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Watkins In Pictures [GALLERY]
Watkins In Pictures [GALLERY]
Watkins is a small town in northern Meeker County in Central Minnesota with a population of 962. The town is incorporated and has had a post office since 1887. Watkins is west of Kimball and east of Eden Valley located along Highway 55.
How Rice, Minnesota Got its Name and More About Rice
How Rice, Minnesota Got its Name and More About Rice
WJON's Small Town Friday series took us this time to Rice, Minnesota. Rice is a community of 1,275 people, located in Benton County north of Sauk Rapids. For this feature I talked with Mary Ostby from the Benton County Historical Society, Rice Mayor Brian Skroch and Rice Police Chief Ross Hamann.
A Sense of Community… That’s Bowlus
A Sense of Community… That’s Bowlus
Bowlus is a town of 279 people that was settled in the early 1900s, platted in 1907 and became incorporated in 1910. Bowlus has an operating post office since 1907, a lumberyard, meat market, hair salon, restaurant, gas station, liquor store, boutique, fire department, park with bike trail going through it, Legion, and Catholic Church.
The City of Avon Has Gorgeous Stained Glass Lining Its Main Street
The City of Avon Has Gorgeous Stained Glass Lining Its Main Street
Most towns have banners of some sort lining their main street welcoming residents and guests and generally "dressing" the street up. Avon takes it one step further. In 2006 gorgeous works of stained glass art were installed on the lamp posts of Avon Ave. by ...

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