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Royalton (Game one) The Eagles softball team finished with just six hits in its opening game of a home doubleheader versus the Royalton Royals, but also took advantage of some Royal pitching wildness. Behind a strong pitching performance and an opportunistic offense, the Eagles pulled away for the 11-1 win via the 10-run rule in…

During their recent visit Down Under, to Australia, husband and wife Donnie and Jennifer Schiefelbein saw many kangaroos, like deer here according to the local Australians they met, and many sheep. On their tour, they toured Sydney, which they referred to as a “gorgeous” city, and Brisbane, and had the opportunity to see much of…

Cheyenne Nyholm of Kimball became a national treasure when she secured not one, not two, but three coveted, prestigious appointments to the United States Military Service Academies! After a rigorous selection out of roughly 40,000 applicants, West Point, Naval Academy, and Air Force Academy each have offered Cheyenne a $420,000+ world-class education, for free! The…

The Kimball Area High School art students had what art instructor Jesse Lesnau referred to as a “very strong showing” at the Minnesota State High School League’s Region 5A Visual Arts Contest, held this year at Kimball Area High School on April 30. This festival gave students the chance to display their artwork and receive…

The St. Cloud Rox are excited to announce the addition of six players to the 2025 roster. Nolan Geislinger (Iowa Western), Riley Iffrig (University of St. Louis), Aiden Lieser (University of Nebraska), Wesley Johnson (Winona State University), Matthew Maulik (University of St. Thomas), and Carter Jorissen (Cal State Bakersfield) are set to play ball in…

Mako 4 robotic surgical system Patients outside the Twin Cities metro area in need of arthroplasty – better known as joint replacement or reconstruction surgery – can now benefit from Allina Health Buffalo Hospital having the most advanced technology available. The recent addition of a Mako 4 robotic surgical system makes Allina Health Buffalo Hospital…

Going into this year’s Speech season, her final one, Eden Valley-Watkins senior Aaliyah Albright, the daughter of Malynda and Jeff Sinthaberg, knew what kind of speech she wanted to do: something related to sexual assault. “I kind of wanted to be able to dig deeper into my interests,” Albright said. Competing in the category of…

Dassel-Cokato Opening its 2025 campaign at home versus the Dassel-Cokato Chargers, the Cubs baseball team fell into an early 4-1 deficit after giving up four runs in the second inning. The Cubs could never fully recover, allowing the Chargers to post two more crooked innings, in an eventual 13-6 season-opening home loss on April 8.…

Back during his early football coaching days at his high school alma mater in Northfield, Minn., Kimball Area head football coach and activities director Clay Anderson picked up a poem from longtime Northfield and hall of fame football coach Bubba Sullivan when Anderson was his defensive coordinator. The poem is titled, “What Will Today Bring?”…