It was bound to happen.It’s been years since my blushing bride has abandoned me.In all fairness, she’s been asking when we would return to visit...

Do you ever get that feeling like the world is just really heavy right now? Not that we have to wrestle with this weight on our own, but it just...

By Tim L. Waltner“A gut punch.”That’s how David Bordewyk, executive director of the South Dakota NewsMedia Association, described the abrupt closure of four newspapers in...

100 Years Ago October 2, 1925Last Saturday evening about 7:45 North Stoen's Buick roadster, occupied by Mr. Stoen, Harold Nelson and C. L. Engelhorn, met Fred Shantle's...

After working for 45 years, Stephanie Johnson finally washed her last dish at Perkins and retired on August 29, 2025. Steffi was a faithful...

It’s not officially fall until next week, but it’s good to be prepared. I don’t think of soup as seasonal, as I could eat soup all year long,...

Pancakes are a family favorite anytime of day. I typically use an electric griddle that allows me to make 6 pancakes at a time. If you want...

By The Rev. Devlyn BrooksA cautionary tale for our time …This week, I arrived early to a coffee shop for a meeting. Already coming from another...

I think the great tragedy of the recent pandemic is that it has hastened our rush to abandon so-called “third spaces” seemingly at all costs.The...

Adriaan Stephanes Engelbrecht of Hallock, a former employee of a Kittson County business, has been charged with two counts of felony check forgery in Kittson County...

A Lake Bronson man appeared in Kittson County Court Monday afternoon, facing two felony charges for an assault Saturday night that involved the...

The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) has filed a lawsuit against Kittson County Sheriff Matt Vig and the Kittson County Sheriff’s Office, alleging...

100 Years Ago September 25, 1925A reward of $25 is offered for information that will locate Kenneth Butler, 15 years old, 5 feet three inches tall, dark hair and eyes,...

Allan and Joan (Souder) Olson, married for nearly 69 years, passed away after long illnesses at nursing facilities located in Ada, Minnesota and...

LeJean Nora Anderson Christiansen, 77, of Karlstad, MN died Thursday, August 28, 2025, at her home in Karlstad. Jean was born September 28th, 1947,...

September 12, 1926 – September 2, 2025Elmae was born in Hallock, Minnesota to Carl and Ella Spangrud on September 12, 1926 and was the oldest of 8...