Ruthton News

The Minnesota Department of Education released the 2009 math and reading test results for Minnesota schools last week.

Ruthton: The Sunset Bar and Grill will have a fireworks display at dusk outside the bar along Highway 23.

Kindergarten through twelfth grade education was hit with a $1.77 billion deferral in payments and property tax recognition adjustment as a result of the state unallotments announced last week.

Readers know by now that seldom a week passes that I dona TMt use a Taste of Home recipe, either from one of their numerous magazines I receive or the many cookbooks I have in my collection.

Benjamin Mark Rohlik, 23, of Lucan appeared in Lyon County District Court Tuesday on a charge of fleeing a peace officer in a motor vehicle, open bottle, reckless driving and two counts of third degree driving while impaired.

Pipestone County Museum Executive Director Susan Hoskinsa clear blue eyes tear-up when she talks about history as something that touches and connects people across generations and her passion for her subject comes tumbling out with her words.

Timothy John Cox, 45, of Marshall appeared in Lyon County District Court May 6 on two counts of third degree driving while impaired with the aggravating factor of a prior DWI in 2008.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - Former St. Cloud State quarterback Todd Bouman has signed a free-agent contract with the Jacksonville Jaguars.

The Pipestone County Board and Pipestone City Council came together during a rare joint meeting, May 4, to discuss why the city of Pipestone is no longer a member of the Pipestone County Economic Development Authority and what it would take to bring the city back into the fold.

Eric Wieneke went 1-for-4 with a double and two RBI to lead the Murray County Central Rebels to a 6-2 victory over Windom Area Monday.

All the area sports scheduled for Monday have been postponed because of the cold/wet weather.

Aaron Dunn, an eighth-grader at Holy Redeemer School in Marshall, was also among students competing at Friday's state Geography Bee.

With so many issues facing farmers today, they often need a voice to express their positions.

An early morning fire destroyed a barn and all that was in it Thursday Feb. 19 at the Timothy and Joyce LaBrune farm near Holland.

BOARD GETS BEHIND MAJOR NCLB OVERHAUL The JCC school board threw its weight behind an effort by education leaders in the state to fundamentally rework the No Child Left Behind Act, calling it a a oedeeply ...

The wind turbines in Lincoln County and other areas produce not only energy but tax revenue to the county, thanks in part to work from David Norgaard, county officials said.

Due to the extreme cold in the area, many sporting events scheduled for Thursday night were postponed.

The Schlapkohl family of Lake Benton received a holiday present early this year - everyone in the family was healthy.

It was all down to the wire. Only two eighth-graders at Russell-Tyler-Ruthton Middle School were left in their seats in front of the gymnasium bleachers early last Friday afternoon.

It had been a 200-mile trip through bitter cold and blizzard conditions, but it didn't look like life on the trail was wearing on the people at the Russell Community Center on Thursday afternoon.