Archive for category: Laurel
/ February 27, 2013 6:00 pm
LAUREL — In spite of the efforts of the firefighters, all that is left of two historic buildings in downtown Laurel is a pile of brick and debris. The 111-year-old Laurel National Bank building, which was being used as an office by BioComposite was totally destroyed by the horrific fire. The Thrivent Financial Services building that was built in 1899
/ February 21, 2013 7:57 pm
LAUREL — Laurel’s main downtown business street is taking on a decidedly different look, now that a fire has swept through the city. The fire was discovered shortly after 5 a.m. Thursday in the former First National Bank Building, which was being used as an office by Laurel Bio Composite. The Laurel Bio Composite building, and the Thrivent Financial Services
/ February 21, 2013 3:55 pm
LAUREL – An early Thursday morning fire destroyed two downtown Laurel buildings. The fire was discovered shortly after 5 a.m. Thursday in the former First National Bank Building, which was being used as an office by Laurel Bio Composite. Fire fighters from Laurel, Coleridge, Wayne, Dixon and Concord were called in to battle the blaze, which destroyed the three-story BioComposite
/ February 21, 2013 2:58 pm
LAUREL – Laurel firefighters spent much of Thursday morning fighting a fire which destroyed two downtown Laurel buildings. The fire was discovered shortly after 5 a.m. Thursday in the former First National Bank Building, which was being used as an office by Laurel Bio Composite. Check back to www.hartington.net for news and photo updates
/ February 21, 2013 2:51 pm
LAUREL – Fire fighters from six different communities descended on Laurel Thursday morning to help put out this downtown blaze.  
/ August 22, 2012 6:00 pm
HARTINGTON — Hartington voters may have the option to switch to one voting district for City Council members. Hartington currently has two voting districts — an east and west ward — for City Council. The Council will consider the matter at its regular meeting Monday, Aug. 27. Randolph went from two wards to an “at large vote” for City Council
/ May 16, 2012 6:00 pm
LAUREL — For a six-letter word, cancer can never be taken lightly. If offered in conversation, it almost always commands a serious tone. For Liz Norvell, Laurel, cancer has impacted her life in many ways. However, she maintains that she has been very blessed, even in the wake of that six-letter word. “When a doctor says you have cancer, a
/ November 9, 2011 2:00 pm
LAUREL — An environmentally friendly start-up production company that could provide about 20 new area jobs is raising equity and close to obtaining the necessary financing to begin construction of their proposed plant. Start up manager, Lou Luedtke, said Laurel BioComposite LLC is a company formed in 2008 to develop, produce and market Bio-ResTM a bio-based plastic resin enhancer. It
/ November 2, 2011 6:00 pm
HARTINGTON — Cedar County Commissioners learned Oct. 26 about Laurel’s pursuit of wind energy and talked about safety issues with cell phones. Wind energy turbines could be on the horizon for the Laurel community. Annette Junck, Laurel Economic Dev. Director, and Keith Knudsen spoke to the Cedar County Board concerning wind energy. The City of Laurel has conducted a wind
/ October 5, 2011 6:00 pm
BELDEN — According to postal officials facilitating the discontinuation survey meeting, conducting meetings and surveying post offices for discontinuation are taking the United States Postal Service into a “new era.” Last Wednesday, Dawn Bayer, Lincoln, Manager of Post Office Operations for the 686 and 687 zip codes, was on hand to conduct a meeting attended by about 60 Belden area
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