Editor's Note: The Independent emailed questions to the candidates for Minnesota House 15A. Here are Brad Hennen's answers. Personal (please list occupation, education and family) I raised pigs on a farm near Ghent for 25 years; for the last 15 years I have been in Ag sales, working ...
There are a lot of good reasons to celebrate October as National Pork Month in southwest Minnesota. First, Minnesota is among the top three pork producers in the nation. Also, October is historically the month when farmer traditionally market their hogs. The October celebration is an ...
MARSHALL — Minnesota State announced this week that overall fall enrollment remained stable across the system’s 33 colleges and universities. Enrollment data showed the total headcount in the Minnesota State system increased by 535 students to a total of 172,879 students system-wide. ...
Regional public television stations will be airing a live debate between the candidates running for Congress in Minnesota’s Seventh Congressional District today. Prairie Public, a member station of PBS and NPR headquartered in Fargo, will be featuring a debate between U.S. Rep. Michelle Fischbach, and DFL challenger Erik Osberg. The debate will be moderated by Prairie Public News Director Dave Thompson. In addition to airing the debate on Prairie Public’s television and radio network, the debate will be streamed on Prairie Public’s YouTube Channel. The CD7 debate will start at 7 ...
MARSHALL — Construction work on Minnesota Highway 19 in Marshall is getting close to completion, but the end of the project will still depend a lot on the weather, a contractor representative said this week. Erika Coudron, of R and G Construction, said Wednesday that some of the remaining ...
MARSHALL — The new year is an important milestone. For the Hmong community in Minnesota, it’s also a time to celebrate and share cultural traditions, said Chengzhong Vue. On Saturday, United Hmong Southwest Minnesota will be holding Hmong New Year celebrations at the Red Baron Arena and Expo. The celebration is open to the public, and will feature cultural displays and performances, food and vendors, and even some new events. “We wanted to bring more people to the event,” Vue said. One of the new additions to this year’s celebration will be a visit by the Hmong Corvette ...
