When I was an undergraduate at the University of Minnesota Morris, we had to make our own fun. Sure, there were events -- for instance, Morris’s fall show this year is Terminator: The Musical – but in a town of around 5,000, students tended to get extracurricular-ly creative.
What was once the newspaper office in downtown Granite Falls has undergone a complete transformation after more than a year of renovations. Handeland Chiropractic officially opened its doors at 713 Prentice Street on August 4th.
Last week the Yellow Medicine East Varsity Volleyball team took on Atwater-Cosmos-Grove City for a 0-3 loss. Leaders in the game included Lexi Stengel who scored 11 set assists, three ace serves. Complete scoring follows:
Last week, the Yellow Medicine East Varsity Football team took on Dawson-Boyd for a 0-49 loss. Complete scoring follows:
The seventh annual RockFest celebration was held at The Rock: Dining and Events on Saturday, September 6th. The event featured a Pork Chop fundraiser by the Granite Falls Fire Department, entertainment by Clarkfield band Nautical Moth and national band Pop Rocks.
There are certain phone calls that send a shockwave through your chest before the first sentence is even over. This weekend I got not one, but two of them, each from a different loved one. Both began with the exact same opening line “I crashed”.
Department of Public Transformation (DoPT) is honored to announce it has been awarded a $1.5 million grant from the Mellon Foundation. Through its support for the arts and humanities, Mellon opens and activates cultural expression to enable the understanding and acceptance necessary for just communities to thrive.
For more than two decades, the Meander Upper Minnesota River Art Crawl has been a fall tradition, drawing locals and visitors to the scenic Upper Minnesota River Valley. This year’s event, taking place October 3–5, invites guests to explore a three-day, self-guided tour through artist studios, farms, and charming main street buildings from Ortonville to Granite Falls. Recognized as a one-of-a-kind “hometown adventure,” the Meander features the work of 42 talented artists, with studios open Friday, October 3 from 12–6 p.m., Saturday, October 4 from 9 a.m.–6 p.m., and Sunday, October 5 from 9 a.m.–4 p.m.
Minnesota West Community & Technical College is pleased to announce that the scholarship application window for the Spring 2026 semester will officially open on September 1, 2025, and remain open until November 1, 2025.
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