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TimberTech's DeckLitesWILMINGTON, Ohio – TimberTech® , a leading manufacturer of decking, railing and fencing products, has introduced DeckLites, an extensive line of deck lighting solutions.

With post cap lights, baluster mounted accent lights, post-mounted accent lights and stair riser lights, DeckLites offers a completely customizable lighting solution for any type of application, according to the manufacturer.

Reward for information leading to person who damaged school fence

In the early morning hours of Dec. 6, 2008, the perimeter fence and baseball fence at St. Thomas More High School were struck by a hit-and-run vehicle just west of the main entrance at 2601 E. Morgan Ave. Auto body parts left at the scene indicated the vehicle was a likely a red 2007 GMC truck, either a Yukon Denali or Tahoe. The vehicle would have extensive damage to the front left fender or bumper area, said Kevin Doan, director of buildings and grounds.

Michael Reeves O'Herhir, a Chico State University student, had his arm impaled on a metal fence...

KOKEE, Kauai » The Kauai Watershed Alliance, with some help from the state and federal government, is hoping to protect more than 2,000 acres of pristine native forest in Alakai Swamp and around Mount Waialeale, one of the wettest spots on earth.

A 4.5-mile fence in the most remote, northeast corner of the swamp would keep goats and pigs out of the area and keep the home of hundreds of species of native plants pristine, said Chipper Wichman, chairman of the Kauai Watershed Alliance, in a statement.

Liquid FenceEdward Abraham, president of The Liquid Fence Co., recently announced the addition of Mole Repellent Worms to the company's line of products. The company will partner with FoodSource Lure Corp. for production and distribution.

“We couldn't have found a better production partner for our humane Mole Repellent Worm product than FoodSource Lure Corporation,” Abraham says. “Their biodegradable ‘real food’ worms, matched with our all-natural Liquid Fence Mole Repellent, make a reliable, eco-friendly" product.

They say good fences make good neighbors, but sometimes good neighbors will help you make a good fence.

A small army of volunteers, all led by local fence company, went to the rescue this weekend of a local nonprofit in serious need of some good, strong fencing.

The recipient of the neighborly kindness was Saddles of Joy, a long-standing Yuma group that offers therapeutic horseback riding for children with special needs ranging from physical and learning to emotional and behavioral.

EDMOND — Neighbors of the OnCue convenience store now being built along Broadway don’t want a fence ordered by the city council.

Brad Reeser and Jim Ramsey, owners of property adjacent to the new store between Eighth and Ninth streets, wrote letters saying they didn’t want a sight-proof fence.

On May 12, council members approved plans for the store with the fence requirement. Randel Shadid, OnCue attorney, said they would replace the existing fence on the east side of the alley if the council requested and the neighbors to the east agreed.

WASHINGTON (AP) — The fence along the U.S.-Mexico border is mostly finished.

Customs and Border Protection spokesman Lloyd Easterling says that 601 miles of the project had been completed as of a week ago.

Easterling says 69 miles of the fence still must be built to meet the goal set during the Bush administration.

In December, then President-elect Barack Obama said he wanted to evaluate border security operations before he considers whether to finish building the fence under his administration.

MADISON — Questions about the effectiveness of stun fences at Taycheedah and other prisons raised by a Fond du Lac woman who is security guard at Kettle Moraine Correctional Institution elicited some concerns Monday from state legislators.

Man Saver Post DriverPRINEVILLE — Dan Rohrer’s labor-saving device is as good as its name.

The air-powered Man Saver Post Driver takes all the work out of pounding a fence post into the ground, said Rohrer, 73, who engineered and patented the device in 1997.

He got the idea for the device when a fellow rancher complained of a bad back. The rancher needed an easier way to build a fence, Rohrer said.