The St. Lawrence Student Council planned a Thanksgiving menu for three local families in need. The students did all the grocery shopping and delivering of  the holiday food to the Grant County Courthouse. The student council earned the money by opening their store after Mass every other Friday. “I am... Read more

Jon R. Koch, age 59, of Odessa, died November 16, 2018, at the Ortonville Hospital in Ortonville, MN. Funeral services will be held on Saturday, November 24, 2018, at 10:30AM at Zion Lutheran Church in Ortonville. Visitation will be held one hour prior to the service at the church. Pastor... Read more

The Grant County Christian Service Council received 4,739 pounds of food from Feeding South Dakota and distributed it to 180 families on October 17. Forty-six volunteers representing 11 different churches in Grant County, along with volunteers from the Kiwanis Club and Wells Fargo Bank kept everything running smoothly at the... Read more

Glenora Marie Tietjen, 86, passed away at the N.C. Little Memorial Hospice house in Edina, Minnesota, on October 23, 2018. The cause of death was nephrotic syndrome and congestive-heart disease. When she died, she was surrounded by her family, all of whom miss her dearly. Funeral services will be held... Read more

If you travel to another country, the most common advice you’ll hear is “blend in with the natives.” When J.P. Lindquist visits China, that just isn’t an option. Lindquist, a 6’9″ blonde, is more like a giraffe in kindergarten – everybody notices. Lindquist says, “Two meters – about 6’9” –... Read more

Gerald “Bud” Cloos, age 91, of Big Stone City, SD, passed away on Thursday, September 27, 2018, at Orton’s Crossing Neighborhood at Fairway View in Ortonville, MN. A funeral mass will be held on Monday, October 1, 2018, at 10:30a.m. at St. Charles Catholic Church in Big Stone City, SD.... Read more

With God all things are possible, so perhaps finding Big Foot and God in the same place isn’t so strange. It seemed to make perfect sense to over 2000 people of all ages who attended the LifeLight festival on Saturday, August 25, at Lake Farley in Milbank. Volunteers who manned... Read more

Rena Bagne, age 110, of Ortonville, died August 26, 2018, at Fairway View Neighborhoods in Ortonville, MN. Funeral services will be held on Saturday, September 1, 2018, at 11am at the Orpheum Theatre located in the Fairway View Communities building. Visitation will be held one hour prior to services on... Read more

The Valley Queen Cheese Factory makes many varieties of cheese, but there is a little bit of Swiss in each bite. The company’s founders, Alfred Nef and Alfred Gonzenbach, both grew up in Switzerland less than 20 miles apart. Today, August 21, 2018, Valley Queen opened its Heritage Center at... Read more

Mary DeRouchey, age 87, of Milbank, died August 20, 2018, at St. William’s Care Center. Mass of Christian Burial will be on Saturday, August 25, 2018, at St. Lawrence Catholic Church at 11:30 a.m. with Bishop Paul Swain as Celebrant. Visitation will be Friday, August 24, 2018, at St. Lawrence... Read more