Slayton News

By Katie Winter The Pipestone County Board of Commissioners was flooded with information from several county and regional agencies during its meeting on July 22.

By Katie Winter The Pipestone County Board of Commissioners was flooded with information from several county and regional agencies during its meeting on July 22.

By Duane Winn The wishing ... the waiting ... the hoping, not to mention the endless round of committee meetings, the peaks and valleys of emotion, and lobbying trips to the statehouse ... they can all be ...

Mike McCarvel, using a change in the Minnesota Candidate Filing Law, filed Wednesday at the Nobles County Auditor's Office as a candidate for the Minnesota House of Representatives in District 22A.

State Representative Doug Magnus announces that the Lewis and Clark Regional Water System project is now one step closer to completion.

An E. coli outbreak at a preschool in Slayton appears to have been contained.

Director Diane Scarset says more than 20 children at Wonder World Preschool showed symptoms of the infection.

The first of 12 confirmed cases was confirmed in mid-May while the last was confirmed June 6, so Scarset says she thinks the school is "on the mend."

Scarset says the Minnesota Health Department hasn't found the cause of the outbreak.

Symptoms of E. coli include severe stomach cramps and bloody diarrhea.

The Minnesota Department of Health, in conjunction with Lincoln, Lyon, Murray and Pipestone Public Health Services, is investigating an E. coli outbreak in a daycare center in Slayton.

According to the law firm of Pritzker Ruohonen & Associates, P.A., an E. coli outbreak at Wonder World Preschool in the town of Slayton, Minnesota has led to three confirmed cases of E. coli O157:H7. Thirteen ...

Two public meetings will be held on Monday, April 14 to present information on a water quality improvement report for the West Fork Des Moines River watershed including Heron Lake. via Minnesota Pollution Control Agency

“We started as a hobby and it's turned into a mini-business”

When Ken and Marlys Knuth were looking at retirement, they wanted to be ready with a hobby. via Land

SLAYTON - With temperatures in the negative numbers and wind chills frigid enough to scare even the bravest of souls, a great way to beat the cold will be to attend "A Mid-Winter Warm-Up," the variety show ... via Worthington Daily Globe

Slayton, Minn. - A 60-year-old Slayton man escaped serious injury Thursday morning when the semi he was driving collided with a trailer that had come loose from a pickup driving in front of him. via ArgusLeader.com

“If you take enough pictures, some of them turn out pretty well”

Joseph Amato and David Pichaske have been colleagues at Southwest Minnesota State University for more than two decades. via Post-Bulletin

“With oil prices at all-time highs, it's obvious we need to continue to support our existing renewable energy facilities while looking for ways to expand”

By Duane Winn State Rep, Doug Magnus said that the NextGen Energy Board is poised to report its renewable energy plan to the full state legislature when it convenes next month. via Pipestone County Star

SLAYTON - During a contested omnibus hearing in Murray County District Court Monday, defense attorney Richard Ohlenberg said he has filed or intends to file motions asking for the dismissal of most of the ... via Worthington Daily Globe

By Duane Winn A spate of accidents, occurring in the span of 45 minutes on area thoroughfares, kept emergency and law-enforcement personnel busy Thursday morning. via Pipestone County Star

A Slayton, Minn., man was in stable condition at a Sioux Falls hospital after being injured in an accident near Woodstock, Minn., Thursday. via ArgusLeader.com

“Our goal is to be in the top five”

T he MRI results have come back on YouTube, and everything looks fine. The ubiquitous video-sharing website has inspired an unusual online contest in which a U.S. community hospital will win a magnetic ... via StarTribune

“I just think that we are so blessed and we always have food on our table so now it's time to give back to people that don't”

Joined by family and friends, most of us stuffed ourselves full today with Thanksgiving dinner. via KSFY-TV Sioux Falls

By Duane Winn "There was only catch and that was Catch 22 ..." The housing and employment picture in southwest Minnesota often mirrors the nightmarish world created by Joseph Heller in the 1960 novel that has ... via Pipestone County Star