EV-W grapplers at Minnewaska quadrangular
The EV-W wrestling team reacts to Austin Schlangen after his last match at the Jan. 4 quad hosted at Minnewaska. Photos courtesy of DeeAnn Schueller. Connor Lincoln at 120# earns a pin against Minnewa…
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Kimball Senior Dining – Jan. 14-18
Monday: Beef tips w/mushroom gravy, whipped potatoes, mixed vegetables, peach slices, blonde brownie. Tuesday: Hamburger Stroganoff, noodles, mixed ve…
Local News
‘Get Yeti’ for the 2019 Winter Reading Program
At Great River Regional Library Great River Regional Library’s Adult and Teen Winter Reading Program is about to begin, and you can “Get Yeti” for it …
P.I.E. thanks
Heidi Rosenow with the Diva’s Inc. basket that she won recently in the P.I.E. raffle. Submitted photo. A “thank you” goes out to the following businesses for donations for the P.I.E. raffle Monday, De…
Announcing private pesticide applicator recertification workshops
By Karen Johnson, UMN Extension Educator, McLeod & Meeker Counties If you need to renew your Private Pesticide Applicator certification, you can do so by attending one of the upcoming recertificat…
Snow removal reminder
The City of Kimball would like to remind all snow removal operators and property owners that per Minn. Stat. §160.2715 it is unlawful to deposit snow on or next to trunk highways, county state-aid hig…
Meeker County Sheriff’s Office
9:45 a.m. the Sheriff’s Office took a report of an assault at an address on 520th Avenue, Union Grove Township. 4:17 p.m. the Sheriff’s Office responded to an address on 295th Street, Forest City Town…
Wright County Sheriff’s Office
December 31, Katelin Marie Ferrell-Hernandez, 20 of Annandale, was arrested in Stearns County on a Wright County warrant for fifth-degree possession of a controlled substance violation. January 2, Oke…
Peterson elected House Agriculture Committee Chairman
Following a vote by his Democratic colleagues Friday, Jan. 4, Congressman Collin C. Peterson of Minnesota’s Seventh Congressional District was elected Chairman of the House Committee on Agriculture. T…
Upper Midwest Regional Fruit and Vegetable Growers and Farmers’ Market Conference and Pre-Conference Workshops
River’s Edge Convention Center in St. Cloud, Jan. 16, 17, 18 New in 2019, the Minnesota Fruit and Vegetable Growers, Minnesota Farmers’ Market Association, and Minnesota Cottage Foods Producers have j…
Catholic Charities Senior Dining Hawaiian Party
Catholic Charities Senior Dining in Kimball is holding a special “Hawaiian Party” Thursday, Jan. 17, at St. Anne’s Catholic Church beginning at 11 a.m. Early coffee will be available. The special menu…
2018: The year that was
Compiled by: Jean Doran Matua, Editor May Spring burning restrictions began early in Minnesota because of warm temperatures and dry conditions. Ground was broken for a new Meeker County Fairground tha…
‘Get Yeti’ for the 2019 Winter Reading Program
At Great River Regional Library Great River Regional Library’s Adult and Teen Winter Reading Program is about to begin, and you can “Get Yeti” for it by visiting your local library. The theme of this …
Red Cross Blood Drive coming to Kimball
The Kimball Fire & Rescue Department is sponsoring the American Red Cross Blood Drive at St. Anne’s Church in Kimball Wednesday, Jan. 30, from 1- 7 p.m. For donor eligibility questions, including …
Winter Fun Day at Lake Maria State Park
Please join the Friends of Lake Maria for our annual Winter Fun Day at Lake Maria State Park from 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 19. A number of events are planned, including: • A Winter Camping demons…
EVAL happenings Jan. 18
Retired teachers Sharon Simmon and Margi Schreifels will host Storytime Stars theme “Do You Want to Build a Snowman?” This event will take place in the Eden Valley Area Library from 10-11 a.m. Friday,…
Social Security and America Saves Week
By Brian Rudolph and Rhonda Whitenack, Social Security Public Affairs Specialists Planning and saving are core elements to a successful retirement. For more than 80 years, Social Security has helped A…
Trivia Weekend at St. Cloud State is Feb. 15-17
Register for Trivia Weekend, St. Cloud State’s 50-hour fact contest to be broadcast Feb. 15-17 on radio, TV and the Internet. The marathon’s theme is “Trivia University,” a nod to St. Cloud State’s Se…
Sunny Zwilling Memorial Ice Carousel
The 2nd Annual Sunny Zwilling Memorial Ice Carousel Extravaganza, I.C.E. Fest, is a free family friendly weekend of outdoor events to help stomp out children’s hunger. The event will be raising funds …
Making a list!
By Karen Johnson, U of M Extension The holiday season is upon us. I love receiving cards with letters in the mail recapping our friends’ and families’ 2018 year. Now is the time to recap 2018 for your…
Meeker County Sheriff’s Office
Sunday, December 30 9:16 a.m. the Sheriff’s Office assisted the public at an address on 655th Avenue in Forest City Township. 11:31 a.m. the Sheriff’s Office took a report of a burglary at an address …
Wright County Sheriff’s Office
December 17, Tyler Gilbert Abfalter, 19 of Annandale, was arrested in Stearns County on Wright County warrants for second-degree assault and fifth-degree possession of a controlled substance violation…
Standoff, fugitive caught near Litchfield
At 12:03 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 27, the Meeker County Sheriff’s Office received a 911 call from a residence in the 58400 block of CSAH 16 in Harvey Township in reference to a domestic situation. The call…