Viewpoints

Question: When the speed limit is changing on a road, does the new speed limit start at the sign, or does it start when you can see the sign? Answer: The speed limit zone area […]

Maple Lake’s American Legion Post 131 is in the process of raising money to make improvements to the post’s kitchen as required by the Minnesota Department of Health. It looks like it will take $10,000 […]

Question: Some of my fellow bus drivers and I are debating if it is legal for a public transit bus to stop in a traffic lane, with the four way flashers activated, to load or […]

By Brenda Erdahl, Correspondent: The Annandale-Maple Lake- Howard Lake Wastewater Commission agreed on the old adage “why fix what isn’t broken” last week when considering hiring out services that the City of Annandale has been […]

By John Holler, Correspondent: The process of counting ballots on election night has made a lot of progress over the last couple of decades thanks to technological advancements, but, when it comes to a recount […]

Question: Can I be stopped by law enforcement if the third brake light on the rear dash goes out and both brake lights still work? Answer: Yes, you can. Brake lights are very important on […]

My efforts to find any sizeable sunfish didn’t pan out the past week. There seemed to be an abundance of small ones, but few that were wor- thy of putting in the livewell. George Palmer […]

Just a couple of months ago, I had the opportunity to meet Joe Arnold and his parents at their family farm in Holloway. Sitting around their dining room table, Joe told me about his grandpa […]

Question: I recently purchased a 2018 Polaris Ranger. We have a two-year-old son and I am wondering what the laws are. Does he need to be in a car seat or booster seat with a […]

Maple Lake High School finished an outstanding year in sports with an unheard of four state championships for small schools, in this case Class 2AA. Their state championships were in girls volleyball, girls True Track […]