The Conway Daily Sun, Friday, January 13, 2012

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FRIDAY, JANUARY 13, 2012

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W e’re all in this econom y together. To help ease the high cost of health care for you, we are taking two steps to make your care here more affordable: 1) no a nnua l fee increa se this Ja nua ry, 2012; 2) a sliding fee schedule w here you m ay qua lify for up to a 60% discount Prim ary C are,W alk-In, M entalH ealth ,Spine C enter

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Ice magic David Soha, co-owner of Ice Breakers, in Manchester, works on his carving of Tinker Bell during the 17th annual ice carving competition at Wentworth Hotel in Jackson Monday. Top sculptures from around New England returned to the annual Ice Carvers of New England Invitational Ice Carving Competition at The Wentworth Hotel on Monday. Dennis Hickey, co-owner of Ice Breakers, won first prize for his magnificent dragon. Second-place winner was Chris Gould for his carving of a fish swimming through the sea grass, Soha placed third for his carving of Tinker Bell. The ice carvings were judged on workmanship, creativity and technical difficulty. Nine extraordinary ice carvings will be displayed on the veranda of The Wentworth. (JAMIE GEMMITI PHOTO)

Health insurance negotiated down another $550,000 BY LLOYD JONES THE CONWAY DAILY SUN

CONWAY — Thanks to some persistent negotiations, the school district will get a substantial break on its health insurance premiums for the 2012-13 school year. School superintendent Carl Nelson informed the Conway School Board that insurance rates have been revised, bringing the proposed school budget down an additional $550,017. "I think it's pretty big news," Nelson said. see INSURANCE page 8

County commissioners and sheriff in standoff over hiring of prosecutor

Commissioners say the prosecutor must be fired because sheriff didn’t have the authority to hire him in first place BY DAYMOND STEER THE CONWAY DAILY SUN

OSSIPEE — County commissioners say the sheriff must fire his new prosecutor because the sheriff didn't have the authority to make the hire. The sheriff says he "absolutely" refuses. On Wednesday, sheriff's Lt. Mike Santuccio told commissioners that Sheriff Christopher Conley hired attorney Tim Morgan to spend 10 hours per week prosecuting cases in the county's circuit courts. Morgan also works as prosecutor for Wolfeboro Police Department.

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But commission chairman David Sorensen said Conley didn't have the authority to hire Morgan or any other prosecutor because no money had been allocated in the budget for that purpose. In Carroll County government, a group of 14 state representatives, called the delegation, approves budgets which commissioners manage with help from department heads. "It's illegal the way it is now," said Sorensen of the sheriff's arrangement with Morgan. "When it

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