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Falling temps and wind
The roads have been very slippery at times over the past week or so. I know the slick roadways contributed to many crashes during the long Thanksgiving weekend--including some fatal crashes.
Home for the Holidays: Regional Holiday happenings
Editorâs Note: Each week in November through December, the newspaper will be featuring area businesses and organizations to support shopping and gift giving that supports our local area this holiday season.
Horsager Wins 2024 Minnesota Farm Bureau YF&R Discussion Meet
â Megan Horsager of Clara City was named the winner of the 2024 Minnesota
Women Veterans Social and Town Hall meeting scheduled for Dec.10
A Women Veterans social and town hall meeting is scheduled on Dec. 10, 2024, in Building 4, Room 180, at the St. Cloud VA Medical Center, located at 4801 Veterans Drive, in St. Cloud, Minnesota. The social, including light refreshments, begins at 4:30 p.m. and the town hall meeting starts at 5 p.m.
Explore the outdoors this winter by hunting Minnesota small game
Hunting pheasants, ruffed grouse, squirrels or rabbits offers opportunities to enjoy the Minnesota outdoors as temperatures fall and snow blankets the landscape.
Parents, guardians responsible for kids’ safety around cold water
Rapidly falling air temperatures, dangerously cold water, and the likelihood of skim ice on some ponds across Minnesota means itâs imperative for parents and guardians to talk with their kids about the importance of safety ahead of the Thanksgiving break.
Ask a Trooper: Hand and arm signals…
Question: I have some new drivers in our house. We got talking the other day and they didnât know what âhand signalsâ were. Can you write about that to help inform others that might not be aware?
Vicki’s Camp N Country Jam announces complete lineup for 2025
Diamond Rio, Drew Baldridge & 38 Special were announced as headliners for the fourth annual Vickiâs Camp N Country Jam festival being held on Thursday, Friday and Saturday, July 10-12, 2025.
Strategic Farming webinar planned
Pull up a chair and join in or bring the conversation with you as you go about your day. Whatever works best for you, join us this winter to discuss some of the key issues and questions around commodity crop production facing Minnesota farmers today through the âStrategic Farming: Letâs Talk Cropsâ webinar series. This live, online program will provide up-to-date, research-based information to help optimize your crop management strategies for 2025. Sessions will be held over Zoom, which can be accessed via your computer, phone, or other mobile device, and will run from 9:00 to 10:00 am Wednesdays, January 8 through March 26, 2025.