The Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development provides snapshots each month of different counties across the state. Below are statistics for McLeod and Meeker counties. McLeod ...

What is the state of our state’s 87 counties? The word that most resonates with me when I contemplate this is “resolute.” Counties are resolute in our mission to serve. Minnesota’s ...

Local representatives named health care, transportation, tax reform and education as priorities going into the new legislative biennium Tuesday. “I’m sincerely optimistic that we’re ...

Don’t start out for the Kondike unless you have about $1,000 in hard cash that you would as soon blow as not. Mow the weeds. The dogs have to be taken out into the fields ...

With no improvement in mental health indicators, a higher rate of obesity than reported statewide, reports of food insecurity, and lower rates of tobacco and alcohol use, data gathered in the ...

The Minnesota Department of Human Services recently suspended the at-home daycare license held by a member of the South St.

Oh, my, have we slipped. Back in 2011, when the first County Health Rankings were released by the University of Wisconsin Population Health Institute, our humble McLeod County was ranked best ...

Two dozen Minnesota counties have found themselves at the forefront of a national issue, but at the moment that lens hasn’t turned to McLeod County. Kandiyohi County was among the first to ...

The Mid-Minnesota Development Commission will host its annual public informational meeting for the Area Transportation Partnership’s 2020-2023 Area Transportation Improvement Program at 10 ...

The majority of federal COVID-19 relief funds spent by McLeod County went to assist small businesses. The county’s $4.37 million share was part of $853 million given to Minnesota cities, ...

McLeod County Board members vented their frustration at the state Tuesday morning during a discussion about regional transportation options. “Social workers are darn near in tears because their ...