By Randy Olson, newspaper publisher, written on Thursday, January 22 The Post Office continues to lose my newspapers. For 6 straight days this past week, the Post Office failed to deliver my Willmar/Benson/Spicer/New London newspapers. Multiple subscribers from those communities all received the January 15 issue in today's mail - today! Thursday, January 22. In November, the Post Office did the same thing the week before B-B-E's fall two-act play took place. I am still quite sore about that!...
Mr. Bruce Wing and his wife, Jan, have moved from Belgrade to enjoy the next phase of their golden years. The Wing family has been part of the Belgrade and B-B-E family for the past 48 years. Bruce Wing was a school counselor in Belgrade beginning in the 1978-79 school year. He continued working for the school district after the merger with Brooten and the consolidation of the two districts in 1995 before retiring in 2005. The attached video shows Wing receiving a farewell and best wishes from...
As part of their E-news for Thursday, January 22, the Minnesota Farmers Union provided media the following announcement. Tyson and Cargill have agreed to a $87.5 million settlement in a class action antitrust lawsuit that alleged major beef processors conspired to limit the supply of beef and increase prices in the market. The lawsuit was brought by a group of consumers and in addition to Tyson and Cargill the defendants also include JBS, Swift and National Beef that have not yet agreed to any...
