MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO)-- The father of an openly gay soldier who was killed in Afghanistan has announced he will run for a seat in the Minnesota House of Representatives in the fall. Jeff Wilfahrt, who ...

Mark Donald Wilfahrt, born January 6, 1950, in New Ulm, MN, passed away on July 4, 2024, at the age of 74 at his residence in Nisswa, MN. Mark’s journey through life was marked by a deep passion for ...

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The parents of Corporal Andrew Charles Wilfahrt hope their brave son didn't die in vain. The 31-year-old soldier from Minnesota died serving his country in Afghanistan on February 27, 2011, as the ...

A baby boomer who never wholeheartedly embraced political activism, yet always was leaning to the progressive causes. Unwilling to relinquish his country to the authoritarian conservatism that has ...

On this Memorial Day, I’m remembering those who defended my country, and those who died for it. One story that’s moved me this spring strikes at the core of what it means to be an American, to love ...

GRAND FORKS -- Regional and external forces will have even more impact on our communities than in the past. Consider some of the economic engines and factors in the northern valley: • Agriculture is ...

Let’s hop in my car and take a quick windshield tour. I think you are going to be impressed. Right out of the Chamber’s parking lot is the completely renovated Mill Square Building with its high-end ...