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High pressure expected to return
As of last Thursday, portions of west central and central Minnesota were abnormally dry. Most of northern Minnesota was adequate at that point, according to the U.S. Drought Monitor. Then last Wednesday- Friday, more scattered rain pushed across the state. Some areas picked up some heavy rain during the period which helped to improve the drought conditions even further across Minnesota. Meanwhile, crops are looking pretty good for most of the state after severe weather hit the state back in May and delayed planting for many farmers. All-inall, most area farmers are in pretty good shape considering how things started off last spring.
ECHO Charter School Board approves contracts with pay raises
During its August 11 meeting, the Echo Charter School Board voted unanimously on pay raises for returning staff amounting to 6-9 percent (depending on years served) over their previous contracted salaries. The raises were based on a rubric approved at a special meeting on Wednesday, Aug. 3. The discussion during the special meeting revolved around the decision to look to the future of the school and the fact that a good staff attracts new students, and ECHO Charter School could use more students to meet its budgetary needs. Board Chair and Special Education Teacher Nikki Schwartz stated that she is in support of the Plan A which offered a larger increase over Plan B which offered a flat 5 percent increase across the board.
Lyon County Fair local 4-H results
Submitted At the recent Lyon County Fair, local 4-Her’s from the Swan Lake Skippers Club took home a variety of ribbons. Those ribbon earners are listed below: Abigail Goblish: Blue Ribbons in Crafts and Fine Arts/Crafts, Photography/ Elements of Photography, Crafts and Fine Arts/Fine Arts, Horticulture/ Flower gardening.
SBDC asks Lyon County for financial backing
Per Peterson Tracy Area Headlight Herald The Southwest Region Small Business Development Center on Tuesday requested Lyon County appropriate funds to help offset money problems born from a declining economy, staff shortages and high gas prices. Monies would allow the SBDC to match federal funding to help the organization stay viable.
ECHO Charter School Board meets the second Thursday of each month
ued and that the Board and school administration want to support them. Board member Eric Kester-Mabon said he had been reviewing the rubric that was discussed in closed session at the last meeting, and that he believes that Plan A to be a strong commitment to both recruit and retain teachers and to ensure that the school has teachers for its students.
Back to School
Lakeview Schools hosted a Back-To-School Open House last week. Kids were able to bring in their school supplies, meet their teachers, and collect their chrome books at the event. School begins August 24th.
8th annual Cruizers Car Show held in Granite Falls
Per Peterson Tracy Area Herald .
New cocktail lounge to open in rural Belview
Jessica Stölen-Jacobson Editor jstolen-jacobson@cherryroad. com Grandview Valley Winery recently announced the purpose of the construction of a new building on the property that has been taking place over the course of the summer.