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BLOG: Lake Okabena: How can Worthington's greatest asset be improved?
Areavoices blogger Jay Milbrandt asks, "Do you think we should invest in Lake Okabena?"
Wednesday, August, 22, 2012 - Worthington Daily Globe - News

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Lake Okabena: Bring back the dredge?
In the third part of his series on Lake Okabena, Jay Milbrandt asks Do we suck it up (pun completely intended), and make the investment to start dredging again? Or, do we stay the course and hope Lake Okabena fills very slowly?
Thursday, September, 06, 2012 - Worthington Daily Globe - News

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Lake Okabena clean-up Sunday
WORTHINGTON — The Lake Okabena Improvement Association will host its annual clean-up around Lake Okabena from 4 to 6 p.m. Sunday.
Wednesday, May, 08, 2013 - Worthington Daily Globe - News

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Lake Okabena: A Solution to the Algae Problem?
Blogger Jay Milbrandt looks deeper into the Lake Okabena problem and suggests and out-of-the-box solution: Algae skimming. He asks, "Do you agree that an algae skimmer is part of the solution and would it be an investment supported by the community?"
Saturday, September, 01, 2012 - Worthington Daily Globe - News

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Letter: Lake Okabena's condition can no longer be ignored
I am so disappointed at the water quality of Lake Okabena.
Thursday, September, 20, 2012 - Worthington Daily Globe - Opinion

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LEGION BASEBALL: Okabena wins opener 15-11 over Lamberton
LAMBERTON — The Okabena Legion baseball team opened up its season with a 15-11 over Lamberton behind four runs in the top of the seventh Monday.
Tuesday, June, 05, 2012 - Worthington Daily Globe - Sports

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Okabena Club celebrates 100 years
WORTHINGTON — Comparing ice storm damage and sympathizing with those affected by the bombing at the Boston Marathon, members of the Okabena Club gathered in Worthington Tuesday on the 100th birthday of its club.
Thursday, April, 18, 2013 - Worthington Daily Globe - News

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New survey set for Lake Okabena
Sediment levels will be compared to previous studies
WORTHINGTON — Farmers who own land along Okabena Creek north of Worthington are getting a little extra incentive this year to keep marginal lands along the creek out of production.
Wednesday, November, 28, 2012 - Worthington Daily Globe - News

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Letter: "Goose pollution" plagues Lake Okabena
We were in Worthington on Sunday and enjoyed dinner at one of the fine restaurants. After dinner we went shopping and then went on a drive around Lake Okabena.
Thursday, March, 21, 2013 - Worthington Daily Globe - Opinion

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Letter: Solving Lake Okabena's algae problem
I am writing in response to the letter of March 21 from an individual who thought that Lake Okabena was being ruined by goose poop. I don’t believe this to be true.
Tuesday, March, 26, 2013 - Worthington Daily Globe - Opinion

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LEGION BASEBALL: Jackson Legion holds off Okabena 8-6
JACKSON — Brett Larson had two hits and scored three runs, while also getting the win on the mound for Jackson Legion in the 8-6 win over Okabena Tuesday.
Wednesday, June, 20, 2012 - Worthington Daily Globe - Sports

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Blue-green algae returns to Lake Okabena
Bacteria settles on eastern shore; people, pets urged to stay out of affected areas
WORTHINGTON — A walk along Lake Okabena’s Sailboard Beach Wednesday night yielded some rather impressive views of the lake’s first significant algae bloom of the season, but by Thursday morning — thanks to a shift in the wind direction — the green muck had moved across the lake to settle in the area around Ehlers Park.
Friday, June, 29, 2012 - Worthington Daily Globe - News

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LEGION BASEBALL: Okabena Legion holds off Windom 3-2
HERON LAKE — Alex Meyer threw a complete game, striking out four and giving up two earned runs to lead Okabena Legion over Windom 3-2 in baseball action in Heron Lake Thursday.
Friday, July, 06, 2012 - Worthington Daily Globe - Sports

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BASEBALL ROUNDUP: Meyer’s single lifts Okabena
HERON LAKE — Alex Meyer knocked in Jacob Olson with one out in the bottom of the seventh to give Okabena Legion an 11-10 win over Jackson Friday in baseball action.
Saturday, July, 07, 2012 - Worthington Daily Globe - Sports

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A century on Lake Okabena’s shore
WORTHINGTON — The Vogt farm is rather well-known in Worthington simply because of its location within the city limits, directly across the street from Lake Okabena, and now brothers Walter and Norman are celebrating the fact that the land has been in their family for more than 100 years.
Friday, June, 29, 2012 - Worthington Daily Globe - News

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Column: Facts about Lake Okabena you may not know
WORTHINGTON — Gov. Mark Dayton will be in Worthington this month for a public forum. He should be urged to appoint a task force focused on the algae growths that are making slime ponds of Minnesota’s lakes
Saturday, December, 08, 2012 - Worthington Daily Globe - Lifestyle

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VIDEO: Watch as every jumper leaps into Lake Okabena for the Deep Freeze Dip
Watch as every participant jumps into a freezing Lake Okabena for the Deep Freeze Dip as part of Worthington's Winterfest celebrations.
Sunday, January, 13, 2013 - Worthington Daily Globe - News

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Editorial: An 'important' public conversation
Many would agree that Lake Okabena is Worthington’s most asset, yet every year its overall condition is a subject of common complaint.
Wednesday, September, 05, 2012 - Worthington Daily Globe - Opinion

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Minnesota West students hope to help in improvement of lake quality
Okabena-Ocheda Watershed District considering Lake Okabena options
WORTHINGTON — Students in Jeff Rogers’ intro to soil science class at Minnesota West Community and Technical College’s Worthington campus are in the process of drying samples of sediment collected from Lake Okabena and Whiskey Ditch to determine how much organic matter is in the sediment found at the bottom of Worthington’s lake and inlet.
Thursday, March, 07, 2013 - Worthington Daily Globe - News

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Worthington City Council meets with hydrologist on water issues
WORTHINGTON — The Worthington City Council met with DNR Hydrologist Tom Kresko in a special early morning meeting Thursday to discuss water levels on Lake Okabena, the city’s ability to get water from Herlein-Boote Slough and the concerns over the dropping water levels at the city’s well fields at Lake Bella.
Friday, February, 01, 2013 - Worthington Daily Globe - News

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