The Granite Falls Historical Society is hosting a viewing of early photos of Granite Falls and the A.J. Volstead family in the late 1800s June 21st from 11 am until 3 pm. The exhibit is additionally on display through out summer Saturday hours at the Andrew J. Volstead House Museum, 163 9th Avenue in Granite Falls.
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Most of central and west central Minnesota had cloud over and rain on Saturday. However, I was in the Crosslake area on Saturday for a family reunion, and we enjoyed picture perfect weather in northern Minnesota!
Conversations with your adult children are so different than conversations with your young children. Although when my middle child calls, we are both typically involved in house-cleaning while talking, which is how typically some of the longest conversations used to take place when we lived in the same house, they’re now more involved with cleaning tips and trading stress baking war stories, rather than me getting to hear all the middle/high school drama.
This spring, Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison created the Advisory Task Force on Future of Minnesota’s Water. This Task Force aims to study issues affecting the stewardship of Minnesota’s water resources, explore best practices, and collaborate to develop a broad set of recommendations for policymakers and regulators, advocacy groups, and business leaders, communities, and individuals. Additionally, the Task Force will compile a report detailing its findings and proposed solutions.
More than 3,800 students were recognized for their outstanding academic performance over the spring 2025 semester at South Dakota State University by being named to the dean’s list.
Author and former area newspaper editor Dana Yost has released a new collection of poetry that explores themes of place, memory and everyday life in the rural Midwest. The book, available now through Finishing Line Press and Amazon, is Yost’s latest latest literary work since leaving the newspaper industry in 2008.
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Minnesota’s own Tanner Aus, 8x Wrangler National Finals Rodeo Qualifier, won his sixth American Heroes PRCA Rodeo with an 82-point ride aboard Universal Pro Rodeos’ Blueberry Special. The Granite Falls native secured a $1,173 payday. Aus won Rodeo Austion (Texas) earlier this year, repeating his title in back-to-back wins and making it his third overall since 2017. Aus, a veteran cowboy with a rodeo resume including career wins at Cheyenne Frontier Days, Calgary Stampede and The American is a home state favorite. He was a featured interview during the weather report with Russ Thomas on Valley News Live.