Students spend a day on the farm - at school By ALEJANDRO DAVILA Emillie Niebla doesn’t own a dog, but on Thursday she got to pet one while she learned about a number of different farm animals. Black & White Art Exhibit opens in Calexico By JOSELITO N. VILLERO CALEXICO — Twenty-one artists displayed 50 black and white works of art using a variety of media at the third annual Black & White Art Exhibit at the Calexico Cultural Arts Center in Calexico on Thursday.

Discussion of Salton Sea restoration funding source to continue More discussion has to take place to see whether Imperial County is willing to... In uncertain times, optimism flourishes Public works achievements, the extension of health services, budgetary... Knights to battle Thundercats The Imperial Valley Knights semi-pro football team is set to do battle with... Bicyclist struck by motorist in Calexico Man arrested in connection with using a fake IID truck to smuggle marijuana More than half a million dollars in cocaine seized in Calexico Swaim's lawyer to stay on case

World and National News A girl stands at the site of a bomb attack in the Zaafaraniya neighbourhood of Baghdad. (Saad Shalash/Reuters) Suicide bomber kills 31 in Baghdad attack Saad Shalash BAGHDAD (Reuters) - A suicide bomber detonated his explosive-filled taxi near a Shi'ite funeral procession in Baghdad on Friday, killing 31 people and bringing the death toll from violence since an... Video Reports: Iraq Graphic: Departure of U.S. military from Iraq

Pentagon cuts reshape military, trim costs David Alexander and Jim Wolf WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Pentagon unveiled a 2013 budget plan that would cut $487 billion in spending over the next decade by eliminating nearly 100,000 ground troops, mothballing ships and trimming... Former Guatemala dictator faces war crimes charges Four dead, 22 missing in Rio buildings collapse

Opinion Our View: Predictions aside, earthquake preparedness a must If a Moscow-based physics institute is to be believed, a megaquake can be expected to hit the U.S.-Mexico Pacific Coast... Our View: San Diego may be good ally on sea cleanup A gentleman paid well to know what he is talking about said Tuesday of a proposed alliance, “It’s the entire...

Columns Richard Brown: Inked: Dealing the hard stuff, one Girl Scout cookie at a time Bret Kofford: Life Out Here: Let's stay together Dora DePaoli: Viewpoint: This time of year, Holtville is a happening place

Voice of the People Voice: Ask 'guardians' to unchain their dogs January is unchain a dog month. Many dogs are subjected to a miserable life of living at the end of a chain, often without... Voice: Federal debt and hay trucks Fifteen trillion dollars is the current estimated federal debt and it increases by $4 billion every day.

Probe Are small shopping carts OK on buses? Is there any truth that a person can no longer have a small shopping cart carried on the small Imperial Valley Transit buses? I... How about some tax relief? Our local, state and federal governments have gone to a whole new level of ridiculous and stupid taxation. A few years ago I...

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Obituaries Quintero, Octaviano More Obituaries Poll A Pew Research Center poll revealed that illegal immigration is no longer a top public-policy priority for Americans. What do you think? Agree Disagree Will become more so with time Will become less so with time

Knights to battle Thundercats By MARIO RENTERIA The Imperial Valley Knights semi-pro football team is set to do battle with the San Diego Thundercats in the Great West League at Imperial High on Saturday.

Annual Clark Seybert Wildcat Open tees off Saturday By IMPERIAL VALLEY PRESS STAFF BRAWLEY — The annual Clark Seybert Memorial Wildcat Open Golf Tournament is set to tee off at 8 a.m. Saturday at the Del Rio Golf Course here. Spartans beat rival Eagles in wrestling Beat The Press: Last staffer gone Local Briefs: Scots beat Warner Springs