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This week, efforts to name a major highway bridge in Granite Falls after former mayor Dave Smiglewski took a step forward. On Monday, members of the Minnesota S
ST. PAUL — This week, efforts to name a major highway bridge in Granite Falls after former mayor Dave Smiglewski took a step forward. On Monday, members of
Senators voted 64-0 for the bill naming the U.S. Highway 212 bridge in Granite Falls in his memory and applauded the late mayor's family and friends who witnessed the vote in St. Paul.
Residents and visitors alike in New London, Granite Falls and Willmar bid farewell to influential leaders who dedicated significant portions of their lives to the benefit of the communities they called home.
From an injury-free train derailment in Raymond, to the loss of well-respected community members to the debate surrounding the Upper Sioux State Agency Park land transfer, communities in west central Minnesota experienced plenty of highs and lows throughout the past year.