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March came in like a lamb, but it went out like a lion based on last week’s snowstorm. The fresh coating of snow, 9 inches, helped out the ski lodges in what hasn’t been good […]

By Dorothy Rosby By Dorothy Rosby National Thank a Mail Carrier Day is February 4, Childcare Provider Day is May 10 and International Sword Swallowers Day is February 28—really. I found all three on a lengthy […]

By the Minnesota DNR Fishing regulations updated in online version The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources has updated the online version of the 2024 Minnesota Fishing Regulations booklet to address an omission and make two […]

Question: I am looking at purchasing my first vehicle but I am worried about scams. Do you have any advice for me? Thank you. Answer: Here is some information we recently shared on our Minnesota […]

By Jim Studer I have often repeated the advice my grandma gave me, “Don’t get old.” At 79 I understand what she meant: arthritis, 24 years of cardiac issues, knee surgeries, a fight with cancer […]

By Harold Brutlag Predictions of a mega storm Sunday and Monday prompted me to scribble out this column early Sunday afternoon to get ahead of the snowstorm rather than fight the elements Monday morning. I […]

By Stan Tekiela It was just before the pandemic that I last went to see one of the most amazing natural spectacles on the face of the earth—the annual migration of the Sandhill Cranes (Antigone […]

Parents: Be the Driver You Want Your Teen to Be Traffic crashes are the second leading cause of death among Minnesota teens age 16-19, according to the MN Department of Public Safety.   This is […]

Senate approves bipartisan fix to school resource officer law Friends and neighbors, Back in August, I shared that the Hennepin County Sheriff’s Office announced the removal of their school resource officer (SRO) from Rockford High […]