YME baseball defeats MACCRAY
Last week, the Yellow Medicine East Boys Varsity Baseball team took on Dawson-Boyd for a 0-6 loss. Scoring from that game follows:
May 2025
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YME students honored at annual banquet
Last week, the Granite Falls and Clarkfield Lions Club hosted their annual Honors Banquet for twenty-one Yellow Medicine East YME seniors who achieved a cumulative GPA of 3.5 or higher.
Department of Public Transformation and The YES! House welcome Mike Gill, the fourth 2025 River ValleyRipple Artist-in-Residence
Department of Public Transformation (DoPT) and The YES! House, a project of DoPT, are excited to host the fourth River Valley Ripple Artist-in-Residence Mike Gill!
Much needed rain on the way
It was a Mother’s Day for the record books on Sunday. We experienced record high temperatures that had been in the record books for 125 years that were shattered! Lots of low to mid 90s were found around the region.
Fire burns 146 acres of prairie
On Sunday, May 11th, at 2:23 p.m., the Granite Falls Fire Department was dispatched for a brush fire in rural Granite Falls. The fire, near Highway 167 quickly grew, and a large number of agencies responded to requests for mutual aid, including helicopters.
Meadowland expands Echo agronomy plant
It’s a landmark event when a business makes a bold expansion in a tiny town, as Meadowland is doing in Echo.
Upcoming Events
Friday, May 16th: Open Mic Night with Betsy Pardick at the YES! House 6:30 - 9 p.m.
Become a match maker
United Way of West Central Minnesota is thrilled to announce a new donation matching program in partnership with Jennie-O, Dooley’s Petroleum, West Central Sanitation and Ken & Alix Behm. Throughout the month of May, these generous community partners will Match every dollar raised for United Way, up to $32,500. This campaign aims to support early childhood education programs, including Growmobile, Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library, The Village Children’s Museum, and more.
Ask a Trooper: Walk this way…
Question: I notice a lot of people walking and running along the highway. The thing that concerns me is that they are moving in the same direction of traffic with their back to the potential hazard. Can you talk about pedestrian safety and what people should do when on the highway?
DNR shares tips for off-highway vehicle riders before hitting the trail this season
With winter in the rearview mirror, the summer off-highway vehicle riding season is getting underway. Many of Minnesota’s more than 3,000 miles of trails for all types of OHVs and rider skill levels are now open for use.