Two main natural gas lines were ruptured in southwest Brooten during the afternoon of Thursday, May 14. The area affected in Brooten is in the neighborhood of the intersection of Park Street and Western Avenue. The public is strongly urged to stay away from this area. It is not helpful to have additional onlookers and gawkers in this part of Brooten. A full force of Brooten Fire Department members have responded and have barricaded off the area. The gas leak took place while Arvig utility...
Temperatures are set to break 80 degrees on Friday, May 15 across central Minnesota and beyond. For farmers in the Bonanza Valley area, spring planting is in full swing. Many smaller grain farmers have all their small grain and corn planted. The Bonanza Valley Voice spoke with Mark Walsh, who farms in Burbank and Colfax Townships, who said that as of May 11, all of his corn was...
The Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa Jaguars fastpitch team is fresh off of its best regular season since 2009, which was the last year the team finished with an above-.500 record. This year, the Jaguars went 11-8 overall with a 7-7 mark in the Central Minnesota Conference. The .500 record in the CMC was good for fourth place behind Kimball Area, Holdingford and Eden Valley-Watkins. The Jaguars have a handful of close losses this spring, including the last game of the regular season on Tuesday, May 12...