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Taking a walk into Lakeside Manor today is a night and day difference compared to even a few months ago. After a fire in January 2013 required the housing facility to shut its doors, the building has experienced a major makeover that is nearing its completion. Craig Skorczewski of the Southwest Minnesota Housing Partnership is serving as the project director for the renovation project, and he recently offered a tour of the site to show what has been done since the work started this past fall. “Many of the units on the fourth floor are nearly done,” said...

Nicole Warner, Redwood Falls Housing Authority executive director, is used to talking on the phone answering questions, looking for answers and dealing with all of the challenges that go with her role. For the past four years, Warner has been on the phone a lot, as she worked to find resolution to an event that happened in January 2013. On the 24th day of that month nearly four years ago a fire wreaked havoc on the Lakeside Manor facility in Redwood Falls and on the lives of the people who called it home. Over the past four weeks,...

If it seems like there are fewer houses in the area with “For Sale” signs in their yards than normal you would be correct. Most area real estate agents have also noticed the trend. “We have seen a decline in the number of homes for sale this year compared to last year by about 10-15 percent in Redwood Falls,” said Nan Kaufenburg of Scenic City Realty. “This has put pressure on the market, and we have had more than one buyer for several of our listings. Click here for the complete article.

Joshua Dixon Staff Writer   Posted Jun. 4, 2015 at 12:01 AM   Several years ago, a private company proposed building a 72-unit apartment complex in the wooded lot directly across from Redwood Valley High School.  That plan’s financing fell apart for various reasons, and the original developers abandoned the effort.  However, Redwood Industries has stepped forward with an entirely new plan to develop housing on the lot.   The plan, as presented at the Redwood Falls City Council meeting Tuesday, is for turning the wooded area into a 23-lot planned housing development, consisting of two...

By Troy Krause Editor Posted May. 29, 2015 at 12:01 AM The population of the Lower Sioux Community is growing, and, according to Dennis Prescott, Lower Sioux tribal council chair, there are others living in the area surrounding the community who would like to move.The problem, however, is finding adequate housing to make that possible for them.  The community took a big step toward addressing its housing needs this past Friday when it officially opened a new housing unit that was erected utilizing funds from the Minnesota Housing Finance Agency through the Economic Development and Hous-ing...