Daniel John Lewis, of Dawson, will be one of a dozen cadets graduating March 17. Cadets will have additional training at the Bureau of Criminal Apprehension before beginning their field training and solo patrols.
Dawson Mills was started as an early "value-added" cooperative and became a leader in plant-based protein ahead of its time. Today, PURIS is operating in the building first erected by Dawson Mills.
The West Central Tribune, Pioneer PBS and the WORLD Channel are collaborating on a year-long video and print journalism project looking into the roots and impact of the plant-protein phenomenon.
A Millbank, South Dakota, woman was injured in a rollover crash west of Dawson on Sunday. She suffered non-life-threatening injuries and was transported to a hospital for treatment.
Ryan George Bunn, 40, suffered non-life-threatening injuries after his van left the road and rolled on Minnesota Highway 119 north of Lac qui Parle Valley High School in rural Madison. He was transported to Johnson Memorial Health Services Hospital in Dawson for treatment.
Betty Jane Johnson lived a modest life, much of it in the Montevideo and Dawson areas of western Minnesota, but created a trust that distributed more than $2.2 million to 22 different organizations after her death. None had expected the windfall gifts they received.
The Dawson-Boyd Arts Association, in its 21st season, has brought more than 100 shows to the town of not quite 1,500 people throughout its existence, and it's far from finished.
Puris operates the largest pea protein plant in North America in Dawson, Minnesota. It's one example of a changing agricultural landscape. University of Minnesota researchers met with area lawmakers at the plant in Dawson to discuss promising research for sustainable and profitable crops.
