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A green combine harvester fills corn in a trailer attached to a green tractor during a sunset. DeKalbs corn yield has yet to be determined, as only 10% of the crop has been harvested. (Courtesy of Getty Images)

DeKalb county’s corn harvest underway

By Joseph Howerton, Video Editor | November 1, 2023

DeKALB – Summer droughts this year caused worry in the farming community on how the corn harvest would look. A poor harvest would have ripple effects across food, fuel and the lives of farmers in DeKalb County. Greg Millburg, manager of the DeKalb...

Dan Kenney, executive director of DeKalb County Community Gardens, (left) sets up a Grow Mobile food distribution in Kingston with  Christy Westman, Grow Mobile Program coordinator in 2019.

Potluck pantry to accommodate federal workers amidst government-shutdown

By Sam Malone | January 23, 2019

Dan Kenney, executive director of DeKalb County Community Gardens, (left) sets up a Grow Mobile food distribution in Kingston with  Christy Westman, Grow Mobile Program coordinator.

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