Mayfield

Lake Catholic is a little slow out of the gate (2-3), perhaps struggling to find itself with the absence of Collette Hounshell (knee surgery) from the paint. Read More

Although they did not win the Hudson Holiday Tournament last weekend, Maple Heights proved its wrestling program is still strong and likely will be stronger in the future. Read More

The federal government has again expanded its list of ranching areas hit by drought, floods or excess moisture, where producers of breeding livestock may now defer tax on some of their sale income for the 2009 income tax year. Read More

Pretty sure I never started a column that way but it was a lot of fun. Read More

A resident turned in an envelope containing $60 in cash and Kohl's cash certificates to police after she found it Dec. 16 at Toys 'R Us. Officers were able to trace the envelope to its owner through the Kohl's certificates. Read More

The Ohio Department of Natural Resources has denied the permit request for Seagull Development Corp. to drill for gas at 6740 Bonnieview Road due to an alleged fraudulent signature on the list of drilling unit members. Read More

On March 11, 2004, terrorists detonated two bombs aboard commuter trains in Madrid, Spain , killing 191 people and injuring 1,600 more. Read More

(NEW ORLEANS, LA -- The New Orleans Jazz Orchestra (NOJO) is proud to announce that BOOK ONE, its latest release on World Village, has been nominated for the 2010 Grammy Award for the “Best Large Jazz Ensemble". Under the artistic direction of founder Irvin Mayfield, NOJO's BOOK ONE is a contemporary and innovative collection of original compositions influenced by New Orleans evolving jazz culture. Mayfield, a Grammy Award-nominated and Billboard Award-winning trumpeter, composed, arranged and conducted the 15-piece orchestra's inaugural CD. Featured musicians include saxophonist Ed “Sweetbread" Peterson, clarinetist Evan Christopher, trumpeter Leon “Kid Chocolate" Brown, and vocalist Johnaye Kendrick and John Boutte. “Everything in Jazz comes back to New Orleans and we are honored that the Grammy Academy is spotlighting the Jazz renaissance in New Orleans," states Mayfield. Read More

[JURIST] The US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit [official website] ruled [opinion, PDF] Thursday that a lawsuit seeking to declare parts of the Patriot Act [JURIST news archive] unconstitutional must be dismissed for lack of standing. Read More