50 years ago
July 17,1974
Folmer Carlsen, Publisher
June Storms Yield Disaster States: Quie
President Nixon Friday declared a major disaster for Minnesota as a result of severe storms and flooding in June which caused heavy public, private and agricultural property damage, according to First District Representative Albert H. Quie.

Southern Minnesota Initiative Foundation (SMIF) is currently accepting applications for its Small Town Grant program. Townswith populations of 10,000 or less in SMIF’s 20-county region, which includes Dodge County, are eligible. Nonprofit 501(c)(3) organizations, public institutions and units or agencies of local, state, federal and tribal government are encouraged to apply.

Question: I’ve been helping my neighbor prep for sale a 1955 Ford pickup that has been in her family since new. I noticed the other day that the VIN plate is missing from the glove box door (the rivet holes are still there). It must have been lost by the body shop that painted the truck about 15 years ago, and is now out of business. I was able to locate the VIN stamped into the frame and it matches the VIN listed on the Title.

A young visitor to the Kasson Aquatic Center comes off the diving board. As the recent rains gave way to sunshine, area residents headed to local pools to enjoy the water.

The Minnesota State trooper who slammed into a passenger car while speeding through a busy Rochester intersection, killing an Owatonna High School senior, has been charged with second-degree manslaughter.

50 years ago
July 10, 1974
Folmer Carlsen, Publisher
Ceremony to Open Trunk Hwys. 30 & 56
A ribbon cutting ceremony will be held on Friday, July 12 at 3:00 p.m. in Hayfield to mark the opening of Trunk Highway 30 in Hayfield and Trunk Highway 56 between Hayfield and Brownsdale according to Robert J. McDonald, District 6 Engineer, Minnesota Department of Highways.