Strategic Farming: Field notes addressed late planting concerns
The cool, wet spring has led to significant planting delays in parts of the state. Others are dealing with flooding after planting.
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Adopt a Highway volunteers remove 29,500 bags of trash from roads in 2021
Thousands of Adopt a Highway volunteers helped to keep Minnesota roadsides clean and free of litter in 2021 by picking up more than 29,500 bags of trash from highway ditches, according to the Minnesota Department of Transportation.
Beyond Reason
In the cooler months, Uncle Tony is a staple around the house. Uncle Tony’s usually up at dawn, sipping coffee, enjoying the sunrise, reading the paper. Then you might not see Uncle Tony until the evening. More often than not, Uncle Tony skips happy hour and dinner altogether, emerging to read to the kids, and helping with bath time. On the weekend Uncle Tony might cozy up for a movie. But Uncle Tony is not a fan of the warmer weather. One of the first unofficial signs of summer is./ when it heats up outside and Uncle Tony goes to the basement until fall.
CURE applauds PUC decision to exert authority over hazardous C02 pipelines
Clean Up the River Environment (CURE) In a recent decision, the Minnesota Public Utilities Commission (PUC) unanimously voted that it has existing authority over carbon dioxide (CO2) pipelines. Summit Carbon Solutions and Navigator Ventures LLC each have proposed multistate CO2 pipeline projects that will cross Minnesota.
Johnie Sturgeon
Johnie Sturgeon, 95, of Clarkfield passed away on Friday, November 19, 2021 at the Clarkfield Care Center. A Celebration of Life will be held on Saturday, June 18, 2022 at 2 p.m. at Augustana Lutheran Church in Clarkfield. Interment with…
Marjorie Hegna
Marjorie Hegna, 88, of Granite Falls passed away on Sunday, May 29, 2022 at her home at Granite Ridge Assisted Living. Funeral services were held on Monday, June 6 at 11 a.m. at Granite Falls Lutheran Church. Arrangements with the…
Arlene L. (Sell) Sebring
Arlene L. (Sell) Sebring, 87, formerly of Granite Falls and Glencoe passed away in Elk River on April 6, 2022. Arlene Lillian Sell was born on July 2, 1934, to Melvin and Esther (Neibuhr) Sell in Gibbon. Arlene graduated from Glencoe…
Committee in Granite Falls works to construct dog park in the community
During the COVID-19 pandemic shut-down, a group of community members in Granite Falls began holding meetings over Zoom to discuss the idea of constructing a dog park in town. Committee member Luwaina Al-Otaibi says the idea began when the former EDA Director reached out to her asking about starting a dog park, and getting a group together who may be interested in it.
Baseball team defeats Ortonville
The Yellow Medicine East baseball team took on Redwood Valley on Thursday for a 3-8 loss. Scoring from that event follows: YME 020 000 1-3 3 1 Redwood Valley 000 170 0-8 8 1 Hitting: Nikson Knapper 1-1 bb, Bryce Sneller 1-4, Nolan Hildahl 1-1 r bb.
Clarkfield plant club holds annual sale
Shirley Olson and her daughter Paula Border of the Clarkfield Legion Auxiliary were selling Poppies for Memorial Day during the plant sale. Photo submitted Jeanie Anderson sold bars at the plant sale.