Three hundred gathered at the Cow Palace Theatre last Saturday for the Christmas party where they enjoyed the movie sponsored by Carl Amundson and a treat of candy and apples. The theatre is Mr. Amundson’s first business venture, having been in the Signal Corps service nearly four years.

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Local tow truck operator Mike Smith lost a leg in a disaster drill gone wrong last year, but he’s back at work, thanks to a new truck, a prosthetic leg, and a lot of help from his family.

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Franklin County Responders have completed another year of assisting the public when they have been in times of trouble or peril. We can be proud of what we have done–hundreds of medical first responder calls, hundreds of fire calls, thousands of EMS and Law Enforcement calls.

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Planting trees, one at a time, is the most significant act one person or group of people can perform to mitigate global climate disruption.

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EDISON — Three janitors at Edison High School, including the son of a Board of Education member, have been arrested and charged with abuse, illegal use and resale of prescription drugs as part of a townwide investigation that includes municipal employees, authorities announced Monday.

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Long Beach schedules utility work

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Karen Pletz, the longtime president and CEO of the Kansas City University of Medicine and Biosciences, was fired Friday, according to a release posted on the university’s Web site.

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BAINBRIDGE When Kenston students come back from winter break, a new bus might be waiting for them — a plug-in electric hybrid school bus expected to be delivered this week.

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Detroit Lakes tow truck driver back on the job after accident during disaster drill DETROIT LAKES, Minn. – Local tow truck operator Mike Smith lost a leg in a disaster drill gone wrong last year, but he’s back at work, thanks to a new truck, a prosthetic leg, and a lot of help from his family.

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Three janitors at Edison High School, one of whom is the son of a Board of Education member, have been arrested and charged with abuse, illegal use and resale of prescription drugs. A fourth, who is a former township firefighter, has also been charged.

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