Page 20 - Van Zee News Today : Breaking News, Live Updates & Top Stories | Vimarsana

By Matt Williams Outdoors Writer Mar 1, 2021 1 of 2 Texas wildlife experts say exotic animals like axis deer and black buck antelope were especially hard hit by the cold weather that gripped the state last week. These axis deer perished on an Edwards County ranch near Rocksprings, where temperatures dipped as low as 4 degrees. TPWD Photo, Ryan Schmidt Red drum killed by freezing temperatures in last week’s winter blast float in Pringle Lake, a backwater estuary along the middle Texas coast near Port O’Connor. TEXAS PARKS AND WILDLIFE The polar vor...

How People In The Coldest Parts Of Colorado Managed The Arctic Blast KDVR-TV (Denver, CO) DENVER (KDVR) - Denver experienced record-setting cold temperatures, but other places definitely felt lower. Some places in the northeastern part of the state registered temperatures of more than 30 degrees below zero. With temperatures that cold, everyone there was in for a frosty weekend. Safety and grocery managers said people were able to stock up and lay low without many issues. "So, everyone knows where Crook is. We're up in the northeast corner, almost near Nebraska," said Chief Jeff Hunker of the...

Jan. 20, 1937 - Jan. 23, 2021 PLATTE, S.D. - Maurice Van Zee, 84, Platte, S.D., died Saturday, Jan. 23, in Platte Health Center Avera. Visitation will be from 5-7 p.m., with a prayer service at 7 p.m. Monday, Feb. 1, at First Reformed Church in Platte. A funeral with military honors will be 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, Feb. 2, at the church. The service will be live streamed on Mount Funeral Home’s website and Facebook page. Burial will be held at a later date. Arrangements by Mount Funeral Home in Platte.   

Zebra Mussels Eradicated from Lake Waco in Central Texas AUSTIN — The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) has determined that invasive zebra mussels have been successfully eradicated from Lake Waco in Central Texas, preventing property damage, protecting water supply infrastructure and avoiding harm to the aquatic ecosystem. The department emphasized the vital importance of continued help from boaters, marina operators and others to Clean, Drain and Dry boats before moving them and remain vigilant to stop the spread. Fisheries biologists cautioned that eradication of the invasive mus...

Boaters rejoice! Those pesky Zebra Mussels have been successfully eradicated from Lake Waco. According to a press release from Texas Parks & Wildlife, the Zebra Mussels that appeared at Lake Waco in 2014 have since been wiped out. Now let me start this by being honest. About a year and a half ago, I had no idea what a Zebra Mussel was. I personally do not fish or boat, so can you really blame me? No worries though because I have since been educated by a few professionals in the business. Marine expert and local businessman Rick Smith of Marine Outlet in Temple, along with Constable Fred Churc...