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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...
Friday, October 16
724 – stopped a vehicle for an equipment violation.
Thursday, October 15
732 – stopped a vehicle for speed.
732 – stopped vehicle for failure to wear seat belt.
732 – cited driver for driving without MN Drivers license and for the seatbelt violation.
732 – stopped vehicle for...
Long Prairie Police
Department
Jalil James Freeman, Long Prairie. Possess drug paraphernalia. $50 fine. $90 fees.
Tkoel Iyechad, Long Prairie. Drive without a valid license. $100 fine. $90 fees.
Victor Manuel Juarez-Rodriguez, Melrose. Drive without a valid license. $100 fine. $90 fees. Proof of...
Two weeks ago Long Prairie-Grey Eagle High School head football coach Randy Mechels offered his resignation before the season had come to an end.
However, things have changed regarding this.
The Long Prairie-Grey Eagle School Board held a closed session Oct. 7 under Minnesota statute in relation...
For a little over a month now, Dr. Ryan Scott has been getting a feel for his new practice here in Long Prairie as the newest provider at CentraCare.
Dr. Scott didn’t necessarily like the feel of larger cities and was looking for the type of practice that only a small town could afford.
“That’s...
If you happened to drive through downtown Swanville on Saturday afternoon, you may have done a double take when glancing over at Red’s Irish Pub.
That is because Red’s was playing host to a human foosball tournament. Yes, you read that right, human foosball! The activity is gaining popularity...
