Articles from the May 19, 2022 edition


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  • Continued progress for Jenniges Meat Processing proposal

    Randy Olson|May 19, 2022

    During the week of May 9 to May 12, progress was made in a big way for the proposed Jenniges Meat Processing plant on the west side of Brooten. This new plant, which will also include a significant grocery retail area, would be built in a new, eight-acre plot of land that has been annexed into the city of Brooten in Bangor Township, Pope County. At their Monday, May 9 meeting, the Brooten city council approved a public hearing on the project that is set for a special session meeting on Monday,...

  • Fiddle, violin music for Sunburg's Syttende Mai (VIDEO)

    Randy Olson|May 19, 2022

    Fiddle and violin music filled the air at multiple locations throughout the day in Sunburg for the town's annual Syttende Mai celebration on Sunday, May 15. Below is a video featuring musicians warming up and preparing for a performance at Hope Lutheran Church that morning....

  • Brooten American Legion. Belgrade V.F.W. to hold Memorial Day programs (VIDEO)

    Randy Olson|May 19, 2022

    Brooten American Legion Ranten-Sundflot Post No. 288 will host a Memorial Day program on Monday, May 30 at 10 a.m. at Memorial Park on Highway 55 by RJ’s Mini Mart. The event will feature Trinity/West Lake Johanna Lutheran interim pastor Gary Mills as keynote speaker. The B-B-E high school band will also perform. After the program, American Legion members will march to Legion Hall, where everyone is invited for cake, coffee and socializing. Please come and honor our veterans who have given so m...

  • B-B-E zip codes post a 3 for the fourth straight week

    Randy Olson|May 19, 2022

    In the May 19 zip code report released by the Minnesota Department of Health, the Belgrade, Brooten and Elrosa zip code areas (56312, 56316 and 56325) posted a three for new COVID-19 cases over a one-week period for the fourth straight week. These figures of three each week represent M.D.H. lab-confirmed cases reported to the state, most usually from health care centers and clinics. They do not represent test results from at-home tests. The May 19 report shows two new cases in the Belgrade zip...