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05/17/11 YOUNGSTOWN - Parishioners of Wellsville's Immaculate Conception Church took to the road Tuesday morning to make a case for keeping their parish open, staging a peaceful protest outside the offices of the Catholic Diocese of Youngstown.

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Parishioners plead for mass a week

05/17/11 YOUNGSTOWN - Parishioners of Wellsville's Immaculate Conception Church took to the road Tuesday morning to make a case for keeping their parish open, staging a peaceful protest outside the offices of the Catholic Diocese of Youngstown.

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Convicted Pelham cop killer Bart Wayne Johnson not 'the worst of the worst,' attorney says

05/13/11 Even the Unabomber, Sixteenth Street Baptist Church bombers and the man believed to be the 20th hijacker who was scheduled to participate in the 9/11 attacks did not get the death penalty, defense attorney Charles Salvagio said.

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Jury in Pelham cop killer trial breaks for dinner, will resume sentencing deliberations tonight

05/13/11 The jury of eight men and four women are trying to decide whether 31-year-old Bart Wayne Johnson deserves the death penalty or life in prison.

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Bart Johnson guilty of Pelham officer's murder

05/12/11 Bart Johnson was found guilty Thursday of capital murder in the death of Pelham Police Officer Phillip Davis.

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Summer Movie Preview 2011: So many blockbusters, so few weekends

05/12/11 A look ahead at 60-plus movies expected to open this summer in New Orleans-area theaters

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Ranch attempting to rebuild after storms

05/09/11 Donna Preskitt saved a number of the neighbors, and 44 of the 46 horses on her ranch, the night of the April 27th tornado in Ohatchee.  Now she's still trying to save the ranch itself...

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Columbiana and Trumbull county court filings

05/08/11 COURTS COLUMBIANA COUNTY NEW COMPLAINTS Asset Acceptance v. Gary Davis, money. Meadville

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Shelby County jury hears opening statements in capital murder trial of Bart Wayne Johnson

05/06/11 Johnson charged in 2009 roadside fatal shooting of Pelham officer Philip Davis

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05/06/11 Helen Ruth Huffman Whitten, 82, a resident of Columbiana, passed away Saturday, April 30, 2011. She was preceded in death by her husband, Billy Joe Whitten; parents, Mr. and Mrs. Horace O. Huffman, Sr.; sister, Katherine Evans; brother, Horace O. Huffman, Jr.; nephew, Ronald Mark Evans; and great niece, Kathy Gilliland.

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Shelby murder trial: Expert testifies that blood on car matches slain Pelham officer's

05/06/11 Bart Wayne Johnson is accused of capital murder in the 2009 slaying of Philip Davis.

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Jury selection wraps in police murder trial

05/05/11 COLUMBIANA, Ala. (WIAT) --- It was the final day for jury selection in the murder trial of Bart Wayne Johnson, and it took attorneys most of the day to narrow the massive jury pool down to just 15. The 12 jurors and 3 alternates will deliver the verdict for Johnson, who has pleaded not guilty to two counts of capitol murder. Johnson is accused of shooting Pelham police officer Phillip Davis on I ...

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Prom dresses collected for storm victims

05/03/11 COLUMBIANA, Ala. (WIAT) --- "This is a really cute dress." Hundreds of prom dresses are hanging at Shelby County's instructional services center, and they are continuing to come in by the carload. "The outpouring is incredible." An operation to help find prom dresses for girls at Jackson Olin High School in Pratt City has taken off. "Most of our schools have already had their proms, and so we ...

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Dispatches

05/03/11 The City Council has postponed action on a proposal to ban development in the Willard Square neighborhood for 180 days.

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Jefferson County Office Closings to Affect Driver License Services

04/21/11 Public Safety Encourages Patience, Recommends Service at Outlying Sites MONTGOMERY - With the announced closing of Jefferson County satellite offices, driver license services no longer will be available at Center Point, Forestdale, Gardendale and Homewood, according to Department of Public Safety Director Col. Hugh B. McCall. The last day of driver license services at the Forestdale and ...

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Fifth Third meets, facing sluggish housing market

04/19/11 Shareholders of Fifth Third Bancorp are meeting as the regional bank continues to cope with a still sluggish housing market.

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National League Game Summary - Atlanta at Los Angeles

04/19/11 Los Angeles, CA (Sports Network) - Ted Lilly pitched seven scoreless innings to lead the Dodgers over the Braves, ...

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Dodgers down Braves on strong effort from Lilly

04/19/11 Ted Lilly pitched seven scoreless innings to lead the Dodgers over the Braves, 4-2, in the first of a four-game set.

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American League Game Summary - Detroit at Seattle

04/19/11 Seattle, WA (Sports Network) - Jhonny Peralta's three-run triple capped Detroit's six-run seventh inning, ...

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Tigers top Mariners with big seventh inning

04/19/11 Jhonny Peralta's three-run triple capped Detroit's six-run seventh inning, as the Tigers earned an 8-3 win over the Seattle Mariners in the opener of a three-game series.

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