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July 2024

It's here -- Root River Current's Local Events Calendar!! Promote your event, find something new to do, see how our Root River valley communities are connected.

John Weiss takes in the Chatfield Brass Band's annual patriotic 'concert in the park'.

Alison Leathers recaps the dedication ceremonies recently held at the new Minnesota Veterans Home in Preston.

Anna Loney explores a traditional Buddhist monastery nestled in the hills of Dorchester, Iowa, just south of the Houston County line.

Rural Peterson's Bonnie Gibson on finding kindness on a morning walk.

Laurie Byrne goes in search of an innovative art installation on the Lost Creek Trail near Chatfield.

Southeast Minnesota's nitrate pollution affects health and recreation beyond the local area; Madeline Heim traces its impacts to the Gulf of Mexico's “dead zone”.

The first phase of the Minnesota Department of Health’s nitrate mitigation plan for southeast Minnesota is underway. John Torgrimson has the latest.

Hugh Gabriel goes on a timber rattlesnake rescue with the Minnesota DNR’s Rattlesnake Responders.