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Fight the despair, grab hold of the peace offered to us

Friends, this week my prayer for you is that you feel the Holy Spirit’s peace descend upon you. I found myself this week in need of seeking the same thing. … Peace, but not just the peace that I find for myself in a walk with the dogs or hiding away with an engaging book. No, what I was ...

Faith Briefs for Feb. 6

CDA meeting Monday The Catholic Daughters of the Americas, Court #1291 will be having their meeting in Carlin Hall after the 5:30 p.m. Mass Monday at Holy Redeemer. They are having their wine, cheese and cracker party. St. Mary’s youth group chili and soup supper Feb. 11 St. Mary’s ...

No, they’re not all professionally paid, crazy activists in the streets

Meagan Quinn doesn’t consider herself to be a crazy, radical, leftie activist. The 32-year-old St. Paul resident and small business owner, said that wanting her most vulnerable neighbors to have access to food, an assurance of their human rights and an assumption their loved ones aren’t ...

Faith Briefs for Jan. 30

Night of Cornerstone Wednesday Night of Cornerstone will be at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday at Cornerstone Church at 202 North Fourth Street. The Night of Cornerstone is an opportunity for adults and children and is on the first Wednesday of every month. Night of Cornerstone is a time for worship, ...

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Campus Notes for Feb. 7

Schoell-Eddy named to dean’s list Miles Schoell-Eddy of Dawson made the fall 2025 dean’s list at St. Olaf College. The dean’s list is a scholarly award for students who demonstrate academic excellence and have earned a GPA of 3.75 or above and completed at least three credits for that ...

Campus Notes for Jan. 31

BSU announces dean’s list Benjamin Prokop of Canby and Nathan Fenske of Cottonwood have earned dean’s list honors at Bemidji State University for the fall 2025 semester. To be eligible for the dean’s list, BSU students must enroll in at least 12 credits and earn a grade-point average ...

Campus Notes for Jan. 20

UMN Crookston announces chancellor’s list The University of Minnesota Crookston announced students who were named to the fall 2025 chancellor’s list. To qualify for the chancellor’s list, students must complete 12 or more letter-graded (A-F) credits while attaining a 4.0 grade-point ...

Campus Notes for Dec. 20

Southeast Technical College announces graduation Area students graduated from Southeast Technical College, earning an AAS, diploma or certificate at the end of the fall 2025 semester. A commencement ceremony was held Dec. 12 at the Sioux Falls Convention Center. Area students ...

Engagements, Weddings, Anniversaries | VIEW ALL

70 years together

IVANHOE — Elmer and Twila Koopman said it was a love of dancing that first helped bring them together. But in the more than 70 years since they first met, they’ve also run a dairy farm near Ivanhoe, raised a family and a lot more. “We’ve been very lucky,” Twila Koopman said. The ...

Goetzl, Peterson

Bryce Peterson and Serena Goetzl were married Dec. 1 on the Bear Lake Trailhead in the Rocky Mountain National Park in Estes Park, Colorado. Officiating the double ring ceremony was an aunt of the groom, Pastor April Peterson of Yankton, S.D. After a honeymoon to Cabo San Lucas, the couple is ...

Kommer, Zahrbock

Morgan Kommer and Simon Zahrbock were married June 10, 2023, at The Pines in Davenport, N.D.  Rev. Robert L. Dahl and Rev. Jonathan L. Dahl officiated. The ceremony and reception were held at The Pines.  Parents of the couple are Hans and Shana Zahrbock of Marshall; and Toby and Michelle ...

Zoch, Warne

GRAND RAPIDS — Eric Warne and Alishia Zoch announce their engagement. Parents of the couple are Lee and Nancy Warne of Grand Rapids, (formerly of Marshall) and Bearl and Ann Zoch of Remer. Warne is a Doctor of Chiropractic with Grand Itasca Clinic and Hospital and Zoch is employed by ...