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Two seniors at St. Peter’s Gustavus Adolphus College have received Fulbright English Teaching Assistantship Grants to teach overseas. Ally Voss will serve as an English teaching assistant at a school in Spain for more than …
06 May 13
The American Red Cross celebrates “World Red Cross Day” on Wednesday, and several blood drives are being held around the area this week as well. Today (MON) the Red Cross Bloodmobile will be at Tanker …
06 May 13
Nearly 200 firefighters battled a fire at a waste management plant in Norwood Young America this week. Crews from 11 different fire departments were called out to the Carver Transfer Station and Processing Facility on …
03 May 13
Officers from several area law enforcement agencies took part in a foot chase in Redwood Falls Wednesday evening. The pursuit started at around 7:40pm following an altercation with a male suspect who had felony warrants. …
03 May 13
A New Ulm Medical Center family physician has received the 2013 Teacher of the Year Award from the Minnesota Academy of Family Physicians. Dr. Roger Lindholm of New Ulm received the prestigious award during the …
03 May 13
The latest update from the Minnesota Department of Health shows that the flu season appears to be ending. There were no influenza-related deaths in our state over the last week and no schools or nursing …
03 May 13
The High School Prom season continues around the local area this weekend, with a total of 11 area school districts holding their formal Spring dances. Schools with Prom on Saturday include: Belle Plaine, Buffalo Lake-Hector-Stewart, …
03 May 13
Renville County could become host to the first large-scale commercial project to produce hydrogen from wind in the US. Norfolk Wind Energy of Bird Island and Emerald H2 of Minneapolis announced this week that they …
03 May 13
The warm, dry weather of the past week gave farmers their best opportunity yet for fieldwork this season. Around 5 days were suitable for fieldwork last week in Minnesota. That let corn planting advance by …
