A proposal was made last week to the Pathinder's RC&D (Resource Conservation and Development) Agency for stabilization and straightening of the Fox River in Davis County
Members of the Waste Management and Water Quality Committee of the Pathfinder C&D committee will make an helicopter aerial insptection of the Fox River drainage ditch to check channel problems and find potential sites for structures that might be…
Tracy Harl, 17, of Pulaski, was the regional winner of the soil conservation districts speech contest held Thursday evening at the Ottumwa Holiday Inn. Second and third-lace winners were Dawn Singleton, 14 and Rita Gergely, 17.
This article tells of the plans of first year farmer Steve Kinnamon, of Savannah, who decided to become a farmer when he go laid off from his job. He is starting with 550 acres of rented land and fifty cows that are half of the 100 Red…
A coordinating committee will be formed in Davis County to assist in identifying goals and guidelines for water managment plans, rules and regulations that should be developed and priorities for future action programs.Suggestions will be to the Iowa…
Iles Head was elected chairman of a Davis County Resource Coordinating Committee that has been formed to give local residents the opportunity for public participation in future water quality plans.
Verle Arnold, Davis County Soil Conservation Service (SCS) director, spoke at the Blomfield Rotary Club about soil erosion. He said that less than half of Iowa's land is adequately protected against erosion. He gave some of the history of soil…
