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Ilion Police say a man taken into custody earlier this morning is being treated for minor injuries and receiving a mental health evaluation.

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The finale' season of Mohawk's last-ever boys basketball team came to an exciting close on Sunday at the Carrier Dome in Syracuse at the Section III Class C Final.  Despite trailing Beaver River by as much as 17 in the fourth period, Mohawk, led by Carson Murphy, was able to bring it down to one possession at the buzzer

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The Mohawk Valley is well represented at today's Section III Boy's Basketball finals at the Carrier Dome in Syracuse.  A full day of high school hoops is on tap starting with the Class C Championship game at 11 a

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Ilion Superintendent Cos Tangorra joined WIBX First News with Keeler in the Morning on Wednesday to talk about the Ilion-Mohawk merger approval the night before:

• Tangorra says the approval of the merger is important for the students because the Ilion district would have had to close a gap in the budget that would amount to about 20% of their workforce.

• Tangorra also agreed with Keeler assertion that area school children are being shortchanged educationally beca

The merger between Ilion and Mohawk has passed in both school districts.

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Proponents of both sides are still trying to get in the last word before voters reach the ballot box.

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Polls are open from noon until 8:00pm today.  Residents of Ilion and Mohawk will vote on whether to merge their school districts.

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Dr. Rick Timbs is executive director of the Statewide School Finance Consortium and an expert on school funding and mergers. He has periodically joined WIBX First News with Keeler in the Morning to discuss the upcoming merger vote for the Ilion and Mohawk school districts.

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The proposed Ilion-Mohawk school merger is generating much discussion.  A vote is scheduled next week, February 12, 2013 on the issue.  Many of those most closely involved in the debate joined WIBX First News with Keeler in the Morning to participate in a forum.

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The debate regarding the proposed Ilion-Mohawk school merger continued, as supporters and detractors attended an open forum at Jarvis Junior-Senior High School, in Mohawk.

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