INDIANAPOLIS An Irvington couple is on the hunt for a bold porch pirate who swiped a new TV right in front of their injured mother.

Its disgusting and pathetic, says David Phillips of the situation, Pretty brazen, best word to say.

It happened on Dewey Avenue on Wednesday in broad daylight. David and his wife Anne had just moved her grandmother from Texas to an assisted living facility in Indy. Around the same time, she got here, Annes mother broke her ankle, and began living at their home. The TV was supposed to be for her grandmothers new abode, however a porch pirate had other plans. After the TV arrived, her mother watched from her wheelchair as a thief stole the tv right in front of her. She yelled his way, but there was nothing she could do.

I just feel like they were victimized, and now Im angry, says Anne Carroll, People are getting more confident, and doing things in broad daylight in front of people.

David says porch pirates are becoming all too common in their neighborhood.

Neighbors over there, they got hit not too long ago. My direct neighbor across the alley her welcome to the neighborhood was her kids bikes stolen next day, tells Phillips.

If you live near the 6000 block of Dewey Avenue and have surveillance cameras, the family is looking for help to identify the person who made off with the TV. A report has been filed with the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department.

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The pandemic threatened to cancel a local Fourth of July tradition. Instead, a new tradition is forming.

The Fourth of July Symphony at the Park, the fireworks show traditionally held at Memorial Park, was changed to the Fourth of July Symphony on the Porch in 2020 as a way to keep the show going amid COVID-19 restrictions.

And that version is coming back Sunday, with fireworks being shot from multiple locations around the Pikes Peak region to hopefully give people patriotic views from wherever they are. The displays are accompanied by a symphony concert broadcasted from local radio stations.

The event is organized by the Colorado Springs Philharmonic and the Colorado Springs Sports Corp.

Brianna Goodwin, of the Colorado Springs Sports Corp., said 2020s Fourth of July Symphony on the Porch was such a hit that they decided to stick with it this year.

We just got the most amazing feedback from people who really liked it, Goodwin said. We felt we had something special.

Colorado Springs Mayor John Suthers agrees, saying in a news release that it feels right to bring this event back and continue to foster a sense of unity throughout our great city.

The event brought unity to the Colorado Springs area during a time in 2020 when people couldnt get together.

We wanted to have so people didnt have to miss out yet another thing, Goodwin said. A lot of people were missing out on so much last year.

Organizers realized that, for some people, the event was better without the setting of Memorial Park.

We heard from people who are homebound or dont have a car or have to work on the Fourth of July, but they could stop for 10 minutes to watch the fireworks from wherever they were, Goodwin said. This opened it up to so many people.

On Sunday, fireworks will be launched from locations including The Broadmoor, Cherokee Ridge Golf Course,The Club at Flying Horse,The Country Club of Colorado at Cheyenne Mountain Resort, Falcon Freedom Days at Meridian Ranch, Garden of the Gods Resort and Club and the Patty Jewett Golf Course.

Firework displays under the Fourth of July Symphony on Your Porch umbrella will also be hosted by Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC and Rocky Mountain Vibes via ticketed events.

Without the same COVID restrictions this year, people will be able to watch fireworks from beyond their own homes and front porches.

Wherever they are, theyll still be sharing the same view.

When we can do something together in Colorado Springs, it gives us this small hometown feeling, Goodwin said. It gives us that united feeling.

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An Arizona woman's photo went viral when she shared a picture of some unusual houseguests.

A pack of young bobcatsreferred to as a kindlehave taken over the front porch of Kate Smith's Mesa home. She posted a picture of three young kittens sleeping near her house's entryway on Friday.

"So this is my front porch right now," Smith captioned the photo on Twitter.

The image of the slumbering cats went viral, with over 291,000 likes, 23,000 retweets and 4,000 comments of people chiming in on the bobcats' cuteness and their odd choice of a den.

The three cats pictured didn't just spend the night at Smith's home; they have taken up residence on her front porch.

"These guys have been here a month," Smith told KPNX, a local Arizona station. "I've been told that as soon as the cubs are old enough to hunt on their own, they should be moving on, but they've been here a while."

Smith posted more photos of the wild cats in the comments of her tweet. Twitter users asked for more bobcat content, and Smith posted several photos of the animals around her home. One photo taken from inside of the house shows one sitting up against a window and looking into the home.

