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Palmer buses now have stop-arm cameras
Palmer Bus Company in Cottonwood announces the addition of a new safety feature for their buses. The company has installed stop-arm cameras on all 15 of their school buses. This was done for all 27 of Palmer sites in Minnesota, according to John Caron, Site Manager in Cottonwood.

Darren Engesser Wins First Track Championship at Fiesta City Speedway
Chad Adamson The 2022 racing season came to an end at Fiesta City Speedway. Three champions repeated as champion in their respective divisions.
Jordan Tollakson wins night one of Late Model Special
Chad Adamson Eighteen WISSOTA Late Models were at Fiesta City Speedway for night one of the Late Model double header. Jesse Timm took the lead to start the Pure Stock feature.

Rodriguez joins ECHO staff to help new students with interpretation needs, build self-confidence
Jody Isaackson Freelance Journalist Javier Rodriquez brings a quick wit and a sense of fun to the staff of ECHO Charter School this fall. His new position of Interpreter/Translator will benefit especially the newly-enrolled Hispanic students.

Cowell comes to ECHO Charter to help students discover their possibilities
New to the ECHO Charter School teaching staff this year is Travis Cowell who will be serving as the new PBL Coordinator, helping students recover lost credits or study enrichment topics. PBL stands for Project- Based Learning, It is a student-driven approach to digging into subjects that are most interesting to them, such as historical or linguistic research, math concepts, or subjects in English.
Adam VanDerostyne wins Hornet Special at Fiesta City Speedway
Chad Adamson A total of fifteen WISSOTA Hornets were at Fiesta City Speedway on Friday night for the $700 to win feature. Coltyn Schuler took the lead to start the Pure Stock feature.
Shane Sabraski wins 800th Career Feature at Fiesta City Speedway
Chad Adamson A total of eleven Vintage Cars came to Fiesta City Speedway for Friday night’s racing program. Tad Peterson took the lead to start the Pure Stock feature.

Cardinals end season with 4-5 loss to Dawson
Noah Jensen in the game against Dawson. Photo by Karen Berg Jacob Rausch gets an out on 2nd Base.