Recreation Digest
BOWLING Bismarck Mandan USBC BA 78th Annual City Championships Team Event 1. K&K Flooring 3,266. 2. Tobacco Row #2 3,258. 3 Mandan Moose 3,208. Low Pay: 3,190. Scratch: Tobacoo Row #2 3,084.

Second tenant to open in new shopping center
A second business has decided to locate in the new shopping mall at the corner of Maple Street and Maple Valley Drive. Flooring Systems will be opening a new office there around the first of February.

County program builds low-income family homes in Murrieta
For the first time in Murrieta, Riverside County's Redevelopment Agency is using a special program to finance the construction of four homes for families who otherwise could not afford to buy them.

West Longview residents wake up to flooded streets (w/video)
Clarence Madison waded through his yard, stopped where he figured his curb ended and stuck a tape measure down to the Nebraska Street pavement.

Residents return to see what fire left
Amazement and thankfulness were the emotions of the residents living near the intersection of Fairways Drive and Niblick Drive this morning in the Lake Valley subdivision north of Boulder.

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Apartment makeover benefits seniors
Two years ago, Jacqueline Bari was ready to move out of Clinton Place Apartments. Rotting siding hung from the sides of the building. Dirty, moldy carpet filled the interior with a stench. And, worst of all, there was a figurative stench, too. The 58-unit apartment complex was rampant with drug activity and alcohol abuse.

Sports Guy: Award-winning picks for Round 2
Before making his picks for the divisional playoffs, Bill Simmons hands out some hardware for Round 1's best performances.

Scouts giving Sewickley Rec Center spiffy new look
Thanks to the industrious efforts of a few local Scouts, the Sewickley Recreation Center will soon be the beneficiary of hours of hard work, receiving much-needed updates and refurbishing.

Full planned text of Ritter's State of the State speech
Good morning. Two years ago, I stood outside this Capitol and delivered my inaugural address, sharing my belief in the sacred trust we hold with the people of Colorado.

More violations alleged at high school
SHELTON -- On the heels of a report from the state Fire Marshal's office comes another compiled by two of the city's assistant fire marshals that lists dozens of violations at Shelton High School.

Futuristic fire hall nearly complete
Ancaster?s new fire station is entering the final stages of construction.

Fort Bend?s old court house celebrates 100 years
As the new year often symbolizes a fresh start and a new beginning, Fort Bend County will look back during 2009 on the last 100 years as the old Court House celebrates it?s centennial.

REGION: School breaks grow longer
Anyone over a certain age remembers when the school year generally started the Tuesday after Labor Day, with two days off for Thanksgiving, two weeks for winter break and one more week around Easter.

Sanford ranks No. 1 in Maine in home foreclosures
Sanford is only the eighth largest community in Maine, but in terms of home foreclosures it ranks No. 1.

Asbestos work closes Jackson senior center
VINCO ? Jackson Township Senior Citizens and Handicapped Activities Center is closed until asbestos is removed from the floors, township officials said.

Text of Gov. Bill Ritter's State of the State Address
The full text of Gov. Bill Ritter's State of the State speech

American Education Week about providing quality education
Providing quality education to all students is the focus of American Education Week this week.Beatrice Education Association Co-President Doris Martin said this year's theme is, ?Great Public Schools: A Basic Right and Our Responsibility,? during a presentation to the Beatrice Public Schools Board of Education during the board's regular meeting Monday evening.?The teachers in this district work ...

No place like home
Zelda Gallegos considers herself blessed to have reached two milestones in her life thus far: owning her own home and being mortgage-free.

Cigarette Smoke Lingers Long After Air Clears
We've all heard the term "second-hand smoke," but what about"third-hand smoke"? A new study in this month's issue of the Journal of Pediatrics looks at what researchers describe as the overlooked threat to children ? the residue from cigarettes that settles on furniture, flooring, even clothes.