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SE Minnesota’s Mississippi River Fisheries To Benefit From Proposed Legislation

March 10, 2025

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Women Who Shaped Southeastern Minnesota History

March 5, 2025

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Regional Nitrate Issues Again Making Headlines

February 2, 2025

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A woman in a department of natural resources uniform stands on a river bank by long tubes made of natural fibers placed on the muddy bank.

Mississippi River Is Eroding Sacred Indigenous Mounds

December 16, 2024

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A low fire burns in vegetation in a ditch along a highway while a worker with fire gear and a drip torch looks on.

Prescribed Burn Team Treats State Highway Ditches With A Dose Of Fire

November 24, 2024

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EllenTitus of The Nature Conservancy checks on the goats helping restore goat prairie.

Conservation Ballot Initiative Key To Trust Fund Renewal

October 16, 2024

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Trail extension south of Harmony is under construction

August 18, 2024

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A woman in a turquoise shirt holds a piece of stained glass while she sits at a table surrounded by other pieces of art.

Remarkable Artists Open Their Houston County Studios For Regional Art Tour

Rose Korabek profiles three women artists featured in the 2025 Bluff Country Art Tour.

In The News: Opportunities to Create!

Several recently announced spring and summer activities will spur participants' creativity in music, performing arts -- and gardening!

Poetry: “Love…” In Springtime

Original poems -- and a doodle -- by southeastern Minnesota artist and poet, Diane Knight.

Pair of eagles sit on a snowy river bank on a sunny day.

Original Photography: Winter Scenes

Original photography from southeastern Minnesota featuring nature scenes and community activities.

Your Leadership Can Make A Difference in Root River Current’s Third Year

Root River Current seeks Board of Directors candidates to support 2025 growth—can you help?

Time Again To ‘Paint The Town’

Learn how your community can benefit -- and beautify -- from a 2025 Paint the Town Grant from the Southern Minnesota Initiative Foundation (applications accepted through March 31), and tour some of the recent projects in southeast Minnesota.

Building Community Through Storytelling

Building Community Through Storytelling

Area Public Health Officials Remain Vigilant At All Times

SE Minnesota’s Mississippi River Fisheries To Benefit From Proposed Legislation

Women Who Shaped Southeastern Minnesota History

Regional Nitrate Issues Again Making Headlines

Mississippi River Is Eroding Sacred Indigenous Mounds

Prescribed Burn Team Treats State Highway Ditches With A Dose Of Fire

Conservation Ballot Initiative Key To Trust Fund Renewal

Trail extension south of Harmony is under construction

Remarkable Artists Open Their Houston County Studios For Regional Art Tour

In The News: Opportunities to Create!

Poetry: “Love…” In Springtime

Original Photography: Winter Scenes

Your Leadership Can Make A Difference in Root River Current’s Third Year

Time Again To ‘Paint The Town’

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