Granite allotted another $2 million for flood mitigation
Advocate Tribune - 0 KB- Found: 2008-06-30, 23:40 GMT
On Thursday, The City of Granite Falls was informed that it would be appropriated $2 million in flood mitigation grants from the 2008 Bonding Bill passed by the legislature and signed by Governor Pawlenty in May.

Nice weather makes festival a success
The Galesburg Register-Mail - 0 KB- Found: 2008-06-30, 16:52 GMT
Blue skies and pleasant temperatures contributed to what officials are calling a successful Galesburg Railroad Days. The annual event concluded Sunday.

Passengers take the scenic route home
Bureau County Republican - 0 KB- Found: 2008-06-30, 14:48 GMT
PRINCETON People heading west by train may have to travel east first.

Quiet train zone supporters bring case to council | By Cara OBrien Loveland Reporter-Herald
Loveland Reporter-Herald - 0 KB- Found: 2008-06-30, 12:42 GMT
Tuesday night a group of Loveland residents looking to quiet the train horns will present their case to the Loveland City Council. Train crossing quiet zones have extra security, allowing the train engineers to forego the horns through the crossings.

A Vital Link: Tacoma celebrates D Street Overpass opening
Tacoma Daily Index - 0 KB- Found: 2008-06-30, 12:03 GMT
Tacoma Mayor Bill Baarsma (center) joined city, county, and state officials June 25 in a ribbon-cutting ceremony to mark the opening of the $24.5 million D Street Overpass.

Potential bike route to be discussed
The Montana Standard - 0 KB- Found: 2008-06-30, 07:42 GMT
GREAT FALLS (AP) State planners are looking at ways to establish a bicycle and pedestrian path between Great Falls and Helena, cities separated by about 95 miles that include some spectacular scenery.

Mandan ready to party on July 4
The Bismarck Tribune - 0 KB- Found: 2008-06-30, 05:44 GMT
Once a year, the number of people in Mandan will mushroom like the colored explosions of Fourth of July fireworks. That time has come again.

Freight train hits, kills woman using walker
Chicago Tribune - 0 KB- Found: 2008-06-30, 04:56 GMT
A woman who was reportedly using a walker was struck and killed by a freight train Sunday at the Oak Park Avenue crossing in Berwyn, according to a spokesman for the Burlington Northern Santa Fe railroad.

UPDATE: 57-year-old Berwyn woman using walker killed by freight train
Berwyn Life - 0 KB- Found: 2008-06-30, 03:17 GMT
A freight train fatally struck a 57-year-old Berwyn woman using a walker at a pedestrian crossing.  

Woman Fatally Struck by Train
FOX News Chicago - 0 KB- Found: 2008-06-30, 02:10 GMT
A freight train fatally struck a woman Sunday evening in west suburban Berwyn.