Tri County Canary
12/21/2025
Holiday Road Safety: The Dangers of Impaired Driving
Impaired driving risks rise sharply during the holiday season due to a combination of social, emotional, and environmental factors. Increased celebrations, alcohol and drug use, emotional stress, disrupted routines, and heavier traffic all...
12/21/2025
Twas in the Dark of Night
I take pause to wish you, each one, a Merry Christmas!
We will be hosting this year and I’m able to say that with confidence as our son and his wife who live up the road will be entertaining a portion of them. Although not all will be able to make it, there is still a...
12/21/2025
It’s natural to mumble nasty things about the cold weather. We all do it from time to time. But even the cold has its merits.
One big plus is that it makes fireplaces a reasonable addition to our lives. In cold weather, we can build a fire in our home with a clear conscience. This is something...
12/21/2025
Eleanor “Ellie” Richards Horachek, daughter of James and Eleanor (Crashaw) Richards, was born on November 11, 1933, at her family home at 24 Black Horse Street in Bolton, England.
Ellie was the youngest of four daughters, joining her sisters Betty, Beatrice, and Bertha. She began her schooling at...
12/19/2025
WASHINGTON—U.S. Senators Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) and Kevin Cramer (R-ND) announced that their bipartisan Honoring Our Fallen Heroes Act has been signed into law. The bipartisan legislation expands access to federal support for the families of firefighters and other first responders who pass away or...
12/19/2025
Robert Earl (Bob) Bohland, 41, passed away unexpectedly on November 24, 2025 at his home in Fosston, MN. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Friday, December 12th, at Church of St. Peter, 1250 S. Shore Dr., Forest Lake, MN. Visitation will be held from 10:00 a.m. until the time...
12/19/2025
Albert Anderson, age 104, resident of Cornerstone Living in Fosston and formerly of Erskine, MN, passed away on Tuesday, December 16th, at Essentia Health Hospital in Fosston. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, December 27th, at Calvary Free Lutheran Church in Fosston with the...
12/19/2025
To the Editor,
A growing concern in the Red River Valley has been the issue of delivering high quality, rural health care. Numerous studies have pointed to a growing shortage of health care workers in rural Minnesota and North Dakota. This lack of medical professionals in turn leads to health...
12/18/2025
Milan Chester Davig, 94, died peacefully in his sleep in Waconia, MN on Tuesday, December 16, 2025.
A Memorial Service will be held 11:00 am January 10, 2025 at St. Stephen Lutheran church, 8400 France Ave S, Edina MN: Visitation 10 am; Special Music and Sing-Along 10:30 am; with a lunch...
12/18/2025
From: Polk County Sheriff’s Office
Re: Travel Advisory
The Polk County Sheriff’s Office is advising travelers that with the current weather conditions visibility is down to zero in some areas, and with the rain from this morning some roads are glare ice. If you do not need to travel, please...
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Richards Publishing
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239 2nd Ave
Gonvick, MN 56644
Telephone: (218) 487-5225
email: richards@gvtel.com