Tri County Canary
08/12/2026
Gary Hjelmstad, age 78, of Island Lake, MN, and Otsego, MN, passed away on Monday, August 10th, at Essentia Health Hospital in Fargo, ND. A graveside service will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Tuesday, August 18th, at St. Agnes Cemetery, near Island Lake, south of Lengby, with Pastor Ed Martin...
08/12/2026
A year ago we made a trip to Forrest City, Iowa, and the Heritage Festival(previously called the Steam Threshing Festival!).We have stopped here before on our way to family reunions on my wife’s side. Two years ago the show was featuring Farmall Tractors and this year-Minneapolis Moline.We arrived...
08/12/2026
Bemidji Speedway Driver Profile
Alexa Sparby Gross (23) grew up around racing watching her dad Matt race since she was the age of 2 years old. Landon participated in Enduro racing and really enjoyed the competition. Landon (22) and his dad came to Bemidji Speedway to watch and they both decided...
08/12/2026
Red Lake School Board
The top eight candidates in the Aug. 11 primary will advance to the November ballot.
Sharon Kingbird
360
Vestanna Cook
318
Dustin Thunder-Harris
306
Jennifer Schoenborn
199
Deanna Pemberton
188
Tina Stately
176
Robert Pemberton Sr
175...
08/11/2026
Avis Sundbom, 84, of Clearbrook, Minnesota passed away peacefully at home on Saturday, August 8, 2026.
Family and friends are invited to Celebrate the Life of Avis on Wednesday, August 19, 2026, at 11:00 a.m. at Our Saviors Lutheran Church in Bagley/Ebro, Minnesota with a visitation one hour prior...
08/10/2026
Routine was in order as we ordered our footsteps. A little cleaning here, a little laundry there, reorganizing the cupboards and it all added up. The rainy day allowed us to catch up on a few things here and there.
I was on duty at the laundry station when a recently purchased sweatshirt was...
08/10/2026
Leona was a good mule. She was in a fabled minority in the pack station realm of mules, as she was a riding mule as well as a pack mule. She was also … well …
somewhat notional in nature. There was how Leona pictured her world, and there were the rest of us, who were wrong, of course.
Mules...
08/10/2026
Protecting Children's Vision Starts with Prevention
August is Children's Eye Health and Safety Month, a timely reminder for families to prioritize children's vision as they prepare for a new school year. Healthy vision is essential for learning, development, and everyday activities. Many vision...
08/10/2026
9 entries Wissota Street Stocks
A Feature 1 (12 Laps): 1. 11-Levi Randt[2]; 2. 70-Chris Dudley[1]; 3. 39-Deryk Weleski[5]; 4. 18-Scotty Messner[7]; 5. 5-Alaina Chaplin[3]; 6. 29P-Charlie Paradis[6]; 7. 86-Layla Chaplin[4]; 8. 8T-Doug VanMill[9]; 9. 29XT-Aaron Sigerud[8]
Heat 1 (8 Laps): 1. 11-...
08/10/2026
Question: I saw your last article was about stopping. With school just around the corner, can you talk about stopping for the school bus?
Answer: I certainly can and with last year’s law change it’s a good reminder. Previously, the law required drivers to stop for a bus’s red flashing lights and...
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