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A nonprofit, community-powered news outlet telling the stories of the people, culture, history, and local life of Southeast Minnesota’s Root River Valley.

09/07/2026

📸 A young buck in velvet peeks through thick brush. (Photo by Craig Johnson)

From our latest photo gallery – "Wildlife Moments from Summer in Southeast Minnesota".

09/06/2026

Lanesboro Arts celebrates 25 years of artist residencies that bring artists and the community together through workshops, public art and creative experiences. Read more at the link in the comments 👇

09/03/2026

Across Southeast Minnesota, homeowners are replacing pieces of traditional lawn with native plants and joining a growing movement called Homegrown National Park. Read more at the link in the comments 👇

08/31/2026

Young entrepreneurs took center stage at Spring Valley’s first Children’s Business Fair. They created unique products, designed their booths and handled the sales, learning valuable lessons along the way. Full story at the link in the comments 👇

08/29/2026

🚴 FEATURED EVENT: USA Cycling Gravel National Championships

Big-time bike racing returns to Southeast Minnesota on Saturday, September 12, as riders from across the country take on the gravel roads around La Crescent.

Learn more about this year’s event at our Local Events Calendar — and revisit Root River Current’s 2025 story on Gravel Nationals — at the links in the comments. 👇

08/27/2026

From painted ladies and pearl crescents to rattlesnake master and twelve-spotted skimmers, a walk through a restored prairie shows that nature’s names can be every bit as imaginative as the creatures and plants themselves. Read our latest essay at the link in the comments 👇

08/21/2026

Rushford author Tom Driscoll did not set out to write an easy book. In Dying Man Suite, he weaves poetry, personal narrative and clinical notes into an intimate account of serious illness, survival and the long journey toward a life-saving heart transplant. The result is a distinctly unconventional story filled, as Driscoll writes, with the noise of life. Read more at the link in the comments ⬇️

08/19/2026

Stars, planets, wildlife and the Milky Way take center stage Aug. 21-22 as the Dark Sky Festival returns to southeast Minnesota. The festival combines stargazing with programs exploring why natural darkness matters for wildlife, human health and our connection to the night sky. Full story at the link in the comments 👇

08/16/2026

A 1911 infant handprint hidden in a Fillmore County farmhouse basement sparks a search for Ross, William Goodwin and a century-old family mystery. Full story at the link in the comments ⬇️

08/14/2026

Southeast Minnesota’s unofficial classical music month is underway through August. 🎼🎶🎵

In addition to the Apollo Music Festival opening this coming weekend (see story on our website), concerts presented by the 2026 Stringwood Chamber Music Festival are scheduled for this week and next.

Stringwood performances take place primarily in Lanesboro (mostly at the Sons of Norway lodge, pictured below), with additional concerts held in Chatfield, Winona, Northfield and Spillville, Iowa.

For additional details, check out Stringwood’s events on Root River Current’s Local Events Calendar (link in the comments).

Learn more about the Stringwood festival in Classical Music Echoes Through the Valley – a Root River Current story published last year on the occasion of the festival’s 25th anniversary year!

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