A berm is a mounded area that is raised up from the surrounding soil to create a higher elevation with a gradual slope on all sides to the borders. The size and shape of the berm will depend on its ...

Crews on one of the first stages of Sussex’s flood mitigation project are “making great headway,” according to the town’s CAO. At Sussex council’s monthly meeting Monday, councillors approved ...

In the 1970s, a TV commercial for Chiffon Stick Margarine taught us, “It’s not nice to fool Mother Nature.” So far in 2025, the city of Ocean Shores isn’t trying to fool Mother Nature, but rather keep ...

The Shaktoolik IRA Office is a cozy retreat from the single-degree weather. Community Coordinator Sophia Katchatag sat at her desk recently, laying out the plan to spend a $1 million grant Shaktoolik ...

Four months ago, the anxiety that a vehicle would fly through the back fence of Kendall Daly’s south Naperville home kept the 13-year-old up at night. But now, she can sleep easy knowing there’s a ...

Collier County commissioners have approved a no-bid contract to expedite the construction of an emergency berm to protect upland property left vulnerable by Hurricane Ian. At their last board meeting ...

But when the big day arrived and Col. Gregg Martin, commander of the 130 th Engineer Brigade, and Sergeant Major Sergio Riddle raced to the border in a little flock of Humvees to fine tune the ...

Phil and Shelly Krohn are having issues with their berm. One problem can be too much water from an irrigation system set for turf. Marjie Ducey OWH Living writer and columnist Marjie Ducey looks back ...

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SCITUATE — After complaints from residents, Scituate will be reducing the size of rocks it puts on the top of the berm at Egypt Beach in an effort to shore it up against future storms. Over 130 people ...

Recent winter weather left a lot of snow in Flagstaff — as much as 3 to 4 feet since it started coming down last weekend — and the labor of snow removal has been wearing on residents, especially when ...