Fulda woman dies after Tuesday car accident

1:05 p.m. Friday
HERON LAKE - Ardith C. Busch, 82, of Fulda, died Friday, July 3, 2009, at Sanford Hospital, Sioux Falls, S.D.

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JCC assistant football coach reinstated

JACKSON — After more than an hour of tearful pleas and outrage the collective calm of resolution finally came.

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• Coach Wade Wacker explains "the baseball incident" at a meeting of the Jackson County Central Board of Education July 2, 2009.

International Festival 2009 Schedule

International Festival 2009 Schedule, including Scandinavian, Lao, Latino, Ethiopian, Karen and Celtic entertainment.

• Calle Sur
• Calle Sur plays a song about a river pirate at Regatta 2008.
• Calle Sur plays a traditional tune at the Regatta 2008.

South African group experiences southwest Minnesota farm life

BREWSTER — They took turns posing for the camera in the wheel well of a giant Case-IH combine, they climbed up the steps and sat in the seat. One even honked the horn and giggled.

• Zami Makhathini describes the state of agriculture after apartheid in South Africa during a tour of a farm near Brewster July 2, 2009.
• Learning new ways
• Posing in a wheel
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• Video: South Africans Tour Local Farm

Three men arrested in Arnold’s Park bar brawl

ARNOLDS PARK, Iowa — Three individuals were arrested during a bar brawl early Tuesday morning in Arnold’s Park, including a starting member of the University of Northern Iowa football squad.

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Lakefield man killed in crash

LAKEFIELD — A 77-year-old Lakefield man was killed Wednesday after the tractor he was driving was struck from behind by a Freightliner semi.

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More than knee-high corn

Les Vogelaar of Worthington stands in his shoulder-high corn field near Worthington Thursday afternoon, holding a scrapbook that shows pictures his wife has taken of their corn crop every July 4 since 1978.

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The circus comes to town

Performances slated for Monday at the Worthington Arena
WORTHINGTON — Prepare to feel young again, because the circus will be in town Monday.

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Taxpayers watch Wisconsin-Minnesota payment dispute

ST. PAUL – Nearly 80,000 people along the Minnesota and Wisconsin border face a more complex and costly income tax filing routine if the two states can’t work out a dispute.

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Hot days and cool drinks

Claire Gerber (from left) purchases a glass of lemonade from young entrepreneurs Katie Reeves, 8, Hope Reeves, 12, and Emma Gerber, 11, all of Worthington, at their lemonade and cookie stand Thursday afternoon in Worthington.

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Bridge work to begin mid-July along I-90

WORTHINGTON — Bridge work will begin in mid-july along Interstate 90 in southwest Minnesota.

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Blood donation clinics scheduled

WORTHINGTON — The American Red Cross has scheduled upcoming blood donation opportunities.

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George celebrates 125 years

GEORGE, Iowa — George’s quasquicentennial celebration kicks off today with a golf tournament, circus and plenty more. Here’s a look at this weekend’s festivities: Today: 9 a.m. Golf tourney, Otter Valley Golf Course; quilt display, 205 E. Indiana Ave.; recreational trail tours.

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Brief: Sheldon man charged in burglaries

SHELDON, Iowa — A Sheldon man is in the O’Brien County Jail following the investigation of a burglary that occurred during the early morning hours of June 26 at the Sheldon Aquatic, 415 19th Ave.

Brief: Circus in Windom on Monday

WINDOM — The Windom Area Chamber of Commerce will host the Culpepper & Merriweather Circus for 5 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. performances Monday near the Windom Arena grounds.

Reveling in great American-made cars of the past

WORTHINGTON — V. M. Vance, founder of the Daily Globe, drove Studebakers. He drove them until (1966) there were no more Studebakers to be had.

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• Reprint Blog: Cars with Fins
• Ford Galaxie

Column: Depending on you

BOSTON — This is probably not the best week to air any reservations about the American passion for independence. After all, we don’t have fireworks for Dependence Day.

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Column: Texting in House Chambers - who knew?

WORTHINGTON — The start of summer break for me always begins with a great trip to our nation’s capital with eighth-grade students.

• D.C. trip
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