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Johanna Markgraf joins Southwest Initiative Foundation staff
Johanna Markgraf of Buffalo Lake has joined Southwest Initiative Foundation’s (SWIF) staff as development and operations assistant.
Ask a Trooper: Odometer issue…
Question: I own a 1987 Toyota based RV.
Minnesota DNR announces new scientific and natural area in Cook County
The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, with help from Great Lakes Restoration Initiative and Reinvest in Minnesota, recently acquired and designated 25 acres in Cook County as the new Icelandite Coastal Fen Scientific and Natural Area.
Commissioners declare state of emergency for Lyon County
The Lyon County Board on July 16 passed a resolution declaring a state of emergency in Lyon County.The move was in response to excessive rains and high winds from June 16-22, specifically, a flooding event on June 21.Lyon County Emergency Manager Emily Coequyt informed the board Tuesday that the County has has exceeded the state threshold for funding by $20,000.“We won’t meet the Federal (threshold), but with the State we can get back 75% of what we spend,” Coequyt said.
Local author featured at arts council event
Local author Teresa Peterson was inspired to pen her new book, “Perennial Ceremony” while contemplating the idea of what ceremony means.
MnDOT seeks public input on passenger rail services
The Minnesota Department of Transportation asks the public to weigh in on the future of passenger rail.
Local democrats host 18th annual Corn Feed
It’s billed as the 18th Annual Corn Feed, but its origins go back much farther.The original Steak and Corn Feed was begun in the 1960s by the late Bob Starr at his Cedar Rock Ranch in rural Delhi.