Rock County will rejoin the Buffalo Ridge Drug and Violent Crime Task Force after pulling out of the organization more than a decade ago.

Beaver Creek City Council members heard from a medical marijuana dispensary owner during their meeting Wednesday night, Feb. 12.

The city of Luverne no longer burns piles at the tree dump south of town.

Instead, branches and other untreated wood waste are ground into wood chips that get sold for other uses.

The Minnesota Department of Veterans Affairs received a donation of $80,000 from the Department of Minnesota Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) Charles McLaughlin Post 906 in Hutchinson.

Minnesotans observed the ninth annual School Bus Driver Appreciation Day this week to recognize dedicated professionals and the incredible service they provide to Minnesota families.

It’s been over five years since my sisters and I lost our parents and took over the family farm near Kenneth.

It’s been 20 years since I started working here at the paper.

Dispatch report

Feb. 5