The future (we insist) is bright, especially if we – like the folks leaning out the fake window on the second story of the Berge – water the seeds we plant now. This year’s Meander kickoff event, beginning this Friday at 6pm with a happy hour on the footbridge, is all about the kids, meaning the many young musicians who enrich the air of Granite Falls with their songs, sounds, and stylings. It is also about food.
Last week, the Yellow Medicine East girls varsity volleyball team took on Kerkhoven-Murdock-Sunburg for a 0-3 loss. Leaders in the game included Abbey Bones who scored 12 kills. Complete scoring follows:
Last week, the Yellow Medicine East Girls Varsity Tennis team traveled to the West Central Conference Championships. Leaders in the event included Brianna Nelson who defeated her opponent in singles. Complete scoring follows:
October is the time for fall colors; a beauty that is amazing in our communities. It’s also the time for hearing combines, seeing those plumes of dust from harvesting beans, and seeing the lights of farmers in the fields well after dark. It’s seeing local grain trucks lining up at elevators with harvests to feed the world. Fall affects all our sensory system—the smell of the final grass cuttings, the chill of cool nights in sweatshirts, the sound of crackling bonfires, the beautiful images of the campfire, and the wonderful taste of s’mores.
Each week, the Advocate Tribune will share a photograph from our archives for you to “guess who”. To submit your guesses, send us a message by email to jstolen-jacobson@cherryroad.com or message our Facebook page. We will publish the answers the next week.
Visitors to several Minnesota parks will enjoy brighter fall colors than ever this year, thanks to the addition of unique mosaics, murals, sculptures – even an app – that were just completed as part of a Minnesota Parks Artists-in-Residence (MNPAiR) pilot program.
On September 26, 2025, at approximately 6:36 PM, Yellow Medicine County Dispatch received a report of a single-vehicle accident on 490th Street, approximately 1/8 mile north of 160th Avenue, near the Lakeview School in Cottonwood.
Question: My grandkids get to be on their school’s “School Patrol.” I am so happy they get to help but can you talk about this? I want people to be aware to help keep them and everyone safe. Thank you for all you do.
In general, my life is pretty good. The family is healthy. The work is satisfying. The Wife, while she didn’t read the last column, promises to read the next.
Hunters can participate in an early antlerless-only deer season from Thursday, Oct. 16, through Sunday, Oct. 19. The season increases opportunities for hunters in deer permit areas where deer populations are above population goals.