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Andy Otremba, a track coach and parent, presented about the condition of the track at the Nov. 20 Long Prairie-Grey Eagle School Board meeting. Over the summer, a company did some bore sampling to check on continuing maintenance, but that left holes and mounds on several lanes of the track. Otremba...
The Osakis City Council met on Monday, Nov. 13, for a regularly scheduled meeting. The council approved personnel issues including an increase in wages for part-time staff at the Osakis Municipal Liquor Store, the use of an Osakis police car by an officer living in Alexandria while he is on call,...
A purchase agreement for 390 Ninth Street NE was approved after it was considered a third time on Nov. 20 by the Long Prairie City Council. The property was sold to Jamie and Andrea Flan for $2,900. Flan is a local real estate agent with development on his mind. The Flans already own over 3 acres...
The Todd County Board of Commissioners denied a tax increment financing (TIF) plan on Nov. 21 for the Fourth Street Apartments being constructed for Long Prairie Packing employees. Ehlers, the public finance advisors for the city, sent a letter in early October to the county auditor requesting Todd...
The Todd-Wadena Community Corrections Sentencing-to-Serve (STS) Shop is going up soon on the northwest corner of Main Street and Second Avenue in Eagle Bend. STS workers complete an average of 11,500 hours each year within the two counties, according to Community Corrections Director Kathy Langer,...
The Swanville School Board has been busy preparing for the future of their facilities with progress already being made on the district’s $6.24 million HVAC systems project. The board has already received bids on the project and will award the contracts at the November meeting. The bond sale that...
The Upsala School District is moving forward at a good clip with its voter-approved HVAC project. The district recently completed a walkthrough with prospective contractors and then held their bid opening Oct. 31. The bids will be considered at the November meeting. The school board in November...
On Oct. 16 the Long Prairie City Council approved a change order for construction at driveways off of Riverside Drive. The change order adds $47,616 to the cost of the road project at Riverside Drive. The bulk of this cost comes from expanding “driveway patching limits” and constructing a 4-inch-...
The bus-driver shortage is impacting student athletes, according to Activities Director Kelsey Paurus. At the Oct. 17 Long Prairie-Grey Eagle School Board meeting, Paurus said there are concerns she had with transportation for activities. There is only one smaller van available, and the fall...
Osakis City Council members were confronted with the reality of rising costs for police at their Oct. 9 meeting. Police Chief Chad Gulbranson asked the council to consider increasing the pay of part-time officers. “With over 173 law enforcement openings across the state currently and the decline...

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