Tri County Canary
05/21/2026
MOORHEAD, MINNESOTA - Travel through time with reading at your library this summer! Lake Agassiz Regional Library is bringing a time travel-themed Summer Reading Program to youth and teens in communities in Becker, Clay, Clearwater, Mahnomen, Norman, Polk, and Wilkin counties. Beginning June 1,...
05/21/2026
It is with heavy hearts that we share the news of the passing of Richard Harvey Berttunen, 73, of Winkelman, Arizona, and Clearbrook, Minnesota. Richard passed away in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, on May 13, 2026, following a brief hospitalization.
Born on August 6, 1953, to Robert and Edna (...
05/21/2026
Senior Health and Fitness Day.
In the United States, life expectancy in 2000 was about 76.8 years. Estimated life expectancy in 2025 is about 79–80 years. This shows that average life expectancy in the United States has increased by about three years since 2000, despite temporary declines during...
05/20/2026
A poem about Decoration Day:
"Where Memory Wakes"
Today we call it Memorial Day, but the holiday began as Decoration Day, an occasion to honor Civil War dead.
By Brad Trom
The morning softens into May,
Beneath a quiet, shifting sky,
We gather on Decoration Day,
To watch the faded banners fly.
With...
05/19/2026
Statement from the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources on the Flanders Fire
The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources has located the origin of the Flanders Fire near the north shore of Flanders Lake. The fire began Saturday, May 16, and has burned about 1,600 acres in Crow Wing County....
05/19/2026
Date: 5/18/2026
From: Polk County Sheriff’s Office
Re: 26000420 Motor Vehicle Fatal Crash
On May 18, 2026, at 1408 hours, the Polk County Sheriff’s Office responded to a report of a single-vehicle crash along 340th Ave SW near the intersection of 120th St SW, Euclid.
A good Samaritan called 911...
05/18/2026
Elaine Ohren, age 81, of Fosston, MN, passed away on Monday, May 18th, at Essentia First Care Living Center in Fosston. Private family services will be held at a later date. Arrangements are with Carlin Family Funeral Service of Fosston and messages of condolence may be shared at www.carlinfuneral....
05/18/2026
Hazel Trogstad, age 90, of Fosston, MN, passed away peacefully on Sunday, May 17th, at Essentia First Care Living Center in Fosston. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, June 6th, at Hope Lutheran Church in Fosston with the Rev. Peter Lurvey officiating. Interment will be in...
05/18/2026
The family of Jared Alan Carver is deeply saddened to announce his passing on May 9, 2026.
Jared was born on December 19, 1978 to Brenda Olson in Thief River Falls, MN and lovingly adopted by his father, Kelly Carver. He went to grade school in Thief River Falls and then moved to Sulphur, LA where...
05/18/2026
Where does one begin when the familiar turns unfamiliar? I admit, I’m stuck in a time warp of what I thought were the basics in life.
Some timeless basics: Be present with those whom you walk beside. Sunday is a day in which one takes time to gather nutrients needed to survive the rest of the...
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