November 2022

Letters to the Editor

Letter to editor: Carbon Pipeline Concerns Area residents and landowners should be concerned about the proposed hazardous CO2 pipeline which Summit Carbon Solutions (SCS) plans to construct through this area. It would affect more people than just those with easements on their property. There are a host of unknown safety risks inherent to transporting highly pressurized CO2 in underground pipelines. The health and safety of people should be the top priority over profits.

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Ask a trooper

Question: I was wondering what the state guidelines are regarding smoked or tinted headlights. Are they legal? Answer: Minnesota law does not allow for this.

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Redwood County to launch ‘Operation Green Light’ in support of local Veterans

In advance of the upcoming Veterans Day holiday, Redwood County announces that county buildings will be illuminated green Nov. 7-13 as part of Operation Green Light, a new national collaborative initiative of the National Association of Counties (NACo) to support military veterans, as well as raise awareness about the unique challenges faced by many veterans and the resources that are available at the county, state, and federal level to assist veterans and their families.

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GFW hosting Angela Kennecke for Opioid Awareness Event on Nov. 14

As part of an ongoing effort to highlight the importance of an all-around education including social emotional learning and overall health, GFW Public Schools is hosting investigative journalist Angela Kennecke to present on the opioid crisis. Kennecke will be speaking to students and staff during the school day at GFW Middle School and High School, with an additional presentation taking place in the evening that will be open to the public. Kennecke is a seasoned investigative journalist who was working on a story on drug overdoses on the day she got the news that her 21-year-old daughter, Emily, died of an overdose. An autopsy revealed that Emily died of fentanyl poisoning after having obtained what she thought was heroin.

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Redwood Falls Blood Drive results from Monday, Oct. 17

Milestones: 1 Gallon - Randy Hemphill, Sandy Wacek 2 Gallon - Andy Easley, Chad Kamolz 3 Gallon - Julie Faugstad, Kelly Breitkreutz 4 Gallon - Alexander Boyle 5 Gallon - Brad Prahl 9 Gallon - Mary Liebl 10 Gallon - Aaron Deterling 11 Gallon - Theresa Wertish 12 Gallon - Judy Kodet 14 Gallon - Jody Gewerth 15 Gallon - Donald Leopold, Laura Kohler 16 Gallon - Kayleen Dahmes, Kevin Passe, Glendon Dahmes Scheduled Donors: 108 Goal 118 Units Walk-ins: 7 No-shows: 11 Deferrals: 14 Total Units Collected: 120 .

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me explain it like this

me explain it like this. Say we took an empty coffee can from under the kitchen sink and we filled it to the brim with steel ball bearings. There’d be unity inside the confines of that coffee can. By that, I mean, we’d have a can full of ball bearings all packed tightly together, and in that way, there’d be unity, but what is it, that binds them all together? –the container they’re in, right?

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