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The Long Prairie American Legion Post 12 recently presented Scott “Bubba” Wettstein with the Gerry Beck Community Veterans Service Award for his leadership and unwavering commitment to the community.
“You will be hard-pressed to find anyone in this community who has such a passion for our...
The Swanville Lions Club, which is known around the area for its charitable giving and hosting events such as the Mid-Summer Carnival and its ice fishing tournament, could have its charitability hindered as a result of a theft of its gambling proceeds.
A Morrison County resident, Ethan Lee...
The Todd County Broadband Coalition will host a community meeting March 15 at 7 p.m. in the Browerville School commons.
The coalition will present the results of a recent county-wide survey. The survey analytics will be presented by Ben Winchester of the University of Minnesota Extension Service...
On Feb. 21, Chief Administrative Law Judge Jenny Starr approved new Minnesota Police Officer Standards and Training Board rules they have been working on since 2020; and now, it goes to the governor’s office to be adopted as rules of law.
The new rules would allow non-citizens who have a permanent...
Employees from Stearns Electric Association recently visited fourth graders from Long Prairie Grey Eagle Elementary and Swanville Elementary to provide interactive presentations on energy efficiency and electrical safety. Throughout the one-hour sessions, students learned about the different types...
The American Dairy Association of Todd County is seeking candidates to participate in this year’s Dairy Princess and Ambassador program. Dairy Princesses and Ambassadors serve as goodwill ambassadors for the dairy industry through appearances around Todd County that help explain dairy farmers’...
Long Prairie city council members voted to approve a purchase agreement that was offered to them for the amount of $30,000 from Central Bi-Products on 38 acres northwest of the city.
“The property has been used and operated by Central Bi since the 1980s,” City Administrator Ted Gray said. “They...
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...
