08/15/2017
What would happen if the front page of your newspaper contained no news? What would the community do? Would they miss it? What would people in town talk about? How would they react?
More than 200 newspapers across the State of Minnesota will publish no news on their front pages during the week of...
08/08/2017
Story and photo courtesy Chris Murphy in the Fargo Forum.
Ryan Strem, 38, glowed as another Tuesday night of baseball at Strem Field was approaching. He was up at 4 a.m. to make sure the sprinkler system was keeping the grass in the outfield a perfect green. The corn stalks behind the grass stood...
08/08/2017
Editor’s Note: Story and photo courtesy of the St. James Plandealer newspaper and Troy Krause.
Had one seen Glenn and Sara Madsen’s bucket list prior to this past March, the words Kenya, or even Africa for that matter, would not have been there.
Yet, this past spring the two of them spent a month...
08/01/2017
Gully Day this year actually started on Gully Day Eve with a whist tournament in the Gully Hall. Almost fifty people entered the tournament and whether you were a good player or maybe not so good a player, everyone had a great time! When it was all over the grand champions of Gully were Carole...
07/25/2017
Amanda Brustad is a land surveyor, and finds the rewards of her profession very satisfying.
“I love my job,” Amanda says enthusiasticly. “I get to work outdoors in beautiful weather like this. I enjoy seeing the construction of things being built, and to see the progress.”
“I am the local...
07/11/2017
Two hundred and forty-one years ago last Tuesday, on July 4th 1776, the United States of America adopted the written “Declaration of Independence”. The resolution was voted in on July 2 and the congress of the thirteen colonies of this country declared the birth of a new nation, free from British...
06/27/2017
The annual Debs 4th of July Community Parade is set to start at 11:00 AM on Tuesday, July 4, 2017.
Everyone is invited to enter your float in the parade. Horses, tractors, wagons, cars, motorcycles, trucks (advertise your business for free), clowns, civic and other clubs, musical acts to the...
06/27/2017
Do you love chocolate? Do you truly believe that chocolate makes every day a better day? Does the mere thought of chocolate make you feel warm and fuzzy inside? If you answered YES to any of the above, you may be ready to join the millions of others around the world with a shout out, “I am a...
06/27/2017
A total of $11,568 was awarded to various community groups and institutions by Clearwater-Polk Electric’s Operation Roundup. Accepting donations on behalf of their organizations were (from left, front): Keith Bishop, Lake Itasca Region Pioneer Farmers; Kara Bowman and McKinzie Halverson, 16U...
06/20/2017
Red Lake County Fair is coming to Oklee June 23-24-25. This year marks the first time the Red Lake County Fair has offered a Rodeo as part of the events. The two day Rodeo will be a fun and exciting event to go to this year. Advance Tickets will be sold for the Rodeo and Baja Race until the 22th of...