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The compensation of Hormel Foods CEO Jeffrey Ettinger stayed steady at nearly $9-million for the 2011 fiscal year. An Associated Press analysis shows the value of Ettinger’s salary, options, and perks increased for the year …
22 Dec 11
Firefighters from across the state gathered Wednesday at Chanhassen Fire Department #1 to announce that they have exceeded their fundraising goal for the construction of a memorial honoring the state’s fallen firefighters, with more than …
22 Dec 11
Renville County’s Board of Commissioners toured the area proposed as a possible off-highway vehicle park on Tuesday, one week before they will take a vote on it. The West Central Tribune reports the quiet December …
21 Dec 11
The Lester Prairie Police Department is asking for the publics help in finding a missing person. 45-year-old Scott Jeffrey Roush was last heard from Monday at 8:45am when he told his daughter he was running …
21 Dec 11
Archer Daniels Midland-Benson Quinn and United Farmers Coop (UFC) Monday announced the formation of a joint venture that will build and operate a grain elevator in Brownton, MN, with a total storage capacity of 3.6 …
20 Dec 11
The Red Cross Bloodmobile is in the area again this week. On Tuesday, donors can give blood in Cosmos at the American Legion from noon until 6pm. On Wednesday, the Bloodmobile is in Watertown at …
19 Dec 11
Maybe we won’t have a white Christmas, but you’d never know it by looking at the slopes around Kimball. Kimball’s Powder Ridge Winter Recreation Area is doing just fine. General Manager and co-owner Jerry Wahlin …
19 Dec 11
Authorities are investigating the death of a 19-year-old man in a goose hunting accident near Danube. The Renville County Sheriff’s Office says it received a 911 call at about 9:45am Saturday. Emergency responders found Nicholas …
19 Dec 11
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 …
