The public is invited with great encouragement to attend the fifth annual Belgrade Lions chili cook-off on Saturday, February 28 at the Belgrade VFW. Proceeds from this event will be donated to the B-B-E Area Food Shelf. As of Friday, February 27, five teams have signed up to provide chili. The chili crock pots will be unveiled at 5:30 p.m., and between that time and 7 p.m., guests can sample the various chilis before voting. The votes will be added up at 7 p.m., and awards will follow that. If...
The attached video here is from West Lake Johanna Lutheran church's Sunday worship on February 22 in Gilchrist Township. The West Lake Johanna and Trinity Lutheran Parish is currently seeking a full-time pastor. While that's taking place, many of their pastoral needs are being served by Linda Summerlet, a Synod Authorized Minister (SAM) with the ELCA's Southwest Minnesota Synod. Linda has worked in this capacity at Trinity and West Lake Johanna since last September. The ELCA's Synod Authorized...
The first Lenten season fish fry is being held on Friday, February 27 from 5 to 8 p.m. at the KaDe Shack in Brooten. Each Lenten season, the B-B-E Knights of Columbus hosts 3 fish fry nights at the KaDe Shack as both a fundraiser and also a terrific social gathering for area...
Press release by Congresswoman Michelle Fischbach of Regall As we reach the middle of tax filing season families across Western Minnesota are doing something they have not been able to do in a long time: looking at their tax returns with a sense of relief rather than dread. For too long, hardworking people were forced to bear the brunt of an out-of-touch, high-tax agenda. But this year is different because of the historic tax relief Republicans fought for, the 2026 filing season is delivering...
At Canby high school on Saturday, seven members of the Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa wrestling team competed in the individual Section 5A tournament. Once the dust settled, freshman Noah Jensen earned his second trip to the state tournament by winning the 114-pound title. At 139, freshman Noah DeRoo took third place as the other high finisher for the Jaguars. Two additional freshmen, McCoy Detloff and Jace Mueller, each placed 5th. At state last year at 107 pounds, Jensen took third place and...
