Our sympathy to the family of Rudolph “Rudy” Nikko, 82, who passed away on May 10, 2025. Rudy was a Cromwell High School graduate in 1960.

A forager showed me some morel mushrooms—sponges on sticks. Another talked about collecting fiddleheads from ostrich ferns. This fern has a pronounced U-shaped groove running down the center of its ...

The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources reminds hikers, campers and others recreating outdoors to be aware of bears and learn how to prevent conflicts with bears.

He enlisted in the U. S. Marine Corps, then joined the St. Paul Police Department, and Army National Guard. During his many tours overseas, Dan Jr. received several awards, including, Bronze Star, ...

Spc. Daniel P. Whited, of Moose Lake, an infantryman with the Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 1st Battalion, 194th Armored Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 34th Infantry Division, competed al ...

In his letter, the District Chair suggested that the Sanitary District should be treated similarly to the Department of Corrections (DOC) and Minnesota Sex Offender Program (MSOP) facilities, where ...

As we finally pack away our winter clothes and open our windows to feel the warm spring breeze, it’s time to talk about the hottest topic of the season: skin ...

The word “Tettegouche” is a French Canadian phrase meaning “meeting place,” and it has been one of my favorite meeting places ...

The U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary was formed in 1939 to provide a pool of trained volunteers ready to help out the military Coast Guard during personnel pinches. A huge pinch ...

What is macular degeneration? It’s a disease that begins in the macula, which is located deep inside of the eyeball. There ...

Air Force veteran John A. Peterson remembers when the Bob Hope Show entertained the troops on Nakhon Phanom Base in Thailand in 1969 as well as the War Game Competions ...