Brooten City Council meets for first meeting of 2026

Randy Olson

The Brooten city council met on Monday, January 12 for their first regular meeting of the new year. During the report by Brooten Fire Chief Mark Torkelson, discussion began about setting a financial fee for illegal burning within city limits. Currently, the Brooten Fire Department does not bill for fire calls within the city limits. The city is exploring what it could charge in the case of the fire department responding to an illegal burn. Also at Monday's meeting, the city council set the 2026...

Jigsaw puzzle competition at Lucky Shots Bowling Alley (VIDEO)

Randy Olson

Lucky Shots Bowling Alley in Brooten hosted a jigsaw puzzle contest that included a total of 8 teams on Saturday, January 10. It was part of a busy weekend in Brooten with a high level of foot and auto traffic for early January. The top two teams in the competition were featured on page one of the Bonanza Valley Voice newspaper's January 15 issue. The attached video was recorded later in the evening after most of the teams had completed their...

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