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December 11, 2025

Winter Safety Reminders from Brown County Public Health

  Brown County Public Health Director Jaimee Brand  covered many areas when it comes to Winter Safety.  Tips on protecting your home from accidental fires, preventing frozen pipes, winter driving,  planning for power outages and being on the lookout for signs of hypothermia and frostbite.          

December 10, 2025

$12-BILLION TO STRUGGLING FARMERS TO GO OUT NEXT YEAR

$12-billion in one-time bridge payments to struggling farmers will go out early next year.  Minnesota Farm Bureau President Dan Glessing says any federal assistance farmers can get is helpful.   Glessing says we’re at a point where some farmers are going to end up liquidating assets.  The American Farm Bureau Federation says U.S farmers have […]

December 10, 2025

SEMI ROLLOVER IN SIBLEY COUNTY

The Sibley County Sheriff’s Office was called to a semi rollover on in Kelso Township early Wednesday morning at 2:21 am.  Deputies responded to 336th Street where the semi driven by 44-year-old Sergio Barron was traveling westbound, attempted to go around a curve, slid on the snow and ice and rolled into the ditch.  The […]

December 10, 2025

Holiday Tips for Family Caregivers

Family Life Consultant and Professor Emeritus, University of Minnesota Gail Gilman shared tips for Family Caregivers during the Holiday Season.  You should adjust your expectations, adapt gift-giving, involve your care recipient in activities and prepare family for changes in their loved one.        

December 10, 2025

FINSTAD INTRODUCES SNAP DATA TRANSPARENCY AND OVERSIGHT ACT

Republican Congressman Brad Finstad, chair of the House Agriculture Subcommittee on Nutrition and Foreign Agriculture, is sponsoring the SNAP Data Transparency and Oversight Act.  The bill requires states to provide beneficiary-level SNAP data to USDA upon request or risk losing federal funding.  Finstad and Minnesota’s Republican delegation also sent a letter to Governor Walz criticizing […]

December 9, 2025

Lorie Jewell

Executive Director of the State Street Theater, Lorie Jewell promotes the upcoming Christmas by Candlelight event on Sunday afternoon, plus some events coming up in January.                                                           […]

December 9, 2025

SECRETARY OF STATE SIMON RUNNING FOR RE-ELECTION

Minnesota Secretary of State Steve Simon is running for a fourth term next year.  The state’s top election official announced his re-election campaign today (Tuesday).  The former DFL state representative from St. Louis Park was first elected Secretary of State in 2024.  Simon has been fighting the Trump administration over access to private voter data […]

December 9, 2025

COMPASSIONATE FRIENDS CANDLE LIGHTING SUNDAY

The Compassionate Friends World Wide Candle Lighting ceremony is Sunday and Redeemer Lutheran Church will host South Central Minnesota’s chapter of the event.  Compassionate Friends designates the second Sunday in December as Worldwide Candle Lighting to unite family and friends around the world to honor memories of sons, daughters, brothers, sisters and grandchildren who have […]

December 9, 2025

Arlington Mayor Matt Scharpe Declared Arlidazzle a Great Sucesss

  Arlidazzle this past weekend was another magnificient spectacle in Arlington.  Arlington Mayor Matt Scharpe estimated around 90 units in the parade.  Residents are reminded to sign up for the public alert system to get the latest information on snow emergencies and other city announcements.  Scharpe also shared some of this year’s highlights and projects […]

December 9, 2025

PEDESTRIAN KILLED BY TRAIN IN LITCHFIELD

The Meeker County Sheriff’s Office is investigating after a pedestrian was struck a killed by a train near Litchfield early Monday morning.  Authorities say they received a call at 12:37 am of a pedestrian being hit by a train at the crossing at Meeker County Road 1 on the east side of Litchfield.  Deputies responded […]
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