MADELIA — Dr. Ashleigh Swearingen, a certified OB/GYN, is now seeing patients at the Madelia Community Hospital & Clinic (MCHC) on Mondays. Dr. Swearingen has a special interest in the management of abnormal pap smears, infertility, adolescent exams, irregular menstrual cycles, normal ...

By MARCY GORDON AP Business Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Amanda Cohen is a leader of the Independent Restaurant Coalition, a new lobbying group of chefs and restaurants that was formed in response to the viral pandemic. Professionally, Cohen is the chef and owner of Dirt Candy, a fine-dining ...

By SHARON COHEN AP National Writer CHICAGO (AP) — For three decades, Kelly Flint flourished as a corporate travel agent, sending everyone from business titans to oil riggers around the planet. Then came the worst pandemic in a century, leaving her jobless and marooned in an uncertain ...

SLEEPY EYE SouthPoint Financial Credit Union Board of Directors Chair Gordon Osmonson announced his retirement at SouthPoint’s virtual Annual Meeting on July 21. Osmonson was appointed to the Board of Directors in 1976, and has been board chairperson for 24 of those years. Osmonson has ...

NEW ULM — Shari P. Fischer has been selected to the 2020 Minnesota Rising Stars list as an estate planning and probate attorney. Each year, no more than 2.5 percent of the lawyers in the state are selected by the research team at Super Lawyers to receive this honor. Super Lawyers is a ...

NEW ULM — Paul T. Furth, CIC, of Furth-Meile Insurance was recently recognized for professional leadership and advanced knowledge by the Society of Certified Insurance Counselors (CIC), a national insurance professional organization. Furth was awarded a certificate marking more than ...