Rock Creek News

The manure spill that occurred at Randy Patera s 650-head dairy farm south of Pipestone on May 5 and led to the contamination of the lake at Split Rock Creek State Park was the result of a design flaw in his cutting edge lagoon system that was built with the intentions of being environmentally sound.

News Sheriff Injured while Searching for Marijuana Wed, Jun 10, 2009 4:18 pm more: headline news Source: www.erwinrecord.net After breaking his ankle, Sheriff Kent Harris has been taken to the emergency room after falling near Rock Creek Park.

The beach water at Split Rock Creek State Park near Ihlen isna t noticeably discolored and doesna t smell foul from the May 4 manure spill that contaminated the water and closed the beach to swimming, Friday, May 22.

On Sunday, June 7 ita s open house day at Minnesota State parks and the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources invites everyone to head to any state park, including Split Rock Creek State Park, and recreation area for free.

A major manure spill that occurred at a dairy farm in Pipestone County on May 4 forced the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources officials to close the beach at Split Rock Creek State Park near Ihlen over the Memorial Day weekend.

The beach will remain closed for all of this week and will not open until testing shows the fecal coliform level has been reduced.

No swimming in Split Rock Lake this Memorial Day weekend. A manure spill from a dairy farm has closed the beach at Split Rock Creek State Park.

A recent major manure spill from a Pipestone County dairy farm has forced the closure of the beach at Split Rock Creek State Park for the entire Memorial Day weekend, state conservation officials said this afternoon.

ASSOCIATED PRESS Ingmar Guandique, 27, accused of the 2001 slaying of Chandra Levy in Rock Creek Park, is escorted Wednesday into the D.C. police department's violent crimes unit by Detective Todd Williams.

Thanks to Minnesota voters, funding is available to build parks and trails and the prospect has created a lot of excitement for the nonprofit Friends of the Casey Jones Trail Association.

You can't see the Milky Way in most large cities, but the planetarium at Rock Creek Park offers city kids another way to star-gaze. Photo by Alireza Teimoury via Flickr.

The Chisago County Board of Commissioners adopted a resolution Wednesday night, Feb.