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Curtis “Curt” Johnson, 81, Jasper, died Thursday, May 12, 2022 at the Pipestone County Hospice House in Pipestone. A memorial service will be held Friday, May 20 at 1:30 p.m. with gathering of family and friends beginning at 12 noon, all at the Jasper Evangelical Lutheran Church in Jasper.

SIBLEY—Another Minnesotan has been convicted of trespass of property in connection with an incident at a rural Sibley residence last June. Forty-eight-year-old Larry Kenneth Ober was one of three men from Rushmore, MN, originally charged stemming from a deputy investigating an alarm at a woman’s residence northeast of Sibley about 4:50 p.m. June 21, according to the Osceola County Sheriff’s Office.

The Worthington Esports Valorant Team has earned the chance to complete at the first-ever Minnesota State Official High School Esport Tournament. The Worthington team attended the Minnesota Varsity League playoffs hosted Friday at Minnesota State University Mankato. Out of 28 teams, only six – including Worthington – qualified.

HARTLEY—A 36-year-old Harris man was arrested about noon Saturday, May 14, on an O’Brien County warrant for violation of a no contact/protective order. The arrest of David Richard Hofmann stemmed from a video a protected individual showed law enforcement, according to the Hartley Police Department. In the video,...

Joyce Elaine Dykstra, 82, Luverne, died Monday, May 9, 2022 at the Mary Jane Brown – Good Samaritan Society in Luverne. A memorial visitation will be held Saturday, May 21 from 9:30-10:30 a.m. at Hartquist Funeral Home, Luverne Chapel with a prayer service at 10:30 a.m. at the funeral home.

ROCK RAPIDS—A 50-year-old rural Ashton woman was arrested about 1:15 p.m. Sunday, May 15, in Rock Rapids on charges of first-offense possession of a controlled substance — methamphetamine and possession of drug paraphernalia. The arrest of Amanda Jean McDonald stemmed from a welfare check at her residence southwest...

REGIONAL—Mike and Lisa Molettiere of Ashton were searching high and low for someone willing to create a custom vehicle for their busy young family — a tall order, given the needs of their son. Josiah, who’s nearly 14, has a rare genetic condition called agenesis of the corpus...

Humbled beyond words, I sat amidst an arena filled with exceptional young men and women, students, all wearing blue jackets emblazed with gold lettering: "FFA." The back of every jacket announced where that student was from – Worthington, Detroit Lakes, St. Paul, Holdingford, Zumbrota and every other corner of the state.

Rock Rapids -- One day after getting offered, a soon-to-be senior at Central Lyon, Zach Lutmer, has committed to play football at Iowa for the 2023 season. In an interview with Sioux County Radio, Lutmer said he wasn't expecting the call from Iowa Head Coach Kirk Ferentz. "It kind of...

I’ve been acquainted with the Helmers family since my early days in Sibley working as an announcer at KIWA Radio. Scott Helmers was one of my first Sibley on-the-air interviews. It was the fall of 1962, and Scott had a starring role in that year’s Sibley High School musical production, He came by my tiny studio, in the basement of what is now the Sibley Pizza Ranch, to publicize the two performances of the production that weekend.