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Tunnel Mill, 1871 Engineering Marvel Near Spring Valley

SPRING VALLEY – From the 1850s through the 1870s, Fillmore County had the highest quality and greatest number of grain mills ever built in Minnesota. Yet one, Tunnel Mill north of Spring Valley, stood out from the abundance of area mills due to a unique system to power its operation created by an engineering marvel that was accomplished without the aid of modern instruments.

Fillmore County, MN · 09-22
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As farm bill advances, SNAP cuts worry Wisconsin farmers’ market vendor

Over the past year, shoppers at the Viroqua Farmers Market who receive federal food assistance have been able to make their money go twice as far. The Viroqua program, called “Double Up Food Bucks,” is designed for those who receive federal Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP, which is housed under the farm bill currently moving through Congress.

Viroqua, WI · 09-22
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Driftless Seed Company, B&E’s Trees/Embark Maple each land $200K USDA Value Added Grant

VERNON COUNTY, Wis. — The U.S. Department of Agriculture is investing $800,000 across four value-added agricultural projects in Wisconsin, headlined by $200,000 federal grants awarded to two local producers in Southwest Wisconsin to scale their regional operations. USDA Rural Development Wisconsin State Director Andrew C. Iverson announced the funding...

Wisconsin · 09-21
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Vernon County community development director answers criticisms of Driftless Bound workforce recruitment initiative

VIROQUA Wis. – Vernon County Community Development Director Amy Oliver presented a detailed overview of the county’s newly launched Driftless Bound program to the Vernon County Board of Supervisors on Sept. 17 addressing local public concerns and explaining how the workforce recruitment initiative aims to attract out of state workers to fill local job vacancies.

Vernon County, WI · 09-19
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‘Take serious pause': Bipartisan concern over proposed transmission line

WASHINGTON — A project that promises to deliver low-cost energy to customers in Wisconsin and the Upper Midwest is facing concern from both sides of the aisle. “I want these companies to take serious pause here, show us the math problem, then we get back together as a community, and if the local community doesn’t want these things, they don’t need to go up,” said Rep. Derrick Van Orden, R-Prairie du Chien.

Wisconsin · 09-21

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Iowa company fined for water pollution in Fillmore County

Fillmore County, MN · 09-22

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People’s Energy Cooperative to absorb costs associated with record diesel prices

Winona County, MN · 09-22

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Minnesota Residents Weigh In On Maribell Project

Minnesota · 09-21

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Agri Star rehires 400 workers after fire

Postville, IA · 09-21

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Local businesses receive federal grants for agricultural expansion

SOLDIERS GROVE, Wis. (WKBT) — Two local agricultural businesses will receive federal funding to expand their operations and reach new markets.

Soldiers Grove, WI · 09-21

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New La Crosse Developer Praises the City’s Development Process

LA CROSSE, WI — Mayor Shaundel Washington-Spivey joined RyKey Properties yesterday for the Lofts at River Point Appreciation Celebration. This 55-unit complex in the vibrant River Point District broke ground in March 2025 and opened its doors to renters in April 2026. “I am always elated to see the...

La Crosse, WI · 09-18

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Allison Wagner: Small town girl making big connections

Allison Wagner says she owes her career to the downtown Caledonia business community. Before stepping in as Houston County’s economic development authority director, Wagner worked for the City of Caledonia. “Some businesses in the city wrote a letter saying they really wanted someone to focus on economic development. At the time, the city administrator was working on it, and it wasn't that he wasn't doing a good job, but they just wanted someone to really focus on it,” she said. “I really didn't know anything about EDA, but I started studying and listening and looking into it.” Wagner grew up on a small dairy farm in Houston County, but wanted to “spread her wings” by going to college outside Minnesota. After graduating from Northwest Missouri State University with a bachelor’s of science degree in advertising, she spent time as a fashion buyer for a company based in Iowa. “I was just a small town girl. I’d never been anywhere,” Wagner said. “I loved it. I got to travel and I got to meet new people.” Her husband also had a job on the road, and the two began thinking about where they wanted to settle down. The answer was to

Houston County, MN · 09-17

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Shooting Star Native Seeds’ Founders Helped Build an Industry

For more than 175 years, native plant communities across North America diminished as agriculture, cities and industry expanded. Prairie remnants survived in railroad rights-of-way, ditches and on land that wasn’t farmed, but some species became rare or even lost. In the 1980s a few visionary Minnesotans began collecting, growing...

Spring Grove, MN · 09-15

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Couleecap becomes home energy assistance provider in Vernon County

WESTBY, Wis. – Starting October 1, 2026, Couleecap, Inc. will serve as the administering agency for the Wisconsin Home Energy Assistance Program (WHEAP) in Vernon County. The Vernon County Department of Human Services has been administering the program successfully and is working closely with Couleecap for a smooth transition.

Vernon County, WI · 09-15

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Winona County proposes 14% tax hike

Last week, the Winona County Board approved a preliminary increase of 14% for the 2027 property tax levy as the county grapples with rising staffing costs, falling federal and state funding, and big maintenance projects. The preliminary rate would be the largest increase in recent years, but board members pledged that the county will bring down the final tax levy increase by its December deadline.

Winona County, MN · 09-16

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Demand for cottage cheese drives Westby's largest upgrade in decades

Westby Cooperative Creamery celebrated a major milestone Sept. 9 with a ribbon-cutting ceremony recognizing the completion of a $14.1 million modernization project that transforms its cottage cheese production system and positions the farmer-owned cooperative for future growth. The investment introduces state-of-the-art enclosed-vat technology to the creamery's Westby facility, replacing an...

Westby, WI · 09-14

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Rochester’s 10-acre Seneca site still up for grabs

In the shadow of Rochester’s iconic Ear of Corn water tower sits a long-vacant site about the size of 10 football fields. The water tower is all that’s left of the former Seneca Foods processing and canning facility that closed up shop in 2018. Olmsted County purchased the property the following year for $5.6 million.

Rochester, MN · 09-15