Reports
Solar power technology has been making its way through Minnesota. During the March 22 school board meeting. The Upsala School Board heard a presentation from Rich Ragatz about grant funding for solar power through the Solar for Schools Program, including the purchase, installation, and...
The first week of March, Osakis Elementary students in grade one through six experienced the stars and the planets through the ExploraDome Planetarium. “I loved zooming through space and it felt so real,” one student exclaimed.
Coming from the Bell Museum from the University of Minnesota,...
The Long Prairie City Council voted unanimously to adopt a supplemental assessment on Parcel 36-0081800 in the amount of $10,532 at a hearing on Monday, March 20.
When special assessments were being accounted for in April 2022, one property on Riverside Drive got left off the roll.
The property...
Most Todd County property owners have received Valuation Notices that showed an increase in property value this year. These increases are not unique to Todd County and are being experienced across the State. The Valuation Notices show how each property’s value has changed over the course of the...
The Osakis School Board met Monday, March 13, for their regularly scheduled meeting. Notably, the board approved a contract for the Osakis School District’s newest superintendent.
“We received fourteen applications,” said Michael Collins, chairperson of the school board. “We interviewed six very...
At their monthly meeting, the Osakis City Council learned that the “Build America, Buy America Act” passed by Congress in November of 2021 could potentially delay long-planned upgrades to the Osakis Water Tower and Treatment plants, potentially costing the City of Osakis considerable extra money...
On Monday, March 13, about 50-60 residents that include those who live on or near Lake Street filled the Community Center to express their concerns to a proposed trail system on Lake Street from Second Avenue to the town’s beach. Residents primarily wondered if the city and its consultant “put the...
The Long Prairie-Grey Eagle School Board held its regular meeting on March 20.
During their meeting, the board voted on a memorandum of understanding (MOU) between the Long Prairie-Grey Eagle School District, Browerville School District, and Fischer’s Fitness LLC.
The MOU would have paved the...
The City of Long Prairie is still in limbo with what to do with the former Motl Plumbing building at 15 Third Street N.
At the start of the city council meeting on March 20, City Administrator Ted Gray requested to add a hearing for a hazardous building for the former Motl Plumbing building located...
When there’s a fire, a person needing medical assistance, a crash, domestic disturbance, or trouble at the school—who do you call?
The Long Prairie Police Department is going to be there, but they are feeling a squeeze with the current staff shortage of four officers when usually it’s a six-...
