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The Long Prairie-Grey Eagle School Board passed a resolution to replace the secondary school’s heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) system over the next two summers. The board met on Monday, Dec. 18 in full attendance. The HVAC system has been a recurring agenda item, and the board...
The lives of two Todd County commissioners and the county auditor were spared in a serious crash early December. The Minnesota State Highway Patrol released details of a four-vehicle crash that shut down westbound I-94 in Albertville Dec. 6– an accident that killed one driver. The report stated...
Todd County is considering a conditional use permit application by Dairy Ridge, a 2,373-cow dairy farm off of Highway 287 in Long Prairie Township. Dairy Ridge has requested to add 980 cows to the operation for a total of 3,353 head of cattle. A new conditional use permit as well as Minnesota...
The Long Prairie City Council met in full on Monday, Dec. 18. However, not all members were 100 percent. Mayor Jodi Dixon stated at a Nov. 7 meeting she was recovering from pneumonia, and she has been battling health issues ever since. Dixon wrote to the Leader that she has been diagnosed with a...
The following cases were heard before Judge Daniel A. Benson in Seventh District Court in Todd County Dec. 14, 2023. Richard William Gettel, Faribault. Theft—take, use, transfer movable property, no consent. Dismissed, conditions met or expired. The following cases were heard before Judge Daniel...
The current variant of the COVID-19 virus, along with influenza and gastrointestinal viruses put a halt to activities in the Long Prairie-Grey Eagle School District. Last Wednesday, the LPGE School District cancelled school and all activities for Thursday, the following day. According to a...
The Todd County Board of Commissioners are considering how to use housing aid coming in from the state. All Minnesota counties are receiving housing aid, and the amount Todd County is expected to receive is just under $200,000 total. On Dec. 26, the county will receive $99,971, and an additional $...
The CentraCare Long Prairie Ambulance crew not only delivers care in times of need, this Christmas season they are also delivering smiles as the crew collected gifts and other needed items for local children in need.
The Swanville School District officially approved the sale of their general obligation facility maintenance bonds valued at $6.24 million. The district was able to acquire a 3.78 percent interest rate over the 15-year life of the bonds. A lot of districts and smaller municipalities that issue...
Ace is the place for supporting locals with Shaynen Schmidt at the reins. Schmidt is the new owner of the Ace Hardware in Long Prairie as well as the Ace Hardware in Alexandria, acquiring the stores from Mike and Rocqui Gustafson of Alexandria in the spring of 2023. He and the Gustafsons had a...

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