The Hamburg Fire & Rescue Department is a volunteer organization with 26 active members, and four rescue reserves. The department provides fire, rescue, EMS, hazardous materials, weather-related ...

New Germany’s parks provide space for all kinds of outdoor activities, and are popular places during the summer months. The New Germany Commercial Club oversees the parks, and the city maintains them.

Townships are the oldest form of government in Minnesota, dating back to 1787 when Minnesota was established as part of the Northwest Ordinance. The township form of government, a carryover from ...

Inside Berry Cam, the smell of oil hangs in the air. Joel Machemehl works in the back of the room, remaking lobes on a cam shaft. At another machine, Scott Berry checks the size of the lobes, ensuring ...

Minnesota Farm Bureau is an association of nearly 30,000 families who work to improve economic well-being and quality of life through legislative services, educational programs, and promotions. There ...

Rosalie Knott was named Carver County’s Farm Woman of the Year in 2011. It was an honor she was most deserving of, according to her nine children, who nominated her. As the woman of the household, ...

If there is one thing on which the Niemela family tends to agree, it’s that nothing compares to growing up on a farm – especially when it’s been in the family for 100 years. Resting on 120 acres a few ...

Minnesota’s agricultural landscape wouldn’t be the same without towering silos – old and new. Many of the oldest silos in our area often stand alone, outlasting the barn that once accompanied the ...

Pastor Sarah C.E. Jones sits in her office at the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Cokato, on a bright winter afternoon as she talks about the winding, deeply personal path that brought her here.She was ...

DASSEL, Minn. — A Dassel man was sentenced in Meeker County District Court following the fatal shooting of his wife inside their home in December 2023.According to court records, 29-year-old Kayla ...

This content is sponsored by Mid-County Coop in Cologne. The Mid-County team features departments in agronomy, fuels, lubricants, and auto, truck and tire repair, as well as the Cologne Holiday ...

Historic country schoolhouses from Wright, McLeod and Carver counties are featured in a recently released book from Minnesota Historical Society Press, “Schoolhouses of Minnesota.” The book includes ...