Michael Starry News Today

The beauty of public libraries is they can be many things to each individual: a place for young readers to explore new worlds of imagination;...

The third local race falling outside the norm this year was the one for Baxter City Council. After the August filing period closed for local candidates, one name was noticeably absent — Todd Holman, who’d been on the council for 13 years. Just one person, council member Mark Cross, filed to run for two open seats on the council. In the weeks that followed two write-in contenders emerged, providing three options to Baxter residents. Former DFL state legislator John Ward and Lon Schmidt, a pa...