Other pictures show the cats hanging out in trees and lounging around on garden walls. Commenters shared their own photos of uninvited, but not always unwelcome, guests. Squirrels, snakes, birds, raccoons, bears, lizards, moose and fellow bobcats were posted in response to Smith.

Smith said on Twitter that she has not attempted to touch or pick them up because she didn't want the mom to leave them behind.

She called the Arizona Game and Fish Department when the kindle started hanging around, the local station reported. Due to their nature, if the bobcats were to be removed by the Game and Fish Department, they likely would not survive the relocation and it is considered a last resort.

"The answer they gave me was that if you take them out of their territory, they typically don't survive, so I said, 'Oh, forget it," Smith said. "They're territorial, so if you plop them down in an area they're unfamiliar with, they usually won't make it."

She said she had to warn neighbors and delivery drivers not to come to the front porch. She hung up a sign asking people to stay away from the kindle.

"All neighbors and family know not to come to the front door," she said. "Our dog is grounded at this point."

People online who saw the picture suggested that Smith give them water to drink, but she told KPNX that she didn't want to make them too comfortable on her porch.

"Everybody is like, Oh my god, give them water. But Game and Fish told me not to give them water because you don't want them comfortable," she said.

If she were to feed or water them, the cats may become too attached to the porch or Smith and would not be able to go back into the wild, according to the Arizona Game and Fish Department.

According to the Game and Fish Department, bobcats do not pose a threat to humans and don't often attack people except in the rare case that they are hyperaggressive or have rabies.

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EL PASO COUNTY, Colo. (KRDO) -- This weekend, you can celebrate the 4th of July from the comfort of your porch. The 4th of July Symphony on Your Porch will be back for a second year, bringing fireworks to residents across El Paso County.

The event, designed as a result of COVID-19, allows residents to enjoy the holiday while watching one of the region's many fireworks shows, "from their porch."

Organized by theColorado Springs Sports Corporation,the event continues the tradition of playing a patriotic concert, along with fireworks, while being broadcast across five local radio stations as the night sky lights up. Residents can tune in to Sunny 106.3 FM,Y96.9 FM, KCME 88.7 FM, 92.9 Peak FM, or AM 740 KVOR.

The following locations will be presenting fireworks displays, weather-permitting, without public access. These shows will be visible to residents at their homes across the region; seeCOS4thofJuly.orgfor details:

Additional communities will be hosting firework displays, while participating in the regional coordinated efforts to bring fireworks across the county.

The Fort Carson Black Hawk helicopters will do a community flyover to kick off the4th of July. Starting at approximately 5:00 pm until 6:00 pm, residents are encouraged to look to the skies for this special Independence Day tribute to honor the military men and women, past and present, who have served our great nation.

Xfinity has teamed up with Kona Ice to provide FREE patriotic frozen treats to kids in FIVE surprise neighborhoods across the community!Be on the lookout between 6 8 pm to grab your tasty treat thanks to Xfinity!

Also, iHeartRadio wants to see your #PorchParty fun!Sunny 106.3 & Y96.9 listeners can submit their best 4thof July photos via social media to enter to win. Upload your patriotic photo to the iHeartRadio gallery and you could win a prize pack bursting with concert tickets, gift cards, event tickets, and more!

TheBanning Lewis Ranch Summer Concert Serieswill host a4th of Julyevent at Vista Park. Festivities will include food trucks, farmer's market, bouncy houses, and military/first responder appreciation activities from 4 - 8 pm. Enjoy live music from Collective Groove from 7 - 9 pm with fireworks following. Full details at: BanningLewisRanch.com

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YOUNGWOOD, Pa. You expect your packages to be safely delivered, but for neighbors in one Westmoreland County neighborhood, theyve been dealing with a local thief.

She didnt want to be identified but a woman who lives on South Tenth Street in Youngwood was one of the first ones to call police after she noticed packages she ordered turned up missing.

I came home from running errands and packages were; some were missing, some were gone through they always left the contents in the breezeway here between these two units, the woman explained. Other neighbors started coming out saying me too; me too, so then it became increasingly suspicious.

State police say it was her neighbor Alexander Soroka who was stealing them.

The officer who responded on Monday called and said we caught the person in action a street over; thats how they discovered what was going on because someone said I just watched this little kid take a package and opened it and take the contents, the woman said.

