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05/10/2008 12:00 AM
Work will continue on transportation-related items
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05/10/2008 12:00 AM
Okabena teen named Minnesota FFA officer
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Mother's Day bouquetsWorthington High School FFA member Jessica Donkersloot assists Anne Bruns’ fourth-grade students (from left) Tyson Scholtes, Nathan Kinsman and Scott Schnieder in making Mother’s Day bouquets Friday morning at St. Mary’s School in Worthington. Donkersloot is a member of Deb Martin’s FFA horticulture team at WHS.
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05/10/2008 12:00 AM
Three teams star at National Math Bee Championship
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Twice the funTwins Elizabeth (left) and Abigail Hibma, 4 of Brewster, race through inflatables Friday night during the Spring Carnival at Prairie Elementary in Worthington. more...
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05/10/2008 12:00 AM
A co-owner of Five Star Catering, along with other five other women, have coordinated a Mother’s Day meal, with all proceeds to go to fight breast cancer.
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05/10/2008 12:00 AM
Worthington Regional Hospital honored its nurses Tuesday at a Nurses Week Celebration hospital-wide tea.
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05/10/2008 12:00 AM
A judicial panel recommends the Minnesota Public Utilities Commission reject an electric transmission project in western Minnesota that is linked to the proposed Big Stone II power plant.
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05/10/2008 12:00 AM
The 1899 house at 1325 Fourth Ave., Worthington, belonging to Mike and Darci Woll, will be explored on HGTV Monday.
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05/09/2008 10:03 AM
YANGON, Myanmar (AP) - Myanmar's junta seized U.N. aid shipments headed for hungry and homeless survivors of last week's devastating cyclone, prompting the world body to suspend further help on Friday.
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05/09/2008 10:05 AM
FARGO, N.D. - Three eighth-graders at Dilworth-Glyndon-Felton Junior High spent Thursday in in-school suspension for sitting down during the pledge of allegiance.
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05/09/2008 09:58 AM
WASHINGTON (AP) - The movement of Democratic superdelegates to presidential hopeful Barack Obama gained steam Friday with endorsements from a union president and two congressmen, including one who switched his backing from rival Hillary Rodham Clinton.
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05/09/2008 10:04 AM
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) - Iowa's transportation department plans to keep using Spanish and other languages in official notices pending legal guidance from the attorney general's office.
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05/09/2008 12:00 AM
Scam artists go after nest eggs seniors build up
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05/09/2008 12:00 AM
WINDOM — A San Francisco, Calif.-based company working to get landowners to sign lease agreements for potential wind development has some local leaders concerned that people won’t take a good enough look before they leap.
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05/09/2008 12:00 AM
‘Exercising with the Stars’ serves as fun fitness program
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05/09/2008 12:00 AM
City council continues to scope out options
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05/09/2008 12:00 AM
Under contract, city would pay 30 percent for prosecution services
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05/09/2008 12:00 AM
WORTHINGTON — The Worthington Optimist Club will host its annual Bike Safety programs for students 14 years and younger at 9 a.m. Saturday at the Brewster school and 11 a.m. Saturday in the parking lot at St. Mary’s School, 1206 Eighth Ave., Worthington.
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05/08/2008 11:16 AM
WASHINGTON (AP) - Her money drained and her options dwindling, a resolute Hillary Rodham Clinton vowed Wednesday to press on with her presidential bid even as she and top advisers were hard-pressed to describe a realistic path for her to wrest the nomination from Barack Obama.
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05/08/2008 02:50 PM
YANGON, Myanmar (AP) - Relief supplies from the United Nations arrived in Myanmar Thursday, but U.S. military planes loaded with aid were still denied access by the country's isolationist regime five days after a devastating cyclone.
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05/08/2008 02:45 PM
NEWARK, N.J. (AP) - An actor who played Santa Claus and painted children's faces was arrested on child sex charges early Thursday after an international manhunt, just the second time Interpol sought the public's help to find a suspected pedophile.
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05/08/2008 12:00 AM
ST. PAUL — Pawlenty administration officials and legislators paved over a pothole that prevented agreement on highway safety issues Wednesday, but a transportation bill containing those issues faces a likely rough road today when representatives debate a strict seatbelt provision.
