HUGO — The Hugo American Legion Banquet Hall served as a gathering area for the first-ever “Thank You For Your Service Event” celebrating local veterans, active military members, firefighters, police officers and volunteers Nov 16.
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CENTERVILLE — It’s final — the Centerville City Council has adopted its 2019 budget and tax levy. Council action followed a brief presentation by Finance Director Bruce DeJong at the Nov. 28 council meeting on the heels of a Truth in Taxation public hearing at which no one from the public sp…
Chip Fechter was watching the news when he heard the Camp Fire was approaching his sister's home in Paradise, California. Fechter, a Coon Rapids resident, is the Centennial High School boys swimming/diving team coach.
Winter is on its way, and for much of the country that means freezing temperatures, wind, snow, ice and heavy jackets.
HUGO — Five Quilts of Valor, five Cold War Medals and two Victory Medals of World War I were presented during a special Veterans Day Ceremony Saturday, Nov. 10, at Keystone Place at LaValle Fields.
HUGO — 11:11 make a wish. Erin and Mike Potts' wish for a baby was granted when their first child decided to make an entrance into the world, a week late, at 11:11 p.m. Nov. 11. The auspicious beginning took place at Allina Health's Mother Baby Center at United Hospital and Children’s Minnes…
“Grma Mary” is a special little lady, said Caren Cunningham about her grandmother. Special is certainly a worthy descriptor. Mary LaValle turned 110 on Nov. 17 and is now considered a “supercentenarian.”
Pippy the therapy dog is becoming quite the celebrity around Washington, Anoka and Ramsey counties.
At Thanksgiving dinner, it’s all about the turkey—but how did the American tradition of turkey at Thanksgiving come about?
As temperatures fall in Minnesota, the number of people who become seriously ill from carbon monoxide poisoning goes up, according to data from the Minnesota Department of Health (MDH). Illness and deaths from CO poisoning can be prevented when people take certain steps to prepare for the he…
HUGO — Scot Wesolaski grew up knowing the importance of service.
Teen age mountain bike racers Ian Hase and Chihiro Gustafson were mulling recently if there was a way to show a big audience how much fun their sport is to watch.
The Mahtomedi Zephyrs were blanked 1-0 at the state tournament by a Bemidji squad that’s been shutting teams down all season on Wednesday evening.
The top-seeded, defending state champion Mahtomedi Zephyrs cruised into the state semifinals with a 5-0 conquest of Bemidji on Wednesday evening.
Four minutes away from a state trip, the Centennial girls soccer team could not quite hang on.
It was the kicking phase of the game that kicked the White Bear Lake Bears in the butt Friday evening.
White Bear Lake erupted with four touchdowns in the second quarter on the way to a 37-21 victory over the Stillwater Ponies on Friday evening in Stillwater.
One week after snapping a 19-game losing streak, White Bear Lake is enjoying a two-game winning streak.
Ryan Bartlett, who faced his own mortality at age 34 due to a cancer scare last winter, was back on the job coaching White Bear Lake football when practices started Aug. 14.
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