Cleveland NewsLocal news for Cleveland, MO continually updated from thousands of sources on the web.Hopes dim as homes languish- March 24, 2008 "The green house is a drug den. Next door the fence is torn down. See the car dumped in the backyard" People still talk about the house across the street from where Carol Edwards now stands at 42nd Street and Montgall Avenue.The owner grew flowers, had a nice fence. Then a fire ripped through the top floor. The damage was extensive, but the house was salvageable. Still, the owner tore it down. She had watched the neighborhood deteriorate. She no longer wanted to stay, but refused to leave her..http://www.topix.net/city/cleveland-mo/2008/03/hopes-dim-as-homes-languish?fromrss=1 St. Louis banks remain strong- March 20, 2008 "In general, banks in Illinois are very strong" It's an ugly time for banks, but bankers here say they're confident they can absorb the jolts of a rocky economy. via St. Louis Post-Dispatchhttp://www.topix.net/city/cleveland-mo/2008/03/st-louis-banks-remain-strong?fromrss=1 St. Patty's Parades March On Amid Holy Week- March 17, 2008 New York firefighters again marched near the lead of the city's St. Patrick's Day parade Monday. via The Kansas City Channelhttp://www.topix.net/city/cleveland-mo/2008/03/st-pattys-parades-march-on-amid-holy-week?f... |