Erskine NewsLocal news for Erskine, MN continually updated from thousands of sources on the web.Delegation heading to Norway to plead for consulate- October 30, 2007 "We just want the opportunity to tell the story, to reason with the government and persuade them to take another look" A protest delegation led by former state Senate Majority Leader Roger Moe hopes to travel to Norway next month to encourage the country to keep its consulate in Minneapolis. via KARE-TV Minneapolishttp://www.topix.net/city/erskine-mn/2007/10/delegation-heading-to-norway-to-plead-for-con... Robert L. Sawyer Sr.- October 30, 2007 Robert L. Sawyer Sr., 69, of Wisconsin Rapids, died unexpectedly Sunday, Oct. 28, 2007, at Saint Joseph's Hospital in Marshfield. via WisInfohttp://www.topix.net/city/erskine-mn/2007/10/robert-l-sawyer-sr?fromrss=1 Erskine Man Indicted for Robbing Moorhead Credit Union- October 24, 2007 United States Department of Justice United States Attorney's Office District of Minnesota NEWS RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Thursday, Oct. via Federal Bureau of Investigationhttp://www.topix.net/city/erskine-mn/2007/10/erskine-man-indicted-for-robbing-moorhead-cre... Ethanol going-public deals dry up as fuel price falls- October 22, 2007 "If you build an ethanol pipe, it can cost $2 million a mile" Public-stock offerings from ASAlliances Biofuels and Agassiz Energy LLC have been pulled as the ethanol sector continues to struggle with high corn prices and distribution hurdles, but deal makers in the sector ... via MarketWatchhttp://www.topix.net/city/erskine-mn/2007/10/ethanol-going-public-deals-dry-up-as-fuel-pri... Ethanol's Water Shortage- October 20, 2007 Heavily subsidized and absurdly inefficient, corn-based ethanol has already driven up food prices. via National Center for Policy Analysishttp://www.topix.net/city/erskine-mn/2007/10/ethanols-water-shortage?fromrss=1 Rural residents protest ethanol expansions- October 17, 2007 "So I started doing research and you know with the Internet you can get all the information you could ever want in about ten minutes." The rapidly-growing ethanol industry faced little opposition as it developed. Now more community groups are opposing ethanol plants, at the same the industry faces an economic downturn. via Minnesota Public Radiohttp://www.topix.net/city/erskine-mn/2007/10/rural-residents-protest-ethanol-expansions?fr... Ethanol plant put on hold- October 15, 2007 Agassiz Energy LLC is delaying plans for construction of an ethanol plant near Erskine, Minnesota. via Grand Forks Heraldhttp://www.topix.net/city/erskine-mn/2007/10/ethanol-plant-put-on-hold?fromrss=1 Construction Of Ethanol Plant Near Erskine Delayed- October 13, 2007 "This is not the end of Agassiz Energy" Erskine, Minn. Agassiz Energy LLC has announced a delay in plans to build a $115 million ethanol plant near Erskine because of the high cost of corn and lower prices for ethanol. via Wcco.comhttp://www.topix.net/city/erskine-mn/2007/10/construction-of-ethanol-plant-near-erskine-de... Agassiz Energy suspends effort; market conditions cited, equity drive ...- October 12, 2007 "Funds will be returned to those who invested during this drive." Agassiz Energy suspends effort; market conditions cited, equity drive will be revisited in three to six months By Natalie J. Ostgaard, City Editor Published: Friday, October 12, 2007 1:33 PM CDT Agassiz Energy, ... via Crookston Daily Timeshttp://www.topix.net/city/erskine-mn/2007/10/agassiz-energy-suspends-effort-market-conditi... Waterfowl opener report- October 7, 2007 "Waterfowl hunters were generally disappointed with the number of birds in the bag" Here's a thumbnail sketch of how the waterfowl opener went around Minnesota, based on DNR reports: Hunter success near Thief River Falls, Blackduck and Erskine was fair to poor. via Star Tribunehttp://www.topix.net/city/erskine-mn/2007/10/waterfowl-opener-report?fromrss=1 |