October 2022

Lynette Duis

 Lynette Duis, 38, of Granite Falls passed away on Thursday, October 20, 2022, at her residence. Funeral services will be held on Wednesday, October 26 at 11 a.m. at the…

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Allen Cornelius

 Allen Cornelius of Clarkfield passed away on Friday, October 21, 2022, at his home in Clarkfield at the age of 97 years and 4 months. Visitation will be held on…

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Granite Falls Fire Department draws a crowd with annual open house

The Granite Falls Fire Department held an open house on Thursday, October 13th from 5 pm – 7 pm. The public was invited to come to look at all the fire and rescue vehicles, and the fire department served hotdogs. There were two kid’s bicycles to be given away as well as a table full of other goodies for kids. Paul Enstad, who was volunteering at the goodie table, has been volunteering at the fire hall for over 10 years. There was also a “fire wall” for kids to shoot the water hose at as well as the fire department’s rescue drone hovering in the sky for everyone to check out.

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YME Football defeats RTR 32-0

Yellow Medicine East’s Football team defeated Russell-Tyler- Ruthton in Tyler on Friday evening with a final score of 320, bringing the season record to 4-3. The team played again this Wednesday against MACCRAY in a home game. Scores were not available at print time, and will be reported on in next week’s edition of the newspaper.

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Jerry Ostensoe

Jerry Ostensoe, 71, of Granite Falls passed away on Monday, August 29, 2022, at his home with family at his side after a long struggle with ALS. Memorial services will take place Saturday, October 22, 2022, at 1 p.m.

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