Good Samaritans, including MSUM nursing student, recognized for saving an area woman from choking

Sharon Anderson was eating lunch at the Golden Corral in Fargo earlier this month, when a piece of steak got lodged in her throat. Her cousin Bernell Sannes and two complete strangers, Kathy Oines and (MSUM Nursing student) Susan Ross, took quick action that saved her life. Tonight, those three were given the citizen’s life saving award, in front of family and friends. Click headline for full story.

Recent death

Linda Bormann, mother of Tony Bormann, MSUM Public Service Specialist of the Regional Buffalo River Science Center, passed away Thursday, April 15, 2010. Visitation will be held Sunday, April 18 from 12:00-7:00 p.m., with a public prayer service at 7:00 p.m., at the Zahrbock Funeral Chapel in Madison, MN. The family is having a private funeral at a later date.

Minnesota’s cash situation unknown while lawmakers address remaining deficit

Members of the Legislative Commission on Planning and Fiscal Policy’s Balanced Budget Subcommittee received an update this week from Minnesota Management and Budget, or MMB, about the state’s cash situation. MMB Budget Deputy Commissioner Jim Schowalter told committee members that Minnesota will not have to borrow money to pay its bills this spring, but cash flow shortfalls are still a possibility for later this year. Schowalter said fiscal year 2011 has deep cash problems right now. Click headline for more information.