Clarkfield News

A majority of Yellow Medicine County commissioners said Tuesday they won't contribute $50,000 to buy land for a new location for the Yellow Medicine County Historical Museum, but did say the museum board should ...

An individual who is believed to have been kicked out of a Clarkfield bar early Saturday morning stole a vehicle and ran the vehicle into the bar.

“Statewide, more than 21 percent of our households depend exclusively on over-the-air broadcast TV. That is one of the highest percentages in the country.”

U.S. Sen. Amy Klobuchar is sponsoring a week-long series of informational meetings in nine communities throughout the state to help raise consumer awareness about the need to make TV sets ready for the digital ... via HometownSource

Hot Hot Heat: metal becomes art : A University of Minnesota metal casting class teamed up with students from other local universities in the 39th annual Iron Pour to liquidize iron and fill their homemade ... via City Pages

A group of about two dozen former employees of Gold'n Plump Poultry rallied in St. via St. Cloud Times

“If you're just going to kill the pigs anyway, why do they need a barn?”

How often in "farm talk" about food production do you hear that "nobody knows, or seems to care, where their food comes from." That glaring lack of knowledge is even more evident among children. via Land

“Roads expand or drop, and some situations are more severe than others”

This is the time of year when potholes and sunken roads - ' in Otter Tail County and elsewhere around the state of Minnesota - ' are hard to avoid. via Daily Journal

Name: Sienna Kuhn. Age: 18. School: Sartell High School. Hometown: St. Joseph. Family: Dad, Tom; mom, Jill Dubbeldee-Kuhn; siblings, Ivy, 14, Turner, 9. Activities: Vice president of student council, track, ... via St. Cloud Times Online

MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. - Crews took a significant step last week when they poured concrete in the first cast-in-place approach spans on the Interstate 35W St. via HometownSource

“A drive up and ATM are two new services at Star Bank to better serve our loyal customers”

Kevin Richter, vice president of Star Bank, Elbow Lake, is proud of the new bank building on the south side of downtown. via Daily Journal

“We are very happy to have received this grant. The city will use $525,000 of this money to address the rental housing shortage here in Pipestone.”

By Duane Winn The wait was worth it. City officials learned Friday that Pipestone will receive a Minnesota Small Cities Development Program grant from the Minnesota Employment and Economic Development. via Pipestone County Star

“Leave It to Beaver"-style house in Minneapolis. We talked with Nettleton about throwing big parties in a small house, her concept of the luxury of enough and borrowing dogs. Q How do you describe your house? A I call it the "Leave It to Beaver”

What: "Good Design Makes a Difference": Sarah Nettleton will speak and sign copies of her book, "The Simple Home: The Luxury of Enough" , as part of a design conference sponsored by the American Institute of ... via Star Tribune

MnDOT ordered the closure of the Highway 23/Division Street bridge over the Mississippi River in St. via KARE-TV Minneapolis

“So many messages young people wear objectify themselves. Diva Rags uses the opportunity to speak to the masses about staying humble, having faith and believing in yourself”

Minnesota Spokesman-Recorder Originally posted 3/19/2008 Ashley Lauren, at the young age of 22, is the owner of Diva Rags at Midtown Global Market. via Minnesota Spokesman-Recorder

The tireless team of Sha Cage and e.g. bailey, a/k/a Minnesota Spoken Word Association, talent agency TruRuts Endeavors, Tru Life Films and Speakeasy Records, are at it again. via Insight News

Gone Baby Gone: adoption malpractice case : Meet Ty and Stacy Mooney -- and Rylee, the baby that was theirs for a time. via City Pages

“No one person, no one organization, no one entity will get it done. Together, we will”

The strong, confident drum beats thumped by kids from SteppingStone Theatre were a fitting introduction to St. via Star Tribune

“Half the fun of looking at Marian Bantjes's graphic art”

Gone Baby Gone: adoption malpractice case : Meet Ty and Stacy Mooney -- and Rylee, the baby that was theirs for a time. via City Pages

A Minnesota State Trooper was among two people injured during a high-speed chase that ended with a three-vehicle crash on Highway 59 in Fergus Falls. via Daily Journal

One of the joys in Peter Rothstein's staging of "Parade" is the opportunity for individual actors to step up and shine. via Star Tribune