Environment

Wednesday brush fire spreads to home (04/24/08)
An unattended brush fire is apparently the cause for a house catching fire Wednesday morning, causing firefighters from several local agencies to respond. According to fire officials from the scene, Robert Koenig, 1223 E. CR 200 South, Greencastle, was burning leaves in a container behind his home. He left the leaves unattended and they began to burn out of control, the flames somehow leaping to his nearby home...

Commissioners review pipeline (04/22/08)
Putnam County Commissioners met Monday evening to discuss a gas pipeline, hear requests for use of space in the courthouse and look at a request for funds to replace a bridge. The meeting started off with a clarification for a mistake printed in an article in the BannerGraphic story Monday regarding monies for county roadwork. The newspaper reported they had $6.5 million dollars for roadwork while the county only has between $600,000-$650,000...

Rain affecting everyone from farmers to gravediggers (03/28/08)
Precipitation is 100 percent. Chance of rain and thunderstorms expected. Putnam County residents have grown accustomed to hearing these phrases daily. With the end of March quickly approaching, Putnam County weather spotter and BannerGraphic watcher Peggy Torr reports the county has already received over 13 inches of rain since January 1. She reports an additional .82 inches in today's newspaper...

An inside look at Altra Ethanol's new plant (03/24/08)
The Cloverdale Altra Ethanol Plant is set to open in April, but what exactly is their operation? Ethanol is being used as a fuel alternative to gasoline. People would recognize ethanol from grain-based alcohol such as everclear. The difference between ethanol as fuel, and as a drink is the pureness of the mixture. An additive called denaturant is also added to fuel-based ethanol as federal law constitutes to keep people from drinking it...

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