As police were investigating several other neighbors on South Tenth Street came forward and said they had their packages stolen, too. The 8-year-old boy allegedly told troopers Soroka told him to take the packages and bring them back to him.

I think its disgusting. I have a child myself, and to even begin to think they could be told to commit this crime, its just sickening, the woman explained.

Police say they found more than $300 worth of stolen goods, but Soroka said he sold even more.

Troopers say theyve been responding to this area for several monthsall for reports of stolen packagesand believe Soroka could be behind all of them.

Police still have to sift through other goods they believe were stolen by Soroka.

Hes in jail tonight on $100,000 bond and is expected to be in court next week.

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The mother of a U.S. Naval Academy midshipman candidate was fatally shot on Tuesday while sitting on a hotel porch in Annapolis, Maryland.

During a press conference on Tuesday, Annapolis Police Chief Edward Jackson explained that the incident occurred at around 12:21 a.m. local time on Tuesday when officers received reports of a victim suffering from gunshot wounds near West St.

When officers and emergency medical service officials arrived at the scene, they attempted to perform life-saving measures. The victim was pronounced deceased at the scene, according to Jackson.

"The victim was identified as Michelle Jordan Cummings," Jackson said. "She's an African American female, 57 years of age who resides in Houston, Texas."

During the press conference, Jackson explained that Cummings was visiting Annapolis with her husband to watch their son be inducted into the U.S. Naval Academy.

"He's also a prospect for the football team," Jackson said. "So what turned out to be a celebratory occasion for the family, celebrating their son going to one of the best institutions in the United States, turned into a tragic event."

According to Jackson, preliminary investigations lead police to believe that Cummings was not the intended target and she was hit by a stray bullet. Jackson said that the exact number of gunshot wounds sustained has yet to be determined but noted that Cummings was shot more than once.

"Preliminary investigation reveals that the victim was sitting on a patio area at a hotel and was not the intended target. At this time in the investigation it is believed the shots were fired on Pleasant Street and traveled a distance shooting the victim," police said in a press release prior to the press conference.

As police continue to investigate the situation, they are asking for the public's help in identifying the shooter and are offering up a $2,000 reward for any information leading to the arrest and indictment of the suspect.

Annapolis Mayor Gavin Buckley also spoke during the press conference and said that the "city's heart is broken."

"Somebody has lost their mom on the proudest day probably of her life. So, there are no circumstances where this can be tolerated. My sympathies go out to the family," Buckley said. "We are focused on getting guns off the street but it only takes one criminal with a gun for the results to be tragic. This was a horrific outcome for the kind of everyday gun violence that many cities across America see."

He continued, "Annapolis is sadly not immune. We have deployed our crisis intervention team to assist with the family...every resource is being deployed to solve this case. The perpetrators will be found and they will be held to account."

Newsweek reached out to the Annapolis Police Department for further comment but did not receive a response in time for publication.

In a statement posted to Twitter, the U.S. Naval Academy Vice Admiral Sean Buck said, "As members of our Naval Academy family, we will do all that we can to support Leonard, his father and the entire Cummings family during this unfathomable time. My wife, Joanne, and I, on behalf of all of us here in Annapolis, offer our deepest sympathies."

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Tina McMenamin, an 18-year-old UNL freshman, was stabbed and sexually assaulted in her apartment on July 25, 1995.

Gregory Gabel, a mentally ill Lincoln man, was arrested in the homicide and has always been the prime suspect, an investigator said, even after pivotal DNA evidence failed to link him to the crime scene.Gabel has a computerlike memory for numbers and facts and a history of following women at businesses and public events, retired investigator Rich Doetker said in 2005.

McMenamin was killed in the minutes before she was due at work at Godfather's Pizza at 5:30 p.m. that night in 1995. Roommate Sarah Bognich found her friend in a pool of blood that night.

"The apartment was ransacked. I walked past the bedroom a couple of times before noticing her on the floor. My life changed after that. I tried to go back (to college), and I couldn't ever finish."

A single hair clutched in McMenamin's hand led police to Gabel. It matched his DNA, a one-in-1,049 chance. Circumstantial evidence also linked Gabel to the apartment building. And a man matching Gabel's description was seen fleeing the crime scene, Amberwood Apartments, 4600 Briarpark Drive.

That night, Gabel was a block away at a Sonic Drive-In. He was there every Tuesday night, cleaning up in exchange for food. And Gabel had earlier convictions for third-degree sexual assault and public indecency. Police arrested him a year after the crime.

