Becker NewsLocal news for Becker, MN continually updated from thousands of sources on the web.475,000-pound turbine crosses Orono Dam Bridge- June 7, 2008 On Wednesday night a 475,000-pound turbine came through Elk River. The large piece of equipment is for Great River Energy's new peaking power plant.http://www.topix.net/city/becker-mn/2008/06/475-000-pound-turbine-crosses-orono-dam-bridge... Counties resume issuing burning permits- June 5, 2008 The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources removed fire restrictions on open burning permits in Carlton, Becker, Hubbard, Mahnomen, Clearwater, Itasca, the southern half of Beltrami, and the remainder of ...http://www.topix.net/city/becker-mn/2008/06/counties-resume-issuing-burning-permits?fromrs... Becker man dies after riding lawn tractor flips onto him- June 3, 2008 A 62-year-old man has died after a riding lawn tractor flipped onto him. Sherburne County sheriff's Captain Joel Brott says Gale Thomas Mohler of Becker was trying to load the tractor onto a hinge trailer on ...http://www.topix.net/city/becker-mn/2008/06/becker-man-dies-after-riding-lawn-tractor-flip... Military notes- June 2, 2008 U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Jerrad S. Jacobson, son of Lynda Block of Pierz and Steven W. Jacobson of Little Falls, was promoted to his current rank with Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron 152, Marine ...http://www.topix.net/city/becker-mn/2008/06/military-notes?fromrss=1 |