Yearly Archives: 2014
B-OHS names champ in school’s second-annual Scripps Howard National Spelling Bee
Seventh-grader Kaliana Xayaphonesongkham wins with 'nigh'
Nine rounds, and 137 words later (including examples such as pastel, empower, scorpion, podium, joust, gorgon, genetic, talisman, duplicity,...
Butterfield City Council makes 2014 appointments
Members decide to purchase remaining number of needed water meters - plus 6 more for back-up
The Butterfield City Council approved the 2014 city appointments...
Trio of MLHS Senior Choir vocalists attend Dorian Festival
Student vocal event in its 64th year at Luther College
A trio of Mountain Lake Public High School (MLHS) Senior Choir vocalists recently participated in...
Mountain Lake City Council reviews designations and appointments
Public hearing on Mountain Power Hydraulics project expansion held during regular meeting
The Mountain Lake City Council reviewed the list of designations and appointments as...
Kelly Harder was one of a group of featured session/workshop leaders at Harvard University...
Senior leaders in the human services community met to strategize on ideas and hone leadership skills
Last fall, Mountain Lake native Kelly Harder, the Director...
MLA’s Andrew Hempeck holds new school assist record in boys basketball
Mountain Lake Area (MLA) Wolverine boys basketball guard Andrew Hempeck is recognized as the new assist record holder for the school sports team following...
Area under a Winter Weather Advisory later tonight until tomorrow afternoon
This area will be under a Winter Advisory from midnight tonight until 3 p.m. tomorrow afternoon (Thursday, January 14). What type of precipitation the...
Tony Downs Foods to close St. James plant at end of May
Food processor has operated in the city for 67 years
After 67 years in St. James, the food processing plant Tony Downs Foods announced this...
Collecting ‘pennies’ for a pet project
Folk art style dates back to the Civil War era
What to do on a cold winter day (or days) - when you want to...
Polar vortex may help wipe out large number of emerald ash borer larvae
Larvae can 'supercool' - but do die if they freeze
Years ago, Dutch elm disease claimed the "lives" of four elm trees that lined our...
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Peterbilt semi-tanker truck rolls on Highway 60 near Mountain Lake
Following a Tuesday morning, January 7 semi-tanker truck rollover on the four-lane divided Highway 60 near Mountain Lake, one lane of eastbound traffic was...
Reduced conflict intersection could be part of Highway 60 project at Bingham Lake
Design decreases the 'T-bone' accidents seen at Highway 60/Cottonwood County #1 intersectionÂ
The Minnesota Department of Transportation (MnDOT) has proposed a reduced conflicted intersection (RCI) may...
MLPS School Board reorganizes at January 6 meeting
Standerwick new chair, Swoboda is vice-chair
New Mountain Lake Public School Board members took the oath of office during a reorganizational meeting held Monday evening,...
MLA Wolverines boys basketball head coach Shawn Naas gets his 300th ‘W’
Mountain Lake Area Wolverines boys basketball head coach Shawn Naas got his 300th career head coaching "W" tonight (Thursday, January 9), his varsity squad...
Tamara ‘Tammy’ Hall
Funeral services for 50-year-old Tamara "Tammy" Hall of rural Windom will be held Thursday, January 9, 2014, at 10 a.m., at the American Lutheran...
Darkest hour is just before the dawn
Old adage not reliable in nature; but is one Michelle Majerus maintains is true when facing life's trialsÂ
The darkest hour is just before the...
MLPS Board to meet in special meeting to reorganize Monday, January 6
The Mountain Lake Public School (MLPS) School Board will meet in a special meeting to reorganize on Monday, January 6, beginning at 5:30 p.m.,...