As the farm financial crisis deepens in our rural communities, the Land Stewardship Project (LSP) is offering special workshops for farmers and rural communities, including one in Granite Falls. The event will include a light dinner and time for networking. Farm Crisis Forum January 9th, 5:30-8:30 pm Kilowatt Community Center 600 Kilowatt Dr, Granite Falls, MN 56241 RSVP information below For this workshop, LSP will be bringing together farmers, community members, and a resource panel. Farmers leaving this meeting will have a stronger network to support them through this crisis, and community participants will help identify potential opportunities to come together [...]

Vesta 1/13/2020: 2 p.m. - 6:30 p.m., Community Center, 160 Front St. E.

Marshall 1/14/2020: 2 p.m. - 7 p.m., YMCA, 200 S. A St.

The second annual Mustang Ice Classic will be held Saturday, Feb. 15 on Lake Sarah. The contest will feature over $10,000 in prizes, according to Mike VanDrehle, Alumni Director and event organizer. “We had our inaugural tournament in 2019 and it drew a good crowd of ice fishing enthusiasts. It’s a popular winter activity in southwest Minnesota, and we’re looking forward to our second tournament, which will raise scholarship dollars for SMSU students,” said VanDrehle. Registration is from 8:30-10:30 a.m., followed by a mandatory rules meeting.  Fishing runs from 11 a.m.-3 p.m., and an awards ceremony will follow. Pre-registration cost for [...]

Wabasso 1/15/2020: 1 p.m. - 7 p.m., Community Center, 1429 Front St.

The Lincoln County FSA and UMN Extension Service are presenting an information meeting about the new Agricultural Risk Coverage (ARC) and Price Loss Coverage (PLC) programs at the Lincoln Elementary Auditorium in Ivanhoe on Friday January 17 from 1 - 3 pm

Southwest Minnesota State University will commemorate Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. on Monday, Jan. 20 with an event entitled “Now is the Needed Time,” from 6:30-8:30 p.m. in Charter Hall 201 on campus. The event will feature the Twin Cities Gospel Choir, keynote speaker Leslie-Burl McLemore and a local children’s choir. The multi-cultural group Twin Cities Gospel Choir started in 1990 with its first-place win at the Minnesota State Fair. The following year, the choir presented 13 concerts at the Minnesota State Fair and had its first professional studio recording. They now travel to serve and uplift communities by using gospel [...]

Lake Benton 1/21/2020: 1:30 p.m. - 6:30 p.m., Community and Event Center, 114 S. Center St.

Minneota 1/22/2020: 1 p.m. - 7 p.m., American Legion, 208 N. Jefferson

Wednesday, January 22nd Vesta Community Hall Serving from 5pm-8pm Adults- $7 Children 6-11 - $4 Children 5 and under - FREE All you can eat chili, corn bread, coffee and juice Proceeds from this event will go towards community projects