News
By Erik Posz, Staff Writer
Mon Jun 29, 2009, 02:00 PM CDT
Burton Tellefsen was a visionary.
Decades before there were formal conservation programs, Tellefsen was planting grass buffer strips, creating holding ponds for runoff, planting tens-of-thousands of trees and fought to preserve surface water and water quality.
By Erik Posz, Staff Writer
Mon Jun 29, 2009, 01:56 PM CDT
A desire to live in the country and be closer to the land, that's what brought Steven and Molly Suss from the Twin Cities to rural Lucan.
By Joshua Dixon, Staff Writer
Wed Jun 24, 2009, 03:27 PM CDT
Eagle Scout candidate burns flags as community service project
By Erik Posz, Staff Writer
Wed Jun 24, 2009, 12:13 PM CDT
Two-year old Anna Rogotzke complained about tummy aches for about seven to 10 days. She was running a fever on and off.
By Erik Posz, Staff Writer
Wed Jun 24, 2009, 12:10 PM CDT
Sunny Ruthchild, local farmer and entrepreneur, is taking a 107-year old building on Main Street in Milroy and bringing it into the 21st Century.
By Erik Posz, Staff Writer
Fri Jun 19, 2009, 12:35 PM CDT
A 17-day stay in the hospital got Bob Heitkamp’s brain working on a problem: the fact that about one-half of all intravenous (IV) lines come out accidentally at one time or another.
By Erik Posz, Staff Writer
Fri Jun 19, 2009, 12:31 PM CDT
Tatanka Arts People’s Choice Award winner Rudy Wigton
By Erik Posz, Staff Writer
Fri Jun 19, 2009, 12:28 PM CDT
Redwood County Deputy Dave Hester, who started on the department about one month ago, comes to his new job with an impressive resume.
By Erik Posz, Staff Writer
Fri Jun 19, 2009, 12:25 PM CDT
“I think the students, (particularly the urban students) have been awed by the experience of being outside of the city,” Alex Fink said. “And seeing all these miles and miles of farms and open space.”
By Erik Posz, Staff Writer
Wed Jun 17, 2009, 11:34 AM CDT
The Redwood County Council of the American Legion, in conjunction with Redwood Falls Troop 97 of the Boy Scouts of America, is conducting a flag burning ceremony Saturday, at 6:30 p.m. in the lower portion of Ramsey Park.
By Erik Posz, Staff Writer
Fri Jun 12, 2009, 03:57 PM CDT
At this past Tuesday’s work session meeting of the Red-wood County board, the commissioners sat down with Red-wood County Fifth District judge David Peterson and Redwood County attorney Patrick Rohland to discuss everything from out of home placements to electronic home monitoring and how these issues impact the county budget.
By Mark Steil
Tue Jun 09, 2009, 09:01 AM CDT
In southwestern Minnesota, Suzlon Energy says it plans to cut its workforce in half at the company's wind energy plant in Pipestone.
By Staff reports
Tue Jun 09, 2009, 08:57 AM CDT
A state quarantine has been issued on firewood, ash trees and ash tree products in two Minnesota counties after this week's discovery of emerald ash borer.
By Troy Krause, Editor
Mon Jun 08, 2009, 01:23 PM CDT
There is a lot of history behind what is known as Reede Gray Elementary School.
By Staff reports
Mon Jun 08, 2009, 01:22 PM CDT
• Chico and Sandy Jensen and Tim and Jennifer Gilk of Wood & Conn Corporation in Redwood Falls recently attended the Global Industries national and international sales conference in Arizona. The local company earned a Chairman’s Award, which signifies its exceptional sales volume during 2008.
By Staff reports
Mon Jun 08, 2009, 01:21 PM CDT
Bremer Bank is “Tak-ing Action Against Hunger” through the end of the month, as it raises funds for Feed-ing America, formerly known as America’s Second Harvest.
By Erik Posz, Staff Writer
Mon Jun 08, 2009, 01:19 PM CDT
The Redwood Soil and Water District office held a tour of its projects last Wednesday to highlight the work going on in the area to ensure clean, safe water that meets federal regulation standards.
By Staff reports
Mon Jun 08, 2009, 01:17 PM CDT
Mike Scott Ose, 58, of Echo, former police chief for the City of Redwood Falls was killed Thursday in a two-vehicle crash northeast of Sacred Heart.
By Erik Posz, Staff Writer
Fri Jun 05, 2009, 02:15 PM CDT
In an effort to deal with Governor Tim Pawlenty's anticipated unilateral budget unallotments, the Redwood County commissioners passed a tentative resolution Tuesday that would buy the county a little time
By Troy Krause, Editor
Fri Jun 05, 2009, 02:13 PM CDT
The RVHS Class of 2009 is scheduled to finish its time in high school Sunday when each of the approximately 90 members of the senior class don the cap and gown and walk into the Redwood Valley gym
By Erik Posz, Staff Writer
Fri Jun 05, 2009, 02:12 PM CDT
No one can argue there has been some nice weather this spring. Drier conditions have allowed farmers to get into fields sooner than one year ago, and planting is nearly complete.
However, that dry spell, which has been hitting the metro area heavily, is starting to expand westward.
