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Lenz Named Jo-Carroll Energy Manager of Economic DevelopmentTuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 6:52PMCindy Lenz of Maquoketa has been hired as the manager of economic development for Jo-Carroll Energy beginning July 11. The largest part of Lenz’s services will be formally contracted to the Tri-County Economic Development Alliance (TCEDA).

Camp Prepares Ninth Graders for High SchoolTuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 5:40PMOne summer camp is getting incoming freshman ready for their first year of high school.

Economic downturn factor in student loan default ratesTuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 5:06PMThe data on default rates of student loans doesn't look favorable for Maysville Community and Technical College.

Vocational schools could lose federal fundingTuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 9:05AMPractical nursing students Raquel Pierre, left, and Jenna Burleigh work during their clinical hours at Lee Memorial Hospital in Fort Myers. Cuts for federal spending on vocational schools are being proposed, so students like them may be affected.

After The Recession, Students Borrow ReluctantlyMonday, July 18, 2011 @ 8:12AM(Reuters) - When Emi Young decided to attend Pomona College in California a few years ago, she broke with a tradition as closely associated with U.S. universities as fraternity parties and cramming for final exams.

Flood information and announcementsSunday, July 17, 2011 @ 11:33PMZone 4 Boil Order lifted The Boil Order has been lifted for Zone 4, shown on the City of Minot Water Flushing map on the City's Web site ( www.minotnd.org ). Zone 4 is west to the U..

Mills changes summer school to prevent lossSunday, July 17, 2011 @ 6:55PMPump, pump, pump, pump, pump.

Family trio charged in college loan scamSaturday, July 16, 2011 @ 11:26PMThree family members intentionally lied on federal documents to obtain college student loans they were not entitled to, the government charged in an indictment returned Wednesday. Makara Pringle, 33, her brother, Michael Pringle, 29, and sister, Renada Pringle Givens, 29, obtained more than $40,000 between May 2007 and last year, the indictment returned by a federal grand jury in Savannah ...

Schooled in austerity, U.S. students reluctantly borrowFriday, July 15, 2011 @ 4:39PMObservers warn the very factors that made them debt-averse may make them debt-dependent