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News from Eagle Bend's Past 25 Years Ago April 11, 2001 The rising waters over the weekend caused many flooding problems throughout the county and state. On Saturday evening, sandbags were put around Shirley’s Gas Station in Eagle Bend to keep water from running into the building. County Road 16 was one of many county roads overcome by flooding. ********** At a Knowledge Bowl meet, students start with a written test consisting of 60 multiple-choice questions. Then they c

News from Verndale's Past 40 Years Ago, April 16, 1986 • Kim Trosen, daughter of Dave and Rita Trosen, was named Miss Verndale in the 1986 pageant held last Saturday evening. Pauline Colby was first runner-up and Jennifer Ninneman, second runner-up and also Miss Congeniality. Pauline is the daughter of Dan and Beth Colby and Jennifer is the daughter of Sylvia Ninneman. Held in conjunction with the Miss Verndale pageant was the competition for Little Miss Petite. Lori Johnso

Township Election Day was Tuesday, March 10. Townships held their annual meeting and elections. They can choose to have elections on the second Tuesday in March or on election day in November. The township boards are made up of three supervisors, one clerk and one treasurer. The supervisors have the voting power to make decisions on behalf of the township residents. The clerk and treasurer are non-voting members who perform duties to manage township paperwork and finances.

by Karin L. Nauber karin@inhnews.com For years, it stood just as it was, familiar, dependable, maybe even a little forgotten. But lately, things had changed. Architects had been coming through, measuring, sketching, talking in low voices about what could be. What might be restored. What might be lost. There was excitement in that. But there was something else, too. Because as much as Hilltop Square was about the future…it carried a past that refused to be ignored. So many

Central Bi-Products emitted higher levels of hydrogen sulfide than is allowed, causing odor complaints in the community of Long Prairie and resulting in a $3 million fine following an investigation by the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA). The Todd County Community Health & Human Services Department will receive $1.2 million of the $3 million fine. Specifically, the MPCA investigation found that Central Bi-Products violated a hydrogen sulfide limit of .03 parts per