A large fire broke out at the Midwest Machinery John Deere dealer in Madison on Tuesday, March 21st. Law enforcement, fire and ambulance crews were dispatched to the fire at approximately 7:12 p.m. after reports of smoke came from a local caller. Mutual Aid was called for immediately by Madison Fire, including pumper trucks and firefighting crews from the surrounding municipalities who all helped to control the blaze. A local gas line was also ruptured feeding the flames and making it difficult to fight for a couple of hours.

The term “sodbusting” is used to identify the conversion of land from native vegetation to commodity crop production after December 23, 1985. As part of the conservation provisions of the Food Security Act of 1985, if you’re proposing to produce agricultural commodities (crops that require annual tillage including one pass planting operations and sugar cane) on land that has been determined highly erodible and that has no crop history prior to December 23, 1985, that land must be farmed in accordance with a conservation plan or system that ensures no substantial increase in soil erosion.

With an above normal spring flood risk across much of Minnesota and western Wisconsin, waiting until the weather warms to prepare may end up costing you thousands of dollars in expensive repairs. “Your first priority in any emergency should always be the physical safety of you, your loved ones, and your pets,” said FEMA Region 5 Regional Administrator Tom Sivak.

At Tuesday morning’s meeting of the Yellow Medicine County Board of Commissioners, Scott Toemhildt, Regional Director of the Department of Natural Resources South Region Headquarters, and Ann Pierce, of the DNR’s State Parks and Trails Commission were in attendance to talk about the recent Legislation introduced after a request to return the land currently housing Upper Sioux State Park to the Upper Sioux Community.

Brookside Senior Living is proud to share news of a unique award. Brookside satisfied the rigorous demand of scoring in the top 15 percent of the nation across a 12-month average and has received the 2023 Pinnacle Customer Experience Award™ in the following categories.

Local Students attending Bethel University in St. Paul, have been named to the Dean’s List for academic excellence for the fall 2022 semester.