News in Russellville, Ohio

Hubbard calls council “racist”
Wed, 08 Feb 2012 04:09:22 -0800

The Russellville City Council meeting became contentious Monday night when Councilman Lanny Hubbard became angered by a recommendation to fill a civil service board seat representing his district.

Lady Wildcats charge into league lead
Tue, 07 Feb 2012 01:24:38 -0800

With a 4-0 start in conference play, North Little Rock coach Cheryl Bing has high expectations for the Lady Charging Wildcats volleyball team.

New York and Boston mayors make Super Bowl bet on behalf of one city family
Tue, 31 Jan 2012 08:24:40 -0800

The mayors of New York and Boston are putting a new twist on the traditional Super Bowl mayoral bet. Instead of exchanging goods, meals or souvenirs associated with their respective cities, Michael Bloomberg and Thomas Menino will be betting on behalf of a family from the city they represent. The New York Post had the details of the wager . If the New York Giants win, a family from New York will ...

Hometownstations.com-WLIO- Lima, OH News Weather SportsEx-Ohio wildlife agent plans plea change
Tue, 31 Jan 2012 14:50:57 -0800

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) - A former Ohio Department of Natural Resources wildlife officer plans to change his plea on federal charges accusing him of helping a South Carolina hunter illegally obtain an Ohio deer license at a discount that saved him about $105.

Unlikely knitters: RHS group uses advisory period to hone craft
Tue, 17 Jan 2012 10:03:57 -0800

The advisory period at Russellville High School is not an easily defined 20 minutes of the school day. “It’s like a second lunch — except quieter,” junior Sarah West said.

Wednesday night line
Wed, 18 Jan 2012 14:37:23 -0800

It's open us. Final thoughts: * ATTORNEY-CLIENT PRIVILEGE: I mentioned yesterday a complaint from an out-of-state lawyer about Arkansas lawyers who didn't report potential juror misconduct in one of the West Memphis Three cases in 1994. I said then that the lawyers have always explained that there were bound to silence by the attorney-client relationship. One of those lawyers, Lloyd Warford ...

Issac J. Bailey | Open Letter To GOP Candidates
Sat, 14 Jan 2012 12:20:28 -0800

O pen letter to current and former GOP candidates:

Obamacare (Romneycare) off the table
Tue, 31 Jan 2012 20:56:25 -0800

Poor Rick Santorum could only shrug in frustration when he complained in the Florida debate about the supreme irony of the 2012 presidential race: Republicans made President Obama vulnerable two years ago by demonizing his health-insurance reforms and now they are about to nominate one of two men who cannot effectively use the issue against him. by Ernest Dumas Poor Rick Santorum could only ...

Are you a 1 percenter?
Sun, 15 Jan 2012 06:06:15 -0800

The New York Times has a handy infographic in which you can plug in your family income to determine in which percentile you fall, not just nationally, but by state and metro area. Nationwide, the top 1 percent make more than $383,000. But you can be a 1 percenter in Arkansas as a whole with family income of $254,000. In the Little Rock metro area, $309,000 in family income makes you a 1 ...

Romney gets Huckabee cover on tax disclosure
Sat, 21 Jan 2012 05:00:03 -0800

Mark it down now. If Mike Huckabee runs for president in 2016, he will not be releasing his federal income tax returns. Read more here about his remarkably petulant defense of Mitt Romney for evading tax return release in which he manages to again don his Birther clothing to smear President Barack Obama. Speaking on The O'Reilly Factor, Huckabee said of Romney, "Let him make this challenge: 'I ...