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Car crash takes out print edition

On Wednesday, a vehicle crashed into multiple vehicles outside the House of Print in Madelia before smashing into a nearby utility pole, causing a power outage. As a result, the House of Print was not able to operate its printing press for several hours, meaning no print edition of The Journal as well as other area papers. It is an unfortunate series of events and reminder of the consequences.

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Super Bowl Sunday a uniting event

Super Bowl LX is this Sunday with the Seattle Seahawks and New England Patriots playing for the championship. The Super Bowl is typically the single most viewed program on TV. Most of the nation and many international markets are watching the program. In a world that often feels divided it is kind of nice to have one event that unites so many people for one day out of the year. At the very least it should be a fun game to watch.

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MnDOT snowplow naming contest a fun tradition

Once again the Minnesota Department of Transportation (MnDOT) is letting the public help pick the names for eight new snowplows. This year 6,700 names were submitted to the contest. MnDOT narrowed that list down to 30 finalists such as “Mr. Plow,” “Plowin’ in The Wind” and “Sled Zeppelin.” The public has until Feb 13 to vote for their top eight favorite names. Its a fun annual tradition that gives Minnesotans a connection to the vehicles that clear the roads in the winter.