2011 in Kentucky was perpetually damp– the most sopping year in Kentucky history in many locales. UK also got a new president, who quickly turned his attention toward upgrading some of the more miserable dormitory and classroom spaces on campus.
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Dec. 31– This fall, a corps of volunteers made it their mission to spruce up long-neglected Lost Lake Park. The freak windstorm that blew through the Valley on Dec. 1 did a surprising amount of damage to the park along the San Joaquin River just north of Fresno.
Players can register through Jan. 13 at Rookies Sports Bar and Grill, 3095 Anderson Snow Road in Spring Hill, Monday through Friday from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Games will be on Saturday nights starting in mid-February, held at Ernie Wever Youth Park in Brooksville. Pro-am to be hosted by Lightning.
Dec. 31– SANFORD– Without knowing what happened on May 14, a visitor to the Railroad House Museum could hardly tell what the building had been through. “We tried to put it back exactly as it was…,” said Hal Siler, chairman of the Railroad House Historical Association’s Buildings and Grounds Committee. “
Dec. 31– Tragedy, turmoil and strife characterized the leading local stories of 2011. Some issues, such as the challenges faced by the Oneonta police department, the legal fate of Anthony Pacherille Sr. and the continued battles over natural gas drilling, were expected.
Dec. 31– Akron companies were sprinkled atop lists in many industrial and business sectors in newly compiled rankings of employers, companies, governments and other entities by the trade publication Crain’s Cleveland Business. Summa Health System of Akron was listed as the city’s top employer, according to Crain’s, with 8,000 workers.
Dec. 31– WHITEHOUSE– Pastor Richard Salyers says he has no doubt about what caused a Christmas night burglary at Whitehouse Community Church, located in one of Johnson County’s most rural communities.
Dec. 31– Author John Eldredge just can’t take it anymore. “It’s like trying to love a get-well card,” Mr. Eldredge says in his new book, Beautiful Outlaw: Experiencing the Playful, Disruptive, Extravagant Personality of Jesus. Strong words, but not too strong considering the offense, Mr. Eldredge told The Blade.
Dec. 31– With all the pickets and protests, layoffs, and lawyers behaving badly in Ventura County in 2011, business headlines were anything but dull. CEO-watching: New CEOs were named to the executive suites at CalAmp Corp. in Oxnard and Amgen in Thousand Oaks.
In March, Brownstown Central’s girls basketball team played in the Class 2 A title game against Fort Wayne Bishop Luers, and Seymour gymnasts Kelly Deppen and Leah Benefiel competed in the state meet. In June, Brownstown, Seymour and Trinity Lutheran track and field athletes competed in the state meets at Indiana University.
Delaware Attorney General Beau Biden released the following statement today regarding the Delaware Department of Insurance’s approval of the proposed affiliation between BlueCross BlueShield Delaware and Highmark, Inc., which is based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Delaware granted tax breaks to BCBSD for 75 years.
As a member of the Illinois National Guard, Goodin as well as active military personnel and reservists in Illinois can qualify for a “forgivable” loan of $10,000 for a 30- year, fixed-interest mortgage loan from a new financing program paid by the state.
Dec. 31– BRIDGEPORT– A police lieutenant, fired for covering up a hit and run crash involving a fellow officer who she was involved in a relationship with, has been reinstated following an arbitration decision that chastised the city’s Police Commission. But Christine Burns was demoted to patrol officer and assigned to the Police Department’s records division.
Dec. 31– The former president of NewDominion Bank has been fined $3,000 and barred from bank management for “personal dishonesty” that resulted in financial gain while causing the Charlotte bank to lose money, according to an order released Friday by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp..
Dec. 31– What the year is likely to bring: Further housing price declines, more federal budget fights, the departure of Baltimore’s only Fortune 500 corporate headquarters and computerized electricity meters that many seem to fear will read their minds and give them cancer.
Dec. 31– Delaware’s state insurance commissioner has approved the proposed “affiliation” between Pittsburgh health insurer Highmark Inc. and the much smaller Blue Cross Blue Shield of Delaware.
Dec. 30– GLOUCESTER– It took only 38 seconds for Friday’s clash between Rockport and Pentucket to turn in the Vikings favor. Just 1:45 into the third frame Rockport took advantage of a pair of Pentucket turnovers in its own end capitalizing on both. By the time 2:30 past in the frame Rockport had a 2-1 lead and all the momentum.
Of the several hundred voters who responded to a Times Free Press poll online and by mail, well over half marked the April 27 tornadoes as a defining day in the region’s history.
Dec. 31– Seven years after announcing plans for a $30 million mini- Gatlinburg resort in Dade County, the developer is filing for bankruptcy. This is the third time, “said Dade County Executive Ted Rumley.” Dade County operates on a roughly $8.5 million budget.
