Granite Falls is preparing to welcome hundreds of cyclists this summer as part of the Bike MS: Ride Across Minnesota 2025, a five-day charity ride organized by the National Multiple Sclerosis Society. Riders will be in the community on July 21–22 and again on July 24–25, with Granite Falls serving as one of the overnight stops along the route.
Changes in lake habitat, ecology and conditions coupled with technological advances in fishing gear and methods are prompting the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources to seek public input on a possible reduction in the statewide walleye possession limit from six to four fish.
For the most part we had a nice Independence Day weekend. We did see some heat and humidity on Friday that sparked some showers and thunderstorms. However, the rest of the long weekend was generally pleasant.
We closed out the month of June with more storms and more heavy rainfall. I am hearing from people who say that they have seen their lake levels at the highest they have been in many years and for some, the highest they have seen in more than a quarter of a century!
A 28-year-old man from Clarkfield has been sentenced to 210 months (17 and 1/2 years) in prison following a police standoff at a rural Boyd farmhouse. He received credit for 283 days already served.
Abel Chaparro III and Sophia Poff, both 2021 graduates of YME High School, have completed their college education and have commissioned as second lieutenants in the United States Air Force.
This year marks the 52nd anniversary of the Arbor Day Foundation, the largest member nonprofit organization on a mission to plant and distribute trees around the world. The celebrating of Arbor Day began in January of 1872, when a Nebraska Newspaper editor named J. Sterling Morton proposed a tree planting holiday at a meeting of the State Board of Agriculture. The first celebration was held on April 10, 1872, offering prizes to those who planted the largest number of trees. Estimates for trees planted that day totaled more than one million trees. The City of Granite Falls planted trees on 15th Avenue in honor of the day. Pictured are Water Plant Superintendent Chris Anderson and Granite Falls Mayor Steve Nordaune with the trees planted in Granite Falls in honor of Arbor Day this year.
Friday, June 27th: Live music at Bluenose Gopher Public House with Kindred Spirits. 7 p.m. no cover charge. July 8th: YME Referendum outreach meeting at… Login to continue reading Login…
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District, is adjusting its flood gates at the Lac qui Parle Lake Dam, near Watson, Minnesota, due to ongoing rain within the basin.
Thursday evening, southwest Minnesota musician Eric James took the stage at Bluenose Gopher Public House for a free live music performance. The event is made possible through donations from area community members to the Bluenose Presents fund. The next opportunity for free live music downtown happens this Saturday, directly after the Western Fest parade when country music singer Hope Rasmussen takes the stage for the first time in Granite Falls for a family-friendly show in celebration of the town’s annual festival. The music is expected to begin around 2 p.m.