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Nisswa applies for — but does not receive — $4+ million grant for water system
4+ hour, 1+ min ago (992+ words) NISSWA " Discussion about an application for a $4 million to $5 million federal grant for a potential water system on city-owned land took place at the Nisswa City Council's regular meeting March 17. The city has since learned it did not receive the…...
The Last Windrow: Rocks of ages are everywhere
2+ mon, 3+ day ago (809+ words) We had only one actual boulder on our Iowa farm. The large, round stone sat at the south end of our cow pasture and I was told it was excavated when the gravel road was built in the mid-1880s. The rock…...
A century of change turns Pine River’s dam into a community jewel
6+ mon, 2+ day ago (1146+ words) PINE RIVER " It was only five years ago that the Dam Park in Pine River looked very different. At that time, a dam with locks and archaic concrete structures that hinted at its long-gone past separated one section of the…...
Webinar to educate homeowners on septic health
7+ mon, 2+ week ago (182+ words) Our newsroom occasionally reports stories under a byline of "Pineandlakes Echo Journal." Often, the "Pineandlakes Echo Journal" byline is used when rewriting basic news briefs that originate from official sources, such as a city press release about a road closure,…...
Crow Wing County awarded grants for protecting groundwater
11+ mon, 3+ day ago (397+ words) Our newsroom occasionally reports stories under a byline of "Pineandlakes Echo Journal." Often, the "Pineandlakes Echo Journal" byline is used when rewriting basic news briefs that originate from official sources, such as a city press release about a road closure,…...