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100 Years Ago July 17, 1919 Hero's diary found on battlefield. The diary of Melvin Sweatt, a Todd County boy who was killed in action at St. Mihiel Sector, France, was found and sent to his relatives residing near Osakis. After waiting four long months with no word, Melvin's family...

Osakis is a town that is one to be proud of. We have a trailhead for a massive paved trail through Central Minnesota, we've got a fisherman's dream with Lake Osakis, schools with a proven academic track record and a downtown that has had quite the facelift recently! It's those downtown...

100 Years Ago July 10, 1919 Girl injured in auto accident. While driving home from the Fourth of July celebration at Osakis in a buggy, the 15-year-old daughter of Eugene Myers, of Hudson, was struck by an automobile driven by Mr. Hendrickson, The Alexandria liveryman. She sustained...

We are very excited here at the Galeon as we continue to look at ways to enhance resident rooms and areas of use. We are scheduled to have new flooring installed at CMH. All hallways, the dining room and common areas will be done initially. Resident rooms will then be done as we are...

Well, the Todd County Board of Appeal and Equalization met on June 17 at 6 p.m., with 13 residents on the agenda and others in attendance. Many complained that it is hard for them to attend their local Appeal and Equalization meetings because they are usually in the morning or early...

100 Years Ago July 3, 1919 "The Boys are Back" celebration. Under the auspices of the Osakis Commercial Club and the Business Men of Osakis, there will be a Fourth of July Victory Celebration. The program begins with the Civic and Industrial Parade, including all returned soldiers...

100 Years Ago June 26, 1919 Fatal auto accident. Andrew P. Dahl, a well-known farmer in Gordon Township, is dead and the 11-year-old son of Johan Hanson, also of Gordon, is at the Dr. Meyer Hospital in Osakis, as a result of an automobile accident that occurred yesterday afternoon...

I've had the opportunity to be a high school coach for Osakis Cross Country and Osakis Track and Field since 2011. Through my experiences as a coach, I have gained some practical insight on the pressures of specialization in youth sports and activities. The effects of specialization...

100 Years Ago June 19, 1919 Sousa and his band to perform. Lieut. Sousa and his band will hold a great concert at Glenwood Thursday, June 26, a first to be held in our local area. Sousa has just engaged two vocal soloists for the forth-coming transcontinental tour and has also added...

I am often asked, as the school year ends, what I will do with all the time off in the summer. Some people do not realize that a number of school staff employees work at the school year-round.

100 Years Ago June 12, 1919 Big demand for good Osakis farms. Local real estate agents have had one of the busiest weeks of the summer and the demand for good improved farms near Osakis continues. One of the best farms to change hands this past week is the Wm. Brinkman 160-acres on...

I have heard many folks talking about the amount of "weeds" in the area lakes. Some folks are concerned because we don't have as many, others because we have too many. Go figure, we can't agree about something to do with area lakes. Shocker there!

100 Years Ago June 5, 1919 Over 250 autos in parade. The largest crowd that ever congregated in Osakis on Memorial Day formed in the parade Friday and marched to Lakeside Cemetery where the graves of the soldiers were decorated with flags and flowers. Over 250 cars were in the procession...

It takes two different types of vaccines to help protect against the five vaccine-preventable groups of meningitis. Meningitis is a life-threatening bacterial infection that can affect the lining of the brain and spinal cord, or it can cause an infection in the bloodstream —...

How do you feel about your finances? Do you feel like they're robust enough to handle an emergency, or are they running tighter than a fiddle string? More often than not, that answer leans a bit more to the tight side of the spectrum, and if you're answering that question that way,...