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Division II State Tournament at Sacred Heart Friday, July 30: Wadena 2, Luverne 0 Tri-Town (Atwater) 3, Glenwood-Lowry (Minnewaska) 2 Roseau 5, Holy Family 0 Sacred Heart/Maccray 8, LaCrescent 1 Saturday, July 31: (winners’ bracket) […]

THE WINDOM SCHOOL BOARD WILL HOLD A SPECIAL MEETING AT NOON TODAY IN THE MIDDLE/HIGH SCHOOL CONFERENCE ROOM.  THE BOARD WILL MEET IN A BRIEF SESSION TO CONSIDER APPROVING A CONTRACT FOR A NEW VOCAL MUSIC […]

THE COTTONWOOD COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS MET LAST WEEK.   THE BOARD ACCEPTED A BID FROM LOHRENZ EXCAVATING TO DEMOLISH A BUILDING ON SOME TAX-FORFEITED PROPERTY.  THE BOARD APPROVED CONDITIONAL USE PERMITS FOR A SHOP BUILDING […]

THE CITY OF WINDOM HAS ISSUED A WATER USE ADVISORY.   ACCORDING TO THE D-N-R, MUCH OF SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA INCLUDING COTTONWOOD AND JACKSON COUNTIES, IS LISTED AS “D-2” FOR SEVERE DROUGHT.  THE D-N-R IS REQUESTING THAT ALL COMMUNITY […]

THE MURRAY COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS WILL MEET AT 8:30 THIS MORNING AT THE COUNTY GOVERNMENT CENTER IN SLAYTON.  THERE WILL BE AN UPDATE ON A PROPOSED COUNTY-WIDE REDETERMINATION OF DITCH BENEFITS.  BIDS MAY BE AWARDED FOR […]

THE WINDOM SCHOOL BOARD HOLDS A WORK-SESSION AT 6:30 THIS EVENING AT THE CITY HALL COUNCIL CHAMBERS.    ADULT MEAL PRICES WILL BE SET FOR THE NEXT SCHOOL YEAR.  THE BOARD WILL REVIEW QUOTES FROM PROVIDERS OF […]

A REGULAR MEETING OF THE RED ROCK CENTRAL SCHOOL BOARD WAS HELD THIS WEEK.   THE BOARD VOTED TO CALL FOR AN ELECTION IN NOVEMBER ON A SCHOOL BUILDING REFERENDUM.  THIS IS CONTINGENT ON THE DISTRICT […]

THE BUSINESS, ARTS AND RECREATION CENTER IS HOLDING A SILENT AUCTION FUND-RAISER.   THE AUCTION WILL FEATURE OVER 100 ITEMS THAT HAVE BEEN DONATED BY LOCAL BUSINESSES AND SUPPORTERS OF THE ‘BARC’ CENTER.  BIDDING WILL TAKE […]

FUNDING IS AVAILABLE TO HELP LOW-INCOME FAMILIES TO BUY A HOUSE OR REPAIR THEIR CURRENT HOME.  THE U-S-D-A RURAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM HAS A ‘DIRECT HOME LOAN’ AVAILABLE.  THIS IS FOR PEOPLE WHO ARE CLASSIFIED AS […]

THE COTTONWOOD COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS WILL MEET AT 9:00 THIS MORNING AT THE COUNTY COURTHOUSE IN WINDOM.   THE BOARD WILL CONSIDER A REQUEST FROM THE CITY OF WINDOM TO APPROVE AN EXTENSION FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF […]