Round and round…a weekend of fun

Round and round…a weekend of fun

There was another weekend of fun to be had in the area this last weekend with the 47th Annual Swanville Mid Summer Carnival, sponsored by the Swanville Lions Club. Whether it was the finger staining barbeque chicken or the rides and games that brought you to the carnival there was something for everyone old, young [...]

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Grey Eagle Elementary to remain open for use

By Jason C. Brown, Publisher/Editor
Though classes won’t be held at the Grey Eagle Elementary School this coming year, the building will remain open for use for the next year. 
The Long Prairie-Grey Eagle School Board will need to give its final approval, but the consensus among members of the committee set up to explore what to do [...]

Concerns with Open Meeting Law prompts Grey Eagle City Council to look at permitting again

By Jason C. Brown, Publisher/Editor

After an effort at the last meeting of the Grey Eagle City Council to expedite the building permitting process, the council will be taking another look at the process at its next meeting July 14 at 7 p.m. in the council chambers.
The second look at the recently approved process, which called for [...]

Auction barn owner charged with grand theft

By Geri Wiegele
Staff Writer
Joey “Joe” Varner, 52, Pierz, has been charged with aggravated grand theft in connection with the March 3 disappearance of 188 head of yearling heifer cattle from the Watertown Livestock Auction Market in Watertown, South Dakota.  The day the cattle were discovered missing, they were scheduled to be sold to satisfy [...]

Tragedy strikes with electrocution

Eight-year old Wendel Lamor Fox died as the result of a farm accident at his Hartford Township home, Monday, June 22.
At approximately 8:34 p.m., the Todd County Sheriff’s Office received a report the boy had been electrocuted while he was standing in a puddle of water near a large barn fan.  Deputies administered [...]

LP-GE School board approves preliminary budget

By Jason C. Brown,
Publisher/Editor

Now that the legislature has kind of finished their jobs balancing the budget, entities like school districts are required to submit their budgets for the coming school year.
The Long Prairie-Grey Eagle School Board did just that last week during its regular meeting Monday in Long Prairie.
A number of positive things will work [...]

Swanville School Board approves preliminary budget

By Jason C. Brown, Publisher/Editor
In an age where school districts are struggling with budget cuts in the hundreds of thousands or millions, some are more fortunate, and the Swanville School District hopes to continue being one of those out of the red.
At its last meeting, the Swanville School Board approved a preliminary budget almost identical to [...]

Grey Eagle Council to try and ease the permit process

By Jason C. Brown, Publisher/Editor

The Grey Eagle City Council held a relatively uneventful meeting June 9 except for a few things that may streamline city services.
A discussion was held on building permits and the way they are currently being issued.
To help streamline the process, since the council meets only once a month, the council decided that [...]

Prairie Fest was a high-flying good time for everyone

Prairie Fest was a high-flying good time for everyone

By Jason C. Brown, Publisher/Editor
Mother nature dealt some wet blows this last Father’s Day and Prairie Fest weekend, but it didn’t stop people from attending what has become a popular festival. 
Organizer Randy Mechels estimated that over the course of the four days of Prairie Fest, there were around 20,000 people that attended.
“Friday night was a big [...]

Who will be crowned this year?

Who will be crowned this year?

Prairie Fest Kicks off a weekend of events in Long Prairie beginning with the 2nd annual Prairie Fest Scholarship Pageant June 17 at 7 p.m. in the Long Prairie-Grey Eagle High School Auditorium. Candidates this year include, in front, from left, Rynae Nelson, daughter of Marcus and Beth Nelson; Dani Toenyan, daughter of Duaghter of [...]