The Minnesota State Department of Education (MDE) has released the Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) report cards for schools across the state. 1060 schools earned passing AYP grades in 2010; six less than in 2009.
Fifteen years ago the Northern States Power Plant located on the east edge of Granite Falls incinerated its final load of coal.
Over the past month the plant’s parent owner, Xcel Energy, has initiated the clean-up of the last remnants of the coal ash, which have been stored in four containment ponds located adjacent to the plant.
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