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Lakewood Health System has earned the prestigious 2025 USA TODAY Top Workplace award for the fifth year in a row. The Top Workplace awards honor organizations with 150 or more employees that have created exceptional, people-first cultures. This year, more than 42,000 organizations were invited to participate. The winners are recognized for their commitment to fostering a workplace environment that values employee listening and engagement. USA TODAY showcased the winners o

Browerville Coach Robert “Bob” Schueller was inducted into the Minnesota Basketball Coaches Association Hall of Fame during a ceremony on Saturday, October 25, at the Hyatt Regency Hotel in Minneapolis. Schueller began his coaching career as an assistant at St. Cloud Apollo and Fertile-Beltrami before becoming head boys basketball coach at Wheaton-Herman-Norcross. In 1999, he returned to his alma mater, Russell-Tyler-Ruthton, leading the Knights to the 2004 Class A State Cham

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Congratulations to Ken Martinson, a Minnesota native whose impact on the marching arts has reached the national stage, on being selected as the 2025 Butch Dufault YIMMY Hall of Fame recipient. This honor is decided by Hall of Fame peers and is considered a lifetime achievement award. Ken’s involvement spans virtually every facet of the marching activity—performer, instructor, event manager, journalist, clinician and judge. His passion for marching began early. By age five, h

by Coach Jared Hoemberg The Bertha-Hewitt Bears’ remarkable 2025 football season came to a close Thursday night as they fell to the Cromwell-Wright Cardinals 41-18 in the Section 5 9-Man Championship in Brainerd. The Bears finished the year 9-2 overall, tying for the district title and reaching the section championship game for the first time since 2009. Cromwell-Wright set the tone early, scoring on the very first offensive play of the game. The Bears took a calculated ris

by Coach Kenny Miller The Bertha-Hewitt boys cross country team, along with individual qualifiers Kendra Miller and Miette Hansel, competed at the MSHSL Class A State Championships on Saturday, November 1st. The meet was held at the challenging Les Bolstad Golf Course in Falcon Heights, a venue known for its rolling hills, tight corners, and demanding layout. With temperatures hovering in the upper 30s, conditions added another layer of difficulty to an already tough course.

I’m still mourning Halloween as Christmas decorations explode in my yard. Halloween is my favorite day of the year. I love all the spooky stuff—costumes, decorations, everything about it. I always feel a little sad once it’s over. I can almost hear the mayor from *The Nightmare Before Christmas* shouting, “Only 364 days until Halloween!” With the light show, I usually wait until the first weekend after Halloween to take everything down and put up Christmas decorations. I jus

News from Browerville's Past 25 Years Ago November 2, 2000 The Tigers football team advanced to the section 5-A championship game on Wednesday at the Fargo Dome with a 28-7 victory over Dawson Boyd and a 26-15 victory over Wheaton this past week. The Tigers will meet the undefeated Eagle Valley Rebels in the championship game with kickoff at 5:30 p.m. Mitch Johnson put the Tigers first points on the board with a 31 yard scamper and followed that with a five yard run for a sc

News from Clarissa's Past 25 Years Ago November 1, 2000 Last week the Eagle Valley Elementary School Patrol was installed. Pictured are: Candace Young, Cole Sablovitch, Trooper Andy, Maria Pieper, Nathan Ahrendt, Rachel Allen and Rachel Wagner. ********** Mrs. Hommerding and her third grade class visited the Central Todd County Care Center residents in Clarissa on Friday, October 27, at 1 p.m., to play Halloween bingo. Everyone had a great time, lots of smiles and good conv

News from Eagle Bend's Past 25 Years Ago November 1, 2000 The Eagle Valley volleyball team played in post season play at Upsala on October 26 against Henning. The Rebels defeated Henning in three games. Heidi Korfe had an excellent night hitting the ball. Heidi Godding also had an excellent night picking up some hard hit digs and played the net well. The Rebels ended the season with 12 wins and 10 losses. 50 Years Ago November 6, 1975 The Eagle Bend FFA Chapter will receive