Here are the stories in the Wednesday, September 19, 2001 edition of Nevada County Picayune
- War declared on terrorists
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- America is at war.
This war, though, is not against another country, but against terrorist and terrorism.
President George W. Bush declared war on terrorism after Tuesday's attack on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon.
Congressman Mike Ross (D-4)...
- Area schoools help students cope
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- Each person deals with tragedy in their own way.
In the aftermath of the terrorist strikes in New York and Washington, D.C., area schools are each working with students to help them try to understand what happened and deal with it.
Flags at the schools...
- Rumors fuel rush for gasoline; motorists flock to local stations
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- Panic. Sheer, blind panic hit Prescott Tuesday as rumors about rising gasoline prices drove people to the pumps.
Area residents flocked to the local convenience stores to fill their tanks as rumors were spreading about the costs rising astronomically ac...
- Council approves bond for water treatment project
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- Barring complications with easements, work on Prescott's water treatment plant could begin before the end of the year.
The Prescott City Council met in special session Monday, Sept. 10, to pass an ordinance for the bond issue to pay for the system.
Shep...
- Attacking US wrong thing to do
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America is at war.
Make no mistake, the United States is at war, even though we haven't fired the first shot in retaliation yet, nor has Congress and the President bothered to actually declare war.
Still, America is at war.
When the cowardly terroris...
- Wolves lose 7-6 heartbreaker to Gurdon
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- A blocked extra point proved to be the difference in winning and losing for Prescott's Curley Wolves.
Unfortunately, it was a Wolf point after and Prescott fell 7-6 in a hard-fought defensive battle with the Gurdon Go-Devils Friday, Sept. 14.
Prescott...
- Wolves lose 7-6 heartbreaker to Gurdon, part II
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Plyler took a knee to end the half.
The Wolves took the ball to get the third period underway, with Decolen Prater fielding the kick at the eight, returning it to the 38 before being brought down.
A trap to Teague moved the ball to the 49, with Vanhoo...
- Willie Roe
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- Willie Blanche Roe, 84, of Little Rock, passed away Wednesday, September 12, 2001.
She was born June 10, 1917 in Bluff City, to Blanche Crowell Callaway and Jack Crowell.
She was retired from Allright Parking.
She was the widow of Clark Roe.
Survivor...
- Jessie Mills
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- Jessie James Mills, 78, from Snyder, Texas, died September 13, 2001, at Cogdell Memorial Hospital in Snyder, Texas.
He was born on June 12, 1923, in Harrisburg.
He married Geneva Hendrix in 1950 in Prescott and she preceded him in death on March 15, 1974....
- Belma Bryan
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- Belma C. Bryan, 85, of Prescott, died Friday, September 14, 2001, at Medical Park Hospital in Hope.
She was born April 19,1916, in New Bedford, Massachusetts to Albert and Ezaura Mendoca Coutinho.
She was a former food service supervisor with Beverly Ente...
- William Hollomon
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- William H. "Jack" Hollomon, 75, of Prescott, died Friday, September, 2001, at Hillcrest Care and Rehab in Prescott.
He was born December 3, 1925, in Hempstead County to Cliff and Etta Stingley Hollomon.
He was a general farm worker. He was a member of Pre...
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