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Talk to me about the roads
OK, I realize that freezing rain may be an anomaly; I am willing to bite the bullet and put in overtime scraping my windshields in a situation like we've seen in Dickinson since Thursday night. I plan...
11/12/12 at 1:01 PM
A 4,800 lb. force...
Two pregnant sisters were killed in a rollover accident in Eastern Montana on Friday morning. Icy conditions are believed to have played a role in the rollover. The sisters did not have their seat bel...
11/10/12 at 5:06 PM
Riverside Bridge Update: The Battle over the Ownership
There is usually a problem when it comes to preserving historic bridges and that is the question of ownership and liability. Most of the time agencies and parties involved in a historic bridge in qu...
8/6/12 at 10:27 AM
A Generation Back From the Dead
This is a piece about our connection to ancestors, their way of life in the Midwest, and these discoveries through one little old lady. My Aunt Olive Hendrickson was born in South Dakota and now liv...
7/23/12 at 11:07 AM
Blow Ice
We have the traditional four seasons; summer, winter, fall and spring. We have what could be called a snow season, a thunderstorm season, a severe weather season and of course a growing season. But do...
2/25/11 at 10:37 AM
Heavy metal
Old Highway 10 is being turned to gravel this month northeast of Jamestown. Here is a video of the massive road reclaimer at work: ...
6/3/10 at 9:13 AM High water all over 4/29/09 at 6:29 AM
Icy weather
Last night it started to rain..then it started to sleet..then it rained again..sometimes a warm spell in Minnesota in January is not a good thing. Chance and I ventured as far as the patio which poss...
1/23/10 at 7:02 AM Curiosity: Zinnia Corner 8/16/09 at 4:24 AM
White Slippers and Old Roads 7/17/09 at 11:10 AM
Agriculture Secretary Vilsack Announces Recovery Act Projects for Forest Road Maintenance and Associated Watershed and Ecosystem Restoration
WASHINGTON, June 2, 2009 - Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced today projects funded by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) for roads maintenance and decommissioning and associat...
6/8/09 at 4:23 AM
