Highland Elementary fifth and sixth grade students recently competed in the regional Math Masters of Minnesota Challenge in Bemidji and the fifth-grade team took home 7th place overall. Students competing were Asher Wieland, Nathan Pahlen, Hamsini Chanda, Eva Gosse, Keziah Mason, Abby Lane, Peyton Demarais, Jayde Uttermark, Sylvia Christensen, and Mackenzie Ness.

Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan and Minnesota Department of Natural Resources Commissioner Sarah Strommen joined other moms and kids for a shoreline and pier fishing gathering at Lake Nokomis in Minneapolis the morning of Saturday, May 7. It was an opportunity to highlight the easy ways to try this pastime and to introduce more people to fishing and spend time together outdoors.

Fertile residents and residents of surrounding communities are invited to join Alluma for a community discussion June 5 aimed at increasing awareness and knowledge of risks, warning signs, and local resources for suicide awareness and other mental health issues.

A Minnesota Department of Transportation construction project on Highway 71 between Highway 197 and Winter Sumac Road in Bemidji begins May 16. It includes the construction of a roundabout at Anne Street and seven reduced conflict intersections (J-Turns).

Aspiring chefs, culinary professionals, or those who simply enjoy cooking and the culinary arts, prepare yourselves for a “wild” spring. If you’ve got the “chops” to match your cooking skills against others from across the country in a highly competitive, national competition of culinary creativity, then it’s sure to be a “wild” (rice) spring.

It’s estimated that 6.5 million people suffer from chronic wounds in the United States, according to the U.S. National Institutes of Health. As the population ages, obesity rates increase, and diabetes cases climb, chronic wound cases are also expected to rise.

The Crookston Public Library is inviting readers to join its Reading by the Red book club, which invites adults of all ages to meet in the library's beautiful River Room to discuss a variety of widely-read books. The selected title for May will be "The Midnight Library" by Matt Haig, with a discussion to be held Tuesday, May 24 at 6:30 p.m.