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Over 100,000 people flock to Little Falls every year to participate in the city’s annual Arts & Crafts Fair, and now, the event is being recognized nationally, as the Mid-America Chamber Executives organization has named the fair their Community Event of the Year.Nearly 600 vendors from around the country come...
Must See Museums: MN Fishing Museum
May 9 2025Ahead of the fishing opener, KSTP Minnesota Live crew checks out the Minnesota Fishing Museum and Hall of Fame in Little Falls. Watch the Minnesota Fishing Museum and Hall of Fame featured on Minnesota Live as part of their Must-See Museums series!The museum was honored to be recognized for their...
Grant Opportunity for Little Falls Businesses! If your business is located within the designated Main Street area of Little Falls, MN, you may qualify for a leveraged grant covering up to 30% of project costs through the Minnesota Main Street Economic Revitalization Program. Eligible projects include renovations, construction, site prep, and...
Longtime employee purchases meat market
May 1 2025Thielen Meats of Little Falls has embarked on a new chapter.After being owned by the Thielen family for more than 35 years, the business that boasts the longest full-service meat counter in the Midwest has been sold to longtime employee Brad MacKissock and his wife Mandi.The MacKissocks took over the...
The 2025 Minnesota State Cattlemen’s Association (MSCA) Summer Tour will take place on Tuesday, July 15, in Little Falls, Minnesota. This year’s event is proudly hosted by the Mississippi Valley Cattlemen’s Association, one of 21 local affiliates of the MSCA. The tour promises a full day of agricultural insight and...
Minnesota Farmers Union (MFU) Executive Committee Chair Carol Anderson is the 2025 Small Business Administration Minnesota Women in Business Champion of the Year.“Carol Anderson is a strong and dedicated leader who’s not afraid to take on tough projects and see them through. That’s been a great benefit to Minnesota Farmers...
Gratitude is what comes to mind to Robyn Gray, Vicki Spofford and Barb Stumpf when reflecting on the fact that the St. Francis Community Chorale is celebrating 20 years this year.Gray, who writes grants, gets music, schedules and organizes the chorale, said it all began when many church choirs were...
Creating change from tillage to manure
Apr 26 2025Conservation efforts vary across agricultural operations, but for the Czech family of rural Little Falls, land stewardship is an avenue to healthier crops and a stronger dairy herd.The Czech family is the recipient of the Outstanding Conservationist award from the Morrison Soil & Water Conservation District. They were recognized as...
The Pierz chapter of the Minnesota Honor Society (MHS) had its induction ceremony on Sunday, April 13. Twenty-six new members were inducted and 21 seniors received their honor cords. New Inductees were: Back row (L to R): Joslynn Wyatt, Autumn Jones, Beverly Rentz, Macy Sadlovsky, Payton Kimman, Khloe Scheel, Brayden...
ALLETE, Inc. has been named an Honor Roll Company of Special Distinction in the 2024 Minnesota Census of Women in Corporate Leadership.The annual research report produced by St. Catherine University’s School of Business examines the representation of women on boards of directors and as executive officers in Minnesota’s largest publicly...
Being named as the 2025 Small Business Administration (SBA) Minnesota Women in Business Champion of the Year by the U.S. Small Business Administration came as a huge surprise to Carol Anderson, executive director at Community Development of Morrison County.“It’s amazing. It really feels good. I have worked for a long...
Making a difference through volunteering
Apr 19 2025More than eight years ago, Aaron Olson, executive director of Kinship of Morrison County, encouraged Jeanne Lee, branch manager at Mid Minnesota Federal Credit Union in Little Falls, to consider mentoring a child. Little did she know at the time that it would lead to a fulfilling relationship for her...
CHI St. Gabriel’s Health announces a partnership with Senior Life Solutions. Senior Life Solutions will be located in CHI St. Gabriel’s Health located at 808 Third St. SE, Little Falls.CHI St. Gabriel’s Senior Life Solutions department is an intensive outpatient group therapy program designed to meet the unique needs of...
Volunteering has always been a part of Kelly Desormey’s life.The Little falls resident and Minnesota Power employee can remember volunteering as far back as her childhood days.“Even as a kid I remember helping out in school,” Desormey said.On Thursday, April 10, Desormey’s volunteerism will come full circle when she is...
Tucked away northeast of Harding, Platte River Farm & Flowers is more than just a greenhouse operation. It's a family-driven vision to cultivate community through agriculture, education and shared experiences.What started as a backyard hobby for self-sufficiency has blossomed into a thriving business for married couple Kari and Kevin Dembouski,...
For nearly 40 years, the Pierz Food Shelf has been a vital resource for families in need across eastern Morrison County. Under the dedicated leadership of volunteer director Pat Zimmermann, this humble operation has evolved to meet the increasing demands of the community.The food shelf’s current home is a repurposed...
What was once a bustling creamery in the early 20th century has now been transformed into a thriving quilt shop, thanks to the vision and hard work of owner Linda Thesing.Thesing, along with her daughter Janelle Johnson, purchased the old creamery building in 2011 and spent over a year renovating...
A Little Falls business owner is doing her part to share the concerns of small businesses with lawmakers in Washington, D.C.Paula Kampa, owner of Kampa Gerbi and Associates Inc. recently participated in Goldman Sachs 10,000 Small Businesses Voices which concluded with rural small business fly-in to the Nation’s Capital where...
As the dream to launch a local food co-op in historic downtown Little Falls comes closer to reality, the Purple Carrot Market is excited to announce the launch of a Community Investment Campaign (CIC) which started on March 17. The campaign will raise funds to construct and open the highly...
Superintendent Greg Johnson gave an update in regard to the state of the Little Falls School District at the school board meeting, March 10.Beginning with mentioning some of the celebrations, Johnson said the District continue to have expanding and thriving Community Services, the Little Flyers Child Care Center, which opened...
Hilmerson Sports and General Rental Center, a local power sports and equipment rental business, has been named the 2024 Small Business of the Year by the Little Falls Chamber of Commerce and Tourism.Owner Brad Hilmerson, who took over the businesses in 2008, was excited to receive the news at a...
Excitement flowed when Kayla Bates, branch manager of Magnifi Financial in Little Falls, as well as her team learned that the member-owned credit union was named “Large Business of the Year” by the Little Falls Area Chamber of Commerce & Tourism.“I was super surprised and in shock, happy that somebody...
Minnesota Power has filed its 2025 Integrated Resource Plan (IRP) with the Minnesota Public Utilities Commission (MPUC), outlining next steps to provide safe and reliable energy to customers while adding new resources, meeting increasing demand for energy and reducing carbon emissions.Minnesota Power serves customers and communities in northern Minnesota, including...
In a move to address the growing need for affordable housing in the region, the Morrison County Board of Commissioners approved a contract with Habitat for Humanity of Morrison County to utilize state affordable housing funds.The partnership, which was discussed during the Tuesday, Feb. 25th board meeting, will allow Habitat...