PRNewswire  -- Northcott Hospitality International, a privately held company with extensive holdings in the lodging and hospitality industries, announced today that it has commenced a search for a buyer. The Chanhassen, Minnesota-based company is the parent of the AmericInn(R) Lodging System which owns and franchises 216 hotel properties across the United States, as well as 21 Perkins(R) restaurants and four Houlihan's(R) restaurants.

High levels of use and low levels of donations are leaving the cupboards bare at PROP (People Reaching out to Other People), said executive director Anne Harnack.

Emergency preparedness part of National Night Out Carver County Public Health staff will participate in National Night Out events Aug. 5 by providing more than 2,500 brochures on emergency preparedness for city events and neighborhood groups.

Peak West Nile virus season is here: Minnesota reports first West Nile virus cases of 2008
Use of mosquito repellents at dusk and dawn strongly urged

MPCA INVITES PUBLIC COMMENT ON EAW FOR IMPROVEMENTS TO LAKE MINNETONKA AREA SANITARY SEWER SYSTEM

St. Paul, Minn. -- The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) is seeking comments on an Environmental Assessment Worksheet (EAW) that has been prepared for proposed construction of the Lake Minnetonka Area Regional Interceptor Improvements Project. The draft EAW is open for public comment until 4:30 p.m. on Aug. 27, 2008.