Sports

Misplays take game from Titans

Andrew Rousslange (left) slides around Urbank-Parkers Prairie catcher David Revering July 6 at Sauk Centre High School in Centre. The run prevented UPP from winning in seven innings.
The Sauk Centre Titans’ 11-2 loss to Urbank-Parkers Prairie July 6 at Sauk Centre High School in Sauk Centre was not a game for their memory book. By almost anyone’s standard, it was …
Friend Justin Skinner (left) and Patrick Stepan share a sense of achievement following Grandma’s Marathon June 21 in Duluth. Stepan, a Sauk Centre resident, has been running in marathons since 2013.

Accomplishing goals at Grandma’s

Held every June in Duluth, Grandma’s Marathon is a mammoth of a spectacle, featuring thousands of runners hailing from not only every U.S. state, but from dozens of countries around the globe. …

Parkers Prairie powers past Post 67

Not much felt like an advantage for the American Legion Post 67 baseball team against Parkers Prairie July 3. Battling the wear-and-tear of a busy summer season and facing off against a …
Opinion

Viva Sauk Centre

Next week, Sauk Centre transforms into a vibrant stage of connections and celebrations, all under the glitz and glamour theme of “Viva Sauk Centre,” where Vegas meets Main Street. This …

My 3-minute lesson

It was just another Wednesday evening. My daughter, Laney, and I were on our way to musical rehearsal June 26 and singing along to a “Little Shop of Horrors” playlist. I wasn’t …

While they slept

Last weekend’s tragedy along the Guadalupe River in the hill country of Texas has left the nation stunned. Much like what happened during Hurricane Helene in the southeast last September, there …

Fourth of Jul-AI

Me: Happy Fourth of July, dear readers, and as we once again prepare to — Artificial intelligence: Want me to write that for you? Me: Beg pardon? AI: Your column; do you want me …
Birth Announcements
Zoey Kay Backes
Grant and Paige Backes, of Osakis, are happy to announce the birth of their daughter, Zoey Kay Backes, at 2:02 p.m., June 5, 2025, at CentraCare-Melrose Hospital. She weighed 7 pounds, 8 ounces …
Louella Mae Middendorf
Louella Mae Middendorf
Aaron and Cheyenne Middendorf, of Melrose, are happy to announce the birth of their daughter, Louella Mae Middendorf, at 9:22 a.m., May 13, 2025, at CentraCare-Sauk Centre Hospital. She weighed …