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Here are the stories in the Wednesday, October 25, 2006 edition of Nevada County Picayune

Chemical tankers derail in Gurdon
Five tankers of a Union Pacific chemical train passing through Gurdon derailed shortly after 8 a.m. Sunday directly in the downtown area, causing an evacuation of residents and effectively putting a halt to train traffic. Union Pacific Director of Region...
Smith faces Smith
Fans of the Prescott Curley Wolves may not realize that the Wolves are facing one of the most dangerous types of opponents - a team with a driving reason to win. The Wolves will meet the Fouke Panthers Friday night at Fouke. The Panthers May not seem a f...
Board votes to put fire alarms on one-year hold
The Prescott School Board has voted to put the installation of fire alarms at McRae Middle School on hold. The decision came at the board's regular monthly meeting after Prescott Superintendent Hyacinth Deon told board members she wanted to know how to p...
Bargain Barn set for Nov. 4
If youre looking for a bargain on just about anything, make plans to attend the annual Bargain Barn slated for Nov. 4. The event - a fundraiser for the Tri-Service Club of Prescott - will be held at the Potlatch Building on the Nevada County Fairgrounds...
Prescott native on Wheel of Fortune's Best Friends Week
Jennifer Griffin Weinkam, a former resident of Prescott, won an opportunity to compete for cash and prizes on the popular television show, Wheel of Fortune. Weinkams mother, Marsha Giffin of Prescott, said her daughter took on the challenge to compe...
If it walks like a duck, it might be a duck
I love sayings. One of my favorites is about the duck. If it looks like a duck and quacks like a duck and waddles like a duck, you start to believe its a duck - even if everyone is telling you its a pigeon. I hope my readers will indulge me for a mom...
Wolves win big against Knights
Penalties plagued the Prescott Curley Wolves as they took the home field against the Centerpoint Knights. The penalties were costly for the Wolves, but the Wolves remain at the top of the conference. The second half of the game went quickly once the Wolv...
Fireston begins expansion
Firestones Prescott facility is expanding. Though Firestone has not yet made a formal announcement of the plan, Prescott city officials announced on Oct. 16 that the plan is to build a 153,000 square foot building on the Firestone property. Prescott Fi...
Jeffrey Sampson
Jeffrey Shane Sampson, 23, of Prescott, died Monday, October 9, 2006, in Prescott. He was born October 15, 1982, in Prescott, to James A. Jimmy Sampson and Barbara Hill Sampson. He was a road construction contractor. He was a member of Missionary Grov...

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