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A Cortland ambulance exits the drive from Cortland Elementary School Tuesday. More than 60 people were treated for low-level carbon monoxide exposure after gas from a landfill swept over the school, 370 E. Lexington Ave.

More than 60 ill after landfill gas hits school

By Lark Lewis | January 15, 2014

A Cortland ambulance exits the drive from Cortland Elementary School Tuesday. More than 60 people were treated for low-level carbon monoxide exposure after gas from a landfill swept over the school, 370 E. Lexington Ave.

Composting pilot program may come to DeKalb

By Ali Combs | April 24, 2013

Locals may have an environmentally friendly method of waste disposal coming to their doorsteps next spring. At Monday’s City Council meeting, the council agreed to a five-year contract with Waste Management for waste removal services throughout the...

City Council approves new waste removal contract

By Ali Combs | April 23, 2013

City Council will move forward with a new waste removal contract that will include expanded recycling and a pilot program for composting in the community. The city’s current waste removal agreement is with Waste Management. The city opened the new contract...

Court sides with County in Mega-Dump expansion appeal

By Northern Star Staff | October 31, 2012

The Second District Appellate Court has sided with DeKalb County in a ruling on the expansion of Waste Management’s Cortland landfill Wednesday. The decision rejects the arguments put forward by the citizen group Stop the Mega-Dump, whose arguments...

DeKalb leaf collection to begin on Oct. 15, alternatives available

By Northern Star Staff | October 11, 2012

Oct. 15 marks the first day of residential leaf pickup throughout DeKalb. Regular pickup will continue until Oct. 19, with collection times scheduled to occur between 7 a.m. and 4 p.m. Following the first week, DeKalb’s leaf pickup schedule will be...