Tarrant County poverty, income data show the long reach of the downturn Reverberations of the recession echoed across Tarrant County last year as incomes dropped, the poverty rate rose and even the institution of marriage declined, according to a broad spectrum of census data released Tuesday. Read more on Fort Worth Star-Telegram Fayetteville PD Warns: [...]

Boston beacon hill Snow storm 12/20/09 Image by Brianmoc Boston beacon hill Snow storm 12/20/09 October Surprise Storm cost Erie County M Poloncarz says state still owes county $ 1.95 million. Read more on Tonawanda News Mt Ruapehu Extends Winter Season Until “Snovember” Mt Ruapehu announced today it is extending its 2010 season to November [...]

Lake County to remove Ryerson dams Des Plaines River paddlers have long wondered when the forest preserve will take out that dam barrier at Ryerson Woods. Read more on Deerfield Review Kremlin fires iconic Moscow mayor after 18 years MOSCOW – Russia’s president on Tuesday fired Yury Luzhkov, ending the 18-year rule of the Moscow [...]

Summit County prepares for winter storms SILVERTHORN – It might be a warm September day in Summit County but inside the Silverthorne Pavilion, Silverthorne Police Chief Mark Hanschmidt is dealing with some very bad winter weather. Read more on 9 News Denver New fee for Ayer property owners? AYER — The Department of Public Works [...]

Snow Plow Image by Ruud Hein The first 12 hours of snow fall for this Autumn/Winter were serious enough to have the snow plows out around town. IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE SEVENTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT OF THE STATE OF IDAHO, IN AND FOR THE COUNTY OF CUSTER – IN THE … Case No. CV-2010-139NOTICE [...]

City Council approves new snow removal agreement with county The Council Bluffs City Council Monday evening gave its approval to an agreement reached by the city’s Public Works staffers and Pottawattamie County Roads officials on snow removal responsibilities around the Council Bluffs city limits. Read more on The Council Bluffs Daily Nonpareil Towns Await FEMA [...]

City to pay Fayette County for past Main Street repairs ELGIN- It has been two years since repairs were made to Main Street in Elgin by the Fayette County Road Department. The council was presented with an invoice for the work last week Monday by County Engineer J.D. King. The invoice totaled $10,708 for the [...]

County discusses fuel tax move Questions about the proper use of revenue from a citywide, half-cent sales tax fueled discussion at Monday’s Shawnee County Commission meeting, where Commissioner Vic Miller took issue with city manager Norton Bonaparte’s assertion that the city can’t use the sales tax money specifically to fix potholes. read more Read more [...]

Snowy disaster payments on way to Franklin County governments Disaster assistance checks for more than $200,000 are in the mail for many local municipalities who bore the expense of the February storms. Read more on Chambersburg Public Opinion

Report: Cook County still shaky on Shakman The Cook County Highway Department was poised to hire six new truck drivers in recent months — without giving applicants a behind-the-wheel driving test.When county hiring monitors raised a red flag and began to investigate, one official said, they found three of the six finalists for the snow [...]