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Pork loin meal at St. Michael’s The MEN of St. Michael’s Parish in Milroy is having a pork loin meal from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Sunday, March 22. The menu includes pork loin, mashed potatoes, vegetable and dessert.  Free will donation. Scholarship available The Catholic Daughters of the Americas Marshall Court St. Joan of Arc #1291 is offering a $1,000 scholarship to a 2026 Catholic high school senior girl who plans to continue her formal education. Applications are available at the Holy Redeemer Parish office, at https://bit.ly/4rhWfWb or by calling Mary Tate at 507-828-7997. ...

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Leukam to speak at SMSU on reclaiming power and resilience Southwest Minnesota State University will welcome author and survivor advocate Danielle Leukam to campus at 7 p.m. Tuesday Monday, March 31,in Bellows Academic 102 for a public presentation titled “Take Back Your Power: My Experience, My Message.”  Leukam is a nationally recognized speaker, author, and advocate whose work centers on healing, resilience, and empowerment for survivors of trauma. Drawing from lived experience, Leukam shares a powerful message about reclaiming personal strength and creating change ...

Holy Redeemer School raffle

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Holy Redeemer School participated in the 2026 Catholic United Financial with a goal of raising $37,000. With help of generous parents, grandparents and friends, the student body; K-8 raised $39,860. One hundred percent of all funds raised stay locally to support the school in any way they ...

Stop looking for sabre tooth tigers; seek joy instead

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We are hardwired to sense danger. It’s true. Thousands of years of learning to run from sabre tooth tigers, and we are preconditioned to be sensitive to negative stimuli. No wonder why it’s so difficult for us to naturally seek joy! This Lent, one of my spiritual practices has been to ...

SMSU Briefs

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SMSU receives $35,000 Minnesota State Arts Board Grant for arts experiences Southwest Minnesota State University received a Minnesota State Arts grant for 2026. SMSU was awarded a $35,000 Arts Experiences grant to support the Visiting Writers Series during spring and fall semesters in 2026.  SMSU’s Visiting Writers Series will welcome acclaimed writers to campus for craft talks and publicly available literary events.  Spring semester 2026: Jennifer Eli Bowen will read and sign books on Thursday, April 2, in Charter Hall 201, starting at 7 p.m.; it is free and open to the ...

Marshall speech competes at Minnesota Speech Tournament

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Provided photo The Marshall Speech Team won 3rd place honors at the Minnesota Speech Tournament on Saturday. Those students advancing to final round and placing in the top 6 in their respective categories were: Berlin Kass, 1st in drama; Sydney Larson, 2nd in prose and 3rd in oratory; Kaden ...