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The Minnesota Department of Agriculture (MDA) is now accepting applications for the Produce Safety Mini-grant. This funding opportunity helps reimburse produce growers for expenses that improve on-farm food safety systems.The MDA anticipates awarding approximately $30,400. Awardees will receive reimbursement of up to $800 per farm. No matching funds are required.To...Continue Reading

Continuously seeking to make a difference in communities and for the environment, the Franciscan Sisters of Little Falls was recently recognized by the Morrison Soil & Water Conservation District for their efforts.Sister Mary Hroscikoski said receiving the Morrison County Community Conservationist Award means a lot to the Sisters.Highlighting what the...Continue Reading

The Little Falls Area Chamber of Commerce and Tourism announced the three recipients of the 2025 Business Awards: Lakeshirts as Large Business of the Year, Tri-CAP as Small Business of the Year and Susy Prosapio as Volunteer of the Year. These selections highlight the importance of how local businesses and...Continue Reading

The 2026 Ice Carousel Extravaganza (I.C.E.) Fest, hosted by the Zwilling family and Pay it Forward Foundation, is set to be another weekend full of fun for all ages.This year’s I.C.E. Fest will be the ninth one since it kicked off in 2018. A year prior to that event, the...Continue Reading

For nearly 50 years, a quiet operation along 11th Street NE has served as one of Central Minnesota’s electrical nerve centers.Now, Minnesota Power is preparing to move that operation across Highway 10, building a new service center in the Hole-in-the-Day Industrial Park and reinforcing Little Falls’ role as a key...Continue Reading

When students and staff walk the halls of Little Falls Community High School each day, they see lockers, classrooms and familiar corridors. What they don’t see is a mechanical system that has been quietly working and straining for more than half a century.Constructed in 1972, the high school’s heating, ventilation,...Continue Reading

The City of Little Falls will host a City Council Community Open House on Tuesday, Feb. 24, at Little Falls City Hall. The open house will be held from 4:30 to 7 p.m. and is designed as an informal, come-and-go event.Residents and business owners are invited to stop in at...Continue Reading

Little Falls Community High School celebrated decades of athletic excellence Friday, Jan. 23, as eight former athletes and coaches were inducted into the Flyers Hall of Fame during a ceremony recognizing contributions that span generations, sports and state and even international competition.This year’s class includes longtime coach Randy Tabatt, former...Continue Reading

When Don Miller opened Miller’s TV and Audio on Little Falls’ west side in 1955, television was still a curiosity and color television was barely a year old.In many homes, a television set wasn’t yet the centerpiece of daily life. In some, it wasn’t there at all.Miller, however, was convinced...Continue Reading

Being nominated for and receiving the Outstanding Conservationist Award from the Morrison Soil & Water Conservation District mean a lot to Curt and Janice Plante, who own Plante Farms in Fort Ripley. To celebrate various award winners, including the Plantes, a program was held Jan. 23 at the Morrison County...Continue Reading

Whether it’s a quick trip to the store or a drive back into town after a weekend away, everyday travel in Little Falls could soon include passing a new set of police cameras, as the City Council moves forward with a trial of license plate reader technology.The Little Falls City...Continue Reading

The referendum question facing Little Falls voters this spring isn’t whether the school district wants to make upgrades — it’s whether it can afford not to.More than 50 years after Little Falls High School opened in 1972, the building’s heating, ventilation and mechanical systems are still doing the work they...Continue Reading

The Patriots Cafe has been serving the customers of Swanville and beyond for nearly five years, first opening in April 2021. Although it is soon changing ownership, owner Sherry Ramsey hopes the new owner will carry the cafe’s legacy forward.Before Ramsey took ownership of the cafe in 2021, it had...Continue Reading

CHI - St. Gabriel's Health is proud to announce it has been recognized with the esteemed Blue Distinction Centers for Knee and Hip Replacement designation for the 2025 program year. This national recognition from Blue Cross Blue Shield highlights hospitals and surgery centers that demonstrate exceptional quality and cost-efficiency in...Continue Reading

“New year; new me” is a common refrain at the start of the year, with individuals making resolutions and commitments to achieve goals and bring their lives into a new direction. For Randall State Insurance, that phrase could be somewhat altered into “New year; new building; same commitment to service.”According...Continue Reading

When Pierz School District officials traveled to Texas last week, they weren’t just picking up another plaque for the wall.On Wednesday, Jan. 14, the district received national recognition in San Antonio after being certified at multiple levels in a rigorous school improvement framework developed by the Marzano Institute — an...Continue Reading

The Entrepreneur Fund is now offering a Rural Field to Market Grant, a competitive grant, to directly support farm and food business in Minnesota. Working with a variety of business owners, such as producers, growers, distributors, retailers and local grocery stores, Content Manager Samantha Erkkila said as the Entrepreneur Fund...Continue Reading

Those making the trip on Highway 10 from Little Falls to Motley might not notice anything out of the ordinary along their route. However, if curious drivers were to turn right onto Azure Road, about halfway between Cushing and Motley, they would be rewarded with discovering a sprawling, inviting resort.Boasting...Continue Reading

Magnifi Financial Credit Union (Magnifi) has announced a new partnership with Greenlight® Financial Technology, Inc. (“Greenlight”), bringing Magnifi members access to Greenlight’s award-winning family finance app at no cost. This collaboration highlights Magnifi’s member-first approach by empowering families and supporting the next generation in building healthy financial futures. Magnifi is...Continue Reading

In small communities across Minnesota, train depots dotted the landscape.They were more than places to catch a train. Depots became centers of commerce, gathering spots for local news and workplaces where men and women held jobs that quietly stitched communities together.In Little Falls, that history still lingers inside the city’s...Continue Reading

For nearly 70 years, people have brought shoes, boots, coats and other items that needed to be repaired or mended to the shoe repair shop near the corner of Broadway and Second Street Southwest in Little Falls. At first, the shop was called Mel’s Shoe Service, named after its owner...Continue Reading

Pierz Early Childhood will host a free family event from 5-7 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 7, 2026, at the Early Childhood Center.Families with children up to grade 2 are invited to attend. Activities and hands-on projects will be provided by the wonderTrek Children’s Museum, along with additional activities led by early...Continue Reading

Tiffany Baker has served as the current store director at the Little Falls Coborn's grocery store for about five months, but her full history with Coborn’s goes back much longer than that.Baker first started in 2021 as an overnight manager at a Cash Wise, which is owned by Coborn’s, in...Continue Reading

Situated in farm country of western Morrison County is ElmDale Creamery & Locker, where history of common farm practices meets the needs of modern-day. While butter is no longer made at the creamery, it has become a go-to place for many in the area who need feed, ear tags, oil,...Continue Reading