Townships examine their ‘08 fuel budgets (The Sentinel)
Everyone is subject to a little more pain at the pump these days, but some are feeling it more than others, including area townships.

Car torn up by traffic sign (NBC 2 Fort Myers)
We have a warning for all drivers before heading through a construction zone. NBC2 found out how any normal road project could wind up costing you thousands.

Storms rock area overnight (The Examiner)
The storms overnight Wednesday knocked out power to thousands of customers and dropped nearly 3 inches  of rain on Eastern Jackson County.

DPWH going after electronic billboard (Philippine Daily Inquirer)
MANILA, Philippines -- Public Works Secretary Hermogenes Ebdane Jr. is bent on going after a commercial advertiser operating an electronic billboard in a small park next to the Guadalupe Bridge on Edsa for alleged violations of the national building code.

Govt files complaint vs billboard firm (GMA News)
MANILA, Philippines - The National Building Code Development Office (NBCDO) has filed a complaint against a billboard service provider for violation of the National Building Code and related regulations.

Rants, raves and random thoughts 063008 (Rushville Republican)
Greetings, one and all, and welcome! Thanks much for joining me. Mail and other submitted comments have been steady of late so I’ll be brief with my own thoughts. I did, however, want to offer a word of thanks to everyone involved with this year’s Rush County Fair.

Public Records: From the Logan County Sheriff's Office, Sedgwick County Sheriff's Office, Sterling PD, and Colorado ... (Sterling Journal-Advocate)
Nicholas P. Desanti, 45, was arrested on parole and restraining order violations. Shannon D. Haidsiak, 32, of Sterling, was arrested on charges of third-degree assault, domestic violence, parking a vehicle on a roadway, careless driving and failure to obey a traffic sign.

Town gets guidance on traffic signs (The Lewiston Sun Journal)
LIVERMORE - Town officials have received a recommendation to install one traffic sign and remove another at a three-way intersection of Botka Hill Road, Goding Road and Spruce Mountain Road. At least one resident doesn't agree with the recommendation.

Ignoring the signs: News finds drivers still making dangerous turns (Kenosha News)
Putting up a traffic sign is one thing; getting drivers to obey it is another. A Kenosha News study this week showed that a newly installed "No Left Turn" sign at a dangerous Green Bay Road intersection is largely being ignored.

Covington pushes graffiti eradication (Lexington Herald-Leader)
Employees of four departments here are working together to cover and remove graffiti. Covington's police, public works, code enforcement and parks and recreation departments are joining forces to battle the graffiti. On a recent afternoon, code enforcement specialist John Coulter was covering graffiti on the back of a traffic sign with silver spray paint. "It's blight," Coulter said. "If ...