It might have seemed a little daunting at first. But a Cottonwood couple said speaking to members of Congress about agriculture earlier this month was an important task. “When we were talking with (Rep.) Michelle Fischbach, she said, ‘You guys are our eyes on the ground,’ ” said ...
ST. LOUIS, Mo. — A group of Southwest Minnesota State University culinary students traveled to St. Louis, Missouri, last week for the Research Chef Association (RCA) conference, and placed first in the student product development competition. “It went very smoothly,” said SMSU ...
HENDRICKS — There was a learning curve for Hendricks City Administrator David Blees when he accepted the job 21 years ago. “It took me about five years (to get acclimated),” he joked when talking about his position and the many hats he wears in the community of 630. Blees is from St. ...
MARSHALL — A report was sent to the city attorney’s office for consideration of domestic assault and no-contact violation charges against a Marshall man, 39, in an incident at 2:28 a.m. Friday on the 1200 block of Patricia Court, Marshall Police said. TRACY — A suspicious incident ...
LYND — Science students from Lynd Public School have been working on a new project and creating their own maple syrup production from the trees on school property. After collecting the sap, they run it through a concentration system and boil it, and watch as it turns into a raw syrup. ...
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