Scott Newman and challenger Amy Wilde bring vast experience to Senate District 18 race
There are problems with MNsure, but what is the source? That, and other questions, contrast incumbent Scott Newman, R-Hutchinson, and challenger Amy Wilde, DFL-Dassel Township. The two candidates ...
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EDITORIAL: New map shows radon’s threat
The Minnesota Department of Health delivered good and bad news to residents this past week. The bad: A map developed by the Department of Health shows how 40 percent of the state’s homes ...
Iran supreme leader criticizes proposed nuclear talks with US, upending push to negotiation
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iran’s supreme leader said Friday that negotiations with America “are not intelligent, ...
A tale of two counties: McLeod and Meeker
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 ...
At long last, U.S. Highway 212 expansion breaks ground
After more than a decade of planning, a 4.5-mile portion of U.S. Highway 212’s four-lane expansion has begun.Stretching from Cologne (Highway 36) to Carver (Highway 11/Jonathan Carver ...
New legislative district map shows big changes for Meeker County
Minnesota’s political landscape saw a significant shift last week. And nowhere was that shift more pronounced than Meeker County, which finds itself divided three ways by the new legislative ...
New legislative maps reshape Litchfield, Meeker County politics
Minnesota’s future legislative district map released Tuesday by the Minnesota Judicial Branch shows a significantly changed political landscape for Litchfield and Meeker County. According to ...
120 years of experience in McLeod County
Between improvements to parks, the maintenance of equipment and the clearing of snowy roads, a lot of work has been done between three McLeod County men over the past 40 years. Parks director Al ...
City officials bridge the urban-rural divide
Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey visited Litchfield Thursday as state Rep. Dean Urdahl’s guest. Urdahl said he offered Frey a similar tour he extended to St. Paul Mayor Melvin Carter this past ...
County approves absentee ballot plan
The McLeod County Board last week unanimously approved a plan from McLeod County Auditor-Treasurer Connie Kurtzweg to establish an equitable absentee Ballot Board. The plan is based upon rules ...
These local officials won’t appear on the ballot
The general election is still five months away, but changes to local representation are already assured as some local elected officials head toward retirement. Sen. Scott Newman, R-Hutchinson, did ...
AIS battle needs all hands on deck
Another local Meeker County lake was added to the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources infested water list in 2021. The state agency confirmed zebra mussels were found in Lake Francis ...