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							At 
							the March 17th Logan County Board meeting, Emergency 
							Management Agency Director Dan Fulscher recognized a 
							couple of Logan County men for their roles in a 
							January water rescue. John Gaston and Ryan Sheley 
							were presented with plaques acknowledging their 
							actions that helped save Don Behle and his dog in a 
							water accident.  
							 
							Pictured from the left are Mark Mann of the Logan 
							County Dispatch, Shawn Petit, Luke Hangar, Deb 
							Kimberlin of Logan County Dispatch, Ryan Sheley, 
							John Gaston, Dan Fulscher, and Don Behle, who is the 
							man rescued. Petit, Hangar, and Sheley were part of 
							the rescue dive team that went into the water to 
							rescue Behle and his dog. 
							
							Photo by Angela Reiners      [Click 
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				 Obama to end Cuba trip with 
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				President Barack Obama and Cuba's President Raul Castro hold 
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				in Havana March 21, 2016. REUTERS/Carlos Barria 
				
			 
			
			
			
				
				
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				 Attacks on Brussels airport, metro 
				station kill around 20: Belgian media 
				
				
				Emergency services (L) at the scene of explosions at Zaventem 
				airport near Brussels, Belgium, March 22, 2016. REUTERS/Francois 
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				 Fried cow's brains? - Italy's 
				historic cities push local cuisine, produce 
				
				
				Italian chef Cristina Palanti poses with a meat cleaver and 
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				"L'e'Maiala" restaurant in Florence in this October 6, 2012 file 
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				 Carbon emissions highest in 66 
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				on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange January 11, 2013. 
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				longest aircraft readies for first flight in Britain 
				 
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				under the Airlander 10 hybrid airship during its unveiling in 
				Cardington, Britain March 21, 2016. REUTERS/Darren Staples 
			 
			
			
				
				
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				shoemaker Arezzo strides deeper into U.S. market 
				 
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				the window of Arezzo and Co.'s Schutz store on Madison Avenue in 
				New York March 19, 2016. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid 
			 
			
			
			
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				economist Krugman urges Japan to delay tax increase, up spending 
				 
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				 Futures fall as Brussels attacks 
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						Lincoln College Men's Volleyball teams participated in 
						the Mid-West Plains Volleyball Conference Championship 
						Tournament this weekend. The event featured 21 teams 
						from colleges and universities across the mid-west and 
						was hosted by the University of Missouri in Columbia, 
						MO. The LC Sophomore team went 5-3 to earn a 2nd place 
						finish and the Freshman squad went 2-3 to finish in a 
						tie for 9th.  
			
						Photo provided by Coach Mark 
						Tippett              [click on photo for larger image] 
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				Cavaliers forward LeBron James (23) celebrates with guard J.R. 
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				fourth quarter against the Denver Nuggets at Quicken Loans 
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				clear way for mixed martial arts fights 
				
				
				Mixed Martial Arts students spar on the mat at Ronin Athletics, 
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