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Pumpkin Composting In Clay County

When Halloween is over, what should you do with your pumpkins?  In Clay County, you can drop off pumpkins to be recycled for compost.  Ella Holiman, a landfill technician for Clay County Solid Waste, explains. Holiman says you will have to clean up your pumpkin before dropping it off. Here are the locations where pumpkins…
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October 28, 2024 0

Barnesville Potato Days Begins Friday

BARNESVILLE, MN—Barnesville’s annual Potato Days celebration begins Friday and runs through Saturday.  Director of Potato Days Missie Goheen talks about Friday’s events. Saturday’s schedule at Potato Days includes a parade through town at 1:30.  Goheen says this year’s parade has more than one grand marshal. There’s a full schedule of events at Barnesville’s Potato Days…
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August 23, 2024 0

Barnesville Potato Days

BARNESVILLE, MN—Barnesville’s annual celebration of the potato is coming up later this week.  The annual Potato Days festival will be held Friday and Saturday at the Clay County Fairgrounds and downtown on Front Street.  Potato Days director Missie Goheen tells us what’s new at this year’s festival. Goheen says there’s also a favorite that is…
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August 20, 2024 0

Barnesville Community Picnic

BARNESVILLE, MN—There’s going to be a community picnic in Barnesville Thursday night at Blue Eagle Park.  Barnesville Main Street Director Bailey Thompson talks about the picnic. There’s no admission fee for the community picnic, but you will be able to buy various entrees like pulled pork, brats and hot dogs between 5:30 and 7pm.  Thompson…
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July 24, 2024 0

Gottenborg To Be New Barnesville Girls Basketball Coach

A long-time girls basketball coach in the area has found a new home.  According to the agenda for Monday’s Barnesville School Board meeting, Bill Gottenborg will be hired as new coach of the Trojans’ girls basketball team.  You’ll remember Gottenborg resigned as Hawley girls basketball coach last month after over 40 years…and also resigned his…
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June 17, 2024 0

Barnesville Girls BKB Coach Resigns

Barnesville High School Girls Basketball Coach Ryan Bomstad has stepped down after 12 seasons.  Bomstad turned in his resignation on May 20.  In his resignation letter, Bomstad said “It is time to watch my children grow up and be at their events being a dad.”  Valley News Live says it has received several reports of…
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June 14, 2024 0

Barnesville Event Center Open House

BARNESVILLE, MN—The Barnesville Event Center will open its doors to the public Monday, May 13.  Barnesville City Administrator Jeremy Cossette has details. The Barnesville Event Center is the former home of the Barnesville American Legion.  Cossette talks about the rebuilding project. Cossette adds that the Event Center is more like three buildings, since there were…
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May 13, 2024 0

Barnesville Easter Egg Hunt Saturday

BARNESVILLE, MN—St. John’s Lutheran Church in Barnesville is holding its annual Easter Egg Hunt Saturday afternoon.  St. John’s youth director Carrie McKay talks about the event. McKay says combining an Easter egg hunt with the story of the Resurrection has worked well. The events at the Easter Egg Hunt at St. John’s Lutheran Church in…
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March 26, 2024 0

Barnesville Wild Game Feed Thursday

BARNESVILLE, MN—Want something different for dinner tonight?  Our Savior’s Lutheran Church in Barnesville is hosting its annual wild game feed this evening starting at 4:30.  Gene Prim, the game feed organizer, tells us what’s on the menu. The wild game feed is free will offering…with all proceeds benefiting Our Savior’s Lutheran Brotherhood projects.  The wild…
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March 14, 2024 0

Potato Days Grand Marshal Has Special Ride For Saturday’s Parade

BARNESVILLE, MN—The grand marshal at a parade usually rides in an open top convertible, waving to everyone.  But Tammy Grommesh, the grand marshal at Saturday’s Potato Days parade in Barnesville, will be riding something else–a tractor that’s a family heirloom. Saturday’s parade at Potato Days in Barnesville begins at 1:30.


August 25, 2023 0