Weekly newspapers published in Minnesota were a popular and even necessary force as various sites within the state became the property of immigrant families who tended to settle near other families …

It’s grand to see so many local fields made ready for spring 2025. Uncertainty is the perpetual frame of mind which is joyfully diminished when harvest is completed and next year’s crop …

Summer has faded into memory as the cool mornings and frosty windshields confirm winter is coming. As the calendar slides through the “ber” months, the holiday season arrives on the heels …

Each year, as calendars across the country flip to November, familiar holiday tunes awake from their slumber to overtake radio stations and reach peak streaming numbers, raising the age-old question: …

How severely will the coming winter treat Central Minnesota? Most of our adult population ask themselves this question as November rolls in and autumn’s colors grow bleak and fade. We feel …

The biggest lie I have heard about Foley came from a local woodcarver who confidently stated the community does not foster or promote the arts. The carver, an older gentleman, shared this …

The music startled me out of sleep. Raucous crazy rap beats blared from the blue-tooth speaker in the kitchen.   I glared at the digital dial on the alarm clock next to the bed — 5 …

The Farm Service Agency’s Farm Storage Facility Loan Program provides low-interest financing to help producers build or upgrade storage facilities and to purchase portable —new or …

The tragic tale of a domesticated eastern gray squirrel named Peanut swept across the internet and mainstream media in early November, captivating audiences with its heart-wrenching conclusion and …

The recent tearing down and hauling out of the building materials which kept the old bank and old post office upright “at the top of the hill,” as some locals would put it, has drawn the …

We are fortunate to work with tremendous students here at Foley Intermediate School, and one of our goals this year is to be more intentional about sharing the positive things happening in our …

Few settings are more intimidating than driving to a potluck with a labor-intensive dish resting on the passenger seat, jiggling with every slight bump in the road and threatening to stain car seats …