Othello well change order approved

Othello council unanimously approved an $84,304 change order for the well number 6 repair project Monday. “After the well was removed, it was found that the well shaft was in poor condition and would have to be replaced,” Municipal Services Coordinator Jay Van Ness stated. The change order is to replace the pipe columns, bearings […]

Fluoride’s Impact on Brain, A Focus of Two Conferences

NEW YORK, July 31, 2008 /PRNewswire-USNewswire via COMTEX/ — – New science indicating fluoride’s dangers to the brain and other organs will be presented by prominent fluoride research scientists during back-to-back conferences of the International Society for Fluoride Research (ISFR) and the Fluoride Action Network (FAN) in Toronto August 7-11. According to ISFR conference organizer, […]

Fluoride back on the ballot in North Platte

It’s been more 10 years since North Platte residents last rejected adding fluoride to the city’s drinking water. Adding fluoride to the city’s drinking water was last rejected May 13, 1998. And that was the second time they rejected it. North Platte residents first discarded the idea the first time the issue was on the […]

Alma: Resolution to put fluoridation on Nov. 4 ballot

… Mayor opened the floor to the discussion of the Fluoridation of the Municipal Water Supply. Discussion included: LB 245 gives the provisions that all municipalities with a population over 1,000 even if the voters had previously voted to prohibit fluoridation. In cities that do not currently add fluoride to the water supply system must […]

Fluoridation suit heads to grand jury on Aug. 4

Linda King is taking her fight against fluoridation to the Blount County Grand Jury. King is currently involved in a lawsuit against the South Blount Utility District Board in regard to their decision to begin fluoridation of the utility’s water supply. On Aug. 4, she will seek to convince a panel, consisting of the jury […]

Gothenburg voters asked to decide fluoridation issue

Whether or not fluoride should be added to Gothenburg’s water supply will be on the Nov. 4 ballot. City council members unanimously decided at their meeting July 15 to include the question because of legislation that requires cities with populations more than 1,000 to add the chemical. If the measure is not put to voters, […]

Bottled water stokes fluoride, cavity debate

On the long list of cavity culprits, soda pop and sugary fruit juices rank high. Now public health officials are pointing the finger at bottled water. By itself, water does not cause cavities. But a recent report from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says bottled water has become so prevalent in children’s […]

Seminole to stop putting fluoride in water

If you live in Seminole County and have been rushing through your toothbrushing routine, you might want to take an extra minute or two to scrub. County officials said they will stop putting fluoride in the drinking-water supply in about three or four months, after the cavity-fighting chemical runs out at the county’s water-treatment facilities. […]

Fluoride on its way

Lafayette residents are not among the 36 percent of Louisiana residents who have access to drinking water containing fluoride, a group of compounds proven to help prevent cavities. But that may change. The state Legislature approved and Gov. Bobby Jindal recently signed into law Act 761, that requires Louisiana public water systems that serve 5,000 […]