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KAPLAN — On Thursday, Mayor Mike Kloesel of Kaplan announced the appointment of Jake Faulk to Kaplan Fire Chief and Robby Pommier to Assistant Fire Chief effective immediately. The mayor will ask the city council to ratify the appointments at the next Kaplan city council meeting.
Mayor Kloesel states that Jake and Robby are very capable leaders and firefighters. Both men have the approval and respect of the entire fire department, the volunteer fire department, and the Kaplan Fire Department board of directors.

La Table Française, the weekly French Table that is hosted by Les Amis du Français en Vermilion, has been postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
La Table Française had been meeting weekly on Fridays, at the Erath Public Library, at 10 a.m.
Layla Melancon, Director, Les Amis du Français en Vermilion, sent a letter to past attendees regarding the postponement, which she said will be in effect until COVID-19 conditions improve.
Here is the letter:

MAURICE — Local governments throughout the country are working on plans on how to spend federal funds aimed at easing some of the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic.
The village of Maurice is in line to receive $595,092.46 through the American Rescue Plan Act, passed by Congress earlier this year. Of the $1.9 trillion stimulus plan, $350 billion is earmarked for state and local governments.