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Todd County Board of commissioners held their regular meeting on March 7.
The board approved hiring full-time dispatchers Heather Forsberg and James Olson. The board also approved the appointment of eligibility worker Ryan Rhodes and home health aide Cathy Kirkpatrick. Jaden Everson and Travis...
The Initiative Foundation received an award of just under $4.5 million, which is to cover Main Street Revitalization projects for 6 cities. There was approximately $490,000 set aside for Long Prairie. After the first round of grant applications, $220,000 was disbursed. There is $293,000 remaining...
Monday, March 13
725 – Assist other Agency.
725 – Animal complaint.
725 – Expired Registration.
725 – Public assist.
724 – Snowmobile complaint.
724 – Assist.
721 – Administrative report.
721 – Traffic back up.
724 – Medical.
725 – Suspicious Vehicle.
725 – Ordinance violation.
725 – Ordinance...
Long Prairie Police Department
Jorge Escalera Garcia, Long Prairie. Vehicle license not current. $50 fine. $85 fee.
Yorkanis Moya Hernandez, Long Prairie. DAR-Drive after revocation. $200 fine. $85 fee.
Minnesota Department of Natural Resources
Christopher Michael Flintrop, Lonsdale. Fish and...
The following cases were heard before Judge Daniel A Benson in Seventh District Court in Todd County February 28, 2023.Wayne Howard Rohde, Burtrum. Drivers licenses-driving restrictions-(Drive-operate/control motor vehicle w/o ignition inter. Continued. Condition-Adult (No same or similar,...
A short chase by police and deputies in Long Prairie led to the arrest of Nelson Valdez-Rodriguez.
According to the Todd County Sheriff’s Office, Valdez-Rodriguez failed to stop after deputies attempted to pull him over for speeding and driving in the opposite lane within the City of Long...
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 Upsala School District has quite a few items coming up on their maintenance plan, and during their March 1 meeting they discussed options for a maintenance schedule.
Preston Euerle from RA Morton presented an updated facilities plan and budget for the Upsala School District.
The Upsala...
In the 2022-23 school year, Osakis Public Schools enrolls approximately 815 students. Strikingly, about one out of nine students come not from Osakis district boundaries, but Long Prairie-Grey Eagle, and another one out of nine students come from District 206 in Alexandria.
Overall, these...
