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Tours show off habitat management techniques
Nebraska landowners who want to create or protect habitat for wildlife are invited to tour well-managed lands in the state. The Nebraska chapters of Pheasants Forever and Quail Forever are hosting tours of 17 different locations in the state this spring and summer. The tours began Thursday with a cedar ...
Brady kids return to Kings Island
Three of the actors from "The Brady Bunch" television series are returning to Kings Island for an anniversary celebration. Actors Barry Williams (Greg Brady), Christopher Knight (Peter Brady) and Susan Olsen (Cindy Brady) were invited to the Cincinnati-area theme park Sunday to celebrate the 40th anniversary of a popular episode ...
Development vs. preservation on Mackinac Island
The northern Michigan resort island that bans cars and yet draws close to a million visitors each year is facing key decisions on what development to allow to accommodate the tourist business that keeps it alive. Mackinac Island authorities have come into conflict with backers of plans for waterfront hotels ...
Salt Lake City gears up for $1.8B new airport
Mountain views, faster takeoffs and workout equipment are a few things Salt Lake City officials are considering as they draw up plans for a nearly $2 billion remake of the city's airport. The bulk of the budget for construction comes from fees airlines pay to use the facility and from ...
US warns of armed robbery threat in Bahamas
The U.S. Embassy in the Bahamas is warning about the threat of armed robbery in the capital of the island chain off Florida's east coast. A statement from the U.S. Embassy in Nassau advises Americans living in and traveling to the islands to be on heightened alert to avoid being ...
Rocky Gap Casino offers new deal in western Md.
The flashy jangle of slot machines is a far cry from the stillness of Rocky Gap State Park in western Maryland, but state and local leaders are betting that this week's planned casino opening will transform a struggling lakeside lodge into the economic engine its planners envisioned 15 years ago. ...
Cabell County tourism channel expanding
When Alisa Sizemore was a hotel manager in Myrtle Beach, S.C., telling folks about what was happening in the area was a breeze. Tell them to turn on Beach TV in their rooms. An area native back in the Tri-State after 17 years in South Carolina, Sizemore, the general manager ...
Ga. students' weather balloon travels 100 miles
Elementary school students in Athens launched a weather balloon that reached an altitude of nearly 97,000 feet and traveled nearly 100 miles to Sparta. The Engineering Club at Chase Elementary School released the 7-foot helium-filled balloon Tuesday. They tracked it to a dense swamp in a heavily wooded area in ...
Del. school's card program keeps parents involved
Allen Frear Elementary School in Camden is winning acclaim for finding a new way of getting parents involved that might be familiar to anyone who's ever kept a customer appreciation card in their purse or wallet. This year the school has been handing out "Frear Frequent Flyer Cards" to parents, ...
Lake Okoboji roller coaster roars back to life
A northeast Iowa amusement park is reopening a historic roller coaster after a $250,000 rehabilitation of the attraction. The Legend Roller Coaster roared back to life Saturday at the Arnolds Park Amusement Park, overlooking Lake Okoboji. The Sioux City Journal reports (http://bit.ly/15YEjWI ) crews spent eight months on the quarter-million ...
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