Xcel Energy completed its $1.8 million project at the Hydro Dam and Tainter Gate Historic Overlook Plaza. The project began ...

The plaza features a steel Tainter Gate, invented by Jeremiah Tainter in 1886 in Menomonie. The design is still used today in dams around the world, including the Menomonie Dam.

First Missionary Baptist Church in Metropolis will host its fourth annual Juneteenth Block Party from noon until 4 p.m. Thursday, June 19, in its Family Life Center.