Watson NewsLocal news for Watson, IL continually updated from thousands of sources on the web.Money Laundering- July 9, 2008 And so San Francisco Bay Area attorneys for Stefan Wathne, international socialite and indicted heir to the Wathne sportswear and accessory fortune, supplied their own holiday explosions last week.http://www.topix.net/city/watson-il/2008/07/money-laundering?fromrss=1 USDA opens conservation land for grazing- July 8, 2008 The federal government is opening conservation land in 16 states -- including South Dakota -- to livestock grazing, as part of a response to record flooding in the Midwest.http://www.topix.net/city/watson-il/2008/07/usda-opens-conservation-land-for-grazing?fromr... Deputies accused of beating suspect- July 7, 2008 Less than two years after being voted out as Stanly County sheriff, Tony Frick has cast himself in an unlikely role.http://www.topix.net/city/watson-il/2008/07/deputies-accused-of-beating-suspect?fromrss=1 Farmers want input on drought planning- July 6, 2008 The National Farmers Federation says it will support drought assistance changes to be undertaken by the Federal Government, but only with its input.http://www.topix.net/city/watson-il/2008/07/farmers-want-input-on-drought-planning?fromrss... Wheat farmers protest at low prices- July 6, 2008 More than 100 Narok wheat farmers took to the street Sunday, protesting against the low cost of the crop.http://www.topix.net/city/watson-il/2008/07/wheat-farmers-protest-at-low-prices?fromrss=1 New study points to agriculture in frog sexual abnormalities- July 3, 2008 A farm irrigation canal would seem a healthier place for toads than a ditch by a supermarket parking lot.http://www.topix.net/city/watson-il/2008/07/new-study-points-to-agriculture-in-frog-sexual... Gas prices threaten to shut down some rural towns- July 2, 2008 The price of gas isn't an annoyance here. It's a calamity. Peggy Hanley uses a generator that burns a gallon of diesel fuel every hour -at about $5 a gallon- to power Forks General Store, the only place to buy ...http://www.topix.net/city/watson-il/2008/07/gas-prices-threaten-to-shut-down-some-rural-to... Zim farmer beaten over land challenge- July 1, 2008 A ZIMBABWEAN farmer, whose farm expropriation case is set to resume at the SADC Tribunal in Windhoek this month, was abducted along with his family in Zimbabwe at the weekend.http://www.topix.net/city/watson-il/2008/07/zim-farmer-beaten-over-land-challenge?fromrss=... |