At Tuesday morning’s meeting of the Yellow Medicine County Board of Commissioners, Project Turnabout CEO Marti Paulson was on hand to provide a presentation on Project Turnabout’s operations and facilities.
Late last week, work began to demolish one of the historic buildings in Clarkfield, located at the intersection of Highway 59. The building was once home to one of Clarkfield’s early businesses, Farmer’s Co-op Creamery Association, but has been vacant for some time. The property is now owned by the cooperative gas station next door, and the removal of the building will allow for space for the service station to add new gas pumps.
Jonah is one of my favorite books of Bible. So much happens in this short book with only four chapters.
Belview GRACE LUTHERAN CHURCH Sundays: 9 a.m. Holy Communion, 10:15 a.m.
The annual Maker’s Market is returning to the River Walk this summer beginning in the month of June. Rose Chambs will be one of the vendors at the market this summer with her handmade goods under the business name Chambs Creations. Her best sellers are her personalized signs, cups, and window decals. Chambs says, “Apart from cups and bottles, I’ve been trying to have items that people don’t usually have at vendor shows, I’ve been doing a ton of new projects this year and people love them!”
The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources has finalized trapping rule changes to help minimize the risk of accidental take of federally- threatened Canada lynx in Minnesota. In February, Federal District Court Judge Eric C.
Mobile app to make travel easier in Greater Minnesota, Rochester, Mankato When a person wants to take a trip across the country, they can choose from a variety of travel planning apps to help make that happen. But what if the trip they want to take is from Mankato to New Ulm, or within their own community, using non-personal transportation? The Minnesota Department of Transportation has launched a pilot project to bring trip planning and payment technology for daily trips in areas less dense than in an urban setting.
• The fishing opener refers to the start of fishing for walleye, northern pike, bass, and trout in lakes on inland waters of Minnesota. Seasons for some other species, including sunfish, crappie and channel catfish, are open all year. Seasons also vary on Minnesota waters that border other states or Canadian provinces. Muskellunge season opens on Saturday, June 3.
The Echo Lions Club, established in 1963 currenly has eleven members that work together to host a number of opportunities for the community to come together for a good time. Most recently, the group has hosted events such as the Santa Days event prior to Christmas that included a visit from Santa and free turkey/ ham BINGO, a winter BINGO event, and the annual Echo Days community festival held the third weekend in August.