Secrecy gives government control
FOIA can help restore balance of power
March 2025
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March makes a difference
FoodShare campaign key to filling need at area food shelves
Meeker Memorial on solid financial footing
Profit margin well above industry average
3 Ways to Donate
(the link can be found on both McLeod and Meeker websites): Meeker Area Food Shelf www.givemn.org/organization/ Meeker-County-Emergency-Food-Shelf Mcleod Food Shelf www.mcleodemergencyfoodshelf.harnessgiving. org/donate or donate with PayPal 2. Drop off a donation
LDC’s Hillmann wraps up career at all-star tourney
Though the Litchfied/ Dassel-Cokato girls hockey team’s season ended a month ago, one Charging Dragon had a little more ice time to log before her season — and high school career — were complete.
BACK THEN
20 YEARS AGO: NEWS FROM THE ISSUE OF MARCH 17, 2005 Meeker County Board of Commissioners approved a moratorium of up to six months on shore land residential developments to give the Planning and Zoning Commission time to scrutinize the county’s current zoning regulations. The moratorium means the county will not accept applications for rezoning land within shore land districts — within 1,000 feet of a lake or pond or 300 feet of a river or stream — for residential development.
A salute to women in Litchfield’s history
In celebration of Women’s History Month, biographies of many of the wives of the G.A.R. members are on display at the G.A.R. Hall. Several of the women were members of the Woman’s Relief Corps, the women’s auxiliary to the Grand Army of the Republic.
County Board receives update on PACT activities
Collaborative provides array of services in five-county area including Meeker
Some hidden costs of home ownership
A home is the most expensive purchase many people ever make. Buyers understand that certain costs come with home ownership. However, some of the costs associated with home ownership can catch even the most savvy savers offguard. And in recent years, those extra costs have been surging.