
One of our best cheerleaders
September 21, 2023
There is just something so special about sitting in the bleachers on a Friday evening under the big lights, watching the Kimball football team play a good game. The sun is setting, the crowd hustles...

Milestones and the meaning of time
By Jill Pertler | September 21, 2023
I’m approaching another milestone – as if I needed another one. Soon it will be 1,000 days. I’ve been 1,000 days a widow. It sounds like a long time. And it is. But I was...

Becoming a survivor
Jill Pertler “Slices of Life” | September 6, 2023
“At first I. was afraid, I was petrified … .” – Gloria Gaynor My life has become a series of projects. Flooring. Painting cabinets. Refinishing countertops. Installing baseboards and backsplashes. Sewing curtains. Replenishing bedding. Creating...

It’s time for a turnover
By Sandy Holthaus | August 30, 2023
I recently have been practicing making turnovers. It started with a bowl of leftover apples. I just couldn’t throw them away with the cost of fruit these days. I started peeling, slicing, and sautéing the...
Meeker County Sheriff’s Office
September 27, 2023
Date, Time, Call, Location: Disposition 09/24/23, 0:38 am, Domestic, 245th St, Litchfield Twp: Report Taken. 09/24/23, 9:10 am, Traffic Stop, CSAH 14, Darwin Twp: Handled By Officer/Deputy. 09/24/23, 9:24 am,...
Wright County Sheriff’s OfficeFree Access
September 27, 2023
Sept. 22, Isaac Carl Anderson, 22 of Cokato, was arrested in Cokato on a charge of Giving a Peace Officer a False Name. Sept. 18, Sheryl Nichole Wraspir, 26 of...
Sputnik launched 66 years ago Wednesday
By Tom Emery, Historian | September 27, 2023
Soviet satellite alarmed world, began space race It was a round metal object the size of a beach ball, and it only weighed 183.9 pounds. Yet it managed to throw...