An easy, scenic 15 minute drive from Wānaka and on the road to Makarora and the West Coast, is Lake Hāwea. A place of vivid beauty, mountainous extremes and legendary fishing spots. Lake Hāwea is an ...

Once a popular tourist spot, the largest lake in California (by surface area) is drying up at an alarming rate, causing its exposed bed to crumble and kick up toxic dust into the surrounding air.

Downtown Carrollton was filled with visitors on Nov. 2 as the Festival at the Switchyard returned for its 14th year. The Festival at the Switchyard honors the role the railroad played in putting ...

Belinda “Bindy” Bass was driving to Bonito Lake this past Tuesday when she pulled to the side of the road to speak on her cell phone with the Journal. Bass is parks and recreation director for ...

On Oct. 5, six veterans received Quilts of Valor at Blaine Veterans Park. Janet, Jayne and Janelle from the Grateful Hearts Quilters of Anoka chapter were their presenters. In no particular order, the ...

There have been a few more reported sightings of the “Lake Erie alligator” in the U.S. this month, but nothing substantial to confirm it’s still alive — or if it’s even real. But if it is still ...

A South Frontenac man has been arrested in connection with the fatal boat crash near Kingston that killed three young people on the Victoria Day long weekend. The Ontario Provincial Police ...

A York Region Liberal MP has called on her own government to launch a federal environmental study of the Bradford Bypass, even as Ontario’s government introduces legislation to speed up the highway’s ...

Many of the playoff races have been settled, though there are still some district championships and seeding left to be determined. In 11-5A, Liberty, Centennial and Memorial had already punched ...

A program to rehabilitate the 16 lift stations in its sanitary sewer system has been launched by Coon Rapids. The Coon Rapids City Council Oct. 15 unanimously awarded a contract for work at lift ...

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – Due to a recent finding of Sandy Flesh disease in walleye taken from Bull Shoals Lake in Arkansas, Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) biologists are asking Missouri ...

For Charles Coles the red poppy is about respect and remembrance. “I lost a lot of family in World War Two,” said the 83-year-old West Lincoln resident who served with Royal Canadian Army Service ...