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Saturday, October 8, 2022: Join the RSBN broadcast team LIVE in Minden, NV for all day coverage of President Donald J. Trump's SAVE AMERICA rally. President Donald J. Trump, 45th President of the United States of America, will hold a rally in Minden, Nevada on Saturday, October 8, 2022, at 7:00PM PDT. Saturday, October 8, 2022, at 7:00PM PDT Livestream begins: Oct 8, 2:00 pm EDT

CNN and other networks will boycott President Trump’s rally in Henderson, Nevada Sunday night according to a report by CNN’s Brian Stelter who claimed concerns about the indoor event and the coronavirus have prompted a decision to only send a pool camera to the rally. The rally, which was originally planned to be held outdoors at a hanger at McCarran International Airport in Las Vegas was relocated to a heavy equipment manufacturing facility in nearby Henderson. The Henderson rally at Xtreme Manufacturing located at 8350 Eastgate Road is scheduled to start at 7 p.m. PDT. Trump supporters, as usual, lined...

Explosions this morning rocked a Webster Parish plant that recycles bombs, leading to widespread evacuations because of fears of injury from a series of secondary explosions. The explosions and fire at Explo Systems were the second at the Camp Minden industrial park in two weeks. There were no reports of serious injuries, but fears that three truckloads of 750-pound bombs would detonate has led authorities to evacuate a several-mile radius. Explosions have been occurring much of the morning. Among those being evacuated were two schools with about 600 students and a "boot camp" for teens with delinquency problems. Authorities were...

BALAD, IRAQ, July 21, 2005 – It is always a great feeling for servicemembers to get care packages. Most of the time these packages include small “creature-comforts” that help make life seem a little more like home. However, what better way to make you feel more at home than the gift of communication. Soldiers in the 519th Movement Control Team were adopted by the town of Minden, Miss., and received telephones to help break down the communication gaps, not only between Soldiers in theater, but also Soldiers and their families back home. “These 12 telephones we received are an example...

Pit bull starved to death; PETA gets involved Jana Ryan Press-Herald Staff SPRINGHILL, LA, – The case of a Springhill woman, accused of allowing her pit bulldog to starve to death while chained to its dog house, was passed Wednesday to April 6. Felicia Cheatham, 27, 505 Fourth Street, was arrested Feb. 8, 2005 by Springhill Sgt. Rick Stewart and charged with cruelty to animals. She is currently out on bond. Cruelty Case Worker Kristin DeJournett of People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA), the world's largest animal rights organization, issued a letter March 15 to Springhill Prosecuting Attorney...

Trial set for alleged video voyeur District attorney brings in specialist to prosecute Wright Kristi Richie Press-Herald Staff Facing a new prosecutor in Webster Parish, alleged video pornographer Benjamin Wright was arraigned in District Court Monday. Wright pleaded not guilty to four counts of video voyeurism involving juveniles; nine counts of video voyeurism involving adults; 50 counts of pornography involving juveniles; and public intimidation. District Attorney Schuyler Marvin called in one of his Bossier assistants to head up the prosecution team on the case. Jeff Cox, who is over the juvenile program in Bossier and Webster Parishes and specializes in...

<p>BATON ROUGE - Gov. Kathleen Blanco is "no shrinking violet" when it comes to bending George W. Bush's ear about Louisiana's want-list, the president said Thursday.</p> <p>Blanco seized a 15-minute limousine ride with Bush as an opportunity to lobby him for 14,000 acres of federal land in Minden, money to help with coastal restoration and help with Louisiana's sugar, space and shrimp industries.</p>

Gubernatorial hopeful Bobby Jindal was in Minden Friday for the sixth time during his campaign run. Prior to attending a rally in his honor at the Minden Civic Center, Jindal stopped by the Minden Press-Herald for a question and answer session. The questions address the largest areas of concern facing the state as well as criticisms about Jindal's age and other concerns voiced by those opposing the 32-year-old Republican. Question: Why do you consider yourself to be a good leader? Jindal: There are a couple of things; I think the fact that I have a proven track record of solving...

Blanco, Jindal prepare for Nov. 15 runoff Staff Report Press-Herald Everybody loves a winner, as Bobby Jindal is now discovering. Phone calls have been flooding Jindal's campaign headquarters here, ever since the Republican won a third of the vote Saturday in Louisiana's governor's race. The leader in a field of 17 candidates, he is in a Nov. 15 runoff against Lt. Gov. Kathleen Blanco, who finished second with 18 percent. Jindal's phone has been "ringing off the hook," spokesman and Minden native Trey Williams said Tuesday. Businessmen, legislators, citizens, Republicans as well as Democrats - many are finding, suddenly, that...

Fired Minden police officer to seek rehearing Civil service panel says attending political function was a violation of law Larry Burton / The Times Posted on October 24, 2002 A Minden police officer who was fired for attending a reception/fund-raiser for a Republican candidate running for Bossier-Webster district attorney plans to seek reinstatement. Former officer Kenneth Wallace will seek a rehearing before Minden's five-member Municipal Fire and Police Civil Service Board. The board unanimously found Wallace, 43, guilty Oct. 15 of violating state civil service law by attending the political function held this summer for Republican candidate Mike Boggs. The...