Concert to be held downtown Granite Falls May 18th

Local Minnesotan Luke Hendrickson is coming to play at Bluenose Gopher Public House on Thursday, May 18th starting at 7 p.m. for a special show with fellow musician Jason Evans (of Kentucky).

Local models featured in current photography exhibit

The newest exhibit open in the Granite Area Arts Council gallery is called “Chiaroscuro”, pronounced “kee·aa•ruh·skyur·ow” - an Italian artistic term to describe the arrangement of light and dark, darkness and light together. The exhibit is entirely photographs of local community members in designed sets and costumes.

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Prairie Jam comes to Marshall in September

place on Thursday, September 21st, 2023, at the Schwan’s Regional Event Center on the Campus of Southwest Minnesota State University. Headlining is the multi-platinum Eli Young Band with Mike Eli, James Young, Jon Jones and Chris Thompson bringing their trailblazing sound for their first ever concert in Marshall! This “band of brothers” has always been unique in modern Country music with four No.

Wrede returns to local area to perform

Last summer, South Dakota musician Brady Wrede made a stop in Granite Falls on his Wander North Summer Tour. The tour was his first ever. This week, he plans to return to Granite Falls to host a show at Bluenose Gopher Public House on May 5th.

YME hosts Track and Field Invitational

Last Thursday, Yellow Medicine East hosted a Track and Field Invitational. The girls team took fourth place with a score of 57 while the boys team scored sixth with a score of 37.14.

Free family-focused webinars May through August 2023

University of Minnesota Extension will present a series of webinars from May through August 2023 to support families and those who serve families in making informed decisions that lead to greater health, resilience and well-being.

National American Legion Auxiliary President visits Veterans Home site

Sixteen years worth of effort to have a Veteran’s Home built in Montevideo has culminated in the completion of the project late this summer. On Tuesday morning, National American Legion Auxiliary President Vickie Koutz, of Indiana, traveled to Montevideo to meet with State personnel, as well as local community members involved with the project to tour progress on the construction of the facility.

DNR: Safety must be the priority around cold water

Lake ice is gone – or on its way out – across much of the state, so the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources reminds anyone around lakes, rivers and ponds that cold water is dangerous and unexpected falls can quickly turn tragic.