Yes, a group of common grackles is commonly called a “plague.” Other collective nouns for grackles include annoyance, cackle, cloud, colony, flock and quarrel.

Wow, what a wild ride and we’ve almost survived it! I have enough political ads from the mail to kill at least one full size tree if not two.

Moose Lake resident, alum and Post Adjutant of American Legion Post 379, Mike Peterson, continues to work tirelessly to make sure local veterans’ needs are taken care of and they ...

A 20 yard field goal by Lorenzo Bonuccelli with 6 seconds left, gave the Rebels a 30 to 28 victory over the Crosby-Ironton ...

The Barnum Robotics team has become a cooperative with Moose Lake and Willow River schools after the long time Barnum coach was unable to keep coaching the kids. The Barnum ...

ust to remind everyone that snow parking begins Nov. 1. NO parking on city streets between midnight and 8 am until April 1. The next city council meeting is 7 p.m., Tuesday, Nov. 17 at the senior ...

On a dreary but dry Saturday afternoon, the Barnum Bombers traveled to Deer River and defeated the Warriors 26-6 in a Section 7A semifinal game. This was the second week ...

The election judges work hard processing mail in/absentee ballots for the 15 precincts in Carlton County for several days leading up to election day. Michael Garcia and Joe Ulsby have ...

At the conclusion of the day’s races, the cross country running season came to an end for all but one Rebel. With a time of 17:28 and an 11th place finish, Eli Berger earned the last of six individual ...

The Neighborhood Kitchen is holding a blanket and clothing drive for those in need in the area. The drive runs Monday, Nov. 9-Wednesday, Nov. 11. They can be dropped off 9 a.m.-3 p.m. at Hope Lutheran ...

We were gone the last two weeks of September and I thought we would have missed the fall colors at home, but I’ve been delighted to still see so much ...

The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources is joining partners across the country in recognizing National Forest Products Week (Oct. 18-24), highlighting how healthy, well-managed forests provide r ...