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W. Point sinkhole to be fixed today

Loretta Park Standard-Examiner

Last updated Friday, May 31, 2013 - 5:28am

WEST POINT — A sinkhole that opened up on Wednesday should be completely repaired by today, officials said.

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Southbound traffic will open up shortly at 275 N. 2000 W. in West Point. Northbound will be closed for a while. (Courtesy Photo)

Sinkhole snares truck in West Point

Standard-Examiner staff Standard-Examiner

Last updated Wednesday, May 29, 2013 - 5:36pm

WEST POINT — A sinkhole measuring about five feet wide and eight feet deep will close the right-hand turning lane on 2000 West just before 300 North until crews can repair it, officers said.

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Water line problem leaves sinkhole in Hooper

Scott Schwebke Standard-Examiner

Last updated Sunday, May 5, 2013 - 7:24pm

HOOPER — A break or a leak in a water line in Hooper left about 45 homes without water Sunday afternoon.

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Sinkhole restricts traffic in Taylorsville

Contributed The Associated Press

Last updated Saturday, April 27, 2013 - 5:34pm

TAYLORSVILLE — A sinkhole is causing some lane closures at a busy intersection in the Salt Lake City suburb of Taylorsville.

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Missouri golfer survives fall into Illinois course sinkhole

Jim Suhr The Associated Press

Last updated Tuesday, March 12, 2013 - 1:48pm

ST. LOUIS — Suddenly being swallowed up by the earth on a golf course’s fairway drove a wedge between Mark Mihal and a stellar round.

The 43-year-old mortgage broker was counting his blessings Tuesday and nursing a dislocated shoulder sustained four days earlier when he tumbled into an 18-foot deep sinkhole on the 14th hole of the Annbriar Golf Club near Waterloo, Ill., just southeast of St. Louis.

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In this cell phone image taken March 8, 2013 and provided by golfmanna.com, Hank Martinez, top, Ed Magaletta, right, and Russ Nobbe, look into an 18-foot-deep and 10-foot- wide sinkhole that golfer Mark Minhal fell into while playing golf at the Annbriar Golf Course in Waterloo, Ill. Mihal, 43, a mortgage broker from Creve Coeur, Mo., was hoisted to safety with a rope and suffered a dislocated shoulder. (AP Photo/Courtesy of golfmanna.com, Mike Peters)

Golfer survives fall into sinkhole

Contributed The Associated Press

Last updated Tuesday, March 12, 2013 - 9:33am

WATERLOO, Ill. -- When it comes to dealing with this divot, score one for golfer Mark Mihal.

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Jeremy Bush, right, prays as he speaks to the media as demolition continues at the home of his brother, Jeff Bush, Monday, March 4, 2013 in Seffner, Fla. A sinkhole opened up underneath the house late Thursday, Feb. 28, 2013, swallowing Jeff Bush, 37. The 20-foot-wide opening of the sinkhole was almost covered by the house, and rescuers said there were no signs of life since the hole opened Thursday night. (AP Photo/Scott Iskowitz)

Authorities unsure how to deal with deadly sinkhole

Tamara Lush The Associated Press

Last updated Monday, March 4, 2013 - 10:45am

SEFFNER, Fla. — Authorities hope to get a better look at a sinkhole that swallowed a man in his Florida home once demolition crews knock down the remaining walls of the house Monday and begin clearing away the debris.

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