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Eastern Adams County's Only Independent Voice Since 1887
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With a few exceptions the news from the Senate’s fifth week of work was still being made at the committee level, where bills continue to receive public hearings and what’s called “executive action” – meaning a committee decides whether to recommend passage of a measure. The week began on a positive note with a unanimous Senate vote for our innovative, early-action school construction bill. I previously mentioned Senate Bill 5445; it would make a $475 million appropriation to the state school-construction account months ah...
The Big Bend Electric Cooperative is hosting the 74th annual membership meeting on Saturday, Feb. 23, at the C.J. Newland American Legion Memorial Hall. The meeting begins with registration at 9:30 a.m. and members are welcome to browse the displays until 10:15 a.m. The presentation of scholarships to local students starts at 10:15 a.m. and is immediately followed by the business meeting. Door prizes for members and children will be awarded during the business meeting. Lunch is scheduled for 11:30 a.m. and the meeting’s a... Full story
Last Tuesday, President Obama gave his State of the Union address. What the president proposed was no olive branch for real, bipartisan solutions. Instead, he laid out an agenda that does not focus on cutting spending and rather proposed more tax increases to pay for additional government programs. I think most Americans would agree that Washington, D.C., does not have a tax problem – it has a spending problem. Last November, the American people reelected President Obama to the White House and kept Republicans in charge of t... Full story
Jan. 23, 12:09 p.m. – Chief Dave McCormick responded to a vehicle prowl call in the 300 block of East Seventh Avenue. Complainant advised while in their house they observed a young male subject enter the complainant’s vehicle and leave toward the school. The complainant further advised they only thing taken was a pack of cigarettes, valued at $7. While investigating a separate call Sgt. Mark Cameron located the juvenile suspect who confessed to the crime. The unidentified juvenile was arrested for vehicle prowl in the sec...