— Minnesota Department of Transportation (@MnDOT)December 5, 2023 "It gets people thinking about snow plows. And when they do that, they're likely going to drive more safely around them. So we want you to stay back, to slow down, to really give our plow operators plenty of room to ...
With the beautiful weather around Sioux Falls, I'm not thinking much about snow at all. But I did get a good chuckle out of all the creative names being given to area snow plows. Both South Dakota and Minnesota held contests looking for fun creative names for their snowplows. I absolutel...
Meyer says plows will begin treating roads once snow starts falling. She wants drivers to know strong winds and the extreme cold will make this a longer cleanup project. "It's going to take a little more for us to get roads back in the clear because of these factors," she said. Meyer...
I know sometimes we may think that our plows and road crews aren't always the fastest and clearing the ice and snow but during that drive in Kansas, I missed our Minnesota plows and crew. They work hard and are sometimes up all night working so we have roads that are safer.They also...
out on four-wheelers. I knew exactly who she meant. Dave owns an auto body and repair shop in Vesta. He also plows snow for locals. When my mom was alive and still living in Vesta, it was Dave who cleared her snow. It was Dave who answered Mom’s calls for help with car issues...
“Ken Sahlin and I have reviewed weather and other relevant details and decided on cancellation of our planned, and nicely prepared, Christmas Eve service. Forecasts call for sleet, snow (lots), and the person who plows the church drive doesn’t want the responsibility under the expected ...
I actually drove through that and am still a bit baffled by what the plows were trying to accomplish as they were driving around with their blades up. Yes, in all of that snow, the blades were up. I watched cars and semis slide into ditches, do complete circles on the interstate, and...
A spring storm was a bonus for many plow companies, but we're learning there were also many problems. As Jonah Kaplan explains, big machinery isn't immune to breaking down.