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The Kandiyohi County Fair 4-H concluded a week of activities and events in Willmar with a Showcase competition. This involved 4-H students of different ages showing their animal husbandry aptitude and knowledge of farm animals in a round-robin style competition. In the attached video, Little Crow 4-H club member Chloe Anderson of Colfax Township is interviewed during the speaking portion of the 4-H Showcase....
The Kandiyohi County Fair in Willmar featured numerous live music performances across the four-day celebration from August 5 to August 8. The attached video features the final live music show of the Kandiyohi County Fair, with Bowling for Johns performing at the open air stage....
The Kandiyohi County Fair wraps up in Willmar on Saturday, August 8. The big attraction on Saturday night is the Demo Derby, which starts in the grandstand at 7 p.m. Saturday is Kids Day at the fair with a pedal tractor pull, Home Depot projects, minnow races, a Minnesota Farm Bureau scavenger hunt and much more. The Bonanza Valley Voice newspaper featured adverting for the fair. You can read more at the fair website: http://www.kandifair.com. The attached video features a 4-H show from the...
The Pope County 4-H groups enjoyed a great week of fair activities at the Pope County Fair from July 28 to August 1. The attached video features the Tug-Of-War competitions held during 4-H Olympics on Saturday, August 1 at the fairgrounds in Glenwood. The August 6 and August 13 issues of the Bonanza Valley Voice have and will have additional coverage....
The Stearns County Fair enjoyed terrific crowds across their four-day schedule between July 29 and August 1 in Sauk Centre. The attached video features footage from the fair on Sunday as the fair was nearing its conclusion....
Minnesota Farmers Union staff will be at Farmfest, which will be held August 4 to August 6, in their blue hoop building just west of the Wick Buildings Farmfest Center. Farmfest is held at Gilfillan Estate near Morgan in Redwood County. Right next door to the hoop barn, Pizzeria201 will be serving wood-fired 10-inch pizzas, jumbo soft pretzels and desserts all three days of Farmfest. “We look forward to seeing MFU members and friends at Farmfest,” said MFU President Gary Wertish. “We’ll have th...
A full slate of traditional carnival rides are on hand for the Pope County Fair in Glenwood, which is sponsored by the Pope County Agriculture Society. Gopher State Expositions of St. Cloud moved their carnival equipment to the fairgrounds on Tuesday, July 28, and rides will be in play on Thursday, Friday and Saturday of the fair, July 30 to August 1. Don't miss out on armband specials, both Friday and Saturday, for the rides! The Pope County Fair features numerous opportunities for you and...
In the July 30 Bonanza Valley Voice issue, a story about the arrest of Melvin Rogers, age 70, for the alleged crime of Criminal Sexual Conduct - 3rd Degree - Penetration - Uses force 609.341, subd 3(2), included a misdemeanor conviction on Rogers' record in Pope County for the crime of Trespass-Premises of another-Refuse to Depart, under Minnesota statute 609.605.1(b)(3). Sentencing occurred on March 26, 2026. The community of offense listed was Glenwood, and the prosecuting agency was the...
The attached video features a view of the carnival rides on Friday night, July 31 at the Pope County Fair in Glenwood. They run the same carnival for the last time of the fair on Saturday, August 1. Armband specials are available....
A community appreciation gathering will be held Tuesday, August 4 from 6 to 8 p.m. at the Sunburg Fire Hall for donors and community members to check out the truck and visit with Sunburg First Responders - Fire and EMS. This is also to help celebrate the generous response to the fire department's major truck fundraiser that began this past winter. Hot dogs and refreshments will be served. Besides seeing the newly-purchased tanker/pumper truck, Sunburg Ambulance and Life Link will...
The annual Jakes Day, sponsored by the Bonanza Valley Royal Strutters, will be held on Saturday, July 25 at the Belgrade Sportsmen's Club. Registration opens at 9:30 a.m., and activities will take place from 10 a.m. to noon. A free noon lunch will be served for kids and adults, and prizes will be given away after lunch for kids still in attendance. Jakes Day is a youth firearm and hunting/outdoors safety day. "Jakes" stands for Juniors Acquiring Knowledge, Ethics and Sportsmanship. This event,...
Minnesota Farmers Union staff will be at Farmfest, which will be held August 4 to August 6, in their blue hoop building just west of the Wick Buildings Farmfest Center. Farmfest is held at Gilfillan Estate near Morgan in Redwood County. Right next door to the hoop barn, Pizzeria201 will be serving wood-fired 10-inch pizzas, jumbo soft pretzels and desserts all three days of Farmfest. “We look forward to seeing MFU members and friends at Farmfest,” said MFU President Gary Wertish. “We’ll have th...
