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ONTARIO Ongoing issues with transients, such as break-ins, burglaries, theft, drug activities including shooting up in public, used needles left on the ground, loitering, urinating and defecating in public, panhandling and myriad other issues are cited as the reason that frustrated business owners on the east side are meeting with Ontario Police Chief Steven Romero on Friday. Some of the problems with theft have been going on for years, but business owners in that area say it has become increas...

Federal regulations require a new coal ash handling system designed to prevent toxic chemicals from leaching into groundwater, so the plant’s owners are asking regulators to approve a temporary solution

A landmark Jackson restaurant is undergoing big changes, but one of the goals is to make sure they are changes that won’t change the customer experience. The Blue Lion deal officially closed Feb. 1, sold by Ned Brown to Joe Rice’s Blue Collar Restaurant Group. The takeover began with behind-the-scenes activity about two months before. Rice, best known as owner of Sidewinders American Grill, Merry Piglets Mexican Grill and Bubba’s BBQ, said he plans no big alteration in what diner...

MISSISSIPPI – All Mississippi Post Offices within the three-digit ZIP Code areas 369, 390, 391, 392, 393, 394, 395 and 396 have resumed normal operations. This includes retail service, mail delivery and drop shipments. Post Offices within the three-digit ZIP Code areas 386, 387, 388, 389 and 397 have also resumed normal operations. However, hours of operation may vary depending on weather conditions. The Jackson, MS, Bulk Mail Entry Unit, 401 E. South St., will be open today from 10:30 a.m...

TODAY, FEB. 17 Malheur County Court meeting, 9 a.m., Room 106, Malheur County Courthouse, 251 B St. W., Vale. To join: call (571) 317-3129; enter access code 299-510-653. Info: (541) 473-5124. Ontario Recreation board meeting, noon, 444 S.W. Fourth St., Ontario, (541) 889-7684. Preschool story time with Building Healthy Families, noon to 1 p.m., Emma Humphrey Library, 150 A St. E. Vale. Introduction to Stargazing (co-hosted by Ontario Community Library and Friends of the Owyhee), 5:30 to 6:30 p...

Bienville Parish 310 Southwestern Electric Power Company workers and contractors continue to restore power to approximately 19,000 customers without service following a winter storm that brought freezing rain, ice, sleet and snow to the ArkLaTex. Ice and snow brought down multiple trees and wires, particularly in the hardest-hit areas of Central Louisiana. Customers are reminded to stay away from downed lines and keep children and pets away as well. Report downed lines immediately to SWEPCO at ...

FREEDOM – On one side of a window, an elderly person with dentures looks out at the same time as a mini horse with no top teeth peers in. Belfast nursing home residents will soon have a day when horses clip clop through the parking lot. For...

A Republican-sponsored state Senate bill cleared Wednesday its first committee step toward allowing the N.C. Division of Motor Vehicles to hire third-party contractors for providing drivers education road tests. Senate Bill 69 also would shorten from six to three months how long a drivers license permit holder would have to wait before being able to drive between the hours of 9 p.m. and 5 a.m. The bill would strike a requirement that only the DMV can provide a road test for those ages 16 and 17...

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