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Train/truck crashes occur twice in 24 hours.
A train and a semi-tractor pulling a trailer with a heavy piece of earth-moving equipment and a train collided at 10:20 a.m. Thursday, August 13, on the Burns Avenue railroad crossing at County Road 3. The semi-tractor owned by M.R. Paving, driven by...
The Brown County Historical Society (BCHS) is spearheading a number of events to commemorate the 153rd anniversary of the U.S.-Dakota War the week of August 17.
New this year is a 13-stop luxury van tour of the Great Shetek Trail narrated by local historian Gary Wiltscheck. The tour will depart...
Brown County will be holding three public informational meetings throughout the county to explain the need for additional funding to maintain the roads and bridges of Brown County.
In 2013, the Minnesota Legislature authorized counties to approve a Local Option Sales Tax for Transportation. This...
Springfield native Karen Olson Rafinski is being recognized by Clark State Community College for her stellar career in the nation’s community colleges by naming the college’s new student center in her honor. The new building in Springfield, Ohio, will be dedicated Wednesday, August 19.
Dr. Rafinski...
“We wish we could farm full time,” says Glenn Jensen, whose family is being honored as a 2015 Farm Family by the University of Minnesota.
However, not being fulltime farmers does not, deter Glenn, wife Anita, and daughter Amanda from living and loving the country life.
Glenn and Anita both grew up...
After a month’s visit, Camille Picquart said “Au revoi,” — good-bye until we meet again — to Vicky and Matt Krueger and daughter Sydney.
Camille, 17, developed a wonderful friendship with 16-year-old Sydney during the past month when Camille lived with the Kruegers as a participant in the Nacel...
“The technical name for our service is Superior Mobility, LLC,” Schieffert said during a recent interview. The service can simply provide a ride to the local clinic or it can be complex when needing transportation for a medical appointment in the Twin Cities, Mankato or Rochester.
However, “that...
The community of Sanborn will celebrate their eighty-fourth annual Watermelon Days on Monday and Tuesday, July 27 and 28.
The schedule of events for Melon Days is as follows:
Monday, July 27: Kiddy Tractor Pull at 3:30 p.m. on River Street. The Kiddy Parade will be a 6:00 (with judging beforehand...
`The Springfield High School Agriculture Educa-tion program has been named The 2015 Outstanding Secondary Ag Program in the state of Minnesota.
T. J. Brown, Industrial Technology and Agriculture Education instructor, was recognized and presented the awards — a handsome wood and bronze plaque and a...
The Twin Cities Medical Society announces the first Honoring Choices Minnesota “Community Champion Service Award” (2015), a statewide award given to recognize an outstanding volunteer in Minnesota who has provided exemplary advance care planning (ACP) education, community engagement and action on a...
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