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The Unsung Hero – Fiber
You've heard it's a good idea to include fiber in your diet, but how much fiber do you need? A high-fiber diet can benefit your health in several ways; especially digestive health. You know how it...
Severe Weather Awareness Week - sirens to blow on Thursday, April 11 in Brooten
Severe Weather Awareness Week, April 8-12, is a great time for Minnesotans to prepare for unpredictable and extreme Midwestern weather. In Brooten, the Brooten Fire Department will sound the sirens...
Goat Ridge Brewing Co. to host 9th anniversary celebration! (VIDEO)
Nine years of slingin’ beers! Goat Ridge Brewing Co. of New London invites everyone to their ninth anniversary celebration on Saturday, April 13 from noon to 11 p.m. They will be selling anniversary shirts plus food and beer specials, beer r...
Live music performance at Central Square in Glenwood : Alice Wallace Band
Central Square and Civic Center in Glenwood will be hosting a live music performance on Saturday, April 13 at 7 p.m., when the Alice Wallace Band will perform on stage. Alice Wallace is known for her...
We're in trouble: Joe Biden's economy is tanking (VIDEO)
For the third straight month, American citizens have been hit by rising inflation, according to government statistics. Not only do government statistics suggest this, real world experience - life outside of academia and government - paints the same...
Goat Ridge Brewing joins forces with Kernza boosters with new Root Down beer (VIDEO)
Goat Ridge Brewing Co. of New London recently unveiled a special beer collaboration with research done by the University of Minnesota. The new beer, called Root Down, is a unique hybrid lager brewed...
The 2020 election was riddled with fraud
Now nearly four years later, the endless list of court cases regarding voter fraud in the 2020 election shows just how corrupt things really were. In summary, the 2020 election included: 1,500 proven instances of voter fraud; 1,276 criminal...
Oregon has had one of the country's worst governors ever (VIDEO)
Tina Kotek has been one of the worst governors in the history of the United States. This has played out in front of everyone's eyes across her tenure leading the Beaver State. Her most glaring and...
Easter celebrated across the Bonanza Valley area (VIDEO)
Faith communities across the Bonanza Valley area celebrated Easter on Sunday, March 31. Sunrise worships were held at 6:30 or 7 a.m. that morning, and other church services followed. Some churches like First Lutheran of Norway Lake and Trinity...
Stunning news out of Hutchinson and Litchfield
From the desk of the Bonanza Valley Voice publisher, Brooten, Minnesota, on Saturday, April 6, 2024: Monday addendum: our newspaper family is sickened by the news of the pending closure of newspapers...
Children load up on candy at Brooten Easter egg hunt (VIDEO)
The spring snowfall from the Easter weekend became part of the fun at the annual Brooten Easter egg hunt. For the second straight year due to late winter snowfall, the Easter egg hunt was held at the...
Labor market truths (VIDEO)
Reports across the past week from major United States media outlets have repeated the federal government's boasting about the March 2024 jobs report. In that report, the government is saying that 303,000 new jobs were created. However, here's what...
Belgrade-Brooten Police Department receives donation from Bayer Built
The Belgrade-Brooten police department recently received a generous donation from Bayer Built Woodworks towards the cost of their body camera program. Police Chief Casey Jansky reported the news to...
Pathetic school board shuts down meeting when challenged (VIDEO)
Wow! This was a sight. A pathetic group of school board members shut down their meeting when a brave student challenged them to their faces. He spoke passionately on the topic of keeping bathrooms and locker rooms as safe spaces for girls, and it...
Palm Sunday sermon at Brooten Community Church (VIDEO)
As a snow storm approached the area and turned what was a mild week of weather into full-blown winter, area churches held Palm Sunday worships on Sunday, March 24. In the attached video, Pastor Rick Krasky provides his Palm Sunday worship...
The man is deranged! (VIDEO)
Four minutes. Four minutes of your time. I encourage everyone to take four minutes of your time to watch this video. It clearly illustrates how sick and vile Joe Biden is and how ashamed we are that he is occupying the office of the President of the...
Brooten Easter Egg hunt is on Saturday, March 30 (VIDEO)
The Easter egg hunt and bicycle drawing for area youth is at 1 p.m. at the elementary school parking lot in Brooten on Saturday, March 30. The bicycles and supplies were purchased with generous...
LEGAL NOTICE: North Fork Crow River Watershed district
NOTICE TO NORTH FORK CROW RIVER WATERSHED DISTRICT RESIDENTS The Stearns County Board of Commissioners is seeking applicants for an appointment to the North Fork Crow River Watershed District Board...
Smashing record turnout at Belgrade Lions chili cook-off (VIDEO)
Year by year after the pandemic, the Belgrade Lions has built up the annual chili cook-off contest as a fundraiser for the B-B-E Area Food Shelf. This year, with a total of eight different parties providing chili, the Belgrade Lions was thrilled to...
A St. Patrick's Day weekend to remember in Padua (VIDEO)
The Dave and Clara Rooney family hosted their 44th annual St. Patrick's Day parade on Sunday. This was one of many events and sources of entertainment held at the Padua Pub on what was a two-day celebration for the community. On Saturday, over 550...
Don't let them off the hook! (VIDEO)
At John Stossel's YouTube channel, he recently released a video encouraging the public not to let government officials off of the hook for what they did to us starting in March of 2020. In this...
The Voice office update for Tuesday, March 26
The Bonanza Valley Voice newspaper office will be open throughout the day on Tuesday, March 26, but not continuously during normal business hours. Regular business hours are 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. After...
Padua Pub to host TWO-day St. Patrick's Day celebration! (VIDEO)
Everyone is invited! TWO days! Saturday and Sunday, March 16-17 in Padua! You can watch the 2021 St. Patrick's Day parade in the attached video below. Here are the details for the upcoming celebration... The Rooney family invites everyone to a...
OBITUARY: Mr. Keith Clementson
Long-time high school science teacher Keith Clementson has passed away. His obituary was received by The Voice from his family on Tuesday this week (March 12). A celebration of life in his honor will...
If someone from the back woods handled the U.S. border crisis (VIDEO)
This video was too good not to share....
