School reopens and bus drivers receive training

Fenix knowledge center in Vaggeryd reopens on Friday after a threat closed the school on Thursday. All bus drivers in the county are to undergo new customer service training, and the Moderates in Eksjö retain Markus Kyllenbeck as municipal commissioner. Three companies in the county have also completed their latest annual reports.

Fenix learning centre in Vaggeryd reopens on Friday

Fenix learning centre in Vaggeryd remained closed on Thursday following a threat against the school. According to the police, the threat was made via social media. At lunchtime, the municipality – the local authority responsible for, among other things, the school – announced that the school would reopen on Friday.

The municipality's head of children and education says the assessment was that the threat was serious enough to close the school. The police simultaneously stated that they did not consider it to be a real threat and that they were not at the school, instead focusing on gathering information. A student care team will be on site ahead of the opening to answer any questions. SVT Nyheter Jönköping

All bus drivers in the county are to undergo new training

All bus drivers in the county are to complete new customer service training. JLT made this promise when it met members of the pensioners’ organisation RPG at Allianskyrkan in Jönköping on Wednesday. “We want the customer to feel safe on board,” says JLT’s sales manager.

There have recently been several reports of falls on buses, and JLT has received 39 complaints in just one year. JLT had previously decided on the training, and the first drivers will take the course shortly. SVT Nyheter Jönköping

Moderates in Eksjö Stop Lars Ugarph from Becoming Municipal Commissioner

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The Moderate Party's council group in Eksjö has decided not to endorse Lars Ugarph as the new municipal commissioner, the politician who leads the work in a municipality. The background is information about his previous work in the municipality: in 2013, during his probationary employment as events manager, he sent inappropriate text messages to a female employee and received a written reprimand. A few years later, he was questioned for using working time to also work for another company, first received a written warning, was suspended and was eventually fired.

Instead, Markus Kyllenbeck remains as municipal commissioner. He says there was a risk of getting the wrong focus with Lars Ugarph. Lars Ugarph told the meeting about the events from the past and then left the meeting. SVT Nyheter Jönköping

New annual reports from three companies in the county

Specialsnickerier in Bottnaryd has strengthened its profitability. Turnover rose by 9 percent to approximately 32 million kronor. The pre-tax profit was just over 2.4 million kronor, compared with approximately 1.3 million kronor the previous year, and the operating margin is more than twice the industry average.

Värme & Sanitet in Huskvarna increased turnover by 39.5 percent to approximately 70.5 million kronor, and the pre-tax profit rose to just under 2.6 million kronor from 72 000 kronor. The car dealership Autoservice Karlsson & Fingal had turnover of approximately 10.5 million kronor, an improvement of 1.9 percent, but the pre-tax profit is approximately minus 100 000 kronor – a decline of around 200 000 kronor. The figures come from the companies’ latest annual reports, meaning the companies’ annual financial reports. Jönköpings-Posten Jönköpings-Posten Jönköpings-Posten

Car drove off road 991 near Botarp

During the night before Friday, a car drove off road 991 at the height of Botarp. One person was involved in the accident, and the accident affected traffic. Jönköpings-Posten

Unique Viking treasure displayed at Jönköping County Museum

Two men were recently convicted by the Jönköping District Court – the court that hears criminal cases at the local level – of gross violation of the Ancient Monuments Act after finding and taking possession of a unique silver treasure from the Viking Age in Ölmstad. They received suspended sentences and day fines. A third man, who was charged with attempting to sell the treasure, was acquitted.

It was in the summer of 2018 that two friends searched a field in Ölmstad with a metal detector and found the treasure, which was then kept at one of the men's homes for several years before being handed over to the County Administrative Board, the state authority at regional level. The exhibition ”The Stolen Silver Treasure and the Archaeologists' Knowledge” opens on 7 November at Jönköping County Museum. SVT Nyheter Jönköping

In brief

• In Habo, fathers are among the worst in Jönköping County at taking parental leave: women in all income and occupational groups take more leave than men, according to figures from Försäkringskassan, the agency that, among other things, handles compensation when you take parental leave (stay home with a sick child). Jönköpings-Posten
• A mandarin duck has been seen at Liljeholmen in Jönköping for a few weeks and is attracting many birdwatchers to the park. SVT Nyheter Jönköping
• The Damkronorna are ready for the Ice Hockey World Championship in Denmark and are not planning to settle for fourth place. Jönköpings-Posten
• The dog Charlie was adopted from an animal shelter that found him in a rubbish heap and now accompanies HV71 to almost all their training sessions. SVT Nyheter Jönköping
• Pinworms live in the human intestines and are easy to get but difficult to get rid of – breaking the cycle requires treatment and careful hygiene. Jönköpings-Posten