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New roof installed after it was lost in summer wind storm.

Availability of labor is becoming tighter and more competitive. Officials of the Farmers Cooperative Elevator at Rosholt, South Dakota, describe how in the spring of 2022 they offered $30 an hour for truck “tender” drivers, moving fertilizer and inputs to farms, but got no applicants. They were grateful for local trucking firms stepping up during the vital period, but understandably at a higher cost for the farmer-owned company.

Lyle “Mike” Francis Munns, age 94, formerly of Worthington, passed away on December 16, 2021 in Kalamazoo, MI, and was followed in death by his wife, LaVonne Louise (Lorang) Munns (age 93) on June 10, 2022. Mike and Vonnie were high school sweethearts and were married on October 29, 1949. In 2021, they celebrated their 72nd anniversary.

Farms, communities from Ellsworth to St. Killian see damage in Nobles County.

No reports of injuries at this time.