Ellsworth News

Horizon Wind Energy has permission to build a wind farm in northern Logan County, and opponents have pledged to fight it in court.

Organizers of Dog Day in the Park hope for decent weather tonight and Saturday. If heavy rains hit, however, and Ellsworth Park is flooded, the fundraiser will be postponed until early October.

“I don't have the money to move”

The Logan County Regional Planning Commission voted Wednesday to recommend approval of a conditional-use zoning permit for Horizon Wind Energy to construct the Rail Splitter Wind Farm, which will take up ... via LincolnCourier.com

“It's not like we have to worry about a Boeing 747 flying into one of those around here”

After a hiatus stemming from a legal glitch, the Rail Splitter Wind Farm is returning to the agendas of Logan County governing bodies. via LincolnCourier.com

A large crew of firefighters was able to get a barn fire under control Wednesday morning, saving a nearby machine shed that had been threatened on the property south of Colfax. via Fire Engineering

“People called and told us the power was out, and they knew that we were striving to get the power back on as quickly as possible”

Several school districts and thousands of people remained without power until Monday morning after overnight outages caused by unusual winter thunderstorms Sunday night. via Pantagraph

Faith Notes

Good Shepherd Episcopal Church, 533 E. Main Street, Lexington, will hold a viewing and discussion of the movie Amazing Grace at 2 p.m.

Maxwell Street Presbyterian Church, 180 E. Maxwell Street, will feature J. Ellsworth Kalas, interim president and professor of homiletics of Asbury Theological Seminary in Wilmore, at 9:15 a.m.

Historic St. Paul A.M.E. Church will hold hold a 'Fellowship Sunday' at 11 a.m. The guest speaker will be the Rev. George Moore Jr. of St. Philip Monumental A.M.E. Church in Savannah, Ga. Read more

“I had all the perks of riding on the tractor and living in the country but no experience to the business side of farm-ing”

By Michelle Koetters mkoetters@pantagraph.com ELLSWORTH -- Tricia Williams grew up on the farm where her grandfather cultivated the land, but her agricul-ture experience only went so deep. via The Pantagraph

“From what I've heard, the yields have been very good”

' Out-of-control trash burns ignited many of the field fires in McLean and neighboring counties over the weekend, causing damage to valuable farmland while keeping rural firefighters busy. via The Pantagraph

“I thought wind power and Illinois. No, that's in California. But, we are a good wind producer here and when I thought about it, the wind blows here all the time.”

There's a big buzz being made in the middle of McLean County from one of the world's largest wind farms. via WEEK-TV

“Winds were gusting up to 35 mph and that's expected to continue through (Sunday night)”

' An apparent out-of-control trash burn southwest of Bloomington became a large, wind-fueled field fire Sunday afternoon, jumping from field to field and creating a white smoke plume visible for miles. via Pantagraph