Brule NewsLocal news for Brule, NE continually updated from thousands of sources on the web.More...- June 13, 2008 Mary Bieber began temporary postmaster duties in Grant on May 28. By Jan Goff Managing Editor A temporary replacement has stepped in for Bob Bounds, Grant's postmaster for the past 24 years-something that still ...http://www.topix.net/city/brule-ne/2008/06/more?fromrss=1 Farmers switch from diesel-powered irrigation- June 3, 2008 By Rebekah KebedeNEW YORK (Reuters) - Under pressure from diesel prices that have doubled in the last year, farmers in the arid regions of the United States are increasingly abandoning the fuel in favor of electricity to run their irrigation systems."Farmers are just switching off (their diesel engines) as fast as they can," said Wade Hill, owner of the diesel distributor Happy Jack's Petroleum in Brule, Nebraska.Farmers in the dry areas of Kansas and Nebraska, as well as the Texas panhandle,...http://www.topix.net/city/brule-ne/2008/06/farmers-switch-from-diesel-powered-irrigation?f... |