THE WESTERN GUARD
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Tuesday, April 14
Madison woman charged with felony theft from Madison VFW
Kelly Lou Salverson, 47, of Madison, was charged with a felony count of intentionally and without claim of right taking, using, transferring, concealing or retaining over $13,000 after an incident involving lack of deposits...
LqP County CIP moves forward with three projects
Lac qui Parle County Commissioners moved forward with the 2026 Capital Improvement Plan (CIP) process at their April 7 meeting. The county’s CIP for the next five years has three projects in it, a new Highway Operations Center being built at the corner of Highway 40 and...
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Eagle boys volleyball has historic weekend
After years of playing pick-up volleyball and club matches, the Lac qui Parle boys volleyball team opened its first ever MSHSL season and secured the first two wins in program history competing at the Osseo tournament, beating New Prague 2 sets to 1 and Park High...
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