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From KOD to Wannigan Days
What a fantastic weekend Lindstrom had for the Karl Oskar Days celebration. It finished right before this current inferno week began. The entire event was very well attended with the parade being as full and as crowded as I can remember. It was full of great floats and tons of …
‘The Revolutionists’ ignites audiences at Festival Theatre in St. Croix Falls
This past weekend, was the opening performance of The Revolutionists by Lauren Gunderson in Festival Theatre's intimate Black Box space on Main Street. The smaller venue immediately draws the audience into the world of the play, creating the feeling that you're not simply watching history unfold; you are sitting in …
Chisago County Fair a great time despite heat!
The County Fair is a colorful, busy time in Rush City. The barns are open to visit with the animals that 4Hers enter in a host of contests, the public is welcome to submit projects and collections for judges to award ribbons to and the arena is home to dirt …
Karl Oskar Days celebration
Karl Oskar Days had a little bit of everything this year. From the unveiling of the new Vilhelm Moberg bust to the snuff box winner of $1,000 Porter Anderson to a parade chock full of local dignitaries including Wade and Roxy Carlson and the GOAT Rusty Johnson and the Brink’s.
30-day closure of Highway 243 at Highway 95 begins July 13
Construction crews are preparing to reopen 260th St. at Hwy 95 in Franconia Township on Fri, July 10. Then, beginning at 6 a.m. on Monday, July 13, they will close Highway 243 at Highway 95, weather permitting. This means access to the Osceola Bridge at Highway 95 will be closed. …
Charges filed in 2025 fentanyl overdose death
Two people alleged to have provided fentanyl that caused the death of Cole Letexier, 24, a little over a year ago were before Judge Jesse Seabrooks III online Monday this week, to hear about bail terms. Both continue to be held.
Carlson to be KO Days Grand Marshal
The Grand Marshal for this year’s Karl Oskar Days parade, Wade Carlson, has already been, by default, at the heart of the parade event for years. Floats, big rigs and marching units have long used the roads surrounding Carlson’s Amoco station for line-up. The parade was so close you could …
Sno Barons request expanded uses of rural event site; action tabled for detail
The Hay Days event, a motorsports extravaganza held in September every year, is run by the Sno Barons Snowmobile Club, and the club has applied for a permit from the county to expand allowed uses on the 100-acres plus just outside of Almelund. Sno Barons is asking for 15 events …
Local filings open next week
The application window to run for municipal level office or school board is opening Tuesday, next week. The filing to place your name on a ballot runs from July 14-28 and would-be candidates will file at the office of the governmental unit they wish to be elected to.
Community invited to Trinity Lutheran’s 125th anniversary celebration
It was Trinity Sunday, June 2, 1901, when 11 Lutheran families gathered at the Lindstrom Opera Hall (current site of the Chisago County Press) to hear the Rev. S.W. Kuhns of Duluth preach in English. Why was this unusual? Because, until that day, Lutherans living in the Chisago Lakes area …
