ALEXANDRIA — While growing up, Brooklyn Marie Ostlund spent much of her youth unplugged yet musically tuned in. She and her younger siblings — Mady, Gavin and Westin — spent time singing in …

EDEN VALLEY — Seeing grown men cry can often evoke emotions from anyone in the room. Paint that room army green with gold accents or red, white and blue, and a whole new meaning takes hold. …

ST. PAUL — To help identify and track chronic wasting disease cases in deer across the state, the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources now requires hunters to submit test samples during the …

EVANSVILLE — A World War II Jeep, a 1954 Dodge M37 transport truck, an M3A1 half-track, a G-506 1.5-ton Chevrolet truck and numerous trailers have found their way to Minnesota and are now stationed …

Bryan Femrite Farwell | Douglas County How many acres and what crops did you plant this year? We planted corn, soybeans, oats and wheat this year. What was the growing season like in …

SAUK CENTRE — Along Highway 71 North, less than a mile off Main Street, a 1917 farm’s history is being kept alive as seven horses call the barnyard and 34-acre pasture their home at Guardians 4 …

Tell us about your involvement with FFA. I have been a member of the Atwater-Cosmos-Grove City FFA Chapter since eighth grade. I have been a sentinel and am now the 2025-2026 reporter. I compete in …

Fall harvest on the farm means long days and all hands on deck. I take the kids outside as much as I can, but with tractors constantly driving through the yard, it is sometimes safer to stay in the …

BLOMKEST — Whether it’s a bite of a refreshing Honeycrisp apple or the tried-and-true Haralson baking apple, the Williams Orchard’s storefront on County Road 5 keeps apple enthusiasts satisfied …

HERMAN — Orange, pink, green, yellow, white. Colors of all sorts can be seen emerging among the vines as summer turns to fall in the gardens of Perry’s Pumpkin Patch. Surrounded by the rural grid …

I would consider myself an organized person. Obviously, I have three kids, so I’m not perfect by any stretch of the imagination. I remember when I was in high school and college, I would …