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How We Die: End of life advocacy groups share their message locally
SEE FOR YOURSELF Advance care planning open houses to help people start, revise or complete their Minnesota advance Directives grew out of earlier efforts as Northfield Advance Care Planning Advisory Council (NACPAC). The next event is Thursday, March 21 from 6:15-7:45 p.m. at the Northfield Public Library. 98cebabb-8d24-4b76-9fb9-51668b9cd856 For Dundas resident Julianne Donaldson, thinking about the most compassionate way for a human life to end was not the way her husband Don died. ...
Several new amenities in works for Lonsdale, but cost worries some
A new nine-hole disc-golf course, a new library and maybe even permanent pickleball courts are all being discussed by Lonsdale city officials. The projects are expected to be complete as early as this summer. However, preliminary cost estimates already have at least a few members of the Lonsdale City Council worried about the pickleball. Still, councilors voted to move forward with getting a more concrete quote. Before getting into the...
County parks, facilities director moving up, moving out
Less than a decade passed from the time Matt Verdick was mopping floors and doing maintenance as a custodian for Rochester Public Schools to helping manage the largest capital project in Rice County history. For about the last four years, Verdick has served as the county’s parks and facilities director. His last day in the position is March 15. He’s taking a new job as deputy administrator in Mower County, overseeing several departments. ...
Lonsdale Republicans stand with Trump; Democrats less so with Biden
President Donald Trump again proved to have the overwhelming support of Lonsdale and its surrounding communities Super Tuesday. Minnesota recently switched back to a caucus-primary-hybrid model, wherein caucuses still exist for local party appointments and resolutions and primaries serve to narrow down the candidates running for congress, the presidency and other major races. Tuesday was the sixth time in Minnesota history and the second time this century that presidential delegates have been chosen via a primary. ...
State Supreme Court rules on Rice County case over drugs found after wrongful arrest
The Minnesota Supreme Court reinstated the dismissal of drug charges filed against a Faribault woman after she was mistakenly arrested on a no-longer-active warrant. The top state court’s ruling reverses a Minnesota Court of Appeals ruling exactly one year prior and came almost exactly three years after the disputed arrest and search. At issue is whether the search that found drugs on Rebecca Julie Malecha was unconstitutional, and if it...
Supreme Court accepts but stays review of case against Rice County
The Minnesota Supreme Court on Tuesday agreed to review a case against Rice County’s election administrator. But justices stayed review pending the outcome of another case. Attorney Matt Benda and Rice County resident Kathleen Hagen are appealing dismissal of their lawsuit against Rice County Property Tax and Elections Director Denise Anderson. The lawsuit claimed the county didn’t fulfill their public records requests and sought to ban the county from using modems to send unofficial election results to the county elections office and then to the...
Titans finish season as Section 2AA North Subsection semifinalists
A hot start and consistent offensive performance put the Tri-City United girls basketball team in a position to upset top seeded Glencoe-Silver Lake Monday night in the Section 2AA North Subsection Championship game. However, the veteran laden Panther squad maintained their composure no matter the deficit and after trailing for over 32 minutes, managed to take the lead and pull off the 64-59 victory over the Titans, bringing TCU’s impressive season to a close. “It was really fun to see because that hasn’t been something...
Skluzacek earns a podium finish at state with 5th place tournament run
Freshman Tri-City United wrestler Tucker Skluzacek traveled to the state capital last weekend to represent the Titans in the MSHSL Individual State Championships. Despite making his first appearance on the biggest state in Minnesota Wrestling, Skluzacek never shied away from the bright lights, earning fifth place and a podium finish as an all-state wrestler. “We got here Thursday morning pretty early and we wanted to come down here and check things out. So we came down in the tunnel and started walking around, and he’s...
Jan, of Jan's Thrift Shop, loved her community
Aside from her own, there has only ever been one home that Susan Hacker can walk in at any time of day without calling ahead of time: that was the home of Jan and Mark Hansen. She drove in disbelief to the Hansen home last Monday, after she was notified by phone that Jan died the night before following some health complications. The house was empty. Jan had died at age 73. ...
