Students in primary and secondary schools (public and private, K-12) are invited to design a poster for the 23rd annual River Sweep 2012.

Late-planted soybeans may be at risk for potential yield loss from soybean rust and other diseases, said a Purdue Extension crop disease specialist.

Soybean rust usually arrives in Indiana when soybeans are mature or nearing maturity, so there is lower potential for yield loss. But there could be yield loss if soybean rust reaches Indiana while they are still in the early stages of reproductive growth, said Kiersten Wise.

by Emily Mieure

Extensive spring flooding has left trash all along the Ohio River.  The town of Newburgh has picked up the debris within reach, but now it's time to tackle the river's edge.

Newburgh Town Manager Cynthia Burger says there's a lot of work ahead in the pickup efforts.

"There's a lot of debris and it'll take a lot to get it picked up, but as the river goes down more and more it'll be left there, so we just need to go pick it up," she said.

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