Back To School!

By Bill Morgan, Staff Writer It's that time of year as summer comes to a close and the kids head off to a new school year. Some kids arrived by their own vehicles at Becker High School (below), some by bus at Cl...

Local Hockey Player Taking His Game To Sioux Falls

By Bill Morgan, Staff Writer   Cooper Fredericks of Becker will be playing hockey this winter in South Dakota for the Sioux Falls Power 14U Tier 1 AAA team (formally the Stampede).  Cooper, who will be entering ...

Haitian Hustle Raises Over $12,000 Locally

By Bill Morgan, Staff Writer   A recent weekend, 231 people from all around the area gathered at Becker High School to participate in the annual Haitian Hustle 5k Fun Run and kids races  to benefit families in H...

St. Luke’s Quilting Group Completes 22 Quilts For Auction

Centra Care Breaks Ground On Er Project

By Ken Francis, Staff Writer   Members of the community gathered Monday at CentraCare Health-Monticello for the groundbreaking of the re-design project of the emergency department. The year-long, $5.8 million p...

‘Health Warrior’ Picnic Draws Hundreds

By Ken Francis, Staff Writer   Hundreds of people gathered at Ellison Park in Monticello Tuesday afternoon for the annual CentraCare Community Picnic. It was an opportunity for people to have fun, get some exer...

It’s Going To Be A Great Year At Clearview

By Penny Leuthard, Staff writer   With the first day of classes coming up  Wednesday, Clearview Elementary School is ready for the new school year with 20 new staff, goal setting conferences and family events. “...

Kuhlmann Celebrated For His 20+ Years Of Medical Service

By Bill Morgan, Staff writer   A celebration of service to the community was held Tuesday evening at the Becker CentraCare Clinic to honor Dr. Bruce Kuhlmann for his more than 20 years of health service to the a...

A European Adventure

By Mary Nerhing, Staff Writer     My husband, Mike, and I recently visited northern Europe with my sister Judy’s husband (Ingvar Larsén) and his daughter (my niece) Kristina Oscarson. Ingvar and Kristina were bo...

Becker B.A.S.S. Fishing Team Having Quite A Summer

By Bill Morgan, Staff Writer   The Becker B.A.S.S. fishing team has been reeling in numerous  honors this summer as they participate in tournaments throughout the state in their second official season. The 2018 ...