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Construction on a power plant will begin later this year next to Mirant’s plant, seen here, on Wilbur Avenue.<br><i>Press file photo</i> Plant could power more jobs, money
City officials are looking forward to the construction of a new power plant on Wilbur Avenue, not only for the construction and operational jobs that will be created but also for the $1.7 million,...
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<i>Photo by Rick Lemyre</i> Doubly welcome
Antioch brought home another of its own from Iraq last weekend: Staff Sgt. Nick Sponseller of the Army’s 10th Mountain Division. The Warrior Watch Riders surprised him at Applebee’s and provided ...
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<I>Photo by Deb Spinola</i> Honored at the Fair
Members of Knightsen 4-H celebrated a victory at the California State Fair last month, where the Contra Costa County display received the Silver Award in the Counties Exhibit Competition. Thirty c...
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Sutter Delta Medical Center’s new wound care center features two hyperbaric oxygen therapy chambers for patients suffering from chronic wounds that won’t heal.<br><i>Photo by Steve Nosanchuk</i> Sutter Delta opens wound care center
Local officials, hospital staff and the general public got a firsthand look at some new technology recently when Sutter Delta Medical Center staff hosted the recent grand opening of its new advanc...
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Beach Blanket Babylon Beach Blanket benefit comes to El Campanil
Steve Silver’s San Francisco cast takes the stage at Antioch’s El Campanil Theatre on Saturday, Sept. 18 at 8 p.m. for a performance of the hilarious “Beach Blanket Babylon.” The performance is sp...
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The Brentwood Art Society’s Broadway Under the Stars series, which began with “Guys and Dolls,” above, concludes its run at The Streets of Brentwood with “Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat,” starting Friday, Sept. 10.<br><i>Photo courtesy of Brentwood Art Society</i>
Music, drama, laughs come to East County
Labor Day traditionally marks the end of summer, but as you put away your beach gear, stash your lawn chairs and dig out your jacket for the impending autumn chill, mark your calendar for the late...
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Antioch Cop Log: Aug. 20
Aug. 20, 8:45 p.m. Officers of the Antioch Police Department were dispatched to a Bay Area hospital where a 4-year-old boy had been transported via helicopter suffering from a traumatic brain inj...
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Speedway closed on Labor Day
The Antioch Speedway will be dark this Saturday as racers and their fans take Labor Day weekend off in preparation for the final four weeks of auto racing. Promoter John Soares Jr. announced that ...
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Police canine Thor was shot during a residential burglary in Antioch, but is expected to make a full recovery.<br><i>Photo by the Antioch Police Department</i> Wounded police dog recovering
Thor, the Antioch police dog shot above his front right leg during a recent burglary, is expected to make a full recovery and is receiving praise from police officers, city officials and residents...
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Antioch City Manager Jim Jakel crunches budget numbers during an interview last week.<br><i>Photo by Dave Roberts</i> Jakel looking at the silver lining
The dreaded “B” word – bankruptcy – has been mentioned several times by Mayor Jim Davis as a possibility, perhaps likelihood, for Antioch’s government in the next year or two if voters don’t appro...
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