Subsequently, another call came in from 100 S. Broadway reporting a shooting victim. Officers responded to that location and found a 64-year old man from Wichita suffering from a gunshot wound to his left shoulder. 

EMS transported the victim to a local hospital for treatment of critical but non-life-threatening injuries.

Preliminary investigations indicate that the victim and his wife were walking in the Naftzger Park area when they got into a verbal argument with a large group of young individuals. The argument escalated into a physical altercation, leading to several individuals pursuing the victim to a nearby parking lot, where a 15- year-old boy shot the victim before fleeing the area.

The 15-year-old juvenile was later taken into custody and booked on requested charges of aggravated battery and attempted murder. The case will be presented to the District Attorney's Office for charge.

SEDGWICK COUNTY —Law enforcement are investigating a 15-year-old in connection with a shooting during an altercation with a man and his wife who were taking a walk.Just before 11:30 p.m. Monday, police responded to a report of a large disturbance at 100 S. Saint Francis in Wichita, according to Officer Juan Rebolledo. Officers were then notified of a possible shooting. Subsequently, another call came in from 100 S. Broadway reporting a shooting victim. Officers responded to that location and found a 64-year old man from Wichita suffering from a gunshot wound to his left shoulder. EMS transported the victim to a local hospital for treatment of critical but non-life-threatening injuries.Preliminary investigations indicate that the victim and his wife were walking in the Naftzger Park area when they got into a verbal argument with a large group of young individuals. The argument escalated into a physical altercation, leading to several individuals pursuing the victim to a nearby parking lot, where a 15- year-old boy shot the victim before fleeing the area.The 15-year-old juvenile was later taken into custody and booked on requested charges of aggravated battery and attempted murder. The case will be presented to the District Attorney's Office for charge.

Police: 15-year-old shot man walking with his wife in Kansas park

July 18, 2024 from 11 a.m to 1 p.m. | Author Meet n Greet | The&nbsp;Standard Book of Anything&nbsp;

Andrea Rome is an indie author from Kansas. A Wildcat by education, Andrea also spent a year in Abilene at the Great Plains Theatre before moving to the Kansas&nbsp;City Metro Area.

On weekdays she works as an actuary, but in her free time, she loves writing fantasy and adventure stories. "The Standard Book of Anything" is her first novel. Follow her on Facebook and Instagram (@andreahrome) for updates on her writing and author events.

Book Synopsis:&nbsp;Emaline Strider fixes everything that breaks in her small village of Brookerby. When the Warding Tree of Protection crashes to the ground and cripples the town, Em is up for the challenge of finding a solution.&nbsp;As she travels south to the glamourous capital city, she finds magic all around her. A shape-shifting book guides her. A never-empty flask sustains her. An improbable relationship blossoms.

But can Em trust magic when her hammer and pliers are infinitely more reliable?&nbsp;When the empress threatens her life and friends double-cross her, magic seems downright dangerous. Suddenly, a simple repair has become a race against the empire to save the only home she has ever&nbsp;known.

July 23, 2024 3 p.m - 4 p.m. | Children's Author visit and activity |&nbsp;Outdoor Farm, Indoor Farm

Lindsay Metcalf will be at Red Fern Booksellers reading her book&nbsp;Outdoor Farm, Indoor Farm,&nbsp;where your kiddo will explore the differences between the two and how they help farmers! There will also be a fun activity that your kiddo can take home with them

.Lindsay H. Metcalf is a former journalist who writes nonfiction and poetry for children. Her books include&nbsp;Beatrix Potter, Scientist, a Mighty Girl Best Book of 2020 and Young People’s Literature Award winner from the Friends of American Writers Chicago;&nbsp;Farmers Unite! 

