3+ day, 19+ hour ago   (562+ words) Less than 30 years ago, before TMI was a thing and Facebook was still on the drawing board in Zuck’s Harvard dorm room, most people instinctively knew that personal information was shared on a need-to-know basis only. Not the finest hour…...

4+ day, 14+ hour ago   (1136+ words) Demonstrators hold up signs protesting tax breaks for data centers during a special legislative session Monday, June 9, 2025 at the Minnesota State Capitol in St. Paul. Construction continued May 29 on the sprawling Rosemount Data Center on land bought by Meta near…...

6+ day, 23+ hour ago   (473+ words) Monticello played its first volleyball match under new head … Hollywood has given us some classic mismatched buddy cop mov… A library card design by Elena of Monticello features a mother loon carrying a book-reading chick on her back. The design…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (495+ words) Less than 30 years ago, before TMI was a thing and social media’s Facebook was still on the drawing board in Zuck’s Harvard dorm room, most people instinctively knew that personal information was shared on a need-to-know basis only. Not the…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (330+ words) A true rags to riches story, she was born in a one-room cabin … the fourth of 12 children. I spent an “Evening with Dolly Parton” when I was just 9 years old. I was already a fan of hers and excited for…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (558+ words) Wayzata resident Helen Lindsay published a new memoir "Maude" about her late friend Maude Hart and their time in Dinkytown. Included in the Wayzata police reports for June were these incidents: Honoring his 18 years of service to Wayzata as the…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (310+ words) A true rags to riches story, she was born in a one-room cabin … the fourth of 12 children. I spent an “Evening with Dolly Parton” when I was just 9 years old. I was already a fan of hers and excited for…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (630+ words) National Senior Citizens Day is celebrated every year on Aug… The Eitzen City Council met at 6 p.m. on Tuesday, Aug. 18, 2026, at the Eitzen C… Directors from the five libraries in Houston County and the executive director of Southeastern Libraries Cooperating…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (571+ words) On the day that the Houston County Fair began, I met an acquaintance walking on the path which borders the highway that passes our city; I was returning from Claddagh after a visit with Mom. The walker greeted me. â…...

3+ week, 1+ day ago   (285+ words) Editor’s Note: Joann Gorman, who has authored this column for nearly a decade, is retiring from that role with this edition. This is her final column. The Patriot thanks Joann for delving into Waconia’s history and sharing interesting stories and…...