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02/18/2020
Voters who were registered to vote by February 11, 2020 should have received a ballot for each major political party in the mail for the Cities of Winger and McIntosh as well as residents of King Township.
In 2016 legislation was passed establishing a presidential nomination primary due to...
02/11/2020
Recently Little Bobby's Bar & Grill opened on Main Street in McIntosh.
The new owner, Bobby will offer a full bar, an expanding food menu, charitable gambling, including pull tabs and bingo each Thursday evening and live entertainment each weekend, with his house band or local, regional and...
01/28/2020
The 2020 Win-E-Mac One Act Play is the first with Andrew Hanson as the lead director. For his first one act, he chose a script called "Sending Down the Sparrows". This particular drama is set during the Holocaust and it features a reluctant member of the Hitler Youth named Viktor (played by Zach...
01/28/2020
October:
Win-E-Mac Homecoming week was in October. There were a lot of activities at the school including volleyball and football games, along with an all-school pep fest at the end of the week.
The annual Pumpkin Patch trip for Early Family Childhood Education was changed to a pumpkin decorating...
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...
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...
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...
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