WABASSO — A trio of candidates running for Minnesota state Senate in Sen. Gary Dahms’ district shared their positions on a wide range of issues at a forum this week. Senate District 15 candidates Tiffany Lesmeister-Knott, Braxton Seifert and Brian Mock took part in the forum, organized by ...
COTTONWOOD — Jonathan and Carolyn Olson’s family farm has been going for more than a century. But within the past 30 years, they’ve made some changes, focusing on raising organic crops. “It brings us different opportunities, and it’s something we enjoy, the diversity and the ...
CJ Schwan’s has a new interim CEO, the company announced Tuesday. In a press release, CJ Schwan’s said that Dr. Gregory Yep, chairman of the CJ Schwan’s board and CEO of CJ Foods, has been appointed interim CEO. CJ Schwan’s spokespeople said Yep will oversee CJ Schwan’s ...
NEW ULM – New Ulm native Brittany Nosbush has had a long career working with the Department of Natural Resources (DNR), helping to protect natural land. In April, she’ll mark nine years of real estate work, specializing in acquisitions for the Lands and Minerals Division (LAM). Her work with LAM brought in contact with many other state conservation groups, like Ducks Unlimited. Recently, Ducks Unlimited chose to honor Nosbush’s efforts toward shared conservation goals by awarding her the 2026 Beyond the Call Award. “It's a huge honor to receive this award from my ...
One of the three candidates running for Minnesota state Senate in District 15 said Monday that he wasn’t the only candidate who was in Washington, D.C., the day of riots at the U.S. Capitol. “One of my opponents here, Tiffany (Lesmeister-Knott) was there, but she doesn’t talk about it,” Brian Mock said, during his closing statements at a Republican candidate forum in Wabasso. “I went to Jan. 6 supporting our president. That happened back then. There’s bigger fish to fry, as we know, on waste, fraud and abuse,” Lesmeister-Knott said in response to Mock. “I was just ...
MARSHALL — Undeterred by the 38-degree temperature, Drew Shaw and Sarah Vogel declared their spot on Main Street 20 minutes before the start of Saturday’s St. Patrick’s Parade. They usually travel back to their hometown, Davenport, Iowa, for the St. Patricks Day Bi-state parade. But ...
