Peterson News

A former University of Wisconsin-Madison student from Minnesota has been bound over for trial in connection with a January stabbing death.

The running back position has always been the key to winning any fantasy football title.

This fundraising dinner was one of several efforts being sponsored by the group in order to raise money to attend a special youth camp at the University of Tennessee from July 24 to 28.

Rising water levels in Borderlands lakes and rivers is both good and bad for fish, wildlife and habitat While humans may be very troubled and inconvenienced by high water levels this spring in Borderland, ...

The Minnesota Department of Agriculture , with the help of Minnesota Farmers Union as a major sponsor, has released its 28th annual Minnesota Grown Directory.

Gary Swenson watched Tuesday morning as his 104-year-old barn in Rochester was taken down.

Lily Thompson wouldn't say what her favorite part of her lunch was, but the 4-year-old's plate of untouched food, save for devoured macaroni and cheese, spoke for her.

A public meeting will be held on Tuesday, June 10, at the Rushford-Peterson High School from 6 to 8 p.m. to gather public input on Fillmore County's Hazard Mitigation Plan.

The Fillmore County Hazard Mitigation Planning Team has been working with Fillmore County's Emergency Management Office to develop a Multi-Jurisdictional All-Hazard Mitigation Plan that covers the county and all municipalities to reduce or eliminate the loss of life and property damage resulting from natural and human-caused hazards.

A graduate of Rushford High School, daughter of a school cook, and one of a family of school boosters, Shari Michel long returned home each weekend to visit family and attend school events.

On Wednesday, Jaime Edwards got a sweaty, steep, frustrating look at what much of her summer will be like.

“This is the largest funding commitment for conservation ever made by Congress.”

The new farm bill is primarily a nutrition program, will bolster the transition to cellulosic ethanol, provides a safety net if the farm economy falters and increases conservation programs. via The Mankato Free Press

“Senator Obama won my district by a pretty good margin. So that'll be heavily weighted in my decision”

Rep. Collin Peterson, DFL-Minn., shown talking to reporters after President Bush's State of the Union address on January 23, 2007. via Minnesota Public Radio

“No fast car or frivolous spending.”

Even if Dwayne Ostrem, who lives on a hobby farm near Peterson, wanted to lay low on his 50th birthday, he didn't have a chance. via Post-Bulletin

“No fast cars or wild frivolous things”

Dwayne Elton Ostrem was born on May 11, 1958 at Fairview Hospital in Minneapolis, a blessed event that would have attracted little notice outside his proud family except for one thing: He drew his first breath ... via StarTribune

“There is more reform in here than there was this morning”

The senior negotiators from the House and Senate said they accommodated many White House proposals for farm subsidy reform on Tuesday in preparing the new U.S. farm law for a final series of votes. via Reuters

“We carried a heavy load for nutrition”

Congressional negotiators reached a tentative agreement Friday on a multibillion-dollar farm bill that includes a hefty increase for nutrition programs at a time of rising food prices. via WCCO

Jack Ohle has resigned as president of Wartburg College in Waverly to become president at Gustavus Adolphus College in St. via KAAL-TV Austin

“The two guys I coached with (Daley and Mike Buringa) are great people”

Two area wrestling coaches have stepped down. Lewiston-Altura/Rushford-Peterson co-head coach Mike Honken and St. via Post-Bulletin

“Do I think we can get out of (farm bill negotiations) with that? No. They are going to demand we put some money in”

Senate farm-bill negotiators said on Thursday they will find a way to create a stand-by disaster aid plan as part of the new U.S. farm law despite opposition by House leaders. via KTIC