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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

I walk many soybean fields during the summer, looking for pests and doing stand counts. The past two years, I have noticed one weed in particular that appears to be increasing in numbers. Giant ...

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 ...

Maintaining the roads of a township is done year-round with various types of tools and ways of taking care of them. Middleville Township near Howard Lake is no different. The township’s maintenance ...

There are dozens of local stories from the last 50 years in my book about newspaper work, Joseph Wore Tennis Shoes: Stories From Small Town Journalism, and I’d love to hear from you which ones you ...

In the 1950s, Dennis Henning and his brother, David, dug right into their dad’s excavation business in New Germany. Now, they’re the company’s co-owners, along with Dennis’ sons Jeremy and Ryan. “It’s ...

Dassel-Cokato’s one-act play production of “Shuddersome: Tales of Poe” by Lindsay Price has received several awards this year. They achieved the 5A Sub-Section Champion, 5A Section Champion, and ...