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Andrea Borsvold

Andrea Borsvold/Signs of Spring

March 20th marked the first official day of spring, with the spring equinox, but as we know in northern Minnesota, that doesn’t always mean it’s...

Maple Memories: The Backyard Years

Growing up, we had two very large sugar maple trees in our backyard. They offered us joy and amusement pretty much year-round.First and foremost,...

Tide Tales: The Great Crab Caper

The following Rabbit Hole Ramblin' first appeared on April 29, 2024. The same early spring weather sparked these memories again so it only seemed...

Meals, Munchies and More

Easter dinner or any holiday dinner calls for side dishes that are amazing enough to steal the show from the main event. Most often ham is the...

Meals, Munchies and More

Joelle is taking a much-deserved vacation this week. The following is a best of “Munchies, Meals and More,” which first ran on March 21, 2023. It’s...

Finding Faith/May you never find the story of Holy Week mundane!

By The Rev. Devlyn BrooksOk, put down your stones, and hear me out! … This is a trust fall from afar.I’m embarrassed to share that until recently,...

Church Announcements

FLORIANAssumption Catholic ChurchFather Luis BuitronFriday, April 3: 3 p.m. Good Friday MassSunday, April 5: 10:30 a.m. Easter Sunday Mass GREENBUSHBlessed Sacrament...

Stop looking for sabre-tooth tigers; seek joy instead

By The Rev. Devlyn BrooksWe are hardwired to sense danger. It’s true.Thousands of years of learning to run from sabre-tooth tigers, and we are preconditioned to be...

he Legion Auxiliary January Kitchen Crew left to right Ronda Hill, Angie Truscinski , Patty Trucsinski and Mary Anderson.

Greenbush American Legion kitched undergoes complete make over

At the April, 2025 meeting of Legion Post and Sons Squadron 88, Lisa Vescura, head cook for Monday’s “Burger Night” at the Legion in Greenbush,...

Pictured is Tri-County school board members- active in the prioritization exercise using a dot‑voting process to identify the most critical projects.

Tri‑County School Board Reviews Facility Priorities and Bonding...

The Tri‑County School Board met with ICS representatives to review facility conditions, discuss project priorities, and examine potential bonding...

To the Editor:We are father and son, fifth- and sixth-generation farmers from Kittson County, Minnesota. Our family has farmed the Red River Valley alongside neighbors who...

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

100 Years Ago April 2, 1926C. J. Forsberg this week, donated two lots for a skating rink site. Under the terms of the deed, the lots are to be held by the village forever...

Mr & Mrs Anders Anderson and son, Andrew

Looking Back through the files of the Kittson County Museum

Anders Anderson (by Andrew Anderson)“Our Northwest Corner-1976”We are American farmers and proud of our country. My father Anders Anderson came to...

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

100 Years Ago March 26, 1926Kind words we speak many times a day, do we not? What is the spirit of our word, the motive of our speech? We think almost constantly, do we...

Gary R. Westerberg

Obituary/Gary R. Westerberg, 70

Gary R. Westerberg, 70, of Hibbing, MN, passed away peacefully with family at his side on Tuesday, February 24, 2026, in Minneapolis, MN, after a...

Obituary/Ryan William Murray , 70

Obituary/Ryan William Murray , 70

Ryan William Murray passed away on March 25, 2026, peacefully and with family, at his home in Fargo, ND.Ryan was born on February 23, 1956, in...

Kimberly Johnson Erickson, 46

Obituary/Kimberly Johnson Erickson, 46

Kimberly Johnson Erickson, 46, of Halma, MN, passed away unexpectedly at Sanford Thief River Falls Medical Center on Sunday, March 22,...

Tri-County Welding Students compete in Welding Contest

Five Tri-County welding students participated in the American Welding Society, Northern Plains Division “Behind the Mask” welding competition held...

Harry's House

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