U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Development State Director Colleen Landkamer announced that the department is investing $231,000 in critical infrastructure to combat climate change across rural Minnesota through the
The investments will help rural hospitals and health care providers implement telehealth and nutrition assistance programs, increase staffing to administer COVID-19 vaccines and testing, build or renovate facilities, and purchase medical supplies.
President Joe Biden has announced his intent to appoint Marcy Svenningsen as the Farm Service Agency state executive director for North Dakota and Colleen Landkamer as the state Rural Development director for Minnesota.
WASHINGTON – Today, President Joe Biden appointed the following individuals to serve in key regional leadership roles at the United States Department of
Dec 15, 2020
MANKATO â Blue Earth County commissioners voted Tuesday to lower next yearâs tax levy from the proposed 2.5% to a 1.5% increase in a nod to the economic pain felt by many property owners.
âThereâs hard times out there,â said Commissioner Mark Piepho as he made a motion to reduce the levy increase by 1%.
Commissioner Colleen Landkamer said she knows itâs tough for many people, but she had reservations about lowering the proposed levy in light of added costs for the county and uncertainty about future revenues coming in because of the pandemic.
âWeâve seen increases in detox in multiple ways, transportation increases, increases for sheriff and county attorney,â she said.