Rice County independents: a key target for GOP, DFL
Sixty-two voters. Of the 35,000 Rice County voters, 17,402 chose President Joe Biden and 17,464 chose President Donald Trump in the 2020 general election. Both major parties say they can win over those 62 swing voters in Rice County, an important piece of the state and a microcosm of the nation. Rice County is one of 206 pivot counties in America, identified by Ballotpedia as having voted for President Barack...
Busy final week and a half of the regular season sees the TCU boys basketball team go 1-3 with pair of players achieving 1,000 career points
Playing four games over just a six-day stretch to close the regular season, the Tri-City United Titans boys basketball team looked to improve its seeding ahead of the Section 2AA Tournament. The Titans went 1-3 in those games, falling to Norwood Young America 71-62, defeating Triton 78-68, falling to Luverne 83-73 and closing the regular season with a 71-48 loss to Blue Earth Area, but the highlight of the week came as a pair seniors, Luke Holicky and Reggie Vosejpka, join the 1,000 career points...
Mayor, superintendents share achievements, goals
The city of Lonsdale and the local schools are doing considerably better than cities and districts of similar size, according to the leadership of two school districts, a private school and the mayor of Lonsdale. Similar to the annual State of the Union speech given by the president, a tradition in Lonsdale gives leadership the opportunity to highlight what they’ve accomplished over the last 12 months. This year, the presentation included a speech from Holy Cross Catholic School’s principal and was the first time for...
Titans tower over Medford in postseason opener
The Tri-City United girls basketball team opened postseason play Feb. 26 with the Medford Tigers making the trip to Montgomery. The Titans, as the No. 2 seed of their subsection bracket, took care of business from the opening tip by building a 15-2 lead and never looking back on the way to a 67-37 victory. During the initial 15-2 run, TCU center Ella Schmiesing overpowered the Medford post players, blocking a pair of shots as well as making a pair of her own. Though the...
Skluzacek qualifies for state as Titan wrestlers battle in sections
At the Section 2AA wrestling tournament Tri-City United had four top five finishers, highlight by Tucker Skluzacek who finished second in the section to punch his ticket to state. Skluzacek, the No. 5-ranked wrestler at 114 pounds in Class AA, cruised to the first-place match with a fall in the quarterfinals and 6-0 decision in the semifinal match. In the championship match, Skluzacek faced the No. 2-ranked wrestler in Class AA in Watertown-Mayer's Joel Friederichs. ...
Peer support at the gun range offered for veterans
Some time after Eric Baehman retired from the United States Army in 2020, he set his crosshairs on a new target: the mental health of fellow veterans. Baehman’s new nonprofit, Designated Marksman, was formed last year to encourage open dialogue among veterans who may be struggling to maintain their mental health. The free, informal sessions take place in an unconventional setting, meeting many veterans where they’re at: the gun range. ...
Local vendors fill spots for Legion’s first craft fair
Christine Pion thought she might try to get one or two local vendors before reaching further out into the metro area. She woke up the next morning and was amazed when she saw the overwhelming response from local artisans wanting to participate in the craft fair she started at the American Legion Post 586 in Lonsdale. Every vendor spot was filled within 24 hours of the initial outreach, already prompting plans for another. ...
MN River Bulldogs youth hockey boys Bantam A and B team moving on to regions
The Boys Bantam A and B teams of the Minnesota River Bulldogs/St. Peter Youth Hockey Association secured their Regional Tournaments' second and third seeds. We are proud of their achievement. The Bantam A team played their first game in the District tournament on Thursday, February 15, 2024. They won by defeating Rochester 2-1 in overtime. Their next game was on Saturday against Mankato, which they won 3-2, allowing them to proceed to the District Championship game. As a result, they have secured a spot in...
Bulldogs' season comes to a close despite furious comeback effort against Mankato East
A disastrous first period in the Section 3A quarterfinals for the Minnesota River Bulldogs set the stage for a furious comeback that ultimately came up just short, leading to a 5-4 loss against the Mankato East Cougars. “We know that Mankato likes to play a physical game and I think we kind of came out a little little tentative and kind of afraid to make a mistake,” said Bulldog head coach Chris Miller after the game. “I think you saw in the second period, once...
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