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  • Kilgore's New Downtown Shows Off Distinct Styling Sunday, March 7, 2010 @ 11:19PMWhile many cities have decorative street light poles, new light poles in the "heart" of downtown Kilgore are distinctive and striking."Ours just stand out," said Fallon Burns, Kilgore's Main Street manager. "They are so tall. That's one thing why they are so impressive, and they are just big. They are beautiful."
  • Lockyer Sells $2 Billion Bond as California’s Risk Premium Ebbs Sunday, March 7, 2010 @ 10:43PMMarch 8 (Bloomberg) -- California Treasurer Bill Lockyer ’s bid to sell $2 billion of bonds this week, his first issue since November, may benefit from a falling risk premium after lawmakers at his urging passed a bill to prevent the most- populous U.S. state from running out of cash.
  • Fighting for her life Sunday, March 7, 2010 @ 10:13PMThe three children peeked around the door, their little faces marked with excitement and apprehension.
  • United Way presents Spirit Award to GUC Sunday, March 7, 2010 @ 10:07PMGreenville Utilities, a longtime supporter and partner of United Way of Pitt County, was presented the Employee Spirit Award from the United Way of North Carolina at its annual meeting in Pinehurst.
  • Lingle Avenue project to start soon Sunday, March 7, 2010 @ 7:58PMThe job will begin with the demolition of houses to make way for the redesigned intersection.
  • Rate increase explained Sunday, March 7, 2010 @ 5:05AMRepresentatives from Daphne Utilities presented to the Utilities Board at its meeting Wednesday a rate increase proposal that would equate to about $44 per year for the average consumer.
  • The Gloucester County Times Sunday, March 7, 2010 @ 2:37AMChristina Paciolla gives today's top stories in the Gloucester County Times. FRANKLIN TWP. A Malaga business owner's plan to open an ice cream shop in a shuttered filling station and former glass company on state Route 47 has been delayed.
  • Geneva bombs Kenston Sunday, March 7, 2010 @ 12:19AMANDOVER TOWNSHIP — Some people claim it takes a village to raise a child. Late Saturday afternoon, coach Nancy Barbo and the members of the Geneva girls basketball squad could say that it takes a team to achieve a dream.
  • Santa Teresa properties top delinquent tax list Sunday, March 7, 2010 @ 12:09AMLAS CRUCES -- The top 10 delinquent property tax accounts by dollar amount in Doña Ana County total about $1.3 million.
  • Plenty in reserve Sunday, March 7, 2010 @ 12:05AMANDOVER TOWNSHIP — Geneva girls basketball coach Nancy Barbo has used her bench regularly all season. She made sure her reserves got just as much time and repetitions in practice as the starters.
  • A Don McCormack column: YSU women should chase H-Kap Sunday, March 7, 2010 @ 12:05AMPaying another Sunday morning visit to the variety store...
  • Final straw Saturday, March 6, 2010 @ 11:47PMThe level of enforcement of state-mandated standards in several areas will take a hit if Vermilion County loses its health department.
  • Utility bills could see changes soon Saturday, March 6, 2010 @ 4:04AMRETIREE SPARKS CHANGE TO BILL FORMAT Currently, the city’s bills show one charge each for natural gas, water, sewer and garbage services; the service period’s dates; a tax; and simple bar graphs indicating the ups and downs of a customer’s monthly water and gas usage over the previous year.
  • Round II Saturday, March 6, 2010 @ 3:14AMOnward and upward.
  • ASHTABULA COUNTY GIRLS BASKETBALL DISTRICT CHAMPIONS Saturday, March 6, 2010 @ 3:14AMn 1981-82 Ashtabula Domenick Cavalancian 1987-88 Jefferson Rod Holmesn 1989-90 Jefferson Rod Holmesn 1990-91 Jefferson Rod Holmes
  • ASHTABULA COUNTY GIRLS BASKETBALL DISTRICT RUNNER-UPS Saturday, March 6, 2010 @ 3:14AMn 1978-79 Harbor Frank Roskovicsn 1982-83 Harbor Frank Roskovicsn 1984-85 Conneaut Paul Ruland
  • Scholastic Schedule Saturday, March 6, 2010 @ 3:04AMSATURDAY, MARCH 6Boys BasketballDIVISION Iat EuclidSectional championshipsn (9) Geneva vs. (3) Lakeside (6:30, WZOO) n (1) Mentor vs. (10) South (8)
  • PV badgered by Berkshire Saturday, March 6, 2010 @ 2:59AMHOWLAND – Berkshire basketball coach Pete Moran figured why not take advantage of the situation.
