Evanston News

"Welcome to the Black Gold Cattle Company's eighth annual Testicle Festival," says the rodeo announcer over the loud speaker.

The tally was grim. More than a 100 southwest Wyoming residents helped Wyoming Game and Fish Department personnel survey winter deer mortality in the state's largest mule deer herd in early May, and what they ...

Hope Ministries, a group of local Christians, will host "A Celebration of Freedom" at the R.J. Bush Center, 3474 Pennsylvania Ave., on June 26.

Issue date: 5/23/08 Section: City Chicago actor R.J. Lindsay played Gen. Charles Gates Dawes in a historical reenactment to protest NU's continued ownership of the historic Dawes house.

The Weirton Area Ambulance and Rescue Squad Inc. joined the City of Weirton Fire Department to celebrate National Emergency Medical Services Week.

Plans for a new Weirton skatepark are moving along. Mayor Mark Harris said the city has raised $14,000 so far and are hoping to readh $24,000 this summer.

Wanda Newman and Rick Bartolic will return to LaBarge on 19 May 2008, for outreach to veterans and local businesses. via The Little Chicago Review

“What if he's like me? What if he gets teased and he has to struggle like I did?”

By Carolyn See, who can be reached at www.carolynsee.com Friday, May 16, 2008; Page C04 By Alexandra Fuller Penguin Press . via The Washington Post

“Jim Novak bemoaned two facts last Thursday -- he didn't hear his alarm go off in time to eat the dozen sweet rolls he had purchased for his breakfast.”

The Dec. 25, 1940, edition of the Park Ridge Advocate debuted a new column, "Carrier Pigeon," with the ambitious goal of devoting weekly space "to news of Advocate carrier boys and prospective ones." "Charles ... via Sun-Times News Group

“What we need is something that is truly visionary for the core of our downtown and this project doesn't have even a kernel of that in it, and that's why I'm ticked”

Evanston's Planning and Development Committee postponed a vote late Wednesday on whether to allow a luxury high-rise condominium tower in the heart of the city, angering some residents and aldermen who say the ... via Chicago Tribune

“It will be a mobile park, so we can take it to a different location if we need to”

Saturday night's Battle of the Bands at the Weirton Thomas E. Millsop Community Center raised more than $10,000 toward the establishment of a skate park in Weirton. via Weirton Daily Times

“These agencies have seen what works and what doesn't.”

Mayor Mark Harris presented CHANGE, Inc. with a mayor's award to help mark the beginning of Community Action Month. via Weirton Daily Times

Army Staff Sgt. David Julian was killed in a suicide bombing in Baghdad earlier this year. via National Public Radio

Evanstonians can help protect the environment by recycling and reusing. An eco-garage sale is scheduled from 8 a.m. to noon Saturday at the Evanston Ecology Center, 2400 McCormick Blvd. via Sun-Times News Group

“The ones I have seen are well used”

Giovanni P. Rossi Discussing the Weirton skate park - From left, Mike Chek, the Rev. via Weirton Daily Times

“It's going to function a lot like regular city council”

Giovanni P. Rossi YOUTHADVISORYBOARDCREATED - Mayor Mark Harris and City Manager Gary DuFour discuss the upcoming functions of the Youth Advisory Board. via Weirton Daily Times

“I'm trying to get all youth groups.”

Mayor Mark Harris announced he has arranged for a battle of the bands contest at the Weirton Thomas E. Millsop Community Center May 3. The event is scheduled to start at 7 p.m. with O Dayspring, a band ... via Weirton Daily Times

“The space was available, and we wanted to make good use of taxpayers' money”

Here's a rundown of recent changes made at the five facilities operated by the Wyoming Department of Health: Wyoming Retirement Center: The philosophy of patient care at the Retirement Center, a long-term care ... via Casper Star Tribune

“The United Way is an important cause and has a great impact on the community”

United Way touches many communities across the United States, and the impact of the United Way can be seen locally in Weirton, according to officials. via Weirton Daily Times

One of the biggest demands heard by city officials by their constituents is the desire to have good roads. via Weirton Daily Times