Students at Southland Public Schools could be the envy of kids - and the scorn of some parents - everywhere.

Police Report, Feb. 2

Darnell Jones and Stacy Edland, a placement specialist for Minnesota Workforce Development, talk about Jones' search for work during a job skills class at Riverland Community College Tuesday.

ADAMS, Minn. -- When was the last time you saw a ditch look any different than, well, a ditch? Water drains in, then drains out.

The former owners of Prairie Market in Lester Prairie - Dan and Shari Wagner of Adams, MN - are joining Jim May of Pine Island to purchase the Marketplace Foods grocery store in Watertown.

In recent years, I have cutback on sending Christmas cards. Or, shall I say, others have cut back on sending me a Christmas card.

ALBANY - Students and educators at Holy Family Catholic School of Albany pulled out the stops this fall to help raise funds for their school.

Police Report, Dec. 1

Two area grain-dryer fires during the weekend continued a trend related to this fall's wet harvesting season.

Therea s always some tension in the air whenever I visit Adams. After years of poking fun at the community in a newspaper column, therea s no guarantee everybody gets the joke.

Police Report, Nov. 10

Will I be invited to Fire Chief Dan Wilson's retirement party? Should all Austin school board members be required to take polygraph test before being sworn in? Have the Mower County Commissioners missed something in their new jail plans by not anticipating cells for transgender prisoners arrested at immigration reform protest in downtown Austin? ...

ADAMS a ' Local residents can get a taste of Norway in Adams at Little Cedar Lutheran Church Wednesday at the annual lutefisk and meatball dinner.

Subject left without incident. No further action. a ' Unlawful disposal of garbage at Highway 218 and 110 Street.

Two authors are returning to their roots this weekend to help raise extra money for the Southland school district.

Police report, Sept. 21

What: Program includes two new works commissioned by MDT and a Balanchine dance featuring New York City Ballet dancers Charles Askegard and Kaitlyn Gilliland.

Mower County officials are ready to take a small step forward in completing a state trail that winds through the area.

Dave and Jurine Smith have been busy this week cutting grass and making sure the yard is ready.

She grew up on a farm near the Minnesota-Iowa boarder, graduated from Southland High School in Adams and went on to an award-winning career as an investigative producer.