Elkton NewsLocal news for Elkton, SD continually updated from thousands of sources on the web.Turbines to Turn Breeze Into Energy- October 14, 2007 "I think last year the egg cracked, and I'm pretty sure that it's going to continue to really flourish in the next few years" More than four years after South Dakota built its first wind farm, the windiest state in the US is set to launch its second. via Iran Dailyhttp://www.topix.net/city/elkton-sd/2007/10/turbines-to-turn-breeze-into-energy?fromrss=1 President Bush honors firefighters- October 12, 2007 President Bush laid a wreath today in honor of 87 firefighters killed in the line of duty last year. via KOTAhttp://www.topix.net/city/elkton-sd/2007/10/president-bush-honors-firefighters?fromrss=1 New wind farm nearing completion- October 10, 2007 "We've been setting here for 20 years watching them go up in Minnesota, and it's about time Brookings County got some of the tax revenue" The state's second large wind farm is expected to start producing electricity in December. via Rapid City Journalhttp://www.topix.net/city/elkton-sd/2007/10/new-wind-farm-nearing-completion?fromrss=1 Are we ready for windmills everywhere on our landscape- October 10, 2007 We frequently hear about the potential of wind energy in South Dakota. We have steady winds on the plains with plenty of land for "wind farms." Businesses large and small are cropping up to help harvest the ... via Madison Daily Leaderhttp://www.topix.net/city/elkton-sd/2007/10/are-we-ready-for-windmills-everywhere-on-our-l... Remembering A Fallen Firefighter- October 8, 2007 "That we here highly resolve, that the dead shall not have died in vain." Kuehl died last year in a freak accident after responding to a brush fire. He was struck in the head when a tow cable snapped. via KSFY-TV Sioux Fallshttp://www.topix.net/city/elkton-sd/2007/10/remembering-a-fallen-firefighter?fromrss=1 |