The non-profit advocacy group Let Them Play MN obtained an e-mail from November 18, 2020 in which a political consultant of Governor Tim Walz described a plan they had to blame youth sports for the...

Two lost dogs have been found in rural Brooten (County Road 37) in Lake Johanna Township as of Monday, April 19. If you or anyone you know is missing dogs fitting the following description: the first...

by Diane Meyer, GRHS Marketing and Communications Manager Glacial Ridge Health System (GRHS) is working closely with the Minnesota Department of Health (MDH) and Horizon Public Health (Pope County)...

Come out this week Friday! (February 26) Father Vincent Santo Council No. 13284 Knights of Columbus, serving the communities of Belgrade, Brooten and Elrosa, will hold the first of three Lent season...

Mark your calendars! The Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa Knights of Columbus chapter will hold the first of three Lent season fish fry fundraisers on Friday, February 26 at the KaDe Shack in Brooten. All are...

Press release on Thursday afternoon, January 14. Glacial Ridge Health System (GRHS) is glad so many people want to get the vaccine as soon as they can to protect themselves and others! We understand...

Minnesota Farm Bureau Federation (MFBF) President Kevin Paap was re-elected to the American Farm Bureau Federation's (AFBF) Board of Directors to serve a two-year term by the voting delegates at the...

Here's a video taken by the Bonanza Valley Voice publisher on Saturday, December 21, 2019 at the main thoroughfare of Disneyworld in Orlando, Florida....

Due to the pandemic, Green Lake Lutheran Ministries in Spicer will not be able to host an in-person Dinner Theater - but that doesn't mean the fun has to stop!  Join GLLM as they check in on the...

The Bonanza Valley Royal Strutters chapter of the National Wild Federation will host a gun raffle "Gun Blast" fundraiser at the Padua Pub banquet hall on Saturday, October 31. Doors open at 5 p.m.,...

Minnesota's youth deer season will continue statewide for a second year today through Sunday, Oct. 18. Get out and make some memories and remember your blaze orange or pink - all hunters, trappers...

Lee Meyer of DeGraff has compiled many decades' worth of material from his "Memories of an 80-Year Old" columns into a special book that is now on sale. "Memories of an 80-Year Old" is for sale at...

Goat Ridge Brewing Co. in New London invites the public to their sixth annual Oktoberfest event on Saturday, September 26 with live music on their outdoor stage beginning at 1 p.m. Their Oktoberfests...

Pope County Farm Bureau sponsored its annual breakfast on the farm on Monday, Labor Day, and served 660 people throughout the morning. With a goal of limiting crowding and gathering, a simple...

On Wednesday, August 12, 2020 at 10:53 p.m., the Stearns County Sheriff's Office was notified of a semi-tractor on fire on County Road 75 north of 240th Street in St. Augusta. The fire was reported...

The annual Hospice Riding For A Cause (Motorcycle Ride and Car Run) will look very different this year. The Hospice Ride Committee is unable to have the typical group event due to state restrictions...

Announced during a morning press conference on Saturday, May 30 by state leadership, Governor Tim Walz authorized the National Guard to "fully activate." The Minnesota National Guard is an...

As a sign of the dire financial situation the state's agriculture faces, the Minnesota House and Senate last week passed by a combind 201-0 vote legislation that stops foreclosures until December for...

Press release on Wednesday, May 20 Governor Tim Walz today announced the phases in his Stay Safe Plan, including a cautious, strategic turn of the dial to allow limited outdoor dining at restaurants...

Official press release from the state of Minnesota On Wednesday, May 13, Governor Tim Walz announced the next phase of the COVID-19 response in Minnesota. Citing progress made to prepare for peak of i...

On Tuesday, May 5, Minnesota Management and Budget (MMB) is releasing an updated budget projection for the current biennium, Fiscal Years 2020 and 2021. Minnesota's budget and economic outlook has...

Press release on Thursday, April 30: As the state continues to make progress in preparing for the peak of the COVID-19 pandemic, Governor Tim Walz today extended the Stay Home Order in Minnesota...

State Rep. Paul Anderson, R-Starbuck, issued the following statement Thursday after Gov. Tim Walz indicated his stay-at-home order for Minnesota will be extended to May 18, while allowing more retail...

Stearns County is working collaboratively with Minnesota Department of Health, CentraCare Health, Pilgrim's Pride in Cold Spring and Jennie-O in Melrose in response to employees testing positive for...

The Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development (DEED) announced today that the agency has begun making Pandemic Unemployment Assistance (PUA) payments to people who are...