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Be sure to enter the Messenger drawing for Minnesota Renaissance Festival tickets. You will be able to enter by e-mailing your name and address to hometownmessenger@gmail.com . Winners will be drawn …
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8/11/22
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CannonBelles , an award-winning cheese company based in Cannon Falls, received a Small Enterprise Loan from SMIF in 2021. Deeann Lufkin, co-owner of CannonBelles, shared some of the …
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By Southern Minnesota Initiative Foundation
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8/4/22
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The Minnesota Baseball Association and the Dundas Dukes announced they will be hosting the State Class B and Class C tournaments in Dundas, Faribault and Miesville.
Tournaments …
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7/27/22
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Rice County has officially given notice of primaries and a special election that will take place on August 9th.
The special election is to fill Minnesota’s 1st Congressional …
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Courtesy of KYMN Radio
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7/19/22
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Last month, Northfield Police Chief Mark Elliott spoke about the benefits of a new county program that has embedded social workers, or community-based coordinators, with the …
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Courtesy of KYMN Radio
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7/19/22
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Bees are all the buzz in Rice County, thanks in part to a grant we received from the Minnesota Board of Water and Soil Resources (BWSR). In May of 2020, the Rice Soil and Water Conservation …
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By Steve Pahs
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7/19/22
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Little Prairie United Methodist Church is elated to welcome Reverend Penny Bonsell as minister of the Little Prairie United Methodist Church, 2980 130th St E, Dundas, MN.
Rev. Bonsell has most …
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7/14/22
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The extent of my knowledge about fabric and sewing is the fact that I’ve heard the terms “Warp” and “Weft.” I don’t know what they mean, but I have heard of them. …
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By Mary Closner
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7/11/22
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Throughout the month of June I had the pleasure of visiting with folks from across Southern Minnesota Initiative Foundation’s (SMIF) 20-county region during our Sprout …
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By Tim Penny, Southern Minnesota Initiative Foundation
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6/24/22
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Albert Quie, former Minnesota governor and congressman is now the oldest living former governor of any U. S. state as well as the oldest living former member of the Unites States House of …
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6/20/22
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FARIBAULT, Minnesota — Faribault Mill is in the midst of its largest single investment at the Mill, getting new equipment that will allow the company to scale up.
"The …
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Courtesy of KARE 11
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6/20/22
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CANNON FALLS, Minn. – After 11 years of making cheese at a pilot test plant and in turkey roasters, the ladies of CannonBelles have finally moved into their new cheese plant in Cannon …
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Courtesy of Dairy Star
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6/20/22
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2022 Rice County Dairy Princesses
Karlie DeGrood & Brooke Johnson
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6/17/22
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With the recent spike in Covid-19 cases, Rice County Public Health is reminding everyone that the department continues to host vaccination clinics at the Rice County Government Services Building …
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Courtesy of KYMN Radio
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6/15/22
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Around 40 students representing high schools and middle schools from southeastern Minnesota gathered at the Byron Sportsmen & Conservation Club near Byron, Minnesota to test their knowledge of …
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6/15/22
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As I am sitting down to write on this late April day, I cannot help but look outside. It’s cool, gloomy, and wet, and the 10-day forecast shows no changes. Normally, I would already be out in …
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By Jarett Spitzack, Rice Soil and Water Conservation District
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5/12/22
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