News
11/17/2025
“ASK A TROOPER” by Sgt. Jesse Grabow of the Minnesota State Patrol
Question: At a 4-way stop, when 2 cars stop at exactly the same time, which one has the right of way? Is it the car on your left? It seems like no one knows what to do these days and everyone just sits there.
Answer: That is a...
11/17/2025
Remember the Good Old DaysBy Auctioneer Eric W. Mickelson When my folks were around we would often go for breakfast on Saturday morning. Sometimes in Oklee, Gonvick, and often in Gully. One time Patty and I were heading to Gully to meet my mom, dad, and friend Joanne for breakfast. As we drove...
11/14/2025
Carbon monoxide (CO) is a colorless, odorless, and tasteless gas that can cause serious illness or death. It’s produced when fuels burn incompletely — from furnaces, fireplaces, stoves, water heaters, or vehicles. There is a significant seasonal risk; winter and very cold portions of the year see...
11/14/2025
Region 2 Arts Council awards this year’s Artist Fellowships toJason Ewert and Duane Goodwin!
The Region 2 Arts Council is excited to announce the recipients of the 2025-2026 Artist Fellowship: Filmmaker Jason Ewert and Sculptor Duane Goodwin. These Artist Fellows were selected on October 16th, 2025...
11/13/2025
Klobuchar Once Again Visits All 87 Counties in 2025
MINNESOTA — With stops this week in Pennington, Beltrami, Lyon, Kittson, Roseau, Lake of the Woods, and Koochiching counties, U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar has once again visited every one of Minnesota’s 87 counties in one year.
“Meeting with...
11/13/2025
Sen. Mark Johnson hosts Senate Capital Investment Committee for local infrastructure requests and tours
ST. PAUL, Minn. – The Senate Capital Investment Committee members are on the road this week, with stops in East Grand Forks, Halstad, and Crookston. State Senator Mark Johnson, R- East...
11/13/2025
Do you need help providing yourself/your family with a holiday meal this year? Are you wishing you wouldn't be alone for the holidays? Let me help. I offer Thanksgiving Day and Christmas Day dinners- out of the Erskine Community Center -for people in need of help or who would otherwise be alone for...
11/12/2025
Homes in Minnesota Are Prone to Thanksgiving Break-Ins – Ranking Among the 10 Vulnerable U.S. States With Increased Rates of Burglary
A new study reveals that Minnesota has the sixth most dramatic surge in nighttime burglaries during Thanksgiving month from 2023 to 2024.
The research by Las Vegas...
11/12/2025
Winter Hazard Awareness Week November 17th– 21st, 2025
The Polk County Sheriff’s Office – Emergency Management Division is participating in the state-wide Winter Hazard Awareness Week campaign, which will take place November 17th – 21st, 2025. Winter Hazard Awareness Week is promoted by the...
11/12/2025
Home Country
Slim Randles
As I lay there in my super-duper borrowed-from-the-Army mummy bag, I had time to think about things. Mostly, I pondered how stupid I’d been to take a dog team out across the North Slope of Alaska in November.
As I can now contemplate, 50 years later, it was a dumb...
Pages
Richards Publishing
P.O. Box 159
239 2nd Ave
Gonvick, MN 56644
Telephone: (218) 487-5225
email: richards@gvtel.com