This is part of the ongoing voters guide series. For local candidates, see our special section in the Oct. 14 edition of the Grant County Herald. By Reed AnfinsonPublisher Taking on an incumbent ...

By Reed AnfinsonPublisher Through the summer, crews working for Anderson Underground of Sauk Rapids have been installing four large conduits along Minnesota Highway 9 through Grant, Stevens, and Swift ...

Randall Hedtke, age 91, of Barrett, MN passed away Tuesday, October 13, 2026 at his residence in rural Barrett. Randall Robert Hedtke was born April 15, 1935, in Fairmount, ND. He was the sixth of ...

Ruth Elaine Sanford Reetz was born on May 3, 1938, in Parkers Prairie, MN, to Robert and Charlotte (Roberts) Sanford. Ruth and her parents moved to Elbow Lake, MN, when she was two years old, joining ...

News deserts are expanding in America. Ghost newspapers with reduced staff stretched so thin that news coverage is a thin, pale shadow of what a community needs and deserves are spreading. The ...

As Friday nights fade, we are losing touch with one another. That is the trend University of North Carolina sociologist Neal ...

By Mike Mallow Editor, Grant County Herald After a delay, the West Central Area (WCA) School District finally received the ...

Karla R. Wohlers, born April 25, 1982, 44, of Fargo, ND, passed away Saturday, September 19, 2026 in residence. A visitation took place from 5:30 – 7:00 p.m. followed by a prayer service 7:00 p.m.

The WCA cross country team had two meets on the schedule last week. The team stayed in the West Central Conference Sept. 22, traveling to Melrose to compete in the Melrose Dutchmen Invitational. The ...

Elbow Lake City Council revised Chapter 112 of city code at its September regular meeting. The update to the ordinance would create a standalone intoxicating liquor license for off-sale sites. The ...