April 2023

YME Track & Field competes in TMB Invitational

April 27, 2023

Last week, the Yellow Medicine East Track & Field team traveled to Tracy for the TMB Invitational. The girls finished in 7th place with a score of 39, while the boys finished in 10th place with a score of 23. Individual scoring follows: GIRLS TEAM SCORING -- (7) Yellow Medicine East 39 Girls top three: TRIPLE JUMP – (2) Nicole Rillo, 32-4.5 POLE VAULT – (2) Klaira Shackelford, 6-6 BOYS TEAM SCORING -- (10) Yellow Medicine East 23 Boys top three: HIGH JUMP – (3) Brady Dahlager, 5-8 TRIPLE JUMP – (3) Dahlager, 37-6

Application deadline for bear hunt lottery closes May 5

April 27, 2023

Prospective bear hunters have until Friday, May 5, to apply for a bear hunting license from the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources. Applications for the 2023 season can be submitted online, at any license agent or by telephone at 888-6654236.

April 27, 2023

Vicki’s Camp N Country Jam is a “Smaller Intimate 3-day Festival” that hosts national & regional country music artists at the country setting “in the corn field”, near Redwood Falls, MN. Platinum-selling recording artist and ACM award-winning singer/songwriter, Chris Janson, along with the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, who trades on a mix of reimagined classics and newer works, were announced as headliners for the second annual festival being held on Friday and Saturday, July 7-8, 2023.

Flood waters continue to decline

April 27, 2023

Life after high school: are you ready to go to college?

April 27, 2023

Minnesota West Community & Technical College If you are the first generation of your family to have the opportunity for college, Minnesota West is offering a “College is for Me” program in June at our Worthington and Granite Falls Campuses. Free of cost to attend and we encourage first-generation students and English language learners of all ages with a High School diploma or GED to sign up.

Hair trends on display at downtown event

April 27, 2023

New plaques placed at Veterans Memorial Garden

April 27, 2023

April 27, 2023

Feature is taking a hiatus this week. In the meantime, feel free to continue nominating those you know who help to build community - whether it’s through small things, or very large, life-changing things. Those who inspire ideas in others they may not have considered, and who would offer words of encouragement from a place of having overcome their own challenges to be more involved in community.

YME tennis hosts Osakis

April 27, 2023

Last Tuesday, the YME boys varsity tennis team hosted Osakis, taking a 0-7 loss. Scoring from that meet follows: Singles (1) Isaac Maddock, def. Ryan Syring (YME) 6-0, 6-0 2) Tyler Stier def. Karter Canatsey (YME) 6-4, 6-4 (3) Bryce Moen def. Liam Hadfield (YME) 6-0, 6-0 (4) Micah Moore def. Evan Christianson (YME) 6-0, 6-1 Doubles (1) Connor Gulbranson/Marcus Wolf def. Gage Corner/Ryan Brouwer (YME) 6-4, 6-1 (2) Fisher Torgerson/Preston Stienert def. Devin Ladwig/Mathias Vonderharr (YME) 6-0, 6-0 (3) Kellen George/Trent Redetezke def. Hlaing Aung/Jayden Yackley (YME) 6-0, 6-2.

April 27, 2023

Last Tuesday, the YME boys varsity baseball team traveled to Kerkhoven to take on KMS for a 1-2 loss. Scoring from that game follows: YME 001 000 0-1 5 1 KMS 200 000 x-2 2 0 Hitting - Bryce Sneller 1-1 bb-2, Landon Anderson 2-4, Cody Dahlager 1-3 r, Jake Odegard 1-3 rbi, Connor Fagen 0-1 bb, Drew Almich 0-2 bb Pitching - Sneller (L) 4-1-2-2-3-6, Nick Moritz 2-1-0-0-0-0.