Bulldogs’ third-period power hands Tigers 3-1 loss
Rebels snap three-game skid over SWMC
MCC 54, SWMC 18 SLAYTON — The Murray County Central girls basketball team snapped a three-game losing skid with a dominant 54-18 win over ...
Minnesota politicians face belt-tightening decisions
The State of Minnesota’s November Budget and Economic Forecast was released last week. According to the Minnesota Management and Budget, the budget for fiscal year ...
Support local retailers
Christmas is just weeks away and millions of Americans will be perusing for bargains at their favorite retailers. For those of us who have chosen ...
This is only year one, what’s next?
To the editor: We are on the verge of 20 million people losing their health care. My personal health care premium will increase 215%. It sounds like a lot, that is ...
Whose beans are getting crushed?
To the editor: In 2024 China imported about 26.81 million metric tons of soybeans from the US. So far, just before the October China — USA ...
Politics isn’t measured in words, it’s measured in results
Politics is a lot of talk. Sometimes, that conversation results in action. Other times, it fizzles out and gives way to the next headline, the issue forgotten and ...
Reflecting on 2025; priorities for the year ahead
Country School Kids – Leo Brandt – Christmas in Korea – 1952
Lois Giles
BALATON — Lois Giles, 83, of Balaton, died peacefully Wednesday, Dec. 17, 2025, at the Sanford USD Medical Center in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. Visitation and ...




