Mountain Lake News

On his June 19 radio program, Minnesota Gov. Pawlenty said Local Government Aid is a "municipal welfare system." This is both mean-spirited and wrong.

The new Go Minnesota director will take the reins of the fledgling economic development corporation on Monday.

Southwest Minnesota Chess, with members from Jackson County, recently announced a half-day chess camp for students in kindergarten through 12th grade coming to Mountain Lake High School June 13 during Pow Wow Days.

A Mountain Lake auto dealership isn't taking its "Dear John" letter lying down. Town's Edge Auto has appealed General Motors' decision to sever ties as the financially beleaguered automaker seeks to streamline U.S. dealership operations.

It's always windy in Bingham Lake - "There's never a good hair day," 35-year-old Patty Espenson sighed - but last week the wind was kicking up a storm.

ST. PAUL, Minn. - Vetoes got a second look while budget talks remained deadlocked Sunday as the Minnesota Legislature rolled toward its mandatory Monday adjournment.

Jackson County Centrala TMs Performing Arts Center will host some of the statea TMs best individual music performances when music students from across the region gather before a judge Saturday for the solo ensemble contest.

The Emmet County Board of Supervisors Tuesday discussed the possibility of going from six to five motor grader routes.

First come, first served - for one free plot of land in Mountain Lake. In these economic doldrum times, rural small towns situated out by their lonesome got to do what they got to do.

Passing the relatively small agriculture and veterans affairs budget bill is typically a routine, politically lackluster affair.

Bertha Penner, 96, of Mountain Lake, Minn., died Thursday, March 12, 2009, at Good Samaritan Village in Mountain Lake, Minn.

Loretta L. Thulien, age 55, of Fairmont, died on Monday, February 23, 2009, at Sogge Good Samaritan Center in Windom.

The proposal to include the Des Moines River Valley Trail system in a new state trail and expand it from the Iowa border to Kilen Woods State Park and on to a connection with Murray Countya s Casey Jones State ...

James H. Voth, age 62, of Sauk Centre and formerly of New Ulm, died November 30, 2008 in an automobile accident.