County Historical Society Receives $160,000 Gift
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By Grand Forks Herald, N.D.  Jun. 6--The Grand Forks County Historical Society recently received $160,000 through sale of farmland from the Harry A. Romberg Trust. The funds will be used to preserve and promote local history.   Romberg, who farmed near Inkster, N.D., died in 1976.
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The Washington Post is introducing a Web site with news and other information for a rarefied group: people in Loudoun County, Va.
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By Fraser Sherman, Destin Log, Fla.  Feb. 17--If the city of Destin has the money to pay an extra $600,000 for beach restoration, it should do so, members of Okaloosa County's Tourist Development Council say.
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By Patrick Donohue, Destin Log, Fla.  Dec. 16--An extra cent on the bed tax would be the most practical way to give extra county funding to the Destin Beach Safety Patrol, Okaloosa County Commissioner James Campbell says.
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By Dianna Cahn, South Florida Sun-Sentinel  Dec. 9--Even with more than $600 million spent to date on The Scripps Research Institute, the city of Palm Beach Gardens went back and forth with the county this week over who would foot a $210,000 bill for additional land costs.
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By Rutter, Jon  Fundraising trio brings in record $354,000 for Conservancy. Wild ties  Lancaster County land prices were zooming skyward so fast last year you could almost hear the cash register going ka-ching! ka- ching!  More and more trees were bowing to the 'dozer's blade.
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By The Herald, Rock Hill, S.C.  Feb. 27--Thanks to Bob and Debbie Stuck, nearly 300 more acres in York County will remain undeveloped. We hope more land can be put aside through the incentive program used by the Stucks before it expires next year.
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By Sonny Long, Victoria Advocate, Texas  Jun. 26--GOLIAD -- County commissioners have approved an additional $25,000 for legal representation in uranium mining matters.
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By Gloria Campisi, Philadelphia Daily News  Feb. 27--Historic Christ Church, which included Benjamin Franklin and six other signers of the Declaration of Independence among its congregation, has received grants totaling $850,000 to help preserve its 280-year-old structure.
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By J.R. Welsh, The Sun Herald, Biloxi, Miss.  Sep. 12--BILOXI -- The cost of defending the Harrison County Sheriff's Department against civil actions went up again Monday when county supervisors approved payment of more than $14,000 to lawyers representing Sheriff George H. Payne Jr.
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County health officials received promised flu vaccine from the state this week and now can offer shot clinics to seniors and others at risk of complications from influenza.
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By Greeley Tribune, Colo.  Jun. 24--Greeley and Weld County received several million dollars this year from special funding requests by U.S. Rep. Marilyn Musgrave, R-Colo.
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Katharine Hepburn's estate is giving back to the group that awarded the famed actress four Oscars.
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By Jack Brubaker, Lancaster New Era, Pa.  Dec. 13--The Lancaster County Commissioners this morning approved  preservation easements on five county farms totaling 370 acres.
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By Josh Hafenbrack, South Florida Sun-Sentinel  Feb. 14--A day after hundreds of residents demanded local politicians get a grip on their spending to keep property taxes down, Palm Beach County commissioners moved forward with a potentially costly new public art program.
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Prince George's County Executive Jack B. Johnson yesterday pledged to release county funds he has withheld from the county's hospital system and declared a new spirit of cooperation in looking for a solution to the troubled system's problems.
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By Charles McCarthy, The Fresno Bee, Calif.  Feb. 17--Impact fees on new construction were approved this week to cover an expected 175% increase in the Madera County population by the year 2026.