Daily Globe

WORTHINGTON — The Worthington Water and Light Commission discussed the possibility of restructuring a city-wide water ban during its Monday afternoon meeting. Instead of slapping on a non-essential water ban, the commission discussed potentially implementing the ban in stages...

WILLMAR — An investigation completed last week by the Occupational Safety and Health Division reportedly did not identify any health hazards at the Jennie-O Turkey Store plant where dozens of employees fell ill in October. While the mass medical situation at the Willmar plant...

WORTHINGTON — The Sanford Worthington Relay For Life team is hosting a Wine & Canvas fundraising event at 5:30 p.m. Friday at the Travelodge, Worthington. This is a fundraiser for Nobles County Relay for Life. Participants will paint an 11- by 14-inch picture. Seating is limited,...

WORTHINGTON — Music instructors Jeanette Jenson and Awan Dwan will host a Solo/Ensemble Festival for fifth-grade band and orchestra students from 2 to 7 p.m. today at Worthington Middle School. The adjudicator for band will be Mike Peterson from Fulda, and the adjudicator for orchestra...

ST. PAUL — The Minnesota Historical Society (MNHS) announced 49 recipients of Minnesota Historical and Cultural Heritage Small Grants (up to $10,000 each) totaling $421,647 in 25 counties. The Rock County Community Library was selected to receive a $9,285 grant to acquire a microfilm...

Accidents WORTHINGTON — The Nobles County Sheriff’s Office responded to a crash involving a car hitting a deer at 6:38 a.m. Monday at the intersection of Nobles County Road 35 and 230th Street. Ambulance RUSHMORE — The Rushmore Rescue and Sanford Ambulance was dispatched...

By Richard G. Andert, Slayton A majority of Minnesota’s roads are more than 50 years old, and in the next three years one in five will pass its useful life. Forty percent of our bridges are 40 years old or older. And in the next 10 years, most will be past their useful...

By Jessica Herrera, Worthington exchange student to Crailsheim My name is Jessica Herrera, the exchange student in Germany from Worthington. Another month has passed by, and spring has showed its signs in this part of the world. In the beginning of February I attended...

DES MOINES, Iowa — Central Lyon and Burlington Notre Dame met up in the first round of the Class 1A State Tournament as the last two teams to take the title. The Lions took the title in 2013 before Notre Dame captured the crown in 2014. Monday, it was the Nikes who were able to...

WASHINGTON — As with everything else here these days, the talk about the Affordable Care Act case before the Supreme Court this week will focus on ideological splits: Will any conservative justice join the four liberals all but certain to back the administration? In fact, the correct...

WASHINGTON — It happened just as Jeb Bush was about to explain why he thinks conservatives need to stop being perceived as “anti-everything”: Attendees at the Conservative Political Action Conference let it be known that, as part of their anti-everythingness, they are also anti-Bush. A...

ROCHESTER — In 34 years at the helm of Minnesota West’s women’s basketball team, head coach Mike Fury said his teams have “been the bridesmaids a lot, but never the brides.” Not anymore. The Lady Jays clinched their first trip to the NJCAA Division III National Tournament...

WORTHINGTON — Six-seeded Hills-Beaver Creek upset No. 3-seed Edgerton 54-42 on Saturday evening courtesy of outstanding play from Madison Fick and Avery Van Roekel. Fick and Van Roekel combined to score 47 out of the Patriots’ 54 points. Individually, Fick poured in 26 points...