The Border West Buccaneers improved their regular-season record to 6-0 with a four-set victory over Underwood on Thursday, Sept. 24, in Underwood. The Buccaneers won 25-20, 25-20, 16-25, 25-18. Border West took control early, winning each of the first two sets by identical 25-20 scores. Underwood answered with a 25-16 win in the third before the Buccaneers responded with a 25-18 victory in the fourth to close out the match. “We had an awesome game in Underwood,” Border West

The Border West Buccaneers improved their regular-season record to 4-0 with a 28-6 victory over Hillcrest Lutheran Academy on Friday, Sept. 25, in Fergus Falls. The Buccaneers remain undefeated this season with wins over Stephen-Argyle Central, Hancock, Clearbrook-Gonvick and Hillcrest Lutheran. Border West built a 28-0 lead through three quarters and finished with 427 yards of total offense while holding Hillcrest Lutheran to 115. Border West struck first when quarterback

It Happened Here, By Judy Beckman Welcome to a new series of local stories from the past. These stories will come from your questions. This newspaper gets inquiries from readers asking for details about a story that happened maybe years ago. Often, they can’t remember just when the incident took place, nor any of the details. Or, they know only some of the story. Our part will be to research the newspaper files to get the “rest of the story.” In 1956, Minnesota’s first Hutt

Photo by Brooklyn Mahoney | Northern Star CGB HIGH SCHOOL HOMECOMING WEEK 2026 kicks off on Sunday night with the King and Queen Coronation beginning at 7 p.m. at CGB High School in Graceville. Coronation is open to the public, and all are welcome. Senior King and Queen candidates are pictured above, front l. to right: Sophie Fuhrman, Natalie Radosevich,