30 July 2010, 11:47 am
The evacuation of 150 residents from their homes because of a wildfire that began Tuesday in Old West Ranch was lifted Friday, officials said.... Read More »
30 July 2010, 8:59 am
Hello Everybody! It must be election season; I see a lot of pretty signs growing in everyone's yard. I figured a way out of my commissioners comments this month. I am going to defer to Jean "Skrinny" Dixon, our retiring County Clerk. She will present this year's budget report summary.... Read More »
30 July 2010, 4:13 am
Road improvements for Newtown-Yardley Road, video-streaming and wind energy top the priority list in Newtown Township.... Read More »
29 July 2010, 4:11 pm
Local lodging industry representatives opposed putting a proposed 1 percent transient room tax on the November ballot at a Wasco County hearing Wednesday.... Read More »
29 July 2010, 1:36 pm
A small parcel of dusty land tucked away inside a popular family farm might hold the key to the future of sustainable electric power.... Read More »
29 July 2010, 9:04 am
It's not exactly as simple as flipping a switch. There are inverters to be hooked up and connections to be checked, about a week's worth of work to turn 25 acres of steel and glass into Pocono Raceway's very own power station. But following a dedication ceremony Friday morning, a metaphorical switch... Read More »
29 July 2010, 5:29 am
CADILLAC - The Wexford County Planning Commission at a special public hearing Wednesday night entertained input from citizens concerning what they consider important regulations for inclusion in an ordinance governing wind, solar and solid fuel (wood) energy.... Read More »
28 July 2010, 5:16 pm
Sign-up for the Conservation Reserve Program begins Monday and continues through Aug. 27. Since the dust storms of the 1950s, the program has been a popular one across West Texas. It protects millions of acres of topsoil from erosion and is designed to improve the nations natural resources base.... Read More »
27 July 2010, 8:13 pm
With political storm clouds apparently clearing, Dallas-based Tang Energy Group and its Chinese partners have agreed to resume a site search for a North American factory that would build fiberglass wind-power rotor blades.... Read More »
26 July 2010, 10:21 pm
A farm-style windmill planned for the front yard of a house in a windy area near Twin Peaks could set a controversial clean-energy trend. The three-bladed turbine would sit atop a 35-foot pole and help power a 29-foot-high, two-story corner house in the 400 block of Teresita Boulevard. But residents... Read More »
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