April 2025

Wanderer visits Sleepy Eye

Just two weeks ago the Herald-Dispatch brought you the story of Nebraskan Seth Varner, who has been traveling throughout area states the past several years, taking photos in every town and sharing them on Facebook and in books published by his company, Wandermore Publishing LLC.

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Speech team wraps up regular season

On Saturday, March 29 the River Valley speakers competed in the Knights “Duel of the Fates” tournament in Tyler at RTR High School. This tournament was originally scheduled for earlier in the month but postponed due to weather. Though the postponement did affect the number of speakers able to attend this tournament, the River Valley speakers still worked hard and earned the first place team award.

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A note from Deb

Hello — and to answer your question: No, I am not the editor. I am hanging onto my retired very part-time status as fiercely as I can. That being said, yes, I am doing more now as we search for a new editor. Brent Schacherer, our Group Editor, is the acting editor but as he is also doing that in St. James, I am helping out.

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