Planting a Protest for Fair Prices, a Kansas Notable Book, Friends of American Writers honoree, NCSS/CBC Notable Social Studies Trade Book, and Junior Library Guild selection; and&nbsp;No Voice Too Small: Fourteen Young Americans Making History, a&nbsp;Kirkus&nbsp;and Chicago Public Library Best Book, Notable Social Studies Trade Book, and NCTE Notable Poetry Book.&nbsp;

Lindsay lives in north-central Kansas with her husband, two sons, and a menagerie of pets. Learn more at&nbsp;<a target="_blank" href="http://lindsayhmetcalf.com/">lindsayhmetcalf.com</a>&nbsp;and @lindsayhmetcalf on social media

July 27, 2024 from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. | Author Meet n Greet | Soon You&nbsp;Will Be Mine

&nbsp;Jeanne Riedel is a mom with two grown children and two grandchildren. She is retired and enjoys baking and writing mystery novels. She turned seventy during the&nbsp;process of her book being published. No matter what your age, never give up your dream.&nbsp;

Book Synopsis:&nbsp;William, along with his two marine comrades Randy and Bob, never thought that the papers Bob found would turn their world upside down. Though retired from the marines, they vowed to right a wrong involving their former commander, Frank Kraft.&nbsp;Kraft would stop at nothing to prevent the truth from coming out. Explosions, kidnappings, and murder were not above the realm of possibilities with Kraft.&nbsp;

Circumstances become very personal for William when Kraft starts targeting his fiancee, Anna. William is ready to take matters into his own hands as Kraft becomes more obsessed with killing William and making Anna his own.

Learn more about Red Fern Booksellers by checking out their <a href="https://redfernbooksellers.com/">website here.&nbsp;</a>

<figure>
 <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2024/3/1709829968117.jpeg" alt="The entryway of Red Fern Booksellers in downtown Salina. Photo by Olivia Bergmeier" />
 <figcaption>The entryway of Red Fern Booksellers in downtown Salina. Photo by Olivia Bergmeier</figcaption>
 </figure>By SALINA POSTJuly 18, 2024 from 11 a.m to 1 p.m. | Author Meet n Greet | The&nbsp;Standard Book of Anything&nbsp;Andrea Rome is an indie author from Kansas. A Wildcat by education, Andrea also spent a year in Abilene at the Great Plains Theatre before moving to the Kansas&nbsp;City Metro Area. On weekdays she works as an actuary, but in her free time, she loves writing fantasy and adventure stories. "The Standard Book of Anything" is her first novel. Follow her on Facebook and Instagram (@andreahrome) for updates on her writing and author events.<figure>
 <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2024/7/1721152860708.jpeg" alt="The Standard Book of Anything" />
 <figcaption>The Standard Book of Anything</figcaption>
 </figure>Book Synopsis:&nbsp;Emaline Strider fixes everything that breaks in her small village of Brookerby. When the Warding Tree of Protection crashes to the ground and cripples the town, Em is up for the challenge of finding a solution.&nbsp;As she travels south to the glamourous capital city, she finds magic all around her. A shape-shifting book guides her. A never-empty flask sustains her. An improbable relationship blossoms. But can Em trust magic when her hammer and pliers are infinitely more reliable?&nbsp;When the empress threatens her life and friends double-cross her, magic seems downright dangerous. Suddenly, a simple repair has become a race against the empire to save the only home she has ever&nbsp;known.July 23, 2024 3 p.m - 4 p.m. | Children's Author visit and activity |&nbsp;Outdoor Farm, Indoor FarmLindsay Metcalf will be at Red Fern Booksellers reading her book&nbsp;Outdoor Farm, Indoor Farm,&nbsp;where your kiddo will explore the differences between the two and how they help farmers! There will also be a fun activity that your kiddo can take home with them.Lindsay H. Metcalf is a former journalist who writes nonfiction and poetry for children. Her books include&nbsp;Beatrix Potter, Scientist, a Mighty Girl Best Book of 2020 and Young People’s Literature Award winner from the Friends of American Writers Chicago;&nbsp;Farmers Unite! Planting a Protest for Fair Prices, a Kansas Notable Book, Friends of American Writers honoree, NCSS/CBC Notable Social Studies Trade Book, and Junior Library Guild selection; and&nbsp;No Voice Too Small: Fourteen Young Americans Making History, a&nbsp;Kirkus&nbsp;and Chicago Public Library Best Book, Notable Social Studies Trade Book, and NCTE Notable Poetry Book.&nbsp;Lindsay lives in north-central Kansas with her husband, two sons, and a menagerie of pets. Learn more at&nbsp;<a target="_blank" href="http://lindsayhmetcalf.com/">lindsayhmetcalf.com</a>&nbsp;and @lindsayhmetcalf on social mediaJuly 27, 2024 from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. | Author Meet n Greet | Soon You&nbsp;Will Be Mine&nbsp;Jeanne Riedel is a mom with two grown children and two grandchildren. She is retired and enjoys baking and writing mystery novels. She turned seventy during the&nbsp;process of her book being published. No matter what your age, never give up your dream.&nbsp;Book Synopsis:&nbsp;William, along with his two marine comrades Randy and Bob, never thought that the papers Bob found would turn their world upside down. Though retired from the marines, they vowed to right a wrong involving their former commander, Frank Kraft.&nbsp;Kraft would stop at nothing to prevent the truth from coming out. Explosions, kidnappings, and murder were not above the realm of possibilities with Kraft.&nbsp;Circumstances become very personal for William when Kraft starts targeting his fiancee, Anna. William is ready to take matters into his own hands as Kraft becomes more obsessed with killing William and making Anna his own.Learn more about Red Fern Booksellers by checking out their <a href="https://redfernbooksellers.com/">website here.&nbsp;</a>

