I’ve often said that each bird is a trophy, especially in those seasons where winter weather, dry summers, or other situations have impacted populations making it tougher to come by those favorite upland quarries. Even in this autumn of relative plenty, where every walk has produced a ...

Social media has changed lives, often for the better but at times for the worse. It’s transformed how people communicate. It used to be that the phone, the postal mail and face to face were the only options. Now people have online resources and social networking sites to talk to ...

One of the basic tenets of life is trust. We don’t know everything, and have to trust experts who are trained and specialize in certain areas of life. Growing up, we all trusted our parents to feed us, clothe us and keep us safe. As children, we just took it for granted they would ...

Nov. 15 marks National Recycling Day and National Recycling Month, and we wish to extend our heartfelt gratitude to all residents for their dedication to recycling over the past year. The state of Minnesota encourages residents in outstate counties to recycle a portion of their waste, aiming ...

We have been following Minneota’s Royal Hettling, who enlisted in the Air Force and deployed to Vietnam in August 1970 as a dog handler. The Air Force assigned him to the 483rd Security Police Squadron at Cam Ranh Bay Air Base to secure high value targets on base. Royal and his dog, ...

Question: I can’t help but notice but it seems like a lot of people are following each other too close out on the highways. It’s been many years since I was in driver’s education but what is the recommendation for following distance? Answer: Here is information that is shared in the ...