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December 10, 2025

Andrea Borsvold

Chocolate Peppermint Cookies

December 11, 2025

1/2 cup salted butter3/4 cup brown sugar1/4 cup white sugar1/2-1 tsp peppermint extract1/4 tsp vanilla1 egg1 ⅓ cups all-purpose flour1/3 cup...

Frozen Tests of Honor Along Back Creek Road

December 10, 2025

Early December was always a magical time of year in our humble abode along the 18-Mile Creek.The weather was usually frigid enough for the creek...

Andrea Borsvold

From Santa’s Workshop to Merry Market

December 3, 2025

It’s that time of year when my sewing room is busy and I’m always coming up with more homemade Christmas gift ideas. Some years I don’t have the...

Community Focus

A JOURNEY THROUGH THE PAST FILES OF THE KARLSTAD ADVOCATE AND NORTH...

December 10, 2025

100 Years Ago December 18, 1925Every year Santa Claus receives a great many letters from little boys and girls all over the world and here are a few letters from some...

Aiden Beito with his Big Buck plaque.

GMR Celebrates 20th Annual Big Buck Contest; Congratulations to All...

December 10, 2025

By: Samantha AlmeThe spirit of deer season was alive and well at Greenbush-Middle River this fall as students and staff took part in the school’s...

Preventing Fraud & Scams

December 3, 2025

Free Online Presentation Offered Wednesday, January 14, 2026Minnesota Aging Pathways, formerly the Senior LinkAge Line, will offer a virtualpresentation covering health...

Harry's House

Meals, Munchies and More

December 10, 2025

Easy is the key word for the recipes this week. Easy is even in the name of the recipe for stew. You can tell this one is an oldie, because you...

Meals, Munchies and More

December 4, 2025

The holidays are in full swing, so I’ll be trying to share more appetizers and “gifts from the kitchen” types of recipes. Krab dip always goes over...

Observing Advent offers something for even non-Christians

December 10, 2025

This past week, the Christian calendar entered the season of Advent, and depending upon who you ask, you might hear an entirely different...

Ditch being grateful for the 'things'

December 3, 2025

I think what most of us get wrong about gratitude is we believe the source of our gratitude emanates from things, both tangible and intangible,...

Ditch being grateful for the 'things'de

December 2, 2025

I think what most of us get wrong about gratitude is we believe the source of our gratitude emanates from things, both tangible and intangible,...

Low Key KC Commisioners Meeting

December 9, 2025

The Kittson County Commissioners held their regular meeting on December 2, where various committee reports were presented. T. Gillie of District 2 had a nice update on the...

At Lake Bronson, it’s so far, so good: Project to replace dam is on...

December 9, 2025

Reprinted with permission from the Grand Forks Herald. One year into construction, a project to replace the aging dam at Lake Bronson State Park is on schedule for...

Wyatt Westervelt, of Karlstad, is a junior at Tri-County Schools

Tri-County Selects ExCEL Award Winner

December 8, 2025

The ExCEL Award – Excellence in Community, Education and Leadership – is a unique recognition program designed exclusively for Minnesota high...

A JOURNEY THROUGH THE PAST FILES OF THE KARLSTAD ADVOCATE AND NORTH...

December 4, 2025

100 Years Ago December 18, 1925F. Stebor, who resides on Four Block Island, in Lake of the Woods, about thirty miles north of Warroad, left here last Friday on skates for...

Abigail Gunnarson

Tri-County Students of the Month for November, 2025

December 10, 2025

GATOR BOYS BASKETBALL HOPING TO MAKE STRIDES

December 2, 2025

BGRM Boy's Basketball Coach Kent Christian Coming off a season in which they went 5-22 the BGMR Gator Boys Basketball Team is looking to make a big leap in 2025-2026...

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