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Members of the Rotary Club of Juneau got to work over the weekend building this beautiful new covered pavilion. Michael Olson from North Pole recently reeled in this 151.6-pound halibut

A retired police officer and a leader of the veterans community are among three applicants for a vacant seat on the Burlington City Council.

CENTRAL MINNESOTA TOWN BALL REPORT Completing my eleventh year at 1390 Granite City Sports with your weekly amateur baseball (Town Team) reports.

The Holy See has reinstated a Carmelite mother superior nearly a year after the bishop of Fort Worth, Texas, dismissed her.

The dispute between the Carmelite nuns and Bishop Olson has grown increasingly bitter over the last year.

The legal battle isn’t over yet.

A hearing is scheduled for Thursday morning involving the nuns and the Bishop.

“We are not ‘things’ to be traded or given away in back-room deals, but women vowed to the exclusive love and service of Almighty God ...”

The Bemidji Lions Club recently donated $1,600 to the Bemidji Community Food Shelf during the March Food Share drive.

LETO- short for Law Enforcement Training Opportunity- is part of a State Patrol effort to recruit trooper candidates with college degrees in any field, no law enforcement experience required. There is a vetting process, and candidates must undergo 23 weeks of LETO training at Century College and Hennepin County Tech, then 14 weeks of additional training at the Minnesota State Patrol Academy at Fort Ripley.