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Alltel customers in limbo

Staff and wire reports @ December 15, 2008 # Comments Off

Greater Columbus Alltel customers are in for a change in the New Year as Alltel is acquired by Verizon. What that change w… (19 comments)

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City/area digest

By the Columbus Telegram @ October 31, 2008 # Comments Off

Peterson benefit set for Saturday

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Monroe, Humphrey voters to weigh-in on sales tax hikes

By The Telegram Staff @ October 31, 2008 # Comments Off

Voters in the village of Monroe and the city of Humphrey will both be voting on sale tax increases.

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Rescue Mission banquet slated for Monday night

By the Columbus Telegram @ October 31, 2008 # Comments Off

The Columbus Rescue Mission will be holding its annual Celebration Banquet at 6:30 p.m. Monday at the New World Inn.

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Drum spearheaded dive and rescue team creation

By Jim Osborn josborn@columbustelegram.com @ October 31, 2008 # Comments Off

The late Platte County Sheriff Neal Drum Jr.s reaction to a 1983 drowning is an image permanently etched in current She…

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Loup raises red flag on identity theft

By Eric Freeman efreeman@columbustelegram.com @ October 31, 2008 # Comments Off

Loup Public Power District will implement its new identity theft prevention program Saturday. (2 comments)

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City tries to make $11,000 picture clearer

By Adrian Sanchez asanchez@columbustelegram.com @ October 31, 2008 # Comments Off

Community reaction to an $11,000, 10-foot by 8-foot, aerial photo map of Columbus prompted the city to release more inform… (10 comments)

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1 in 7 undecided on top spot

The Associated Press @ October 31, 2008 # Comments Off

Patrick Campbell worries Barack Obama will raise his taxes but thinks John McCain will send people off to war. (2 comments)

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Big Pals-Little Pals Bowl-A-Thon set Sunday

By Julie Blum jblum@columbustelegram.com @ October 30, 2008 # Comments Off

A local mentoring organization is looking for people to throw a few strikes for kids.

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Speaker to talk on VA assisted-living benefit

By the Columbus Telegram @ October 30, 2008 # Comments Off

Paul V. Miller, an independent accredited claims agent of the Department of Veterans Affairs, will discuss a special VA as…

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