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Ancient artifacts cling to river - July 10, 2008

For the past 10,000 years or so, the Minnesota River Valley has been home to some spectacular beasts - mastodon, woolly mammoth, giant beaver, giant short-faced bear.
http://www.topix.net/city/montevideo-mn/2008/07/ancient-artifacts-cling-to-river?fromrss=1

River Journey: The last portage - July 9, 2008

If you look at the low river bank and then at the prairie, you can envision why this was the perfect spot for millions of buffalo to cross the Minnesota River.
http://www.topix.net/city/montevideo-mn/2008/07/river-journey-the-last-portage?fromrss=1

River claiming trees, soil - July 9, 2008

John Cross adjusts gear in the canoe after a three-hour, eight-mile paddle down the lower half of Lac qui Parle Resevoir and a portage around the dam.
http://www.topix.net/city/montevideo-mn/2008/07/river-claiming-trees-soil?fromrss=1

Wehrspann works on river CURE - July 8, 2008

Del Wehrspann, an Iowa farm boy who became a Minnesota River Valley livestock buyer, hadn't planned on becoming an activist who would stand up to local and state officials.
http://www.topix.net/city/montevideo-mn/2008/07/wehrspann-works-on-river-cure?fromrss=1

Planned power plant would take billions of gallons - July 7, 2008

Patrick Moore, head of CURE , is helping lead the fight against adding a coal-fired power plant at Big Stone Lake.
http://www.topix.net/city/montevideo-mn/2008/07/planned-power-plant-would-take-billions-of...

2 Minn. Men To Pay Fines For Poaching In Montana - July 3, 2008

Two Minnesota men admitted they lied about poaching a deer in eastern Montana and agreed to pay stiff fines and accept a worldwide hunting ban for three years.
http://www.topix.net/city/montevideo-mn/2008/07/2-minn-men-to-pay-fines-for-poaching-in-mo...