Upcoming free to attend events at Red Fern Booksellers in downtown Salina

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Former President Donald Trump on Monday chose U.S.&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/trump-vice-president-vance-rubio-burgum-rnc-6cc438a8370a21b2631f5a53b06b71d0">Sen. JD Vance of Ohio</a>&nbsp;to be his running mate as he looks to return to the White House.

Two members of the Kansas congressional delegation used social media to show their support for the choice.

Here are some things to know about Vance, a 39-year-old Republican now in his first term in the Senate:

Vance rose to prominence with the memoir ‘Hillbilly Elegy’

Vance was born and raised in Middletown, Ohio. He joined the Marines and served in Iraq, and later earned degrees from Ohio State University and Yale Law School. He also worked as a venture capitalist in Silicon Valley.

Vance made a name for himself with his memoir, the 2016 bestseller&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/entertainment-business-arts-and-ohio-8c7a70bad96c48df9544049a38584cb8">“Hillbilly Elegy</a>," which was published as Trump was first running for president. The book earned Vance a reputation as someone who could help explain the maverick New York businessman’s appeal in middle America, especially among the working class, rural white voters who helped Trump win the presidency.

“Hillbilly Elegy” also introduced Vance to the Trump family. Donald Trump Jr. loved the book and knew of Vance when he went to launch his political career. The two hit it off and have remained friends.

He was first elected to public office in 2022

After Donald Trump won the 2016 election, Vance&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/9f3517a87604417eab5e9ad0063cd589">returned to his native Ohio</a>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<a href="https://pronto.associatedpress.com/took%20to%20the%20lecture%20circuit">set up an anti-opioid charity</a>. He also took to the&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/2022-midterm-elections-business-ohio-education-186ca3f092a60603891b60e199a3fa02">lecture circuit</a>&nbsp;and was a favored guest at Republican Lincoln Day dinners where his personal story — including the hardship Vance endured because of his mother’s drug addiction — resonated.

Vance's appearances were opportunities to sell his ideas for fixing the country and helped lay the groundwork for&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/arts-and-entertainment-government-and-politics-83e8bf8e1c90d88164b5a51fb1baf3c7">entering politics in 2021</a>, when he sought the Senate seat vacated by Republican Rob Portman, who retired.

Trump endorsed Vance. Vance went on to win&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/2022-midterm-elections-ohio-senate-9eeeed38cff92dbd88f1a7d48dcbfefc">a crowded Republican primary</a>&nbsp;and the general election.

Personal relationships are extremely important to the former president and he and Vance have developed a strong rapport over years, speaking on the phone regularly.

Trump has also complimented Vance’s beard, saying he “looks like a young Abraham Lincoln.”

Vance went from never-Trumper to fierce ally

Vance was a “never Trump” Republican in 2016. He called Trump “dangerous” and “unfit” for office. Vance, whose wife, lawyer Usha Chilukuri Vance, is Indian American and the mother of their three children, also criticized Trump’s racist rhetoric, saying he could be “America’s Hitler.”

But by the time Vance met Trump in 2021, he had reversed his opinion, citing Trump’s accomplishments as president. Both men downplayed Vance's past scathing criticism.

