Roaming buffalo are back home – mostly – in Ashton

ASHTON, Iowa — The old song claims buffalo roam, but apparently they also skedaddle in a big hurry when they make a break for freedom.

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Romney campaigns in Iowa

Candidate pins ‘prairie fire of debt’ on Obama
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney on Tuesday painted President Barack Obama as a reckless steward of the country’s economy and, as proof, pointed to “a financial crisis of debt and spending that threatens what it means to be an American.”

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Lids for kids: RSVP helps ECFE by sorting jug lids

SLAYTON — An African proverb and Hillary Clinton both state “it takes a village to raise a child.” In Murray County, the villagers are pulling together to educate their children by saving the lids from Kemps and Land O Lakes products.

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WHS student advocates for collaborative

WORTHINGTON — Former Worthington High School student Nicole Ektnitphong addressed the Worthington School District Board of Education Tuesday, speaking about the ongoing student achievement gap issue and one of the several solutions to the problem.

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Int’l Wolf Center hires new director

DULUTH — The International Wolf Center has hired a new executive director. Rob Schultz currently serves as the executive director of the Saint Paul Police Foundation, a nonprofit organization that provides financial support of the Saint Paul Police Department. Since 2005, the foundation has provided nearly $2 million in funding and grants for the police department.

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Looking Back; 1937 - New overnight telegraph rates on the way

A weekly look back at regional history

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As others see it: It's better than closings

Rural communities across west central Minnesota and the rest of America got some good news earlier this week when the U.S. Postal Service announced it is changing its reorganization plan

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Column: Nursing mother is what the hype doctor ordered

DETROIT — When I first saw the new Time magazine cover of a nearly 4-year-old boy nursing on his mother’s exposed breast, I must admit it made me nostalgic: For a time when they wrapped magazines in brown paper.

Column: Romney's stellar performance

LYNCHBURG, Va. — It wasn’t exactly the belly of the beast Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney visited recently on a picture-perfect commencement day at “the world’s largest Christian University,” but his appearance was a test as to whether the conservative school, founded by the late Jerry Falwell, would embrace a devout Mormon.

Letter: AARP Driver Safety Program on the way this summer

To recognize and thank all school personnel for their dedication and commitment to the young people of America, the AARP Driver Safety program is proud to offer classroom courses at a reduced fee.

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