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The Todd county commissioners started their first board meeting of 2023 with oaths of office taken by newly elected officials, including Commissioner for District 2 Tim Denny, Commissioner for District 4 Lew Noska, Todd county attorney John Lindermann, Todd County Sheriff Mike Allen and County...
Two thousand twenty-three is a year for new beginnings as Lisa Bjerga, CPA, MBA, took over as president and chief executive officer (CEO) at Lakewood Health System on January 1, 2023.
During her first week as president and CEO, Bjerga welcomed staff back after the new year by spending part of...
The Grey Eagle/Burtrum Lions will be sponsoring their semi annual American Red Cross Winter Blood Drive on Dec. 22, at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church in Grey Eagle from 1-7p.m.
To make an appointment, call Linda or Jim at 320-285-2670 or see the RedCrossBlood.org web site.
If you make a donation...
Communities and veterans groups around the area gathered together Nov. 11 to honor those who have served. Above, The Osakis VFW Honor Guard presented a flag folding ceremony for the students at the Osakis High School.
With the sale of edible cannabinoid products or tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) being approved in the Minnesota legislature last summer, the City of Long Prairie’s legal counsel has suggested they create an ordinance or temporary moratorium to address the issue.“We have to have an ordinance presented...
The Long Prairie City Coun-
cil is set to decide on what new
playground equipment will be
installed at two of Long Prai-
rie’s city parks.
New equipment is currently
being sourced out to replace
the aging units at Locke Cir-
cle Park and at the Lion’s Lake
Charlotte Park. Two units are
being...
The start of the current school year is probably the most normal start to a school year the area has seen since before the COVID-19 Pandemic began. However, it was far from normal at St. Mary of Mount Carmel School in Long Prairie as they were embarking on a new way of learning for their youngest...
Residents in the City of Long Prairie will soon be seeing an increase in their water bill.
“Every resident will pay a $5.30 fee to spread out the tax burden,” City Administrator-Clerk Ted Gray said. “This is strictly to cover the stormwater debt.”
City Council member Bob Klick explained there are...
CentraCare – Long Prairie
celebrates the 5-year anni-
versary of its new facility this
month. Located on a visible
site right off Highway 27, the
state-of-the-art health care cen-
ter continues to see growth
since opening in October 2017.
In the fi ve years since the
new hospital and clinic fi rst...
Long Prairie’s city administrator reached out to The Leader in an effort to clarify the Aug. 1, 2022 wage increase for city employees.
“The City approved a wage scale,” Administrator-Clerk Ted Gray said. “That came from a study that I did.”
The numbers reported in The Leader published Aug. 10,...