Once elected, Vance became a fierce Trump ally on Capitol Hill, unceasingly defending Trump’s policies and&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/donald-trump-court-allies-jd-vance-2666cc432e5291e8fa7dd7fba9c2ffad">behavior</a>.

Kevin Roberts, president of the conservative Heritage Foundation, called Vance a leading voice for the conservative movement, on key issues including a shift away from interventionist foreign policy, free market economics and “American culture writ large.”

Democrats call him an extremist, citing provocative positions Vance has taken but sometimes later amended. Vance signaled&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/2022-midterm-elections-abortion-tim-ryan-biden-6b00b57614dff12903d4228e74c37ac8">support for a national 15-week abortion ban</a>&nbsp;during his Senate run, for instance, then softened that stance once&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/ohio-abortion-amendment-election-2023-fe3e06747b616507d8ca21ea26485270">Ohio voters overwhelmingly backed</a>&nbsp;a 2023 abortion rights amendment.

Vance has adopted Trump's rhetoric about Jan. 6

On the 2020 election, he said he wouldn't have certified the results immediately if he had been vice president and said Trump had “a very legitimate grievance.” He has put conditions on honoring the results of the 2024 election that echo&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/trump-2024-election-lies-voter-fraud-biden-f3f3691c2ea0667ad694e3bee577d802">Trump's</a>. A litany of government and outside investigations have not found any election fraud that could have swung the outcome of Trump's 2020 loss to Democratic President Joe Biden.

