Mahlon Loomis was born in Oppenheim, New York, on July 20, 1826.Although some online sources list different birth dates, his ...

It’s the time of year when adults get their chance at a reading program at the library. Dassel Public Library’s annual reading program for adults, “Winter Reads,” has begun. This year, the program ...

The Meeker County Board has approved the 2025 Federal Supplemental Boating Safety Equipment and Aids to Navigation Grant for the Sheriff’s Office at its meeting on Jan 7.This grant, amounting to ...

As part of the city council meeting on Dec. 16, Dassel city council members moved to address the growing concerns of rogue chickens roaming the town, causing mayhem and ruffling feathers among ...

According to local law enforcement and the Minnesota DNR, recent warming weather is creating hazardous conditions on frozen Minnesota lakes.Experts caution that transition periods, when ice is forming ...

My wife watches a two-year-old three days a week. It’s been a while since we’ve had kids that young in the house. I’d forgotten how impressionable children that young are. It didn’t take long for me ...