So much hoopla about the Minneapolis Metrodome. I loved it as a spectator of baseball, football and our Adrian, Minn., football teams.

South Dakota State offensive lineman Casey Knips and University of Northern Iowa linebacker and O'Gorman graduate Josh Mahoney have been named semifinalists for the William V. Campbell Trophy.

About 1,900 students from more than 20 schools will perform Saturday at the 59th annual Tri-State Band Festival in Luverne, Minn.

George M. Hackett, age 83, of Morristown, died Wednesday, September 16, 2009, at his home surrounded by his family from ALS .

Emma Marie Lenz, 95, of Springfield, MN died on Monday, Sept. 14, 2009, at Springfield Medical Center in Springfield, MN.

The Nobles County Sheriff's Office is still investigating the accident that claimed the lives of two people - Patrick Theodore Bartman, 25, of Worthington, and Kelli Jo Cordes, 24, of Fairmont.