IVANHOE — It’s important for the community of Ivanhoe to keep its local school viable, said Loy Woelber, Ivanhoe Superintendent Loy Woelber. Woelber said the school district and the Ivanhoe Economic Development Authority have been working toward that goal by making part of the school ...

BALATON — Lake Yankton is one of Balaton’s main features – but this spring, mats of curly leaf pondweed made it difficult to boat or fish on parts of the lake, Jeremy Swenson said. “We did notice it last year, and this year it’s gotten progressively worse,” said Swenson, the ...

HANLEY FALLS — Linda and Carol Heen gestured around the Minnesota Machinery Museum where remnants of the old Hanley Falls Public School could be seen under the knickknacks and historical documents that now made up the room. “I was tested in this room,” Linda Heen said, pointing just two ...

MONTEVIDEO — This week, a Granite Falls man received a total of more than 100 years in prison sentences for multiple counts of criminal sexual conduct and stalking, according to Chippewa County court records. A sentencing hearing for Jacory McCalpin, Sr., 43, was held Tuesday in Chippewa ...

As we join together this weekend to celebrate America’s 250th birthday, please note that today’s newspaper serves as our expanded weekend edition, as the Fourth of July falls on Saturday. While there won't be a printed newspaper on Saturday as you’re accustomed to, our reporters will be ...

America's 250th anniversary is fast approaching — and with it — plenty of events to attend. No matter where you are residing in southwest Minnesota, there's somewhere to go and places to see, including fireworks. Marshall will celebrate Independence Day on Saturday with a municipal band ...