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Groups of people of all ages sit around tables in a library with sun streaming in the windows.. They are leaning over tables sorting garden seeds.

Cultivating Community: How the Chatfield Public Library is Sowing Seeds

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A woman with blonde-brown hair reads a picture book to a child with red hair pulled back in a partial pony tail.

The READ Act: New Teaching Methods For Reading In Minnesota

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Two adult women stand on either side of three high school students wearing medals around their necks. The boy in the middle is holding a crystal plaque.

Stand Up, Speak Up

February 26, 2025

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A tiny trout floats in water surrounded by groups of tiny bubbles.

Trout in the Classroom: Opening a New World To Kids

February 17, 2025

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Girl wrestlers pair off as they warm up on the mat in a high school gym.

Girls Are Wrestling In Southeast Minnesota — And Loving It!

February 10, 2025

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Eagle Bluff’s Nature Preschool

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Homeschooling: A Closer Look

November 26, 2023

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Explore the Driftless Area via the DARK Trail

October 17, 2023

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An older white man stands facing a crowd of seated people.

Braver Angels Encourages Constructive Disagreement

Anna Loney reports on a community gathering recently held in Lanesboro to help people learn communication techniques.

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tug going through lock and dam

Inside Root River Current: Our Ag & Water Connection

How do our partners approach their work? Mississippi River Basin Ag & Water Desk's Madeline Heim shares her insights.

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A small two-seater white and blue airplane sits on the tarmac with the door open and a women peeking out and smiling.

Flying into Fillmore County Airport

Alison Leathers chronicles the long history of the Fillmore County Airport and highlights recent improvements made through federal and state funding.

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volunteers planting trees

In The News: Trees!

Spring is a time for celebrating trees – we report on two restoration projects taking place in conjunction with Arbor Day and Arbor Month.

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April Springs To Life

Root River Current photographers capture the arrival of Spring in Southeast Minnesota.

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A robin stands in a pile of brush on the edge of a stream.

Essay: Celebrating Blossoming Ephemerals, The Return Of Birdsong, And Earth Day

An excerpt on Spring from Nancy Overcott’s book 'At Home in the Big Woods.'

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