Despite the dry conditions, sunshine, and pleasant temperatures over the weekend, we dealt with smoke from Canadian wildfires once again. We had an Air Quality Alert in effect over the weekend through Monday evening for most of the state.
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Last week, Yellow Medicine East High School hosted the 11th annual Cords and Awards Ceremony to recognize student accomplishments from the 2024-25 school year. Honors awarded included the Archie Bush Foundation Legacy Scholarship Recipients, Lions Club Honors, Minnesota Honor Society Members, Craftsman of the Year, Most Outstanding Student winners, senior class honor roll awards, and the official recognition of the class of 2025 Valedictorian and Salutatorian.
We saw some frost over the weekend and earlier this week in parts of Minnesota. It always is a gamble this time of the year as the temperatures can range from the 80s and 90s for highs, to the 20s and 30s for overnight lows. Many people had to cover their plants or bring them inside earlier this week.
Over the weekend, the Scholarship Yellow Medicine East Awards Banquet was held, honoring the hard work and achievements of our graduating seniors. This year, 28 Yellow Medicine East students who applied were awarded a combined total of over $89,000 in scholarships to support their post-secondary education.
We are excited to announce that the print edition of the Advocate Tribune is getting a brand-new look and feel this April, thanks to the latest advancements in digital printing. This transformation means sharper images, richer colors, and an even better reading experience – all while maintaining the quality community journalism you rely on every day.
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.
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!
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.
It’s a landmark event when a business makes a bold expansion in a tiny town, as Meadowland is doing in Echo.