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Springfield woman sentenced to five years in prison

NEW ULM — A 44-year-old Springfield woman originally charged with 14 criminal sex counts was sentenced to five years, four months in prison in Brown County District Court July 13. Sarah Marie Riederer was convicted of one count of second-degree criminal sexual conduct. She pled guilty to the charge May 27 and 13 first-degree criminal sexual conduct charges were dismissed. Riederer was sentenced to 64 months at the Shakopee Correctional Facility, credited with one day served and must serve 32 months supervised release. Her prison time may be extended to eight full years for ...

A twist on a fairy tale

LAKE BENTON — Longtime actors but first time co-directors Jenna Kor and Tom Schmitt debut for the Opera House putting on the musical “Into the Woods” for the Lake Benton Opera House’s summer musical. The musical follows the fairy tales of Cinderella, Little Red Riding Hood, Jack and ...

‘You cared about our schools’

MARSHALL — The Marshall Public School District honored members of the Hey family for operating Southwest Coaches bus service for 52 years during Monday's school board meeting. The meeting opened with a speech from Trisha Stelter, director of operations at Marshall Public Schools. She ...

Events rev up at YMC fair; a taste of Danish heritage in Tyler

There will be plenty of bull riding, speedway races, motorcycle engines roaring and Danish delicacies this weekend. The Yellow Medicine County Fair is set at the fairgrounds in Canby, Aebleskiver Days will be held in Tyler, and the annual Toys 4 Tots ride will start in Amiret on Saturday morning. Events at the Yellow Medicine County Fair start Thursday and run through Saturday. The fair will feature various 4-H events, including sheep, poultry, and rabbit shows. Ribbons will be awarded for the various winners of each event at 9 a.m. on Saturday. “We have a very large number of all ...

New child care center in Minneota nearly ready

MINNEOTA — To meet the rising demand for more child care services, a Ghent child care center is close to opening a location in Minneota. Jamie Gillund, who currently operates The Little Explorers Childcare Center, said the Minneota center will have a capacity of 100 children. When she ...

Little House gathering

WALNUT GROVE — The Wilder Pageant hosted its second week of performances over the weekend. But this week brought along new and familiar faces to longtime fans of the Little House books and show. Actresses, historians and people with direct connections to the Ingalls family arrived over the ...