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| St. John's Lutheran Elementary School Students Sally Stenerson, Mahreah Bain, Grace Bain and Emma Augustine practice their parts for the school's production of “The Saga of Dead Dog Gulch,” a story about a Colorado mining town in the early 1800s. Performances are 1 and 7 p.m. May 24 at the Sheldon. - RE photo by Sarah Gorvin
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Lawmakers pump $485 million more into schools
Minnesota Democrats say new money they are putting into education will boost the economy by giving the state a better-educated workforce.
Capitol, flooding, veterans, disaster aid end session
The Minnesota Legislature ended a historic 2013 session seconds before midnight Monday after voting to renovate the state Capitol building, help communities fight floods, give veterans a new facility and provide disaster assistance.
St. James painting returned
She hasn’t really left the St. James Hotel in at least 50 years. But early Saturday morning, the young woman in a white dress was forcefully carried out of the library, down the hotel’s steps and into a vehicle.
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A Hager City man faces a first-degree drug charge after being found at the West Seventh Street Kwik Trip with nearly 20 grams of alleged methamphetamine.
RELATED CONTENTMining ordinance ready for final approval
Goodhue County Planning and Advisory Commission met Monday for a public hearing on the county’s mining ordinance, voting unanimously to make two additions and send it to County Board for approval.
RELATED CONTENTRiver Falls man dead after party bus accident
A 23-year-old River Falls man died late Saturday night in Ellsworth after he fell from the rear door of moving bus as came into the village on Hwy. 10.
RELATED CONTENTI GO gets kids outdoors
It’s called Intro to the Great Outdoors. And the goal is do just that: introduce kids to nature and the different activities that they can do in it.
RELATED CONTENTSpecial education is Ellsworth grad's passion
As Deiss prepares to walk across the stage for her high school graduation May 24, she said that working in the special education classroom has been one of the most important things she has done as a student.
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Softball: Errors force Wingers to bow out of 1AAA playoffs
Three late-inning errors help end Red Wing's season in a 4-1 loss to Northfield on Thursday
RELATED CONTENTBaseball: Accolades rolling in for Nebraska's Kelly
MINNEAPOLIS - Nebraska Cornhusker Pat Kelly compiled one of the most productive freshman seasons in the program’s history last year as a freshman. And it didn’t stop there.
RELATED CONTENTAmateur Baseball: Red Wing takes 3rd straight
Brady Schroeder strong in six innings in 4-1 victory over Spring Valley
RELATED CONTENTBaseball: Red Wing's Boldt receives final curtain call
It wasn’t how Ryan Boldt imagined Senior Day. There’s no way around it.
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