FCC mandate affects wide range of radio frequency users
By Shelley Grieshop
Public safety and school officials are tapping into already slim budgets to meet the Federal Communications Commission's push to narrowband technology.
The FCC's mandated plan to reduce user bandwidth requires schools to either upgrade handheld and bus radios or totally replace the models if they can't adapt to the new technology. The added expense is an unwelcome burden for school districts already faced with state funding cuts. [More]
COLDWATER - The old adage about a tough shooting night that goes "Can't throw it in the ocean while standing on the beach" certainly could describe Thursday's Midwest Athletic Conference matchup between the girls from Parkway and Coldwater.
The teams combined for 115 shot attempts in the game and hit just 33, but the Cavaliers drained some big three-pointers to snap the Panthers' four-game winning streak with a 52-38 triumph at The Palace. [More]
A group of Wright State University-Lake Campus students recently traded images of cattle, corn and soybeans for coffee plants, bananas and pineapple in Costa Rica.
MONTEZUMA - Mercer County Commissioners have penned a payment plan with the Lakefield Airport Authority Board to recoup funds borrowed to buy aircraft fuel.
ST. HENRY - Though the weather outside was balmy for January, the shooting inside the St. Henry Middle School Gymnasium was downright frosty on Thursday night.
Fort Recovery's strong start helped build enough of a cushion to keep Versailles at bay as the Indians stay unbeaten in the Midwest Athletic Conference following a 54-46 win over the Tigers on Thursday.
