Westbrook NewsLocal news for Westbrook, MN continually updated from thousands of sources on the web.Flooding threat lingers as storms rumble across MInnesota- June 15, 2008 Showers and thunderstorms were expected to linger in the Twin Cities metro area through today after a line of storms moved across the Midwest late Wednesday, resulting in several tornado touchdowns in ...http://www.topix.net/city/westbrook-mn/2008/06/flooding-threat-lingers-as-storms-rumble-ac... Cool wet spring brings concerns- June 13, 2008 Special -- Farmers and gardeners have had to scramble to get their spring work done. Despite global warming media hype, it doesn't seem to be the case this spring. In a sentence it has been a cold, damp and windy spring. There has also been a higher incidence of severe weather. With a record number of tornados throughout the country. Last Thursday about two to three inches of rain fell through out the day causing...http://www.topix.net/city/westbrook-mn/2008/06/cool-wet-spring-brings-concerns?fromrss=1 Robotic milkers on Goblirsch Dairy work 247- June 11, 2008 wabasso -- Several hundred people showed up at the Goblirsch Dairy Farm Saturday morning. Visitors came to look over the first dairy in Minnesota with Lely A3 Astronaut Robotic Milkers. The dairy is operated by Bernard his wife Mary Clare and two sons Matt and Nels. In 2005 the Goblirsch's built the new dairy barn on the original homestead of Bernard's father, Joseph. The new barn is 140' wide by 290' long with a slatted floor and manure pit below..http://www.topix.net/city/westbrook-mn/2008/06/robotic-milkers-on-goblirsch-dairy-work-24-... The power to make a new tomorrow- June 8, 2008 "As seniors, we all have our ambitions and our own kind of dreams to pursue. Wherever our separate pathways take us we'll always be in the class of 2008. Each of us has different dreams, and different destinations, yet we all have the power to make a new tomorrow" Class motto. WWG -- Thirty eight Westbrook Walnut Grove seniors waited nervously to make their final walk through the halls of the school Sunday afternoon. Flowers were pinned,...http://www.topix.net/city/westbrook-mn/2008/06/the-power-to-make-a-new-tomorrow?fromrss=1 Council discussed report from MPCA- June 6, 2008 WESTBROOK -- Mayor Rocky Kolar talked about an evaluation inspection report of the city sewer system from the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency. The report was submitted by state inspector Brad Gillingham. The report found only one violation involving the calibration of the lift pumps. The pumps must be calibrated semi-annually and calibration records must be kept for three years. Corrective action requires the city to calibrate the...http://www.topix.net/city/westbrook-mn/2008/06/council-discussed-report-from-mpca?fromrss=... |