Burn Permits for open burning in the Black Hills Forest Fire Protection District are issued from Nov. 1 through March 31 each ...

Drivers on Highway 52 between Pine Island and Oronoco may see smoke beginning Monday, March 17 as crews burn wood piles to ...

Press releases are posted on Independent.com as a free community service. WHAT: Prescribed pile burning of 1-10 treated acres of slash from felled dead trees and brush. WHEN: March 17-21. Additional ...

Press releases are posted on Independent.com as a free community service. WHAT: Prescribed pile burning of 1-10 treated acres of slash from felled dead trees and brush. WHEN: March 12. Additional ...

MnDOT said crews will be burning wood piles, disposing of dead trees, along with other wood debris. The burning is set to begin on Monday, Mar. 17.

According to MnDOT, motorists on Highway 52 between Pine Island and Oronoco may see smoke beginning Monday, March 17, and ...

Newton Fire Department Captain Melanie Smith says an old camp house was destroyed by a wildfire on Tuesday afternoon. The ...

THEY SAY SOMEONE WASN’T AWARE THEY COULDN’T BURN A SMALL PILE. IT’S GOING TO LEAD TO NOTHING BUT TROUBLE IF YOU GO OUT THERE. AND THEN WE COULD LOSE SOME STRUCTURES OR OR A LOT OF FIELDS.

Throw it away?" Pavek said. "I've broken down pieces of furniture and I've rifled through trash piles and burn wood piles." Pavek reaches into the pile and pulls out a simple contraption.