Garrison Keillor & Friends: An account of what I’ve been up to…

I’ve just finished a ten-day solo tour down South as the World’s Oldest Stand-Up and it was a major adventure for an old guy with memory issues who keeps forgetting the word “cognitive” and other words of a similar sort, walking onstage every night to do ninety minutes or more freestyle in front of a big crowd, most of whom probably voted the wrong way last November, and make them laugh a lot.

Strategic Farming: Let’s talk crops! focused on navigating the corn maize

Navigating the corn maize of input costs, marketing plans and resources is challenging. Start with hybrid selection, encourages Dr. Jeff Coulter, University of Minnesota Extension corn agronomist. Find hybrid trial data from many sources that are tested in conditions like yours. Focus on the top 20% of performers. If performance is consistent, it’s likely those hybrids will perform well next year, too.

Ask a Trooper: Suspended drivers license…

Question: I was just talking with someone the other day and they were telling me they had their driver’s license suspended for too many speeding tickets. They also mentioned other ways a person can have their license suspended that I was not aware about. Can you write about that?

Beyond Reason: Saint Valentine…

Las Vegas, Nevada. The Little White Wedding Chapel. Rob waits in his car in the drive-thru. The driver of the convertible ahead of him honks several times, excited, joyous. The couple shares a kiss, takes a handful of selfies, pops open a bottle of champagne, and drives off.

Iowa State University announces fall 2024 Deans List

More than 11,500 Iowa State University students have been recognized for outstanding academic achievement by being named to the fall semester 2024 Dean’s List. Students named to the Dean’s List must earn a grade point average of at least 3.50 on a 4.00 scale while carrying a minimum of 12 credit hours of graded course work.

Build Dakota scholarship deadline nears

Officials at Lake Area Technical College are reminding prospective college students that the Build Dakota Scholarship application deadline is quickly approaching.

MnDOT announces winners of Name a Snowplow contest

We’re Off To See The Blizzard and Anthony Sledwards join the Minnesota Department of Transportations’ snowplow fleet as two of the eight winners in the 2024-25 Name a Snowplow contest. Governor Tim Walz joined MnDOT Commissioner Nancy Daubenberger to announce the winning names today. Nearly 23,500 voters cast a ballot in this year’s contest.

From the Editor’s Desk

I’ve heard a lot about the owl “irruption” in Northern Minnesota and so on my recent trip to “up north”, I was excited at the prospect of seeing the owls that live in the boreal forest in Canada visiting Minnesota.