Marvin Heidebrink, 97, Marshall, formerly of Holland, died Sunday, Sept. 14, 2025 at Heritage Pointe Senior Living in Marshall. Visitation will be held Sunday, Sept. 21 from 3 p.m. until 5 p.m. at the Hartquist Funeral Home, Pipestone Chapel. Funeral services will be held Monday, Sept. 22 at 10:30 a.m. at St. James Lutheran Church in Holland. Interment will be […]
Mackenthun a program proponent
Brownton farmer Ryan Mackenthun is a big fan of the American Soybean Association and Corteva Agriscience Young Leader Program. After all, he’s a graduate of the 2019-2020 cohort. The ASA and Corteva Agriscience Young Leader Program has sought to identify and train soybean farmers to be leaders in the industry for more than 40 years. The program — which focuses […]
Daily battles of being a substitute teacher, but loving it
So we go from 90 degrees to 46 as the low in the same month? I call not fair to that one. I truly am going to miss summer, and I always am so regretful of not spending enough time outside. How about you? Think of what your favorite summer pastime is…one of mine is grabbing a cup of coffee […]
Keeping a smile alive through farm safety for kids
The Boomsma family of Yankton, S.D. has turned a family tragedy into an outreach initiative about farm safety for kids. In April 2017, seven-year-old Jaxon Boomsma lost his life in a farming accident on his grandparents’ farm when he fell from a cab-less tractor. Jaxon was the youngest of Troy and Sarah Boomsma’s four kids; his older siblings were Carter, […]
For Sale: 2009 Kawasaki KLX
FOR SALE: 2009 Kawasaki KLX 250S, street legal, 2,700 miles, Good shape. Red and white. $4,000 obo. Ph. 507-360-1563.