Wangen Prairie Church Food Drive

Wangen Prairie Church’s food drive for the All Seasons Community Food Shelf in Kenyon is off to a gangbuster start! Over 859 pounds of food have been collected in the first three weeks, and some of …

SEMCAC Announces Recent Individual Artist Grant Awards

This activity is made possible by the voters of Minnesota through grants from the Minnesota State Arts Board thanks to a legislative appropriation from the arts and cultural heritage fund. On …

Cannon Falls - Randolph Wrestling Season Recap

The Wrestling season has officially come to an end with a great banquet. Team Season Record overall 15-14 Team record HVL 2-5 Team earned HVL All Academic Gold HVL All Conference : Adam …

Rice SWCD Plans Open House

The Rice Soil & Water Conservation District invites the public to come for an open house at their new office location on Friday, March 29th from 11:00 am to 3:00 pm. Citizens will be able to tour the …
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I do not care for self-checkouts. I never wanted to be a cashier at Dollar General. When I go to a store I expect to be waited on. I stop at the Piggly Wiggly in town. The “Pig” was the first …
When all is said and done, it still takes time for a home purchase to close. Monica finally had a purchase agreement on a small farm: 20 acres with rolling topography and some fenced pasture, a …
March is a month of new beginnings and this year the beginnings seem to be coming earlier than previous years. The official start of the spring season will come this month and the month will conclude …
Obituaries
Elwood Arthur Lips
Elwood Arthur Lips, age 98, of Faribault, died on Monday, March 11, 2024 at his home. Funeral services were held at Trinity Lutheran Church, Faribault on Monday, March 18, 2024 at 11:00 a.m. …
Robert Duayne Noah
They say a real newspaperman has ink in his blood, and that was true for Robert Duayne Noah who left this mortal earth on February 20, 2024, to join the great newsroom in the sky after a three-year …
Kent M. Johnson
Kent M. Johnson, 74, of Northfield, passed away on January 31, 2024. Kent was born on February 24, 1949 in Northfield, MN to parents Marvin and Betty (Hansen) Johnson. He grew up in Nerstrand and …
Donald Lee Paddock
Donald Lee Paddock, 89 of Northfield, formerly of Faribault, passed away peacefully Sunday morning, January 28, 2024, at Three Links Care Center in Northfield. He had been a resident there since …
Beverly Fay (Flom) Sviggum
Beverly Fay (Flom) Sviggum died at the age of 92 at Cannon Rivers Senior Living on January 25, 2024 where she had lived and had been lovingly cared for since July 2023. After her marriage in 1951, …
Community
Calvin pinned his 1st round opponent Elliott Weyandt of Minneapolis Roosevelt, then defeated Jake Kos of Simley 4-2. In the semi-final round Calvin won 11-2 over Mason Nelson of Mora. In the …
An estimated 35,000 Americans die each year from antibiotic resistant infections. Worldwide, the number rises to 4.95 million. Antibiotics are extremely overused in medical practice. Antibiotics are …
There are many things to be said about Easter Sunday. From egg hunts to new Easter hats to funny Easter morning sermons that we’ve all heard at church. All of which I could go on and on …
Community
Join the Cannon River Watershed Joint Powers Organization as they host the final session of the virtual learning series Land to Lake Lectures. Research Scientist Paul Radomski with the Minnesota …
Women who own, manage, or actively farm agricultural land are invited to attend the Women in Agriculture – Managing Your Land: Expert Advice for Women Producers & Landowners meeting on Saturday, …
CF/R had 3 section 1AA champs to qualify for the state wrestling championships! Adam Parrish claimed the 114 LB title, Calvin Singwald 127 LB pinned or tech falled his way through the bracket and …
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