  • Brownsdale firm is national leader in creating tunnels Friday, March 5, 2010 @ 11:14PMBROWNSDALE — Don Akkerman knew the value of being first in an industry. Yet he didn't set out to be a trailblazer in the tunnel-boring business. The founder of Brownsdale-based Akkerman Inc. started out installing sewer and storm water lines for a living.
  • Orland sued over Crystal Geyser project Friday, March 5, 2010 @ 7:31PMCrystal Geyser isn't going anywhere. Spokesman Alec Van Ryan said the company is "steadfastly committed to Orland and to this project." The comment came in response to two lawsuits filed in Glenn County Superior Court against Orland after the City...
  • Search FT.com Friday, March 5, 2010 @ 7:13PMOn the few occasions that Andrey Glaschenko has visited London, he has never driven a car. The 28-year-old Russian computer programmer finds the idea of driving on the left intimidating. “It was hard for me even to cross the road as a pedestrian,” he admits.
  • County to explore layoffs Friday, March 5, 2010 @ 5:42PMTONOPAH -- Nye County Manager Rick Osborne was given the green light by county commissioners Tuesday to approach employee unions about reductions in staff due to reductions in county revenue.
  • Residents Blame MSD For Stinky Beargrass Creek Friday, March 5, 2010 @ 5:04PMResidents of Beargrass Creek are crying foul after dozens reported that raw sewage is causing a foul odor throughout the neighborhood.
  • Lion tamers! Friday, March 5, 2010 @ 7:15AMANDOVER TOWNSHIP — The Geneva Eagles had a lot of big reasons to win their Division II district semifinal matchup with the Notre Dame-Cathedral Latin Lions on Thursday night at Pymatuning Valley.
  • Cold streak KOs Streaks against top-seeded Mentor Friday, March 5, 2010 @ 7:15AMPERRY — It was late in the second quarter when things began to fall apart for the Madison girls in Thursday’s Division I district semifinal contest.
  • Scholastic Statistics Friday, March 5, 2010 @ 7:14AMFRIDAY, MARCH 5Boys BasketballDIVISION Iat EuclidSectional championshipn (2) Brush vs. (8) Glenville (6:30)
  • New fire station prospects get cold Friday, March 5, 2010 @ 6:13AMOdds are dwindling that the city of Conneaut will receive any federal money to replace its 134-year-old City Hall fire station.
  • Economic development money will fix Conneaut rural roads Friday, March 5, 2010 @ 6:13AMMoney earmarked for economic development could be used instead to repair miles of Conneaut’s secondary roads, city officials said.
  • Tax exemption fate uncertain Friday, March 5, 2010 @ 4:23AMLegislators advance the Omaha sewer bill, but some “yes” votes may ultimately shift.
  • Clarksville City Council won't vote on charter Friday, March 5, 2010 @ 4:14AMThe City Council voted Thursday to withdraw its proposed city charter from the Tennessee Legislature, with the expressed purpose of avoiding a citywide referendum.
  • Clarksville won't vote on charter Friday, March 5, 2010 @ 4:14AMThe City Council voted Thursday to withdraw its proposed city charter from the Tennessee Legislature, with the expressed purpose of avoiding a citywide referendum.
  • Utility customers say their heating bills are outrageous Friday, March 5, 2010 @ 3:07AMJeannette Bray keeps her home thermostat at 65 degrees. Some weeks she shuts off the heating upstairs and bundles up in layers of clothing.
  • Johnny Depp 's personal ' Wonderland ' anonymity Friday, March 5, 2010 @ 3:02AMLOS ANGELES -- When you're as famous as Johnny Depp , you would do anything to jump through a rabbit hole. The star of the new adaptation of "Alice in Wonderland ," opening today, wishes there was such an escape hatch for him. "If I could walk into anywhere without being noticed, I'd walk through Disneyland with my kids. That's what I'd do," Depp said. "I'd go on every ride. Twice. Then I'd just ...
  • Drinking water issues in Marcellus Shale region debated Friday, March 5, 2010 @ 2:34AMAs Marcellus Shale drilling occurs in Pennsylvania, West Virginia and New York state, issues with the process and potential harm to drinking water for residents in the areas where drilling occurs are continuing to be discussed.
