Articles from the March 7, 2024 edition


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  • A handful of college students I can agree with (VIDEO)

    Randy Olson|Mar 7, 2024

    It's easy to find videos on YouTube of young people being asked questions related to either American history, geography or modern politics. Generally, many of these videos show that young people just simply are not well-informed. In the attached video, a handful of young people are asked about who they believe is the dumbest person in the government today. There's a recurring theme with their answers......

  • Minnesota's townships to hold annual meetings on Township Day, Tuesday, March 12, 2024

    Randy Olson|Mar 7, 2024

    Minnesota's 1,777 townships will hold their annual meeting on Tuesday, March 12, 2024. Known as Township Day, these annual meetings are held every year on the second Tuesday in March and sets townships apart from other forms of local government. At this meeting, residents of the townships will meet to voice their opinions about local issues with other township residents and also vote directly on their annual tax levy -- direct democracy in action. Citizens attending annual meetings also often discuss and vote on other local issues. In...

  • Township legal notices

    Randy Olson|Mar 7, 2024

    Raymond Township Notice of Annual Meeting and Election of Officers: Notice is hereby given to qualified voters that the Annual Township Election and Meeting for Raymond Township will be held at the Padua Pub Reception Hall, 33945 Co. Rd. 18, Sauk Centre, MN on Tuesday, March 12, 2024. The election polls will be open from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. for the following purposes to elect: One Supervisor (3 Year Term) and One Clerk (2 Year Term). The Annual Town Meeting will commence at 8:05 p.m. after polls close to conduct necessary business as prescribed...

  • B-B-E wrestling team third at state, Hanson claims second gold medal (VIDEO)

    Randy Olson|Mar 7, 2024

    The attached video features Maximus Hanson in his state championship match on March 2 in St. Paul. The Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa wrestling team's final dual at the Class 1A state tournament was not for the faint of heart. With their backs truly to the wall in the third-place match of the Class 1A state tournament on Thursday, February 29 at Xcel Energy Center, the Jaguars came alive with a full-throated roar in the upper weights after trailing 31-12 through the 152-pound match against No....

  • B-B-E Resistance Robotics competing at Great Northern Regional

    Randy Olson|Mar 7, 2024

    This is a big week for the Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa Resistance Robotics team, as they are competing in their only regional of the 2024 season. They are in Grand Forks this weekend (March 6 to March 9) for the Great Northern Regional at the Alerus Center. This year's F.I.R.S.T. (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology) competition is titled "Crescendo" with a playing field set up with a nod to music. The theme's description says the purpose is to "Orchestrate engineering skills...