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When Summer Didn't Require Tweezers

When Summer Didn't Require Tweezers One of the things that I liked most about my youth was the absence of ticks.I find myself spending way too much...

Andrea Borsvold

Midsommartårta

(Swedish Midsummer Strawberry Cake)It is midsummer this coming weekend as we celebrate the summer solstice and the longest day of the year! A time...

I Accidentally Trained My Replacement

This week I wanted to prove a point that AI in no way can replace the brilliance that resides inside my mind. I loaded a bunch of old Rabbit Hole...

Community Focus

MnDOT to host June 23 open house for Highway 11 construction in...

The Minnesota Department of Transportation invites the public to an open house on Tuesday, June 23, from 4 to 5:30 p.m. at the Greenbush Community Center, 244 Main St. N.,...

The volunteer committee.

Kevin “Beef” Sele’s Memorial Ride

Kevin “Beef” Sele’s Memorial Ride was held on Saturday, May 16, 2026, which was Kevin’s birthday. The ride was cool and dusty, but nothing like...

Kicking Bear

Meals, Munchies and More

Summer is for snacking. Whether you head for the lakes on the weekend, chill on your deck or invite the neighbors over and set up some lawn chairs...

Finding Faith/Liberated and set free! Our daughter finally gets the...

By The Rev. Devlyn BrooksOur youngest daughter, and last child at home, graduated high school, and moved away from us, all within the span of two...

May your summer be blessed with time to linger

By The Rev. Devlyn BrooksOur confirmation classes are wrapped up; senior Sunday was celebrated; we’ve passed Memorial Day; and now our church’s...

Lake Bronson Man Charged With Threats of Violence

A Lake Bronson man has been charged with a felony after allegedly threatening to kill another man during a phone call made from a woman's cellphone.Addison Kiil Homstad,...

The Kevin Sele Memorial Ride was held on Saturday, May 16, 2026. All the proceeds went to a few of Kevin’s favorite organizations.

Sele Memorial Ride donates proceeds to various organizations

Public Hearing about Street Improvements
Monday, June 8, 2026

Residents Question Cost, Assessments at Karlstad Improvement Hearing

The Final Assessment Hearing was held for the public. For street improvements to Harding St., Lincoln Ave. and Lofgren Ave. in the City of Karlstad...

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

100 Years Ago June 18, 1926Killed in accident while preparing to grind feed last Saturday afternoon at 1:30, John Walfred Nygren, son of Mrs. Louis Nygren living six miles...

Obituary/Deborah Martinson, 58

Deborah Martinson, 58, of Thief River Falls, MN, formerly of Karlstad, MN, passed away unexpectedly on April 17, 2026 at her home.Deborah was born on August 26, 1967 in...

Robert "Marshall" Storeby

Obituary/Robert "Marshall" Storeby, 81

Robert "Marshall" Storeby, age 81, of Karlstad, passed away Sunday, December 21, 2025 at the Karlstad Health Care Center.Robert Durwood Marshall...

Angel Kindler
Angel values learning and is always working hard to do her best. She is prepared and diligent about coursework. She earned National Honor Society membership this spring.

Tri-County Students of the Month for May, 2026

Tri-County 4th Quarter 5th and 6th Grade Honor Roll

AJace HellingKora HendricksonVylla JohnsonBrynlie LefroothAfton PearsonConway StrozykCaitlyn StusynskiHayden HjelleNora KraulikOliver LeeAdeline OliverBMolly AndersonAvery...

Tri-County Honor Roll

A7thBrodix DurayJase Folland 8thSophia NovacekKobe Oberg 9thChristine Hanson Rhett Pearson Elin ReeseHadley ReeseElla Strozyk Dorothy Westervelt10thFaith Efta Eva HansonEli...

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