Caller Maggie Harper, front, leads participants in the traditional music and dance event Wednesday. The group danced to the tunes of the Front Porch Players at the Kandiyohi County Historical Society in Willmar. Everyone is invited to the free, public event that will be held from 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesdays June 24 and July 1. (GARY MILLER | TRIBUNE)
Step in time
Caller Maggie Harper, front, leads participants in the traditional music and dance event Wednesday. The group danced to the tunes of the Front Porch Players at the Kandiyohi County Historical Society in Willmar. Everyone is invited to the free, p...

Fundraising is underway to move the giant ball of twine from the Highland, Wisconsin, home of creator James Frank Kotera, who died last month at age 75, 44 years after starting the big ball.
Mike Clemens, a farmer from Wimbledon, North Dakota, was literally (and figuratively) “blown away,” when his equipment shed collapsed under a snow load.
Volunteers lead lessons on infusing fibers with plant dyes and journaling scientific observations for youth in Crow Wing and Olmsted counties.