Wildcat Bluff Discovery Center, Ogallala Life looks to beavers, natural infrastructure for the water future of the High Plains

MYHIGHPLAINS— While beavers are often seen as the enemy of engineers and agricultural producers, scientists and ecological experts around the Texas Panhandle and High Plains are taking cues from the continent's largest rodent for the sake of the region's water future.

MYHIGHPLAINS—Heart of the High Plains: High Plains Food Bank. High Plains Food Bank is an organization serving as the clearing house for collection, storage and distribution of grocery product in the High Plains

MYHIGHPLAINS—High Plains Agriculture: Local dairies recycling water. The water table in the High Plains continues to decline. Amid the decrease and drought conditions, local dairies in the area are recycling and reusing water to the benefit of their business and their neighbors.

Lake and McHenry County Scanner—100 students from local high schools experience day in life at Advocate Condell Medical Center in Libertyville. 100 students from area high schools experienced a “day in the life” of trauma staff at Advocate Condell Medical Center in Libertyville, which is Lake County’s only Level 1 trauma center. Advocate Condell Medical Center hosted 100 students from 10 area high schools for its annual Trauma Day 2024 on Friday. The students were from Carmel […]