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by Trinity Gruenberg trinity@inhnews.com Visitors will have the opportunity to see a modern beef operation up close when Mike and Barb James host this year’s Breakfast on the Farm at their rural Browerville farm. The James family raises beef calves weighing between 400 and 850 pounds and finishes approximately 500 to 600 head a year on their 116-acre farm, located just south of Don’s Store off Highway 21. They also rent out hay land and grow corn to feed their cattle. Mik

by Trinity Gruenberg trinity@inhnews.com A new Veterans Memorial centerpiece, featuring a large painted rock, has been installed near Clarissa City Hall, nestled between a circle of flags. The rock and Veterans Memorial will be formally recognized at a ceremony to be held at 11 a.m. on Saturday, July 18, during Summerfest. The rock is being painted by local artist and former city clerk Sue Kent, who was given complete creative freedom for the design. “We told her, whatever

According to the Minnesota State Patrol, a crash occurred at approximately 3:13 p.m. on July 5 at the intersection of U.S. Highway 71 and Abbott Street West. Authorities reported that a 2023 Chevrolet Blazer was traveling north on Highway 71 and attempting to turn west onto Abbott Street when it collided with a northbound 2008 Chrysler Town & Country. The driver of the Chrysler, Giselle Vanise Longtine, 56, of Detroit Lakes, suffered non-life-threatening injuries and was tr

Donnie and Carolyn Middendorf built their farm from the ground up, but their roots in agriculture run deep. Donnie was raised on his family’s farm near Sauk Centre and spent his early years farming alongside his Uncle Bill. In 1995, he purchased a farm near Long Prairie, just across the road from where Carolyn was raised on a dairy farm. They married in 1997 and began milking 52 Holsteins in a tie stall barn. Since then, the operation has evolved considerably. Today, they

News from Clarissa's Past 25 Years Ago July 11, 2001 A public hearing was held for the alley tarring by the trailer court at the July 2 council meeting. The issue was tabled until the next council meeting to be held on Tuesday, July 17. The cost of tarring the alley would be $5300 with 80% of the cost passed on to the homeowners. There were citizens on both sides of the issue. Those in favor of it felt it was a street, why not pave it? It has been patched for 13 years and

News from Browerville's Past 25 Years Ago July 12, 2001 Wade Johnson thinks that if he had gotten a chance to address neighbors’ concerns about his business expansion plans, they may have supported his bid for a conditional use permit to add slaughtering to his meat market business. But Johnson said the neighbors and officials at the zoning meeting didn’t listen to him. And, he said, two or three phone calls to County Commissioner Gary Feist to discuss the issue went unanswe

News from Bertha and Hewitt's Pasts 25 Years Ago July 11, 2001 Martina Hendrickson’s sister, Eleanora Berthiaume, who lives just outside of Hewitt checked on a shed that had blown over in the storm. Inside she found a mother cat and eight of her kittens who had perished in the building. Three other kittens were still alive. One died shortly after being found. The other two were taken to Martina’s daughter, Cathy, who was at work at the time, and brought them home. Gizmo, th

News from Eagle Bend's Past 25 Years Ago July 11, 2001 Ray Jackson and Ione Heldt were Grand Marshals of the Eagle Bend Days parade. ********** Bruce Anderson drove the Eagle Bend Rescue Squad and Kyle Lancaster tossed candy from the Jerry’s Body Shop float. 50 Years Ago July 15, 1976 On May 18, Superintendent W.B. James accepted a portrait of Manassas Sarff, which was presented to the Eagle Bend Public School by his granddaughter, Gladys Wendel. Manassas Sarff was one o

Lavern C. Kauffman, 24, has been charged with two felony counts of criminal sexual conduct in Todd County District Court. These charges come in the wake of serious allegations involving his older brother, Mervin Kauffman, who is facing 18 counts of criminal sexual conduct. The charges against Lavern include third-degree criminal sexual conduct for allegedly engaging in sexual penetration with a family member aged 16 or 17 on or around September 12, 2021. Additionally, he fac