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A Trail Accessibility Event is scheduled at Prairie Creek Lodge in Gainesville on Saturday to showcase trail accessibility devices and disability organizations working to ensure everyone can experience North Central Florida’s natural spaces.

The event will run from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at 7204 County Road 234 and is being hosted by the Alachua Conservation Trust (ACT), the Florida Trail Association (FTA) and Florida State Parks.

Click here to register for a timeslot to use one of the accessible trail devices. Attendees will have the opportunity to try two unique accessible trail devices:

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• The EcoRover Chair: ACT’s chair was funded by a grant from the Christopher & Dana Reeve Foundation National Paralysis Resource Center, the Florida State Parks chair was funded by the Friends of Paynes Prairie, Inc., in partnership with Florida Blue, and the Florida State Parks Foundation. The EcoRover features an adjustable joystick for rider or buddy use, can climb up to a 20% incline, and navigates sand, gravel, dirt, mud, mulch, snow, and grass with ease.

• The Joelette Chair: FTA’s Joelette Chair is an all-terrain wheelchair with a single wheel, which allows any person with a disability to go hiking with the help of at least two guides.

“Making sure these unique and beautiful conservation lands are accessible to all is very important to ACT; we’re honored to have this EcoRover program available to members of our community,” said Ema Olmos, Conservation Events Coordinator at ACT, in the press release. “Thanks to our partnership with the Florida Trail Association and Florida State Parks, we’re excited to showcase these important mobility devices.”

Accessible restrooms will be available on-site at Prairie Creek Lodge, and additional event details—including registration information, in-depth accessibility details, and future events—can be found on ACT’s main website at www.alachuaconservationtrust.org.

A Trail Accessibility Event is scheduled at Prairie Creek Lodge in Gainesville on Saturday to showcase trail accessibility devices and disability organizations working to ensure everyone can experience North Central Florida’s natural spaces.

The event will run from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at 7204 County Road 234 and is being hosted by the Alachua Conservation Trust (ACT), the Florida Trail Association (FTA) and Florida State Parks.

Click here to register for a timeslot to use one of the accessible trail devices. Attendees will have the opportunity to try two unique accessible trail devices:

Mainstreet does not have a paywall, but pavement-pounding journalism is not free. Join your neighbors who make this vital work possible.

• The EcoRover Chair: ACT’s chair was funded by a grant from the Christopher & Dana Reeve Foundation National Paralysis Resource Center, the Florida State Parks chair was funded by the Friends of Paynes Prairie, Inc., in partnership with Florida Blue, and the Florida State Parks Foundation. The EcoRover features an adjustable joystick for rider or buddy use, can climb up to a 20% incline, and navigates sand, gravel, dirt, mud, mulch, snow, and grass with ease.

• The Joelette Chair: FTA’s Joelette Chair is an all-terrain wheelchair with a single wheel, which allows any person with a disability to go hiking with the help of at least two guides.

“Making sure these unique and beautiful conservation lands are accessible to all is very important to ACT; we’re honored to have this EcoRover program available to members of our community,” said Ema Olmos, Conservation Events Coordinator at ACT, in the press release. “Thanks to our partnership with the Florida Trail Association and Florida State Parks, we’re excited to showcase these important mobility devices.”

Accessible restrooms will be available on-site at Prairie Creek Lodge, and additional event details—including registration information, in-depth accessibility details, and future events—can be found on ACT’s main website at www.alachuaconservationtrust.org.

DELAWARE COUNTY. — Announced at a press conference on Wednesday, Nov. 19, Muncie Mayor Dan Ridenour revealed that the site won’t open the following year due to his plan to “Build Back Better.”

The change comes after several users of the area called for change due to cramped spaces, safety as well as security within the public restrooms.

In a press release from the City of Muncie, it was stated that the 234 campsites will have to leave the area to reimagine the 36-acre area. The goal is to create a space that expands amenities, attracts new visitors and encourages individuals to not only work but live in the Muncie area. This change will not affect the surrounding area of the reservoir, only the north campgrounds.

