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The Wolves finished on top of Section 5A for the second year in a row, defeating BBE in the semifinals and Minnewaska in the finals.
After years of being on the cusp of reaching a state tournament, Long Prairie-Grey Eagle/Browerville broke through last year, and finished fourth in Class 1A. At no point did anyone in the Wolves wrestling room feel satisfied, and it has showed this winter. The team strengthened the schedule to get...
The Long Prairie City Council recently approved a Tax Increment Finance  District for a new apartment building development by John Timmerman. The development, which will feature two, 8-unit apartment buildings, will be located at the intersection of Highway 27 and 6th Street, across from Cenex and...
The Long Prairie-Grey Eagle School District is in a much better financial place than it was just 2-3 years ago. After years of making budget reductions, the District is now operating with a projected surplus going into the 2019-20 school year. The projections presented by Superintendent Jon Kringen...
Stan Tekiela will be presenting "Backyard Birds: Welcomed Guests At Our Gardens and Feeders" at the Todd County Garden Day 2019 hosted by the University of Minnesota Extension Todd County Master Gardeners, along with the Sauk River Watershed District. The event will be held March 23, at the First...
A forum will be held Monday, Feb. 25, at 6 p.m., at Central Lakes College in Staples, to address mental health, depression and their connections with suicide. Anyone with an interest in the topic is invited to attend. With the tagline “S.O.S.: Safety Over Suicide,” Staples Motley Beyond Poverty is...
Congressman Collin Peterson (MN-07) and Congressman Tom Emmer (MN-06) will be co-hosting a bipartisan town hall to discuss agriculture and dairy programs.  The event will be in Stearns County, which is split between to two congressional districts. The western half is in Congressional District 7 and...
This weather - Never a dull moment!! We continue to count the days until Spring. Logan, Conner, and Heston stopped up to help/play Bingo with us on one of the days that school got cancelled. We really appreciated your help and hope you come again.  We love company!!! Tony P. came to celebrate the...
Heart Disease: It Can Happen at Any Age! Heart disease doesn’t happen just to older adults. It is happening to younger adults more and more often. This is partly because the conditions that lead to heart disease are happening at younger ages. February is Heart Month, the perfect time to learn about...
Todd County Historical Society Club Report February 4, 2019 The Todd County Historical Society met on Monday, February 4 at 1:30 in the museum.  The meeting was called to order by President Gary Stracek with the Pledge of Allegiance.   The Secretary’s Report was read and approved.  The Treasurer’s...
Pierz author Frank Weber used his experience assessing criminals to write two highly acclaimed novels
  Spend a night flipping through the television channels and it’s likely that you will come across some sort of police drama or crime scene investigation program. The level of detail that goes into these types of shows is one reason for the genre becoming a mainstay in television. Frank Weber has...

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