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The Todd County Commissioners received some good news concerning the Hilltop Regional Kitchen project taking place in Eagle Bend.
It’s no secret that Todd County is an aging county. But with this come certain challenges. As more and more of our elderly continue with their independence, these...
Elsie Keller, now 92, lives at her home north of Long Prairie and enjoys planting her garden each spring.
“I have two chairs out there and I try to keep near one of them,” she said. “It didn’t used to be that way.”
We recently visited with Elsie to learn about her life farming with her husband...
The Todd County Board of Commissioners is making headway in finding a new coordinator and human resources director.
The committee assigned to search out a viable candidate gave a report to the board during a work session last week.
The committee interviewed four candidates last week.
Todd County...
Just in case you haven’t noticed, politics have been taking center stage lately—at least on the national scene.
While the national scene garners most of the attention, important races will be held locally this year at both the school district, city, county and state level.
The filings for state...
August 2, the community of Long Prairie is invited to join forces with thousands of communities nationwide for the “33rd Annual National Night Out” (NNO) crime and drug prevention event.
National Night Out encourages neighbors and communities to come together, get acquainted with one another, and...
There were a number of personnel actions taken at last Monday’s monthly meeting of the Long Prairie-Grey Eagle school board.
One of those actions included accepting the resignation of secondary math teacher Brandon Puck. This vacancy created a minor issue for the district as it is midway through...
What could be more synonymous with spring then the sounds of children outside playing, laughing and carrying on?
The Long Prairie Chamber Orchestra will present their summer concert Aug. 4 at the Long Prairie-Grey Eagle High School Auditorium and make those sounds an orchestral reality.
Childhood...
Motorists traveling Highway 71 between Todd Line Road, south of Wadena, and Todd County Road 23 in Bertha, may encounter workers, heavy equipment and delays as the road is resurfaced beginning Monday, July 25.
Segments of Highway 71 will be reduced to a single lane from sunrise to sunset through...
Have you ever had Key Lime Pie or dessert made from fresh Key Limes? They are so much better than that mostly fake stuff you can buy from the freezer section or that box of God knows what you whip up into something with a taste slightly like the Lime. I suggest you buy a bag of Key Limes and juice...
Summer continues to fly by.. I can’t believe August is just around the corner. The Fair is over and Prairie Days is in the past. Last week we had to cancel the golf cart ride due to the heat and humidity but we were able to get the Lilac Lane picnic in with lots of help from staff and volunteers....
