MARSHALL — In 1763, Great Britain had a strong relationship with its colonies in what is now the United States, Dr. Anita Gaul said. But in the space of 13 years, that partnership had deteriorated to the point where American colonists declared their independence, and the Revolutionary War ...
MORGAN — Retired Cedar Mountain High School English teacher and coach Keith Klawitter recently announced he is running for the District 15B Minnesota House of Representatives seat. A 50-year Morgan resident, Klawitter will seek the Democratic Farmer Labor endorsement at the Senate District ...
MARSHALL — It was a difficult time for the Marshall area community. In the late 1970s and early 1980s, three children were diagnosed with cancer. Two died, said Dr. Vince LaPorte. Local families experienced firsthand the gaps in end-of-life care available in Minnesota at the time. “When you look back, Marshall was so much more rural,” said Lynn Cormier, CEO of Prairie Home Hospice and Community Care. Finding hospice care for a loved one often meant driving as far away as the Twin Cities. At the same time, community members were determined to help, and planted the seeds for ...
MARSHALL — The members of Living Word Church were excited to be starting a building expansion project in Marshall. But growth was about much more than just a building, said Living Word associate pastor Greg Pavek. “The church isn’t the building. The church is the people,” Pavek said, ...
Projects in southwest Minnesota were included in a total of more than $276,000 in small grants recently awarded to history organizations statewide. This week, the Minnesota Historical Society announced that the Lake Benton Opera House and the Lac qui Parle County Historical Society in Madison each received state grant funds. The small grants are awarded quarterly to help nonprofits, educational organizations, local governments and tribes preserve Minnesota history, the MNHS said. A total of 20 Minnesota Historical and Cultural Heritage Small Grants were awarded to projects in 17 ...
BALATON — A Lynd woman was injured in a one-vehicle crash Friday on Minnesota Highway 91 south of Balaton, the Minnesota State Patrol said. Jolynn Renae Lemburg, 55, was taken to a hospital in Sioux Falls with non-life-threatening injuries. The crash was reported at 7:52 p.m. Friday near the intersection of Highway 91 and 221st Street in Skandia Township, Murray County. A 1966 Ford Mustang driven by Robert Myrl Lemburg, 55, of Lynd, was northbound on Highway 91, when Lemburg lost control and crashed into the ditch, the State Patrol said. Jolynn Lemburg, a passenger in the vehicle, ...
