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December 17, 2025

Life’s an Adventure- Get Outside!

December 17, 2025

This week I’m reaching out to the moms of 21st century kids—the ones who spend more hours in their days looking at screens than they do breathing...

When Help Gets Accepted

December 16, 2025

Growing up in the Boston Hills of Western New York, folks from cities like Buffalo and Rochester considered us farm people. This, of course, was...

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...

Community Focus

Greenbush-Badger Lions Club after the Fun Night fundraiser.

tri-county ems welcomes “Willie makeit”

December 17, 2025

In July of 2025 Tri County EMS training center welcomed its newest member “Willie Makeit”! This life size training manikin gives our students and...

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...

Harry's House

Meals, Munchies and More

December 17, 2025

Pepper-Jack cheese bread is an unexpected appetizer that people will be drawn to. Fresh bread is hard to resist and pair that with warm, melty...

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...

Hurtful words are a bold time for people of faith to act

December 18, 2025

By The Rev. Devlyn BrooksAs a pastor who lives in a state that is home to as many as 84,000 people who are of Somalia descent, hearing our...

Turkey Winners left to right are Joanie Krantz, Karen Krantz and Sheree Strozyk

Karlstad Lions Club Hosted Turkey Bingo at the end of November at...

December 17, 2025

Tri-County School Board listening to ICS's Presentation

Summary of ICS Meeting with Tri-County School Board

December 17, 2025

On December 10, 2025, the Tri-County School Board held a meeting with ICS representatives to discuss various aspects of the school district's...

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...

Jerry LeRoy Coffield, 86

Obituay/Jerry LeRoy Coffield, 86

December 12, 2025

Jerry LeRoy Coffield, 86, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, December 10, 2025, at the Villa St. Vincent Nursing Home in Crookston, MN, with his...

Abigail Gunnarson

Tri-County Students of the Month for November, 2025

December 10, 2025

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