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Meals, Munchies and More

I realize it’s almost May, but the weather makes it feel more like chili and bread season rather than soups and salads. The bread sticks have only...

May in Minnesota: Technically spring, practically January

May in Minnesota: Technically spring, practically January It's time once again for the annual tradition that marks the unofficial start of spring....

Jack's new house

The dog prefers the rocks. I prefer not to discuss it

The negotiations were over and the plans were finalized, complete with Jack signing off on the final blueprints. You may remember from a few weeks...

Andrea Borsvold

Prioritizing Sewing Again

On the best of days, I have enough time and energy to sit down at my sewing machine and create something, even something small. Perhaps it’s...

Harry's House

Community Focus

Lake of the Woods Pizza Company Helps Lancaster Students Raise...

Lake of the Woods Pizza Company is proud to recognize the Lancaster Freshman Class for raising $3,716 through a frozen pizza fundraiser to support...

Meals, Munchies and More

Mother’s Day is Sunday. It’s a super busy day in the restaurant business with lots of people taking mom out for a meal. We’ve gone out and we’ve...

Meals, Munchies and More

I realize it’s almost May, but the weather makes it feel more like chili and bread season rather than soups and salads. The bread sticks have only...

God needs more peacemakers, not more warriors

Friends, if we are to live in a truly faithful manner, we have to respect the lives of every single person. … Yes, even the lives of those whom we...

Who will you 'see' today?

“Pastor D!” Marcus exclaimed as he and I walked into the convenience store together, him holding the door for me. “Haven’t seen you in a...

Tri-County High School Spring Concert and Art Show

On Wednesday, May 13th, the elementary band, the Concert Band, and the Concert Choir from Tri-County will perform, starting with the choir at 7 p.m. in the small gym and...

The Karlstad Lions honored the high school seniors with a dinner at the Nordhem Restaurant on Wednesday, April 22. Front row: Gracie Boen, Ozander Andrade, Annika Nygaard, Kristen McGregor, Angel Kindler, Jerilyn Pietruszewski, Aleigha Lefrooth, Alysha Bothum, Mackenzie Berggren. Second Row: Grant Rominski, Stetson Lemmons, Garret Rominski, Hunter Kazmierczak, Landon Turner.

Lions honor Tri-County grad class, reading winners

Northwest Minnesota Road Projects to Impact Area Travel This Summer

Motorists in Kittson County can expect delays and detours as they travel around the region this construction season, as the Minnesota Department of...

A JOURNEY THROUGH THE PAST FILES OF THE KARLSTAD ADVOCATE AND NORTH...

100 Years Ago May 15, 1926Fathers play the old "Game of Life" for all that is in them, but always according to the rules that every boy understands as "being square."...

A JOURNEY THROUGH THE PAST FILES OF THE KARLSTAD ADVOCATE AND NORTH...

100 Years Ago May 8, 1926The world is full of them. He bluffs his boy, He bluffs society, He bluffs his God, He even fools himself into believing he is "as good as the...

Stories from the Kittson County Historical Society/Bernard Byquist

By Vera Younggren Christensen Johan Bernard Byquist was born in Hallans, Ian, Sweden in...

Obituary/Cheryl Lynn Gunnarson, 57

Obituary/Cheryl Lynn Gunnarson, 57

Cheryl Lynn Gunnarson, 57, passed away peacefully on Monday, April 27, 2026, at the Kittson Memorial Nursing Home in Hallock, MN, after a very...

Curtis Ward Nyegaard, 83

Obituary/Curtis Ward Nyegaard, 83

Curtis Ward Nyegaard, 83 years of age, passed away from a ruptured aortic aneurysm at Kittson Memorial Hospital on Sunday, April 26, 2026, at 8:03...

Delores Linder, 97

Obituary/Delores Linder, 97

Delores Emma Linder 97, of Strathcona, MN went home to be with God and her loved ones who have been waiting for her in Heaven on April 26 2026 at...

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