Currie ignites fire hall drive
By Per Peterson How do you turn a fire fighting crew into a construction crew? Simple: Build a new fire hall. That’s the hope of […]
BCDs button: Firebaugh’s ‘06 Auto-Bug
By Seth Schmidt Tracy’s “first automobile” is rolling again … On the Wheels Across the Prairie Museum’s 2017 Box Car Days button, that is. The […]
Dayton: Unity vital for clean water goal
By Per Peterson During his opening remarks at Thursday night’s 25 by 25 water quality town hall, Gov. Mark Dayton spotted a 9-year-old sitting […]
House finds a new home
Monday was moving day for Gordy and Marlys Edwards’ Lake Shetek lake home. The house, 78 feet in length, was brought into Tracy by Goldschmidt […]
Utility rate increase eyed
By Seth Schmidt Public hearings are planned August 28, to consider rate increases for Tracy water and sewer users. The proposed changes would impose a […]
Police space
City to consider Salmon space By Seth Schmidt Before considering a possible police garage addition onto the Veterans’ Memorial Center, the Tracy City Council wants […]
Tax break proposal for new housing
A five-year property tax abatement program is being proposed as a way to encourage the development of new residential construction in Tracy. The Tracy Economic […]
‘Don’t Let Go’
Tracy grad works on new 1862 Shetek novel By Seth Schmidt Lake Shetek’s searing 1862 tragedy of two clashing cultures is well known. On the […]
Marshall EDA link to remain
By Seth Schmidt The Tracy Economic Development Authority will continue its relationship with Discover Southwest Minnesota and the Marshall Area Chamber of Commerce. On Monday, […]
Lanoue commits to UMD
By Per Peterson Syd Lanoue isn’t following her mother Beth’s footsteps to Southwest Minnesota State University, but she will be competing in the same conference […]