January 2024

The Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development (DEED) today announced nearly $1.4 million in grant funding to support economic development in two Minnesota towns where fossil fuel power plants recently closed.Granite Falls ($750,000) and Fergus Falls ($640,250) received the grants from DEED’s Community Energy Transition Grant program, which helps communities around Minnesota plan for and manage the economic and social impact of a local power plant’s closure.“The Community Energy Transition Grant program is one of the ways DEED is delivering support and financial resources to Minnesota communities when they need it most – including when local power plants close,” said DEED Commissioner Matt Varilek.

The Granite Falls Area Community Foundation (GFACF) would like to recognize the following Memorial gifts given to GFACF Endowment Fund from July 1 to December 31, 2023.

The Hawk Creek Watershed Project (HCWP) is holding its 22nd Annual Information and Appreciation Meeting on Thursday, February 15, 2024 at the Renville Community Center, starting with registration at 9 am and ending with lunch at noon.

More than 3,400 students were recognized for their outstanding academic performance over the fall 2023 semester at South Dakota State University by being named to the dean’s list.To earn dean’s list distinctions in SDSU’s colleges, students must have completed a minimum of 12 credits and must have earned at least a 3.5 GPA on a 4.0 scale.

The following students have been named to the Minnesota State University Moorhead dean’s list in recognition of academic achievement for the fall semester of 2023.