Ask a Trooper: Route Signs…

Question: Hello, I have a new driver and they are having a difficult time knowing what type of road they are driving on, whether it is an interstate, state highway or county road.

Yellow Medicine County Courts

MN State Patrol - MarshallMcCormack, Dana Marie, Granite Falls; Offense date 11/5/23 No Proof MV Insurance (Misdemeanor); Plea 7/30/24 Guilty; Disposition 7/30/24 Convicted; Court Decision 7/30/24 Payable without appearance; $200 Fine.

From the Editor’s Desk

This being a big election year, I wanted to be sure to remind anyone interested in utilizing the Letters to the Editor space in the newspapers of the Cherry Road Media policies involving Letters to the Editor.

Garrison Keillor & Friends: Finally, Democrats have a good week…

I’ve been on a solid high ever since July 21 when I was sitting in a café on South Wabash in Chicago, the El rumbling overhead, and the word came that Joe Biden had stepped out of the race and that Democrats now could find a candidate who demonstrates energy and acuity and passion and is not simply trying to pronounce all his words clearly.

Memory Care Corner: What’s the Difference Between Dementia & Alzheimer’s?

When I worked with Gretchen Reeves, Gregg Waylander and Melissa Anderson on the Memory Care Team, Gregg once made the comment, “I feel many people view the word ‘Alzheimer’s’ as a level of severity and we need to educate people that that is not true.”Now, many years later, I cannot begin to tell you how many people are unclear as to the difference between Alzheimer’s and dementia.