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Addy Shepard 's mother said her daughter brought joy wherever she went.
Remembering Addy
A year after nine-year-old succumbs to leukemia, family and friends recall her spunk, kindness and impact on others
Laurie Hartmann

Dave and Angie Shepard, along with their son, Jaxson, have known this week would be exceptionally difficult. On July 1, it was a year ago that their daughter and twin to Jaxson lost her short battle with leukemia. Addy, their spunky nine-year-old, fell ill on June 27, 2024, and went to the emergency room of a local hospital for a bloody nose that wouldn't stop. Tests were run and within hours, she was then rushed to Children's Hospital in Minneapolis. Nothing could prepare the family for the diagnosis of ALM leukemia that soon followed, or how quickly her condition deteriorated. The youngster tried a variety of different sports in her young life, including soccer and gymnastics, but softball...

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Construction crews fed the liner down a manhole and into the existing pipe during the maintenance project that was completed in mid-May. (Prior Lake-Spring Lake Watershed District)
PLSL Watershed District completes repairs on outlet channel pipelining
Staff report
July 9, 2025

The Prior Lake-Spring Lake Watershed District recently completed a major maintenance project on the Prior Lake Outlet Channel. The pipelining project may not look like much from the outside, but it...

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Starry Stonewort is a bushy, bright green algae that produces star-shaped bulbils. Left unchecked, it can create large dense mats in lakes. (Invasive Species Center)
Watershed District seeking volunteers to search for invasive species in local lakes
July 14, 2025

Local volunteers are needed on Saturday, Aug. 9, to help search for starry stonewort, an aquatic invasive algae that can spread easily and form dense mats in lakes. The event is being held in cooperation...

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Area residents are encouraged to donate used books to be sold by the Friends of the Library at an upcoming book sale.
Done reading?
July 8, 2025

Brooklynne Thorson has a positive outlook  following a recent diagnosis of brain cancer.
‘No one fights harder than Brooklynne’
Maggie Stanwood
July 9, 2025

Gymnastics was Brooklynne Thorson’s life. So much so, that in 2018, when she began having vision problems where the vault table looked farther left than it was, or the beam seemed as small as a spaghetti...

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Local residents are invited to a Garden Party at the Franciscan Retreats Center on Sunday, July 20.
Come to the Garden Party at the Franciscan Retreats Center
July 15, 2025

The Franciscan Retreats and Spirituality Center is hosting a Garden Party on Sunday, July 20, from 1 to 3 p.m. Attendees will be invited to...

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