Minnesota governor visits site of Clinton grain elevator fire
Gov. Tim Walz, State Rep. Jeff Backer and Minnesota Department of Agriculture Commissioner Thom Petersen visited Clinton, Minnesota, Aug. 3 to inspect the damage from a July 25 fire at the town's only grain elevator and main economic source.
Written By: Tim Speier
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Ron Schlimme, right, manager of the Wheaton Dumont Co-op Elevator, talks Tuesday, Aug. 3, 2021, to Big Stone County Commissioner Brent Olson, left, and Gov. Tim Walz about what the co-ops grain elevator in Clinton meant to the town and the people it supported. A July 25 fire destroyed the building.
Tim Speier / West Central Tribune