Danniela Chavez
Staff Writer
The Long Prairie City Council held a meeting to discuss preliminary allegations against an employee subject to the council’s authority. The meeting also attracted significant support for the Long Police Department and Chief Ryan Hanson from throughout the community,...
Nancy Leasman
Features
Kristin’s New Year’s resolutions in 2022, 2023, 2024, and 2025 meant that she spent four years and over 800 hours to complete seven temperature blankets. By knitting a few rows every day, she recorded, in colors coordinated with temperatures, the year’s weather.
It’s so...
Staff from the Office of Congresswoman Michelle Fischbach will be holding mobile office hours in Long Prairie on Thursday, February 12, 2026 from 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m at the Todd County Courthouse (215 1st Ave. S., Long Prairie), in the Prairie Conference Room on the top floor of the courthouse....
Local Soil and Water Conservation Districts (SWCDs) & the Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) offices are now accepting applications for the Minnesota Irrigation Regional Conservation Partnership Program (RCPP). The sign-up period runs from February 2 through February 27, 2026.
The...
The Long Prairie-Grey Eagle One Act Play group recently competed in the Section 5A One Act Play competition after placing first in the subsection tournament. The group presented “The Case of the Cobalt Crown,” an original script written by LPGE One Act Play director Cassie Zimmer. Zimmer was...
Danniela Chavez
Staff Writer
The Long Prairie City Council reviewed the mayor and fire chief appointments for 2026, approved donation requests, and discussed the MCFOA conference. The city then began with its council reports.
Council Reports
Public Works & Airport - Clint Kruger reported that...
Nancy Leasman
Features
For an estimated 80 years, women of the Long Prairie community have met to assemble quilts at Trinity Lutheran Church. An interdenominational project, the quilts are displayed, sold, and donated to a variety of worthy recipients.
Connie Zinter has been a member of the group...
This is a reminder that the Todd County Republican Party Precinct Caucus will be held Tuesday, February 3, 2026 starting at 7:00pm. The Republican Caucus sites have changed from 7 sites to 6 sites. Those who live in Eagle Bend, Eagle Valley Township, and Wykeham Township will meet at the Bertha-...
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