Whether the South Washington School District will install a wind turbine at East Ridge High School, once planned to be about 190 feet tall, is looking more uncertain as of late.

After spending a month longer than normal in the winter pasture, the herd at the National Buffalo Museum is back on its summer pasture, said Tex Weatherly, board member of the museum and one of the volunteers who helps manage the herd.

Farmers planted an unexpectedly large crop of corn and soybeans this year, easing some fears of rising food costs. The U.S. Department of Agriculture said Tuesday a record 77.5 million acres of soybeans were planted through June, up 1.8 million acres from last year. Farmers also planted 87 million acres of corn, up 1 million acres from last year and the second-largest corn acreage in more than 60 years.

At 7:30 a.m. Tuesday, a caravan of 11 orange, antique tractors set out to travel the 36-mile scenic loop in the South Unit of Theodore Roosevelt National Park. Upon the caravan’s exit, onlookers stood staring at the long, orange line.