  • Second suit filed against Crystal Geyser project Friday, March 5, 2010 @ 1:11AMORLAND — A second suit calling for an environmental review and to rescind the city of Orland's approval of a Crystal Geyser sparkling water bottling plant is being filed in Glenn County Superior Court.
  • New utility tax proposed for Elk Grove Thursday, March 4, 2010 @ 11:14PMIn what is being described as an attempt to broaden Elk Grove’s tax base and modernize the city’s laws, officials are considering adding cell phones, Voice Over IP (VOIP) and water to the list of utilities that are taxed, as well as lowering the rate charged to that list.
  • Williston Park Village Denies Willy Parker Application Thursday, March 4, 2010 @ 10:13PMAs the result of a very long Williston Park Village meeting held last week and a follow-up work session by the Williston Park Village Board, the board voted to deny the application by the Willy Parker restaurant at 67, 69 and 71 Hillside Avenue, Williston Park. Mayor Odierna said he was voting no because there were no residents in support of this application. Deputy Mayor Smith was absent and ...
  • City may face choice between street work, sewer line Thursday, March 4, 2010 @ 4:23PMSTERLING — In an effort to improve North Seventh Avenue, the city is working closely with the Colorado Department of Transportation to construct new curb and gutter and other improvements. CDOT has promised about $211,000 toward that end.
  • Bill would help Omaha residents pay for huge sewer project Thursday, March 4, 2010 @ 4:04PMSen. Lavon Heidemann was reading off the names of Nebraska townswith sewer projects in the works when he found one in Malcolm Sen.Ken Haar's district.
  • Nebraska Lawmakers Give First-round OK to Deleting Tax Thursday, March 4, 2010 @ 2:07PMFees that some lawmakers say amount to an unfair tax on a tax may soon be illegal in Nebraska, a move that would largely benefit Omaha residents but that could also apply statewide.
  • Sewer fee exemption advances Thursday, March 4, 2010 @ 12:08PMBy the narrowest of margins, state lawmakers gave first-round approval to a bill Thursday that would provide a sales tax exemption on the $2.6 billion-plus bill Omaha-area residents will pay to upgrade their sewer, water and...
  • Two key projects moving ahead Thursday, March 4, 2010 @ 11:42AMOn Feb. 24 we made significant progress on two projects that have been on the drawing boards for several years.
  • County sides with biomass plant Thursday, March 4, 2010 @ 11:25AMA citizen-led petition challenging the carbon emission standards of a proposed Port St. Joe biomass plant rankled county commissioners during last Tuesday's regular board meeting. The petition, signed by some two dozen Gulf county residents and the...
  • Amendment would support welding program Thursday, March 4, 2010 @ 11:18AMThe Nebraska Department of Corrections Work Ethic Camp in McCook would get $60,000 for its welding program under a bill pending in the Nebraska Legislature.
  • MANVILLE: Recession stymies mall redevelopment Thursday, March 4, 2010 @ 10:40AMRedevelopment at the Rustic Mall site may be delayed due to the state of the economy. A lack of prospective tenants is preventing the siteâs owners from completing the paperwork needed to have the site removed from the Superfund list of once-contaminated properties.
  • Georgia Taps Build America Bonds to Subsidize Nuclear Expansion Thursday, March 4, 2010 @ 9:43AMMarch 4 (Bloomberg) -- Georgia’s Municipal Electric Authority tapped the Build America Bond program, selling $1.22 billion of the taxable securities as it seeks to license the first nuclear power plant in the U.S. in 30 years, according to Bloomberg data.
  • Tristate Regional News, Thursday 3/4 Thursday, March 4, 2010 @ 8:16AMThe Kentucky State House gave thumbs up yesterday to a bill to limit teen "sexting." Sexting is the act of sending racy photos via cell phones. Police say a convicted sex offender set up a fake Facebook profile in order to find his teenage victim. Chicago Mayor Daley takes aim at the U.S. Supreme Court over the handgun ban.
  • Road works: Council optimistic portion of Little Bay Road will get fixed Thursday, March 4, 2010 @ 6:50AMAs most municipalities across the province, the Town of Springdale is no exception when it comes to dealing with roads that have seen better days.
  • Sewer fee exemption catches flak Thursday, March 4, 2010 @ 6:08AMState lawmakers who oppose a bill that would save Omaha-area residents $325 million taxes took turns Wednesday criticizing the measure during floor debate.
  • NTK (Need to Know) Thursday, March 4, 2010 @ 5:38AMThings you need to know as you start your day.