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Saturday, September 28th: Echo Lions Club 2nd annual Ribfest.
Local municipal and school district filings deadline has been passed
This year’s State General Election will be held November 5th.
DNR celebrates building’s 90th anniversary and Smokey’s 80th birthday at State Fair exhibit
The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources’ building and surrounding grounds at the Minnesota State Fair (which runs from Aug.
18 new DNR conservation officers graduate from Academy, begin field training
Eighteen people who’ve trained since late April to become Minnesota Department of Natural Resources conservation officers took a step closer to achieving their goal earlier this week when they graduated from the 23rd CO Academy.
2024 Take Root in Soil Health field event
The Renville County Soil and Water Conservation District (SWCD), Kandiyohi County SWCD, Chippewa County SWCD, and the Hawk Creek Watershed Project (HCWP) are hosting a Take Root in Soil Health event on August 28th from 6pm – 8pm at the Renville SWCD Farm Plots located roughly a quarter mile east of the intersection of County Road 10 and County Road 11 in Renville County on the South side of road.The field event will feature a tour of the Renville SWCD farm plots, in which the SWCD is testing different soil health practices, such as tillage strategies to show how conservation practices can be utilized within the county.
47th annual Old SOD Day takes place September 14th
On Saturday, September 14th, Belview celebrates the 47th annual Old SOD Day.
Senator Klobuchar visits Cottonwood farm
Senator Amy Klobuchar visited Cottonwood on Friday, August 9th to visit the Jonathan and Carolyn Olson Farm.
Upcoming Events
Friday August 16th & Saturday the 17th: Echo Days 2024 at Echo Lions Park, Echo, MN.
Two inches of rain possible
This past weekend was a perfect 10 out of a 10!