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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...
Agriculture 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, USA-Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) State Conservationist in Minnesota announced that...
Our Week In Review
Another busy week. We celebrated a Special Birthday, got together for coffee and pumpkin bars, sang along to hymns with Patty, and played $1 Bingo while we had some good pizza donated by Griff’s Pizza.
On Rose Lane residents cut out some ghosts and bats to help decorate, checked...
Wednesday, October 14
The department was paged to a combine fire in a cornfield by the address of 16782 Cty Rd 86. The fire started in the engine compartment of the Cat Lexon 585 R combine. Major damage was done to the engine and areas around it. Several covers had to be removed to access hot...
Tuesday, October 13
At 8:22 p.m., Todd County Sheriff’s Office received a call from John Petron, age 56 of rural Long Prairie. John was calling to report that Harlan Berndt, age 73, from rural Long Prairie, stole some pumpkins from JCP Farms on County 5. Harlan was later located in possession of...
