Small businesses are an integral part of communities across greater Minnesota. They create jobs, support families, sponsor community events, and keep our local economies...

    As the weeks and months progress toward my retirement as a county commissioner, I  find myself going down memory lane more than a few times. These trips include looking...

 There is a certain strength that comes from walking through fire. You come out the other side with your eyebrows scorched and your mindset changed forever, but there is a...

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Art for Adults with Disabilities - Drop in between 10 am and noon on October 23rd to make a painting with artist Tia Permenter.  This event is for...

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My mother came up with the idea for this week's column, and like most of her ideas, it's a practical one.We've all been there. You're halfway into a recipe, the oven is...

Some people just have a gift in the kitchen, and my friend Amber Brown is one of them. Whatever she makes, people ask for seconds and then the recipe. This week she's...

WOLVERTON, Minn. -- A mere three weeks apart in September, I have celebrated both the very highs of ministry, and also the very heartbreaking...

Occasionally, the poker guys and I set the yuks aside to deliberate on some pretty deep theological, societal and political conversations.Once you...

Reyes Polendo, 65, of Fisher, was charged Oct. 2 in Polk County District Court with felony fifth-degree controlled substance crime – possession, punishable by up to five...

Courtney Lynn Mae Nordine, 34, of East Grand Forks, was charged Sept. 28 in Polk County District Court with felony third-degree controlled substance crime – possession in a...

 The League of Women Voters of Greater Grand Forks, a nonpartisan political organization, has cancelled the proposed candidate forum due to only one candidate's...

10 Years Ago (2016)October 5, 2016The East Grand Forks Fire Department kicked off National Fire Prevention Week, October 9-15, with an open house on Monday evening....

10 Years Ago (2016)September 28, 2016The 44th annual East Grand Forks Arts and Crafts Fair was set for Saturday and Sunday, Oct. 1 and 2, at the VFW and Civic Center...

NOTICE OF MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALETHE RIGHT TO VERIFICATION OF THE DEBT AND IDENTITY OF THE ORIGINAL CREDITOR WITHIN THE TIME PROVIDED BY LAW IS NOT AFFECTED BY THIS...

Fisher ISD #600 | August 18th, 2026 Board Minutes1.0 Call the Meeting to Order1.1 School Board Members Roll_x_ Josh Krostue (26) _x_ Ceara Solheim (26) ___ Alice Anderson...

The regular monthly board meeting was held Thursday, August 13, 2026 at Erskine, MN. Chairman Dalchow called the meeting to order at 1:54 pm. Members present were Dan...

East Grand Forks VolleyballThe Green Wave split two road matches last week.East Grand Forks fell in five sets at Barnesville on Tuesday, Sept. 29, 20-25, 25-18, 25-14,...

Polk County West celebrated Homecoming Night with a 54-24 win over Red Lake on Friday, Oct. 2, at the Climax High School football field.It was the...

Sacred Heart volleyball went 3-0 last week and did not lose a set, sweeping Climax-Fisher, Badger-Greenbush-Middle River and Red Lake Falls over...