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Using the money from a Rhode Island resident’s unexpected $15,000 gift, Stall Brook Elementary School plans to purchase a new video screen and audio system for its amphitheatre.

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MOORE, Okla. — A monstrous tornado at least a half-mile wide roared through the Oklahoma City suburbs Monday, flattening entire neighborhoods and destroying an elementary school with a direct blow as children and teachers huddled against winds up to 200 mph. At least 20 children were among 51 killed, and officials said the death toll was expected to rise. Hospitals were treating more than 120 patients, including about 50 children.

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OAK PARK — Residents have only until Monday, May 20 to comment on the Illinois Department of Transportation’s final four alternatives for easing congestion along the busy I-290 corridor.

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Educational Technology Consultant Thomas Plati, who is also director of educational technology and asseConsulant ssment for the town of Lexington, presented his assessment of the technology status of the Billerica Public Schools. According to Plati’s report, "The goal of this study was to review the current technology program and to recommend ways of moving forward in the immediate future and also to recommend longer term strategies so that the technology program is sustainable."

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Out of the local oil and gas boom comes another new business venture. Cadiz-based publishing company Schloss Media, owners of the Harrison News-Herald and the Tri-State Merchantette, has launched its newest title called Pipeline Connections. The high-glossy colored magazine aims to connect the oil and gas industry with the local community and vice versa.

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An active investigation is underway in to the death of a local woman known for her “strong unwavering faith”  and loving nature.

Just before 9 a.m. on Saturday, May 11, deputies responded to a call from Clayton Henderson Meadows. Residents reported what appeared to be blood outside the apartment of Rosemary Brown of Tunica. Neighbors and officers attempted to make contact with Brown without success.

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Officers were able to gain entry into the apartment and discovered Brown on the floor. She had multiple stab wounds. Emergency personnel administered medical attention but were unable to revive Brown. Coroner Glenn Grant was contacted and pronounced Brown dead on the scene. Deputies began investigating the death as “an apparent homicide.”
A suspect was arrested and has been charged with Brown’s murder. Gloria Jean Logan, 54, remains in custody at the Tunica County jail. No bond has been set.
Investigators report that a motive has not been established, but that Brown and Logan were both residents of Clayton Henderson Meadows. They were also reportedly friends.
One of Brown’s former employers remembers her ever present smile and her tremendous patience. She was described as a hard worker who never failed to follow through with something that was asked of her.
“If she told you she would do something, she would do it,” she said.
She fondly recalls that Brown was wonderful with children and was good at entertaining them.
“She wasn’t just a ‘sit a child in front of a television’ kind of babysitter,” she said. “She’d play games with them or read stories.”
In addition, Brown was a strong warrior for Christ.
“I know she’s with her Lord and Savior,” she said. “She had the strongest faith of anyone I’ve ever known.
One of Brown’s former charges agreed.
“She was a kind, strong Christian and I have no doubt she is in heaven right now,” she said.
Brown kept children for many years, before moving on to a position at the Tunica Nursing Home. Brown shined as a caregiver and was an asset to the facility, according to

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