But two years later, when a different DNA test proved the hair was not Gabel's, he was released. That hair, however, didn't necessarily belong to the killer, Doetker said. The investigator also has suspicions about the validity of the second DNA test, conducted in a Pennsylvania lab.

"There were questions that came up: Was it the right hair? The same hair?" he said.

Murder charges were dropped against Gabel with the hope that additional evidence would be found to re-arrest him, Doetker said. If the case went to trial and Gabel was found innocent, Doetker added, he could not be retried if new evidence came to light.

Mary Hepburn-O'Shea, who has worked in the mental health field in Lincoln for decades and has known Gabel for many of those years, said in 2005 that the man lost two years in jail for something he didn't do.

Hepburn-O'Shea runs downtown O.U.R. Homes, the city's largest provider for developmentally disabled people that also houses people with mental illnesses. Gabel lives and works there. "He's a weird kid," she said. "He's not ever a violent kid."

Then-Assistant Police Chief Jim Peschong, speaking in 2005, added that you can't try a case on personal beliefs and supposition. Peschong said he personally believes there is a suspect in the crime, but he declined naming anyone.

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IT is remarkable how much long-term advantage people like us have gotten by trying to be consistently not stupid, instead of trying to be very intelligent.

Charlie Munger (Warren Buffets long-term partner in Berkshire Hathaway).

THERE is likely a very good reason why former Democratic National Alliance (DNA) leader Branville McCartney is not today Prime Minister McCartney: he proved incapable of playing the long game in politics.

If the DNA had not split the vote with the FNM at the 2012 General Election, he would likely have handsomely won the Bamboo Town seat. He may have been a contender for FNM Leader after the partys blowout loss to the PLP.

Were he elected FNM Leader, Mr McCartney may have been Prime Minister in a mere five years, when the country overwhelmingly returned the party to office after the disastrous five-year term of former Prime Minister Christie.

In an unprecedented event for a sitting Prime Minister and party leader in The Bahamas, Christie lost both popular favour and his Centreville seat. Even if Dr Hubert Minnis defeated McCartney for the leadership, the latter may have been in cabinet and a contender to lead the FNM in the election after next.

It is astonishing the number of Bahamian politicians who deem themselves the bright morning star, with the sun shining throughout every part of their anatomy, believing they are destined to be or should become Prime Minister today, if not the day after. Most of these combustible galactic personalities end up being shooting stars, not fixed stars.

Reversal of fortune is as typical in elected politics as in life. The long-term view appreciates how unpredictable is politics, famously summarized by the late British Prime Minister Harold Macmillan concerning the unexpected and sudden occurrence of: Events, dear boy, events!

MacMillans instinct somewhat echoes the caution of the 13th century medieval poem, O Fortuna, inspiring Carl Orffs 20th century cantata Carmina Burana:

O Fortune,

like the moon

you are changeable,

always waxing

or waning;

hateful life

first oppresses

and then soothes

as fancy takes it;

poverty

and power

it melts them like ice

JUDGEMENT

Fortune/luck plays a powerful role in politics. But so does the slow, incremental progress of the long game: waiting, watching and preparing to take advantage of fortune and the good, bad and uncertain luck of oneself and other actors. Essential to this process is good judgement.

Mr McCartney is not alone in failing to bide his time. Politicians with a variety of talents often lack a particular temperament: to out wait current circumstances and to adopt a broader horizon beyond a given moment, including during the fog of battle.

In The Surprising Power of the Long Game, Nisim Taleb offers: The most successful people in any field all play the long game. The long game isnt particularly notable. It doesnt attract a lot of attention. In fact, from the outside, the long game looks boring. The tiny advantages that accrue arent noticed until success becomes too obvious to ignore.

The short game is intermittent. Its as if Sisyphus pushes his huge boulder halfway up a steep hill, gets tired, lets it roll down the hill, and says to himself Ill come back and do this tomorrow.

Events, dear boy, events

In 2017, just two years after the 2015 electoral contest, former UK Conservative Prime Minister Theresa May called an early snap general election to capitalise on strong polling numbers, including some showing her with a 21 percent margin over Labour.

Though the Tories won the election, they dramatically underperformed. May won a reduced majority resulting in a minority government requiring a coalition and confidence-and-supply agreement with Northern Irelands Democratic Unionist Party, which extracted certain demands, further weakening her hand.