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Author visits old stomping groundFormer Worthington resident and author George Erickson (right) signs a copy of his book for Bruce Lease (left), Worthington, following his PowerPoint presentation Wednesday night at the Masonic Lodge in Worthington. In the background is Robert Demuth Jr. of Worthington. (Brian Korthals/Daily Globe)
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05/08/2008 12:00 AM
Neilson hearing rescheduled a third time for June 24
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05/08/2008 12:00 AM
Friday night features annual fair, food, fun
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05/08/2008 12:00 AM
WORTHINGTON — District 518 received 10 applications for the position of director of special education, and its hiring committee interviewed three finalists Wednesday for the position.
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05/08/2008 12:00 AM
Detention hearing likely to be conducted upon mental evaluation
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05/08/2008 12:00 AM
WORTHINGTON — The Worthington Concert Association is kicking off its membership drive for the 2008-2009 season.
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Elks Lodge hosts Spring FlingMore than 80 Elks Lodge members, spouses and guests play cards after their meal at the Elks Lodge Spring Fling Wednesday afternoon at the Elks Lodge in Worthington. The first female Exalted Ruler in the local chapter, Karen Molitor of Worthington, welcomed all and explained the national youth and veterans programs supported by Elks’ efforts. It was just 13 years ago when women were accepted into the Lodge. (Brian Korthals/Daily Globe)
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05/07/2008 08:25 AM
ST. PAUL (AP) - Staying in school until graduation or adulthood could soon be the law in Minnesota.
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05/07/2008 08:23 AM
ROSEVILLE, Minn. (AP) - Paul and Sue Rosenau say they already have everything they need, so their lives won't change that much after winning a $180.1 million Powerball jackpot.
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05/07/2008 12:00 AM
ST. PAUL — Tempers occasionally flared, but most legislative negotiators kept their nose to the grindstone Tuesday in an effort to wrap up the 2008 Minnesota Legislature’s work.
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05/07/2008 09:50 AM
YANGON, Myanmar (AP) - Hungry crowds of survivors stormed the few shops that opened in Myanmar's stricken Irrawaddy delta, where food and international aid has been scarce since a devastating cyclone killed more than 22,000 people, the U.N. said Wednesday.
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05/07/2008 04:22 PM
YANGON, Myanmar (AP) - Bodies floated in flood waters and survivors tried to reach dry ground on boats using blankets as sails, while the top U.S. diplomat in Myanmar said Wednesday that the toll from the cyclone and its aftermath may reach 100,000.
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05/07/2008 02:22 PM
ST. PAUL (AP) - A legislative agreement to raise Minnesota's minimum wage in two stages faces a veto threat from Gov. Tim Pawlenty, who wasn't swayed by changes designed to attract his signature.
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05/07/2008 04:25 PM
WASHINGTON (AP) - Barack Obama pocketed the support of at least four Democratic convention superdelegates on Wednesday, building on the momentum from a convincing North Carolina primary victory. Rival Hillary Rodham Clinton vowed to remain in the race "until there's a nominee."
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05/07/2008 12:00 AM
Drop in federal funding spurs action
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05/07/2008 12:00 AM
LUVERNE — An amended complaint and other documents were filed recently in federal court regarding the civil suit against the City of Luverne.
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Racing the rainTim Tungland (foreground), Lakefield, and his son-in-law, Justin Farmer, plant corn in their Hunter Township field just ahead of the rain storm approaching from the southwest Tuesday afternoon in Jackson County. (Brian Korthals/Daily Globe)
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05/07/2008 12:00 AM
WHS students excel at digital photography competition
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05/07/2008 12:00 AM
WORTHINGTON — Spring Fling for Seniors will start with registration from 8 to 8:45 a.m. Thursday at the American Reformed Church, 1720 N. Burlington Ave., in Worthington.
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05/07/2008 12:00 AM
LUVERNE — The Rock River Fecal Coliform and Turbidity Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) report has been approved by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.
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05/06/2008 06:58 AM
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (AP) - State health officials are urging Iowans to make sure their vaccinations are current.
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05/06/2008 06:56 AM
LYON, France (AP) - Interpol launched a worldwide appeal to the public Tuesday to help identify a man suspected of sexually abusing young boys from Southeast Asia — hoping the rare move will lead to a quick arrest.
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05/06/2008 07:00 AM
YANGON, Myanmar (AP) - Myanmar state radio says the cyclone death toll has risen above 22,000.
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05/06/2008 12:00 AM
Some property taxes up, some down under plan; JOBZ program curtailed
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Cyclone Slams into Myanmar |
05/06/2008 03:35 PM
YANGON, Myanmar (AP) - The cyclone death toll soared above 22,000 on Tuesday and more than 41,000 others were missing as foreign countries mobilized to rush in aid after the country's deadliest storm on record, state radio reported.
