By Chris Vetter, The Leader-Telegram, Eau Claire, Wis. Jul. 29--HOWARD -- The Howard Plan Commission voted 3-2 Monday night to recommend moving forward on a plan to allow a sand mine to operate in the town, located northwest of Chippewa Falls.

By Wade Coggeshall, Hendricks County Flyer, Avon, Ind. Jul. 10--DANVILLE -- Hendricks County Commissioners on Tuesday referred the complaint from the Peacock Lake Homeowners Association to the county's Plan Commission.

By Samantha Marcus, La Crosse Tribune, Wis. Jul. 1--The city of La Crosse moved closer Monday to condemnation against Collins Outdoor Advertising over its refusal to sell a billboard that stands in the way of a planned hotel along Copeland Avenue.

By Chris Vetter, The Leader-Telegram, Eau Claire, Wis. Jun. 17--TOWN OF HOWARD -- Highway B through the Chippewa County town of Howard is a winding, narrow road, and it has numerous small hills that create poor sightlines, said town resident Ken Schmitt. Sometimes, cows wind up crossing the road.

By Chris Vetter, The Leader-Telegram, Eau Claire, Wis. Jun. 14--CHIPPEWA FALLS -- Kasey Schindler barely has slept the past week after learning that Canadian Sand and Proppant is planning to mine sand from a farm in the town of Howard. The site is across the road from Schindler's home.