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Canby fire fighters push the van to a parking lot to get it out of the way of traffic.

Schmig rescues two from van

Thu, 09/03/2020 - 7:28pm admin

Sometimes things happen for a reason.

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Vlaminck shows how he made the hydraulic dump with an independent control.

Vlaminck hoping to 'clean up' with homemade yard collector

Thu, 09/03/2020 - 7:21pm admin

Ben Vlaminck has always had a soft spot for helping local businesses. Now he has aspirations of becoming one himself.

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First Day of School

Fri, 08/28/2020 - 8:00pm admin

The students in Mrs. Rabaey's class are wearing their masks on the first day of school Tuesday.

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A view from the stage area to the Opera Hall seating area.

If these walls could talk...

Fri, 08/28/2020 - 7:47pm admin

The Society for the Preservation of Minneota's Heritage (SPMH) that recently formed a new group has been continually discovering new and interesting relics within in the 118-year-old Opera Hal

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The exterior of the clock affixed to the former Farmers and Merchants State Bank building (now Kevin Anundson's State Farm) is the original from 1916. The inside mechanisms were replaced 10 years ago. The clock was taken down for several years and replaced by a digital version until the original one was restored and returned to the building.

TIME MARCHES ON

Thu, 08/27/2020 - 8:17pm admin

Years ago, it was the norm for banks to have a large clock affixed to the corner of their building.

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Krystal Howard, left, leads Half Pint with riders Charlotte Brusvig (front), 10, and Savanaah Brunsvig, 8, down main street of Minneota following the Silver Spurs event on Saturday. Following behing on Bentley is Kimberly Cochrane. Howard and Cochraner are trainers. The four girls rode from the Silver Spurs Saddle Club to get some ice cream on a hot day.

Horsin' Around

Mon, 08/24/2020 - 2:09pm admin

Krystal Howard, left, leads Half Pint with riders Charlotte Brusvig (front), 10, and Savanaah Brunsvig, 8, down main street of Minneota following the Silver Spurs event on Saturday.

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A closeup of the 80-foot commemorative banner as it flies over the Marshall Airport on Saturday.

County Hits new heights

Thu, 08/20/2020 - 8:42pm admin

The Lyon County Historical Museum in Marshall is commemorating the 150th anniversary of Lyon County as much as possible during the coronavirus pandemic of 2020.

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Zach Hennen stands beside the 1957 John Deere 720 he restored recently. Hennen displayed the tractor during Harvest Festival on Saturday in Porter.

Hennen completes second tractor restoration project

Thu, 08/20/2020 - 8:37pm admin

Having grown up around John Deere tractors on his parents' farm northeast of Minneota, Zach Hennen decided to purchase an "old putt-putt" and restore it in his spare time.

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Laleman still searching for lost cane

Thu, 08/20/2020 - 8:26pm admin

Although Omer Laleman continues to walk around town for exercise, he has been seen recently without the white cane that generally accompanied him on his journey.

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inda Hennen, left, and her granddaughter, Luna Olson, 4, enjoy the Tractor Show and Farm Equipment Demonstrations Saturday during a scaled-down version of Harvest Festival on Saturday in Porter.

Porter Harvest Festival

Thu, 08/20/2020 - 8:19pm admin

Linda Hennen, left, and her granddaughter, Luna Olson, 4, enjoy the Tractor Show and Farm Equipment Demonstrations Saturday during a scaled-down version of Harvest Festival on Saturday in Porter.

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