<figure>
 <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2024/7/1721141641503.png" alt="Trump greeting Vance during the RNC Monday night-image courtesy CSPAN" />
 <figcaption>Trump greeting Vance during the RNC Monday night-image courtesy CSPAN</figcaption>
 </figure>COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Former President Donald Trump on Monday chose U.S.&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/trump-vice-president-vance-rubio-burgum-rnc-6cc438a8370a21b2631f5a53b06b71d0">Sen. JD Vance of Ohio</a>&nbsp;to be his running mate as he looks to return to the White House.Two members of the Kansas congressional delegation used social media to show their support for the choice.<div><blockquote class="twitter-tweet">I couldn’t be more proud of <a href="https://twitter.com/JDVance1?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@JDVance1</a>. Trump made the perfect choice. JD is not only a colleague of mine, but he’s become a trusted friend that I have gotten to know very well. At this hour in America, we need a new generation of fighters, and there&#39;s no better name to aid…&mdash; Dr. Roger Marshall (@RogerMarshallMD) <a href="https://twitter.com/RogerMarshallMD/status/1812927349320786304?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 15, 2024</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div><div><blockquote class="twitter-tweet">President Trump has chosen a vice president that will get our country back on track. <a href="https://twitter.com/JDVance1?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@JDVance1</a> will fight for Main Street and our American values. Congratulations, Senator &amp; congratulations President Trump on an incredible pick. I’m looking forward to November! <a href="https://t.co/4ClYjsrrR3">pic.twitter.com/4ClYjsrrR3</a>&mdash; Tracey Mann (@RepMann) <a href="https://twitter.com/RepMann/status/1812953820135367148?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 15, 2024</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div>Here are some things to know about Vance, a 39-year-old Republican now in his first term in the Senate:<h2>Vance rose to prominence with the memoir ‘Hillbilly Elegy’</h2>Vance was born and raised in Middletown, Ohio. He joined the Marines and served in Iraq, and later earned degrees from Ohio State University and Yale Law School. He also worked as a venture capitalist in Silicon Valley.Vance made a name for himself with his memoir, the 2016 bestseller&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/entertainment-business-arts-and-ohio-8c7a70bad96c48df9544049a38584cb8">“Hillbilly Elegy</a>," which was published as Trump was first running for president. The book earned Vance a reputation as someone who could help explain the maverick New York businessman’s appeal in middle America, especially among the working class, rural white voters who helped Trump win the presidency.“Hillbilly Elegy” also introduced Vance to the Trump family. Donald Trump Jr. loved the book and knew of Vance when he went to launch his political career. The two hit it off and have remained friends.<h2>He was first elected to public office in 2022</h2>After Donald Trump won the 2016 election, Vance&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/9f3517a87604417eab5e9ad0063cd589">returned to his native Ohio</a>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<a href="https://pronto.associatedpress.com/took%20to%20the%20lecture%20circuit">set up an anti-opioid charity</a>. He also took to the&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/2022-midterm-elections-business-ohio-education-186ca3f092a60603891b60e199a3fa02">lecture circuit</a>&nbsp;and was a favored guest at Republican Lincoln Day dinners where his personal story — including the hardship Vance endured because of his mother’s drug addiction — resonated.Vance's appearances were opportunities to sell his ideas for fixing the country and helped lay the groundwork for&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/arts-and-entertainment-government-and-politics-83e8bf8e1c90d88164b5a51fb1baf3c7">entering politics in 2021</a>, when he sought the Senate seat vacated by Republican Rob Portman, who retired.Trump endorsed Vance. Vance went on to win&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/2022-midterm-elections-ohio-senate-9eeeed38cff92dbd88f1a7d48dcbfefc">a crowded Republican primary</a>&nbsp;and the general election.<h2>He and Trump have personal chemistry</h2>Personal relationships are extremely important to the former president and he and Vance have developed a strong rapport over years, speaking on the phone regularly.Trump has also complimented Vance’s beard, saying he “looks like a young Abraham Lincoln.”<h2>Vance went from never-Trumper to fierce ally</h2>Vance was a “never Trump” Republican in 2016. He called Trump “dangerous” and “unfit” for office. Vance, whose wife, lawyer Usha Chilukuri Vance, is Indian American and the mother of their three children, also criticized Trump’s racist rhetoric, saying he could be “America’s Hitler.”But by the time Vance met Trump in 2021, he had reversed his opinion, citing Trump’s accomplishments as president. Both men downplayed Vance's past scathing criticism.Once elected, Vance became a fierce Trump ally on Capitol Hill, unceasingly defending Trump’s policies and&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/donald-trump-court-allies-jd-vance-2666cc432e5291e8fa7dd7fba9c2ffad">behavior</a>.<h2>He is a leading conservative voice</h2>Kevin Roberts, president of the conservative Heritage Foundation, called Vance a leading voice for the conservative movement, on key issues including a shift away from interventionist foreign policy, free market economics and “American culture writ large.”Democrats call him an extremist, citing provocative positions Vance has taken but sometimes later amended. Vance signaled&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/2022-midterm-elections-abortion-tim-ryan-biden-6b00b57614dff12903d4228e74c37ac8">support for a national 15-week abortion ban</a>&nbsp;during his Senate run, for instance, then softened that stance once&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/ohio-abortion-amendment-election-2023-fe3e06747b616507d8ca21ea26485270">Ohio voters overwhelmingly backed</a>&nbsp;a 2023 abortion rights amendment.<h2>Vance has adopted Trump's rhetoric about Jan. 6</h2>On the 2020 election, he said he wouldn't have certified the results immediately if he had been vice president and said Trump had “a very legitimate grievance.” He has put conditions on honoring the results of the 2024 election that echo&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/trump-2024-election-lies-voter-fraud-biden-f3f3691c2ea0667ad694e3bee577d802">Trump's</a>. A litany of government and outside investigations have not found any election fraud that could have swung the outcome of Trump's 2020 loss to Democratic President Joe Biden.In the Senate, Vance sometimes embraces bipartisanship. He and&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/derailment-ohio-safety-senate-legislation-brown-vance-82c55dc95aca9524d6ae8e6d01336dbe">Democratic Ohio Sen. Sherrod Brown</a>&nbsp;co-sponsored a railway safety bill following a&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/pennsylvania-ohio-evacuations-fires-5d399dc745f51ef746e22828083d8591">fiery train derailment in the Ohio village of East Palestine</a>. He's sponsored legislation extending and increasing funding for Great Lakes restoration, and supported bipartisan legislation boosting workers and families.<h2>Vance can articulate Trump's vision</h2>People familiar with the vice presidential vetting process said Vance would bring to the GOP ticket debating skills and the ability to articulate Trump’s vision.Charlie Kirk, founder of the conservative activist group Turning Point USA, said Vance compellingly articulates the America First world view and could help Trump in states he closely lost in 2020, such as Michigan and Wisconsin, that share Ohio’s values, demographics and economy.