Namibia: Vandals Destroy Power Lines in Kavango
VANDALS have chopped down four power pylons in eastern Kavango, costing the Nored electricity company more than N$20 000. Nored spokesman Herman Ngasia says electricians found the vandalised poles at Kangongo village about 170 kilometres east of Rundu on Sunday.

WW II bomb removed from home
  An army explosive unit has safely removed a World War II bomb from a Kitchener neighbourhood. The bomb was discovered in the wall of a home on Union Blvd. by two electricians on Tuesday. A neighbour ...

My view: It's time to stop butting heads over the Fort
When I first heard about the effort to put a hotel down the Fort, an immediate image that came to my mind. It was that short film clip (we've all seen it) of the two long-horned rams standing back on their hind legs, winding up, thrusting forward, hitting each other's head and creating such concussion that neither combatant can do anything but let things go for a moment until they gather their ...

Kemah Boardwalk bounces back after Ike
The Kemah Boardwalk is making a dramatic comeback after suffering severe damage in the Hurricane Ike aftermath.

Leader demands legislation for true economic recovery
As the Government prepares to reveal its legislative framework for the coming year in the Queen's speech, the Green Party has urged ministers to adopt its Green New Deal for real economic and social change.

Group to sift through Breitbach wreckage
BALLTOWN and#8212; Sixty to 80 people are expected to gather Monday morning to begin digging through the remains of Breitbach's Country Dining, which burned to the ground for the second time in a year Oct. 24.They'll be searching for where the fire started and what caused it. Owner Mike Breitbach said Thursday he hopes to at least learn where the fire started by next week. He and his family ...

Friday, December 05, 2008
MEADVILLE -- The cost of receiving services, performing work and paying some fines could be going up in the city under a series of proposals set for further review.

Skilled trade classes needed
[Michael Fuentes started learning to weld at the age of 12 and won awards for his skill at contests in high school.

Kemah Boardwalk slowly returning to pre-Ike status
The Kemah Boardwalk is making a dramatic comeback after suffering severe damage during Hurricane Ike in September.

Ceremony marks completion of downtown improvements in Phillipsburg
Express-Times File Photo | TIM WYNKOOPSergio Cruz, left, and John Bemelmans, electricians with Faigon Electrical Contractors in Piscataway, N.J., secure a new period lamp post at the corner of Broad and Third Streets in Phillipsburg in September. The new lamps...

Fee for electronic structures supported
A PROPOSED ordinance that will impose ?electronic fees? for any application for building permit of heavily electrical structures has been met with positive response from stakeholders, though some had their reservations about the draft?s specifics.

Snow slows Memorial Hospital construction
Despite snow, hospital const­ruction was still a go Thursday. Although snow blanketed Craig, crews working on the new Memorial Hospital site still were on the job, working under Robins & Morton Group LLC, the hospital?s general contractor.

Tomlinson, Rivers lead Chargers to 34-7 win over Raiders
SAN DIEGO ? The San Diego Chargers finally looked like world-beaters.

Talk continues over future of Tamarack
Talk is growing, at least with one member of the West Virginia Parkways Authority, of a possible move to see if some private interest might be interested in leasing or buying Tamarack rather than see it turned over to the Commerce Department.

Consumers are protected by DORA
KUSA - It is often only after problems arise that consumers think to check whether their doctor, therapist, plumber, hunting guide, hair stylist or other professional is qualified to do business in Colorado.

Indy?s McKinney inks to play softball at Fairmont
Filling out the first spot in his lineup card has been easy for Independence softball coach Tom Poe the past three years.

State PEIA raises premiums, shelves coverage changes
The more than 200,000 people who get their health care from West Virginia?s Public Employees Insurance Agency can expect higher monthly premiums or out-of-pocket expenses after June 2009.

Mac's Toy Fund update
Preparations continue for the 78th annual Mac?s Toy Fund party.

Christmas parade set for next Friday
Law enforcement and emergency responders from across Wyoming County have come together to sponsor the annual Mullens Christmas parade at 6 p.m. Dec. 12 in downtown Mullens.

Decay tightens grip on turnpike as case built for hiking tolls
Growing signs of decay along the West Virginia Turnpike, and not enough cash to set things right, pointed to a grim future for the 88-mile toll road Thursday as its governing board built a case for raising tolls.