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J.D. Pesch, left, and his son Charlie each held up a frame to show the many bees working to care for the queen while also making honey. Nearly 99 percent of the workers bees are female and are the offspring of the queen.

A honey of a business

Wed, 06/05/2019 - 4:19pm admin

To bee or not to bee. That's no longer the question around the Pesch homestead. Charlie Pesch and his father J.D.

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After the winter we just endured, it’s time to celebrate summer.

Winter endured, now it’s time to celebrate summer

Wed, 06/05/2019 - 4:07pm admin

After the winter we just endured, it’s time to celebrate summer. And City Hall Bar & Grill is doing just that by hosting its first annual Summer Bash from 3 p.m.

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Grace Jeremiason walked into the commencement ceremony.

Graduation snapshots

Wed, 05/29/2019 - 6:48pm admin

Commencement exercises were held at Minneota High School on Sunday.

Valedictorian Lizzy Gillingham got her honor graduate award from Principal Jeremy Frie.

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The farmer sat motionless, as if his thoughts were far, far away.

Tough choices for farmers

Wed, 05/29/2019 - 5:16pm admin

The farmer sat motionless, as if his thoughts were far, far away. Then he lifted his head and said, “Everyone is going to have to make their own choices as to what to do.”

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Teacher and Coach Chad Johnston told the seniors opportunity is born from great adversity.

Coach: No education like adversity

Wed, 05/29/2019 - 5:02pm admin

“Life is wonderful and it should never be taken for granted. But life is filled with tests and these tests come with lessons.

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Kindergarten, first and second graders of St. Edward School of Minneota visited the Bramble Park Zoo in Watertown, SD recently.

Field Trip

Thu, 05/23/2019 - 4:05pm admin

Kindergarten, first and second graders of St. Edward School of Minneota visited the Bramble Park Zoo in Watertown, SD recently.

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Andrew Lipinski and Ryan Dalager gave each other a look.

The lollipop kids

Thu, 05/23/2019 - 3:31pm admin

Put a lollipop in the hands of a kid and you can’t expect him not to eat it, as soon as possible.

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Minneota foreign exchange student Sebastiano Beraldo (right) presented his host mother Mary Myhre with a flower.

Special honor

Wed, 05/22/2019 - 6:51pm admin

At the Minneota School concert last week, the seniors honored their parents with a flower. Minneota foreign exchange student Sebastiano Beraldo presented his host mother Mary Myhre with a flower.

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Grandmother Brenda Rolfes looks lovingly at her twin grandsons, Chase, middle, and Kallen, right, on her birthday on Saturday.

Going to bat for grandma

Wed, 05/22/2019 - 6:28pm admin

Chase Watts excitedly laid his money on the counter for the purchases he had just made at One More Time Thrift Store on Saturday afternoon.

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Esping: Staying the course

Wed, 05/22/2019 - 6:12pm admin

With golf courses across the country having been forced to close in recent years due to declining numbers in that sport, those involved with Countryside Golf Course are trying hard to make sure tha

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