Warning-Flooded Roads in Grant County
Kevin Schuelke, manager of Grant County Emergency Management Services, extends this urgent warning to all drivers: Drive with extreme caution. Many roads in Grant County are experiencing flooding in low-lying areas. Be alert! Warmer temps are accelerating daytime runoff.” Schuelke says, “ Under no circumstances, should you drive through... Read more
Fire and Rescue Teams Save DeBoer Dairy Barn
Kevin Schuelke, fire chief of Milbank Fire and Rescue, said the Corona Volunteer Fire Department used “big water” to stop the spreading of flames from a barn fire on the Paul DeBoer dairy farm north of Corona on March 15, at 1 p.m. Schuelke said, “This is something first-on-the-scene... Read more
Free Churros at Taco John’s for World Down Syndrome Day
Taco John’s is rocking their socks during World Down Syndrome Day on Wednesday, March 21. According to Brian Fox, owner of Taco John’s in Milbank, the staff at Taco John’s will all be wearing colorful and mismatched socks to show their support. Fox invites you to rock your socks,... Read more
Keith Weber Promoted To IT Manager at Valley Queen
Keith Weber has been promoted to the new position of Information Technology Department Manager at Valley Queen Cheese Factory. Keith has been the company’s IT administrator for the past 17 years and has been instrumental in modernizing Valley Queen’s IT infrastructure and services to match the company’s growing dairy... Read more
Dave Page of Whetstone Valley Electric Reviews Storm Outages
Dave Page, general manager of the Whetstone Valley Electric Cooperative, summarized the power outages that occurred during the storm on March 14, and the restoration efforts that followed. Page said, “Shortly after noon on Thursday, March 14, Whetstone Valley Electric Cooperative members began experiencing blinks and short outages as... Read more
Babysitting Workshop to be Held in Milbank
Want a job babysitting this summer? The Grant County 4-H office will hold a free basic babysitting clinic on Monday, April 22 from 8:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. at the Grant County Courthouse community room. The workshop will include sessions on caring for infants and young children, safe cooking... Read more
St. Lawrence School Raises $14,765 During Raffle
St. Lawrence School raised $14,765 during the 2019 Catholic Schools Raffle. Beginning January 11, students of St. Lawrence and 88 other parochial schools in Minnesota and the Dakotas sold five-dollar raffle tickets for prizes valued at over $40,000. Prizes included a new 2019 Chevy Trax SUV, vacation and travel... Read more
USDA to Pay Farmers for Livestock Losses
The USDA’s Farm Service Agency (FSA) administers the Livestock Indemnity Program (LIP) that provides assistance to eligible producers for livestock deaths in excess of normal mortality caused by adverse weather, disease and attacks by animals reintroduced into the wild by the federal government or protected by federal law. LIP... Read more
Schwagel Family Meets Kane Brown in a Tribute to Tanner
Kane Brown, the country singer who became the first artist to have simultaneous number one hits on all five of Billboard’s main country charts, met backstage with members of Tanner Schwagel’s family prior to his sold-out performance at the Swiftel Center in Brookings. Brown extended the special meet and... Read more
Valley Queen Invests $1.6 Million in Stock Profit Sharing Plan
The Valley Queen Board of Directors has approved an investment of $1.6 million into the Valley Queen Company Stock Profit Sharing Plan & Trust. The plan, which was created in 2017 and unveiled to employees in March of 2018, contributes company stock to eligible employees’ retirement accounts, making employees... Read more