Tag: Grass

Grass fire spreads to structure in Hawley

HAWLEY, Texas (KTAB/KRBC) — A grass fire in Hawley spread to a structure Sunday afternoon. Fire crews swiftly responded to County Road 445 in Hawley where a grass fire had escalated, spreading to a nearby structure. No injuries have been reported at this time. BigCountryHomepage has reached out to the Hawley Volunteer Fire Department and […]

SLO County grass fire grows to 150 acres, closes Highway 41

This is a developing story. Check back to sanluisobispo.com for updates. To get breaking news alerts, click here Update, 7:20 p.m.: The fire, now dubbed the Cotton Fire, grew to 150 acres as of 7:20 p.m., according to Cal Fire. Firefighters continued to “make good progress” on containing the blaze, the agency said on X. […]

Grass fire threatened homes in Evergreen

Jun. 25—Firefighters on Monday spared an Evergreen home from an advancing grass fire in Lions Park, officials said. The home, near the intersection of Bernard Road and East Evergreen Drive, sustained damage from the blaze, but was saved owing to aggressive firefighting tactics, according to officials with Evergreen Fire and Rescue. First responders headed to […]

Sad houses with tall grass, a sure sign of summer in the Falls

Jun. 25—Someone used to live there. A man with a dog as I recall. Not sure what happened to him. For whatever reason, he doesn’t seem to be around anymore. You can tell by the grass out front of the house. It’s knee-high or better now. It wasn’t like that last year. I mention it […]

Johnny Boone, the ‘Godfather of Grass’ and Cornbread Mafia leader, dies

Omerta. It’s the Italian word for “code of silence.” And it’s tattooed on the back of Kentucky’s most notorious marijuana-growing ringleader. But while secrets around the Cornbread Mafia will forever be rooted in Marion County, there is now one undeniable fact about its most high-profile resident. The Godfather of Grass is gone. A good ol’ […]

Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe opens The Sweetest Grass cannabis dispensary

WALKER, Minn. — Tribal reservations in the northland are dominating Minnesota’s budding recreational marijuana industry. Three dispensaries are now operational in the region with the most recent welcoming customers at a grand opening Thursday. The Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe is the first tribe to open a dispensary this year, but more are on the […]