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Local farmers earn awards in Field Crops at the 2026 Minnesota State Fair
Four area farmers Mike Welu, Milroy; Robert Matthys, Cottonwood; Johnathon Olson, Cottonwood; and Phillip Vold, Hazel Run have earned awards with Field Crops at the 2026 Minnesota State Fair.
Welu exhibited the champion 10-ear sample of field corn in the Professional Old Corn Class and won the Sweepstakes Corn Award over all of the top old and new corn samples exhibited at the Minnesota State Fair. Matthys earned the Premier Corn Exhibitor Award in the Open Class Corn Division at the Minnesota State Fair. Olson won the Champion Organic Grain Division at the Minnesota State Fair. Vold had the Champion wheat, soybean and shelled corn samples and was named the Premier Small Grain Exhibitor at the Minnesota State Fair. These results were certified by the Minnesota State Fair.
SMSU to host Sheletta Brundidge of SHElettaMakesMeLaugh on Oct. 6
The Title IV-E Child Welfare Scholars Program at SMSU is hosting a lunch and learn with Sheletta Brundidge from noon-1:30 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 6, in the Conference Center Lower Level.
Join comedian, author, podcaster, and radio host Sheletta Brundidge from SHElettamakesmelaugh for a fun, informative lunch.
Brundidge is an Emmy Award-winning comedian and radio host. Aware of the serious lack of diversity in traditional media and frustrated by her own inability to find a seat at the table, she decided to build her own. In 2020 Sheletta created SHElettaMakesMeLaugh.com, a podcast, promotions and production company. While continuing her role as a talk show host on WCCO Radio and a commentator on TPT's Almanac, Sheletta has risen in stature as an influencer, social media phenomenon, and activist for people with autism and entrepreneurs. With a journalism degree, a newsroom background, and several stints as a stand-up comedian, Sheletta straddles the worlds of public policy and comedy and is equally at home in both.
Sheletta helps social workers, child welfare advocates, and future professionals build an authentic understanding of lived experiences and systemic disparities through
multimedia storytelling, culturally representative literature, and community-driven safety initiatives. As a prominent advocate, author, and media executive, this lunch and learn will provide a direct blueprint for how future professionals can become more informed, empathetic, and effective advocates for their clients.