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Editorial: Need for disaster declaration is clear

April 29, 2013 in Worthington Daily Globe

While we’ve known for more than two weeks that damage from April’s ice storm and subsequent snowstorm was significant, it has now been officially quantified. Continue Reading

Region works to recover

April 12, 2013 in Worthington Daily Globe

Ellsworth battling water woes; other communities strive to return to normalcy
WORTHINGTON Area counties are hard at work cleaning up fallen limbs and trees following this week’s ice storm and snowstorm, and power companies continue reducing the number of residents without electricity. Continue Reading

Murray County’s ‘expert on ditches’ is remembered

March 29, 2013 in Worthington Daily Globe

Bill Sauer began working for the county in 1986
FULDA After 20 years serving the people of Murray County, Bill Sauer will be remembered as man led with a fair hand, calm demeanor and a quick smile.
Sauer, born Nov. 26, 1932, in Bondin Township, died Monday at Sanford Hospital, Sioux Falls, S.D. Continue Reading

Letter: Area Red Cross chapter seeks volunteers

February 11, 2013 in Worthington Daily Globe

Every eight minutes, American Red Cross members respond to a disaster in our nation. If you would like to be part of the Red Cross team, we need volunteers. Continue Reading

Minnesota DWI arrests on the decline

January 15, 2013 in Worthington Daily Globe

December stats for regional counties below state’s average
WORTHINGTON After a month of enhanced DWI enforcement, the Minnesota Department of Safety (DPS) reported a decrease in the number of arrests in December compared to DWI arrests in the same month of 2011. Continue Reading

From crops to sunshine: Solar panels up and running

January 11, 2013 in Worthington Daily Globe

SLAYTON Residents of southwest Minnesota have another reason to be proud, as Slayton is now the home of the largest solar-electric generator in the state. Continue Reading

Museums at forefront of Murray County commissioners’ meeting

January 7, 2013 in Worthington Daily Globe

Consensus: Additional promotion is needed
SLAYTON Murray County commissioners met for a third time with members of the public Monday to discuss the organizational structure and future plans for End-O-Line Park and the Murray County Museum. Continue Reading

DNR to receive Murray County land from Ducks Unlimited

December 11, 2012 in Worthington Daily Globe

SLAYTON A total of 188 acres of land in northwest Murray County’s Cameron Township is expected to be donated to the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources. Continue Reading

Worthington’s Wietzema takes judicial oath of office

November 22, 2012 in Worthington Daily Globe

Attorney has spent last 15 years as public defender
WINDOM More than a dozen judges were in a Cottonwood County courtroom Wednesday afternoon to welcome a new addition to the bench in service to Minnesota’s Fifth Judicial District. Continue Reading

Lumberjacks more than OK at Murray County Fair

August 17, 2012 in Worthington Daily Globe

SLAYTON Lumberjacks may traditionally bring to mind an image of men with short hair, big full beards, flannel clothing and possibly a blue ox.
Well, Paul Bunyan was not in town for Thursday’s All American Lumberjack Show at the Murray County Fair, but Tyler Berard and Jesse Anderson, two modern-era lumberjacks, were. Continue Reading