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Otsego hires its first Fire Marshal
3+ hour, 59+ min ago (477+ words) Otsego Fire Chief Jim Mc Coy makes the case about why the Otsego needs a Fire Marshal Monday, June 8, 2026, to the Otsego City Council. Otsego has hired its first-even Fire Marshal. The Otsego City Council voted 4-to-1 Monday to hire…...
From tragedy came a legacy
3+ hour, 59+ min ago (938+ words) Standing among family graves at Vernon Cemetery, John Babcoc" Residents will have a chance to explore Elk River's history " Bob and Bertie Nickerson stand at the grave of John Quincy Adams Nickerson, one Elk River's pioneers who named Vernon Cemetery…...
Ask a Trooper: What motorcycle riders need to know this summer
3+ hour, 59+ min ago (413+ words) About 70 motorcycles and 110 riders went on the "Fight Like a Girl" motorcycle run in 2015 to raise funds for ovarian cancer research. Question: With summer upon us, can you share some information about motorcycle safety? Answer: Operating a motorcycle requires different…...
Efforts to memorialize the Hortmans take shape 1 year after tragedy
5+ hour, 42+ min ago (967+ words) Multiple bills passed by the Minnesota Legislature this year involved renaming programs and public spaces in honor of the Hortmans. One such piece of legislation formed a working group with the goal of establishing a Melissa and Mark Hortman State…...
Shreyas Iyer fills key role for Wayzata state champs
7+ hour, 35+ min ago (740+ words) Wayzata sophomore tennis player Shreyas Iyer has found the right balance between athletics and academics with a 4. 0 GPA. Like everyone else on the Wayzata High boys tennis team, sophomore Shreyas Iyer takes tremendous pride in the Trojans" string of four…...
Efforts to memorialize the Hortmans take shape one year after tragedy
16+ hour, 7+ min ago (967+ words) Multiple bills passed by the Minnesota Legislature this year involved renaming programs and public spaces in honor of the Hortmans. One such piece of legislation formed a working group with the goal of establishing a Melissa and Mark Hortman State…...
Ellison hosts town hall to gather input on North Memorial merger
14+ hour, 43+ min ago (708+ words) Attorney General Keith Ellison (second from the left onstage) holds a town hall at the'Elim Lutheran Church in Robbinsdale on June 8. The meeting was an opportunity for community to speak about North Memorial Health being acquired by Sanford Health." Elim…...
Music, views, and summer evenings on the library terrace
18+ hour, 59+ min ago (702+ words) Valley Concert Winds performing in 2025 on the Stillwater Public Library terrace. Summer evenings and live music come together at Stillwater Public Library's free Concerts on the Terrace series. Perched above downtown Stillwater, the library terrace offers sweeping views of the…...
Stillwater Druggist Ira E. King
1+ day, 3+ hour ago (433+ words) Grace King (middle), the wife of Ira King in 1936. Ira King, owner of the King Brothers Drug Store in Stillwater ca. 1935 Local drugstores are becoming fewer and fewer. In Stillwater the drug stores that we go to now to get…...
Bike ride raising funds for local youth in its 21st year
1+ day, 16+ hour ago (464+ words) Eight riders pedaled their bikes through the Mesabi, Root River and Harmony-Preston trails for the 21st annual Merchants Bank Christian Elder Memorial 900 (www. CEM900. com) from May 25 through June 1. This ride, started by Kids "n Kinship alumni mentor John Elder, raises thousands…...