Caution paramount as ice season gets underway
The ice season got off to a quick start in parts of Minnesota in recent days, with ice forming on some water bodies and numerous reports of ice anglers already testing their luck.
The ice season got off to a quick start in parts of Minnesota in recent days, with ice forming on some water bodies and numerous reports of ice anglers already testing their luck.

Question: I hear there that DWI’s can become more of an issue around the winter holidays.
As the snowmobile riding season draws near, the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources reminds riders of important dates, safety tips and registration requirements.
Back by popular demand, the Minnesota Department of Transportation is once again inviting the public to help name another round of eight snowplows – one for each MnDOT district in the state.Past winners include names like Plowy McPlowFace, Blader Tot Hotdish, Han Snowlo and The Truck Formerly Known As Plow.MnDOT encourages people to submit their most witty, unique and Minnesota- or winter-themed snowplow name ideas on the agency’s website.

The sales reports from 43 different artists are in and the numbers reveal that 2023 Meander Upper Minnesota River Arts Crawl delivered the third highest number of total sales for the 20 year-old regional festival.
The Minnesota Department of Transportation announced it has received $500,000 in federal funds to advance the planning of the Northern Lights Express (NLX) passenger rail project.

When most of us think about the holidays, our heads are filled with pleasant images.

For those wanting a white Christmas, we did see some light snow across the area on Friday night into Saturday.

The Clarkfield Area Community Foundation awarded over $15,000 to community organizations at its awards event on December 4.

Sunday evening, a crowd gathered at Bluenose Gopher Public House to watch the first viewing of a video from this September’s “Her Story” Walking Theater production held through the Granite Falls Historical Society.