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Yearly Archives: 2015

Twisting winds in Long Lake Township

Ominous cloud produces small tornado north of Ormsby, south of St. James         A tornado touchdown was reported in Watonwan County at approximately 6:30 p.m. on...

Watonwan County Fair salutes intrinsic value of the family and the farm

2015 Farm Family of the Year, Century Farms        

Dianne Dougherty

Funeral services for 68-year-old Dianne Dougherty of St. James, Minnesota, will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Monday morning, July 27, 2015, at East...

Crazy Throwback Thursday featured styles from across five decades

Mountain Lake Area Chamber of Commerce plans retro event; businesses, the deals     The Mountain Lake Area Chamber of Commerce organized a Crazy Throwback Thursday for...

The end is near!

July 31 end to Highway #60 Mountain Lake-Butterfield detour; October project completion     The detour on Minnesota State Highway #60 from Mountain Lake to Butterfield will...

B-OPS School Board makes strides towards opening day of ’15-’16

Tension remains over superintendent/principal evaluations       The Butterfield-Odin Public School (B-OPS) School Board took strides towards the start of a new school year at its Monday,...

Broadside accident sends woman, man to hospital in St. James

Occurred Wednesday morning near the intersection of Highway #4, Highway #30 A broadside-type accident at 10:51 a.m. on Wednesday morning, July 22, near the intersection...

A Crazy Throwback Thursday in Mountain Lake

Special crazy prices, fun activities all day       The Mountain Lake Area Chamber of Commerce has organized a Crazy Throwback Thursday for this Thursday, July 23....

Mid-summer opportunity to be a blood donor

American Red Cross Bloodmobile to stop in Mountain Lake on Monday Nearly 6,000 times a day, someone receives blood from an American Red Cross donor,...

MLES Student Council, District Funds help improve elementary playground

Truth in Taxation dates are approved     This fall will feature a new-look elementary playground at Mountain Lake Public Elementary School (MLES) following the unanimous approval...

Time for some fun and games

Young readers from MLPL's Summer Reading Program in friendly competition The young readers from Mountain Lake Public Library's (MLPL's) 22015 Summer Reading Program - "Read...

‘Ma’ is home

Joyce Peek named female 2015 Watonwan County Senior Volunteer of the Year "Ma!" When at Voss Park in Butterfield - everyone knows who will answer that...

Carol A. Esau

Funeral services for 88-year-old Carol A. Esau of Mountain Lake, Minnesota, will be held at 1 p.m. on Thursday afternoon, July 23, 2015, at...

July 13-17 MLOOSC Gun Calendar winners

The Mountain Lake/Odin/Ormsby Sportsmen's Club (MLOOSC) recently posted the Monday, July 13 through Friday, July 17 Gun Calendar winners. They were as follows: 7/13/15 - Jacob Rettke...

Thanks so much for all you taught us!

2015 Community Appreciation Day salutes the area's current, retired educators A free family picnic barbecue kicks off at 4 p.m. The menu will include hot...

Mountain Lake man involved in I-90 Freeborn County accident

Jeremiah Helferich has no apparent injuries Nineteen-year-old Jeremiah S. Helferich of Mountain Lake was involved in a two-vehicle accident at 4:44 p.m. on Friday afternoon,...

Under the banner ‘Save the School District’ . . .

Group brings its school board questions, allegations into the public arena * Clarifications on the subject matter can be found in italicized print in this...

Edna Haffner

Edna M. Haffner, age 73, of Mountain Lake, Minnesota was called home on Thursday, July 16, 2015, at Good Samaritan Society -The Village in...

An agricultural extension

Ag agents from across nation visit South Dakota, Minnesota, Iowa - make stops at Voss Park, Balzer, Fast Manufacturing A busload of members of the...

Ronald Olson

Funeral services for 69-year-old Ronald L. Olson will be held at 11 a.m. on Tuesday morning, July 21, 2015, in Zion Lutheran Church in...