Reminder: Minnesota Twins and DNR offer free hats
Anyone with a 2018 Minnesota fishing or hunting license can receive a free camouflage and blaze orange Twins logo cap thanks to a special ticket offer online at mndnr.gov/twins.…
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Reszel continues bike journey to support breast cancer research
59-year-old husband of breast cancer survivor continues cross-country 3,500-mile solo bicycle ride through Missouri and Illinois in support of his wif…
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Meet and Greet with architects for new Kimball Library
Update to the Community on Project and Funding The public is invited to a “Meet the Architect” event on Monday, July 23, from 6:30 to 8 p.m. with the …
Sharon Lauer, 76
Sharon Lauer of South Haven died Tuesday, July 10, 2018, at the Mother of Mercy Care Center in Albany, Minn. She was 76. Memorial Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11 a.m. Thursday, July 19, at…
Meeker County Sheriff’s Office
Sunday, July 8, 2018 1:23 a.m. a Sheriff’s Deputy came upon a suspicious vehicle at a business on MN Highway 15 in Dassel. All was found to be okay. 10:31 a.m. the Sheriff’s Office received informatio…
Wright County Sheriff’s Office
July 2, Ralph Eugene Tomes, 48 of Maple Lake, was arrested in Maple Lake Township on the charge of domestic assault. July 2, Andrea Merie Mendoza, 24 of Howard Lake, was arrested in Howard Lake on the…
Crash with injuries July 8
Sunday, July 8, at about 8:58 a.m. the Stearns County Dispatch Center was notified of a rollover crash that happened on Highway 15 at the intersection of County Road 146. Deputies were dispatched and …
Fatal motorcycle v pickup crash near overpass
Just on the west side of the overpass, about halfway between Kimball and Watkins, 56-year-old Sheri Sue Tilley of Lakeville was killed when her 2016 Harley Davidson struck a 2017 Dodge Ram and trailer…
GoFundMe account started for Youngs after fatal crash
Jim and Michelle Young were killed Saturday, July 7, on Highway 23 in Paynesville when a 24-year-old driving a Monte Carlo turned left in front of their motorcycles. Both died on the scene. Jim’s fath…
Vehicle crash in Lynden Township
Friday, July 6, at 2:02 p.m. the Stearns County Sheriff’s Office along with Clearwater Rescue and Gold Cross ambulance responded to a one-vehicle crash on CR 44 by CR 46 in Lynden Township. When Deput…
Webinar series discusses 2018 dairy situation
By Jim Salfer U of M Extension Farming is one of the most stressful occupations in the United States. This is particularly true for dairy farmers as they are experiencing an extended period of low mil…
Valley Victors June 4-H Report
Sunday, June 10, the Valley Victors 4-H club met at Lisa and Larry Ludwig’s house for their monthly meeting. The members discussed the Valley Daze events they will be helping with. The club sponsors a…
EVAL welcomes Critters & Company
Friday, July 13, from 9:30 to 11 a.m. Critters & Company will be at the Eden Valley Area Library. Critters & Company uses a unique medium of live animals and their stories to share relationshi…
Meeker County Dairy field day July 25
By Karen Johnson, Extension Educator & Katherine Gathje, Extension Intern University of Minnesota Extension is pleased to be hosting a Meeker County Dairy Field Day this summer at RU-BE Dairy, LLC…
Meet and Greet with architects for new Kimball Library
Update to the Community on Project and Funding The public is invited to a “Meet the Architect” event on Monday, July 23, from 6:30 to 8 p.m. with the designers of the new Kimball Public Library. This…
Kimball Troop 357 returns to Many Point Scout Camp
By Mike Erpelding, Assistant Scoutmaster Troop 357 met on the morning of Sunday, July 1, at our charter organization, the Kimball Rod and Gun Club, to pack up the Troop trailer for a week-long camping…
A fitting tribute to baseball legends
By Jean Doran Matua, Editor Back in 1968, the Kimball town ball team didn’t have a nickname like some other teams in the area. They were just “Kimball.” But oh, what a team they were. The 1968 team wa…
Sharon Lauer, 76
Sharon M. Lauer of South Haven died Tuesday, July 10, 2018. She was 76. Funeral services are pending with Dingmann Funeral Care Burial & Cremation Seervices of Kimball. A full obituary will be in …
George ‘Chief’ Hayden, 72
George F. “Chief” Hayden of Kimball died suddenly Monday, July 2, 2018. He was 72. Mass of Christian Burial was at 10 a.m. Friday, July 6, at the Church of the Assumption, 305 East 77th Street, Bloomi…
Meeker County Sheriff’s Office
Sunday July 1, 2018 1:11 a.m. the Sheriff’s Office came across a vehicle in the ditch at the intersection of CSAH 3 and CSAH 30 in Manannah. With the aid of good Samaritans the owner was able to get t…
Wright County Sheriff’s Office
June 25, Matthew Nathaniel Walker, 25 of Annandale, was arrested in Buffalo on a Wright County warrant for driving after cancellation violations. June 25, Darrell James LaPlant, 49 of Maple Lake, was …
State makes assistive technology resources more easily available for people with disabilities
“Minnesota’s Guide to Assistive Technology” provides people with disabilities the tools to help achieve success in work, at school, and in the community People with disabilities have a new tool to hel…
Kimball city council special meeting
The Kimball city council held a special meeting Monday evening, June 25. The stated purpose of the meeting was to discuss the Police Department and to work on a Capital Improvement Plan.…