Mammals

New building site for ECO Center could hold down costs (08/14/08)
The Plymouth County Conservation Board on Tuesday designated a new site for its proposed Education and Conservation Opportunities (ECO) Center that could help reduce project costs. Dennis Sohl, Plymouth County Conservation director, said the center will be built adjacent to the Elk Overlook Parking Area in Hillview Park...

Ohlrichs shows champion market beef (07/28/08)
Denton Ohlrichs made his debut appearance as a showman at the Plymouth County Fair beef show on Friday. It was a day the 10-year-old Merrill boy will never forget. His chances for winning the grand champion market beef trophy looked good after the two steers he showed took top places in both divisions during the show. Those steers competed with the champion heifer, shown by Colton Beaulieu, Sioux City, and the champion performance beef, shown by Mitchell Hoefling, Merrill...

New compactor will squeeze more years out of landfill (03/26/08)
It weighs more than eight large elephants. It can pulverize more than half a ton of garbage and squeeze it into the size of two suitcases. And the new garbage compactor at the Plymouth County landfill will add around 15 years of life to the dump. That's according to Mark Kunkel, the landfill manager...