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On Thursday, the U.S. Senate approved the 2012 Farm Bill (The Agriculture Reform, Food and Jobs Act of 2012). U.S. House Agriculture Committee Ranking Member Collin Peterson of Minnesota made the following statement: “Today is …
22 Jun 12
The power is back on in Grove City. City Clerk Janell Johnson says crews got the power back on at 7:10 Wednesday night. Grove City had been without electricity for 70 hours, since Sunday night’s …
22 Jun 12
The Minnesota Holstein Association State Holstein Show, the Minnesota Junior Holstein State Show and the Minnesota State Red and White Show will be held June 21-23, at the McLeod County Fairgrounds in Hutchinson, Minn. The …
21 Jun 12
An emergency meeting for farmers who have concerns about hail damage to their crops is taking place today (Thursday) in Lafayette. The meeting was called after hail shredded corn stalks around the area during Tuesday’s …
21 Jun 12
After what some have called “Century Flooding,” water levels are still dangerously high around Duluth, Carlton and points along the North Shore. More than 10-inches of rain fell in some areas of the Northland in …
21 Jun 12
Officials with Meeker Co-op Power say they have restored power to more than 85 percent of the roughly 2500 members who lost power during the June 17th storm. Crews from McLeod Co-op Power in Glencoe …
21 Jun 12
A Hutchinson native won the Bjorklund Half Marathon as part of Grandma’s Marathon in Duluth this past weekend. Kelly Brinkman won the Bjorklund with a time of 1 hour, 18 minutes, and 10 seconds. Brinkman …
20 Jun 12
An 18-year-old from Cottonwood was in critical condition after a one vehicle rollover north of Fairfax Tuesday morning. The State Patrol says Darius Hott was driving south on Highway 4 about 7 miles north of Fairfax, ran …
20 Jun 12
Next year’s Minnesota Governor’s Fishing Opener will be held in the Brainerd Lakes Area on May 8-11, 2014. Explore Minnesota Tourism, the state’s tourism promotion office, organizes this event each year in coordination with a host …
