Plum Creek Library system presenting TESTIFY: A Conversation virtual webinar

The Plum Creek Library System is partnering with eight other Minnesota Regional Library Systems to present the program TESTIFY: A Conversation, a virtual webinar featuring retired Minnesota Supreme Court Justice Alan Page and his daughter, Georgi Page-Smith.The public is invited to take part in an evening of conversation that centers around the collection of Americana memorabilia acquired by Page and his wife, Diane Sims Page, and curated by Page-Smith.

WCMHA to air “The 1980 Farm Crisis in West Central Minnesota”

The West Central Minnesota Historical Association (WCMHA) which Lac qui Parle County is a member of, is an organization of 10 west central counties in Minnesota that is currently working on a project to preserve the history of the 1980 farm crisis.

Taking public notices for schools out of newspapers would hurt public

A significant discussion is taking place at the state Legislature in reaction to the recent announcement that eight community newspapers will close at the end of the month.Under a proposal in the Senate Education Policy Omnibus bill (SF 3567), school districts would no longer be required to publish their proceedings in newspapers and could instead move them to their own websites.We believe the proposal, which is backed by the Minnesota School Boards Association, is a knee-jerk reaction made too quickly after the announcement about the southwest metro newspapers and does not take into consideration possible solutions.While there is a possibility some of these newspapers could still be purchased, there is also a law already in place that says if you don’t have a legal newspaper in your county, those notices can be placed in a newspaper in an adjoining county.