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Girls track and field: Gilbert earns second straight HOIC title

admin — Tue, 18 May 2010 22:21:17 +0000

Girls track and field: Gilbert earns second straight HOIC title
JEFFERSON — Twice is nice. For the second straight season, Gilbert’s girls track and field team won the Heart of Iowa Conference large-school meet.

U.S. not cracking down on expired visas

admin — Mon, 17 May 2010 22:27:17 +0000

U.S. not cracking down on expired visas
Not every illegal immigrant in the United States snuck across the border. A very large number, perhaps as many as 5.5 million, entered legally with visas and then never left.

Kirkpatrick to host town hall on gun rights

admin — Sun, 16 May 2010 22:23:34 +0000

Kirkpatrick to host town hall on gun rights
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Rep. Ann Kirkpatrick, D-Ariz., will host her seventh “Ask Ann” tele-town hall Tuesday, holding a discussion on her commitment to preserving the right to bear arms. The event will start at 5:20 p.m.

Literary Calendar

admin — Sat, 15 May 2010 22:22:45 +0000

Literary Calendar
This week’s literary happenings in the Portland area.

Deeds Recorded – May 9, 2010

admin — Fri, 14 May 2010 22:27:15 +0000

Deeds Recorded – May 9, 2010
The following deeds were recorded at the Lancaster County Courthouse April 26-30.Akron BoroughRobert M. Towers and Elsie M. Towers conveyed 66 Heritage Road to Nathan A. Upham and Judith A. Upham for $205,000.Ivan H. Horning and Lillian N. Horning conveyed property on a public road to Sharon J. Eshl…

The Book Bunch

admin — Thu, 13 May 2010 22:26:41 +0000

The Book Bunch
Dawn Foster, youth services librarian, leads a discussion on the book “A Corner of the Universe” by Ann M. Martin on Friday at the Portage Public Library. Friday was the final meeting of the year for the library’s Book Bunch, a group of fourth- through sixth-grade students.

3 Democrats join battle to unseat John McCain

admin — Wed, 12 May 2010 22:24:53 +0000

3 Democrats join battle to unseat John McCain
With just a few weeks until petitions are due, the Democratic race for U.S. Senate has suddenly gotten crowded with three new candidates.

HESSTON INVITATIONAL TRACK

admin — Tue, 11 May 2010 22:21:29 +0000

HESSTON INVITATIONAL TRACK
Hesston Invitational Thursday Hobbs Stadium

Ann Aldrich set firsts as lawyer, professor and federal district judge

admin — Mon, 10 May 2010 22:25:15 +0000

Ann Aldrich set firsts as lawyer, professor and federal district judge
Aldrich, 82, handled many notable cases in 30 years on the bench. She oversaw the first trial of Congressman James Traficant, who represented himself and won that round. She also tried local Catholic officials, an accused Nazi, a conscientious objector and more.

Big gift for YGH

admin — Sun, 09 May 2010 22:25:59 +0000

Big gift for YGH
Monday a $645,259 grant from the Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust to York General Health Care Services was announced. See Thursday’s News-Times for more on the first Helmsley gift in Nebraska. The York General executive board joins Shelley Stingley of the trust.

Local bowling notes

admin — Sat, 08 May 2010 22:45:12 +0000

Local bowling notes
“That’s a very difficult shot. You had virtually no area,” said Mike Neumann’s father Bill after the 8th Annual Jack Scaccia Memorial about the tough oil pattern. Bill kept saying one thing to his son over and over, “Trust.”

Arizona clout in Washington D.C. is about to grow

admin — Fri, 07 May 2010 22:29:15 +0000

Arizona clout in Washington D.C. is about to grow
WASHINGTON – Arizona’s political clout will continue to swell nationally as a result of this year’s census, which likely will deliver the state one or possibly two new congressional seats because of the significant population growth over the past decade.

Manhunt Nets 17 in Ariz. Cop Shooting

admin — Thu, 06 May 2010 22:23:09 +0000

Manhunt Nets 17 in Ariz. Cop Shooting
Group Suspected of Being Illegal Immigrants; Shot Deputy Recovering at Home

VITAL STATISTICS

admin — Wed, 05 May 2010 22:28:15 +0000

VITAL STATISTICS
Mandy Nicole Metzger and Christopher Lee Felzke

17 Caught in Hunt for Arizona Deputy’s Attackers

admin — Tue, 04 May 2010 22:23:22 +0000

17 Caught in Hunt for Arizona Deputy’s Attackers
Law enforcement officers from different agencies gather to coordinate the search for a suspect that shot a Pinal County Sheriff’s deputy Friday April 30, 2010 in the desert southwest of Stanfield, Ariz. Pinal County sheriff’s Lt. Tamatha Villar says the deputy suffered a superficial wound to his abdomen after being shot with an AK-47 assault rifle.

17 suspected illegals caught following Arizona shooting

admin — Sun, 02 May 2010 22:26:19 +0000

17 suspected illegals caught following Arizona shooting
Authorities searching for drug smugglers who shot and wounded an Arizona sheriff’s deputy in the desert south of Phoenix said…

17 caught in search for Ariz. deputy’s attackers

admin — Sat, 01 May 2010 22:27:41 +0000

17 caught in search for Ariz. deputy’s attackers
Authorities have captured 17 suspected illegal immigrants in southern Arizona as they continued their manhunt Saturday for smugglers who they say shot and wounded a sheriff’s deputy in a remote

House joins Senate in rejecting pay raise

admin — Fri, 30 Apr 2010 22:21:21 +0000

House joins Senate in rejecting pay raise
The House passed a bill Tuesday that would block lawmakers from getting their scheduled $1,600 raise for next year, a symbolic measure designed to show Congress understands the angst of voters suffering from the recession.

House Blocks Its Own Pay Raise

admin — Thu, 29 Apr 2010 22:21:24 +0000

House Blocks Its Own Pay Raise
The U.S. House voted Tuesday to block a scheduled $1,600 annual pay raise for members of Congress next year, while one member called for a 5 percent pay cut.

House approves measure blocking congressional pay raise

admin — Wed, 28 Apr 2010 22:21:22 +0000

House approves measure blocking congressional pay raise
The House of Representatives passed a bill Tuesday would block lawmakers from getting their scheduled $1,600 raise for next year, a symbolic measure designed to show Congress understands the angst of voters suffering from the recession.

Group supports bill to expand Casa Grande monument

admin — Tue, 27 Apr 2010 22:30:59 +0000

Group supports bill to expand Casa Grande monument
PHOENIX (AP) — The National Parks Conservation Association says it supports a bill that would better protect the Casa Grande Ruins National Monument in Coolidge. Arizona Congresswoman Ann Kirkpatrick introduced the “Casa Grande Ruins National Monument Boundary Act of 2010″ last Friday. The bill would add 415 acres to the monument and would begin a study of other areas for future inclusion. The …

Kirkpatrick supports Snowbowl compromise

admin — Mon, 26 Apr 2010 22:21:36 +0000

Kirkpatrick supports Snowbowl compromise
Rep. Ann Kirkpatrick, D-Ariz., has gone on the record expressing support for an Obama administration plan to allow fake snow development on the sacred San Francisco Peaks, despite tribal objections.