Cats fall to Tigers in first loss

The Baker County Wildcats faced off with the Jackson Tigers last Friday night in a game that had huge implications for district standings. The Cats were 5 and 0 and looking to stay ahead of their district competition. Jackson was out to keep their playoff hopes alive, after dropping an earlier game to Bishop Kenny.
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Drive me wild

A bus stops on McCormick Road, and students board. One is reading a newspaper, some are talking animatedly on their cells and several look like they just sleepwalked out of an 8 a.m. class.
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Cyclones stuck in tight spot

With Texas and Oklahoma visiting the next two weekends, first-year Iowa State football coach Gene Chizik is doing what he can to move the struggling Cyclones forward.
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Charter coaches off limits to schools

The Pendleton boys soccer team was 30 minutes into its trip to Madras for a game Tuesday when it was told it had to leave its charter bus and finish the drive in a traditional school bus.
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School Board approves trip to National FFA Convention

During the Boone School Board of Education regular monthly meeting the Board approved for the Boone A&M FFA Chapter to attend the National FFA Convention in Indianapolis, Ind.
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The Republican Newspaper-Online Edition -- Garrett County, Maryland

The Western Maryland Tournament of Bands will take place on Saturday, Oct. 13, at the Southern High School athletic field, beginning at 6 p.m. The event is hosted by the Southern Band Boosters.
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18 LOOP buses back on routes

At least 18 LOOP buses are back on the road after undergoing repairs and passing inspection.
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Briefs: New directors for school

Three new board members have been appointed to the Prairie Crossing Charter School in Grayslake. The new members are Geoff Deigan, parent of two girls who attend the school; Steve Barg, executive director of the Liberty Prairie Conservancy; and Wendy Richter, the parent elected director on the board. The charter school is governed by an independent board of nine volunteer directors. Every ...
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Building on success

Editor?s note: This is the sixth in a series of day-in-the-life photo stories by staff photographer Lee Giles III. To see photos from the previous five stories, vist www.gateline.com and click on ?photo galleries.? For suggestions on future subjects, call 853-9242.
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A road more traveled

EUGENE A t 11:35 a.m. Friday, Wendel Wilkes drove the charter bus into the parking lot at Sheldon High School and waited for his passengers. Wilkes, 59, a professional bus driver with Experience Oregon, has seen plenty during his career.
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In Briefs

TAY NINH ? Tay Ninh?s export turnover achieved US$365 million in the past nine months, up 26.7 per cent from the same period last year.
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