COTTONWOOD — Plans to start work on a splash pad and beach restoration at a lakeside park in Cottonwood can take a step forward, as the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources receives $350,000 in federal grant funding. Cottonwood City Administrator Teather Bliss said the city is ...

COTTONWOOD — After more than a year of work, the last big hurdle had arrived for the new veterans memorial in Cottonwood. On Friday morning, artist John Sterner arrived on Cottonwood’s Main Street, hauling a roughly 800-pound steel and bronze sculpture on a trailer. As people watched ...

The Department of Education (DOE) has yet to release over $6 billion in federal grants that were expected to be distributed on July 1, which help source professional development, English-learning students, after-school programs and other services. While school districts see most of its ...

COTTONWOOD — The city of Cottonwood now has a new home for its local government. On Friday, members of the public were invited to come see the newly-renovated Cottonwood City Hall, located on West Main Street. The city of Cottonwood recently completed a roughly $167,000 project shaping a ...

Boosted by sunshine and rain, a Brown County farmer voiced optimism about the corn crop this year. “The corn looks really good, growing fast,” said Justin Remus. “It’s tracking ahead of schedule, maybe a week or 10 days ahead of where it was at this time the past couple years. We’ve ...

MARSHALL — The local library isn’t only a place to find books — in Minnesota, library patrons can also gain free access to state parks. This week, the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources announced that it was expanding its library park pass program. The statewide program offers ...