NEW ULM — Nearly 400 delegates from across the country gathered at Martin Luther College this week for the 68th Biennial Convention of the Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod (WELS). The theme for this year’s convention, “Christ through us,” reflects both gratitude for the synod’s ...

SLEEPY EYE — Two individuals with a powerful passion for grain bin and farm safety led a program for farmers and first responders at Sleepy Eye Hockey Arena Wednesday. Kylie Fischer, who will be an eighth grader at Sleepy Eye Public School this fall, said her concern for grain bin and farm ...

SLEEPY EYE — Farmers, landowners and community residents learned how conservation practices can benefit farms and rural communities at a meeting at Sleepy Eye Brewing Thursday. The program included a panel of Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) and Soil & Water Conservation ...

WASHINGTON, D.C. — A group of farm leaders from the Minnesota Soybean Growers Association (MSGA) and American Soybean Association’s (ASA) took a trip to Capitol Hill last week to discuss farm-related policy priorities. Among the leaders was Lake Benton farmer Bob Worth, ASA director and ...

MARSHALL — Residents are still working to clean up after roughly 8 inches of rain poured down on the city Friday night. And Marshall and Lyon County officials say it might take a while longer to see if any assistance will be available for the city and individual residents. “It’s a ...

There are plenty of options for food, fun, and entertainment in southwest Minnesota this weekend. The Yellow Medicine County Fair is underway in Canby, while organizers are getting ready for Tyler’s Aebleskiver Days festival and for the Southwest Minnesota Toys 4 Tots Motorcycle ...