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Lancaster School still struggling with new boiler

By Jack Waters The Lancaster School Board is working on continuing frustrations with the new boiler system. The board heard from Michael Peterson, who has a boiler license and assists with the system, during the regular meeting on Wednesday, March 25. The relatively newly installed boiler system has caused frustration at the school. Peterson reported…

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Lake Bronson approves 20-year Otter Tail franchise agreement

By Anna Jauhola The Lake Bronson City Council approved a renewed franchise contract with Otter Tail Power Co. during its regular meeting on Wednesday, March 25. Carl Hunt, operations manager with Otter Tail Power Co. in Crookston, Minn., addressed the council. The franchise agreement is a 20-year contract, he said, adding there are a couple…

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Margaret ‘Margo’ Wheeler, 73

Margaret Rose “Margo” Wheeler, 73, passed away peacefully at her home in North Mankato on Sunday, March 15, 2026. She was born in Hallock, Minn., on Sept. 23, 1952, to Mark and Joyce Baldwin. Margo was the seventh of nine children—brothers Tom, Michael, Ron and Mark, and sisters Michelle, Cynthia, Mary Jane and Kristine—who grew…

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Violet J. Levenhagen, 89

Violet J. Levenhagen, 89, a lifelong resident of Kittson County, Minn., and Lake Bronson area farmer, passed away at Altru Hospital in Grand Forks, N.D., on Monday, March 9, 2026. Violet Jane Karol was born in Mckinley Township on Aug. 31, 1936, to George and Mary Karol. She attended country school until the eighth grade…

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