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The Grey Eagle City Council approved a couple of rate increases for city utilities effective Jan. 1, 2016.
The base rate for water service will increase to $14 from $12.50.
Also increasing is the base rate for sanitary sewer service. This will go to $32.00 from the current $29.75.
Along with...
A Hewitt man, 25-year-old Don Poplin, who was driving a Chevrolet Silverado, collided with a 1998 Chevrolet Lumina driven by 56-year-old Charles Denny of Staples resulting in Denny’s death.
According to the Minnesota State Patrol, Denny was traveling south on US Highway 71 near Wadena and made a...
The Swanville High School is proud to announce ninth grade student Grace Schultz as the grade seven through nine Student of the Month for September.
Grace is the daughter of Charlie and Jill Schultz. Grace stays active in school by participating in a wide range of activities. She has participated...
An undisclosed number of cattle being hauled by semi driver Nicholas Cotter, 30, Browerville, were killed when his tractor-trailer rolled on I-94 near St. Joseph.
According to the Minnesota State Patrol, the accident occurred around 4:40 a.m. Friday on the westbound lanes just east of the St....
The Long Prairie City Council recently approved a number of items to upgrade some items for the city.
The first item the council acted on was for a rooftop unit at the old city hall building, which housed the Long Prairie Chamber of Commerce and Great River Regional Library branch.
The bid for...
People living in Todd County who have trouble paying home energy bills may be eligible for assistance through the Energy Assistance Program (EAP). The Energy Assistance Program is funded by the Minnesota Department of Commerce and the United States Department of Health & Human Services. People...
The following cases were heard before Judge Daniel A. Benson in Seventh District Court in Todd County October 12.
Samuel Alan Lunser, Long Prairie. Leave scene-fail to provide information. Sentenced. Condition-Adult (Conditions, other, conviction entered. Under 21 Drink and drive. Sentenced....
Agricultural producers looking to solve natural resource problems on their farms will want to plan ahead and sign-up early for United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) funding. Cathee Pullman, USDA-Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) State Conservationist in Minnesota, announced...
The Winnebago’s were brought to the area from Fort Atkinson, Iowa by the United States government to be a buffer between two other warring tribes. As to why they picked this particular location now known as Long Prairie, that can be explained in a book called “Narrative of the march of Morgan’s...
The Department of Natural Resources reminds Minnesotans to be careful this fall when burning vegetative debris.
“In Minnesota, 98 percent of all wildfires are caused by people, and the largest contributor is burning debris like leaves, grass and brush,” said Linda Gormanson, DNR wildfire prevention...
