OF THE WEEK Submitted by Myrna Stölen Sugar Cookies 1 egg - well beaten 1 cup sugar 1 cup shortening and butter 1 teaspoon vanilla 2 cup sifted flour 1/2 teaspoon cream of tartar 1/2 tsp baking powder 1/8 tsp salt Beat egg, add sugar and shortening, beat well. Slowly add in dry ingredients, mixing until combined.
Yellow Medicine County Sheriff’s Office Olby, Adrian Terry, Hanley Falls; Offense date 4/16/21 Traffic - DWI - Operate Motor Vehicle - Alcohol Concentration 0.08 Within 2 Hours (Felony); Plea 2/14/22 Guilty; Disposition 2/14/22 Convicted; Amended Court Decision 3/21/23 Sentenced Commit to Commissioner of Corrections - Adult (MN Correctional Facility - St. Cloud, 84 Mo, Stay For 84 Mo), Local Confinement Local Confinement (90 Days Credit for time served: 1 Days); $1,000 Fine.
Turkey hunters can buy their licenses for the spring 2023 season starting Wednesday, March 1. Licenses may be purchased online (mndnr. gov/buyalicense), by telephone 888-665-4236 or in person wherever hunting and fishing licenses are sold. Hunters can hunt statewide and buy licenses for any time period (AF) over the counter.
Bloodmobile April 4th 1 to 7pm at Clarkfield Lutheran Church. Blood is needed desperately! The Sons of Norway will meet at 2pm at the Kilowatt Center in Granite Falls on Saturday April 8th.
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Representatives from FEMA will host a Flood Map Information Open House for communities in Chippewa County, Minnesota, on April 5, 2023, from 5 – 7 p.m. CT. The open house will give residents a chance to review preliminary versions of the recently completed Flood Insurance Study (FIS) report and its accompanying preliminary Flood Insurance Rate Maps (FIRMs).
TODAY’S BIRTHDAY (03/30/23). Pursue personal passion this year. Recharge with practices for rest to build energy, strength and endurance. Personal realizations illuminate the springtime. Discover summer income from new sources, before collaborative projects flowers this autumn. Share and save winter resources together. Love animates and energizes your cause.
Mary Jean O’Trimble, 91, formerly of Nortonville, Kan., died on Monday, March 27, 2023, at FW Houston Senior Living Center, Winchester, Kan. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m.
The Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust has granted $682,498 to Avera and Access Health to purchase ultrasound machines as part of a $26.4 million ultrasound initiative in Minnesota. The initiative includes nearly $18.3 million to help Minnesota hospitals and health centers purchase ultrasound imaging devices and an additional $8.1 million to boost sonography and point of care ultrasound (POCUS) training opportunities across the state.
State Senator Gary Dahms (R – Redwood Falls) and State Representative Chris Swedzinski (R – Ghent) invite area residents to attend an informational meeting regarding the possible transfer of lands from the Upper Sioux Agency State Park to the Upper Sioux Community. The meeting will take place on Wednesday, April 5 at 7:00 p.m. in the cafeteria of the Minnesota West Community and Technical College Granite Falls Campus (1593 ‒ 11th Avenue). Folks should use the door to the AG Bush Student Center on 11th Avenue.