On October 1, the Minnesota Department of Commerce announced that MNsure health insurance premiums will rise 2026, with increases ranging from about 7% to 31% depending on the plan, region, and age of the enrollee. Small group plans will also face premium hikes, though smaller ones.

My wife loves Halloween and spooky stuff, so we kicked off Halloween season last Friday.
Friday rolls around, and we decide to go to a haunted tour at CHS Field, where there are stories of ghosts haunting the tunnels beneath the field, which includes the clubhouse, batting cages, and other facilities necessary to run a baseball stadium.
It was a fun and unique type of haunted activity, with both spookiness and laughs.

As we wind down the fall sports season here at Triton, we want to recognize the tremendous efforts and achievements of our student athletes and coaches.

This year, voters will not be heading to the polls and voting on who should be the next President of the United States.
But voters in local communities, aside from Hayfield, will all have the chance to express their opinions when they go to the polls on or before Nov. 2.

It should be no surprise to anyone reading this column that I am a fierce advocate for the First Amendment to the Constitution, which protects the Freedom of Speech, Freedom of Religion, and a Free Press.
So last week, instead of spending the morning and early afternoon eating way too much food, or drinking more beer than I do in a year, I spent time volunteering at the Newspaper Museum at the Minnesota State Fair.

My heart sank Wednesday morning as I was listening to the radio while working on the computer.
WCCO delivered a “breaking news alert” of an active shooting situation unfolding in south Minneapolis. Sadly, shootings in Minneapolis are so routine these days that they most often leave me unfazed. But this one was quite different and left me sick to my stomach.