Tuesday, October 22, 2013

Sand Mine Bill Hearing Is Thursday

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Sen. Tom Tiffany, chairman of the committee on workforce development, forestry, mining and revenue, is holding a hearing Thursday at 9:30 a....
Monday, October 21, 2013

Proposed State Sand Mine Bill Would Limit Town Board Powers

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Little Falls town board hearing on sand mining last summer A proposed bill that would take away a tool that townships have used to regul...
Friday, July 19, 2013

Little Falls Requires Sand Mine to Protect Property Values

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Little Falls Sand Mine Meeting, June 13 Sand mining is going through an evolution in Monroe County as townships learn lessons from the...
Tuesday, April 2, 2013

La Crosse Tribune Puts Jorgenson Dilemma on Page One

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The La Crosse Tribune is covering the Jorgensen farm's water dilemma in a page one story. It points out that the mine's conditional ...
Sunday, March 31, 2013

Sand Mine Turns on Well, Neighboring Farm Loses Water

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U.S. Silica began pumping water three months ago from a well it drilled a year ago on its sand mine Jorgenson Farm/Marcus Frazee photo ...
Thursday, January 3, 2013

Behind the Berm at Tunnel City

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Bessie Kmiecik photos of the Unimin mine in Tunnel City. To see full screen, click the arrow, then click on the four arrows in the lower rig...
Friday, December 14, 2012

Bird's Eye View

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Here are three major Monroe County sand mines, the bird's eye view!! Photos by Bessie Kmiecik To see the photos enlarged, please c...