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The Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development (DEED) has awarded a $33,627 grant under its Minnesota Job Skills Partnership to train 46 workers at RiteWay Manufacturing Inc. Located in Lester Prairie, RiteWay provides a …
07 Mar 12
Three local legislators will be holding a town hall meeting in Stewart this week. On Friday, Republican State Senator Scott Newman of Hutchinson and Republican State Representatives Ron Shimanski of Silver Lake and Glenn Gruenhagen …
06 Mar 12
The McLeod County Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party (DFL) Convention is this Sunday in Hutchinson. The convention is being held at Ridgewater College at 12:30 Sunday afternoon (March 11th.) Officials say the business will include considering resolutions to …
06 Mar 12
Spring Load Restrictions will go into effect on all McLeod County Highways today (Tuesday, March 6th) and will remain in effect until further notice. Officials say the restrictions protect the investments made in our highways …
06 Mar 12
A 20-year-old Willmar man was sentenced Monday to 39 months in prison for his role in a two-week crime spree last spring that included stealing, burning and crashing vehicles and setting fire to an occupied …
06 Mar 12
State Senator Gary Kubly of Granite Falls has died. Senate Minority Leader Tom Bakk says Kubly’s family told him the senator died Friday. The 68-year-old senator was diagnosed with ALS, or Lou Gehrig’s Disease, …
05 Mar 12
Authorities say an accidental gas leak caused a house explosion that killed a man last week in West-Central Minnesota. 64-year-old Daniel Rustad’s body was found in the rubble of the house explosion on shores of …
05 Mar 12
Officials have determined a bomb threat found last week at New Ulm High School was a hoax. Superintendent Harold Remme says when a note was discovered Thursday afternoon, school officials responded immediately. The threat was …
05 Mar 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 …
