Downtown art scene said not filled enough (The Herald-Sun) CHAPEL HILL ? A map and participant roster from the most recent 2nd Friday ArtWalk illustrates a striking void in the Orange County visual arts landscape....more...County task force: make 'gang-free school zones' to combat gangs (The Capital Times) Establishing "gang-free school zones" so area students can learn in a safer environment is a key recommendation on how to combat gangs in Madison and Dane County. The goal is included in the final report released today from the Enhanced Youth Gang Prevention Task Force, a group put together in May 2006 by Madison Mayor Dave Cieslewicz and County Executive Kathleen Falk to pinpoint gang-related ......more... Often deadly parvovirus outbreak hits dogs in Orange County (The San Francisco Examiner) SANTA ANA, Calif. ( Map , News ) - Dozens of Orange County dogs have been stricken with the often deadly parvovirus, leading animal health agencies to open emergency vaccination clinics....more... GENEALOGICAL CORNER (The Canton Daily Ledger) Let us introduce ourselves. We are the Fulton County Historical and Genealogical Society, and this is our second article....more... Drawing a road map for county's future (Napa Valley Register) We want your help to put together a long-range vision, said Eliot Hurwitz, Napa County Transportation and Planning Agency program manager, at the first of three NCTPA town hall-style meetings Wednesday night at Canyon Oaks Elementary School in American Canyon. The meeting focused on the future of transportation in American Canyon to be included in the county's strategic transportation plan....more... Steuben County Residents to Benefit from Verizon Wireless Network Expansion (The San Francisco Examiner) CORNING, N.Y. ( Map ) - In a continuing effort to provide the best wireless service for local residents in Steuben County, Verizon Wireless has expanded its network with a new cell site in Greenwood....more... Homes by the range? ? ?These guys aren?t kids learning to use pistols?? (Minot Daily News) Dave Gowan is frustrated. Gowan owns 310 acres of picturesque land in the Burlington township area off Ward County Road 12. He wants to develop 12 lots on 73 acres, on which 12 single-family residences will be built....more... City, county officials learn about updated floodplain mapping (Daily American) benton ? City and county officials met with Illinois Department of Natural Resources representatives on Wednesday to learn about new floodplain mapping procedures....more... State huddles to map out war on beetles devastating forests (The Aspen Times) GRANBY Amid mountains covered by ailing, rust-colored pines, about 100 people pored over maps and discussed priorities Thursday in the battle to slow the spread of forest-killing beetles and clean up the destruction....more... |