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THE BRIDGEHUNTER'S CHRONICLES Mystery Bridge 22: A truss bridge made of wood
Here's a quiz for you: How many of you had either a set of Lincoln Logs, Tinker Toys, or something similar to that, when you were a child growing up? And if so, what kinds of things did you build wi...
Posted on 4/23/13 at 4:19 PM
CAPITOL CHATTER Department says program saves money, cuts emissions
Energy conservation programs work, the Minnesota Commerce Department reports. The department says state-mandated conservation resulted in gas and electric utilities implementing measures that will sa...
Posted on 6/30/12 at 9:21 AM
REPRINT 1940: Holt, Brady and Whipps shot by mad fisherman
The following is from the July 15, 1940 Daily Globe. A. M. Holt, 52, veteran game warden stationed at Worthington for the past four months, met sudden death in the line of duty Friday evening when he...
Posted on 6/10/11 at 3:08 PM
OH LOOK! A SHINY THING Windmill Controversy
We've gotten a few interesting responses to a letter about the windfarms going up all over southwest Minnesota today. The letter-writer points out that the windmills are noisy and have bright red ligh...
Posted on 2/17/09 at 6:53 AM
CRP marks 25 years
County has 9,000-plus acres enrolled in conservation programWORTHINGTON — In an effort to stem the tide of dropping commodity prices in the early 1980s, the federal government adopted several key programs in the 1985 Farm Bill that helped change the course of agriculture in the latter part of the 20th century.
By Julie Buntjer , January 06, 2011
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Saving the soil
Lismore farmers are Nobles County's Conservationists of the YearLISMORE — Mark and Shari Lenz of rural Lismore will be recognized at the Minnesota Association of Soil and Water Conservation Districts annual convention in early December as the Nobles County Conservationists of the Year.
By Julie Buntjer , October 08, 2010
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Watershed gets stimulus boost
Frahm builds terraces to control runoff on Rock County landELLSWORTH — Since its inception in late 1981, the Kanaranzi-Little Rock Watershed District has had a Frahm serving on its board of directors.
By Julie Buntjer , June 18, 2010
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Watershed receives grant
Okabena-Ocheda Watershed District awarded $36KWORTHINGTON — The Okabena-Ocheda Watershed District was awarded nearly $36,500 from the Lessard-Sams Outdoor Heritage Council’s Conservation Partners Legacy grant recently to enhance the grasslands surrounding Lake Bella in southern Nobles County.
By Julie Buntjer , May 19, 2010
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Saving the shoreline
Langseth aims to protect banks of Lake Ocheda propertyWORTHINGTON — Over the past 50 years, Paul Langseth has seen the banks of his family’s Lake Ocheda waterfront property slowly erode away because of large whitecaps slamming into the eastern shore on windy days and heavy rains washing away the shoreline.
By Julie Buntjer , November 21, 2009
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