It may be five months until Christmas, but I like to start planning now. From shopping to baking to party planning, I like to try to have my ducks...

Here we are, in the midst of the dog days of summer. That time of year when I ask myself, “Why don’t I live farther north?” If I’m being honest,...

 On most of our frequent visits to Michigan, North Dakota, my brother and I were usually separated like sparring prizefighters between rounds. We were about as compatible...

Krista Pietruszewskinsnreporter@wiktel.comA new craft shop in Karlstad is now opened, Backyard Crafts is the place. Donna Langaas of Karlstad would...

Quin County Community Health Services is proud to announce the upcoming official launch of its new brand identity.Quin County Community Health Services serves five counties...

Household Hazardous Waste Collection Day Set for Lancaster, Lake Bronson, Karlstad Tuesday, July 29, 2025, and Hallock on Monday, August 11, 2025.  Kittson County is...

Some foods are just better together. Chocolate and peanut butter, strawberries and whipped cream,movie theater popcorn and Junior Mints and of...

A hearty salad and a thick slice of bread is sometimes all you need for a great summertime meal. At first glance you may be thinking, who has turkey in July? Some of the...

Gardening has always been fun to me. To plant these tiny little seeds and water them gently and keep the weeds at bay, if only to be rewarded with a beautiful flower or a...

A good portion of the pastor in me wants to be outraged this week.Coming back from a Fourth of July break to read about the goings on in...

When was the last time that you scooped up a handful of lake water? Felt the cool, refreshment of one of nature’s most vital gifts?When was the last time you got your nose...

Air quality alert issued due to wildfire smoke until Monday, July 14, for all of Minnesota Air quality is expected to reach the purple AQI category...

Kittson County authorities have filed charges against Joshewa Leonard Horak, 38, of Ironton, Minnesota, in connection with the theft of a business vehicle and related...

James and Kelli Hewitt, former residents of Kittson County, were arrested on July 2, 2025, by the Giles County (Tennessee) Sheriff’s Department and...

100 Years Ago July 31, 1925The Farmers State Bank of Bronson and the State Bank of Bronson have been consolidated and O. J. Hemmingson will be in charge of the new...

100 Years Ago July 24, 1925Joseph Keller, Homolka farmer for more than thirty years, was thrown from a hay rake when the bridle on one of the horses came off and the team...

Jean Mae Swenson, 91 of Richfield, MN, passed away May 19, 2025 (on her birthday) at Village Shores senior campus in Richfield. Jean and twin...