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Bulletin Column: August 15, 2019

These reports are from the previous four issues of the Daily Bulletin in Colfax. They are reprinted here for the benefit of Gazette readers who reside outside of Colfax. Some accounts have been updated.

RAINS STOP HARVEST

A heavy rain Saturday, followed by additional showers Sunday, put the brakes on harvest operations in the Colfax area. The rain storms, with some lightning strikes, hit the Colfax area at about 4:40 p.m. Saturday and additional rain fell Sunday afternoon.

Rainfall reading at the Colfax NRCS station Monday morning totaled .13 of an inch, enough to shut down cutting crews in th...

 

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