Louisiana Residents Evacuate As Spillway Fills Lowlands

05/16/11 Residents in Louisiana's Atchafalaya River basin packed up treasured possessions and scrambled to build makeshift levees Monday as federal authorities diverted more water their way from the swollen Mississippi. ...

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What's Happening in Oroville

04/30/11 Tenth annual Ishi Gathering and Seminar Today, April 30. Family activities. Explore aspects of local culture in pre-contact California.

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Religious Happenings

04/29/11 Family Fun Luncheon -- 11:30 a.m. April 30. Family event featuring the puppets of the Magical Moonshine Theater, raffle, prizes, trivia. Grace Episcopal Church, 130 Muir Station Road, Martinez. Tickets, $12 adults; $6 for ages 6-12; free for 5 and younger. 925-228-6574, 925-933-6809.

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FRIDAY'S COMMUNITY CALENDAR

04/29/11 Music Auntie Trainwreck, 9 p.m. April 29. Club Kasbar, 234 Southwest Cutoff, Worcester.

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It's just bloody terrible: Lack of rain in Do?a Ana County takes toll

04/27/11 LAS CRUCES - Today marks the 84th consecutive day without measurable precipitation in Do?a Ana County - a situation taking its toll on the JCJ Ranch. The drought has made rangeland grasses sparse.

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The man who whipped Stoneman

04/20/11 At noon on April 12, 1865, two former North Carolina governors stood at the state Capitol and formally surrendered the building to Union Gen. William T. Sherman. Governor Vance had fled the city of Raleigh and the Confederate States of America were ...

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Sports briefs: Ex-Fresnan Richter among NASCAR Hall nominees

04/20/11 Former NASCAR executive Les Richter, the Fresno native elected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame in February, is among five new nominees for the NASCAR Hall of Fame.

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Gas Is Just The Start: 13 Items That Cost More, Or Will

04/19/11 KHQ.COM - Four-dollar gasoline is just a part of it. As most any shopper knows, prices are climbing for everything from coffee and chocolate to tires and toilet paper. The Consumer Price Index has climbed 2.7 percent in the past 12 months, according to government statistics released Friday. That's the largest rise since 2009. Read The List Inside>>>

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That's pricey: 13 items that cost more, or will

04/19/11 In this March 31, 2011 photo, customer Marty Pierce, right, pays cash for his gas at a Shell gas station in Menlo Park, Calif. "When prices at the pump rise and wages don't, already strained budgets show the pain," says Diane Swonk, chief economist at Mesirow Financial, in Chicago.

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What's Happening in Oroville

04/18/11 Dinner and Bunco. 5 p.m. Tuesday, April 19 at the grange, 4122 Big Bend Road. Public invited. Donation $6.

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That's getting pricey

04/16/11 Four-dollar gasoline is just a part of it. As most any shopper knows, prices are climbing for everything from coffee and chocolate to tires and toilet paper. The Consumer Price Index has climbed 2.7 percent in the past 12 months, according to government statistics released Friday. That's the largest rise since 2009. Price increases will continue in the months ahead as companies pass along the ...

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Pasco weekly crime report

04/15/11 Friday, April 15, 2011 . Pasco Note to readers Once a week, the Pasco Times provides a seven-day report of higher-priority sheriff and police calls, sorted by ZIP code and by the block to which an officer was dispatched. A report does not mean an arrest was made. To protect victim confidentiality, we do not include sexual assaults or abuse of children or of the elderly. Crime count 700 Theft 172 ...

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Mainland and American Exploration Agree To Extend Merger Agreement

03/21/11 Mainland Resources, Inc. announces that it and American Exploration Corporation have entered into an amending agreement to extend the termination date of the Merger Agreement between the companies to May 31, 2011.

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Ark-La-Tex refinery to fight safety inspection findings

03/18/11 An Ark-La-Tex company says it will contest the findings of a recent government safety inspection at one of its refineries.

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2011 Louisiana Festival Guide features more than 200 events

03/18/11 Visit this month-by-month guide to festivals in South Louisiana for 2011

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OSHA proposes fines for north La. refinery

03/15/11 Associated Press - March 15, 2011 4:14 AM ET COTTON VALLEY, La. (AP) - The Labor Department has proposed more than $200,000 in fines for a north Louisiana oil refinery it accuses of exposing...

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Indy firm faces safety fines at Louisiana refinery

03/15/11 COTTON VALLEY, La. -- The Labor Department has proposed more than $200,000 in fines for a north Louisiana oil refinery it accuses of exposing workers to the threat of fires, explosions and other hazardous conditions.

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Visitor Info

03/06/11 Dance: 7 p.m., Elm Hall, Durkee Street, off Parker Street, Winchester. Annie and the Sapphires Band performs. Hosted by the Monadnock-Tri State Dance Club.

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Saturday's prep results

03/05/11 Risco vs. Scott County Central, 6 p.m., Dexter HS, Dexter, Mo. South Iron vs. District 4 Champ, 6 p.m., West Plains Civic Center, West Plains, Mo.

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Resale Homes Report: Existing Homes Sold: Feb. 15-20

03/05/11 HENDERSON 89002 1131 Paradise Mountain Trail, $120,000, 179-34-315-098 1160 Midori St., $92,500, 179-31-714-032 1310 Water Mill Ct., $85,000, 124-31-511-045 1691 Arabian Dr., $170,000, 179-27-509-010 2006 Maple Springs St., $137,500, 179-28-511-018 207

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