Racine News

If it weren't for the lack of precipitation, many grain farmers in the Austin area would think they'd died and gone to agribusiness heaven, according to David Santjer, station manager at Interstate Mills in Hayfield.

In the early years of the 20th century, hard-surface roads often had signs that read: "Tractors with Lugs Prohibited." Those early tractors were built with steel wheels covered with piercing lugs that gouged every surface.

It's a true near-death experience. Mower County Sheriff Therese Amazi says a Racine man was brought back to life after having no pulse this weekend.

All of the Old Country Buffet restaurants in Minnesota will remain open, although 81 locations in other states will close, its bankrupt parent company, Buffets Inc., said today.

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