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Mornings were cold until the fire was stocked and the rooms were nearly always the same—wood burning stoves, a flag, and desks for the students and teacher. These rooms, and the buildings they were in were a common sight along lonely country roads. These were our country schools.
Many of these...
On Tuesday, August 4, residents of Long Prairie are invited to join forces with thousands of communities nationwide for the “32nd Annual National Night Out” (NNO) crime and drug prevention event. National Night Out, which is sponsored by the National Association of Town Watch (NATW), will involve...
The Swanville School Board will once again ask the district’s voters to approve an increase in per-pupil funding.
The district narrowly lost its last ballot question for the same request at the last election.
The board approved a measure at its meeting July 15 to ask the voters for a 10 year...
Finance was again a topic of discussion at last Monday’s LPGE school board meeting held at the secondary school.
While a three-year plan to balance the budget was put in place, a variety of circumstances will result in it being difficult to achieve the original goal.
At the meeting, Superintendent...
There is a location change for your August meeting (due to construction at the Middle School). The Prairie Quilters meeting will be held in the Commons Area at the Long Prairie-Grey Eagle High School (across the street from the Fairgrounds). The August meeting will be held Thursday, August 6, 2015...
Central Minnesota Credit Union (CMCU) has been named one of the Top Healthiest Credit Unions in the U.S. by DepositAccounts.com, an online publication focused on providing consumers with information on banking and savings institutions.
Central Minnesota Credit Union is ranked in the top 2% of all...
The Todd County Sheriff’s Office and Todd County Project Lifesaver is available to county residents. The Todd County sheriff’s Office received a grant through the Bureau of Justice Assistance and the grant covered the required training and equipment necessary for the program. Project Lifesaver...
Wednesday, July 15
At 6:48 a.m., Todd County Sheriff’s Office received a report of a one-vehicle rollover on County RD 11 in section 9 of Little Sauk Township south of County Rd 93. Hunter Sorenson of Vergas MN was traveling northbound on County Rd 11 in his 2002 white Chevy Silverado when he lost...
The following cases were heard before Judge Daniel A. Benson in Seventh District Court in Todd County July 6.
Gilberto Guzman-Diaz, Long Prairie. Disorderly conduct. Continued. Condition – Adult (No same or similar, for six months.) Probation to the Court, 6 months. Service – Adult (Community work...
Donald Arnold Warnecke Jr., Long Prairie to Kristine Theresa Thieschafer, Long Prairie, July 13, 2015.
Michael Joseph Blommel, Clarissa to Bobbie Jo Monti, Clarissa, July 15, 2015.
Leroy A. Bontrager, Bertha to Martha H. Yoder, Bertha, July 15, 2015.
