Reports
The Swanville School District will host its annual Kindergarten Roundup March 7 from 8:30-11 a.m.
The roundup is open to all families who will have children entering kindergarten in the fall of 2023.
All families are asked to bring immunization forms. Please contact the school office at 320-547-...
Upsala Elementary School will be holding its annual Kindergarten Roundup on Friday, March 3.
Registration for the class of 2036 will begin at 8:30 a.m. for all children who are interested in attending kindergarten at Upsala Elementary School starting in the fall of 2023. Parents should bring...
Winter weather in Minnesota can be unpredictable, and with the weather we have seen this winter, the Upsala School District is looking into plans for possible make-up days.
“We did add back two student contact days on Jan. 16 and Feb. 17. If we don’t lose any more days, we should be okay,” said...
The Long Prairie City Council heard from the fire department and volunteer firefighters on Tuesday, Jan. 17. They approved the appointments of Fire Chief Dan Laumeyer, First Assistant Chief Kyle Bodle, and Second Assistant Chief Josh Spieker.
Otis Ostendorf, president of the volunteer fire...
Todd County Commissioners held their second board meeting of 2023 on Jan. 17. Both Commissioner Rod Erickson and Commissioner Tim Denny were absent.
The board approved the consent agenda, including the following items:
-A one-day on-sale 3.2 malt liquor license for the Swanville/Sobieski Lions...
The City of Long Prairie voted to change the way snowbirds and delinquent accounts will be charged for water hookups and disconnect fees at their Jan. 3 meeting.
Snowbirds will no longer be able to get their water disconnected at the curb before they leave for the winter months. They will be...
The Long Prairie Lions Club recently completed its annual eye glasses and hearing aids collection. The club was able to collect 830 pairs of eye glasses, eight hearing aids and two cell phones that will be repurposed for those in need. On hand for the final collection were Lions members Charlie...
The Long Prairie Fire Department recently accepted a donation of $2,000 for the Prairie Polar Plunge fundraiser. Accepting the donation was Long Prairie Fire Chief Dan Laumeyer. On hand from Central Bi was Central Bi Operations Manager Dave Wagner, and Mike Terwey Central Bi Transportation...
Several broadband projects in the area are expanding access to high speed Internet thanks in part to local government support and state grants.
Arvig (East Otter Tail Telephone Co.) – Otter Tail County Area Fiber Build – GRANT $1,140,705.
This mainline and last-mile project will reach 171...
Lions members from left to right, Mike Ebnet, Les Levin and Mark Bleess delivered a trailer load of Christmas gifts to Todd County Health and Human Services from the Long Prairie Lion’s Club annual Christmas Kindness Toy Drive for distribution to those in need.
