Tuesday, May 25, 2021
By David Jenkins/Standard Democrat
As young and old make use of the fountain in Legion Park, thoughts of installing a second fountain at Lincoln Park is being entertained by Sikeston City Council.
During Mondays nights public hearing on the FY22 budget during a Sikeston City Council meeting, Sikeston City Councilman Brian Self brought up the idea of building a fountain at Lincoln Park.
Ive had a few people reach out to me about our fountain and splash pad (in Legion Park), Self said. Im watching it (being used) on a daily basis and its awesome. I would love to put in this years budget enough money to possibly put in another one, that size, maybe not all the bells and whistles, but something similar to that, in Lincoln Park.
May 20, 2021
Yamhill County property owners are being asked to help search for a rare Pacific Northwest native reptile: the northwestern pond turtle, also known as the western pond turtle. Funded in part by a grant from the Oregon Zoo Foundation, the Northwest Ecological Research Institute survey is seeking Yamhill County properties with streams, ponds or wetlands that might harbor the small turtles.
Yamhill County has the fewest documented reports of turtles in the Lower Willamette watershed, impeding conservation of this species in this area of its range. Using a combination of visual encounter surveys and hands-on trapping, biologist Laura Guderyahn will lead a team of community volunteers to map where turtles live.