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Spring rains, howling winds and winter’s last gasp

Spring moved into the southeastern Minnesota 32 days ago. However, winter snow showers, blizzard-type winds and heavy rains have pelted the area without mercy. High winds have toppled curbside garbage and recycling bins sending debris flying. Last week’s track meet at Kasson-Mantorville had...

Tiger is back at the Master’s in Augusta

Tiger’s back! Last week’s Masters Golf Tournament at Augusta, Georgia took center stage. And Tiger Woods took the spotlight among the field of golfers on hand to kick of the highest stage in golf. Just over a year after his near fatal car accident and screwing his right leg back together, the G.O.A...

It’s time for spring to really arrive

All right, who's in charge of the weather around here? A few weeks ago we have moderate, nearly spring-like weather, and now that it is spring, there’s little proof that spring has really arrived. Last week’s rainy, gray and showers mixed with snow was the last straw in proving to anyone with half...

Basketball tournaments are wild and unpredictable

Dodge County’s only surviving team in the Minnesota State High School League basketball tournament is the Hayfield Vikings boys’ team. They are survivors. They are also CHAMPIONS, again. They conquered a back-and-forth slugfest with Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa 51-49. (Think about that—it took three...

Hayfield residents taking pride in their athletes

It’s basketball playoff time and the Hayfield Vikings are fighting for the top spot in girls and boys A competition at Williams Arena (a.k.a. the Barn). Hayfield’s teams are the only Dodge County and Byron High School remain in contention for a state title. Last Thursday night I watched as the...

It was a nail biter for KOMETS game against Red Wing

It’s been a lot of years since the days of black & white photography. It’s been even longer since my first shooting of the Cloquet Lumberjacks and the Hibbing Blue Jackets. It was Cloquet’s shot to move on to the state tournament. There was however, a huge obstacle standing in the Jacks way to...

Time to celebrate spring in Dodge County

Just a week from today is St. Patrick’s Day. There are a lot of stories about St. Patrick and some of them are true. However, there will be a St. Paddy’s Day this Saturday as part of the Kasson Downtown Task Force. From 3 to 7 p.m. businesses on Main Street will be open and celebrating St. Paddy’s...

Winter sports wind down, spring on horizon

Winter is almost over. Yes, I understand that March is one of the snowiest months in Minnesota but look at the facts: there are only 17 days remaining until spring begins. (And there are only 10 days until Daylight Saving Time rolls our way.) Winter sports are winding down. Hockey, both boys and...

Deplorables to the north of us, deplorable all around us

Now that Hillary Clinton has made it apparent that she’s considering another run for the White House in 2024 because Joseph R. (Let’s Go Brandon) Biden, Jr. is experiencing a lack of cognitive reasoning and she wants the Oval Office. Simply stated, Joe has lost his mind. However, if Hillary becomes...

What skin color emoji should we use? Seriously!

National Public Radio (NPR) has sparked conversation about the color of one’s emoji might be racists—certainly white privilege is the yellow-handed thumbs up emoji. Yes, that NPR, the taxpayer funded public radio using three reporters to get to the bottom of these small digital racist icons....