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01/21/2020
July There was a bear sighting during the afternoon in July in the City limits of McIntosh, near the bank.  Ron Roed celebrated his 70th birthday with a party outside in the First National Bank Park with lots of family and friends joining in the celebration. The 119th Polk County Fair took place at...
01/14/2020
April:  In April, Matt Bartz was recognized by the Fosston Tri-Coop for 9 years of service on the board of directors at their Annual Meeting held at Ventures in Fosston. Due to poor weather conditions in March, the University of Minnesota Extension Services held Dairy Days in April at the McIntosh...
01/07/2020
A review of some of the events of the past year.  January January started with a new Polk County Sheriff. Sheriff Barb Erdman retired from law enforcement after serving Polk County for 31 years. Taking her place was her long-time Chief Deputy, Jim Tadman.  Closer to home, the McIntosh City Council...
12/10/2019
If you live in Winger or McIntosh,  Saturday, December 14th, Santa Claus is coming to town! Winger Start the day in Winger with the Winger Lion's pancake breakfast beginning  at  9:00 am at the Winger Community Center. Santa will come to visit the kids  around 10:00 am for a picture and a treat for...
The guys of Northern Spiked Darkhouse Spearing: Trent Oftedahl, Jordan Gunafson and Jered Gunafson. They took a passion for darkhouse spearing and turned it into a successful business.
12/10/2019
The first annual Northern Spiked Spear and Decoy show held on November 23rd at the Lean To Tavern in Bejou, exceeded the founders expectations.  “We were hoping for around 200 people to come and check it out. Well, 450 people came through the door between 9am and 5pm,” said Northern Spiked’s Jordan...
Win-E-Mac Musicians enjoyed another successful solo contest. On Monday, November 4, 2019  a very successful day for Win-E-Mac musicians!
11/19/2019
Win-E-Mac Musicians enjoyed another successful solo contest. On Monday, November 4, 2019  a very successful day for Win-E-Mac musicians!  Solo Contest was held at Ulen, MN. 11 vocalists and 1 instrumentalist participated in this contest.  Win-E-Mac received 5 Superior (**) ratings and 7 Excellent...
Local Veterans honored.
11/19/2019
Our Local Veteran's were honored during a Veterans Day program held at Win-E-Mac School on Monday, November 11th. Students, staff and community members honored all Veteran's with music and presentations during the annual program.
(Front Row: L to R): Lindsey Espeseth, Abby Lendy, Paige Breckel, Mia Thompson, Felicity Andress, and Rylee Haugen.  (Back Row: L to R): Dustin Osland, Alex Jacobson, Gavin Haskett, Noah Ostenaa, Gavin Walker, Reed Neubert, and Ellie Lindberg.  Missing: Mary H. Catahan.
11/12/2019
On Tuesday, October 15th, the Win-E-Mac Chapter of the Minnesota Honor Society held its new inductee ceremony and celebration with family and friends at the Win-E-Mac Commons.  The new members were honored and sworn in by returning officers and members and received their certificates and pins. ...
Owners of Northern Spiked: Jordan Gunufson, Trent Oftedahl, & Jered Gunufson. The trio will host a spearing show at the Lean To Tavern in Bejou on Saturday, November 23rd.
11/12/2019
If you want to know more about darkhouse spearing or want to find an enjoyable new winter hobby, you need to attend the Spears, Beers and Decoys show at the Lean To Tavern in Bejou on Saturday, November 23rd from 9:00 am to 5:00 pm. There will be many vendors with information about the sport on...
11/05/2019
Veteran's Day, which is celebrated annually on November 11, commemorates the hardworking men and women who sacrifice their time and put themselves in harm's way to defend the country's core values of freedom and opportunity. While Veteran's Day certainly is a chance to honor those who have donned...

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