The Minnesota Newspaper Association held its 159th Annual MNA Convention and Trade Show at the Minneapolis Marriott Northwest, Brooklyn Park from January 28-30. The closing keynote address on Friday was presented by Rufus Friday of the Center for Integrity in News Reporting. He presented data documenting the loss of trust in journalism in the U.S. and outlined strategies to help rebuild it. The central message provided by Friday in his keynote speech was that news organizations need to remove...
The annual Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa Sno-Daze week begins on the morning of Tuesday, February 10. The first event kicking off Sno-Daze is royalty coronation, which is at 9:30 a.m. at Olson Auditorium. The Sno-Daze theme is Valentine's Day. Dress-up days and activities are as follows: Tuesday, February 10: Twin Day with a kitchen treat of ice cream sundaes served by the student council at lunch time. Wednesday, February 11: Dress Like a Teacher/Student Day (swap day) with a fourth-hour Dodgeball...
The heads of 10 state departments of agriculture, including Minnesota Department of Agriculture Commissioner Thom Petersen, sent a letter to the Surface Transportation Board (STB) last week raising concerns with the proposed megamerger by railroad companies Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern. "Over generations, farm families and agribusinesses have experienced rail consolidation, which resulted in fewer choices and increased shipper vulnerability where competitive alternatives are limited," the...
The Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa girls' basketball team suffered their first Central Minnesota Conference loss of the season last Friday, January 30 at Kimball Area. Mighty offensive struggles across the first half was too much to overcome in a 53-51 loss. A late comeback by the Jaguars fell short in the closing minute. Down 53-48 with under 2 minutes to go, Tiffany DIngmann cashed a three-pointer in the closing minute. Multiple possessions in the last 30 seconds went empty in the tough loss. Now...
