Ostrander News

A $6.3-million grant to transform teaching; a new renewable energy research center; a major scholarship endowment; a national women's basketball championship and top national sports overall ranking; the conferring of the first doctorates: 2009 was a year of accomplishment for Minnesota State University, the university says.

The LeRoy/Ostrander boys basketball team had 20 turnovers in the first half of a 55-42 loss to Medford in the Grand Meadow Invite Tuesday.

By The Associated Press GIRLS Basketball Benilde-St. Margaret's 62, Minnehaha Academy 49 Braham 89, Onamia 37 Concordia Academy-Roseville 60, Trinity 28 Heritage Christian Academy 54, Breck 49 LeRoy-Ostrander 59, Grand Meadow 37 Maranatha Christian 53, Blake 30 Northland 76, Blackduck 39 White Bear Lake 65, Centennial 62 Woodbury 73, Rochester John ...

OSTRANDER a ' Root River Energy will open a new office in Ostrander as part of a project to build a 300 megawatt locally-owned wind farm in Fillmore and Mower counties.

SPRING VALLEY -- Laura Klomps, age 88, of Spring Valley, died Monday evening, Nov.

Most of the audio-video equipment in Ostrander Auditorium has been replaced and is now state of the art.

Wisconsin writer David McGlynn and Minnesota State MFA student Amanda Schumacher will talk craft and read in CSU 284 as part of Good Thunder series today.

LeRoy-Ostrander topped Mabel-Canton twice during the volleyball regular season. The third time was the charm for the Cougars, though, as Mabel-Canton rallied for a 3-1 victory against LeRoy-Ostrander in the Southeast Conference championship match on Friday at LeRoy.

G. MEADOW 48, L-O 8 'Larks run, run, run to win GRAND MEADOW -- Caleb Leichtnam and Michael Gehling combined for more than 300 yards rushing as the Superlarks rolled past L-O to grab a share of the Southeast Conference title and the No.

Five people were injured Sunday in a four-vehicle accident on U.S. 63. According to the Minnesota State Patrol, Peter N. Overlien, 35, of Black River Falls, Wis., was northbound in the southbound lanes of U.S. 63 about 7:35 p.m. when he sideswiped a vehicle driven by Daniel F. Chase, 44, of Stewartville.

Ostrander Auditorium, located on the first floor of the Centennial Student Union, is one of the most recognizable places on campus.

Scott Hagebak sits in a seat in the recently renovated Ostrander Auditorium. The new design better matches other areas on campus.

When I applied for this position, I never really thought about how hard it might be.

Pressed by the prospect of stagnant budgets, several rural school districts in southeastern Minnesota are looking at a new way of doing business.

Take some time when you are on campus and look around. You'll notice that there is a vast array of art work built into our campus.

The LeRoy Garden Club will be sponsoring garden tours from 9 a.m. to noon Saturday, city clerk Patty White said.

A construction worker works from a scaffold beneath the grid work of the new ceiling in the Ostrander Auditorium.

The teamsters and riders of the Friendship Wagon Train are gearing up for their annual week-long trek to raise funds for children and adults with developmental disabilities who attend Camp Winnebago.