Joyce Kathleen (Swendra) Thorson, 85, of Mesa, AZ, formerly of Howard Lake, MN, was called to her eternal rest Wednesday, Oct. 15, 2025. Services are Saturday, Nov. 1, 2025, at St. John’s Lutheran ...

Robert (Bob) Herman Alfred Grangroth, 95, of Cokato, MN, passed away peacefully Wednesday, Oct. 1, 2025, at the Cokato Manor, surrounded by his loved ones, and gained his eternal victory. Evening ...

Editor’s Note: Due to incorrect information, I missed the boys race. Charlie Bortnem finished second to advance to the boys Class AA State meet, while Stephanie Ashwill (ninth place) and Karla ...

Gloria Mary Ann Hempel, 90, of Annandale, MN, entered her eternal home with Jesus Sunday, Sept. 14, 2025, at the Annandale Care Center under the love and care of her family and hospice. Funeral ...

Road construction is on the way, with the earliest project getting underway as soon as late Feb. The Wright County Highway Department has announced several road construction projects for 2025. The ...

Though her life now centers around New York City, Jenny Skoog continues to carry Cokato with her—in memory, in grief and through her latest creative outlet: podcasting.Born in Buffalo and raised on a ...

Volunteer fire departments across Minnesota are grappling with the challenges posed by new regulations from the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA).The proposed changes to the Fire ...

As students across Minnesota return to classrooms this fall, parents are facing a familiar but increasingly expensive ritual: back-to-school budgeting. From school supplies and clothing to daycare and ...

When Beth Harrison Flick was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2017, she was 37, a mother of three, a dental assistant instructor at St. Cloud Technical College, and a woman who had always lived a ...

On a quiet stretch of County Road 30 SW in rural Cokato, Greg and Rebecca Howell don’t plow the fields or harvest the crops. But for more than two decades, they’ve cultivated something just as ...

Dassel-Cokato Schools ISD #466 is welcoming a dynamic group of new educators this fall, each bringing a unique blend of experience, enthusiasm and dedication to the classroom. From kindergarten to ...

Born from a basement jam and anchored by hometown faith, Airborne Attraction has grown into one of central Minnesota’s most versatile young bands. Playing soul, rock and everything in between, the ...