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Races set in Bayside, Woodsboro, Refugio, WISD, hospital district elections
The last day to file to run for a position on the ballot in the May 8 local elections was Monday, March 8. Candidates have until Monday, March 15 to file to run as a write-in. Refugio Council pla...
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Mallory Lynn Jessop Woodsboro High names outstanding seniors
Mallory Lynn Jessop, Meagan Niemann and Christopher Vega are the three Woodsboro High School seniors nominated by their school for the Refugio County Chamber of Commerce Outstanding Senior Award. ...
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Jessica Blaschke Blaschke announces for WISD trustee
This week Jessica Blaschke announced that she has filed to run for WISD school board. She released the following statement: I, Jessica Blaschke, am a candidate for the office of school trustee, ...
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Marjorie Shaw Marjorie Shaw files for Hospital board
Marjorie Shaw has filed to run for place 1 on the board of directors of the Refugio Memorial Hospital District. This week, she submitted the following statement: I have always been interested in ...
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Fernando Garcia, acting police chief Refugio police chief makes peace with council
Refugio’s Acting Police Chief Fernando Garcia was on the hot seat two weeks ago for alleged noncompliance with a request from council member Karen Watts to produce a budget. Tuesday night, Garcia ...
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Defending state champion Dylan Klare goes into regional competition as the favorite, but four other Bobcats will get a chance to advance as well. Competition is Saturday, March 13, in Kingsville. Other regional contenders are Taylor Henning, Gino Dodge, Seferino Vargas and Buster Dodge. Bobcat power-lifters advance
Five Bobcats are advancing to Regional’s in Kingsville on March 13, including Dylan Klare, Taylor Henning, Gino Dodge, Seferino Vargas, and Buster Dodge.
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Energy efficient appliance rebate available April 16-25
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In these challenging economic times, every dollar counts. This spring, Texans can save money and conserve energy through the Energy Efficient Rebate Program. Susan Combs, Texas Comptroller of Pub...
Ground Water Awareness week is underway
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Ground Water Awareness Ground Water Awareness Week is currently underway until March 13. Just as you check your furnace or smoke detector batteries seasonally, spring is a good season to have an ...
Oakwood Cemetery Assoc. slates meeting for March 15
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The Oakwood Cemetery Association is pleased to announce its latest beautification project. The association will install commemorative concrete benches with an inlaid, engraved brass plaque. The...
Pot found in glove box, two Refugio men arrested
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Conflicting stories and a plastic bag full of marijuana found in the glove compartment of a white Ford Taurus led to the arrest of two Refugio men Saturday, Feb. 26, at 9 p.m. Christopher Lee, 20,...
Warriors Weekend fundraiser slated for Saturday at Padilla Hall
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Padilla Hall at the Refugio County Fairgrounds will be teaming with action Saturday as the Warriors Weekend fundraiser gets underway. “Many of the wounded warriors will be on hand to meet everyon...
Refugio High names outstanding seniors
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Brittney Gumm, Dylan Klare and Jared Sternadel are the three Refugio High School seniors nominated by their school for the Refugio Chamber of Commerce Outstanding Senior Award. Brittney Gumm Nat...

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'Jihad Jane' due in federal court in Philadelphia (AP)

FILE - This undated file image provided by the SITE Intelligence Group shows Colleen LaRose, an American woman from Pennsylvania indicted and accused of using the Internet to recruit jihadist fighters and help terrorists overseas. LaRose is due in court Thursday, March 18, 2010, on charges that could bring a life sentence. LaRose, 46, is charged in a global conspiracy to kill a Swedish cartoonist who had offended Muslims. (AP Photo/SITE Intelligence Group, File) MANDATORY CREDIT; NO SALES.AP - Whether she was seeking love or vengeance, or just an escape from her dreary, small-town existence, Colleen LaRose searched the Internet and found Muslim extremists eager to engage the unhappy American.


Thu Mar 18 04:38:52 -0500 2010
Some Fargo residents refuse to move despite floods (AP)

Mac Butler stands in what normally is his backyard as the Red River continues to rise at his Fargo, N.D. home Wednesday, March 17, 2010. Butler is no stranger to spring flooding since he has lived at the same residence for more than 25 years and is now preparing for his fourth flood. (AP photo by Jay Pickthorn)AP - Mac Butler believes he'll beat the bloated Red River and save his home again this year. But a canoe and kayak are tied up outside his house just in case he's wrong.


Thu Mar 18 05:43:14 -0500 2010
Calif. considers smoking ban at all state parks (AP)

Ian Zamora holds his cigarette at the wall separating the parking area from the sand at Surfrider Beach in Malibu, Calif., Wednesday, March 17, 2010. California lawmakers on Thursday will consider what is believed to be the nation's most far-reaching smoking ban in state parks as a way to get unsightly cigarette butts off the beach, eliminate second-hand smoke and reduce the threat of wildfires. (AP Photo/Reed Saxon)AP - California lawmakers on Thursday will consider what is believed to be the nation's most far-reaching smoking ban in state parks as a way to get unsightly cigarette butts off the beach, eliminate second-hand smoke and reduce the threat of wildfires.


Thu Mar 18 04:59:53 -0500 2010
Report fails to shed light on SoCal runaway Prius (AP)

This photo released Wednesday March 17, 2010 by the California Highway Patrol shows a Toyota Prius after it was stopped with the help of a California Highway Patrol officer after the driver reported the vehicle's accelerator became stuck. Toyota representatives held a news conference Monday, March 15, and said this driver's account was substantially different from its findings. (AP Photo/California Highway Patrol)AP - A California Highway Patrol officer responding to a report of a runway Toyota Prius last week arrived to find a Border Patrol agent near the driver with emergency lights on.


Thu Mar 18 05:21:10 -0500 2010