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  Pioneer Press, St. Paul, Minn.

  St. Paul, Minneapolis to lift parking restrictions Wednesday

  The cities of St. Paul and Minneapolis will lift winter parking restrictions at 8 a.m. Wednesday. As a historic winter snowfall began narrowing streets and making passage for emergency vehicles difficult-to-impossible, Minneapolis implemented one-sided parking on Jan. 25, and and St. Paul did the same on March 10. St. Paul Public Works officials said milder weather has allowed the snow pack to ...

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  Norwalk Reflector, Ohio

  Norwalk throws no-hitter; falls at Crestview

  Mar. 28—OLIVESBURG — There were just two hits — but 11 walks total — in Tuesday's non-league game between the Norwalk and Crestview baseball teams. However, it was the Truckers on the wrong end of the 2-1 loss despite not giving up a hit in six innings in Olivesburg. In the first inning, the Cougars led off with a walk, then advanced to third on a stolen base and a passed ball. A second passed ...

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  Norwalk Reflector, Ohio

  St. Paul opens with rout over Hopewell

  Mar. 27—BASCOM — Kole Maxwell had five total bases and threw four shutout innings on the mound as the St. Paul baseball team opened the season with a 13-0 run-rule win over host Hopewell-Loudon in non-league play on Monday. Maxwell was 2 for 3 with a three-run home run and a pair of runs scored. On the mound, he allowed just one hit with 10 strikeouts and two walks to the 16 batters he faced. ...

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  Pioneer Press, St. Paul, Minn.

  St. Paul mayor, Chamber face off in testimony on sales tax for roads, parks

  St. Paul Mayor Melvin Carter was among city and county officials from across the state to testify Tuesday before a state Senate committee weighing proposals to increase municipal sales taxes. But Carter’s plea to create a new funding source for road repair met strong objection from the St. Paul Area Chamber of Commerce. The city of St. Paul already imposes a half-cent sales tax to fund its ...

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  Pioneer Press, St. Paul, Minn.

  Fire rips through building near St. Paul airport

  A Tuesday night fire tore through a commercial outbuilding near the St. Paul Downtown Airport into early Wednesday. St. Paul Fire crews were sent to Semple Excavating at 91 Ridder Circle around 11:30 p.m. and began defensive operations because the blaze was already through the roof of the building, said Deputy Fire Chief Roy Mokosso. Water supply was difficult, Mokosso said. Crews laid down ...

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  Pioneer Press, St. Paul, Minn.

  St. Paul: With demolition imminent, final Pedro Park design, renderings are unveiled

  As demolition crews prepare to make room for downtown St. Paul’s long-awaited Pedro Park, a final park design has come together on paper. A landscape architect with St. Paul Parks and Recreation announced on Monday the department has completed the design process for the updated Pedro Park plan and published the final graphics for the long-term vision. The architect has made available a ...

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  Pioneer Press, St. Paul, Minn.

  St. Paul man sentenced for shooting during pot deal

  An 18-year-old St. Paul man has been sentenced to nearly five years in prison for shooting a man last year on the city’s East Side while robbing him of money during a marijuana deal. Dorian Michael Slife pleaded guilty to first-degree aggravated robbery in connection with the shooting, which left the 20-year-old man in “grave condition” with a gunshot wound to his upper torso, according to ...

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  Pioneer Press, St. Paul, Minn.

  Summit Avenue bike trail opponent sues St. Paul for emails, text messages, studies

  Robert Cattanach, an attorney opposed to a proposed elevated bike trail along Summit Avenue, has filed a lawsuit and request for a temporary restraining order against the city of St. Paul, claiming violations of the state’s Data Practices Act. Cattanach, a partner with Dorsey and Whitney, has been providing free legal counsel to Save Our Street, the coalition of residents opposed to the bike ...

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  Norwalk Reflector, Ohio

  Edison softball rallies past St. Paul

  Mar. 29—NORWALK — The Edison softball team scored five runs in the top of seventh inning to rally past host St. Paul for a 12-10 victory on Wednesday in a non-league game at Norwalk Area Contractors Park. The Chargers had an early 6-1 lead, only to see the host Flyers (1-2) score nine of the next 10 runs to build a 10-7 lead through six innings. For Edison, Kalli Quillen was 4 for 5 with two ...

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  Norwalk Reflector, Ohio

  Flyers seek return atop the FC

  Mar. 29—NORWALK — Just a pitch or two. Or maybe it was a swing or two. Last season, the St. Paul baseball team came up one pitch — or swing — shy of winning a fifth consecutive Firelands Conference championship. But a pair of one-run losses to eventual FC champion South Central, including one in extra innings, saw the Flyers finish one game out of first place. It was the first time since the ...

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