Archive for February, 2009

Town moving ahead with plans for park (The Times and Democrat)

Friday, February 27th, 2009

CORDOVA - Cordova officials have been working on plans for a proposed recreational park which will include a gazebo.

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Tuscola man charged with home repair fraud in Champaign (The Champaign News-Gazette)

Friday, February 27th, 2009

CHAMPAIGN ? A Tuscola man is accused of a home repair fraud in Champaign. Justin Henry, 32, is due back in Champaign County Circuit Court April 21 on a felony charge of home repair fraud. His bond is $5,000.

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Yakima Grandmother Gets Van Donation (KIMA Yakima)

Friday, February 27th, 2009

A Yakima grandmother, raising five of her grandsons. Julie Cruz gets no help from the state to do it. She’s in desperate need of home repairs and a new vehicle, but was turned down by ABC’s Extreme Home Make-over show. But this week she got a big surprise.

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Blaze in Wawanesa destroys auto shop (CTV Winnipeg)

Friday, February 27th, 2009

An auto repair shop in western Manitoba has been destroyed by fire. The blaze broke out in the garage Wednesday morning and totally destroyed the business.

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Tri-State Shell named a leader (Pike County Courier)

Friday, February 27th, 2009

Matamoras ? Tri-State Shell was designated as the best of the approved Auto Repair ?Top Shops? by AAA North Penn in 2008.

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Champaign County court roundup (The Champaign News-Gazette)

Thursday, February 26th, 2009

URBANA ? The following criminal cases were resolved recently in Champaign County Circuit Court with pleas entered by defendants or sentences imposed by judges: ? Miguel Kendrick, 30, whose last known address was in the 2400 block of North Neil Street, Champaign, pleaded guilty to unlawful possession of a controlled substance and was sentenced to five years in prison. He admitted that on June …

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Idaho Murderer Now Says He Killed in Self-Defense (Fox News)

Thursday, February 26th, 2009

A federal appeals court has rejected an appeal of a man who drew national attention at his trial in 1995 when he argued that he killed two people because they molested his daughter.

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USDA offers 4-percent home loans (Nevada Daily Mail)

Thursday, February 26th, 2009

Effective March 1, the interest rate on USDA Rural Development home loans has been reduced to 4 percent. Home prices are at the lowest level in years.

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Three vying for Dover town chairmanship (The Journal Times)

Thursday, February 26th, 2009

DOVER ? The Feb. 17 primary race for Dover town chairman features three men well known in their community.

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Youth group raises money for missions (Kingwood Observer)

Thursday, February 26th, 2009

Good Shepherd Episcopal Church?s Episcopal Youth Community raised $3,050 at their Feb. 15 Feast of St. Cocoa fundraiser for Holy Cross Anglican School in Belize, the site of their 2008 and 2009 mission trips. The youth group entertained about 200 people with songs, skits and instrumental pieces, and provided an array of homemade chocolate desserts in honor of ?St. Cocoa.?

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