If you’re interested in re-living the one-room, country school era—here’s your chance. The old Maplewood country school house, which has been home to Maplewood Township government, is for sale.  Move it off site, or demolish it for salvage material—either way, the buildings will go to the highest bidders. Precise date of the school house-town hall is uncertain,… Read More

Following investigations by the Minnesota Department of Labor and Industry (DLI), two construction companies have agreed to pay a total of $54,000 in back-wages to workers involved in a roof replacement project at Camp Ripley in 2018 and 2019. DLI found that Azure Construction Inc., of Detroit Lakes, Minnesota, misclassified workers involved in the project, resulting… Read More

The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources will temporarily close some state forest roads and trails because they are not firm enough to support vehicle traffic without causing damage. Depending on weather conditions, the temporary closures could remain in effect until sometime in May. “The annual spring thaw creates wet, unstable road and trail conditions,” said Deb… Read More

With extreme fire risk conditions expected across much of Minnesota, the National Weather Service has issued a Red Flag Warning for Monday, March 29 in the following counties:  Becker, Beltrami, Big Stone, Cass, Chippewa, Clay, Clearwater, Cottonwood, Crow Wing, Douglas, Grant, Hubbard, Itasca, Jackson, Kandiyohi, Kittson, Koochiching, Lac Qui Parle, Lake Of The Woods, Lincoln, Lyon,… Read More