This holiday season, local Meeker County 4-H club members gave back to the community and spread holiday cheer everywhere they went. 4-H’ers volunteered to complete a generous variety of fun activities for the community and helped local families in need during the season of giving; we worked hard to accomplish these tasks and serve our community.

Dec 30, 2024 · Donna Lee (Stoner) Schoon, 82, of Cokato, MN, passed away peacefully Monday, Dec. 30, 2024, at the Cokato Manor Nursing Home. A memorial service will take place Saturday, Feb. 22, 2025, at 1 p.m. at Cokato Evangelical Lutheran Church, with visitation 90 minutes prior to …

Jan 10, 2025 · Starting today, the annual voting is open – help choose the Dassel-Cokato area’s favorite businesses and other service providers. Here’s how it works: Simply vote for those you think are the best. There is no cost to vote. This year’s grand prize is $450 cash, thanks to generous sponsors: $200 from Overhead Hoist and Crane,

Jan 5, 2025 · Gordon Paul Raisanen, 68, of Cokato, MN, passed away Sunday, Dec. 15, 2024, in his home after 16 years of challenges following brain cancer. A funeral service will take place at 11 a.m. Thursday, Dec. 19, 2024, at the Cokato Laestadian Lutheran Church. Visitation will take place Wednesday, Dec. 18 ...

Recycling programs scrapped due to rising cost and state changes. By Tamara Horton, Staff Writer | January 24, 2025. Rising costs and state-imposed changes have prompted township officials to terminate long-standing recycling programs in Stockholm and Cokato townships at the end of 2024, leaving...

Jan 16, 2025 · Rising costs and state-imposed changes have prompted township officials to terminate long-standing recycling programs in Stockholm and Cokato townships at the end of 2024, leaving residents upset about the changes.According to Minnesota Statute 115A.552, counties must ensure residents, including those in single- and multifamily dwellings, have the opportunity to recycle.

Nov 14, 2024 · Several members attended the U of M Invite for practice contests in St. Paul on Oct. 9. The DC parliamentary procedures team, consisting of Dessa Terning, Dylan Mackenthun, Sam Ardoff, Gunnar Marttinen, Miles Koski, and Evan Johnson, came home with first place.

Jun 6, 2024 · Director of Community Services for Dassel-Cokato School DistrictIn the fall of 2022, the Dassel-Cokato community approved a $17.9 million bond for facility improvements. The projects were divided into two years, with mechanical projects completed in 2023 and educational and building/renovation projects scheduled for the summer of 2024.Project designThe schematic design process, the first phase of

Nov 22, 2022 · Starting today, the annual voting is open – help choose the Dassel-Cokato area’s favorite businesses and other service providers. Here’s how it works: In today’s newspaper and online at www.DasselCokato.com, is a fairly lengthy list of contest categories such as best burgers, convenience store, live music venue, and many more. Simply vote for those you think are the best. There <a href ...

For 50 years, longtime Herald Journal General Manager Dale Kovar has written countless feature stories, articles, and columns.Over the past year, he embarked on a new challenge: writing a book, a format entirely unfamiliar to him.His book, “Joseph Wore Tennis Shoes: Stories from Small Town Journalism,” draws on his writings from the past five decades to offer readers a …