As dangerously cold temperatures settle across Minnesota this week, a dramatic phrase is circulating widely online: “exploding trees.”While the term has captured public attention, forestry experts say ...

Gloria Ann (Hammer) Lindquist, 99, of Cokato, MN, passed away peacefully Monday, Jan. 26, 2026, in Independence, MN. Funeral service for Gloria will take place at 11 a.m. Monday, Feb. 2, 2026, at the ...

Dassel‑Cokato High School has announced juniors Natalie Jones and Noah Sarff as its 2025 ExCEL Award recipients. The statewide program, Excellence in Community, Education and Leadership, is sponsored ...

Dassel-Cokato Public Schools ISD #466 invites bids for all sections for the Dassel-Cokato Middle School & High School Maintenance Drive – 2026 in Cokato, MN. The bids will be in accordance with ...

Farmers interested in strengthening soil health, improving long-term productivity and exploring new approaches to crop and livestock integration will have an opportunity to learn from University of ...

Diane Marie Freitag, 69, of Hutchinson, MN, died Tuesday, Dec. 9, 2025, at Hutchinson Health Hospital, Hutchinson, following complications from a recent illness. A time for gathering with the family ...

Joseph “Joe” Louis Buschel, 48, of Buffalo, MN, formerly of Big Lake, MN, passed away unexpectedly Saturday, Dec. 27, 2025. He was born Feb. 12, 1977, in Buffalo to Steven and Mary (Holthaus) Buschel.

Gloria Ann (Hammer) Lindquist, 99, of Cokato, MN, passed away peacefully Monday, Jan. 26, 2026, in Independence, MN. She lived 99 years and 176 days. Gloria was born Aug. 3, 1926 in French Lake ...

Robert Edward Moritz, 88, of Cokato, MN, died Wednesday, Jan. 21, 2026, peacefully. He was born in Milford, IA, Feb. 16, 1937. Robert was blessed with a true and thankful heart that grew throughout ...

Kenneth “Ken” Benson, 95, of Sartell, MN, formerly of Cokato, MN, passed away Friday, Jan. 16, 2026, at Country Manor in Sartell. Ken was born June 25, 1930, at Swedish Hospital in Minneapolis, MN, to ...

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The Dassel History Center will transform into Victorian London this December as the community theater presents “A Sherlock Carol,” a holiday play that blends two of literature’s most enduring worlds — ...