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Snow wasn't bad enough? Now Oregon is battling floods
TV SPORTS College Football-Armed Forces Bowl, Brigham Young vs. Tulsa, 11 a.m. (ESPN); Pinstripe Bowl, Rutgers vs. Iowa State, 2:20 p.m. (ESPN); Music City Bowl, Mississippi State vs. Wake Forest, 5:40...
View ArticleOutdoors Almanac
With recent record warm temperatures, remember to use extreme caution while recreating on ice that has formed on any bodies of water in the state. We have seen a good number of anglers out on the ice...
View ArticleGYMNASTICS: High School: WINTER WONDERLAND MEET
Thursday at Vermillion Team Points: Milbank 126.15, Hot Springs 123.9, Chamberlain 122.8, Britton-Hecla 117.65, Vermillion 116.1, Stanley County 111.9, Sisseton 111.0, Wagner 110.6, West Central 101.3,...
View ArticleNo. 1: Flooding overwhelms roads, farms, budgets
Editor's note: This is the top news story of 2011 as ranked by the American News newsroom. The third snowiest winter on record — 79.3 inches — followed by heavy spring rain caused some of the worst...
View ArticlePipeline provision in tax cut deal threatens Maryland coastline
By attaching provisions in favor of a gigantic tar sands oil pipeline to the payroll tax cut legislation, Congress seems intent on putting Maryland's coasts in peril. The Keystone XL pipeline, which is...
View ArticleJames M. Cain's 'Paradise'
Return to David L. Ulin's review of this essay. PARADISE I shall attempt, in this piece, an appraisal of the civilization of Southern California, but it occurs to me that before I begin I had better...
View ArticleArkansas authorities seek missing mother of 3; torched car found
The winter of 2011-2012 has been pretty mild in many parts of the country, but there's still plenty of frigid weather to come. When it does, dogs and cats can get frostbite. Most susceptible are the...
View ArticleThe Top 5 Political Stories of 2011: No. 2 The Argument Over Marcellus Shale.
Tom Gettings has helped save land and water, build trails and expose thousands upon thousands of area residents to the wonders of nature in the Lehigh Valley. He is an accomplished photographer, a...
View ArticleMissouri River management plan for 2012 released
OMAHA, Neb. - The Army Corps of Engineers says it is trying to improve the way it manages the Missouri River's reservoirs after last year's historic flooding, but it doesn't plan to provide any...
View ArticleSome Signs Signaling More Seasonal Weather Heading our Way
Winter is set to return for the next couple of days but a prolonged cold, frigid spell is likely not going to happen. I think a return to more normal weather is going to occur over the final bit of...
View ArticleZone change: What does it mean for gardeners?
The gardener who often has wished her climate were just a little bit warmer may be getting her wish. Or not. The U.S. Department of Agriculture recently released a new version of its Plant Hardiness...
View Article'You just do it' is the best way to do the Polar Plunge
Lake Royer is a man-made body of water, built in the 1800s for summer recreation and ice production in the winter. On Sunday, no one had to break the ice, but there were more than 100 people cavorting...
View ArticleFROM THE EDITOR: Breaking down the editor's top 10
Can you believe 2011 went by so quickly? As I looked over the newsroom's ballot for the top local stories of the year, I found myself thinking over and over, “That happened this year?” Now that we have...
View ArticleBerniece "Beanie" Mansfield
Berniece "Beanie" Mansfield ++++++++++++++++++++ || - age 86 of Kadoka, South Dakota, formerly of Martin , died December 30, 2011, at the Kadoka Nursing Home. || ++++++++++++++++++++ Berniece Mary...
View ArticleGetting ready for action in Annapolis
Editor: Christmas is over and the new is here. In just a short time, eight delegates and three senators representing Harford County will be returning to Annapolis for the 2012 Maryland General Assembly...
View ArticleGetting ready for action in Annapolis
Editor: Christmas is over and the new is here. In just a short time, eight delegates and three senators representing Harford County will be returning to Annapolis for the 2012 Maryland General Assembly...
View ArticleEnvironmental talk to highlight 2011's many weather events
For a group deeply worried about mankind's survival in a world racked by escalating environmental problems, Earth Forum of Howard County takes an approach that dovetails nicely with the county's...
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