MEADVILLE — with the showroom that’s his workspace providing a wide-open view of one of Crawford County’s most heavily-traveled roadways, Steve Wiltrout said he’s seen plenty of traffic over the past few decades. and even with today’s gas prices, that doesn’t seem to be changing — the view, however, is. “People don’t seem to want to change the habit” of…read more →
Frontier Airlines will add Orlando, Fla., and San Diego to its Colorado Springs schedule, the Denver-based carrier announced Friday. The announcment came on the same day that the airline began service to Phoenix on a daily basis, to Los Angeles six days a week and to Seattle four days a week; it will begin service Sunday to Portland three days…read more →
PALESTINE — Millie the wonder dog barks at everything. She will expend the same energy and effort barking at a leaf as at a lion so we don’t know how to gauge the threat level; all we know is she has seen something, and she wants us to know about it. If we have been gone a while, Millie…read more →
PANAMA CITY BEACH — the wait, while relatively short, still was agonizingly long. The Panama City Beach Pirates begin anew on Saturday when they hit the road to play Southeast Division rival Orlando City U23 in their Premier Development League opener. the game kicks off at 6 p.m. CDT. “the players are certainly very excited,” PCB coach Greg DeVito said….read more →
By Joey Knight, Times Staff WriterJoey KnightTampa Bay Times in Print: Tuesday, May 15, 2012 from left, principal Michael Ippolito, athletic director Lanness G. Robinson, superinten-dent MaryEllen Elia and coach Sean Callahan. [WILLIE J. ALLEN JR. | Times] ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Related Links The report: Read the details in the 44-page report Column: Parents played a big role in scandal TAMPA…read more →
Mayo — Cecelia Marie Koon of Mayo has been selected as a candidate to run for 2012-13 Florida State Future Farmers of America (FFA) vice president. Her fate will be decided on June 28. the past seven years of Koon's life, she says, have been largely devoted to serving the FFA, the agriculture industry and its people in Florida. Just…read more →
138 It’s a small number if we’re counting raindrops. It’s a big number if we’re stuffing clowns in a Volkswagen. And it’s an unattainable number if we’re counting birthdays. But at Churchill Downs, 138 marks the most enduring tradition in American sports. Saturday we celebrate the 138th Kentucky Derby. That’s 138 years in a row without a break — not…read more →
NIAGARA FALLS — Allegiant Airlines, one of two operating carriers at the Niagara Falls International Airport, is once again expanding its services locally. Beginning July 1, the low-cost carrier will offer service to the Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport, joining Tampa Bay and Orlando as destinations offered from Niagara Falls. “We’re pleased to offer another affordable and convenient way for Niagara…read more →
SANTA CRUZ — despite record heat, City Councilwoman Katherine Beiers won her category in Monday’s 116th running of the Boston Marathon. “It was killer,” Beiers, 79, said by phone after the race, just as she was grabbing her traditional post-race beer and dinner at a lobster joint. “It was so hot.” Beiers finished the race in 5 hours 29 minutes…read more →
LAS CRUCES — her opponent in this year’s general election calls it a political cheap trick, but Doña Ana County District Attorney Amy Orlando says she is upholding state law in challenging mark D’Antonio’s nomination petition. “This is a legal question, not political strategy,” said Orlando, who filed suit last Friday in Third Judicial District Court asking that D’Antonio, a…read more →
