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On March 25th Todd County Sheriff Deputy Winkels responded to a report of an injured Bald Eagle on County Rd. 21 near County Rd. 74. The Eagle appeared to have been struck by a vehicle and suffered a broken wing. Deputy Winkels and a citizen were able to secure it in a crate. The Eagle was...
The Todd County Foster Closet started as a dream. A place that could help foster and adoptive families get the basic needs to help children. Finally, the dream has become reality.
Kristie and Chad Giesler and her family started fostering children years ago. The children and situation may have been...
The following cases were heard before Judge Daniel A. Benson in Seventh District Court in Todd County March 23, 2022.
Brandon Lee Waa, Alexandria. Burglary 3rd Degree. Sentenced. Local Confinement (103 Days, Stay 0 Yr 0 Mo 0 Days Credit for time served: 103 Days). Condition- Adult (Follow all State...
Governor Tim Walz and Lieutenant Governor Peggy Flanagan reacted today to Minnesota reaching its lowest unemployment rate since 1999, at 2.7 percent. Minnesota gained 5,200 jobs in February, an increase from the 4,800 added in January. Over the last year, Minnesota has gained over 60,000 jobs.
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March 17, 2022, the Long Prairie Grey Eagle School Board voted to select Daniel Ludvigson as the district’s next superintendent.
“Dan has shown our board that he meets and exceeds the hiring criteria established by our board and stakeholders,” commented LPGE School Board Chair Linda Gohman.
“As...
Kristie Giesler never thought she would end up in the pharmacy world. “Science did not even interest me in high school, but here I am, 35 years later and owning my own pharmacy.”
It all started in 1987 when Gregg Anderson at Gillis Drug in Osakis hired her to cashier after school. It was then that...
Long Prairie Police Chief Duane Breiter has announced his retirement from law enforcement.
Breiter, who has been in law enforcement for more than 30 years, has spent the majority of his career in Long Prairie.
Breiter came to Long Prairie in June of 1992. Over the years, Breiter moved his way...
On March 15, at approximately 3:30 p.m., the Todd County Sheriff’s Office responded to a two vehicle accident at the intersection of County Road 14 and County Road 5. A Buick Lacrosse traveling west on County 14, driven by Matthew Peter (Age 41) of Little Falls was struck by a Chevrolet Trax...
The following cases were heard before Judge Daniel A. Benson in Seventh District Court in Todd County on March 16, 2022.
Erica Kristine Dahl, Long Prairie. Assault- 5th Degree- Inflict or Attempt Bodily Harm. Sentenced. Local Confinement (90 Days, Stay 0 Yr 0 Mo 57 Days For 2 Yr Credit for time...
The summer road construction season will be in full swing starting in May when crews begin to reconstruct Highway 27 from Osakis to the intersection with Highway 71 south of Long Prairie.
Crews have already been out all winter prepping the area of work with the moving of powerlines and removall of...
