Watkins Clippers head into State tournament
By Jean Doran Matua, Editor At the end of Region 11C tournament play, the Watkins Clippers go into the Minnesota Amateur Baseball State tournament as #3 seed from the Central Valley League. The State …
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Fungus Amongus players needed
Dassel-Cokato announces its upcoming 2019-20 season In October, FungusAmongus will present a festival of one-act plays. People who are interested in d…
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EV-W rehires principal, finishing up summer construction projects
EV-W rehires principal, finishing up summer construction projects By Jean Doran Matua, Editor The best news coming out of the Aug. 7 regular school bo…
David Newkirk, 76
David Newkirk of Maple Lake died Wednesday, Aug. 14, 2019, at St. Cloud Hospital. He was 76. Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. Monday, Aug. 19, at Faith Lutheran Church in rural Monticello with Past…
Rainer Landwehr, 88
Rainer Landwehr of Watkins died Tuesday, Aug. 13, 2019, at the Quiet Oaks Hospice House in St. Augusta. He was 88. Mass of Christian Burial will be at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 17, at St. Nicholas Cat…
Fair Haven Township Meeting Change
Fair Haven Township Notice of Meeting change The monthly meeting of the Fair Haven Township Board will be Tuesday, Sept. 3, 2019, due to the Labor Day holiday Monday, Sept. 2. Leslie Rose Fair Haven T…
Meeker County Sheriff’s Office
Sunday, Aug. 11, 2019 2:06 a.m. the Sheriff’s Office took a report of a missing person at a residence on County State Aid Highway 14, Union Grove Township. The person was located in another state and…
Wright County Sheriff’s Office
August 9, Edry Joel Hagen, 59 of Annandale, was arrested in Annandale on the charge of first-degree DWI refusal to test. August 9, Jerry Devaughn Harrell, 29 of St. Cloud, was arrested in Stearns Coun…
Single-car roll-over accident
At about 1 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 7, a Dodge Caravan was reported in the ditch along Highway 15 just north of Kingston. The driver, April May Saravia, 38 of Dassel, was driving north on Highway 15 when …
Kimball considers public works assistant
By Jean Doran Matua, Editor At the Aug. 6 regular Kimball city council meeting, Chad Koren of public works reported that he’s feel overwhelmed and that he would like to hire a full-time employee to he…
South Haven updates accounting system
By Jean Doran Matua, Editor The South Haven city council met Tuesday, Aug. 6, for its regular meeting. Fire Chief Laney reported 8 fire calls and 8 rescue calls during July 2019. The rescue rig will h…
EV-W rehires principal, finishing up summer construction projects
EV-W rehires principal, finishing up summer construction projects By Jean Doran Matua, Editor The best news coming out of the Aug. 7 regular school board meeting at Eden Valley-Watkins was approving t…
Watkins could save $442K with bond re-funding
By Jean Doran Matua, Editor Doug Green of Baker Tilly Municipal Advisors came to the Aug. 8 regular council meeting in Watkins. He presented the council with figures on what could happen if the city r…
Eden Valley seeks funds to complete park
By Jean Doran Matua, Editor Friederichs Park in Eden Valley (near the EV-W football field and Hawks baseball field) is well under way. It has been partly funded by a DNR matching grant, as well as don…
How Medicare covers ambulance services
By Jim Miller Dear Savvy Senior, How does Medicare cover ambulance services? About three months ago, I took an ambulance to the hospital emergency room because I rarely drive anymore, and I just recei…
Social Security terms in plain language
By Brian Rudolph and Rhonda Whitenack Social Security Public Affairs Specialists, Minnesota and Northern Wisconsin Some of the terms and acronyms (an abbreviation of the first letters of words in a ph…
National Night Out, Aug. 6
Communities across the nation gathered Tuesday night, Aug. 6, to promote police-community partnerships and neighborhood camaraderie. Our local communities participated.…
Meanwhile, in Kingston…
While all the activities were going on for Kimball Days, the 33rd annual Antique Car Run made a lunch stop in Kingston (south of Kimball) on its run from New London to New Brighton. Above is a $2.2 mi…
Konz wins 2019 Kimball Days float contest
Kimball Days parade float winner for 2019, as determined by the judges, is TMS Konz Farms candy-combine sponsored by Hendricks Sand & Gravel and Animals Inc. Veterinary Services. Congratulations, …
Chalk walk winners
Winners of the chalk walk are: Ages 5 to 8: 1st place Amber Mertens, 2nd place Chloe Konz. Ages 9 to 11: 1st place Shania Mertens, 2nd place Brooke Mertens. Ages 12 and up: 1st place Marissa Konz, 2nd…
Betty Johnson Birthday Memorial
To honor my mother Betty Irene Johnson, born Aug. 17, 1926. Know that you are in my thoughts. The heartfelt lessons you taught are still true today. To honor you, mom, “Everyone needs a little somethi…
‘Thank you’ from Tom Unterberger family
There are not enough words to express our thanks for the kindness that was shown to us during this most difficult time. The generous response of food, cards, flowers, beverages, watching the grandkids…
Kimball Days coloring contest winners
Ages 3-6 1st place – Rosemarie Durga 2nd place – Bentley Gohman Ages 7-8 1st place – Raelyn St.Onge 2nd place – Ava Schiefelbein Ages 9 and over Heidi Ernst Congratulations, you may pick your winnings…