MARSHALL High school students from around the region had plenty of opportunities to learn and compete recently at the 2019 Schwan Culinary Skills Challenge at Southwest Minnesota State University. More than 200 students attended the 15th annual event, either challenging themselves in the ...

MINNEOTA A celebration of art took place recently as high school students and visual arts teachers representing six different schools came together for an art integration day experience in Minneota. Nearly 200 students from Canby, Dawson-Boyd, Lakeview, Minneota, Renville County West and ...

CANBY In a lot of ways, Wabasso graduate Tanner Johnson is the ideal poster boy for the diesel program at Minnesota West Community and Technical School in Canby. Johnson is a natural at taking equipment apart and putting it back together. He’s enjoyed working with his hands for as long as ...

MARSHALL As The American Legion celebrates its 100th anniversary, there’s an opportunity to reflect on its past, evaluate its current status and look into its future. Legion history reveals that the organization’s service to community, state and nation was initiated when members of the ...

Dear Heloise: You offer travel hints for families, but what about us single women who want to travel but can’t convince anyone else to go with us? Isn’t it dangerous to travel alone to foreign countries? — Andrea Y., Pulaski, Tenn. Andrea, first check with the State Department’s ...

Dear Annie: My wife and I are both retired seniors. We sold our house and moved to the town where our son, daughter-in-law and grandson live. My wife loves to take the little guy swimming and do many other activities with him. Every Sunday, we have a family dinner at our home. They come with ...