Ellendale News

Highway 30 is closed today until further notice following an accident involving a semi-truck and tractor.

Steele County Relay for Life had its first meeting on Monday, Nov. 2. It was very exciting to see the number of people who turned out for the informational meeting.

The voting took place at two locations: schools in Ellendale and New Richland. Superintendent Kevin Wellen returned from Ellendale and went to the district office.

Ervin Himnerich of New Richland, left, jokes around with election judge Wayne Billing as Himnerich puts his completed ballot in the ballot box Tuesday at NRHEG High School.

Multiple school districts combatting funding issues By Tanner Kent For area school districts attempting operating referendums, it was heartbreak or hooray on Election Day.

One thing you can say about "off-year" elections: They're not nearly as noisy as other election years.

Voters in two Steele County school districts will among those in several districts across the state who will be asked Tuesday to give the schools more money.

A teacher's union grievance over unpaid emergency leave was unanimously denied by the New Richland-Hartland-Ellendale-Geneva School Board at a special meeting Wednesday.

The bleachers that have seen fans cram into them for football games and crowd each other for baseball games are not longer able to serve Minneota, says the superintendent.

Alyssa Whaley studies in Georgia Dinneen's eighth-grade exploratory class at NRHEG junior high school Friday.

Elvis and Andrea Mitchell of Austin announce the birth of a daughter, Addison Rae, on Oct.

Days are becoming shorter, leaves have started turning colors and dropping to the ground and gardens have pretty much ended their growing cycle for 2009.

Another autumn in Minnesota brings another slew of school levies. Fifty-eight schools districts have levy requests on the ballot for November.

Steele County Public Health Nursing will be holding seasonal flu shot clinics throughout Steele County.

Ellsworth "Sam" M. Olson 1925 - 2009 OWATONNA - Ellsworth "Sam" M. Olson, 84, of Owatonna, died Monday, Sept.

"If it goes through, we do just what we said we would do: maintain our programs, build our fund balance back up to what our financial advisors recommend it should be.

An organization that aims to keep seniors living in their homes is looking for more local support, but it's not funds they are in need of.

Yellow buses teeming with students rolled throughout Steele County early Tuesday morning as students at area districts returned to school.

Reservations for the Semcac Senior Dining program will now be needed for all meals.

A report was filed with the Freeborn County Sheriffa s Office of a person being bit by a coyote on Saturday in the neighborhood of 320th Street west of Geneva and south of Ellendale.