MARSHALL — Elementary students across southwest Minnesota collectively shared an inspiring reading experience on Thursday, as community volunteers spent time reading the same book to classrooms, libraries and child care centers for Read for the Record Day. United Way of Southwest Minnesota ...
An organization focused on flood control projects in southwest Minnesota, and a project to try and improve conditions along a Yellow Medicine County drainage ditch, are among the recipients of water quality grants from the Minnesota Board of Water and Soil Resources. This week, BWSR announced it was awarding a total of $2.5 million in Water Quality and Storage Program grants throughout Minnesota. The 10 grant recipients include Area II Minnesota River Basin Projects, which was awarded more than $760,000, and the Yellow Medicine County Soil and Water Conservation District, which was ...
Area state legislators said proposals to address fraud in Minnesota state programs were a high priority in the early part of this spring’s session. “I think certainly there’s a high possibility of getting some stuff done this year,” said state Sen. Gary Dahms, R-Redwood Falls. However, Dahms said there would likely be differences in how political parties wanted to address the issue. Last week, Senate Republicans released a legislative action plan geared toward stopping fraud in Minnesota public services. In a news release, Dahms said the plan included measures like automatic ...
MARSHALL — Topics like child care, Marshall construction projects and business development were all on area residents’ minds Wednesday at the 2026 State of the City presentation. Marshall Mayor Bob Byrnes and City Administrator Sharon Hanson took audience questions, and gave an overview ...
LAMBERTON — After more than 50 years, an area weekly newspaper has changed owners. This week, the Lamberton News announced that new publisher Wendy Krier officially took ownership of the paper on Feb. 17. Krier has been the publisher of the Springfield Advance-Press for the past five years. The Lamberton News has had a long history of family ownership. Joseph and Dorothy Dietl bought the newspaper in 1969, a news release said. The Dietl family continued a tradition that started when the Lamberton News was founded in 1920. Krier said she was honored to continue that legacy. “I ...
LAMBERTON — It’s a big question facing farmers, Garen Paulson said — does farming more acres mean better profits? Based on financial data from southern Minnesota, bigger isn’t necessarily better, said Paulson, assistant Extension educator at the University of Minnesota Southwest ...
