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Meander Art Crawl offers hometown travel adventure
For the past 21 years, tourists and locals have been flocking to the Upper Minnesota River Valley for the first weekend in October to visit artist studios, farms and main street buildings from Ortonville to Granite Falls for a celebration known as the Meander Upper Minnesota River Art Crawl.
Above normal temps continue
It has felt more like July and August rather than the second week of September.
The “Book Man” is back
ECHO Charter School Board member Mark Hoeper, of Granite Falls, resumes his role as The Book Man, reading to students and giving away books.
Thirty participants chosen for MARL class 13
Thirty individuals have been selected to participate in Minnesota Agriculture and Rural Leadership (MARL) Class 13.
Healthy Aging Month programming in September
The population of older adults in the U.S.
Ridgewater commits to work towards full student voter participation ahead of 2024 elections
Ridgewater College has joined more than 625 college presidents and chancellors across the nation in committing to encourage and support student voter registration and participation in elections at every level through the ALL IN Campus Democracy Challenge (ALL IN).To support full student voter participation of all eligible students, ALL IN and its Higher Education Presidents’ Council have launched a call to action for higher education presidents and chancellors to fully engage students in electoral participation.
Ask a Trooper: School Patrol Safety…
Question: With back to school starting, can you talk about school patrol safety?Answer: When you see a student safety patrol helping children cross a street or highway, you must come to a complete stop.
Lyon County board a step closer to approving ‘25 levy
An increase in health insurance and property insurance costs and interest rates appear to be paving the way for a 5.7% levy increase in Lyon County.The board of commissioners chose not to set the preliminary levy at their Sept.
News from Countryside Public Health: September is National Preparedness Month
At Countryside Public Health, we are committed to serving our five-county region—Big Stone, Chippewa, Lac qui Parle, Swift, and Yellow Medicine—to help our communities and residents prepare for both minor and major emergencies.
Accident causes fatality
On September 5, 2024, at approximately 4:06pm, the Yellow Medicine County Sheriff’s Office responded to a motor vehicle crash with injuries at the intersection of County Road 8 & 250th Avenue.A 1997 Ford F150 was being driven westbound on 250th Avenue by Robert Proctor (60) of Cottonwood.