25 YEARS AGO The Minnesota State Jaycees Kids Wrestling Tournament was conducted Saturday at Walker with over 700 competitors from all over the state taking part. Mark Smith from the Falls won a first-place trophy in the 6-12 age group. Daniel J. Crosby, son of Mr. and Mrs. David Crosby, entered the Air Force’s Delayed […]

Minnesota has seen its fair share of inclement weather this past year from a historical drought in the summer to the state’s first tornado reported in December. Southwest News Media asked Dan Hawblitzel, meteorologist-in-charge at the Twin Cities National Weather Service (NWS) in Chanhassen, about this past year’s weather and how people can stay safe. […]

Minnesota’s seasons can change quickly. It often seems that just when you get settled into a summer routine, summer ends. That was doubly true this year. COVID kept me closer to home this summer. My family and I got to know the parks, trails and waters near our house. And instead of our usual out-of-state […]

To the editor, Last night (June 24) I attended the Moose in Minnesota symposium at the Backus Auditorium in International Falls. A lot of excellent information on moose biology was presented. However, it was led off by a presentation by Dr. Lee Frelich of the University of Minnesota on climate change that was at best […]

Data reveals speed on U.S. Highway 53 increasing DPS Staff Report To counter the trend of motorists increasing speeds during summer, Minnesota law enforcement agencies are stepping up speed patrols in July. The added speed enforcement is coordinated by the Minnesota Department of Public Safety, which reports illegal and unsafe speeding as factors in around […]

William Thomas Fulton, age 85, of International Falls, Minn., passed away Sunday, July 11, 2010, at Falls Good Samaritan Center where he resided the past 11 years. He was born Jan. 3, 1925, to William and Mary Fulton. He was united in marriage on Nov. 6, 1948, to Mary Charlebois of Fort Frances, Ontario. Bill […]

Here is next week’s lunch menu for Lutheran Social Services Mid-Minnesota Senior Dining at the Litchfield Civic Arena dining room. At this time the site is only open for curbside pick up and home-delivered meals. To reserve a meal for curbside pick up at 11:30 a.m. or home delivery Monday through Friday, call 24 hours […]

Peter and Sharon Brandel, of New Ulm, Minn., are pleased to announce the engagement and forthcoming marriage of their daughter, Ashley Ann, to Joseph William Veeder, son of Jeffrey and Margaret Veeder, of International Falls, Minn. Ashley is a 2005 graduate of Cathedral High School, New Ulm. She attended the College of St. Benedict, St. […]

In the early morning hours of Friday, Oct. 1, 2010, Arlene I. Olson was peacefully called home at the age of 79. She was born Feb. 28, 1931, to Inez (Kaitainen) and Edward Jarvinen at the Northern Minnesota Hospital in International Falls. Following her father’s death when she was 1 1/2 years old, her mother […]

Madison Andrews, a Chanhassen senior at Minnetonka High School, has won the High School Ecolab Food Safety Award at the 85th annual Minnesota State Science & Engineering Fair (SSEF). The Ecolab Food Safety Award is a recognition honoring a student whose project uses excellent scientific data gathering and presentations practices while showcasing innovative ideas around […]

Paul Adolph Johnson died Wednesday, Sept. 29, 2010, at Falls Good Samaritan Center. Paul was born Oct. 4, 1916, at the family homestead in Loman, Minn. He lost his mother at age 2 and his father at 17. His grandparents and four older sisters helped raise him. In 1939, Paul married Helen Inez Brown. They […]

MPCA Staff Report The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency is requesting comments on the draft water quality improvement report for Jessie Lake in northwestern Itasca County. The report, known as the Total Maximum Daily Load study, focuses on reducing pollution caused by excess nutrients. The public comment period runs until Dec. 8. The 1,700-acre lake is […]

Harold A. Kiecker, 77, of East Lake Lillian Township, passed away Tuesday, Dec. 1, 2020, at Abbott Northwestern Hospital in Minneapolis. Graveside funeral service will be 2:00 p.m. Monday, Dec. 7, at Peace Lutheran Cemetery in Cosmos. Visitation will be 12-2 p.m. Monday, Dec. 7, as walk up style through the glass of the west […]

Hutchinson High School graduate Morgan Julius is among the Minnesota State University Moorhead graduates recognized for the fall 2020 semester. She earned her Master in Science in educational leadership.

MNSCU Report Steven Rosenstone, vice president for scholarly and cultural affairs, and professor of political science at the University of Minnesota, was recently selected as the next chancellor of the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities in a 14-1 vote by the Board of Trustees. I am excited that we have found a leader who is […]

Deadline is April 1 Minnesota families who have owned their farms for 100 years or more are encouraged to apply for the 2011 Century Farm Program. More than 9,000 Minnesota farms have been honored since the program began in 1976. Locally, two family farmers were recognized in 2008 as Century Farms. At that time, Milton […]

Loren Orville Stevenson, 61, of International Falls, Minn., died Monday morning, Feb. 7, 2011, at his home, of natural causes. Loren was born Feb. 23, 1949, in Walhalla, N.D., to Orville and Florence Stevenson, and moved to International Falls in 2000. He married Katherine Swede Jackson in 1972 in Sandstone, Minn. Loren worked in the […]

Visiting Meeker County in November felt, in some ways, like going home for Andrew Letson. Letson, who began his new position as Meeker County Administrator last week, said his trip to Minnesota to interview for the position gave him a good feeling. I visited 10 towns that day, Letson said. What really struck me was […]

Reprinted from Session Weekly, Minnesota House of Representatives By Brenda van Dyck It should come as no surprise to anyone who’s witnessed the spread of new housing developments in the outlying Twin Cities metropolitan area that these places are among the fastest growing in the state. Some areas even lead the nation in their growth. […]

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 […]