Mark Anthony, Meteorologist Minnesota along the I-90 corridor on Sunday. Widespread reports of 1 to 2 inches of snow were common by Sunday afternoon in that part of the state. In addition, another we…
Drive 55
Sandy Holthaus Next week I will have a banner birthday “55.” Everywhere I saw the signs that this was coming, literally. I live very near Highway 55; most speed limit signs are 55 and now I am receivi…
Drier weather arrives Friday and Saturday
Mark Anthony Meteorologist Weather column: Cloudy skies have been common over the area the past several days. Rain also moved in late Sunday into Monday as a large storm system arrived. This brought w…
Community journalism matters because communities matter
By Matt Geiger, Executive Editor – News Publishing Co. Black Earth, Wis. “Everything in this newspaper is important to someone.” It’s become something of a mantra for me, in recent years. Weekly…
Warm front to arrive Wednesday
Weather column: The work week and school week started off on a cloudy, rainy and cool note. A frontal boundary system lifted out of Iowa on Sunday night into Monday morning and brought with it rain t…
Say cheese for cream cheese!
In Northern Minnesota it snowed today. Fall didn’t just fall, it crashed! Sometimes the season sneaks up on us … a pretty leaf here or there. A tree full of yellow leaves that wasn’t there yesterday. …
Below-average temps
Mark Anthony Meteorologist Weather column: It was quite a day on Sunday across Minnesota. Parts of the state climbed into the 80s. Madison was the warm spot topping out at 84 degrees. Canby was close …
A happy place defined
Jill Pertler “Slices of Life” We all need a happy place, or at the very least can benefit from one – or a dozen, take your pick. You don’t have to limit yourself to just one happy place. Go ahead; gra…
Chase the fall colors in Minnesota
Explore Minnesota and Minnesota State Parks and Trails launch weekly fall color report To celebrate the season, Explore Minnesota, the state’s tourism promotion office, and Minnesota State Parks and T…
Blueberry is my favorite color
Sandy Holthaus I love the color blue. Not light blue or teal but a true deep, dark cobalt blue. A blueberry blue. Recently I visited my parents in Schroeder at the height of blueberry season. I have n…