Opinions
I take it all back. Todd County Commissioner Randy Neumann is working to do his job and last week the results of his efforts to do so showed.
Let me explain. A few weeks ago I wrote that Commissioner Neumann had mismanaged a tax forfeit house in my village and, as a result, a perfectly livable...
School enrollment is a critical factor for all schools in making decisions about finances, academic, co-curricular and extra-curricular programs as well as decisions about our facilities; this week’s column will review recent historical enrollment numbers and look at a projection for future...
The Long Prairie-Grey Eagle School Board set the preliminary tax levy for 2020 at their regular September meeting. While this is the preliminary levy and changes are possible, the Board may not increase the levy only lower the levy; this is the topic of this week’s column.
The levy will decrease...
The tragic events that recently impacted our community have left this writer, among many others, not only feeling a sense of tremendous loss but also struggling to understand how such an unspeakable act could happen. Condolences to the Bennett family—know that you are in our thoughts.
These have...
To the Editor:
The family of James Jr. would like to express our heartfelt thanks to everyone who came together to make James’ Make-A-Wish celebration a huge success.
To Make-A-Wish for planning and putting on the event; Mayor Jodi Dixon for her Facebook post and constant help and support;...
The start of school is two-weeks out as this column goes to press and this week’s column will update readers on the status of our building and summer projects.
Elementary
The Elementary School is ready for students for the 2019-20 school year. This was the host school for our summer school program...
I spent my last Sunday in Mexico helping launch La Fiesta de los Puercos de la Trinitaria, or the Festival of Trinitaria’s Pigs.
In Mexico there are many fiestas. Some are celebrated by the entire nation. Many are local, like Oaxaca’s Fiesta of the Radishes.
The Fiesta of the Pigs is very...
To the Editor:
Pretrial, Probation, and Parole Supervision Week is a time to recognize and celebrate the dedicated and caring individuals in our communities who work tirelessly to make our neighborhoods safer and more vibrant places to live and raise families. These professionals are on duty each...
I started to watch the much hyped “Democrat debates” but found my stomach wasn’t as strong as I previously thought. Even though I had respectfully watched the entire Bernie Sanders Townhall on Fox, with no problem, (the man straight up tells you he’s a socialist) I could only watch the rest of them...
This Summer has been a busy one for your local school district as we continue the process of completing deferred maintenance projects and providing much needed updates to our facilities.
Elementary School
The major project at the elementary school is taking more time than anticipated due to...
