Sitting at the kitchen table inside her Canby home, Delores Schwartz flipped through pages and pages of Red Cross blood drive numbers for donors going back 40 years. “One gallon donors, that’s kind of fun to see them reach that gallon,” Schwartz said. “A few last year, five gallon. ...
CAMDEN PARK — There were a few fish biting at Camden State Park’s trout stream, Lynd Public School students said. But only one student had managed to land one. “I felt really proud of myself, because I was the only one who caught a fish,” said Aubrey Watts, a sixth-grade student at ...
MARSHALL — New language arts standards from the Minnesota Department of Education have a big difference from the past – now, the state is requiring schools to use approved curriculums. “This is a huge shift,” said Beth Ritter, director of teaching and learning at Marshall Public ...
MARSHALL — Food insecurity is a problem that affects students at Southwest Minnesota State University, Vickie Abel said. Over the past year, the Mustang Market food pantry has seen the numbers of SMSU students using it each month almost double. “Last year, before September, we probably ...
Crime MARSHALL — A report was sent to the county attorney’s office for consideration of curfew violation charges against a Marshall girl, 14, in an incident at 3:02 a.m. Monday at the intersection of West Main Street and North Sixth Street, Marshall Police said. MARSHALL — A report ...
LYND — Area kids and families got active and creative Thursday night at a new event at Lynd Public School. The school held its first-ever “Fine Arts and Fitness” family fun night. “Last year, we decided to do something to showcase students’ art projects,” said Lynd Principal Jason ...