
Ilene Edwards


Winter Fun At Sleds At The Cinema In Spring Valley
A day of winter fun for the whole family is planned in Spring Valley including a free movie and remote with KVGO.

Amazon To Hire Thousands For Seasonal Help
Amazon has announced that it plans to hire temporary workers for the holiday season this year to the tune of 120 thousand people.

KFIL Sportscaster Bill Bentson Retires
The man, the legend, the voice. Bill Bentson hung up his headphones and turned off his mic Saturday August 19 for the final time for KFIL and KVGO.

Storm Spotter Training Offered in Rushford
The National Weather Service will be holding SKYWARN severe weather spotter training in Rushford. The training class will be held on Wednesday, April 19, starting at 6:30 p.m. at MiEnergy Cooperative (the former Tri-County Electric). The class will last about two hours...

Silver Lake Opening This Weekend
According to a post on their Facebook page, Silver Lake Park will be open this weekend!
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Crazy, Damaging Storm Blows Through Preston – [Photos]
It turned out to be a wild, windy evening in Preston. The skies began darkening around 5 p.m., winds picked up, and up, and up. And the rains came. And the trees and power lines fell. I watched the tree in my back yard with fear; it's not the most stable tree and I expected it to topple...

Take in a Tiny House in Lanesboro
Has the tiny house craze left you shaking your head? I watch all the "tiny house" shows on HGTV and each episode leaves me wondering, how DO people live in such small spaces?

Root River Canoeing Tragedy
Fillmore County Sheriff Tom Kaase reports a 63-year-old woman from Minneapolis died Saturday after the canoe which she and her husband were using overturned after running into a log in the Root River just east of Whalan. The woman's husband was able to swim his wife to the river bank and yell for help...

New Owners for Popular Area Resort
Opening a new business can be a scary venture. Purchasing an established business can be even more daunting.

#B&B Strong… Let the Healing Begin
Tomorrow marks one week since New Year's Day. One week since the devastating fire that destroyed B&B Bowl in Preston. As a part-time employee at "the alley," the B&B is my second home. Shelly and Paul Hanson are not only the owners and my employers, but my friends and my family in every sense of the word. My co-...