Plummer News

Using a pun to describe Minnesota Associate Justice Lorie Skjerven Gildea as "marching to her own drum" wouldn't be accurate.

“I'll kind of become the resident expert of everything within Rochester and then if we had to open up a larger scale emergency operation i would represent the city and their plans”

Rochester is catching up to other cities of its size when it comes to responding to emergencies. via KAAL

Every morning of his adult life, even as he entered his 90s, Floyd Hesse stood at attention and faced the U.S. flag flying in his front yard in Plummer, Minn. via Grand Forks Herald

“I like working with kids. I like working with my hands”

Mark Lee is modest when it comes to being named the 2008 Thief River Falls Teacher of the Year. via Thief River Falls Times & Northern Watch

A Thief River Falls man died early today in a one-vehicle accident in Red Lake County, the Minnesota State Patrol said. via Star Tribune

“The School of Excellence Program takes schools on a meaningful analytical endeavor, engaging staff and community in purposeful conversations about their school”

The mission of RLCC Elementary School is to give students every educational opportunity in order to prepare them for an ever-changing world. via Thief River Falls Times & Northern Watch

“It is almost a law school examination question, that the competing jurisdiction of the tribe and the state is highly unusual in this particular situation”

City officials say they're getting conflicting information from tribal and state authorities about the status of their on-and-off-sale municipal liquor store, which serves as the town's bar and offers tribally ... via Minnesota Public Radio

“You have to be efficient at it, you have to place bars one after another and you have to place them accurately. They're placed at regular intervals and you can't vary from them”

Even with our recent history of warmer than normal winters it can still get pretty darn cold in January and February. via Minnesota Public Radio

“We need things to do in the winter, when it's cold, snowy and windy”

Arena/flood protection: Senate committee members say Crookston makes a good case for state funding By Mike Christopherson, Managing Editor Published: Thursday, September 27, 2007 1:20 PM CDT E-mail this story | ... via Crookston Daily Times