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Library to see staff cuts soon

As the Lincoln Parish Library attempts to downsize its budget over the next few months with its eye on an Oct. 9 tax election that will determine the fate of future funding, cutbacks in staff are likely to take place in some form.

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Board to consider old airport project, fate of Heard Building

Ruston’s Board of Aldermen is scheduled to consider a pair of resolutions on Monday that, if adopted, could be the first steps toward some infrastructure improvements at the old airport plus entry

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Ruston man charged with possession of stolen firearm

A Ruston man has been arrested after allegedly threatening family members with a stolen firearm.

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RPD seeks info on missing person

The Ruston Police Department is seeking the public's help on a missing person report released Friday morning.

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Library board talks tax election timeline

On April 13, Lincoln Parish residents will know exactly what property tax millage the Lincoln Parish Library will be seeking for passage on the Oct. 9 ballot, its second attempt at securing continued funding for operations after the previous tax renewal failed in December.

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NWS seeks to quell winter weather rumor

The National Weather Service is attempting to quell a rumor that another winter storm is on the way.

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Homegrown champion

Louisiana Tech University sophomore Alex Walker has raised market vegetables from seed to table for five years. From plowing and planting to gathering and selling, this young Ruston Farmers Market vendor has poured hundreds of hours of “sweat equity” into his produce.

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Ruston man charged with four burglary counts, drugs

A Ruston man has been arrested after allegedly committing four burglaries, three of which were residential burglaries of inhabited dwellings.

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Continuing the cleanup

Crews with Chain Electric put some of Entergy’s overhead lines back in place along I-20 on Wednesday as part of continuing cleanup from last week’s winter storms.