May City, Iowa– An Ocheyedan woman and her four passengers were taken to the hospital after an accident near May City on Tuesday, October 29, 2024. The Osceola County Sheriff’s Office reports that at about 7:05 a.m., 74-year-old Darwin Van Maasdam of Ocheyedan was driving a 2013 Peterbilt semi southbound on Tyler Avenue, two and a half miles northwest of May City. They tell us that 43-year-old Jaqueline Barrios Cuadros of Ocheyedan was northbound on Tyler in a 2018 Toyota.

The Jackson County Central High School football team will aim to qualify for the state Class AA tournament for the third straight year when they host Pipestone Area at 7 p.m. Friday night at Trojan Field in Worthington. The unbeaten Huskies are the No. 1 seed in Section 3AA and...

(Sibley)--Two Spirit Lake residents were arrested on drug charges following a traffic stop early Saturday near Sibley. According to the Osceola County Sheriff’s Office, a 2013 Dodge Dart driven by 45-year-old Terry Lowry of Spirit Lake was stopped around 1:20 am on Pierce Avenue for having an expired license.

SIBLEY—A 20-year-old Eagle Grove woman was arrested about 12:30 a.m. Sunday, Oct. 27, on a charge of first-offense domestic abuse assault resulting in injury or mental illness. The arrest of Magui Hernandez Santiz stemmed from her walking into the Osceola County Sheriff’s Office in Sibley requesting assistance retrieving her...

GEORGE—An 18-year-old Sheldon resident was arrested Sunday, Oct. 27, on a Lyon County warrant for first-offense operating while under the influence. The arrest of Jenna Renae Jungers stemmed from the investigation a one-vehicle crash east of George that was reported shortly after 3 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 17. Jungers was...

The Worthington City Council on Monday approved its first reading of an ordinance that raises the city's storm water utility rate. To fund the Centennial Park Lift Station rehabilitation, a rate hike of $161,365 was recommended by city staff. This results in a proposed 19.25% stormwater utility rate increase for the 2025 budget to meet 2025 revenue needs. The base annual residential rate per acre would go to $409.27, compared to the current rate of $343.20 per acre.

The Worthington Economic Development Authority on Monday approved an amended lease agreement between the EDA and Alltell Corporation, doing business as Verizon Wireless. City staff was approached earlier this summer with a request to execute an amendment to the lease, which now runs through March 21, 2029 and had included five additional five-year lease extension periods to be mutually agreed upon that could extend the lease through March 2054.

The top-seeded Russell-Tyler-Ruthton Knights advanced to the South Sub-Section 3A finals Tuesday night by defeating No. 4 Adrian-Ellsworth 3-0 in a semifinal match in the Worthington High School gym. Game scores were 25-16, 25-23, 25-15. R-T-R, which now has a record of 23-8 this season, will face second-seeded Westbrook-Walnut Grove...

Team standings: Dudley’s Garage 11-1, New Fashion Pork 8-4, Little Lebowski 7-5, Kozy Heat 6-6, Split Kickers 4-8 High game: Doyle Svoboda 256, Leigh Hohenstein 239, Lucas Hohenstein 223. High series: Doyle Svoboda 683, Leigh Hohenstein 672, Lucas Hohenstein 641. Wednesday night men. Team standings: S&J Cleaning 9-3, Elness...

Happy Halloween! May you have a fun, safe, candy-enriched time trick-or-treating. With a heavy emphasis on being safe. For me, Halloween is about the treat; I never got into the trick part. Yes, I can do a trick, like pretending my thumb is some little child’s nose and then miraculously putting the nose back on their face. I just did not do the Halloween tricks of yesteryear.

To ensure all constituents in Worthington Independent School District 518 have access to accurate information regarding search processes and expectations involving the district's superintendent search, the Minnesota School Boards Association will host a virtual Q & A with MSBA at 4 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 6. All interested individuals are invited...

Happy Halloween! With Halloween upon us, please help ensure the safety of our children by driving extra carefully this evening (Thursday). One child hurt is too many. Thank you to the Lakefield Business Association and everyone else involved with Saturday’s trunk-or-treat event. More than 400 trick-or-treaters passed through the lines of trunks getting their treats. If you want to experience a fulfilling activity, consider hosting a trunk at next year’s event. It is definitely worth the effort. Kathy and I look forward to doing it again next year!

Expect a mix of sun and clouds with mild temperatures throughout the day. Today, we can expect a mix of sun and clouds with temperatures reaching up to 12°C. The morning will start off with a significant cloud cover of 70%, but as the day progresses, we might see some breaks in the clouds allowing for occasional sunshine. It's a great day to dress in layers to stay comfortable as the weather changes.

Sitting in the dark, faces lit up by the projector, students congregated in the Bigelow Commons on Oct. 25 to enjoy a movie night in celebration of Halloween hosted by the film club. The featured films were The Nightmare Before Christmas and Psycho. The Nightmare Before Christmas, released in 1993,...

It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Westbrook-Walnut Grove had no problem doing just that on Tuesday. They came out on top against the Edgerton/Southwest Minnesota Christian Flying Dutchmen by a score of 3-1. Winning may never get old, but the Chargers sure are getting used to it with their sixth in a row.