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As we were trimming our severely rabbit-damaged cotoneasters the other day, we came across this plant. We didn't plant it, and I don't know what it is. To me it looks like grapevine, although I'm n...
Posted on 6/17/13 at 7:39 AM
Rock legend covers two songs by Minnesota group with Mormon connections
Divinity and Beyond reports Robert Plant has covered two songs by a Minnesota band with Mormon connnections. D&B reports: "Members of Low prefer not to be described as Minnesotas Mormon band. St...
Posted on 9/15/10 at 2:45 PM
Artists seek input for power plant garden
Artists Rob Fischer and Kevin Johnson, along with representatives of the Plains Art Museum, Fargo, and the city of Moorhead, will meet with residents, artists, master gardeners and anyone interested i...
Posted on 7/19/10 at 3:55 AM
Stop aquatic hitchhikers!
If you are a water recreationist—boater, angler, water-skier, sailor, or canoeist—there are some important things you can do to prevent the transport of harmful invasive species from one l...
Posted on 6/28/10 at 4:44 AM
Obedient Plant
Physostegia virginiana, the obedient plant. There are two colors, white which is called 'Crown of Snow'. My white ones bloomed in the middle of August. Pink which is called 'Rose Queen'. And yes th...
Posted on 9/26/09 at 6:22 AM
1 dead, 73 hurt in La. plant explosion
A ground-rattling explosion Thursday at a chemical plant in Louisiana ignited a blaze that killed one person and injured dozens of others, authorities said. Witnesses described a chaotic scene of flames as high as 200 feet into the air and workers scrambling over gates to escape the plant.By Associated Press , June 13, 2013
Calif. utility will close troubled nuclear plant
The troubled San Onofre nuclear power plant on the California coast is closing after an epic 16-month battle over whether the twin reactors could be safely restarted with millions of people living nearby, officials announced Friday.By Associated Press , June 07, 2013
Texas launches criminal probe into plant explosion
Texas law enforcement officials on Friday launched a criminal investigation into the massive fertilizer plant explosion that killed 14 people last month, after weeks of largely treating the blast as an industrial accident.By Associated Press , May 11, 2013
Fertilizer plant planned for near Grand Forks
Officials on Thursday are expected to announce plans for construction of a $1.5 million fertilizer plant near Grand Forks.By Associated Press , May 08, 2013
Safety rules limited for small fertilizer plants
There were no sprinklers. No firewalls. No water deluge systems. Safety inspections were rare at the fertilizer company in West, Texas, that exploded and killed at least 14 people this week.By Associated Press , April 20, 2013
Atonement annual plant sale Saturday
May 20, 2011
Minn. town has new use for treatment site
The old wastewater treatment plant site may possibly be used for future storm water management after the new treatment plant begins operation this fall, under action taken by the Willmar City Council. The council this week revised the contract with Donohue and Associates to redesign the plan for decommissioning the old plant. The revised decommissioning plan would allow for future storm water improvements at the old plant site.By By David Little, Forum Communications Co. , May 21, 2010
Atonement youth plant sale Saturday
Atonement youth will hold their sidewalk plant sale from 8 a.m. to noon Saturday at the Atonement Lutheran Church, 1009 12th Ave. N.E.May 14, 2010
Atonement holding annual plant sale
Atonement Lutheran Church will be holding its annual plant sale on Saturday. The sale will take place at the Anne Carlsen Center. Plants will be available for purchase from 8 a.m. to noon.May 07, 2010
Site picked for wind power plant
A company hoping to build a Bismarck plant this year to manufacture wind turbine towers has chosen the Northern Plains Commerce Centre as the site.March 09, 2010
Smucker’s shuts down West Fargo plant
More than 140 employees of the Smucker’s sandwich production plant in West Fargo were told Tuesday that the facility will close in April. The plant produces peanut butter and jelly sandwiches called Uncrustables. “We have made the difficult decision to close the West Fargo plant and consolidate production to our manufacturing facility located in Scottsville, Ky.,” said Maribeth Badertscher, vice president of corporate communications for the J.M. Smucker Co., based in Orrville, Ohio.By By Craig McEwen, Forum Communications Co. , December 09, 2009
Fargo company proposes diesel plant near Williston
A Fargo company is seeking investors for a plant in northwestern North Dakota that would make diesel fuel to help run drilling rigs in the state’s oil patch, but one oil industry official said it might be a risky business. Mike Wavra, president of Dakota Oil Processing LLC, said his company wants to build the plant near Trenton, a town of about 100 people a few miles southwest of Williston. It would cost at least $180 million and provide more than 50 jobs in the area, he said.By By James MacPherson, The Associated Press , November 27, 2009
Coal drying plant rezoning continues
The Stark County Commission has approved a rezoning and special use permit for a coal drying plant, repeating an action it took last year. Auditor Alice Schulz said Tuesday’s vote was unanimous among the five commissioners, hours after the county zoning board gave its approval. The change will rezone land near South Heart, about 13 miles west of Dickinson, from agricultural to industrial.October 07, 2009
Otter Tail Power announces withdrawal from Big Stone II project
Otter Tail Power Company today announced its withdrawal as a participating utility and as the project’s lead developer from Big Stone II, a 500-to-600-megawatt coal-fired power plant proposed for near Milbank, S.D., with related transmission upgrades in South Dakota and Minnesota.September 11, 2009
Oakes plant getting another look
Sen. Byron Dorgan says the parent company of the JLG Industries, Inc., plant in Oakes is taking another look at plans to close it. Dorgan, D-N.D., said JLG’s parent company, Oshkosh Corp., has a new military contract totaling more than $1 billion. He said the company’s CEO, Robert Bohn, has agreed to take a “very serious look” at keeping the Oakes plant open.July 09, 2009
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