Aftermath of Ivan Strikes Gulf Coast, Sets Stage for Recovery
The death toll across Florida and nearby states includes 14 in Florida, two in Mississippi, two in Georgia and one in Alabama. In Louisiana four evacuees in poor health died after being moved from storm zones. New Orleans faced minimal rainfall while Mobile and Pensacola faced debris and damage. President Bush planned visits to survey the wreckage as hundreds of thousands lost power and the Panhandle suffered widespread destruction.
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Alabama
Louisiana
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Ivan
New Orleans
Shane Eschete
Bourbon Street
Ray Nagin
Mobile
Pensacola
Ala
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Gulf Shores
Deb Harwick
Gulf Shores Beach
Bush
White House
Jeb Bush
Gulf Power Co
John Hutchinson
Dennis Mace
Mace
Charley
Frances
Sale
Panhandle
St. Paul’s United Methodist Church
Gulf Shores Highway
Ryan
Liz Robinson
Speeding in School Zones Prompts Warnings and Citations
Middletown and Trenton police describe ongoing school zone traffic issues as drivers speed during drop offs and mornings. Since classes started 32 speeding citations were issued in Middletown, with officers stressing strict enforcement and record sheets used to document incidents.
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Carlisle
Middletown
Rodney Mitterspaw
John XXIII
University Boulevard
Verity
Breiel Boulevard
Mitterspan
Miterspaw
Trenton
Edgewood
Timothy Traud
Traud
Babeck
Bloomfield
Kidnapping in Baghdad Involves Two Americans and a Brit
Nineteen year old Ziad Tareq recounts seeing a man in black drag one of the Westerners into a parked car outside a Baghdad house during a power outage. Neighbors describe a tense scene with masked figures, alarms, and guards, while the foreigners had used the home’s generator amid the sweltering heat. The incident remains under investigation by authorities.
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Ziad Tareq
Um Ibrahim
Baghdad
Majid
Judge to take over county court duties amid probe
Attorney General Jim Petro will oversee possible criminal actions tied to overtime payments to a female county court probation officer who reports to Powers. Springboro attorney John Smith, retained by Powers, delivered a letter granting power of attorney to Heath to transfer county court admin duties including supervision of staff overtime approvals and scheduling. Heath has filled in for two weeks and will continue. County commissioners approved shifting supervision of all county court clerks to Clerk James Spaeth. probation officers and bailiffs still report to the presiding judge. Clerk Terry Smith seeks medical disability. former chief bailiff Dick Kilburn appointed chief deputy clerk.
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Powers
South
Springboro
John Smith
Heath
County Common Pleas
James Spaeth
Terry Smith
Dick Kilburn
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