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Detour expected to be removed within a week |
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Written by TRF Times
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Wednesday, 16 May 2012 06:48 |
The excavation and removal of contaminated soil on Highway 59 at Plummer is nearing completion, according to the Minnesota Department of Transportation.
Mn/DOT anticipates that the highway will be open early next week at the latest.
The highway has been closed with a detour in place since March 31, when a semi-trailer carrying fuel collided with a train at a railroad crossing on the highway. About 30,000 pounds of pyrolysis gasoline leaked out of a damaged railcar following the crash south of Plummer.
The semi driver was pronounced dead at the scene.
During the soil testing process, workers discovered that some of the spilled product had seeped deep into soils under the roadbed, requiring additional soil removal, treatment and disposal. When this process is completed, material to backfill and repair the roadbed will be hauled in; Mn/DOT will then resurface the highway.
Until the work is completed, motorists are advised to continue to use the posted detour until the highway is officially open. Driving around barricades is illegal and creates dangerous situations for drivers as well as workers in the area.
Mn/DOT thanks the motorists who use this section of Highway 59 for their patience while the road has been closed.
For updated information, call 511 or visit www.511mn.org. |
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Prowlers sweep Pirates |
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Written by Mike Lundgren
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Tuesday, 15 May 2012 07:48 |
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Sam Matter wound up with a face full of dirt on a head-first slide across the plate with the final run of Thief River Falls’ 11-1 doubleheader-opening Friday high school baseball win over Crookston. Matter delivered a fifth inning RBI single to make it a 9-1 game, went to second on a sacrifice bunt by Grady Pederson, then was the second runner across the plate on a Crookston throwing error to finish off a 10-run rule victory. Josh Edlund is the Pirates’ catcher. At the outset, it looked like Crookston and Thief River Falls were going to hook up in a wind-fueled high school baseball shoot-out. But as it turned out, the Prowlers had a lot more ammunition as they out-scored the Pirates 21-2 in the Friday doubleheader at the Multi-Events Center.
Thief River Falls won the opener 11-1 in five innings and finished the day with a 10-1 regulation seven-inning victory in the nightcap. |
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Last Updated on Wednesday, 16 May 2012 06:49 |
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Great Day for Studying Outside |
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Written by TRF Times
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Tuesday, 15 May 2012 08:00 |
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Oh, what a perfect day. Students from the Literature and Language class at Lincoln High School escaped the confines of their brick schoolhouse to enjoy the sunny skies and high temperatures while catching up on their assignments. The weather forecasts are calling for more blue skies and temperatures in the 70s and 80s. |
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Last Updated on Tuesday, 15 May 2012 08:06 |
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After 47 years, Gene Beito retires from the Valley Home Board |
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Written by April Scheinoha
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Tuesday, 15 May 2012 07:58 |
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Thief River Falls resident Gene Beito retired in February after serving on the Valley Home Board for 47 years. His wife, Gretchen, has been selected by the board to serve the remainder of his term, which expires in 2014. Gene Beito is modest when it comes to the 47 years he served on the Valley Home Board. He wants to make sure everyone knows that he wasn’t the only person instrumental in the history of the facility.
Gene began serving on the board in 1965 and is one of many people instrumental in the success of Valley Home over the years. Gene succeeded his father, George A. Beito, on the board. George passed away earlier in 1965. |
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Last Updated on Wednesday, 16 May 2012 06:50 |
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Prowlers hold off Gators for a one-run win |
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Written by TRF Times
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Friday, 11 May 2012 08:50 |
A seventh-inning Badger/ Greenbush-Middle River rally fell one run short Tuesday as the Gators lost a 5-4 high school baseball game to Thief River Falls.
The Prowlers spotted the visitors a 1-0 second inning lead on one-out singles by Wyatt Peppel and Brayden Larson and a run-producing fielder’s choice ball off the bat of Zach Vacura.
Three consecutive one-out third inning hits produced a 2-1 Thief River Falls lead. Batting ninth in the order, Jacob Leier doubled and scored on a single by Riley Soderstrom, who stole second and scored on a single by Turner Storm.
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