The leader of this tiny coastal city expressed some anxiousness heading into Thursday's regular monthly meeting where the City Council had plans to hike monthly sewer bills by 50 percent. The council passed the resolution unanimously, before an audience of about 20, setting into motion a new sewer fee of $45 per household, beginning Aug. Both Crockett and Nelson argued the fee hike was mandatory and that if the council voted it down, the costs to upgrade the plant would only continue to go...

Pet-food recall raises questions about other imports Tuesday, April 17, 2007 WASHINGTON (AP) - Just 1.3 percent of imported fish, vegetables, fruit and other foods are inspected - yet those government inspections regularly reveal food unfit for human consumption. Pet-food recall raises questions about other imports Tuesday, April 17, 2007 WASHINGTON (AP) - Just 1.3 percent of imported fish, vegetables, fruit and other foods are inspected - yet those government inspections regularly reveal...

VALE - Wind turbines reaching 400 feet into the air are not a normal sight along the high desert plains of Eastern Oregon, but as the federal government continues to provide enticing grant options to entrepreneurs in the state, that form of clean energy technology could become more common locally. The Argus Observer . Online - News. VALE - Wind turbines reaching 400 feet into the air are not a normal sight along the high desert plains of Eastern Oregon, but as the federal government...

Telemedicine projects are providing new and improved healthcare services, beginning with patient diagnosis, through surgical procedures, and post-operative treatment. Applications for the $15 million in grants must be received by June 11 and will compete nationally for funding. Distance learning projects provide funding for computers and Internet connections in schools and libraries. Applications for loans and loan and grant combinations will be accepted year round. The application guide...

Ultimately, it could be the deaths of people's pets, attributed to a banned substance in imported wheat gluten, that puts pressure on USDA, Fox said. They are equally determined to protect consumers from the potential risk of allowing Canadian cattle older than 30 months of age back into the U. Search the Rapid City Journal. Re-opening the border to the older Canadian cattle not only has the potential to harm livestock producers by flooding the market with cattle, but it increases the risk...