Sports
Holdingford/Upsala’s Quinn Guthrie receives an All-State certificate following the Minnesota State High School League Class A Boys and Girls Cross-Country State Meet Nov. 7 at Majestic Oaks Golf Club in Ham Lake. It was the final race of Guthrie’s career.

Achieving an All-State goal

Quinn Guthrie, a senior on the Holdingford/Upsala boys cross-country team, achieved his goal at the Minnesota State High School League Class A Boys and Girls Cross-Country State Meet, earning …
Melrose’s Cooper Wolff concludes a strong race at the Minnesota State High School League Class AA Boys and Girls Cross-Country State Meet Nov. 7 at Majestic Oaks Golf Club in Ham Lake. Wolff posted the second-fastest time in school history at 16 minutes and 12.5 seconds.

Historic levels of hustle

Melrose Area High School freshman Cooper Wolff ran his best against the state’s best Nov. 7 at the Minnesota State High School League Class AA Boys and Girls Cross-Country State Meet at Majestic …
Albany’s Ella Lipinski is all smiles after competing in the Minnesota State High School League Class AA Boys and Girls Cross-Country State Meet Nov. 7 at Majestic Oaks Golf Club in Ham Lake. The freshman built off of last year’s state appearance, finishing 62nd out of 159 girls runners.

Great race on a giant scale

Albany Area High School freshman Ella Lipinski bettered her mark from last year at this year’s Minnesota State High School League Class AA Boys and Girls Cross-Country State Meet, finishing 62nd …
Columns

Midterm, weather

The 2026 midterm campaigns and elections and the prolonged warm spell seemed to have ended. I don’t know if they were related, but in the last weeks, there were signs that maybe things will …

Remember when?

Thursday morning, on my way to work, the Alan Jackson song “Remember When?” started playing on the radio. Whenever I hear that song, it takes me back to when Mom and Dad celebrated their 50th …

Evolution of deer hunting

Imagine a time when seeing a deer in a field was extremely rare. Think of a day before you ever saw a bald eagle in a tree or a swan flying to the swamp. Recall spring or fall years ago when a flock …

A rescue dog at the Dreamland

In 1926, those wishing to see a movie in Holdingford did so at Dreamland Hall, an entertainment venue of sorts for the community. It was the site of various social gathering, dances and organization …
Birth Announcements
Quinn Eryn Kociemba
Quinn Eryn Kociemba
Allen and Calliena Kociemba, of Freeport, are happy to announce the birth of their daughter, Quinn Eryn Kociemba, at 1:05 p.m. Sept. 2, 2026, at CentraCare-Melrose Hospital in Melrose. She …
Hallie Kim Weber
Hallie Kim Weber
Casey and Kristin Weber, of Sauk Centre, are happy to announce the birth of their daughter, Hallie Kim Weber, at 4:47 p.m. Aug. 20, 2026, at CentraCare-St. Cloud Hospital in St. Cloud. She …