March 2009
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Flagstaff Police Force Feather Clean-Up at Downtown Pillow Fight
Photos and Story by Kyle Anderson
An independently advertised pillow fight turned protest took place at Heritage Square in downtown Flagstaff Saturday afternoon at 3 p.m. About 40 people participated.
The fight began as soon as a small group of people with a shopping cart modified with a loud stereo system, spray-painted cardboard and black flags arrived. [...]
Mountain Line Gets Share of Stimulus Funding
Flagstaff’s Mountain Line bus system, operated by the Northern Arizona Intergovernmental Public Transportation Authority (NAIPTA), will receive $989,000 in funding as part of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009.
According to Jeff Meilbeck, NAIPTA General Manager, “A large share of the funding will be used to purchase a Hybrid Electric Bus for the Mountain [...]
NAU Layoffs
Northern Arizona University may eliminate 45 jobs and close four satellite campuses as a result of cuts in state funding.
Stuffed Landfill in Pima County
County is citing environmental, safety and even animal decency issues for giving an impromptu collection of stuffed animals at a landfill the heave-ho.
Detention Visiting Hour Changes
With the closure of the Prescott Detention Center on April 1st, 2009, the Yavapai County Sheriff’s Office, Detention Services Division, has announced a new inmate visitation schedule for the Camp Verde Detention Facility. No visits will be permitted until April 6th . The temporary suspension of visitation became effective yesterday.
Ariz. House Backs Fireworks Bill With New Limits
PHOENIX (AP) — Legislation to legalize sparklers and fountain fireworks is advancing in the Legislature.
The House on Thursday gave preliminary approval to the bill, setting the stage for a formal vote that could send it to the Senate. The House amended to bill to set a minimum age of 16 for purchasers and to allow [...]
Villanova knocks Duke from NCAA tournament 77-54
BOSTON (AP) — No team has erased more chalk from the NCAA tournament than Villanova.
The third-seeded Wildcats beat Duke for the first time in more than 50 years on Thursday night, getting 14 points and 11 rebounds from Dante Cunningham to win 77-54 and advance to the East regional final. It was Villanova’s 14th NCAA [...]
Tiller leads Missouri past Memphis 102-91
GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) — When freshman Marcus Denman swished one from three-quarters court at the halftime buzzer to put his team up by 13, it sure looked like Missouri’s night.
And when Mizzou later made it a 24-point lead, it looked unbelievably easy. That’s when Memphis made things interesting.
J.T. Tiller scored a surprising 23 points and [...]
Fields’ baskets send Pitt past Xavier 60-55
BOSTON (AP) — Levance Fields pointed Pittsburgh in the right direction just in time — as usual.
For the second straight game, the orchestrator of the offense took the big shots himself, hitting a 3-pointer with 50.9 seconds left, then scoring off his steal as the top-seeded Panthers reached the regional finals for the first time [...]
UConn defeats Purdue 72-60
GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Connecticut hardly needed Hasheem Thabeet as it romped through the first two rounds of the NCAA tournament.
That all changed against a gritty Purdue team. The Boilermakers seemed to have an answer for everything the Huskies threw at them — except for the 7-foot-3 Thabeet.
Thabeet, the Big East co-player of the year, [...]
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