Wabasso News

A 6-year-old boy from southwestern Minnesota is in a Twin Cities hospital after being struck by his school bus. via Twincities.com

    WESTBROOK -- Starting on April 1 the Farmers Lumber Co. owned by Meadowland Farmers Coop will be called Westbrook Home Center. However customers will notice very little difference in the business right away.

    According to Controller Emily Overson, the biggest change people will notice is the change of hardware brand. The Golden Rule line will be replace by the "Do It Best" brand of hardware. Locally folks will remember Erickson Hardware carried the predecessor brand of "Our Own Hardware" which eventually evolved into the current "Do It Best brand." Read more

“The Canadians we've talked to absolutely love their robotic systems”

"I manage an electronic machine instead of people." That comment by 34-year-old Nels Goblirsch of rural Wabasso relates precisely to their "why" of getting into robotic milking. via Land

“In traditional barns, those cows would be culled. So that's an immediate gain - a reduction in your culling rate. Obviously the longer you can keep a good cow in the milking lineup, the better the year-end summary.”

Though still in its infancy with Minnesota dairy farmers, robotic milking systems could definitely be the "next wave" of new technology that finds its way into the U.S. dairy industry. via Land

“We can act now and make sure the best teachers stay and the kids get the education they deserve”

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“If we do not pass this referendum we are going to have to make major budget cuts”

ISD 640 asking for levy funding By Troy Krause / Editor Published: Wednesday, October 10, 2007 1:49 PM CDT E-mail this story | Print this page editor@redred.com This past November, the Wabasso School District ... via Redwood Falls Gazette

“They have the largest permanent collection of Arnold Kramer paintings. And Alois Brey, Arnold's son-in-law, will transport the collection from the Wabasso Museum. Individuals have also offered to provide paintings.”

By Erik Posz / Staff Writer Published: Wednesday, September 26, 2007 10:37 AM CDT gaznews9@redred.com It has been decades since a collection of Arnold Kramer's paintings have been on public display. via Redwood Falls Gazette