Minnesota Department of Natural Resources representatives met March 28 with the Yellow Medicine County Board of Commissioners to hear concerns about the proposed transfer of Upper Sioux Agency State Park to the Upper Sioux Community.
The public health director who serves the counties of Yellow Medicine, Big Stone, Chippewa, Lac qui Parle and Swift warns that infectious disease numbers could rise due to a decline in immunization rates.
Sticker shock over the estimated cost to replace the 1967 office of the Yellow Medicine County Highway Department — construction costs are estimated at $295 per square foot — have led the County Board to move cautiously.
The Upper Sioux Community tribal chairman is asking Yellow Medicine County for clarity on the role of a weed inspector acting under county auspices after an incident on tribal lands.
Federal and state funds are helping bring fiber optic cable for broadband to ever more rural locations, but an established wireless provider sees a continued and growing role to play.
A company based in Boulder, Colorado, is exploring the possibility of developing a 153-megawatt solar farm to connect to the Hazel Creek substation near Granite Falls, Minnesota.
Stephen Emery won election as county attorney, but resigned "effective immediately." The county commissioners appointed current office holder Mark Gruenes for a second time.
The Yellow Medicine County Board will be voting Tuesday on a special election for the seat held by Gary Johnson. He has announced his intention to resign as of Sept. 1.
The overall area served by Countryside Public Health mirrored the state in vaccination and positivity rates during the pandemic, but the five counties and southwestern Minnesota as a region showed a higher death rate.
