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The Long Prairie City Council is preparing to move forward with the demolition of the former creamery building in downtown Long Prairie.
The building, which last held the Bjerga Feed store, has fallen into a state of disrepair. In fact, during the last significant weather event, portions of the...
The Todd County Sheriff’s Office is investigating an ATV accident that resulted in one person being airlifted to St. Cloud.
The Todd County Sheriff’s Office reported that around 9 p.m. Aug. 5 they received a report of an ATV accident on Akela Drive in Kandota Township.
Witnesses stated that the...
The Long Prairie City Council is moving forward with its wastewater treatment facility expansion project.
The council approved the sale of two bonds; a Series A bond valued at $12 million and a Series B bond valued at nearly $2 million.
The sale of the bonds will allow the city to move forward...
It’s hard to believe, but the start of the Minnesota State Fair is just two weeks away. From butter sculptures to bottomless milk, it’s time once again to celebrate dairy traditions at the Great Minnesota Get-Together!
Visitors to this year’s fair have a variety of ways they can partake in all the...
Todd-Wadena Electric Cooperative (TWEC) Board of Directors is pleased to announce Daniel Carlisle has accepted the position as President/Chief Executive Officer and Legal Counsel. Carlisle, who currently serves as an attorney for Pemberton Law Office, will succeed current President/CEO Robin Doege...
CentraCare Health – Long Prairie’s Meadow Place, located at 220 CentraCare Drive, (just south of the medical campus), will have a 1st Anniversary open house celebration from 2 p.m. – 4p.m. on Thursday, Aug. 30.
Meet and join the Meadow Place team for tours, hors d’oeuvre’s, and music by the Cline...
The following are upcoming events brought to you by area Great River Regional libraries:
1,000 Books Before Kindergarten
What: Sign up for reading fun with our 1000 books before kindergarten program. Reading to children is the number one indicator of future success in school. This is a fun...
The clove is a dried flower bud taken from the highly aromatic tropical evergreen tree of the same name. This tree, which can grow to heights of up to 30 feet, flourishes in the warm, humid climates of places such as Indonesia, Sri Lanka, Brazil and Tanzania.
Cloves have been used for thousands of...
It’s already August—can you believe it?? Where has summer gone?? That was the same line as last week’s Leader News started out BUT it’s true -- I can’t believe how fast the time is going.
The pool noodles were batting the hockey puck around at table hockey, many residents came and enjoyed the...
Following heavy rains this past spring, more lakeshore property owners than usual were asking the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources about an unexpected visitor – floating bogs dislodged by the high water and coming to rest against docks, water outlets and boat landings.
“This has been a...
