Area prep volleyball teams have plenty returnees for 2026 season

Sometimes to take a step forward you have to take a step back.\ That's what happened a year ago to the Fall Creek High School prep volleyball team. After starting the season with a squad which was...

Augusta, FC girls runners meet winners already to start season

The weather has been hot lately and so have the prep cross country teams at Augusta and Fall Creek. Fall Creek won the girls team title in their season-opening meet, the Indy/Gilmanton Invitational...

Augusta, Osseo-Fairchild prep gridders looking for change, FC and E-S hope to keep success going

AUGUSTA - Derek Boldt believes this is the year Augusta football breaks back into the win column after four years, especially when victory was in their grasp last week. The Beavers lost a winnable...

Fall Creek, Osseo-Fairchild gridders have successful season openers

Not only did Fall Creek have a successful opener to its 2026 season but an entertaining one as well as the Crickets held off a spirited effort from long-time rival Altoona to win at home 28-20 on...

First annual Harder Memorial Softball Tournament a big draw

FALL CREEK - Meghan Harder's co-ed, slow-pitch softball team had a lot of players who were seniors on the Fall Creek High School Softball Team in 2025. "They were there for me when I certainly needed...

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Fall Creek takes girls team title in Arcadia, boys second

Fall Creek had the most success of the Tri-County Area prep track and field teams during the week of April 21-28. The Crickets won the girls' team title in the Fredrickson-Sonnentag Invite held in...

Augusta School District considers options after failed referendum

AUGUSTA - There were three school referendums in the Tri-County Area on the ballot in the recent spring election held back on April 7. Two of those referendums passed overwhelmingly, in both Fall...

Augusta's hot start puts them in state rankings

If you win, you are rewarded and the softball team Augusta High School has been rewarded handsomely to start the 2026 season. The defending regional champion Beavers are 6-1 overall, 3-0 in the Large...

Season not starting strong for Area prep baseball teams

The 2026 prep baseball season basically begun for all of the Tri-County Area teams last week. Unfortunately none of the teams have gotten off to great starts. The best are at .500 so far. Eleva-Strum...

Robert Bethke

Robert Fredrick Bethke passed away peacefully on April 1, 2026, at the age of 82 at Essentia Health-Northern Pines in Aurora, Minnesota. Born on May 14, 1943, to Victor and Irene (Deacon) Bethke,...

Fall Creek Village Board approves new parking ordinance

FALL CREEK - Upon its second reading, the Village Board of Fall Creek unanimously approved several amendments to Title 10 Motor Vehicles & Traffic, making it a part of the Code of the Village of...

Augusta School District pushing for successful referendum on April ballot

AUGUSTA - Augusta School District Superintendent Reed Pecha knows there're a lot of skeptical and critical voices in the Augusta community towards a referendum on the April 7 ballot. And he...

FC School Board holds February meeting

FALL CREEK - The Fall Creek School Board held its February meeting back on the 16th in the District Meeting Room. The Board approved an agreement with Eau Claire School District for Project Search...

Augusta City Council holds February meeting

AUGUSTA - The Augusta City Council held its February meeting back on the 10th in City Hall. The Council approved a resolution enacting guidelines on reporting and monetization of the city's capital...