It wasn’t exactly the Wild West but it was close Tuesday when a small herd of goats fled their fenced enclosure and sent Sikeston Public Safety on a wild goose - make that goat - chase. The herd managed to make their way onto Highway 60 south of Sikeston and briefly interrupted traffic. It took the officers and employees of Potashnick Transportation to round-up the wayward goats. One report said the goats were headed to the Green Acres Sod Farm in an apparent bid to find greener pastures. Above, Gary Tatum, left and Walter Foster of PTI collect the final goat.
Eugene Water and Electric Board hires goats.
By Katie Harlan
Near Leaburg -
Goats could be seen all over the Leaburg Power Canal.
About six hundred goats were released to help clear brush from a two-mile area near Leaburg.
The goats will be at the Leaburg Power Canal for about two weeks munching on vegetation.
It is still an experimental project, but Lance Robertson, an EWEB spokesperson says so far it has been working out. "It's a lot less expensive then say clearing by hand or bringing in mowing equipment in and trying to do it that way."
This is the second year, the Eugene Water and Electric Board has used goats to clear brush.
EWEB officials say it is a non-chemical solution to protecting water quality.
This years goats came all the way from Grangeville, Idaho.
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And we are much closer. So how much land do you have? There's money to be made out there.