Author Archive for Lynda Jensen, Editor

DC Schools have two-hour late start

Dassel-Cokato Schools are two hours late this morning (March 11) , due to weather conditions.

All School Reunion for Dassel to be Sept. 5

DASSEL, MN — The Dassel All-School get-together will be Sunday, Sept. 5 at the High School.  More information will be sent out in June. Email dahs@dassel.com with any questions.

Dense fog advisory issued by Nat’l Weather Service

CHANHASSEN, MN — A dense fog advisory, which will allow for less than a quarter mile of visibility, has been issued by the National Weather Service.  Details are as follows:

DENSE FOG ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT
UNTIL 9 AM CST THURSDAY Continue reading ‘Dense fog advisory issued by Nat’l Weather Service’

Dassel tower to come down Tuesday

DASSEL, MN – The most recent word on the old water tower for Dassel is that it will come down Tuesday, with crews coming in Monday to do prep work, said Administrator Myles McGrath.

“It’s in close quarters,” McGrath observed.  A crane will be used to dismantle the tower.  The contractor will be covering the city hall building with fire proof material to protect it while pieces of the tower are cut away with a blow torch.

Use extreme caution with ice

After reports of several vehicles crashing through ice in recent weeks, the following is reminder from Meeker County Sheriff Jeff Norlin for the remaining winter anglers and other users of area lakes of the following tips recommended by the Department of Natural Resources (DNR) to help make their ice outings safe:

Ice is seldom 100 percent safe; this is especially true of rivers. Even during the coldest winters you can find bad spots on almost any body of water due to current, springs, rotting vegetation, water chemistry and schools of rough fish. Continue reading ‘Use extreme caution with ice’

Mystery Photo for the Week of March 8

ed-myst-0308MYSTERY, MN – The Enterprise Dispatch web site is hosting a weekly Internet mystery photo contest in which a photo is taken of something in the area.
Anyone who correctly guesses the identity of the photo is added to a monthly drawing for a free subscription to the newspaper.

Go ahead and guess! Those who guess correctly first receive bragging rights.
Answers may be e-mailed to Lynda Jensen at news@heraldjournal.com or sent by mail. No phone calls, please. Continue reading ‘Mystery Photo for the Week of March 8′