David S. McCalla, 81, of Howard Lake, MN, passed away Friday, May 1, 2026, at Ascension Seton Hospital in Cedar Park, TX.

Aledean Bernita Gallup, 92, of Fort Myers, FL, passed away Sunday, Dec. 28, 2025. A private interment will take place for Dale and Aledean at the cemetery in Howard Lake, MN, in the spring.

Dale Lester Gallup, 91, of Fort Myers, FL, passed away May 28, 2021 at Pacifica Senior Living in Fort Myers. A private interment will take place for Dale and Aledean at the cemetery in Howard Lake, MN ...

Dorothy Gina Wood, 88, of Cokato, MN, passed away Sunday, May 3, 2026. A memorial service will take place at 2 p.m. Saturday, May 16, 2026, at the Swanson-Peterson Funeral Home in Cokato, with ...

The Dassel‑Cokato School Board covered a wide range of financial, staffing, and program updates during its Monday evening meeting, culminating in a unanimous vote to approve a new four‑year ...

Trevor Paul Davis, age 34, of Columbia, MO, passed away Wednesday, April 8, 2026, at home with his sister Natalie by his side. A service to celebrate Trevor’s life will be conducted at 10 a.m.

Alma Rohde Robinson (nee Fisher), 100, of Waverly, MN, passed away Thursday, April 9, 2026. A funeral service will take place at 11 a.m. Thursday, April 16, 2026, at the Howard Lake First Presbyterian ...

For Ben Hollatz, sound has always been more than background noise. It has been a lifelong fascination that began with a teenager stringing speaker wires around his bedroom and backyard, long before he ...

Diana Grangroth of Cokato, winner of the Best of DC grand prize, stands behind a poster highlighting her awards, which included $500 in cash donated by A&E Outdoors, First National Bank of Cokato, and ...

Melvin L. Terning, 80, of Cokato, MN, passed away Monday, March 30, 2026. A service will take place at Stockholm Lutheran Church Monday, April 6, 2026, at 2 p.m ...

Dear neighbors, I hope you all felt a bit of the luck of the Irish on St. Patrick’s Day. Now, I’ve heard some folks say wearing green after March 17 is fashionably forbidden –right up there with white ...

The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources will impose spring burning restrictions beginning Monday as warm, dry conditions elevate wildfire danger across large portions of the state. The ...