The Saints Peter and Paul Catholic Church will hold their fall ham and egg breakfast on Sunday, November 1. They will serve a hearty breakfast in their spacious church basement from 9 a.m. until 1 p.m. Come one, come all! During this time, you can also take in a bake sale and sign up for the Elrosa Christian Mothers quilt raffle. Pricing: adults $11, children ages 4-12 are $7, and kids ages 3 and under eat free. All tickets are available at the door. Menu: ham, scrambled eggs, fried potatoes,...
West of Brooten on Sunday, Anderson Farms sugar beets were lifted and transported to the Renville Sugar Beet Co-ops Colfax Township pile this past weekend. The weather finally became "just right" for sugar beet harvest with cool temperatures, but almost 2 inches of rain on Monday this week (October 26) that wreaked havoc on harvesting...
Reinhard 'Wesley' Norby passed away peacefully on October 24, 2026 at the Glenwood Retirement Village. A Celebration of Life will be held on Sunday, November 8 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Ka-De Shack in Brooten, MN. Come for lunch and share your stories. Reinhard ‘Wesley’ Norby was born in Glenwood, MN on February 15, 1947 to Gilbert and Geneva (Gulbranson) Norby. He was the youngest of 15 children and talked often of growing up on the farm north of Terrace. Even at a young age he was...
Saturday, October 31 will be the last day of Smooth Magic 107 FM of broadcasting in West Central Minnesota. The station's format will change dramatically on the evening of Halloween, when it officially changes over to new ownership at midnight, October 31. At that time, the music format will change to country music. The Smooth Magic blend of contemporary, laid-back music spanning from the 1940s through the 1990s will come to an end. Smooth Magic's unique mix of music ranging from Patsy Cline to...
The Bonanza Valley Royal Strutters hosted their 21st annual banquet and Gun Blast on Saturday at the Padua Pub. The Rooneys served 93 for dinner, and they had 4 gun blasts with games to raise funds for the National Wild Turkey Federation. Mary and Wayne Wiener received the NWTF Patron Sponsor award on behalf of The Royal Strutters for all the support given to the NWTF organization and to conservation efforts across this area, including over $30,000 contributed to the group. They are two of a...
