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Daily physical activity is essential for children's and adolescents' well-being. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention say kids between the ages of six and 17 need at least 60 minutes of moderate-to-vigorous physical activity every day. Preschool-aged children between three and five years...
ARIES - Mar 21/Apr 20
Aries, you have been looking for some new ways to make some extra money, and now might be the time to start putting your plan in motion. Good fortune awaits.
TAURUS - Apr 21/May 21
Passion is on your mind this week, Taurus. Get together with a spouse or romantic partner and...
Online shopping continues to grow by leaps and bounds. While online retailers' share of the market has grown significantly over the last five to six years, it hasn't fully surpassed brick-and-mortar retail in total sales. Capital One Shopping reports Americans spent $5.9 trillion in stores and $1.3...
Shopping is a big part of the holiday season, and data regarding retail sales bears that out. According to the National Retail Federation, roughly 19 percent of total retail sales during a five-year period beginning in 2019 occurred between November and December.
NRF data is a testament to how much...
Reading is a relaxing way to pass the time, expand your vocabulary and help maintain cognition. Piedmont Health says reading boosts health in a number of ways. Researchers at the University of Sussex found that participants who read for just six minutes experienced reduced muscle tension and a...
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Autumn Stoll guides a cottage foods safety trainee on pH testing.
Cottage foods are an important part of Minnesota agriculture. With more than 10,000 registered cottage food producers in the state, this micro-producer industry is...
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Mystery of the month
Why isn’t this holiday cactus blooming?
The solution is at the bottom of this article.
Pests and diseases
Read the instructions on any deicing salt containers before applying them to your driveways,...
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Dehmer, Field qualify for state; Buffalo finishes third at sections
The Buffalo gymnastics team finished third in last Thursday’s Section 5AA tournament with a team score of 133.20.
It marked the...
Knights earn third-straight Section 5AA championship; Bergeron first in all events
The St. Michael-Albertville gymnastics team proved the numbers don’t lie.
The Knights came into last Thursday’s...
Bison hope for big results at sections
Some members of the Buffalo boys’ swim/dive team wrapped up their season in last Friday’s Lake Conference junior varsity championship meet at Minnetonka. For...
Leap Year!
Did you know that Leap Year babies are called “Leaplings?”
Another tale is that the 29th of February wasn’t recognized by English Law, so the day had no legal status - it was a day that...
Sarah Bachmeyer-Parker delivered a speech to the fans at last Friday’s Buffalo boys’ basketball game against STMA in a Coaches vs. Cancer event/fundraiser. Sarah was diagnosed in March 2023 with...
Warmer-than-normal January temperatures may have caused the Kites on Ice Festival to be canceled, but several cornhole enthusiasts gathered last Saturday, Feb. 10, at Huikko’s Bowling and...
Mayor Chris Kauffman opened the city of Hanover’s February 6 meeting with the pledge of allegiance and call to order. Council members approved the agenda and items related to the January 16 work...
The Wright County Planning Commission has decided, by a 5-1 vote, against moving forward with an Interim Use Permit to mine sand and gravel near the intersection of State Hwy. 25 N and County Rd. 113...
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