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Strong Genetic Signals Detected for Sockeye Headed to the Kvichak and Egegik ...
KDLG
For the Nushagak District the latest estimates show that 11.2-percent of the sockeye were bound for the Nushagak River and 10.8-percent were headed to the Wood River. Only 0.6-percent of the sockeye showed a genetic signal for the Igushik River.

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Real estate is booming in Vegas, but it may be too late
CBS News
(CBS News) SAN FRANCISCO - If you've been waiting to buy a home, you may have waited too long, at least as far as mortgage rates go. The 30-year-fixed rate rose to 4.61 percent this week, the highest since April 2011. Like the weather, the real estate ...

Local Civil War re-enactors commemorate 150th anniversary of Gettysburg
Belleville News Democrat
Collinsville resident Jim Achenbach, who loves music and history, joined a Civil War musical unit, the 33rd Illinois Volunteer Regiment Band. He'll be making the trip to Gettysburg with fellow musician Kurt Schutte of Troy. The pair will play with the ...

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The Sockeye Harvest in Bristol Bay is Approaching 8-Million Fish
KDLG
44.4-thousand sockeye were counted in the Wood River to increase the total to 765-thousand. Nushagak River escapement was 18.5-thousand fish on Friday to push the total to nearly 659-thousand. 9.3-thousand sockeye were counted to the Igushik River ...

The fabulous Fourth of July
The Edwardsville Intelligencer
Whether you choose to celebrate this year's Independence Day in Illinois or in Missouri, there are plenty of fireworks displays and festivities happening on both sides of the river. The city of Edwardsville will once again partner with American Legion ...

Metro Detroit and Michigan gain real estate agents as home prices continue to ...
MLive.com
DETROIT, MI – A metro Detroit real estate agency told the Detroit News it has hired 14 new agents as home sales continue to rise in southeast Michigan and the state as a whole. Coldwell Banker Weir Manuel in Troy took on the new agents, as the number ...

Geert Pallemans, a French professor at SIUE, walks from his home to work and back nearly every day. Tallish and well-built, he eats healthily and keeps sugar to a minimum. He’s mild-mannered, matter-o

Re-evaluation leads to real estate career for former New Yorker
Houston Chronicle
Included in his checklist was that he loved to help people with their homes, had thorough knowledge of the real estate industry, enjoyed working with agents and negotiating. When he reviewed his list, he knew his next career would be as a real estate ...

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A Granite City woman claims that her daughter suffered chest pain and heat exhaustion after an air conditioner fuse was removed by the owner of a company that manages the property where she was living

Madison County mosquitoes positive for West Nile virus
Alton Telegraph
WOOD RIVER —A mosquito batch collected in Mitchell has been confirmed as the first mosquito pool to test positive for West Nile virus in Madison County this season. Officials with the Madison County Health Department said the mosquito pool was ...

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Madison County mosquitoes positive for West Nile virus
Alton Telegraph
To date, no human cases have been reported in Illinois in 2013. Investigations by health officials have found that wild birds, especially crows and blue jays, are key indicator species of West Nile virus in an area. The Madison County Dead Bird ...

Alton Daily News
Police Reports for June 29, 2013
Alton Daily News
Checking overnight police activity, Alton Police were holding 49-year-old Benjamin F. Seward of the 2,000 block of Main Street and 30-year-old Lynn L. Bushnell of the first block of E. Water Street in Grafton on warrants; 43-year-old Stephen A. Gaston ...

Edwardsville's Public Services Committee approved a number of change orders at its meeting Tuesday that include a new sidewalk, reconstruction of a street, additional mowing and the final changes for

You don’t have to live near a river or creek to experience flash flooding.

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Columbia, Ill., teen was killed on day of restraining order hearing
SuburbanJournals
Thomas Coppotelli, deputy commander of the Major Case Squad and the assistant Collinsville police chief, said Friday evening that an autopsy earlier in the day had found that Schneider had been stabbed multiple times in the neck and torso. Coppotelli ...
Police launch murder investigation after body found in Columbia, Ill.STLtoday.com

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Coal Expenses Surpass Profits in Illinois
Alton Daily News
Illinois coal costs the state more than it brings in, according to a new report. An analysis of the coal industry during Fiscal Year 2011, conducted by the Center for Tax and Budget Accountability and the West Virginia environmental company Downstream ...

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Illinois Ranks High In HIV, AIDS Cases
Alton Daily News
Illinois ranks 7th in the nation when it comes to new HIV infections. Tests are free and confidential at testing centers across the state, and results come back in just 20 minutes. The CDC estimates about one in five Americans living with HIV don't ...

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St. Louis Metro East Affordable Assisted Living Community to Host Ice Cream ...
PR Web (press release)
The other communities are located in Maryville and O'Fallon, Illinois. The communities combine residential apartment-home living with the availability of personal assistance, help with medications and a variety of convenience and support services.

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Why you need a home inspection
Illinois Times
Hiring an inspector is a “makes sense” thing, says Steve Ramos, owner of Envirovue Home Inspection in Petaluma, Calif., and featured certified home inspector on the HGTV program House Detectives. Ramos lays it out, simply: A buyer is going to pay a few ...