Volunteer fire departments across Minnesota are grappling with the challenges posed by new regulations from the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA).The proposed changes to the Fire ...

A new program is providing free support to Minnesotans living with dementia and their caregivers.The Medicare GUIDE (Guiding an Improved Dementia Experience) program, which launched nationwide on July ...

The Meeker County Board considered a request from the Information Technology Department for approval of a quote from Marco Technologies, LLC for the purchase, installation, and configuration of Dell ...

Michelle “Micki” Kae Day, 82, of Big Lake, MN, passed away Wednesday, Feb. 26, 2025, in Big Lake at Cherrywood Assisted Living. Services will take place at 11 a.m. Monday, March 3, 2025, at Swanson ...

Authorities in West Central Minnesota are warning of deteriorating ice conditions after a vehicle crashed through the ice on Lake Victoria near Alexandria.The Douglas County Sheriff’s Office reported ...

Diane Kathleen Blackwood, 78, of Dassel, MN, died Sunday, Feb. 23, 2025, at Lakeside Generations in Dassel. A funeral service will take place at 2:30 p.m. Friday, Feb. 28, 2025, at the Lake Jennie ...

The Dassel-Cokato speech team traveled to Duluth Friday night, Jan. 31, for their Duluth Denfeld Tournament Saturday, Feb. 1. There were 38 schools with 615 competitors. It was a great time for the ...

For the past 33 years, Lynn Ketelsen has been a fixture on local radio stations as farm director of the Linder Farm Network. Stemming back to the network’s creation more than 30 years ago, Ketelsen ...

The Meeker County Economic Development Authority (EDA) sought approval to set a public hearing during a recent meeting to discuss the establishment of a Local Housing Trust Fund (LHTF) to address the ...

Wright County 4-H invites the community to discover all that 4-H has to offer. Member or not, and regardless of age, there’s always something new to try out. Come to Project Workshop and Cloverbud Day ...

The Cokato City Council had a lot of items on their agenda during their meeting Monday evening.City Administrator Brad Potter has been working on formulating a Housing Trust Fund in collaboration with ...

Tonya Hanson, a dedicated hair stylist in Cokato, has embarked on a journey from her days as a student at St. Cloud Model College of Hair Design in 1994 to becoming an entrepreneur in Otsego. Hanson’s ...