Dennison Farmers Market Returns Wednesdays

June 4th was the kickoff date for the 2025 Dennison Farmers Market! From 5 to 7 pm, you will find not only the vendors you have become accustomed to, but a few new members will be there, vending …

Goodhue County Dairy Princess is Finalist for State Pageant

One of Goodhue County’s dairy princesses this year has been selected as a finalist in the Minnesota State Princess Kay of the Milky Way program. One of these ten young ladies will be chosen to …

Russ Franek and The Biscuits to Headline Dennison Days

Summer festival season kicks off soon as area communities plan their summer events and festivals. Dennison Days takes place this year Friday and Saturday, June 20 & 21, 2025. The Gopher State …

Dennison Residents Please Read

The City of Dennison has a couple of issues that need your input and/or assistance. Emergency Siren: The City Council is looking for public input regarding our emergency siren. The siren …

Taste of Summer - Cannon Valley Ranch

Cannon Valley Ranch is presenting an experience at their annual Taste of the Ranch this Summer! Bruce, LeeAnn, & Taylor Waugh are owners of Cannon Valley Ranch. Their son Aaron manages the event …

Healthy Families SE Minn. accredited by Prevent Child Abuse America

Prevent Child Abuse America (PCA America) announced in late May that the Healthy Families America (HFA) affiliate Healthy Families Southeast Minnesota, administered by Rice and Freeborn County Public …

Nerstrand Fire Truck Joins Promotional Shoot with Southeast Minnesota Towards Zero Deaths

Firefighter/Paramedic Edwards took time out of his day to bring our pumper/tanker to the Rice County Public Safety Center for a promotional photo shoot with Southeast Minnesota Towards Zero Deaths …

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Changes in Latitudes, Changes in Attitudes

Tennessee was settled by pioneers about a century before Minnesota, so there is a wealth of historical items to be found. Daniel Boone had first explored this part of the country in 1760. The area we …

Brain Food

In The Wizard of Oz tale, the scarecrow laments that he does not have a brain. How could he think about not having a brain without having a brain to think? By the end of the tale, we see the …

Ghost Poops?? Allergy Season, Worst Ever?

What Foods Trigger the Greatest Cravings, Leading to Overeating? Researchers at the German Center for Diabetes Research have found that just five days of overeating ultraprocessed snack foods can …

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Obituaries

Kenneth “Ken” Brockton Jr.

Kenneth “Ken” Brockton Jr., age 44 of Nerstrand, passed away Friday, May 23, 2025, at Abbott-Northwestern Hospital in Minneapolis. Kenneth LeRoy Brockton, Jr. was born July 5, 1980, in Cannon …

Joan Ruth (Petersmeyer) Quiggle

Joan Ruth (Petersmeyer) Quiggle passed away at the age of 84 on June 4, 2025, on the 65th anniversary of her and Bill's wedding. She was born on July 20, 1940 to Harold and Ruth Petersmeyer. Joan …

Craig Johnson

Craig Johnson, age 67, of Nerstrand, died on May 16, 2025. Funeral services will be held at the Faribault High School, Nomeland Gymnasium on Saturday, May 24, 2025, at 10:00 a.m. The Reverend …

William Wayne Nelson

William “Bill” Wayne Nelson, age 73, of Northfield, passed away peacefully, surrounded by family, Saturday morning, April 19, 2025, at his home. Bill was born on October 23, 1951, in Albert …

David V. Caron

David V. Caron, age 88 of Faribault, MN, died on Monday, April 21, 2025 at the Owatonna Hospital following an extended illness. David Victor, the son of Victor and Louise (Erb) Caron was born on …

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Dennison Days 2025

Nerstrand City Council Meeting - May 13, 2025

City Council Meeting Minutes City of Nerstrand May 13th, 2025, 221 Main Street 7:00 P.M. Nerstrand, MN COUNCIL PRESENT: Mayor Todd Evavold, Council Members Karla Ingersoll, Betty Voge, Pam …

Dennison City Council Meeting - May 1, 2025

City of Dennison Meeting Minutes May 1st, 2025 The May Dennison City Council meeting was called to order by Mayor Jeff Flaten on Thursday, May 1, 2025 at 7:00 pm. Present were Councilors …

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Nerstrand School Color Run

Northfield Graduates Visit Their Elementary School

Thank you, Northfield Public Schools for giving your graduating seniors the opportunity to visit their elementary schools! Our staff loves seeing past students, and it is wonderful for our …

A Goodbye from the Superintendent

As I prepare to say goodbye to Kenyon-Wanamingo Schools, I want to take a moment to reflect and share my heartfelt thanks with this incredible K-W community. When I first arrived, it was a …

Power Your Summer with 100% Orange Juice

(Family Features) Comprised of nearly 90% water and delivering essential electrolytes like potassium and magnesium, 100% orange juice can serve as a healthy complement to your hydration routine.

New clinical trial aims to prevent relapse in patients with DLBCL

(BPT) - For many patients diagnosed with diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL), the first step in treatment is a standard regimen of chemotherapy. This approach cures most patients, but research …

Many film historians see 'Jaws' as the first true summer blockbuster.

‘Jaws’ and the two musical notes that changed Hollywood forever

With blockbuster films costing hundreds of millions of dollars, the way two musical notes manipulate tension in ‘Jaws’ serves as a reminder that less can be more.

Snow leopards are hard to find and count, which makes protecting them difficult.

AI helps tell snow leopards apart, improving population counts for these majestic mountain predators

Conservationists have to search rough terrain and thousands of automated photographs to find the elusive cats. Artificial intelligence can help them work more accurately and more efficiently.

The black-legged tick, or deer tick, _Ixodes scapularis_, can transmit Lyme disease and other health hazards.

Ticks carry decades of history in each troublesome bite

Changes to forests, and how close people and their livestock live to them, have changed tick habitats and the risks humans face of Lyme disease and other illnesses.