Tourism reports vary
With gas prices soaring in June, Orr AmericInn manager Tammy Nandrasy feared a catastrophic summer. But she and many others at area lodges, motels and resorts were pleasantly surprised.

NH police charge 6 men with selling cocaine
Nashua, N.H., police have charged six men with selling cocaine and crack cocaine out of city motels.

PROFILING DEATHS IN WEST A.C. MURDER
SOMERS POINT--Thursday marks the two-year anniversary when the bodies of four women were found behind a strip of West Atlantic City motels.The bodies ...

Police nab six for alleged cocaine dealing
NASHUA -- Police have arrested six men who were dealing cocaine and crack cocaine out of city motels and hotels, the narcotics unit announced Wednesday. ... - By ANDREW WOLFE Staff Writer

Fire drives residents from SE Portland home
Eight Southeast Portland residents are in area motels tonight after a home caught fire this afternoon. About 1:30 p.m. crews responded to a residential fire in the 6100 block of Southeast 88th Avenue, said Lt. Allen Oswalt, a Portland Fire...

Eastern Chamber rolls out cyber red carpet for tourism
The Chamber of Commerce of Eastern Connecticut has unveiled a new tourism and visitors component to its Web site that offers details on meeting facilities,

Deal too good to pass up
The county commissioners have agreed to work with Fort Wayne to rebuild the Spring Street Bridge, making an exception to their plans to not maintain bridges within city or town limits.

Bankers survey: Little confidence in rural economy
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) - A survey of bankers suggests the rural economy is still faltering and that there is little confidence things will look much brighter in six months.

St. Paul finds balance sheet in better shape than expected
St. Paul's general fund finances are in better shape than expected given the current economic troubles, but the city's budget experts foresee lower revenues from sales taxes, local government aid, hotels and motels and other sources next year.

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Road trip: One 72-year-old, 1 bike, 3 days, 174.1 miles
An old chum offered to say a prayer for Dave Priest three weeks ago on the night before he embarked on a bicycle trip alone from his home in Bloomington to Chicago on the Old Route 66 Trail.

Survey shows rural bankers reluctant to accept federal aid
A survey of rural Midwestern bankers shows few of them intend to participate in the government?s aid to banks. The survey also shows the rural economy is faltering and that there is little confidence among the bankers for better conditions six months away.

Montgomery County Housing Homeless At Motels
Montgomery County is paying to house homeless families at motels.

Newport schools see more homeless children
Twenty children who are homeless are attending Newport public schools, almost all of them in the elementary schools.

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Two months into the recovery effort, more than $765 million has been approved to help storm-struck Texas residents, businesses and communities that suffered disaster damage from Hurricane Ike.

Corvallis man a ?trail blazer?
Envisions 60-mile hiking path to sea CORVALLIS - A national organization that promotes recreational trails has recognized the chairman of the Corvallis to the Sea Trail Partnership with the 2008 Trail Advocacy Award for Oregon.

Give the birds an island
THE fact that Kuala Terengganu coffeeshop owner Ong Poh Kok is resorting to legal action to get the Terengganu government and the Kuala Terengganu City Council to act against swiftlet motels should serve as a warning to swiftlet operators throughout the country to clean up their act ("Asking RM10 million over swiftlets" -- NST, Nov 17).

Council opts not to allow hotel near neighborhood
Holiday Inn Express will need to find a new site for its proposed hotel.

Corvallis man a ?trail blazer?
Envisions 60-mile hiking path to sea A national organization that promotes recreational trails has recognized the chairman of the Corvallis to the Sea Trail Partnership with the 2008 Trail Advocacy Award for Oregon.

Bankers see little confidence in rural economy
OMAHA, Neb. -- A survey of bankers in Minnesota and 10 other states suggests the rural economy is still faltering and that there is little confidence things will look much brighter in six months. The Rural Mainstreet Index, compiled