With an unsteady coalition, post-Brexit divisions and turmoil and a series of historic defeats on Brexit legislation in the House of Commons May announced her departure from 10 Downing Street in mid-2019.

The race to succeed her included then-Home Secretary Sajid Javid, who made it to the final four but eventually threw his support to Boris Johnson, who later named him Chancellor of the Exchequer.

Javid resigned after a scant six months because of a row over the appointment of special advisors. It was, according to the Institute of Government, one of the shortest-lived chancellorships in modern Britain.

Johnsons eccentric and often seemingly crazed chief special adviser Dominic Cummings, who was riding precariously high at the time, sneeringly delighted in engineering Javids exit as the second most powerful member of the Cabinet.

One UK tabloid described the long game of the ambitious and steady Javid, the first British-Asian and Muslim to serve at Number 11 as Chancellor, after resigning one of the great offices of state:

He was widely credited with a dignified departure, and refrained from attacking Mr Cummings throughout. As a backbencher he has been loyal to Mr Johnson and the Government, and backed its approach to the pandemic.

There was much to criticize, including the initial shambolic and late response to the pandemic by Johnson and his Health and Social Care Secretary Matt Hancock. The UK has the highest death toll in Europe. Javid could have attacked the government over a series of scandals, missteps and blunders.

As reported in the UK Guardian: Javids allies made it clear upon his departure as Chancellor that he was open to return to government and was not bitter.

Cummings, unlike Javid, left in a blaze of unbridled and explosive egomania, viciously turning on Johnson with numerous damaging revelations, none of which seem to have done permanent damage thus far except to Cummings, who will likely never be trusted again to work at the highest levels of government.

LOYALTY

Javid understood the importance of party loyalty, not as a matter of altruism, but as a strategy for his long-term political goals, including, likely, the prime ministership.

He did not go to the backbench and whine and complain. He did not leak certain information nor try to gain headlines to boost his standing. He did not sulk and appear petulant and peevish in the Commons.

He did not throw tantrums or act in an erratic impulsive manner, seeking to make himself the centre of political and media attention. He worked his way back to the cabinet by proving himself a team player, not a stalking lone wolf seething and plotting attacks.

How does one go to the backbench, continue to harshly criticize ones former cabinet colleagues and expect to be a leadership contender at a future date?

When a political ego is bruised it is best not to show it in public because it gives ammunition to opponents and it is off-putting to allies and supporters. Meanwhile, the wheel of fortune continued to grind then speed up in the precincts of Whitehall.

Cummings, who was more powerful than most cabinet ministers, was making enemies, reportedly including the Prime Ministers then-girlfriend Carrie Symonds, who is now his wife and who previously served as a special media advisor to Javid.

Javid maintained his good relations with Johnsons powerful partner. Cummings spectacular fall was in the offing. He was a difficult, disloyal personality who Johnson should never have brought into the heart of government.

His ignominious departure last November was followed approximately seven months later by the messy exit of Johnson loyalist Hancock, who spectacularly breached social distancing rules he planned and instituted as Health Secretary.

The initial stance of Johnson and Hancock to ride out the breach blew up as even Tory loyalists and constituency associations were enraged at the degree of hypocrisy.

Sixteen months after his abrupt resignation from Johnsons Cabinet, the well-liked Javid, who demonstrated discipline and good judgement, returned to centre stage as Health Secretary.

Amid the ongoing pandemic, one British newspaper described the new appointment as arguably the biggest and most challenging of all for Javid, who has also served as Home Secretary.

Javid has a fresh opportunity to shine and to burnish his leadership credentials. He is currently enjoying the proverbial last laugh. Back in office, the 51-year-old can rekindle alliances and make a mark with the British public and his parliamentary colleagues as the UK battles to emerge from the emergency phase of the pandemic.

Nisim Taleb further observed: The long game allows you to compound results. The longer you play the better the rewards... The long game is the opposite of the short game. Playing the long game means paying a small price today to make tomorrow easier. From the outside, the long game looks pretty boring...

LISTEN

Some politicians are narcissists with outsized egos. But some of the more successful know when to temper their egos, while trying to soothe and wrestle with their demons.

Such successful leaders typically listen to their advisors and family members who can help them to discern the moment, to restrain themselves, to breathe deeply, to become calmer, to exercise self-control.

