Oregon State Police (OSP) Trooper Chelsea Adams was able to locate next of kin in Florida following an August 4, 2010 news release asking for the public's help to locate next of kin of a commercial truck driver found deceased from a possible heart attack in his truck Wednesday morning on Interstate 84 near Meacham. Prior to the release, OSP had exhausted all available leads to try and find his relatives.

According to Trooper Adams, on August 4, 2010 at approximately 6:20 a.m. emergency responders were dispatched to a report of a commercial truck and trailer blocking the right eastbound lane of Interstate 84 near milepost 237 with an unresponsive driver inside. OSP and Umatilla Tribal Fire Department personnel arrived, gained entry inside the truck and subsequently pronounced the driver, PAUL IVAN HEPWORTH, age 46, from College Place, Washington, deceased.

As a result of the follow up investigation, Adams learned HEPWORTH started working for Harms Trucking out of Pasco, Washington eight days ago and was last seen leaving Pendleton this morning at 5:45 a.m. transporting a fertilizer product. HEPWORTH may have an unknown relative in the Spokane, Washington area.

OSP thanks the media for their help.

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RICHLAND, WA – Educational Service District (ESD) 123 and Richland School District are proud to announce their very first RTI Professional Learning Community Conference on August 24 and 25 from 9 AM to 3 PM at the Richland High School.

"PLC's and RTI: Making the Connection" is a two-day, in-depth workshop that creates a compelling vision of what can be achieved when a school takes responsibility for the success of every child and responds collectively when students don't learn.

Response to Intervention, or RTI, is a multi-level state prevention system intended to maximize student achievement while reducing behavior problems. The program allows schools to identify students who are at risk for poor learning outcomes or have learning disabilities. Schools then monitor the progress of these students and provide evidence-based interventions.

ESD Assistant Superintendent of Teaching and Learning, Dr. Bob Smart, describes the RTI Conference as "an exciting and very timely high quality, regional professional development opportunity."

Smart says, "We anticipate this being an excellent event each year, and it is emblematic of the partnering and collaborative efforts of professional development that we are including in not only our strategic priorities but also in the Richland School District's priorities as well."

For more information or to register for this workshop, please visit the ESD website at www.esd123.org.

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About ESD 123: Educational Service District 123, based in Pasco, WA, is one of nine ESDs in Washington. Dedicated to delivering collaborative solutions that promote learning, ESD 123 serves 23 school districts in seven counties of Southeastern Washington. Under Superintendent Bruce Hawkins and its board of directors, this legislatively mandated, not-for-profit educational organization provides efficiency of educational systems and equity of learning opportunities for over 60,000 Washington students. For more information about ESD 123, please call 509-544-5700 or 888-547-8441 or visit www.esd123.org.


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