Andrew Meuleners

People tend not to notice what holds a community together until it starts to fall apart. The volunteer fire department. The shop teacher. The weekly newspaper. The electrician willing to train the next generation. These are not glamorous institutions, and they rarely make headlines – except, perhaps, when they disappear. That quiet vulnerability is exactly why HJ Publishing is launching the Pass the Torch Foundation. It is a fair question. We are a for-profit media company.

The Wright County Board of Commissioners on Tuesday voted unanimously to approve an emergency moratorium on data center development across all townships under the county’s planning and zoning authority, following a public hearing that drew more than a dozen residents voicing concerns over water, energy, noise, and property values. The 12-month interim ordinance, known as 26-2, halts any existing or […]

Winsted police initiated a vehicle pursuit of a suspect with outstanding warrants, drawing assistance from state troopers as officers deployed tire-deflation devices to stop the vehicle. The chase began when Winsted officers attempted to stop a vehicle after identifying its license plate. Dispatchers quickly worked to verify active warrants for the suspect, whose identity has not yet been publicly released.