County Planning Commission considers feedlot, mining requests
By Lori Copler The McLeod County Planning Advisory Commission is recommending approval of a a conditional use permit to allow Joe Wuetherich and Kimberly Gehrke to establish a dairy feedlot on a tract...
View Article2nd half property taxes due Oct. 16
McLeod County Auditor-Treasurer Cindy Schultz Ford reminds taxpayers that the second half of their property tax is due by Oct. 15 for non-agricultural properties. However, with Oct. 15 falling on a...
View ArticleVolunteers available to help with Medicare issues
The Minnesota River Agency on Aging, Inc., will have trained volunteers available to help Medicare beneficiaries with their 2018 Medicare plan research and enrollment on Monday, Oct. 30, and Thursday,...
View ArticleTrailblazer 2018 budget reflects increases in service, revenues
By Lori Copler ervice has expanded, so has it budget. On Thursday, the Joint Powers Board reviewed a proposed 2018 budget of $5.369 million. Of that amount, Trailblazer had asked for Minnesota...
View ArticleOak Leaf Park campground has successful season
By Katie Ballalatak Oak Leaf Park Campground in Glencoe — which will be open for another two weeks due to unusually nice weather — has had another successful season, according to Assistant City...
View ArticleCounty 4-H’ers compete in state horse show Sept. 15-18
McLeod County 4-H’ers competed at the Minnesota State 4-H Horse Show Sept. 15-18 at the Minnesota State Fairgrounds. The following McLeod County 4-H’ers attended the show: Hayley Bolland, McLeod County...
View ArticleSilver Lake Council approves demolition specs, orders bids
By Karin Ramige The Silver Lake City Council on Monday night passed a resolution approving plans and specifications, and agreed to advertise for bids, for the demolition of four adjoining buildings on...
View ArticleDaughter born to local couple
Karen Casarez Rodriguez and Jose de Jesus Navarro of Eagle Pass, Texas, announce the birth of their daughter, Valentina Sofia, who arrived Sept. 25, 2017 at Glencoe Regional Health Services. Valentina...
View ArticleVA changes how vets get free flu vaccines
In recent years, Minnesota veterans enrolled for Veterans Administration (VA) health care have been able to get their annual flu shots either at the VA’s medical centers or community-based outpatient...
View ArticleMural replica of Kouba painting to be unveiled
A replica of local artist Les Kouba’s “By the General Store,” is being painted as a mural on the west wall of Hutchinson Ace Hardware, 105 Washington Ave. E, Hutchinson, by artist David Wegscheid. The...
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MCPA linemen join others from state to help in Florida recovery
Minnesota electric cooperatives mobilized line workers to assist crews in restoring power in parts of Florida that were being ravaged by Hurricane Irma. Fourteen line workers from six Minnesota...
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Maher begins duties as First District judge
By Katie Ballalatak Appointed by Governor Mark Dayton, Judge Jessica J.W. Maher began her judicial duties as a district judge in McLeod County in mid-August with her formal investiture ceremony taking...
View ArticleLocal students on dean’s list
Melissa Mallak and Katlin Stockman, both of Glencoe, were named to the summer 2017 dean’s list at the College of St. Scholastica in Duluth. Dean’s list members have achieved a grade point average of...
View ArticleSon born to Bussler family
Lyndsay and Derek Bussler of Bloomington announce the birth of their son, Jack Walter, who arrived Aug. 29, 2017, at Fairview Southdale Hospital. Jack weighed 6 pounds, 15 ounces, and was 21 inches...
View ArticleBrownton City Council votes to reinstate, increase library funding
By Lori Copler The Brownton City Council voted Tuesday, Oct. 3, to restore the funding it had withheld from the Pioneerland Library System, after hearing that the Brownton Public Library was fully...
View ArticleColumnist to speak at Christ Lutheran women’s gathering
“All is Grace,” Christ Lutheran Women’s third annual fall gathering, is Saturday, Nov. 4, at Christ Lutheran Church.read more
View ArticleWillmar man arrested after high-speed chase
A Willmar man was arrested Saturday afternoon after allegedly stealing a car, leading law enforcement on a high-speed chase, abandoning the vehicle in a ditch and fleeing from officers. According to...
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