Month: July 2012

(July 23, 2012) -- "While it is possible that upcoming elections will change the political landscape and bring about changes or even a repeal of the Act, employers who do nothing will put themselves at significant risk," said Richter. "Accordingly, employers should work with their insurance agents and legal representatives to ensure that timely compliance can be achieved."

(July 23, 2012) -- The Daily Advance reported that a public hearing is set for Monday night on a proposal to ban the storing of boats and recreational vehicles in the front yards of homes, writes the Sacramento Bee.

(July 23, 2012) -- Despite the dreary weather, an estimated 1,500 to 2,000 people came out to the fifth annual Que and Cruz barbeque competition and fundraiser at the Small Country Campground in Louisa on Saturday, reports The Daily Progress.

(July 23, 2012) -- Last week, the Brady City Council passed an ordinance restricting the parking of trailers and recreational vehicles along public streets, reports the San Angelo Standard Times. A fine not to exceed $500 will be given for each offense.

(July 23, 2012) -- On Friday, 33-year-old Marvin Douglas Johnson Jr. and 23-year-old Simon Thornton were sentenced for their roles in a botched marijuana robbery that killed one man and seriously wounded another at the Bushay Campground at Lake Mendocino last summer, reports Willits News.

(July 23, 2012) -- A court heard that Plymouth residents caught a 17-year-old teen carrying a hammer inside their motorhome late at night on June 1, reports This is Plymouth.

(July 23, 2012) -- Big changes are coming soon to the Spring Mountains National Recreation Area, also known as Mt. Charleston. This summer, the U.S. Forest Service will begin construction to make improvements at several popular recreation sites.

(July 23, 2012) -- Officials with the Marshall County Fair recently upgraded the electrical connections for trailer sites to curb concerns that the grounds were not fit to handle hundreds of campers, reports the Wheeling Intelligencer.

(July 23, 2012) -- "This season has been rather hard on the bears due to the fruit bearing trees/bushes in the high country were stricken with drought as well as a late freeze on the blooms, resulting in ‘hungry bears on the western slope of the Rockies," said Howerter, who noted if a bear can sense food through a four-inch gap in a cabin window, he can do the same walking past an RV.  

(July 23, 2012) -- FOX16.com writes that Beebe, Ark. police are calling it one of the biggest cases of fraud they've ever seen. Someone is promising the sale of an RV, but when customers arrive, there's no RV and they're out thousands of dollars.