A fine mess
Eddie Muncey of Horseshoe Bend Marina shows off a good morning’s catch taken in mid-February. Muncey hauled in four walleye, two crappie and a bass.
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Wildcat 5K/One Mile Fun Run/Walk Dibrell PTO will be hosting the fourth annual Wildcat 5K/One Mile Fun Run/Walk on Saturday, April 19, at 9 a.m. Entry fee is a donation of at least $10 for pre-registration and $15 for those registering after April 14. Race entries will also be accepted the day of the run…
Read MorePredators beat Red Wings 3-1 to end Detroit’s winning streak
DETROIT (AP) ‘ Rich Peverley’s second-period goal broke a tie and lifted the Nashville Predators to a 3-1 win over the Red Wings on Saturday to snap Detroit’s five-game winning streak. Dan Hamhuis and Jerred Smithson also scored for Nashville, battling for the final playoff spot in the Western Conference. Dan Ellis made 34 saves…
Read MorePet fears put to rest with vet house calls
ARLINGTON, Va. (AP) ‘ My timid tabby turns into a raging psychopath at the vet’s. Fangs bared, claws unsheathed, he’s impossible to treat unless anesthetized or immobilized in a net. But his nagging cough had gone on too long. I girded myself for the struggle to stuff him into the cat carrier for the 15-minute…
Read MoreKickboxing world champ pays local visit
By Charles W. Johnson Raymond Daniels is a force as a kickboxer. A world champion can represent that title in more ways than just displaying a shelf full of trophies, or displaying a belt. Sometimes they can show their qualities by working with young people to champion the sport that has raised them to such…
Read MoreTell me if this hurts
Resistance is futile. Sgt. Mark Mara demonstrates compliance techniques on Jerry Haston during a Citizens Police Academy alumni class meeting Monday. During the evening, class instructors taught personal safety and self-defense.
Read MoreMan on stolen backhoe chased by snow plow
BY Chuck Shepherd Toronto police announced in February that they had arrested the man who had stolen a backhoe with the intention of driving it to a car wash in order to break down a wall and get at the facility’s coin machine. The call to police came from a snow plow that was hot…
Read MoreHandyman gets stabbed in hand
By Duane Sherrill A handyman says he was stabbed in the hand by a jealous ex-boyfriend who erupted into a rage when he found him in his former girlfriend’s bedroom. ‘He had intentions on killing me,’ testified the victim, Wayne McBride, recalling the knife attack which happened as he was doing carpentry work in a…
Read MoreCall girl offered $1M to pose for Hustler
NEW YORK (AP) ‘ The lawyer for the call girl linked to the downfall of Gov. Eliot Spitzer lashed out at the media Friday for thrusting the 22-year-old woman into the ‘public glare’ without her consent and publishing revealing photos. Since her identity was disclosed, newspapers and Web sites have splashed photos of Ashley Alexandra…
Read MoreSchool calendar fuels emotions
By Charles W. Johnson The impassioned interest in the Warren County school calendar is continuing unabated, with a large crowd gathering at a special called meeting of the School Board’s Curriculum, Athletics, and Negotiations committees held at the middle school library Thursday night. The meeting had been called primarily to vote on a resolution in…
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