01/19/2021
July 2020: The same day that the United States reports 3 million COVID-19 infections, the nation begins its withdrawal from WHO, citing its response to the global pandemic. The next several years could bear witness to thousands of additional deaths from cancer that could have been prevented through...
01/05/2021
January: The month started off the unique year of 2020 with the announcement of a mysterious Coronavirus-related pneumonia in Wuhan, China early in the month, by the end of January the World Health Organization declared a public health emergency for only the sixth time in history.
In our...
12/15/2020
The importance of shopping locally has been emphasized with increasing urgency in recent years. Events like Small Business Saturday and Plaid Friday have brought some much-needed attention to the importance of shopping local, which is even more crucial now as so many small businesses try to survive...
11/03/2020
The East Polk County Quilts of Valor group recently presented quilts to the following Veterans: Rodney Emerson, Bill Malwitz, Bruce McWillimam, and Walter Pederson. Because of the pandemic the group had to present them privately instead of at the Veteran's Day program as is usually done
The month...
10/13/2020
Since there will not be a Veterans Day program this year, the Quilts of Valor group for East Polk County has decided to award quilts to individuals privately. Each individual who is honored with a Quilt of Valor will be featured in the McIntosh Times.
Here, Jim Paulson from Trail was the recipient...
09/22/2020
Last Friday, September 18th, President Donald J. Trump visited Bemidji, MN held in support of his re-election campaign the “Great American Comeback” event. President Trump is the first sitting President to visit Bemdji.
The outdoor rally took place at Bemidji Aviation Services as a general...
08/25/2020
McIntosh will hold its annual Tractor Day on Saturday, August 29th.
The day will begin with the Antique Tractor Parade down Main Street starting at 11:00 am.
Tractor line-up begins at 9:00 am at Erickson Park on the east side of McIntosh.
After the parade there will be the Kiddie Tractor Pull in...
08/18/2020
St. Mary’s parish of Fosston chose Sat., August 15, to dedicate the new hand-carved marble statue of Blessed Mother Mary that was set into place in front of St. Mary’s Church because on August 15 the Catholic Church throughout the world celebrates the Solemnity of the Assumption of the Blessed...
08/11/2020
Friday night the soulful blues came to McIntosh as Johnny Rawls, a blues legend played with his band at Little Bobby's Bar and Grill in McIntosh.
Johnny was born in Mississippi and said that music became a part of his life at a very early age because music was everywhere around him.
Influenced by...
07/21/2020
The Tim and Kay Rolf family of McIntosh has been named Polk County’s “2020 Farm Family of the Year” by the University of Minnesota.
Tim’s parents, Truman and Agnes, took over the dairy farm from Truman’s parents in 1950. The couple grew the dairy to 65 cows.
Tim and his brother, Dave, purchased...