Once in awhile, Bruce Schelhaas will take a day off from running the Food Pride market in Tracy. But sitting still is difficult for the longtime grocery store operator. “Ever so often I’ll take a day off and I will be sitting in the chair and I go, “this isn’t what I want to do,” ...
Sometimes it’s best to stick with what people know. Take, for instance, Jim’s Clothing and Sporting Goods in Dawson. Four years ago Jordan Tollakson purchased the business from its founder, Jim Prestholdt. At the time of the sale — on Jan. 1, 2022 — Tollakson had one other store, ...
As the result of taking a creative and memorable approach to teaching, and solidifying the sense of belonging in her career path, Dr. Anita Gaul of Minnesota West Community and Technical College has received the prestigious honor of being named the 2026 Minnesota State Educator of the Year by ...
MARSHALL — Questions about tree planting led to some discussion at Tuesday’s Marshall City Council meeting. Under an amended city ordinance, home builders will not have to meet city tree planting requirements in order to get a permanent certificate of occupancy on a new house. Council members voted to approve the amendment, but only after they clarified what it might mean for Marshall residents. The proposed update – one of a few different ordinance amendments brought before the council on Tuesday – affected Marshall city ordinances on landscaping. Proposed new language in the ...
WABASSO — The city of Wabasso will be terminating the general contractor in an improvement project for the city’s water treatment facility and wells. That action came after the city learned the general contractor had an issue with their performance and payment bonds, said Wabasso City Attorney Matt Novak. In a statement Thursday, Novak said the city of Wabasso had given the contractor an opportunity to fix the problem with the performance and payment bonds, but the issue was not resolved. In the statement, Novak said the city of Wabasso provided the contractor with a termination ...
MARSHALL — A two-vehicle crash was reported at the intersection of Bruce Street and East College Drive on Friday afternoon. Marshall Police said no injuries were reported in the collision, but charges of running a stop light would be considered against one of the drivers involved. One of ...
