
Month: April 2020


Pork problems persist
With COVID-19 shutting down pork processing plants left and right, farmers are wary of future By Per Peterson Smithfield Foods. JBS USA. Tyson Waterloo. Comfrey […]

More than just bricks on the wall
When is a wall more than just a wall? When it contains a piece of Tracy history, and a local businessman aims to preserve it […]

Property tax deferral would be a Catch-22
By Per Peterson If Lyon County commissioners vote Tuesday on a proposal to waive the late penalty on property taxes — essentially pushing back the […]

Distance learning to continue; 2nd graduation survey sent out
By Per Peterson The inevitable happened last Thursday when Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz officially announced that the traditional school year is over as part of […]

Capturing memories despite COVID-19
When it comes to putting together the high school yearbook, this has been a year like no other By Per Peterson Karen Ziemke has been […]

School is out
Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz has made it official: The traditional school year is history. At his almost daily COVID-19-related news conference Thursday, Walz announced that […]

April 22, 2020
(First Date of Pub.: Wed., April 15, 2020) (Dates of Pub.: Wed., April 15, 22, 29, May 6, 13, 20, 2020) NOTICE OF MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE […]

Kage Kerber, 26 days
Kage Fredrick Kerber, 26 days of age, of Shakopee, Minnesota, lost the battle of Congenital Heart Disease on April 11th, 2020 at Children’s Hospital of […]

Cornelius “Corky” Wendell Vahle Jr., 88
Affectionately known as Corky, Neal, and ‘PaNeal’ to his grandchildren. Corky suffered a debilitating stroke in November, 2019, and made a valiant effort to recover […]