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Pancakes, square dancing, face-painting, music, a bouncy house, test drives, robots, giveaways, displayed artwork, pottery demonstrations. One could find all of this and more at an event that made its return to the Kimball Area High School Wirth Gym after a six-year hiatus: the Kimball Business and Community Expo.  From 8 a.m. to 12 noon…

Exciting news! EVC4P invaded the local SAIL class at the Eden Valley Community Center the morning of Friday, March 28, to enlist their help in drawing the winning raffle ticket for the beautiful quilt on display. The quilt was created by area quilter and artist Bonnie Smith. She donated the quilt to be used as…

The Kimball Business and Community Expo was just hitting its stride, becoming an event that everyone looked forward to. And then COVID-19 came and halted such gatherings. So the last time our community got together for the Expo was in 2019. Well, we’re back! Saturday, March 29, 8 a.m.-12 noon. This year’s participants include (in…

The Eden Valley Patriotic Quilters are in need of assistance. This group of quilters has been active for eight years, and during that time they have created 600 quilts for area veterans.  With the closing of JoAnn Fabrics and Crafts stores, they are forced to purchase materials at more expensive locations. This is where you…

Minnesota 4-H held the Central Region Building Leadership and Understanding leadership workshops were held Feb. 1-2 at Camp Friendship in Annandale; 70 youth from our local areas attended, including members of the Meeker County 4-H’ers. In February, youth from across Minnesota gathered to participate in the annual 4-H Building Leadership and Understanding (BLU). BLU was…

At about 9:35 a.m. Monday, March 17, the Stearns County Emergency Communications Center received a call regarding a crash with injuries at County Road 17 and County Road 13 in Melrose Township.  Deputies determined that Samantha Pohlmann, 32 of Grey Eagle, was traveling southbound on County Road 13, and Leroy Theisen, 79 of Burtrum, was…

The Kimball Kruisers had their winter activity on March 2, 2025, at the Kimball Area High School. We did not have an official meeting. Instead, we had Rose Borman from Untamed Paradise Studio teach us how to paint. She taught us how to paint a picture of a sunset with a dock and water. Each…

Much of the Western Hemisphere – including all of the United States and Canada – was treated to a great view of a relatively rare event: a total lunar eclipse and “Blood Worm Moon” the evening of March 13-14. The celestial event reached totality between 1:26-2:31 a.m. Friday, with the moon turning blood red as…

Thinking back to her school days, Amy Meyer said she didn’t learn about managing a household financially until she took a high school elective class. She understands curricula may have changed since then, but this financial literacy experience influenced her to get involved in a program she saw working in the finance field: Junior Achievement.…

Without much hesitation, Kimball girls’ basketball player Hope Kuechle responded a particular way when asked what she took more pride in: scoring, or setting up her teammates for a good shot? “I love getting my teammates the ball, because I know what they can do with it. … I know what they’re capable of. They…