Tri County Canary
01/20/2026
(St. Michael, Minn.) – The Minnesota Association of Townships (MAT) is proud to announce its 2026 Scholarship Program, which will award up to five $2,000 scholarships to high school juniors. The Scholarship Program is designed to heighten awareness among young people about Minnesota’s grassroots...
01/20/2026
The Tall Aspen Parklands Local Technical Team is hosting an Invasive Species Management Workshop on Wednesday, March 5th, from 5 to 7 p.m. at the Heritage Community Center in Thief River Falls.
The workshop will cover invasive plant identification, control methods, equipment rental options, and...
01/19/2026
May 1, 1938 — January 16, 2026
McIntosh, MN
LaVern Theodore Tofstad, 87, passed away on January 16, 2026, in Arizona. He was born on May 1, 1938, to Theodore and Edna Tofstad. LaVern spent his early years working hard on the family farm near Minot, North Dakota, where he learned the values of...
01/19/2026
Russell “Charlie” Hanson, 77, of Bagley, Minnesota passed away on Tuesday, January 13, 2026, at home with his family by his side.
Visitation will be held on Friday, January 23, 2026, from 5:00-7:00 pm at the Cease Family Funeral Home in Bagley. Funeral services will be held on Saturday, January...
01/19/2026
He sat watching all solid like as the video played on. It was retirement day. It was the last day at the plant where not only had he worked, but members of his family who now have a family of their own learned many a life lesson. Little eyes are always watching and out came the proof on the...
01/19/2026
One of the problems Marvin Pincus discovered about running the Fly Tying Love Center here in the valley is that there appeared to be more fly tying than love counseling going on.
This particular morning he was whipping up a nice fluffy Adams dry on a number 12 and wishing everyone’s love...
01/19/2026
The Thrill of Victory and the Agony of Defeat.By Auctioneer Eric Mickelson
When I was a kid the TV show The Wide World of Sports was on every Saturday. The first episode aired on April 29, 1961. In the famous intro besides seeing Soviet weightlifter, Vassily Alexia, lifting a huge amount of...
01/19/2026
Cold, windy, and miserable but it only prevented the Garfield Lake Ice racers from completing two sets of races as is the rule down to one set. 21 cars filled the pits up from the 12 last week. The brave and tough corner men and flagman endured the cold for the six races held completing the...
01/19/2026
In 2023, Minnesota legalized adult recreational cannabis use. Cannabis includes the dried flowers, leaves, stems, and seeds of the cannabis plant and contains two main chemicals: tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), which causes impairment and a “high,” and cannabidiol (CBD), which does not cause a high...
01/17/2026
Deloris Mae Peterson, 90, of Bagley, Minnesota passed away on Thursday, January 8, 2026, at Mahnomen Health Center in Mahnomen, Minnesota. Services will be held at a later date at Samuel Memorial in Nay Tah Waush, MN. The Cease Family Funeral Home of Bagley assisted the family with arrangements.
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