Halloween pet contest, photos on Vindy.com

Halloween pet contest,photos on Vindy.com
Halloween -- it's not just for people anymore. Pets of all varieties are hamming it up for Halloween -- and loving it (well, at least their owners are). Think yours is the cutest, funniest, weirdest? See if the Vindy.com world agrees. E-mail your JPEG or TIFF photos of your little or big darlings in their Halloween finest to pets@vindy.com, then vote for your favorites on Halloween on Vindy.com. And please, tell Fido, Fluffy and Snakespeare we promise not to laugh ... too loud! The top three winners will get a prize.
NATION
Calif. wildfire kills 4
A WIND-WHIPPED wildfire started by an arsonist killed four firefighters Thursday and stranded up to 400 people in an RV park in Southern California.
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LOCAL
Man sentencedin purchasing scam
DENNIS PIRKO, a former heating and air-conditioning repairman, has been sentenced to five years' probation for his involvement in the Trumbull County purchasing scandal.
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Woman dies in fire
THE STATE fire marshal's office is investigating the cause of a house fire Thursday morning that claimed the life of an 83-year-old Canfield Township woman.
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BUSINESS
Microsys merger
MICROSYS COMPUTING, a Boardman medical software company, has merged with a Fortune 500 company.
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UPNEXT
Veronica goes preppy
TEEN PRIVATE EYE Veronica Mars has gone from punky to preppy.
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SPORTS
YSU game preview
YSU FOOTBALL coach Jon Heacock and the Penguins look forward to this weekend's game against Illinois State.
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