Jessica Stolen-Jacobson

Jessica Stolen-Jacobson

  • Joined: July 19, 2023
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CROP Taskforce Announces Availability of Local Grant Funding

The Community Response to Opioids Program (CROP) Taskforce, serving Chippewa, Lac qui Parle, Swift, and Yellow Medicine counties, is announcing that Round II of Local Grant Funding is now available for local organizations to apply for, through September 15, 2025. The CROP Taskforce is dedicated to advancing local solutions that save lives and support individuals, families, and communities impacted by substance use.

From the Editor’s Desk

In a mid-summer garden update, I have now successfully grown a tomato plant. Not just any tomato plant, but a cherry tomato behemoth. A leafy, sprawling monster that has overtaken one of the two raised garden beds as though it hopes to soon audition for the “Little Shop of Horrors; Granite Falls edition”.

Milan Community News

It’s a rainy morning. Kinda dreary. The kind of day that keeps people in bed longer than usual. Or curled up in a comfy chair in the corner with a good book and a soft quilt and a cup of coffee. What a difference a week makes. Last week’s onslaught of wind and hail was not what we wanted or needed. But we soldier on. The corn fields that aren’t stripped from the hail look wonderful. It is fun to watch a gust of wind come across the sea of tassels.