Yellow Medicine County child protection social worker Sam Isfeld has been awarded the prestigious Region 6 Excellence in Direct Service Award from the Minnesota Social Service Association.

Think about the last time your family faced a crisis. Maybe it was financial stress after a job loss, the struggle to care for an aging parent, or helping a teenager through mental health challenges.

[In state’s child protection statute and/or where “abuse and neglect” and/or “best interests of the child” are defined, add] A parent has the fundamental right to direct the care and upbringing of the ...