Balaton eyes potential 8.56% levy increase, 3% bump for City employees
The first Balaton City Council preliminary budget meeting was held last Wednesday, and the council set the City’s preliminary budget with a proposed 8.56% levy […]
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All 4 one for Buycks
Typically, a county fair 4-H show would be the last place one would find a youngster like Clara Buyck. That might sound odd, given the […]
A small church with a big heart
A roughly $90,000 residing project for Balaton’s St. Peter’s Evangelical Lutheran Church was planned for June so the building would be spruced up for the […]
City, Park Board not letting a little adversity stand in their way
Time and time again, the City of Tracy has made a run at a DNR grant in its years-long effort to get its hands on […]
The personal plight
The life of a First Responder, a firefighter or a police officer isn’t an easy one, especially in a small, rural area. Taking the call […]
There to support James
James Johnson doesn’t remember anything about the morning of May 30, but he has been told it was a rough one. It was then, a […]
County board backs bumps for law enforcement services over next 3 years
The Lyon County Board of Commissioners on Tuesday approved a proposed stipend increase for contracted law enforcement services to multiple county municipalities for the next […]
High school football practice might still be a little over a week away, but that hasn’t kept current and future Panther gridders from hitting the […]
Welcome to ‘The Store’
Tash Munneke’s younger brother camps at Edgewater on Lake Shetek. He recently told Tash about how great the area was and how she and her […]
Stepping away… sort of
Jeff Blegen didn’t let a major surgery and life-altering medical condition keep him away from the links, so his decision to retire from his position […]