Area Breaking News

  The Minnesota Historical Society (MNHS) announced today three recipients for the 2021 Native American Artist-in-Residence program. This is the sixth year of the program which is designed to help revitalize traditional forms of Native American art. Artists will serve a six-month paid residency to study the collections at MNHS and other institutions to aid…

  At the request of the Minnesota State Patrol, the Minnesota Department of Transportation has closed Highway 32 between Pennington County Road 7 and County Road 3 beginning at 11:00 a.m. today, July 23. The eight-mile stretch of roadway will remain closed until further notice. The area has become extremely congested with people, campsites and…

  Greenbush-Middle River FCCLA students Bella Burkel, Berlyn Burkel, and McKenna Bennett did some line dancing for about an hour at a dance studio in Nashville, Tenn. “We went with actually everyone from the state of Minnesota (to line dance), which wasn’t very many people,” Bella said, mentioning how it was one of the highlights…

  New Americans Integration Center hosting COVID-19 vaccination clinic with partnership of Polk County Public Health at July 26th from 2.30pm-4.00pm. We encouraging the community to get the vaccine. Anyone who will take the vaccine we will provide free lunch. Registration Link https://prepmod.health.state.mn.us/appo…/en/reg/9369540521 Contact Information Phone Call :+1 (218) 693-9727 Email: [email protected] 1401 central Ave…

  Last summer, the baseball field next to the Tri-County School in Karlstad sat empty— devoid of any cheers or bat “tings.” No morning to early afternoon summer-rec baseball action was happening there in June and July. That was not the case this year, as summer-rec baseball returned in Karlstad after being cancelled the previous…

  The City of East Grand Forks is currently in a “Drought Warning Phase” and is asking residents to voluntarily limit all non-essential water use. Non-essential uses would include lawn irrigation, car washing, swimming pool filling and power washing. Please contact the East Grand Forks Water and Light Department if you have any further questions.…

  At its July 19 meeting, the Greenbush-Middle River School Board expressed how it wanted to figure out what to put on a November 2021 ballot at that night’s meeting. It did just that. The board directed administration to draft a resolution with the time and amount for two levy questions. The board decided to…

  The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) has issued an air quality alert for northern, central, and southeast Minnesota, effective Tuesday, July 20 through Thursday, July 22, at 6 a.m. The affected area includes Hibbing, International Falls, Bemidji, Roseau, East Grand Forks, Moorhead, Brainerd, St. Cloud, the Twin Cities, Rochester, Mankato, and the tribal areas…

  The 2021 Roseau County Outstanding Senior Citizen Volunteer Award winners are Sharon Christianson of Greenbush and Curt Hukee of Badger. They will be honored at the 48th Annual Roseau County Senior Citizen Volunteer Recognition Banquet on Thursday, July 8 at the Zion Lutheran Church of Warroad and also at Church Night of the Roseau…

  Just a minute or two drive away from the Karlstad city shop and water tower— through a wooded area— one will find three homes separated by cement blocks out in an open area. These homes don’t include a roof, tall walls, and are not inhabited most of the time by people. What are these…