Month: December 2015

(Dec. 7, 2015) -- At a campground on the outskirts of this rural Lake County, Calif., subdivision, people forced into a nomadic lifestyle when the massive Valley fire consumed their homes are reluctantly preparing to relocate once again.

Thanks to low gas prices, more Americans are buying big, gas-guzzling pickups and SUVs. CNN Money reported that sales of both jumped 10% this year, according to sales tracker Autodata. That’s nearly twice the increase in overall vehicle sales. Meanwhile, sales of some fuel efficient cars have plunged, even as the industry is on pace […]

(Dec. 7, 2015) -- Dodge City, Kan., Police confirm an investigation after a body was found Sunday morning at Water Sports Campground and RV Park.

(Dec. 7, 2015) -- Gympie Regional Council in southern Queensland is encouraging tourists to visit reopened camp sites at Inskip Point to help boost the local economy.

(Dec. 7, 2015) -- Jim Kralik, owner of Artillery Ridge Campground in Gettysburg, Pa., is the man behind hundreds of decorations a part of Santa's Workshop.

(Dec. 7, 2015) -- Things are at the point in the Conundrum Hot Springs area outside Aspen, Colo., that the Forest Service is considering something unprecedented in the White River National Forest — imposing outright limits on how many people can stay overnight in a certain location.

At least 20 people were taken to the hospital today (Dec. 7) for possible carbon monoxide poisoning shortly after starting work at the Forest River Inc. plant in Middlebury, Ind. The Elkhart Truth reported that the plant was evacuated and employees who felt ill were bused to Elkhart General Hospital. Crews from the Middlebury Fire Department […]

(Dec. 7, 2015) -- A naked pervert was caught by a horrified family having sex with a camper van towbar in the middle of the night in Newquay, Cornwall, England.

Elkhart, Ind.-based Medallion Plastics Inc. (MPI) announced that it recently received several industry awards for thermoforming expertise and supplier performance. Participating in the Thermoforming Parts Competition at the 2015 Society of Plastics Engineers Conference, Medallion Plastics was awarded for “Innovation in Heavy Gauge Forming.” This award was earned for Medallion’s development of a high-end Class A […]

Editor’s Note: The following column by Country Coach Corp. President and CEO Ron Lee, appearing in the company’s e-newsletter, offers a look at the history of the iconic brand in the wake of news that its Junction City, Ore., facility has been sold to Winnebago Industries Inc. Lee resurrected the company following its closure during the Great […]