2+ hour, 20+ min ago  (176+ words) Members Cooperative Credit Union (Members) announced the launch of Project Horizon, a new initiative focused on supporting mental well-being and strengthening communities. "At Members we recognize the importance of mental well-being, resilience and our ability to thrive. Financial stress affects…...

1+ day, 2+ hour ago  (695+ words) I am writing this from a small table outside a pub in Ireland, thousands of miles from Aitkin. And yet, like many of you, my heart is very much at home. Aitkin has been my community for decades. It is…...

2+ day, 2+ hour ago  (307+ words) Eagle Scout candidate Everett Olesen of Palisade is shown here in front of the framing for the handicap-accessible boardwalk he built at Rice Lake National Wildlife Refuge, as his Eagle Scout service project. Waterfowl species by the thousands are attracted…...

3+ day, 3+ hour ago  (243+ words) May opens and closes with full moons, but both make it hard to catch their moment of perfect fullness. On May Day that moment arrives near noon, when the moon won't be visible from Minnesota. And on the 31st, perfect fullness…...

5+ day, 2+ hour ago  (283+ words) Mc Gregor School Counselor, Gretchen Polkinghorne, gave a presentation on college and career planning to the Mc Gregor School Board at its meeting March 23. She explained that Minnesota requires students to begin post secondary planning upon entering ninth grade. Students…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago  (303+ words) Message Media. co The need for middle voices To the Editor, When it comes to public policy, we need more voices, well, not just more, but certain voices are missing People on the right and left are passionately promoting their…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago  (512+ words) As the Minnesota frost finally begins to retreat, local gardeners are eyeing their storage bins and garden center aisles with anticipation. While the ground may still be shaking off the winter chill, April marks the critical window to "wake up…...

3+ week, 6+ day ago  (415+ words) The National Weather Service (NWS) in Duluth will offer free Skywarn spotter training classes across the Northland this spring. Skywarn is a cooperative effort between the NWS, local emergency management and private citizens who volunteer their time to attend free…...

4+ week, 2+ hour ago  (282+ words) messagemedia. co Great River Energy, wholesale power provider to 26 member distribution cooperatives, is asking Minnesota communities to join the National Rural Electric Cooperative Association and hundreds of co-ops across the U. S in recognizing the work line technicians do for the…...

1+ mon, 3+ hour ago  (483+ words) As the local high schools await the start of their spring sports seasons of baseball, softball, track, golf and trap-shooting, it might be worth highlighting some of the people who have added to the winter scene around the big lake…...