For many, spring is the chosen time to clean out your home from the winter, so you can start fresh in the summer. Clearing through clutter and refocusing on goals can be just as important for your finances as it is for your home. Explore the following considerations to spring clean your ...

This past September, Lyon County was awarded a GreenCorp member from the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency. “Members serve at organizations throughout the state, completing community-focused environmental projects while gaining experience and learning green job skills. The MPCA selects ...

We have begun learning about Charlie Hettling, the firstborn of five children born to Agnes (Jacobson) and Floyd Hettling, and his life on their farm between Minneota and Taunton. Charlie described the farm’s buildings. “(It had) two big barns. They used loose hay, then, and you needed a ...

The wet years of the late 1990s spurred a boom in northern pike fisheries across the upper Midwest, and in those early 2000s after flooded sloughs and high water levels in my native North Dakota harbored the fingerlings from incredible spawns each spring, solid pike fisheries were abundant. ...

It seems cruel to be writing about loss again so soon. But this week we said goodbye to our oldest dog, Gus Gus, after a short fight against cancer. Gus Gus was only 7 years old, and that only sharpens the pain of what seems to be our family’s neverending season of grief. However, if you ...

In case you haven't noticed, life is full of 'Now What?' moments. We might think of such moments as a pain in the neck, but maybe those times are portals to opportunities. Just imagine where you could go or what you could do. Going back to when we were youngsters and just ...