Higdon replaces Republican Dan Kelly of Springfield, who resigned from the Senate in October to accept an appointment by the Democratic governor to a circuit judgeship. Full Article at Kentucky.com
Steele was arrested at 1:15 a.m. yesterday after being pulled over on Route 128 south for a marked lanes violation. A Farrington Avenue man reported receiving harassing phone calls at 5:10 p.m. Monday. Police have no suspects. Full Article at Gloucester Daily Times
THE manager of Ardrossan's South Beach Surgery is this week reassuring patients that appointment shortages should ease from December 7. Full Article at Ardrossan & Saltcoats Herald
This will be the first time that Ireland has played the Barbarians in Ireland since 2000. Full Article at IrishRugby.ie
Sarah Steele and Langtian "Ren" Yuan were both self-admittedly inexperienced Duke freshmen in the spring of 2006. Full Article at News-Medical.net
Chris Robertson, 17, a City High senior, won the Reindeer Ramble 5K run on Sunday in Moline, Ill. , in 17:00. The National I-Club and the University of Iowa Alumni Association will host the Hawkeye Huddle on Jan. 4 at the Miami Beach Convention Center. Full Article at Iowa City Press Citizen
The study, done by Sarah Steele and Langtian "Ren" Yuan of Duke University when they were freshmen in the spring of 2006, has recently been published in a British journal. Full Article at New Kerala
The super sized and super quick are quietly assembling in Sydney Harbour for one of the greatest days on the Australian sailing calendar, the SOLAS Big Boat Challenge maxi boat race. Full Article at BYM News
*Bryant Gumbel revealed Tuesday that he has undergone surgery and treatment for lung cancer. Full Article at EURweb
CLAYTON -- Aaron Charles Bowman Jr. , a retired warehouseman with Armstrong Rubber and Tire Co. and farmer, died Monday. Services are 2 p.m. Thursday at Comer Funeral Home, Ferriday. Visitation is 5-7 p.m. Wednesday. Full Article at The Monroe News Star