Corps of Engineers makes adjustments to Lac qui Parle Dam
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District, is adjusting its flood gates at the Lac qui Parle Lake Dam, near Watson, Minnesota, due to ongoing rain within the basin.
June 2025
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Western Fest Grand Parade held
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Western Fest Kiddie Parade held
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DNR adds eight counties to deer feeding and attractant ban
The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources has added eight counties to a deer feeding and attractant ban to reduce the risk of chronic wasting disease spread, after CWD was detected in wild deer in new areas of the state last year.
Ride Across Minnesota returns July 21-25
The largest charity cycling series in the world is once again rolling through Minnesota this summer. BIKE MS: RIDE ACROSS MINNESOTA returns July 21–25, 2025, bringing together more than 300 cyclists and volunteers in a powerful show of support for those affected by multiple sclerosis (MS).
Yellow Medicine County Recycling & Disposal Corner: Metal recycling
Picture this: You buy something shiny and new that is recyclable, and then bring it home. After serving its purpose, you hope to give it a second life through recycling or some other special disposal program. Your trusty item leaves your house, gets a sorting makeover at the materials recovery facility, transforms into something fabulous (sometimes it even becomes what it was before, like aluminum cans), and then heads off to be reborn in the manufacturing world. And voilà, you’re back at square one, buying it all over again!
Beyond Reason: The t-shirt gun…
The energy in the auditorium was already electric. Every single act in the middle school variety show received thunderous applause, a standing ovation. It was the last day of school and the audience was determined to love everything. Then the next act brought out a T-shirt gun.
Poetry Bus to roll into Granite Falls for a day of pop-up poems and community connection
Granite Falls has been chosen as the first stop on a week-long poetic journey through the southwestern Minnesota region by the Poetry Bus. However, don’t expect to see an actual bus pulling into town, as the “Poetry Bus” is a metaphor - a name adopted by a group of four Minnesota based poets who are hitting the road with the mission of bringing poetry to everyday spaces.
Western Fest 2025 Color Run held
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