Wright County News

For the first time ever, the St. Paul Winter Carnival's royal family participated in Howard Lake's Good Neighbor Days grande day parade.

David Valderrama, 29, has carried his large wooden cross more than 1,000 miles since he first began a journey that eventually brought him to Wright County.

KARE 11 -- There's a swimming hole in Wright County, Minnesota that seems to take you back to simpler times; just a rope hanging from a tree provides countless hours of fun on hot, lazy summer afternoons.

Jon Capes freely admitted Friday he's lucky to be alive. He'll also tell you he owes his life to an 11-year-old girl who took matters into her own hands Thursday when others around her didn't realize Jon was drowning.

"We couldn't have had a better day," Faye Bakeberg said of Wright County's first "Breakfast on the Farm" event June 20 at Goldview Farms south of Howard Lake.

A Wayzata woman died Saturday night following a crash in Wright County. The accident happened around 10:30 p.m. on Highway 55 in Rockford.

"The Bible says we're supposed to help our neighbors," said Don Danford of Howard Lake, which was enthusiastically echoed by Carol Sideen and Addie Mucha, all of whom are this year's Good Neighbor Days grand marshals.

Of the June rain that has fallen so far in St. Cloud, about half came Tuesday. By 6 p.m., 0.68 of an inch of rain had been measured at St.

The Wright County Fair is once again hosting the annual Central Minnesota Donkey and Mule Fun Show at the fairgrounds in Howard Lake Friday, June 19 through Sunday, June 21.

During Wright County 10th District courtroom proceedings in Buffalo last Monday, Bert Hertzog of Winsted pleaded guilty to charges relating to falsifying inspection stickers, as well as an unrelated vehicle registration traffic citation.

A Wisconsin woman who walked away from a rollover crash early today in Wright County died when a car struck her moments later, the Minnesota State Patrol said.

A Princeton man is in serious condition this morning after a one-vehicle crash that left his vehicle submerged in a pond in Wright County.

The Minnesota State Patrol said three bystanders came to the aid of a man whose pickup truck plunged into a holding pond Friday in Wright County.

Three citizens came to the rescue this morning of a driver whose van plunged into a pond after weaving along a highway in Wright County, authorities said.

Crashes on Minnesota roadways during the weekend killed at least 11 people, making this the deadliest Memorial Day weekend in recent memory.

July 9 - Opening celebration at Pioneer Park, 5:30-8 p.m. Event includes Cool Car Cruising and Display, concessions, petting zoo, pony rides, temporary tattoos, Wright County Sheriffs Department child ID clinic, canine demonstration, - KRWC Roadshow, Pioneer Park, 5:30-7:30 p.m. - Great River Community Band, Pioneer Park, 7 p.m. July 10 - ...

A number of roads are scheduled to be reclaimed and resurfaced in Wright County this summer, according to the department of highways.

ANNANDALE - Police are looking for information about a man who tried to get a woman into his vehicle at gunpoint in Corinna Township.

May is an important month when it comes to setting the table for a productive growing season.

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