Wednesday, October 28, 2026
America's Good News: Wednesday, October 28, 2026
From American history
In 1933, Gus Lintner, the agriculture teacher in Fredericktown, Ohio, was outfitting his chapter's FFA band for the national convention in Kansas City. Then he spotted a blue corduroy jacket in the window of a local hardware store. Lintner tracked down the supplier, the Universal Uniform Company, and had the chapter's name stitched across the back in gold thread. When the Fredericktown members debuted the jackets in Kansas City, the look was such a hit that the convention's delegates made it official FFA dress. The millionth jacket sold in 1964, and today more than 80,000 sell every year, each one needing 1.6 yards of corduroy. Not bad for an idea from a hardware store window. In America, the farm kids set the fashion.
1. 200 jobs averaging $103,000: an Italian imaging company picks Sanford, N.C., for its first U.S. plant
Bracco Imaging will invest $230 million in Sanford, N.C., for its first U.S. factory, to make injectable contrast agents for CT, MRI and ultrasound scans. The 200 new jobs will average about $103,000 a year, with hiring starting in 2028.
Original title: “Italian diagnostic imaging company to invest $230M, create 200 jobs in Sanford”
2. Big brother sounds the alarm, and rescuers pull a 3-year-old safely out of a pipe in Chester County, Pa.
A 3-year-old fell into a pipe at a West Goshen Township, Pa., sanitation business Tuesday. A brother alerted their mom, who called 911, and the child held a rope for about 25 minutes until rescuers lifted them out with no major injuries.
Original title: “Crews rescue 3-year-old child from sewer pipe at West Chester sanitation site”
Source: Read the full story: Crews rescue 3-year-old child from sewer pipe at West Chester sanitation site →
3. Saved on the court: Tucson pickleball players use CPR and an AED to bring a 72-year-old friend back
When a 72-year-old player named Charlie went into cardiac arrest at Tucson's Udall Park in September, a retired ER doctor, an off-duty paramedic and two retired nurses gave CPR while others got an AED. Two shocks later, he's back playing.
Original title: “Bystanders save pickleball player’s life with CPR, AED at Udall Park”
Source: Read the full story: Bystanders save pickleball player’s life with CPR, AED at Udall Park →
4. Best in the nation: Rigby, Idaho, FFA students bring home national titles in veterinary science and welding
Rigby FFA's veterinary science team placed first of 46 at the National FFA Convention in Indianapolis, with Emily Jossi first and her brother Blake second individually. Chapter member Vincent Kisner won a national title in ag mechanics.
Original title: “Rigby FFA students dominate national competition, bring home top honors”
Source: Read the full story: Rigby FFA students dominate national competition, bring home top honors →
5. Off duty, on the job: three Watertown firefighters on the golf course save a fellow golfer with CPR
When a golfer went into cardiac arrest Aug. 20 at Aberdeen's Lee Park Golf Course, three off-duty Watertown, S.D., firefighters gave CPR and used an AED until help arrived. He recovered and recently stopped by their station to thank them.
Original title: “Heart attack survivor reunites with off-duty Watertown firefighters who saved his life on golf course”
Sources
- 1. 200 jobs averaging $103,000: an Italian imaging company picks Sanford, N.C., for its first U.S. plant: wral.com (original) · businessnc.com · commerce.nc.gov
- 2. Big brother sounds the alarm, and rescuers pull a 3-year-old safely out of a pipe in Chester County, Pa.: nbcphiladelphia.com (original) · 6abc.com · fox29.com
- 3. Saved on the court: Tucson pickleball players use CPR and an AED to bring a 72-year-old friend back: kold.com (original) · kgun9.com · people.com
- 4. Best in the nation: Rigby, Idaho, FFA students bring home national titles in veterinary science and welding: eastidahonews.com (original) · postregister.com
- 5. Off duty, on the job: three Watertown firefighters on the golf course save a fellow golfer with CPR: dakotanewsnow.com (original) · northeastradiosd.com