Minnesota DNR releases 2023 Forest Health Annual Report

The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources has released its 2023 Forest Health Annual Report (files.dnr.state.mn.us/assistance/backyard/treecare/forest_health/2023-minnesota-forest-health-highlights.pdf), which summarizes findings about the pests, diseases, and other issues impacting the state’s forests.

Garrison Keillor & Friends: Last Wednesday, stuck in traffic…

Joe Biden came to Manhattan for a couple fundraisers last week, which gave the NYPD a fine excuse to close off as many streets as humanly possible, which is why some people go into lawenforcement — for the chance to make civilians stand behind barriers — and there I stood, looking at York Avenue, abandoned except for a few cop cars, lights flashing.

Full moon in Granite Falls

Last Saturday, the Granite Falls EDA project, “Fall in Love in Granite Falls” premiered the full moon photo opportunity for the first time at Sorlien Park on the riverwalk.

Silhouettes headed to state

From Staff Reports This weekend, the Silhouettes dance team competes in the State Dance Competition after taking first place in both Kick and Jazz at the Sections Competition in Montevideo last Saturday.The Minnesota State High School League Dance Team Tournament will take place Friday, February 16th (Jazz) and Saturday, February 17th (High Kick).Those planning to attend the State Tournament will need to purchase online tickets ahead of time.

State files for maximum sentence in police stand-off case

On February 7th, prosecutors filed documents to seek an aggravated sentence for Joseph Rongstad, of Watson, after charges of two counts of felony threats of violence and a count of ineligible possession of ammunition from an incident that occurred at Rongstad’s home on January 11th of this year.The incident began on January 10th as Rongstad began posting multiple threatening messages to a Facebook business account owned by him.

Guess Who?

Each week, the Advocate Tribune will share a photograph from our archives for you to “guess who”.

YME girls take on WWG, RCW

From Staff ReportsLast week, the Yellow Medicine East Girls Varsity Basketball team took on Westbrook-Walnut Grove for a 39-68 loss in Westbrook.