CentraCare – Redwood has been named among the 2025 Top 100 Critical Access Hospitals by The Chartis Center for Rural Health. Chartis’ annual Top 100 award program honors outstanding performance among the nation’s rural hospitals based on the results of the Chartis Rural Hospital Performance INDEX®.
Redwood County VFW Post #2553 recently made donations to Redwood County 4-H. The Post gave $1,000 to 4-H Leadership projects for award programs and training for youth leadership. Environmental Citizenship was supported with an $1,000 donation to upcoming wildlife and outdoor youth programs. Both project areas represent the VFW goals of developing responsible citizens through positive youth development.
Redwood Falls City Council met Tuesday, Feb. 4 and approved the Redwood Area Library Foundation’s donation of $26,459.04 to go towards the Redwood Falls Public Library expansion, soil testing, and the removal of trees in the area of construction.
The 100+ year old Redwood County VFW Post 2553 is continuing to celebrate the Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States 125th Anniversary. The VFW is a nonprofit veterans service organization comprised of eligible veterans and military service members from the active, guard and reserve forces. The VFW roots go back to 1899 when veterans of the Spanish-American War (1898) and the Philippine Insurrection (1899-1902) founded local organizations to secure rights and benefits for their service. Many arrived home wounded or sick. There was no medical care or veterans’ pension for them, and they were left to care for themselves. In their misery, some of these veterans banded together and formed organizations that would eventually band together and become known as the Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States.
The Redwood County Republican Party of Minnesota will be holding their annual convention on Saturday, Feb. 22 at the Redwood Area Community Center, 901 E. Cook Street, Redwood Falls, beginning at 2 p.m. Registration begins at 1 p.m.
The American Red Cross hosted its first blood drive of 2025 at the Redwood Area Community Center on Jan. 20 and 21. Despite sub-zero temperatures… Login to continue reading Login…
The Board of Education toured the new Redwood Valley Elementary School last week to view the construction progress.
On Thursday, Jan. 30, Senate Republicans held a press conference to introduce the Minnesotans First agenda for the 2025 session. The Minnesotans First Agenda aims to help Minnesotans with inflationary costs, rein in government spending, hold government accountable to fraud, keep Minnesotans safe, strengthen families, and protect children. Minnesotans First has five planks, beginning with helping Minnesotans with the high cost of living.
The state’s leading small business organization, the National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB) presented Senator Gary Dahms (R – Redwood Falls) with the prestigious Guardian of Small Business Award.
The 28th Annual Redwood Area Chamber Visionary Awards are prestigious honors. These seven awards are intended to recognize successful businesses, community leaders, as well as nonprofits.