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The Grey Eagle/Burtrum Lions invite you to join us and the American Red Cross for their annual summer blood drive on Friday, June 2, 2023 at St. Joseph’s Church in Grey Eagle from 11 a.m. until 5 p.m. (Note time change). For appointment times, you may go online Red CrossBlood.org or call Linda/Jim...
Long Prairie’s Valley View Assisted Living has reopened May 3 after a period of closure and relicensing.
After closing last September due to licensing issues, the facility is now ready to welcome residents and employees back.
Not much has changed with Valley View since they were last operational...
The Long Prairie Car Wash is now open 24/7 for self-service car wash and vacuuming your vehicle.
The business is located at 20 Eighth Avenue S off of Highway 71 and has been owned and managed by father-son team Bob Kunz and Tyler Kunz for the past one and a half years.
“We want to support Long...
The former Motl Plumbing and Heating building on Third Street N, formerly 15 Third Street N, is being demolished.
For decades, this over 100-year-old, two-story building across from the public library had been a family business, the Motl Plumbing and Heating store. James and Lilah Gripne had...
Private William M. Johnson, the last Civil War veteran buried in Todd County, will be honored in a ceremony 1 p.m. May 6 at Lakeside Cemetery in Osakis. The ceremony is open to veterans, those with an interest in Civil War history, and the general public. Wearing Civil War era attire is encouraged...
“I can’t believe how amazing the people are in this town. They’ve been so friendly,” Miram Brenn, representative for 360 Lexington LLC, said.
The owner of the former Burger King building reached out to the Leader last week to comment about the sudden Burger King closure this April.
The Burger King...
Last Thursday, on a cold, dreary morning, 31 veterans and their spouses gathered at the Osakis VFW to enjoy some fellowship along with some freshly made donuts. According to Linda Pallow, VFW Auxiliary member, this monthly gathering started last fall after Julie Kakec attended a weekly gathering at...
COVID-19 did many things, including the cancellation of the annual Cinco de Mayo celebration in Long Prairie.
Still, efforts are being made to revive the community event.
The Long Prairie Area Chamber of Commerce (LPACC), along with the Chavez Event Center in Long Prairie are working to bring it...
While it may be difficult to believe, warm weather is coming to Minnesota. With warm weather comes new safety hazards for children—one of them being an open window.
On April 10 and 12, on two separate occasions, young children from different families fell out of their apartment window at the new...
The Browerville School District’s administration and board of education are working with building stakeholders to develop a scope of work for building a new, state-of-the-art gymnasium opening for the 2024-25 school year. The project was prompted by a collapse of the gym’s roof on April 1, 2023.
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