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Sheriff’s office by the numbers

This time of year, we compile our year-end stats and prepare for the year ahead. I want to provide these stats, so you can see what the sheriff’s office is doing. If you don’t …

Warming up

You know it’s warm in Minnesota when the Lynx National Golf Course opens for a few days in early February. Almost without fail, when you get weather like this, there is talk of global warming. …

Bucket List

Several years ago, I decided to put a bucket list on my phone in the reminders section. I wanted to remind myself periodically about things that I would like to accomplish or see. Having a list keeps …

Not-so-snowy Snow Week

This time of year is known for being pretty boring and lifeless when it comes to nature and even the school environment. Although there are a few different holidays that can bring some pep in our …

Life Hacks

To keep your brown sugar soft, place a marshmallow in the bag!  

Despite polarizing perspectives of his play toward the end of his career, especially within his home state, St. Paul native and Minnesota Twins legend Joe Mauer is undoubtedly worthy of the …

More darnedest things

It’s been a while since we’ve done a “kids say the darnedest things” piece. These are what you might call ones for the book — if only a person had such a book. Oh, how I …

In the span of just a couple weeks earlier in January, Sauk Centre had two of its finest — Police Chief Bryon Friedrichs and Fire Chief Steve Moritz — announce they were retiring. …

Winter boost

For the first time in recent memory, our area’s January temperatures are consistently above freezing. In 2019, if you threw a cup of water outside, it’d be solid ice before it hit the …

Life Hacks

When traveling, pack your shoes inside a shower cap to keep them from soiling your clothing!  

The season of election and mean-spiritedness has indeed begun. We as Christians need to be careful to be respectful of everyone, even if we don’t agree with what they believe or who they will …

Let’s help

I recently read a touching story about a single mom who was homeless and had two children and a dog. She left the dog by a shelter with a note to please take care of it. She couldn’t afford to …

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