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Above, Bertha-Hewitt science teacher Alan Hanson goes through a lesson with one of his eighth grade sections at the school’s new outdoor classroom. The classroom was made possible by a grant with the Minnesota DNR.
In this day an age of chrome books in the classroom, interactive whiteboards, and more technology, more and more students are finding themselves roughing it in a sense.  Instead of remaining beholden to the confines of their classrooms, many teachers are now taking advantage of a more low-tech...
Jim Kreemer, who ran a write-in campaign in the last election for Long Prairie’s mayoral seat, is on the ballot this year.
Jim Kreemer made it official this election and made sure to get his name on the ballot for mayor of Long Prairie.  After forging ahead with a write-in campaign for the last election, Kreemer is looking forward to the November election with his name on the ballot this time.  Unabashedly, Kreemer is...
On Tuesday, September 15, 2020, the Todd County Board of Commissioners approved a Small Business and Non-Profit Relief Grant Program funded through the CARES CRF (Coronavirus Relief Fund).  The grant program is for small businesses and non-profits directly affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. The...
The October meeting of the Prairie Quilters will be held Oct. 1 at 6:30 p.m. at Thunder Lodge in Long Prairie.  (Meals off the menu.) The program will be a t-shirt quilt. Those comfortable, please come and join us for an evening of quilt talk.  
The Grey Eagle United Methodist Church is holding its 14th annual hog roast on Saturday, Sept. 26, 2020 from 4:30-7 p.m. at the GE UMC, located at the intersection of County Roads 2 and 47, 2½ miles south of Grey Eagle, across from the Historic Rock Tavern.  This year, because of the COVID-19...
The Todd County Board of Commissioners addressed a number of COVID-19 related issues during their regular meeting Sept. 15.  Todd County Health and Human Services Director Jackie Och was the first to present the board with her regular update.  As of Sept. 14, Todd Couty had a total of 470 cases of...
The following cases were heard before Judge Antoinette C. Wetzel in Seventh District Court in Todd County September 15, 2020.  Joseph Ambrose Frericks, Sauk Centre. Dangerous weapons-intentional discharge of firearm that endangers safety. Continued. Condition - Adult(Cooperate with the search of...
Ricardo Del Valle Martinez, 24, Long Prairie
The Todd County Sheriff's Office has arrested and charged Ricardo Del Valle Martinez, 24, Long Prairie, with 2nd Degree Murder Aid/Abett in connection to the Aug. 29 death of Edwin Abreu Grullon, 19, Sauk Centre. Bail was set at $2 million without conditions and $1 million with conditions.  The...
On 08/29/2020, at approximately 2118 hours, the Todd County Sheriff's Office responded to a report of a shooting in rural Long Prairie. The victim's vehicle was later stopped by a Todd County Deputy near the intersection of US 71 and Riverside Drive. The driver had suffered gunshot wounds and...
Dylan Bennett
Dylan John Bennett of Long Prairie, plead guilty in Todd County District Aug. 24 to two counts of premeditated 1st Degree Murder in the August 2019 shooting death of his parents, Barry and Carol Bennett in their Long Prairie home.  Bennett’s guilty plea came as somewhat of a surprise as the case...

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