DNR Staff Report A ripple spreads when a bobber plops in calm water. Waves of economic impact roll over Minnesota when all its anglers do the same Though often perceived as a pleasant pastime, fishing is more than that, explained Dirk Peterson, fisheries chief of the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources. It’s an economic engine […]

Hutchinson City Council has called for a public hearing regarding an extended timeline for Uponor to meet the stipulations of a $450,000 forgivable loan from the Minnesota Investment Fund. The loan from the city came about in 2018 when Uponor was considering expanding into Hutchinson. In return, the international manufacturer of water delivery, heating and […]

25 YEARS AGO Pat Bartlett and Kathy Stish Brokaw received honors in the Eighth Annual Press Women of Minnesota Communications Contest. A poem by a former International Falls poet has been selected for the fall, 1986, American Poetry Anthology. John P. McPartlin, a retired Michigan and Minnesota weekly newspaper editor, is the author of Mortimer […]

The 60-member Minnesota Valley Community Band will perform Friday, June 24, at the City Square Park gazebo in Chaska. Featured numbers include selections from West Side Story, The Imperial March, Yoda’s Theme, Star Wars main theme and Entry March of the Boyars. Traditional patriotic favorites such as America the Beautiful and The Stars and Stripes [R...

One of Borderland’s state lawmakers rejected his July 1 paycheck as the state government shutdown began, while the other has accepted it. According to payroll offices in the state House and Senate, 62 Minnesota state lawmakers deferred their July 1 paycheck. Democratic Gov. Mark Dayton is also declining his paycheck during the shutdown. Minnesota Rep. […]

Jack Eugene Murray, age 89, of International Falls, Minn., died Tuesday June 28, 2011 at his home. He was born July 28, 1921, to Patrick and Alice Murray. He was born and raisedtwo blocks from his current home. As a youth growing up in International Falls, he took up boxing and became a Golden Gloves […]

This year marks the 100th birthday of waterskiing. The sport was invented in Minnesota in 1922 in Lake City on Lake Pepin. In the Southwest Metro there are many ways to enjoy the water sport. One of the intentions of the Minnesota Waterski Association is encourage people to get out on the water and get […]

A bipartisan group of five U.S. Senators is pressing a federal oversight board to increase competition in the rail industry so that the nation’s farmers and other small and medium-sized businesses aren’t forced to pay excessive shipping rates that raise operating costs and limit their ability to compete with foreign companies. Senators Al Franken, D-Minn., […]

Koochiching County 4-H held its annual special events day Wednesday, and organizers claim the day was a great success. We had a lot of kids who shared their talents, said Jan Derdowski, regional extension educator with the University of Minnesota. Derdowski, who was the emcee for Wednesday’s event, announced youngsters participating in a fashion revue, […]

The Hutchinson area received a share of $20.6 million the Minnesota Legislature dedicated to improve broadband across the state. The local grant, which creates a partnership between Nuvera Communications and the state, is for $169,369, with a project cost of $423,423 and a $254,054 local match. As part of the ongoing Border-to-Border Broadband Development Grant […]

DNR Staff Report With Minnesota’s small game, waterfowl, and archery deer seasons underway, and the firearm deer season set to begin Nov. 5, conservation officers with the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources report an increase in trespass calls from landowners. Hunters are reminded that there is one sure way to avoid problems associated with trespassing: […]

The Friends of High Island have been awarded a $396,100 Minnesota Conservation Partners Legacy grant to replace the dam on High Island Lake in New Auburn. The group is providing a 10% match of $39,610 toward the project. The funds will be used for the replacement of the existing dam on the south end of […]

The University of Minnesota Twin Cities announced its dean’s list for the fall 2020 semester, and several local students were included. To receive this honor, students had to complete 12 credits or more and achieve a 3.66 GPA or better. Dassel:Daniel Mortenson Glencoe:Destiney Exsted and Cody Rae Hutchinson:Bodie Brice, Morgan Cavanaugh, Riley Jenum, Mara Pollmann, […]

A youth wrestling tournament in South Dakota has been linked to an outbreak of COVID-19 cases among Minnesota wrestlers – including some from Meeker County – who competed there. The Minnesota Department of Health and the Minnesota Department of Education have alerted schools around the state to watch for potential cases and to double down […]

Minnesota businesses that hire veterans could receive a credit as high as $9,600 per veteran A new tax credit is available to Minnesota employers who hire veterans, according to U.S. Sens. Al Franken and Amy Klobuchar. The credit can be as high as $9,600 per veteran for for-profit employers or up to $6,240 for tax-exempt […]

George C. House, 79, of Ray, Minn., died Saturday, May 12, 2012, at Essentia Health, Duluth, Minn. George was born Oct. 19, 1932, in St. Paul, Minn. He and his family moved to Ray in 1943. He served in the United States Navy and returned to live in Ray after the Navy. He married Dorothy […]

DNR Staff Report Unseasonably warm weather has brought loons back to Minnesota almost three weeks earlier than usual. At least six of the 29 loons that have had radio and satellite telemetry devices placed in them by researchers have returned to their breeding lakes in Minnesota as of April 11, according to the Minnesota Department […]

Lois Filla, 90, of Littlefork, Minn., died Thursday, July 19, 2012, at Littlefork Care Center. Funeral Mass will be conducted at 11 a.m. Monday, July 23, at St. Columban Catholic Church, Littlefork, with Recitation of the Holy Rosary and visitation beginning at 10. A full obituary will be announced when arrangements have been completed. Condolences […]

By NORDY NELSON, ISD 361 Superintendent Thank you for this opportunity to introduce myself as your superintendent of schools. I was very pleased and honored to be selected by your school board as the one to serve in this capacity. I have a number of years of educational experience in Minnesota schools, 19 as a […]

Northeastern Minnesota would be home to a major national research center dedicated to the advancement of minerals research, mining technology and the environment under a plan announced this week by Rick Nolan, the DFL-endorsed candidate for 8th District Congress. Nolan said the plan could generate several thousand new jobs. The proposal is supported by former […]