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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 City of Long Prairie was presented with a plaque from Moody’s Investors Service recognizing their credit rating upgrade to A2.
Todd Hagen, a city financial advisor who was at the city council meeting remotely on Jan. 17, presented the award to the council. He explained that there are three...
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...
Osakis Public Schools Superintendent Randy Bergquist does not intend to pursue renewal of his contract after it ends this June. The school board heard his remarks and approved the posting of a superintendent position for next school year.
“I sincerely thank the students and families for their...
Mrs. Rousslange’s LPGE Kindergarten Class learned about polar bears during science! The class learned lots of interesting facts and new vocabulary too, but their favorite new vocab word is BLUBBER! To demonstrate how their thick layer of blubber helps keep polar bears warm in their cold habitats...
On January 18, over 50 students and other community members to include several churches gathered at the Osakis school cafeteria to pack 750 bags of food for Osakis school students as part of “Backpack Attack.”
Backpack Attack is a United Way program that “provides bags of supplemental food to...