Mark your calendars! On Saturday, July 25 this summer, the Bonanza Valley Royal Strutters and National Wild Turkey Federation will host Jakes Day, a FREE youth firearm and hunting/outdoors safety day for all area youth ages 3 to 17, at the Belgrade Sportsmen's Club from 10 a.m. to noon when lunch will be served and prizes given away. This event is for ALL area children from ages 3 to 17. Registration opens at 9:30 a.m., and families are welcome to come and go as they are able to. All children...
Don't miss out! The World Premier of Terrace Tunes by Fred Keller and The Skally Line is coming to the historic Terrace Mill on Sunday, June 21 at noon. Thanks to a grant from Lake Region Arts Council, the Terrace Mill Foundation was able to commission Fred to compose these works based on the book "Terrace: The Story of a Prairie Hamlet." The full story previewing the Terrace Mill's weekend of events was published in the June 4 issue of the Bonanza Valley Voice. A large poster outlining the...
June 18 press release Edge Dairy Farmer Cooperative applauds the Trump administration's announcement of new guidance for dairy use of the H-2A program. The guidance, released on Wednesday, now allows dairy operations to use the work visa program if they can demonstrate a temporary or seasonal labor need. Prior to this announcement, dairy farms were not eligible to use the H-2A program due to the year-round aspect of dairy farms. According to the United States Department of Agriculture release,...
The Glenwood VFW helped host a Memorial parade for fallen members of the Armed Forces on Sunday, May 24. The parade began at the Grove Lake Chapel south of town on County Road 39. It proceeded across the highway into Grove Lake Township Cemetery. Video attached features the parade....
On Sunday, May 17, 2026 in Sunburg, Minnesota, the Syttende Mai parade was held as part of numerous Norwegian-themed activities taking place to celebrate the Independence Day of the country of Norway. The attached video features the entire parade. Additional coverage of Syttende Mai is being published in the May 21 and May 28 issues of the Bonanza Valley Voice newspaper....
As briefly mentioned in the April 2 issue of the Bonanza Valley Voice newspaper, the Sunburg Fire Department is currently raising funds to purchase a new (used) tanker/pumper truck. The department has a fundraising goal of $150,000. On December 31 last year, they had $34,350 raised. On March 11 this year, a mailer went out to local and faraway contacts which yielded tremendous results. By March 28, the total raised was $101,750. As of Monday, April 6, the total was $114,554. Nearly half of that...
Attention irrigators! The Stearns Conservation District is co-hosting the annual Irrigators Clinic to be held on Tuesday, March 24, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Lakeside Ballroom (180 S. Lakeshore Drive, Glenwood). Registration is free and includes a meal. Pope Soil and Water Conservation District (SWCD) will host the clinic this year. To register, visit www.popeswcd.org or call the Pope SWCD at 320-634-5327. Registration is needed for the meal. Registration can also be done by clicking here:...
The St. Patrick's Day parade in Padua for Sunday, March 15 has been cancelled due to the weather and the tough road conditions. The Padua Pub is still open for those who are able to travel, but of course, your own discretion is advised. Tread lightly out there! Also, the Pub's traditional St. Patrick's Day Irish buffet will not be held on Sunday; instead, they will serve this on St. Patrick's Day, Tuesday, March 17 from 4 to 7 p.m. at the Pub. Please spread the word. For a fun throwback to six...
On Tuesday, March 17, 2020, the Rooney family and friends and their staff at the Padua Pub hosted their 40th annual St. Patrick's Day parade. This took place four hours before a massive, statewide government-induced shutdown took place for schools and numerous businesses in Minnesota. The attached video features the parade held that day....
The Litchfield Wetland Management District in Litchfield, MN is accepting bids for grazing opportunities in Kandiyohi County of west central Minnesota. The two grazing units range in size from 385 to 405 upland acres and are available for 3 years. Producers must follow all federal and state regulations. Applicants must complete and submit a bid sheet and the first page of the special use application from each bid packet. Packets are available by contacting Hannah Boyer at (832) 334-9365 or...
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...
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...
In an Epoch Times article released on Thursday, January 29, White House border czar Tom Homan announced in a press conference that meetings held in Minneapolis on Tuesday (January 27) of this week yielded "significant progress" towards getting state and local officials to cooperate with federal enforcement of immigration laws. In spite of Governor Tim Walz and Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey yelling and shouting on multiple occasions that ICE and the feds had to leave the state, immigration law enf...
