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‘We are worth more than six cents’: Delano Public Schools support staff ask board for fair contract
Nearly 30 paraprofessionals and custodians filled the Tiger Den on Monday to ask the Delano School Board for a fair contract. Three members of the Service Employees International Union addressed the board during the public comment period at the start of its meeting. The public…
Watertown-Mayer approves 0.57% decrease in preliminary 2027 levy
The Watertown-Mayer School Board approved its preliminary 2027 property tax levy Monday evening, with the district’s proposed levy expected to decrease by just over a half-percent from the current year.The preliminary levy was certified at $7,899,281, which is a decrease of…
Lester Prairie School Board approves minimal increase in preliminary 2027 levy
The Lester Prairie School Board approved its preliminary 2027 property tax levy at the amount of $1,999,850 during its Sept. 25 meeting, an increase of $6,836, or approximately .34%, from the district’s 2026 levy of $1,993,013.The Minnesota Department of Education calculates the…
GSL FFA members reach national Top 4 in proficiency awards
By DEREK TELLIEREditorYears of hands-on work with pigs and landscaping projects have taken two Glencoe-Silver Lake FFA members from local job sites to the national stage.Ava Wisch and Jameson Buboltz were each named a national Top 4 finalist in their respective FFA proficiency…