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Hit or miss: Area farmers look to the skies as region is in moderate to severe drought
During the span of June 26-28, some farmers south of Worthington had 3 to 4 inches of rain, while others in eastern, central Nobles County registered just a few tenths of an inch. 9:15 pm, Jul. 2, 2021 ×
A farmer applies herbicide to a field of soybeans north of Luverne on June 22, 2021, not far from Touch The Sky Prairie. (Tim Middagh/The Globe)
REGIONAL A series of rain showers over the last week have certainly been a godsend for farmers, but the moisture is far from enough to bring much of the area out of an ongoing drought.
Heron Lake Watershed District administrator announces sudden retirement
Jan Voit leaves the Heron Lake Watershed District after 38 years, citing a board of managers who don t support conservation and a county who wants to take over drainage authority. 5:00 am, Feb. 20, 2021 ×
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HERON LAKE The Heron Lake Watershed District is without an administrator and watershed technician following a retirement and resignation announced within days of each other.
Jan Voit, who worked for the watershed for 38 years much of that time as its administrator sent a letter Feb. 1 to each of the five watershed managers announcing her retirement. Her last day of employment with the district was Feb. 15. Meanwhile, watershed technician Catherine Wegehaupt tendered her resignation with an effective date of Feb. 23.