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05/06/2008 03:30 PM
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) - Iowa Secretary of State Michael Mauro said Tuesday he won't appeal a judge's decision that voter registration forms must only be in English.
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05/06/2008 12:00 AM
Pipestone company pays $19,000 to Minnesota Pollution Control Agency
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05/06/2008 12:00 AM
Some not getting as much as expected
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05/06/2008 12:00 AM
WORTHINGTON — Braving tornados, haunted health resorts and discarded underwear, software engineer Glen Hanket and his wife, Susan, walked 4,133 miles from Maine to Oregon in 1993 and 1994, picking up about four tons of litter along the way.
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05/06/2008 12:00 AM
22-year-old federally charged for traveling to engage in sex
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05/05/2008 08:55 AM
ST. PAUL – Legislative leaders and Gov. Tim Pawlenty ignored Sunday’s beautiful weather – 67 degrees and sunny skies – and huddled in the Capitol for a second straight day of closed-door talks designed to end the 2008 Legislature.
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05/05/2008 02:30 PM
YANGON, Myanmar (AP) - The death toll from a devastating cyclone in Myanmar could reach more than 10,000 in the low-lying area where the storm wreaked the most havoc, the country's foreign minister warned Monday.
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05/05/2008 12:00 AM
WORTHINGTON — Local letter carriers will take part in the 16th annual National Association of Letter Carriers Stamp Out Hunger Food Drive on Saturday.
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05/05/2008 12:00 AM
IVANHOE — A joint meeting of the Southwest Regional Development Commission’s Board of Directors will take place Thursday.
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05/05/2008 12:00 AM
WORTHINGTON — Stroke and vascular screenings will be offered through Stroke Detection Plus from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Thursday at the American Legion, 1906 Oxford St.
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05/05/2008 12:00 AM
PIPESTONE — Minnesota West Community and Technical College was awarded a Bronze Paragon Award for original photography by the National Council for Marketing and Public Relations during its National Conference in March in Savannah, Ga.
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05/05/2008 12:00 AM
WORTHINGTON — The following students received QWIK awards recently at Prairie Elementary School:
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05/05/2008 12:00 AM
Students earn awards, instructors present papers, wastewater classes offered
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05/05/2008 11:58 AM
OLPE, Germany (AP) - A 44-year-old woman was arrested on suspicion of killing her own babies after her grown children found the bodies of three infants stashed in the family's freezer while looking for a frozen pizza, police said Monday.
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05/05/2008 11:55 AM
AMSTETTEN, Austria (AP) - The Austrian man accused of imprisoning his daughter for 24 years and fathering her seven children planned to build his secret cell as early as 1978 when his daughter was 12, authorities said Monday.
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05/05/2008 12:00 AM
They gathered at the Wolf Lake Waterfowl Production Area — young, old and every age in between — to watch as three Trumpeter Swans were released into the wild on Saturday morning.
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05/05/2008 12:00 AM
Always nervous about taking a turn in the past, 5-year-old Juanito Palma gathered up his courage on Sunday afternoon to take stick in hand and swing at Spongebob Square Pants — the pi?ata, not the cartoon character.
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05/03/2008 12:00 AM
Committees face Monday deadline
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05/03/2008 12:00 AM
Bringing seniors together from across the county for educational programs, entertainment and fun is the premise behind the annual Spring Fling for Seniors coming up on Thursday at the American Reformed Church, 1720 N. Burlington Ave., in Worthington.
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At least it's not snowDave Serrano, Worthington, runs down the bike path in a driving rain on the south side of Lake Okabena Friday afternoon.
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05/03/2008 12:00 AM
Cinco de Mayo, the holiday on which many Mexicans celebrate their heritage, is a perfect excuse for a party, and area businesses have planned two parties, one from 1 to 4 p.m. at Tacos Lupe and the other from 5 to 10 p.m. at the Long Branch Saloon, both on Sunday.
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05/03/2008 12:00 AM
Once a week during the winter months for the past 15 years, Sharon Sadusky has prepared to explore new ideas and mediums with a group of women from the Jackson area, all of whom are eager to learn more about one of their favorite subjects — display art.
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All-star castFourth-, fifth- and sixth-grade students from Round Lake-Brewster Elementary School pose for a photo following their 1 p.m. Friday performance of “Little Red Riding Hood.” The students performed for the entire elementary school during the afternoon and again for parents and community members Friday night.
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