For some, the unsteady flash of egotism, the giddiness of the moment, the lack of political maturity and stability often lead to erratic and wild-eyed actions and the rush to poor judgements including misreading the true intentions and motives of others.

Sometimes the ego becomes maniacal, incapable of restraint, judgement and discipline. Impulse reigns over reason. In the worst examples, it is like an addiction or disorder, hence the terms egomaniac and pathological narcissist.

Long-term vision includes post-frontline politics. Those who leave the frontline might find avenues such as new roles, foundations, mentoring and other means to bequeath wisdom and experience to others who can build on ones legacy.

Former Presidents Jimmy Carter and Barack Obama have done this successfully in the United States, creating models for post-presidencies. Some who leave parliament might serve in other capacities.

Paradoxically, because life is short, the long game is critical. Because we typically only get certain opportunities, we should be as prepared and ready as possible for them by accruing advantages and a strong hand for when the moment ripens and is ready for the plucking and savouring and sometimes winning the ultimate prize.

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If you havent been to Cassel Vineyards of Hershey in a while, a few things have changed.

A note on the blog that the Dauphin County winery updates regularly noted that its now serving wine flights on its enclosed porch, deck, cider garden and on the lawn. As the post noted, there is lots of room for visitors to relax and spread out. Wines and ciders are available for consumption.

Other changes include a new porch with retractable walls, a cider garden with sailshades and seating and an expanded concert seating area.

The Cassel family, which established the winery in 2008 and opened its tasting room at 80 Shetland Dr. in South Hanover Township in 2012, is transitioning from the alterations forced by the pandemic to its more traditional way of operating albeit with a few twists.

We are getting back to normal but some things are just reset to the new normal, Craig Cassel said in an email. Limo and bus tours are not picking up and may be part of the old normal. Wine flights outside and indoor tasting limitations are a nice change. Canned wine and ciders are an interesting new addition to our choices along with our wine slushies and different craft beers.

The family-operated winery near Hummelstown has taken the fifth-generation farm in a new direction and has been steadily growing its wine list and the experience for its customers over the past 10 years.

Dry to sweet wines are available, including ross in a variety of styles, and the winery has been recognized for several of its wines in competitions over the past couple of years.

Cassel Vineyards of Hershey offers a mix of dry and sweet wines, including several port wines, and four ciders.

The winery took home seven awards from the 2020 Farm Show competition, including a silver for its 2016 Cabernet Franc Reserve. Those are on top of two wines recognized in the Pennsylvania Wine Societys Wine Excellence 18th annual competition. Its 2017 Vidal placed among the 13 finalists and its Cab Franc Reserve wound up on the honorable mention list.

Its open 3 to 7 p.m. Thursdays, noon to 8:30 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays and noon to 6 Sundays.

If you visit, you can bring your own food, but be aware that Philadelphia Hoagie Company will be on the premises all four days that the winery is open.

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SPRINGFIELD, Mo. Monday, Feb. 8, is the first anniversary of Dave Koenigs disappearance, a 26-year-old Branson amateur MMA fighter.

People across the Ozarks and the country are putting up blue lights on their porch in hopes of Daves homecoming.

The night Dave went missing, he had messaged a couple of friends, thinking he might be in trouble. According to Daves mother, Tracy Koenig, Dave was friends with the Peachtree Inn owner in Branson, who gave him a place to stay that night.

Dave has been missing ever since his stay at the Peachtree Inn.

The blue porch lights were chosen because, according to Tracy, they wanted a way to honor him while also keeping everyone safe during the pandemic.

I think it is the best way to do it because, you know, there are so many people out there who do want to show their support, said Tracy.

Tracy said there has been a lot of support for the family and Dave over the last year.

Weve had a growing amount of people whove shown so much support, said Tracy. I think its amazing that people come together and they really do care. I wish he would feel the kind of love and support thats out there for him because theres a lot of people that care.

Sharron Schellman is supporting Dave from almost an hour away.

No mother needs to wonder where her child is, said Schellman. It doesnt matter how old they are, how big they are. Knowing what a mother goes through, theres nothing worse than not knowing. I just really hope this brings some awareness and somebody comes forward and they get some answers.

Dave is 66, 240 pounds with brown hair and brown eyes. Anyone with information is asked to call the Branson Police Department at 417-334-3300.

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