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Activities Going Forward at Wright County Parks Despite Little Snow

So far, it's another winter with little to no snow cover. The Wright County Parks Department is making the best of it by pivoting...

Lung Association’s “State of Tobacco Control” Results Mixed for MN

The American Lung Association is out with its annual “State of Tobacco Control” report, and spokeswoman Pat McKone says the results for Minnesota are...

Veterans Town Hall Meeting Scheduled for February 11th

A Veterans Town Hall meeting is coming up in mid-February. Officials with the St. Cloud V-A will host the Veterans Town Hall on Tuesday, February...

Wright-Hennepin Encourages High School Juniors to Apply for 2025 D-C Trip

(MN 2024 Youth Tour Attendees in Washington D-C with Sen. Amy Klobuchar) Wright-Hennepin Cooperative Electric Association is seeking high school juniors to apply for a...

Chronic Wasting Disease Confirmed in Deer Taken Near Greenfield and Hawley

The Minnesota DNR has confirmed that two adult male deer tested positive for chronic wasting disease in two deer permit areas without previous confirmed...

Wright County Offers Assurance That Federal Grant, Loan Pause Doesn’t Include SNAP, MA Benefits

Officials with Wright County have issued a statement following a flood of phone calls earlier this week when the White House Budget Office announced...

MN Attorney General, 22 States, File Lawsuits Against President Trump’s Federal Funding Freeze

(MN Attorney General Keith Ellison) Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison and 22 states are suing to stop President Donald Trump’s order to freeze federal funding....

Dassel-Cokato School District Puts Community on Notice About Fraudulent Gift Card Solicitation

The Dassel-Cokato School District is warning community residents about an email scam that has been circulating in that area in recent days. A Facebook post...

Local Woman Injured in Two-Vehicle Crash in Elk River Tuesday

A woman from Wright County was injured in a two-vehicle traffic crash Tuesday afternoon in the City of Elk River. The State Patrol reports that...

GOP Says House Democrats Should Give Up Pay While Absent from the Capitol

The stalemate in the Minnesota House continues, now with a new wrinkle in the power sharing dispute between Republicans and Democrats. Monday, House GOP...

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