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Stefanie Scarlett The Journal Gazette Do moose like sushi? Business partners Mark Melchi and Rick Rutledge are about to find out.

In a statement released at its meeting Wednesday, the Chautauqua Lake Central School Board of Education said it is shocked with the way the school's teachers' association is handling the parties' contract impasse, which is now in its third year.

The unemployment rate fell in September in most metro areas, although that's largely because more people gave up on job searches than found new work.

WASHINGTON -- During his immersion in his new job, Gil Kerlikowske attended a focus group of 7-year-old girls and was mystified by their talk about 'farm parties.' Then he realized they meant 'pharm parties' -- sampling pharmaceuticals from their parents' medicine cabinets.

Firefighters from at least 10 different departments continued to battle a blaze at a pallet company along the Tippecanoe River into Wednesday morning.

Unemployment numbers for September released Friday show a surprising jump in the Lloydminster region to 6.6 per cent from 5.3 per cent in August, despite a lowering of overall rates including Alberta and Canada.

Despite some promising signs of economic recovery on Wall Street, the job front remains a badly bruised market.

October 15, 2009, 2:30 PM / The Buffalo Niagara region's job market isn't showing any signs that the recession is ending.

The Boy Scouts of America have a long-lived tradition in Cass County. While the Boy Scouts will celebrate 100 years in the United States in 2010, Troop 202 in Cass County unit will celebrate its 99th anniversary next year.

Sonya "The Black Widow" Thomas is ready to defend her world record of eating 173 Buffalo wings in 12 minutes this weekend.

Avon Police Department Friday, August 28, 2009 At 9:42 a.m., theft at 1115 N Ronald Reagan Pw At 12:38 p.m., narcotic at 86 N 500 E At 2:12 p.m., fraud at 9500 E US 36 At 2:22 p.m., criminal activity at 6550 E US 36 At 2:46 p.m., property damage accident at S SR 267/E US 36 At 3:01 p.m., property damage accident at E 200 N/N Ronald Reagan At 3:44 ...

Avon Police Department Tuesday, August 4, 2009 At 11:38 a.m., accident at E US 36/N Ronald Reagan At 11:55 a.m., property damage accident at E 100 N/N SR 267 At 2:14 p.m., personal injury accident at 498 N SR 267 At 3:58 p.m., theft at 10295 E US 36 At 4:19 p.m., personal injury accident at 10372 E US 36 At 6:08 p.m., theft at 9931 E US 36 At 6:24 ...

Avon Police Department Friday, July 17, 2009 At 9:02 a.m., property damage accident at S 800 E/E US 36 At 12:00 p.m., property damage accident at 7990 E US 36 At 12:09 p.m., fraud at 6550 E US 36 At 2:15 p.m., child in need of services at 7975 E US 36 At 7:26 p.m., property damage accident at S 800 E/E US 36 At 8:34 p.m., theft at 10209 E US 36 ...

Mayor Bloomberg has a big investment in exam performance by city students. City students posted increases on state math exams, according to data released Monday, and state officials say it's time to raise the standards.