The Prairie Creek Reservoir, located five miles southeast of Muncie in Penny Township, has been home to a historic site of community. The area offers a vast range of amenities for many to enjoy such as hiking trails, swimming and fishing opportunities as well as even campsites. In 2025, the campsite was open from April 1 to October 31. However, going into the 2026 season, the campsite will not be reopening for the public to purchase.

“This will provide us with a clean slate, it will allow us to do what is necessary to reimagine that site. When we come back we’re going to have something that is positive that fits the needs of the community and the city of Muncie,” Ridenour explained.

This plan is still early in development according to Ridenour, and there are still details to be worked out with the plan. As far as the development of the campgrounds go, the Parks department estimates that this plan should not exceed next year, but they are prepared to adapt if it is required. There is still no estimate as to how much the plan will cost.

Cameron Grubbs, a resident of Muncie, also believes that the execution of the announcement could have been done better.

“This may be necessary for a multitude of reasons, but there are far better, more mindful ways to go about making the public aware and including those who will be impacted,” Grubbs said. “The lack of planning before making such a big decision is short sighted at best.”

This decision left many Muncie residents upset regarding the plan moving into the future. With Ridenour’s plans to “Build Back Better,” some believe that there are alternate places the money should be going to.

“Sure, it’s not a democracy and Mayor Ridenour gets to decide,” Grubbs said. “But why not include the people who may be affected? Those who will now have to find somewhere else in 2026? How will this impact tourism and small businesses?”

The announcement of the meeting was released a day before, but wasn’t immediately released to the public. However, at the Parks and Recreation board meeting the night before, the plan was briefly mentioned by Misty Raines, the superintendent of the Parks Department in Muncie.

More information is still to be released regarding the transition into the improved space, but updates can be expected within future Muncie Parks and Recreation Board meetings. Meetings are held on the 3rd Tuesday of each month at 6 p.m. in the Muncie City Hall Auditorium.

The full livestream of the press conference can be viewed here.

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Muncie leases Prairie Creek Reservoir – calling it a city park outside city limits – from owner Indiana American Water for $10 a year. In May, the water company said it’s seen increased algae blooms and cyanotoxins in the reservoir, which is part of Muncie’s drinking water system. It asked the city to right-size activities, especially at the campground.

“We are not going to lease any sites, not one of those 234 sites in 2026,” says Muncie Mayor Dan Ridenour on Wednesday.

The city’s parks board had already suspended the lottery system that helps determine who gets North Shore lots each year. And, at the water company’s urging, it permanently closed horse and ATV trails in August.

Now Ridenour says the city wants to upgrade the campsites, possibly downsize the number of available slots, and consider other uses for the space around the reservoir.

“You could put 24 pickleball courts in there, with stadium seating, and have all kinds of events. I mean, it’s 36 acres.”

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In May, Wade Amos, Indiana American Water’s State Director of Operations, said the company and the city would look at the number of camp sites and boat docks to possibly be adjusted. That also comes from concerns of state-cited problems with Prairie Creek’s current wastewater system. The Indiana Department of Health has called that system “porous,” saying it will likely leak into the reservoir.

“How many boats can this reservoir sustain safely and, you know, from a water quality perspective as well?” said Amos at the time. “And the same goes with the campground.”

No budget or timeline has been agreed to for the improvement project.

“I don’t have a dollar figure in mind,” says Ridenour, “but depending on what we come up with as a group, we’re interested in investing in our parks because that’s a good quality of place issue.”

Ridenour says Prairie Creek is currently self-sustaining and no tax dollars are used to run operations. When asked, he said 101 of the 234 spaces were leased by Muncie residents last year.

Ridenour says the city will still lease all the dock spaces available to boat owners next year. Amenities like the playground and beach house will also be available. Day camping at South Shore won’t be affected, either.

Leases on the North Shore campsites ended October 1. Some campers pay extra to leave campers through the year. Those campers must move out by March 31.

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CENTRAL CITY, Neb. (KOLN) - Prairie Creek Vineyard & Winery has become a destination in Central City, evolving from a family farm into a thriving business that draws visitors from across the region.

Owner Nick Ryan originally hoped to return home to farm after college, but the family operation wasn’t large enough to support two households.

