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  2. Riner, Virginia - Wikipedia

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    Riner is a census-designated place in Montgomery County, Virginia, United States. The population as of the 2020 Census was 1,196. [1] Riner had its beginnings in 1808 when a sawmill was put into operation. The town was first called Old Forks, and then later Five Forks and Five Points. It was known primarily as Auburn from about 1850 until 1882. [2]

  3. Riner Historic District - Wikipedia

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    Riner Historic District is a national historic district located at Riner, Montgomery County, Virginia. The district encompasses 23 contributing buildings and 1 contributing structure in the village of Riner. It includes a variety of vernacular residential, commercial, and institutional buildings dating from the 1850s to 1920s.

  4. Leo Burke (baseball) - Wikipedia

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    Leo Patrick Burke (May 6, 1934 – October 13, 2023) was an American utility player in Major League Baseball.The graduate of Virginia Tech played two full seasons and parts of five others in MLB as a rightfielder, second baseman and third baseman for the Baltimore Orioles, Los Angeles Angels, St. Louis Cardinals and Chicago Cubs (1958–59; 1961–65).

  5. Is Japan the new Iceland? Becoming the hottest destination in ...

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    Japan's tourism has exploded in recent years, with a record 36.8 million visitors in 2024. The weak yen has drawn visitors to Japan, which is already experiencing overtourism impacts.

  6. Referee Ron Torbert selected by NFL to lead Super Bowl LIX ...

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    Torbert is in his 15th season as an NFL official and 11th as a referee. Super Bowl LIX will be his 14th career postseason assignment. Torbert most recently worked Saturday's Washington Commanders ...

  7. Auburn High School (Virginia) - Wikipedia

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    The middle school students moved to the old Riner Elementary building when it was vacated. [4] The current Auburn High School building was completed in September, 2013. The Riner Elementary School, opened 41 years earlier, was razed and the lot is now used for sports activities. The 1938 high school building was converted to a middle school. [5]

  8. James Cash Penney - Wikipedia

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    Penney's boyhood home in Hamilton, Missouri, which was moved from a farm to town for display. Penney was born on September 16, 1875, on a farm outside of Hamilton, Missouri, the seventh of twelve children, only six of whom lived to adulthood, born to James Cash Penney and Mary Frances (born Paxton) Penney.

  9. Death of Kristie Fischer - Wikipedia

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    Fires started in three separate places in the Fischer house: In Riner's room, in Kristie's, and in the one belonging to Leah, Kristie's adult half-sister. [2] Prosecutor George Bolen accused Riner of gathering accelerants and putting paint thinner on the baby. [5] Authorities charged Riner with second-degree murder and first-degree arson. [6]