Ryan McGaughey
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I first joined the Daily Globe in April 2001 as sports editor. I later became the news editor in November 2002, and the managing editor in August 2006. I'm originally from New York State, and am married with two children.
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WORTHINGTON -- The City of Worthington will contribute $25,000 from its general fund to assist Nobles County Pheasants Forever in its attempt to purchase land in Bigelow Township, the Worthington City Council resolved Monday. Pheasants Forever, with the assistance of numerous other parties, hopes to purchase land located northeast of Lake Bella that is scheduled to be sold at an auction today.
SIBLEY, Iowa -- Visiting as part of a two-day, nine county "Barnstorm for Rural America" tour, John Edwards made a stop Wednesday afternoon at Sibley-Ocheyedan High School to discuss education and other issues. Edwards, a North Carolina Democrat and former U.S. Senator, is seeking his party's presidential nomination. He ran for vice president in 2004 alongside presidential nominee John Kerry. "I grew up in a place that's very similar to this," Edwards told a group of students, school staff and members of the public that filled the school's auditorium.
WORTHINGTON -- Show Jose Lamas a picture, and he just might turn around and paint it. Lamas, of Worthington, will have his work shown beginning Sunday at the Nobles County Art Center, where an opening event will be from 2 to 4:30 p.m. About 15 of his paintings will be on display through Nov. 26. A native of Mexico, Lamas came to the U.S. at age 12 and settled in California.
WORTHINGTON -- Relief came to a Worthington family and an entire community Monday night with word that 17-year-old Lindsey Marisa Lease was found in West Des Moines, Iowa. Lease, 17, had been last seen Sunday morning with 17-year-old acquaintance Sonny Syhavong, who she currently has an order for protection against. Local, state and federal law enforcement had been working on locating the missing girl, and those efforts ultimately paid off. "She's in West Des Moines, Iowa, safe and sound," Worthington Det. Kevin Flynn said in an 11:20 p.m. call to the Daily Globe.
WORTHINGTON -- The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints will have a new home thanks to action taken Monday night by the Worthington City Council. Acting upon a recommendation from the city's planning board, council members voted unanimously to approve a special use permit for property the church has a purchase agreement for at the northeast corner of the intersection of First Avenue S.W. and Knollwood Drive.
WORTHINGTON -- More than two weeks after a festival celebrating Central American Independence Day was marred by a police shutdown of music, city officials and Nobles County Hispanic Community (NCHC) representatives seem to be looking toward the future together. Worthington City Administrator Joe Parker and Mayor Alan Oberloh met last week with a group of NCHC representatives -- including Jose Comparan, Elaine Comparan, Carlos Rosales, Jesse Rosales, Roberto Ramirez and Theresa Ramirez -- to discuss coordination of a planned 2008 celebration. "We sat down to have a discussion of what had happ
WORTHINGTON -- Big Macs and Happy Meals are expected to be available by Christmas at McDonald's new North Humiston Avenue location, local franchise owner Steve Jackson said Wednesday at a groundbreaking ceremony for the restaurant. With excavated ground and roadway, along with other national restaurants, serving as a backdrop and supporting entertainment by the Worthington High School marching band, Jackson announced construction plans for his new restaurant, which will sit upon two of nine acres acquired in April from Gordy's Inc.
WORTHINGTON -- The City of Worthington and Bedford Technology are poised to work together to assure the company's expansion here. The Worthington City Council, acting quickly and without debate, unanimously voted Monday night to authorize Mayor Alan Oberloh to execute a memorandum of understanding between the city and Bedford Technology.
WORTHINGTON -- Bob Hope and a cavalcade of stars plan to put on memorable shows at Memorial Auditorium and Performing Arts Center next weekend. Hope, of course, died in 2003, but will be embodied at the height of his career by Arlen Foss in the 15th annual "Corn off the Cob" production, which will be staged at 7:30 p.m. Sept. 28-29. This year's production pays homage to the USO shows in which Hope so famously appeared. "A USO show is taking place on the USS Worthington aircraft carrier somewhere in the South Pacific," Foss detailed Wednesday while backstage at Memorial Auditorium.
WORTHINGTON -- A delegation of more than 20 state senators and staff made their way through southwest Minnesota Wednesday, stopping at several locations to consider potential capital investment projects. Led by District 9 Sen. Keith Langseth, DFL-Glyndon, and the chairman of the Senate Capital Investment Committee, the group examined projects seeking state funding in the 2008 legislative session.
