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Tammy Kuechle scored her 1,000th career point on Thursday, Jan. 16, 2003. Down 2-0 early in the first quarter, Tammy set a baseline pick for Jenny Kunkel, Tammy then went through a double screen at the free-throw line to the top of the key, caught the pass, turned and shot, hitting nothing but net; she…

The Minnesota Soybean Research and Promotion Council (MSRPC) is offering up to eight $1,000 scholarships to high school students graduating in 2003. Applicants must be Minnesota residents and from a family active in agriculture. The student must also be active in agriculture and in their community. Students must plan to enroll in a technical, two-,…

U.S. Representative for Minnesota District 6 Mark Kennedy paid a visit to the Tri-County News office in Kimball on Friday, Jan. 17. Congress is out of session, and Kennedy is making the rounds getting in touch with his constituents, many of whom are new to the re-drawn District 6. Kennedy and editor Jean Matua (pictured…

Tammy Kuechle scored her 1,000th career point on Thursday, Jan. 16, 2003. Down 2-0 early in the first quarter, Tammy set a baseline pick for Jenny Kunkel, Tammy then went through a double screen at the free-throw line to the top of the key, caught the pass, turned and shot, hitting nothing but net; she…

Studies have shown that mentoring is a valuable and successful way of preventing violence, drug abuse, and school dropouts for children. With mentors such as Foster Grand-parents volunteering in schools and other education programs, young people get the guidance they need to make positive choices in the future. If you love children, have time to…

A Fair Haven Township home that appeared to suffer minor damage in a blaze last week burned down after firefighters left. The South Haven Fire Depart-ment was called out about 10:30 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 9, to a home at 19485 Estes Road, Fire Chief Brian Lemke said. The older home about 10 miles north of…

Miracles still happen! Jesse Rick and his family are experiencing lots of them. Jesse is the step-son of Jim Bruggers, a long-time teacher and coach in Kimball. Jesse is a Freshman at Litchfield High School. A horrific accident Just days ago, on Tuesday, Dec. 31, Jesse and his best friend Daren decided to go squirrel…

At 7:35 a.m. on Thursday, Jan. 9, a car headed westward on Hwy. 55 drove through the stop signal given by a school bus headed east and came into contact with a student. 9-1-1 was called, and Kimball Police, along with State Patrol and Watkins ambulance arrived on the scene. The student was treated and…

With the snow that began to fall Monday afternoon came renewed hope from avid snowmobilers that winter is finally on its way. Last week I sat down with Larry Schneider, president of the Central Lakes Snowmobile Association (CLSA), to find out just what’s behind the club and what they’ve been doing without any snow this…

With the game still in doubt and the third quarter coming to an end, Melanie Marquardt started with the ball at the top of the key, drove right, stuttered her dribble, hesitated and then blew past the Rockford defender for a lay-up and her 1,000th career point. Marquardt, a 5’5′ junior point guard for the…