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| KRWC News 8/16/04 - 8/22/04 |
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City of Annandale Hires New Clerk-Accountant
There will soon be a new face in the city offices in Annandale.
The city has hired a new clerk-accountant. City Council members ok'd the hire of Dawn Rolfhus of Annandale at a recent council meeting. The new clerk-accountant will be in charge of day-to-day accounting work as well as working with new state audit requirements on fixed assets, buildings and equipment depreciation. |
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Delano Athletics & DC Advance to State
The Class B State Amateur Tournament starts today in Jordan/Belle Plaine at 5:00 PM, when Delano takes on the #6 Northfield. Phil Mackey will have the call on KRWC am 1360 this evening at 5:00. Dassel Cokato will get their state game, verses Austin/Hayfield, under way immediately following the conclusion of the Delano game. |
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Environmental Review for Proposed Ethanol Plant
A public meeting will be held next month to review the environmental implications of a proposed ethanol plant in Atwater. The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency has prepared an Environmental Assessment Worksheet regarding the proposed Bushmills Ethanol Plant, which is proposed for construction a mile west of Atwater on Highway 12. The documents are open for public review and comment through September 30th. Bushmills Ethanol plans to build a facility that will produce close to 50 million gallons of ethyl alcohol per year, along with some 175 thousand tons of dried distiller's grains. The alcohol would be used in motor vehicle fuel, while the dried grains would be reserved for animal feed. Estimates indicate the plant could utilize close to 18 million bushels of corn annually. The public meeting to review the EAW on the plant is scheduled for September 15th at the Atwater Community Center from 7 to 9 PM. |
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Kennedy, McCollum Return From Mid-East With Differing Opinions
Two Minnesota members of Congress have returned from Iraq with differing opinions on the situation there. 6th District Congressman Mark Kennedy, a Republican who represents our Wright County area says he found conditions improved over the same time last year. But 4th District Democrat Representative Betty McCollum says the continued bitter fighting raises serious questions. McCollum and Kennedy were a part of a Congressional delegation that went to Iraq and other Mid-East countries on a fact finding mission. |
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Kevin Dougherty, Local Businessman, Dies Unexpectedly
A Wright County area businessman died unexpectedly over the weekend. Kevin Dougherty, longtime owner of the Hilltop Bar in Hanover died suddenly on Saturday while camping in Winona County. Dougherty was 47 years old. Funeral services for Kevin Dougherty are planned for Wednesday in St. Michael. |
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MN Secretary of State Announces Expanded On-Line Personal Ballot
Minnesota Secretary of State Mary Kiffmeyer has announced the expansion of a personalized on-line listing of candidates appearing on the election ballots this fall. Though Wright County has few, if any, primary races to watch, the information could be very helpful for voters for the general election. To access the personalized on-line ballot list, Minnesotans should log onto the Secretary of State's web site at www.sos.state.mn.us, then click on ”Find Your Polling Place”, enter your personal address information, then click on the ”Candidates on Your Ballot” icon. Secretary of State Kiffmeyer says her hope is that the on-line tool will help to make more information available to citizens to help them be confident and informed about their vote on election day. |
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Minnesota Aviation Hall-Of-Famer Dies in Buffalo
Funeral services for a Minnesotan known for his hand-carved airplane propellers and home-built aircraft were held over the weekend. Frederick Schauss, the father of Joan Peterson of Buffalo, died in Buffalo August 4th at the age of 100. Schauss crafted many home-built aircraft, and in fact had one model that was set for production in the late 30's, but was not mass-produced due to the unexpected death of the financial backer. Schauss was well-known for his well-crafted propellers for his own aircraft and for other aviators from throughout the region. Schauss was inducted into Minnesota's Aviation Hall of Fame in 1994. |
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More Cable Median Barrier Work on I-94
More cable median barrier work is slated to begin today on I-94 in our region. The Minnesota Department of Transportation says that one lane of the freeway in each direction will be closed during off-peak hours starting today from Weaver Lake Road in Maple Grove to the Crow River in Rogers. Work will begin on installation of more segments of cable median barrier, a high-strength, flexible cable that catches vehicles in the median, and helps to prevent head-on crashes when vehicles cross through the median into the on-coming traffic lanes. A cluster of recent cross-median crashes on sections of I-94 have prompted the DOT to install the cable barriers. Work was recently completed on other sections of the barrier in Wright and eastern Stearns counties. The entire project is expected to be completed by October. |
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