Clippers hand Nicks their 14th loss
By Jean Doran Matua, Editor The Watkins Clippers travelled just up the road to St. Nicholas Sunday, July 14, to face the Nicks. The Clippers scored early and maintained a healthy lead. The Nicks had a…
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2019 Pedal Pilgrimage to the Grasshopper Chapel in Cold Spring
The annual Pedal Pilgrimage to the Grasshopper Chapel in Cold Spring gets under way at 3:30 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 15. This 23-mile bike ride combines sp…
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School supplies needed
There will be a school supply drive this year to benefit students at Kimball schools. A dropbox will be at National Night Out Tuesday, Aug. 6, and at …
Spanier Retirement
Please join us from 1-5 p.m. -Saturday, July 20, at the -Kimball American Legion for an open house in honor of Denise (Becker) Spanier on her retirement from the Navy.…
Konz – Westrich
Nick and Amy Konz of Kimball and Byron and Trudy Westrich of Kimball are happy to announce the engagement of their children, Annicka Konz and Dunkin Westrich. A wedding is planned for Friday, Aug. 16,…
School supplies needed
There will be a school supply drive this year to benefit students at Kimball schools. A dropbox will be at National Night Out Tuesday, Aug. 6, and at the Kids Zone Saturday, August 10.…
Kimball Lions’ 5K run/walk August 10
Kimball Lions 5K run/walk during Kimball Days is Saturday, Aug. 10, rain or shine. There will also be a 1K for children 11 and younger. Registration is at 8 a.m., run/walk begins at 9 a.m. at Willow C…
Flower arranging by Rustic Designs Flower Farm
Rustic Designs is a flower farm and rug design studio located between Belgrade and New -London. Owner Mary -Stolbreken has a degree in horticulture and floral design. The 2019 summer will bring some n…
Kimball Legion Post 261 shares history
Greetings to all We at the Kimball Legion Post 261 hope you had a great and safe 4th of July. I hope you all remember what that date stands for. If not, let me remind you. Also referred to as “Indepen…
Young American Creative Patriotic Art Contest
The Wat-Kim-Valley VFW Auxiliary Post 5460 is sponsoring the Young American Creative Patriotic Art Contest for students in grades 9-12. Rose Borman has graciously agreed to help teach the artwork clas…
Good turnout for Pearl Lake festival
In spite of road construction and the steamy (hot and humid) weather, plenty of people turned out for the annual Holy Cross Parish Festival in Marty (Pearl Lake) Saturday, July 13. All the usual favor…
Kimball Days chalk walk
Chalk walk registration forms can be picked up at -Kimball City Hall after Thursday, July 18. The chalk walk will be Thursday, Aug. 8, during -Kimball Days.…
Historical Society Board meeting
The Kimball Area Historical Society will hold a board meeting at 9:30 a.m. Saturday, July 20, in the Kimball City Hall.…
Thank you from Watkins Blood Drive
Thank you to those who donated blood at the Red Cross Blood Drive Wednesday, July 10. Fifty-five units were collected, and we exceeded our goal by two units. It was so nice to see so many familiar fac…
Kimball approves residential solar request
By Jean Doran Matua, Editor At its July 8 rescheduled meeting, the Kimball city council approved a rooftop solar PV system at 300 Hazel Ave. E following a required public hearing on the subject. Offic…
Watkins to decline railroad lease offer
By Jean Doran Matua, Editor CP Rail owns the rail line along with lands on either side of it. The city’s McCarthy Park and the city’s parking lot across Central Avenue from the park are on railroad la…
Several changes for the City of South Haven
By Jean Doran Matua, Editor At its July 2 regular meeting, the South Haven city council heard from Zachariah Okerman about his Eagle Scout project to repair the city’s redwood South Haven signs at bot…
Meeker County Sheriff’s Office
Sunday, July 14 8:27 a.m. the Sheriff’s Office took a report of a two-vehicle property damage accident on MN Highway 15 at CSAH 4, Collinwood Township. 10:22 a.m. the Sheriff’s Office received a repor…
Wright County Sheriff’s Office
July 14, Trevon Thomas Waldoch, 24 of New Brighton, was arrested in Maple Lake on the charge of receiving stolen property. July 12, Brandon Willard Muehring, 33 of Maple Lake, was arrested in Nicollet…
Watkins police blotter (by Meeker County Sheriff’s Office)
There were 49 calls for service for police in Watkins, which is served by the Meeker County Sheriff’s Office, during June 2019. These calls included: 8 traffic stops (8 warnings, no citations), 4 publ…
Eden Valley Police blotter
There were 86 calls for service in June 2019 for Eden Valley Police. These included 17 misc. calls, 17 verbal warnings, 10 citations, 8 assist other departments, 7 public assists, animal complaints, 4…
No Wake restrictions on local lakes
The recent rain events over the past several weeks has led to high water conditions on the border lakes of Stearns and Wright Counties. Stearns County Ordinance 534 has been triggered because of these…
Don’t get rolled over by shady paving companies, BBB warns
The Better Business Bureau® of Minnesota and North Dakota is warning consumers of a seasonal scam that tends to pop up in warmer months: asphalt paving schemes. These suspect asphalt companies often p…