EV-W wrestlers win, lose, tie at Rocori
By Pat Garry, Staff Writer The Eden Valley-Watkins grapplers attended their final quadrangular of the season last Tuesday, Feb. 5, at Rocori. The Varsity Meet included competitors from Eden Valley-Wat…
Living
Valentine’s special: Fresh-cut flower care
By Katie Winslow, University of Minn. Extension Valentine’s Day is a day of love and gifts. Chocolates and jewelry are common gifts, along with cut fl…
Local News
Litchfield man claims $100,000 lottery prize
Derik Friel of Litchfield won $100,000 by playing the Lottery’s Gold Premium Play scratch game. Friel claimed the prize at Lottery headquarters in Ros…
American Legion holds mid-winter conference
The Kimball American Legion Auxiliary represented at the Sixth District mid-winter conference are: (kneeling) Shelly Spoden and Abby Zenzen, and (standing, from left) LuAnn Marschel, Dori Hamilton, Co…
Deadline for Board of Trustees extended
Wright County has extended the deadline for a citizen representative on the Great River Regional Library Board of Trustees to Friday, Feb. 22. This board meets six times per year at 6 p.m. at the St. …
Litchfield man claims $100,000 lottery prize
Derik Friel of Litchfield won $100,000 by playing the Lottery’s Gold Premium Play scratch game. Friel claimed the prize at Lottery headquarters in Roseville on Feb. 4. He purchased the winning ticket …
Wright County Sheriff’s Office
February 4, Jeremy Wesley Bertocki, 45 of Annandale, was arrested in Annandale on the charge of theft and a Benton County warrant for theft. February 4, Chase Howard Herman Swenson, 30 of Cokato, was …
St. Joseph barn fire
The Stearns County Sheriff’s Office Communications Center received a call of a barn fire at 29633 County Road 2 in St. Joseph Township. at 2:31 p.m. Friday, Feb. 8. According to Sheriff Steve Soyka, t…
Home fire in Richmond
The Stearns County Sheriff’s Office Communications Center received a call of a building fire at 21157 Elkview Circle in Munson Township at 7:36 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 10. The caller stated her one bedroom-…
Honor Wreaths disappear at the Minnesota State Veterans Cemetery Little Falls
The state of Minnesota veterans cemetery rules say all Christmas decorations on the graves at the Minnesota State Veterans Cemetery should be removed around Feb 1. WreathsForTheFallen.org, the non-pro…
How Social Security decides if you still have a qualifying disability
By: Brian Rudolph and Rhonda Whitenack Social Security Public Affairs Specialists, Minnesota and Northern Wisconsin Social Security is required by law to review, from time to time, the current medical…
Carbohydrates
Leanne McCrate, RD, LD, CNSC Dear Dietitian, Many of my friends are following low-carb diets. They say they have lost weight and feel great, but is this a healthy way to lose weight? Signed, Sara Dear…
MNsure Bulletin: Jan. 31
Form 1095-A Update As of this week, we have mailed all IRS Form 1095-As to households that enrolled in a 2018 private health plan through MNsure. If you were enrolled in a private plan during 2018, yo…
Financial aid for family caregivers
By Jim Miller Dear Savvy Senior, Do you know of any resources that help family caregivers monetarily? I have to miss a lot of work to take care of my elderly mother and it’s financially stressing me. …
How to add value to your dairy farm without adding cows
By Nathan Hulinsky, U of M Extension “How to add value to your dairy farm without adding more cows,” a value-added dairy workshop, will be offered at Coyote Moon Grille in St. Cloud Wednesday, Feb. 20…
Join the adventure, solve a mystery at Stearns History Museum
Kids become history detectives to find a missing St. Cloud Auto Executive Travel back in time to the early 1900s to help the Stearns History Museum solve “The Case of the Runaway Executive” at a speci…
Local Farmers Fair to be held March 7
The Stearns County Soil and Water Conservation District (SWCD) is once again bringing a Farmers Fair to Central Minnesota Thursday, March 7, at Roadside Tavern in Roscoe, Minn., from 9:20 a.m. to 3:30…
Managing to prevent mastitis in cold weather
By Emily Wilmes, U of M Extension A lot of people, me included, think about mastitis management mostly in the summer. After all, that’s when we see the highest prevalence of it. However, we see mastit…
Best practices for feeding cattle in the winter
By Emily Wilmes, University of Minn. Extension Proper nutrition during the winter months is crucial for all livestock, including beef cattle. It’s estimated that winter feed makes up more than half of…
Local Farmers Fair to be held March 7
The Stearns County Soil and Water Conservation District (SWCD) is once again bringing a Farmers Fair to Central Minnesota Thursday, March 7, at Roadside Tavern in Roscoe, Minn., from 9:20 a.m. to 3:30…
Arvig seeks area students for annual essay contest
Chance to Win All-Expenses Paid Trip to Washington, D.C. By Caitlin Stoecker Arvig is pleased to announce its annual essay contest to send one area student to visit Washington, D.C., for the Foundatio…
Meeker County Sheriff’s Office
Monday, February 4 11:01 a.m. the Sheriff’s Office responded to a report of a semi partially off of MN Highway 4 just north of US Highway 12, Grove City. The deputy provided traffic control until the …
Wright County Sheriff’s Office
On January 28, Taylor John Triplett, 22, of Rockford, was arrested in Buffalo on a Wright County warrant for 3rd degree criminal sexual conduct violations. On January 29, Kyle Gregory Payne, 34, of Ma…