HADLEY BEAM
What town do you live in? Litchfield. Who are your parents? Laura Beach and Ryan Beam.
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3 arrested following assault
Three people were arrested last week in connection with the June 28 assault of an Olivia man. Tre Ertl, 26, of Litchfield was booked on attempted murder and aggravated assault.
MATYLDA NIEDZIELSKI
What town do you live in? Litchfield. Who are your parents? Mike and Courtney Niedzielski.
Once her Miss Litchfield duties conclude
Once her Miss Litchfield duties conclude, Granlund, who turns 18 next week, will begin preparing for her future, which includes college at University of Wisconsin-River Falls where she will study sonography with the aim of pursuing a career as an ultrasound technician.
AALYIYAH SWANSON
What town do you live in? Litchfield. Who are your parents? Carissa Swanson (Justin Wagner) and Lucas Swanson (Jill Miller).
State collects $10 million in first year of hemp tax
Nearly a year into tax collections on Minnesota’s new lower-potency hemp industry shows that the sale of hemp edibles, beverages and other products is a $130 million business, at least. Accordingto numbers compiled by the state Department of Revenue, the 10% tax on cannabis product sales raised $1,217,450 in May from 1,873 tax paying businesses.
CHARLOTTE COLLINS
What town do you live in? Litchfield. Who are your parents? Ben and April Collins.
Owner of former Cosmos strip club gives different club a try 20 years ago
20 YEARS AGO: NEWS FROM THE ISSUE OF JULY 15, 2004 After closing his Juice Bar strip club by court order in January, a building on Highway 7 in Cosmos owned by Dale Peterson sat empty — until now. Peterson recently opened 21 Flavors, a non-alcoholic club targeted at the under age 21 crowd. The new business features a disc jockey with hip-hop and “R&B” music, a game room and “plenty of room for dancing,” Peterson said.
CHLOE BURNETTE
What town do you live in? Litchfield. Who are your parents? Carin Burnette.
G.A.R. encampment brought many to Litchfield
In the Meeker County Museum’s previous column, we set the stage for the G.A.R. Encampment held in Litchfield in 1889. This reunion of Civil War veterans was expected to be the biggest event the town had ever seen! The town was decorated from top to bottom, and food and lodging for thousands were prepared.