“Where the coffee’s hot, the lakes are cold, and all the children are above average.” — Serving the Chain since 1897.
Tuesday, July 28, 2026 · July 21 Edition · 6 stories item(s) in this section.
The Smoke
Haze from the fires burning up north arrived Sunday evening and stayed. An air-quality advisory runs through Wednesday, the elders have been moved indoors with varying degrees of consent, and the sunsets are spectacular in a way no one feels entirely right about.
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The Hagen Pasture
The special meeting the board promised at the July hearing has a date, a room, and — per Chairman Ross Vig — “no intention of needing extra chairs twice.” Written comment is open through August 18.
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The Old Co-op Creamery
The Holts pronounce batch two “closer” and batch three “close,” the covered sign enters its third week of not being looked at, and the fire chief makes a brief, bread-scented inspection.
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County Fair
Two dollars, open class, no exceptions after twelve o’clock — “not even the good kind,” says fair board chair Verna Tho. The 4-H barn is at record enrollment and the pickle categories are, as usual, underestimated.
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The Season
The stands are open on the county roads, the honor boxes are out, and the first ears came through the haze tasting, by universal report, like they always do. The Paulson stand opened Saturday morning; the reason it almost didn’t is on the Obituaries page.
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Municipal Affairs
The chair that summers at city hall and winters at the fire hall has been requisitioned six weeks early. City hall has responded through channels, the channels being Donna.
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