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For longtime Lions Club member and farmer Pat FitzSimmons, being named the 2025 Grand Marshal of the Cokato Corn Carnival is more than a recognition—it's a reflection of decades of service rooted in ...

Life-long Dassel resident Doris Bollman celebrated her 105th birthday on July 29 alongside her daughter Beverly and son-in-law Tom Dokken who visited her at Lakeside Generations senior-living ...

Loretta Ann Nikkola, 68, formerly of Cokato, MN, died peacefully Friday, Dec. 13, 2024, in Columbia Heights, MN. A dual celebration of life open house for both Loretta and Velma will take place ...

Conrad Wallace Johnson, 82, of Maplewood, MN, passed away Monday, July 28, 2025. He was a graduate of Dassel High School and the University of Minnesota, as well as a long time employee of 3M. He is ...

DARWIN — A Hutchinson man was hospitalized with non-life-threatening injuries Tuesday afternoon after swerving to avoid a collision at the intersection of Highway 12 and North 1st Street in Darwin, ...

M. LaVonne Mortenson, 87, of Dassel, MN, died Friday, July 25, 2025, at the Cokato Manor. A memorial service will take place at 11 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 16, 2025, at the Gethsemane Lutheran Church in ...

Darwin will celebrate its claim to eccentric fame on Saturday, Aug. 9, with the 34th Annual Twine Ball Day, a full-day festival honoring the city’s most iconic roadside attraction and small-town ...

WATKINS — Emergency personnel responded to a train derailment west of Watkins on Thursday evening involving several cars carrying hazardous materials. According to the Meeker County Sheriff’s Office, ...

Love stickers for your water bottle or laptop? Great River Regional Library (GRRL) is excited to invite creative teen artists to participate in the first-ever teen sticker design contest! This contest ...

Though her life now centers around New York City, Jenny Skoog continues to carry Cokato with her—in memory, in grief and through her latest creative outlet: podcasting.Born in Buffalo and raised on a ...

SAINT PAUL — Minnesota Milk Producers Association has awarded six students $2,000 each to support their pursuit of higher education in dairy-related fields.“These young leaders are enthusiastic about ...