Newport NewsLocal news for Newport, MN continually updated from thousands of sources on the web.Suspect water in east metro safe to drink, agency says- February 29, 2008 "Generally speaking, PFBA is less toxic than we previously thought, in part because it passes through the body even more quickly than was suspected earlier" People in six east metro suburbs can start putting away the bottled water and the carbon filters. via StarTribunehttp://www.topix.net/city/newport-mn/2008/02/suspect-water-in-east-metro-safe-to-drink-age... Troubled bridge downgraded- February 15, 2008 "That's a major impact on our region" The Hastings Bridge over the Mississippi River is apparently in worse shape than any of the 32,000 drivers who pass over it each day thought. via The Minneapolis-St. Paul Pioneer Presshttp://www.topix.net/city/newport-mn/2008/02/troubled-bridge-downgraded?fromrss=1 Ground beef servings grind to a halt at schools- February 1, 2008 "We've got a hold on it until we can identify the product numbers" Beef: It's not what's for lunch. At least not for the next few days in some Minnesota schools. via Star Tribunehttp://www.topix.net/city/newport-mn/2008/01/ground-beef-servings-grind-to-a-halt-at-schoo... |