Goodhue County Fair This Week

The Goodhue County Fair, a staple in the area for the last 163 years will take place this week at the fairgrounds in Zumbrota. This year the schedule includes a grandstand show each evening with a …

Dennison Days August 5 & 6, 2022

The Dennison Lions Club will host Dennison Days coming up August 5 & 6, with many old favorites returning to the weekends event schedule. Check the website …

Get to Know Pastor Gary Liker

When you were five, did you know what you wanted to be when you grew up? Me either, but Pastor Gary Liker did. He knew God was calling him to work in ministry, and that’s exactly what he has …

Fun for families — Flaherty’s Northfield Lanes

Families, friends, and neighbors can find Flaherty’s Northfield Lanes driving south on Highway 3 on the west side of the highway. Since last fall, the business has been making some noticeable …

Minnesota Renaissance Festival Drawing

Be sure to enter the Messenger drawing for Minnesota Renaissance Festival tickets. You will be able to enter by e-mailing your name and address to hometownmessenger@gmail.com. Winners will be drawn …

Rose Fest to be Held weekend of August 19th

Friday, August 19th will kickoff the annual Rosefest celebration with city wide garage sales. There will be a KW Athletic Booster Club golf tournament at the Country Club at 1pm. A hog roast will be …

Loan Client Spotlight: CannonBelles

CannonBelles, an award-winning cheese company based in Cannon Falls, received a Small Enterprise Loan from SMIF in 2021. Deeann Lufkin, co-owner of CannonBelles, shared some of the history …

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Hy-Vee Pharmacy Locations Now Offering Flu Shots with No Appointment Necessary

Hy-Vee, Inc. announces today that the flu vaccine is now available inside its more than 270 Hy-Vee Pharmacy locations, with no appointment or prescription necessary. Drive-thru flu clinics will also …

Purple Carrot-Seed Moth Found for First Time in Minnesota

The purple carrot-seed moth (Depressaria depressana), an invasive insect that feed on plants in the carrot family, such as dill, fennel, and coriander, has been found for the first time in …

MDA Partnerships Assist Transitioning Farmers

Farmers in Minnesota looking to enter or exit farming have two new resources available, through a partnership between the Minnesota Department of Agriculture (MDA) and the Minnesota Farm Bureau …

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Obituaries

Rachel Lynn Nesseth

Rachel Lynn Nesseth, 18, of Zumbrota, passed away suddenly on Wednesday, August 10, 2022. Rachel was born April 22, 2004 in Rochester, MN to Barney and Laura (Shelton) Nesseth. She was a recent …

Rochelle “Shelly” Donkers

Rochelle “Shelly” Donkers, age 84, of Nerstrand, MN, passed away Monday, July 18, 2022, at the Benedictine Living Community in Northfield, MN. Rochelle Diane was born on June 29, 1938, …

John “Jim” Trebelhorn

John “Jim” Trebelhorn, 83, of Nerstrand, passed away unexpectedly from natural causes on Saturday, July 9, 2022, while taking his motorcycle certification class at Faribault Harley …

Kathleen G Putrah

She will be remembered as the glue of the family, a special friend, generous, a gracious host, a caregiver, a respected business leader, and quite frankly. . . a superhero. To us, however, she was …

Steven Ludwig Twiehoff

Steven Ludwig Twiehoff, age 69, passed away in Gilbert, AZ on June 21, 2022, peacefully with family at his beside. Steve has been dealing with cancer for four years and put up a courageous battle. He …

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Early Literacy Promotes Lifelong Success

As summer days turn into evening, many parents pull out a book or two to read to their kids at bedtime. This is important because studies consistently show that reading at a young age drastically …

Minnesota Celebrates National Farmers' Market Week

Celebrations marking National Farmers’ Market Week (Aug. 7-13, 2022) in Minnesota will culminate with a public event on Saturday, August 13 at Minneapolis Farmers’ Market. There will be …

Changes in Latitudes, Changes in Attitudes

One of my concerns with traveling 720 miles in one day across five states is encountering breakdowns on the highway. I am usually pulling a loaded trailer so there are more tires to contend with. I …

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Dundas Dukes to Host 2022 Baseball Tournaments

The Minnesota Baseball Association and the Dundas Dukes announced they will be hosting the State Class B and Class C tournaments in Dundas, Faribault and Miesville. Tournaments …

Special Election, Several Primaries Set for August 9th

Rice County has officially given notice of primaries and a special election that will take place on August 9th. The special election is to fill Minnesota’s 1st Congressional …

Rice County Community-Based-Coordinator position offers optimism, promise

Last month, Northfield Police Chief Mark Elliott spoke about the benefits of a new county program that has embedded social workers, or community-based coordinators, with the …

Five Tips for Seniors When Choosing Online Workout Classes

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5 ways to revamp your money habits for a better 2021

(BPT) - While the past year has been rough in so many ways, one positive result is that people are focusing more on saving money — creating a silver lining to the cloud that was 2020. A new …

Big News For Small Towns: 5G For All

(NAPSI)—Despite years of talk about how 5G is going to transform everyone’s lives, most people haven’t experienced the lightning-fast speeds and incredible performance of it—yet. …