I’ve written about our 3-year-old husky mix rescue before. About his anxieties which make him seem less than friendly, and frankly which have inspired a curse word or two around home. But the other night I witnessed him make a new friend in the most beautiful of ways. I walk our dogs on ...

Support group June 25 at Carlin Hall A support group for miscarriage, stillborn or early infant loss will be from 7-9 p.m. Wednesday, June 25, in Carlin Hall at Holy Redeemer Church. Come listen, share and be supported wherever you are in your grieving process. St. Leo church dinner The ...

This past weekend our synod held its annual assembly. Hundreds of Lutherans journeying across northwest Minnesota to a Lutheran liberal arts college in my hometown, our regional version of Mecca. Three days of electing a bishop, big meetings, theology lectures and breakout workshops. At one ...

CDA meeting Monday The Catholic Daughters of the Americas, Court #1291 will be having a meeting following the 5:30 p.m. Mass Monday at Holy Redeemer. There will be a potluck supper in Carlin Hall to show appreciation for the priests. Meeting at St. Clotilde Cemetery All parishioners of the ...

Ridgewater College announces spring semester 2025 dean’s list Ridgewater College announced its dean’s lists for spring semester 2025. To be included on the dean’s list, a student must maintain a grade-point average of 3.5 or higher and be enrolled in at least nine credits and meet ...

On May 1, the SMSU Foundation hosted the 2025 M4L Day (Mustangs 4 Life Day) with alumni, friends, students, parents, faculty, and staff rallying for Southwest Minnesota State University’s fourth annual day of giving. This year’s event raised $91,049 from a total of 390 donors. The 24-hour ...

Southwest Minnesota State University, in partnership with Marshall Community Services and P.S. Productions, will host the annual productions by the SMSU Children’s Theater on Friday, June 13, and the High School Theater Workshop on Friday, June 13 and Saturday, June 14. Led by SMSU Theater ...

Southeast Technical College announces graduation Southeast Technical College congratulates its students completing their AAS, diploma and certificates at the end of the Spring 2025 semester. A commencement ceremony was May 9 at the Sioux Falls Arena. Area students include: Caden Anderson ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...