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Erin Meyer catches a pass. Photos by Karen Berg The senior team celebrates their touchdown.

Eileen O’Keefe Executive Director, Dakota Wicohan Dakota Wicohan is celebrating 20 years of dedicated work in sharing Dakota language and lifeways with youth and families in Southwest Minnesota. A celebration dinner and Kahomni (Round Dance) will be held at Jackpot Junction Casino on Saturday, September 10th.

Yellow Medicine Soil & Water Conservation District After several years of partnership and consultation with Yellow Medicine County officials, the Yellow Medicine Soil and Water Conservation District is excited to publicly announce a virtual hub of maps and data with ties to the conservation of natural resources in our area. Simply visiting the map’s website will unlock a large amount and diverse array of GIS mapping at the click of a mouse. This page will show you maps of conservation easements, water resources, and so much more from your desktop or mobile device. The hope is that this gives users all information to better partner with the SWCD office or users customers. All of the information has some connection to the conservation of soil and water resources in Yellow Medicine County.

Is it hard for you to believe that the calendar is already showing mid-September? How in the world is this even possible? It seems like the summer flew by, then Labor Day passed and now we have reached the half way point of the month. It’s unbelievable how quickly time passes! With that said, the Montevideo Area Memory Loss Network (MAMLN) has been busy scurrying around putting the final touches on their upcoming Free Fall Movie Event.

Jessica Stölen-Jacobson Editor js tolen-j acobson@cherryroad.com Brad Hall, of Granite Falls, is one of the artists who will be exhibiting in the upcoming Meander Art Crawl on October 1st through the 2nd. Hall has been a part of the Meander Art Crawl since its inception in 2004, and was the first featured artist to have his work exhibited on the cover of the brochure and poster.

Jessica Stölen-Jacobson Editor js to len-jacobson@cherryroad.com Well-known local musician and songwriter Jerry Ostensoe passed away on August 29th, at his home near Hawk Creek just outside of Granite Falls. Ostensoe, a lifetime resident of southwestern Minnesota, has been involved in music for many years, writing and performing songs about the local area, nature and trains.

By Per Peterson Tracy Area Headlight Herald The Lyon County Board of Commissioners on Monday set a preliminary levy increase of 4.305% for 2023. The board has until Sept.