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100 Years Ago October 18, 1917 Auction sales run into big figures. T. H. Fezler, the local auctioneer, cried a sale at Glenwood one day last week that brought around $5,000 in cash to the owners of the property listed. Owing to the high prices of all classes of livestock, auction...

By U.S. Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minnesota After Peggy Hiestand-Harri's mom retired, she planned to spend her time like a lot of Minnesotans do — with her kids and grandkids. And also like a lot of Minnesotans in their golden years, she got by on a fixed income.

There is no escaping the simple fact that we are all aging. What does aging mean? The dictionary defines the word aging as "the process of growing old."

By Marcia Schroeder RN, Horizon Public Health Influenza is NOT ... a cold, or the run-of-the-mill vomiting or diarrheal illness that people often refer to as the "stomach flu." Influenza IS ... an upper respiratory infection. It is a virus. It is contagious, spread by coughing, sneezing...

The Todd County Finance Committee recommended to the full County Board a 4.13 percent preliminary levy increase for 2018. This is required by the state for counties to set the preliminary levy by Sept. 30 of each year. Counties are not allowed to increase this number once it is set...

10 Years Ago October 9, 2007 Women's Association improves Osakis. Behind every good town, there's a group of women who make sure community events roll along smoothly. They're the coordinators and the donation raisers; they're the Osakis Women's Association. Nancy Muehlenhardt and...

To the editor: Do you care about soil health, clean water, and farmers' ability to make a living and steward their land? Time to tune in. Congress has started work on the next farm bill, and now is when they need to hear from you: the voters. The next farm bill offers a major opportunity...

100 Years Ago September 27, 1917 Send a home newspaper to a soldier boy. Parents or friends who wish to send the soldier boys the home paper will be furnished the "Osakis Review" to any address for an entire year for 75 cents. This offer is good at any time. New ice house being built....

"Head down the road apiece until you hit the old Klickner's house and then turn north and go about three jags until you see where the brick grain bin was, but don't worry about that for now. Did I tell you that once about how old man Klickner's mule ended up in that grain bin? Well,...

100 Years Ago September 20, 1917 Mayor William Brown gives sharp warning to boys. Attention has been called to the practice of boys about town throwing stones at all the small globes on the traffic lights placed in the center of the street intersections in the village. Several marshals...

Recently, I was able to attend an eye opening seminar taught by author and serial murderer researcher Phil Chalmers called "Generation Death — How America Creates Teen Killer and Mass Murderers" Juvenile Homicide Training.

To the editor: In the last 20 years, small schools facing budget cuts often removed elective classes. This left skills like cooking and growing fruits and vegetables unlearned. Center for Rural Affairs' Greenhouse to Cafeteria program has been a solution for schools that have faced...

Every now and then I should write something about the Chamber, versus whatever I may be thinking about at the time I decide to write an article. Except right now the Chamber is exactly what I'm thinking about. It's currently the day before the big fall festival for Osakis —...

To the editor: Disaster can strike anywhere. Hurricane Harvey has shown us that we are all vulnerable to circumstances beyond our control, and safety net programs like SNAP (formerly food stamps) can help families through a crisis.