At the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, he met viticulture professor Dr. Paul Read, who introduced him to grape growing. Ryan established Prairie Creek Vineyard in 2003, initially planning to sell grapes to other wineries.

“It didn’t take a whole lot of land, or a whole lot of water. That’s what we didn’t have, was land and water, so I started growing grapes,” Ryan said.

After several years of grape growing, the family opened the winery in 2007. For its first decade, the business operated from a small building near the farm and vineyard.

A decade in, the family moved the tasting room into Central City along Highway 30 and added a restaurant component.

“We came to realize we don’t have the natural tourism in Nebraska where people are going to go out and go wine tasting on a regular basis,” Ryan said. “We knew we needed a second reason to come and visit the winery, and so wine and food is a good marriage.”

Katie Benner oversees tasting room operations: wine tastings, wine club management, staff support and off-site events.

“I do a little bit of everything,” Benner said. “So, basically wine tastings, wine club management, making sure our team has the right things they need to succeed, and a lot of off-site events.”

The restaurant features a focused menu with ribeye steak, sirloin and salmon, plus burgers and mac and cheese. The salmon, served with stone-ground mustard and sweet onion cream sauce, has been quite popular.

“The salmon has been our best seller from day one, right here in the middle of Nebraska,” Ryan said.

The business emphasizes local products and has attracted customers from Kansas City, Omaha and Lincoln for wine club memberships.

“What really surprised us was how far people were willing to travel,” Ryan said.

The tasting room occupies a building with a varied past.

“It was the creamery in Central City; it was random in the 1950s and 1960s, but when I was growing up, it was our local sports spa,” Ryan said.

Today, the winery serves as a downtown anchor, showcasing the potential of rural Nebraska attractions.

“Don’t be shocked by how many great things are in rural Nebraska,” Ryan said. “We can compete quite well with the urban towns.”

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A berth in the Celebration Bowl is on the line Saturday as the Prairie View A&M Panthers (9?3) face the Jackson State Tigers (9?2) at Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium.

Defending champion Jackson State enters as a 7.5?point favorite, having taken home this title in three of the last four seasons, with the total set at 53.5.

Here’s why I’m siding with the underdog in my Prairie View A&M vs. Jackson State predictions and college football picks for Saturday, December 6.

Prairie View A&M vs Jackson State predictions for the SWAC Championship

Jackson State will pull off a narrow victory at Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium, using the home-field advantage in the fourth quarter to secure its fourth SWAC title in five seasons.

This line is priced above a touchdown because of a sustained run of dominance by the Jackson State Tigers both in the SWAC and at home.

The Tigers are looking for their fourth SWAC title in the last five years, and they haven’t lost at home since 2023. When it’s been 750 days since you’ve lost in Jackson, it’s hard for bettors to look the other way.

The thing is, the statistical profile of these teams doesn’t warrant the number. I’ll bite the bullet and play the underdog in a game where the numbers are closer than recent history would indicate.

The Prairie View A&M Panthers have been effective under first-year coach Tremaine Jackson, who racked up a 30-9 record and a DII Championship at Valdosta State before moving to the SWAC.

His Panthers average 31.8 ppg on offense and 15.8 ppg on defense (+16 differential), whereas the Tigers average 33.9 ppg on offense and 18.4 ppg on defense (+15.5 differential).

It’s unclear who will start at quarterback for Jackson State with JaCobian Morgan questionable. True freshman Jared Lockhart has been a capable fill-in, but the Panthers allow just 5.3 yards per attempt in the air.

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If the Panthers hope to do what no team has done in 750 days — win in Jackson — they better hope to get out to a fast start where they establish themselves as equals.

Prairie View has been on fire lately, winning its last three games by a combined score of 163-20. Cameron Peters provides a veteran presence at quarterback, so he should provide a spark in a game where offense will be hard to come by in general due to both teams fielding a tough defense.

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Given Jackson State’s strong track record at home, it wouldn’t be the least bit surprising to see the Tigers piece things together in the fourth quarter of this game.

Prairie View A&M vs Jackson State game predictions

Prairie View A&M will cover this spread, which is set above a touchdown despite both teams being of similar caliber.

This game will stay Under the total as both teams have reliable defenses comprised of star talent.

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