Everything from computers to power tools now contain lithium batteries and that has created a sometimes explosive situation for waste haulers. Ames Resource Recovery Plant assistant superintendent Mark Peebler says it is very dangerous to throw lithium batteries into the regular garbage. “There’s several different cells in there, and each cell is separate. When those […]
Mount Valley Township landowner gets bill for expensive peat fire
The Winnebago County Board of Supervisors is working to assess the cost of the Mount Valley Township fire last spring and