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Yearly Archives: 2015

City Council: More info is needed on the re-zoning for retail store

New police squad car coming in May The central focus of discussion at the Tuesday, December 22 Mountain Lake City Council meeting was the agenda...

MnDOT: Winter Load Increases begin January 4

Announcement for unrestricted highways in North Frost Zone       The Minnesota Department of Transportation (MnDOT) has announced that Winter Load Increases will begin on unrestricted highways...

Orlando Klassen

Orlando Eldon Klassen, 88, died on Thursday, December 24, 2015, in Jackson, Minnesota. He lived in Mountain Lake, Minnesota for most of his life. He...

New Minnesota laws for 2016

Vehicle registration updates, how-tos for emergency elections, medical marijuana, etc.     A contingent of new Minnesota laws - courtesy of the Minnesota Legislature - will be...

Cobras Rumble on the Red

Trio of JV wrestlers makes the medal stand   Tuesday, December 29 and Wednesday, December 30, the Windom/Mountain Lake (W/ML) Cobra Wrestlers were "rumblin' on the...

Big first half propels Wolverine boys to win

Hold off RCW Jaguars in second for 12-point win    

Snow delay for a day doesn’t ice MLA girls

Wolverines top visiting RCW Jaguars by 24    

Snow show

Monday-Tuesday snow event piles up total inches  

B-OPS School Board makes it official

Approve final resolution for non-renewal of Superintendent Lisa Shellum's contract Members of the Butterfield-Odin Public School (B-OPS) School Board made it official, according to an...

Drive time

School bus drivers in short commodity; are in great need       Drive time is an important time for bus drivers and their important charges - the...

Snow Emergency declared in Mountain Lake

Here is what that means     A Snow Emergency has been declared today (Monday, December 28) in the City of Mountain Lake. According to the Snow Emergency...

Lake Commission lists goals, projects

Some of the lake-related tasks could be done by city employees     Goals and projects fore the Lake Commission were the focus of its regular meeting...

Important info about utilities in Mountain Lake

With a focus on sewer, water rates       Following are a few points of important information relating to the sewer and water rates provided by the...

Today’s girls, boys basketball games at Mountain Lake postponed

Shifted to tomorrow (Tuesday, December 29)    

December 21-25 MLOOSC Gun Calendar winners

The Mountain Lake/Odin/Ormsby Sportsmen's Club (MLOOSC) recently posted the Monday, December 21 through Friday, December 25 Gun Calendar winners. They were as follows: 12/21/15 - Mike...

First Mennonite will continue to walk . . .

. . . on paths of trust, mercy, service, justice and love in its new location         The congregation friends of the church from the past...

Christmas light show

Mountain Lake was ready for the holiday   Following is a photo gallery of just a few of the lights and decorations bringing the holiday spirit...

Compensation approved for 444 days as captives in Iran

Odin native L. Bruce Laingen was one of the American hostages           A Christmas Eve surprise. It was first revealed by the newspaper USA Today on Thursday,...

‘Powering up’ a new name, logo, website

CMMPA is now CMPAS   Central Minnesota Municipal Power Agency (CMMPA) is "powering up" a new name, logo and website, changing its consulting division’s name from...

Senior student signature series

Carly Fast is author of next 2015-2016 MLHS senior student editorial * The 2015-2016 senior student signature series features area senior class students - and their...