Chickens were never really on my radar when it came to buying a place out in the country. My eyes were set on a big garden plot, fruit trees and...

February was always the start of the hum-drum season when I was growing up in the hills of North Boston. The sun’s rays were starting to change angle and there were enough...

In the midst of the holiday chaos, we all ended up getting sick. Me first, then me again with a second virus, and then everyone else caught it. So...

All of the recipes this week have a twist. Some twists are literal and some figurative. Cinnamon roll twists can be a fun breakfast treat, or...

If this isn’t the perfect time of year for a hot bowl of soup with a deliciously cheesy breadstick for dipping, then I don’t know what is. Plus I...

There are days that this pastoring thing is more than alright, I tell ya.Oh, there are plenty of days when one looks skyward and thinks to...

More than 120 years ago, my great-grandfather Alexander William Brooks Sr., his wife Mary Ann and their first three children crossed the Canadian...

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Krista Pietruszewskinsnreporter@wiktel.comExit 172 on I29 will forever be a significant spot to Karlstad couple, Sophie and Sam Anderson. This is...

Krista Pietruszewskinsnreporter@wiktel.comAshley Turner resigned from the city council effective as of February 1, 2025. She cited the reason for resigning is that she is...

By Arthur Cummins“Our Northwest Corner-1976”The E.J. Cummins family immigrated to Minnesota in the spring of 1900. They settled on a farm pretty...

100 Years Ago January 30, 1925A great surprise, alright, Raimer took some produce to Karlstad. Said he, “I will surprise my wife." He bought a new...

Beverly Robertson, 72, of Argyle, MN, passed away on Tuesday evening, January 28, 2025 at North Star Manor in Warren, MN.Beverly Jean Grandstrand...

Gene Kjellberg, 89, of Sauk Centre, MN, formerly of Blackduck, died on Sunday, January 26, 2025 at the Fairway Pines Senior Living.A Memorial...

With heavy hearts, we announce the passing of Kirby Allen Dembiczak, aged 50, on January 18th, 2025. Kirby was a devoted father and husband with an...

NOTICE OF MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALETHE RIGHT TO VERIFICATION OF THE DEBT AND IDENTITY OF THE ORIGINAL CREDITOR WITHIN THE TIME PROVIDED BY LAW IS NOT AFFECTED BY THIS...

This past semester, The 7th grade shop class has been busy learning about the design process and gotten their hands “dirty” designing, building and...

Congratulations to the Tri-County One-Act Play for their performance at the Subsection 31 One-Act Play contest.  The theater troupe performed the...

In October, KIDSon Cares gave the 4th-grade class the meaningful task of spreading kindness and “paying it back” to their school with a $250 grant....

Freeze Boys basketball vs BGMR Thursday, January 30Freeze win 63 to 26

Tri-County Schools’ elementary basketball program has been a crowd favorite this season, debuting their skills during halftime of home basketball...