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BV Rescue Squad and Volunteer Fire Department in conflict over emergency calls

|Date: October 17, 2012

BV Rescue Squad and Volunteer Fire Department in conflict over emergency calls

By Caitlin Doermer The Buena Vista Rescue Squad is at odds with the city’s Volunteer Fire Department over ...

By Caitlin Doermer The Buena Vista Rescue Squad is at odds with the city’s Volunteer Fire Department over whose ambulance can take people to the hospital. Historically, the rescue squad has been the o ...

October 17, 2012
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Fire at BV hair salon causes dispute over damages

|Date: October 04, 2012

Fire at BV hair salon causes dispute over damages

By Caitlin Doermer A fire caused major damage to Corner Cuts and Styles Salon, at 749 Orchard Avenue in B ...

By Caitlin Doermer A fire caused major damage to Corner Cuts and Styles Salon, at 749 Orchard Avenue in Buena Vista. Fire Chief Tommy Keiser says it was accidental, most likely caused by unextinguishe ...

October 04, 2012
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Holm takes the helm of Buena Vista City Schools

|Date: September 21, 2012

Holm takes the helm of Buena Vista City Schools

By Caitlin Doermer Buena Vista City Schools began this academic year without a superintendent. Reb ...

By Caitlin Doermer Buena Vista City Schools began this academic year without a superintendent. Rebecca Gates left her position in August, and the school board appointed Mary Holm to serve the i ...

September 21, 2012
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Rock'n 4 Autism helps BRAAC pay the bills

|Date: September 20, 2012

Rock'n 4 Autism helps BRAAC pay the bills

By Caitlin Doermer Valerie Hogg’s son, Tyler, was two when he was diagnosed with autism. Since Tyler star ...

By Caitlin Doermer Valerie Hogg’s son, Tyler, was two when he was diagnosed with autism. Since Tyler started attending the Blue Ridge Autism and Achievement Center in Buena Vista, Hogg said his abilit ...

September 20, 2012
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BV autism center stresses communication skills

|Date: April 05, 2012

BV autism center stresses communication skills

By Emily Mosh The Blue Ridge Autism and Achievement Center in Buena Vista is not a typical school. There ...

By Emily Mosh The Blue Ridge Autism and Achievement Center in Buena Vista is not a typical school. There are no distinct grade levels, nor is there a large classroom. Its 12 students range in diagno ...

April 05, 2012
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Children’s creativity may hold key to BV’s image

|Date: April 05, 2012

Children’s creativity may hold key to BV’s image

By Papa Osei Buena Vista is trying to make a name for itself in the world of arts. But it is taking a un ...

By Papa Osei Buena Vista is trying to make a name for itself in the world of arts. But it is taking a unique approach: harnessing the talents of its children. Leading the campaign is local artist Su ...

April 05, 2012
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Buena Vista’s commonwealth’s attorney sees rise in economic-related offenses

|Date: April 05, 2012

Buena Vista’s commonwealth’s attorney sees rise in economic-related offenses

By Megan Shaw Buena Vista Commonwealth’s Attorney Christopher Russell became hooked on criminal law after ...

By Megan Shaw Buena Vista Commonwealth’s Attorney Christopher Russell became hooked on criminal law after a summer job with his second cousin, an assistant district attorney in Boulder, Colo. "I alway ...

April 05, 2012
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BV high schoolers get taste of college

|Date: April 05, 2012

BV high schoolers get taste of college

By Kelly Mae Ross College is coming early for six high school students in the Buena Vista district. The s ...

By Kelly Mae Ross College is coming early for six high school students in the Buena Vista district. The students attend a governor’s school on the Dabney S. Lancaster Community College campus in Clift ...

April 05, 2012
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BV school budget gap may force big changes for students, teachers

|Date: March 29, 2012

BV school budget gap may force big changes for students, teachers

By Kelly Mae Ross Cutbacks in the Buena Vista school budget will mean big changes for teachers and studen ...

By Kelly Mae Ross Cutbacks in the Buena Vista school budget will mean big changes for teachers and students if City Council passes a plan that will be submitted this week by the school board. The prop ...

March 29, 2012
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Proposed meal-tax increase worries Buena Vista residents

|Date: March 29, 2012

Proposed meal-tax increase worries Buena Vista residents

By Stephen Peck Buena Vista City Manager Jay Scudder estimates a proposed 2 percent meal-tax increase wil ...

By Stephen Peck Buena Vista City Manager Jay Scudder estimates a proposed 2 percent meal-tax increase will bring in $84,000 in additional revenues for the cash-strapped city, but restaurant owners and ...

March 29, 2012
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