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    July 10, 2018
    Jack Jablonski, seen here in a photo posted to Twitter in December 2017, suffered a spinal cord injury in late 2011 during a junior varsity hockey game as a sophomore. Special to Forum News Service
    'It was pretty shocking,' paralyzed former hockey player Jablonski says of wiggling toes
    MINNEAPOLIS—It was the faintest of movements, three toes barely wiggling. Jack Jablonski was sitting on his parents' deck in Minneapolis...
    community/peopleJuly 10, 2018 - 4:44pm
    July 4, 2018
    St. Paul Assistant Fire Chief Mike Gaede, who is also an EMT, came to a man's aide when he had a medical emergency on a flight from Boston to Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport on Wednesday, July 4, 2018. Gaede was coming back from a memorial service for a firefighter who was killed in the line of duty in California. Courtesy of Mike Gaede
    St. Paul firefighter aids in mid-flight medical emergency
    ST. PAUL—The announcement came over the intercom of an airplane bound for Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport on Wednesday morning,...
    community/peopleJuly 4, 2018 - 9:20pm
    June 20, 2018
    Miss America Cara Mund signs autographs for Girl Scouts on Tuesday, June 19, 2018, at the Fargo Air Museum in Fargo. Carissa Wigginton / Forum News Serviceplay button
    Miss America says Girl Scouts played big role in her development
    FARGO — Miss America 2018 and Girl Scout alum Cara Mund got to share her story with fellow scouts Tuesday, June 19, about how her involvement...
    community/peopleJune 20, 2018 - 2:59pm
    June 8, 2018
    Nicole Phillips, Kindness is Contagious columnist Photo courtesy of Ann Fredricks Photography
    Kindness crosses a variety of comfort zones
    FARGO — I'm a pretty outgoing person. There are certainly things that heighten my anxiety, but talking to strangers isn't one of them....
    community/peopleJune 8, 2018 - 6:42am
    June 6, 2018
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    After viral Minnesota obituary fallout, local newspapers reveal the screening process behind them
    So, many of us share our bucket list or end of life wishes with family. Now, you might want to talk with them about your obituary. The Redwood...
    community/peopleJune 6, 2018 - 4:54pm
    June 2, 2018
    John Owen of Brainerd dresses up as Santa and volunteers his time ringing the bell for The Salvation Army fundraiser. Owen is a client of Oakridge Woodview, which provides residential and support services for the developmental disabled or those with special needs. (Submitted photo)
    Developmentally disabled, special needs community volunteer
    BRAINERD, Minn. — Program specialist Debby Felske knows that looks can be deceiving, especially as an administrator at Oakridge Woodview,...
    community/peopleJune 2, 2018 - 3:04pm
    May 20, 2018
    Brothers Zachary (left), Garrett and Jordon Carlson of Motley share a laugh together on Wednesday, May 16, at Motley City Hall. They have earned every Boy Scouts of America merit badge and achieved the rank of Eagle Scout, the highest scouting award. Frank Lee / Forum News Serviceplay button
    Minn. brothers share rare distinction of earning every Boy Scout badge
    MOTLEY, Minn.—Brothers Zachary, Garrett and Jordon Carlson earned more merit badges than most Boy Scouts will receive in a lifetime, including...
    community/peopleMay 20, 2018 - 10:19am
    May 17, 2018
    Surveillance cameras caught an image of the Rays with their daughter. Law enforcement is concerned with her well being. They received information that they may now be in Minnesota. Courtesy photo.
    Public asked to help find missing child last seen in Iowa and may now be in Minnesota
    The National Center for Missing & Exploited Children along with the Camden Police Department in South Carolina are asking for the public's assistance...
    community/peopleMay 17, 2018 - 1:49pm
    May 16, 2018
    Former St. Paul Pioneer Press columnist Nick Coleman is shown in a circa 1987 photo in St. Paul. St. Paul Pioneer Press file photo
    Former Twin Cities columnist dies at 67
    ST. PAUL -- Nick Coleman, a former columnist and reporter for the St. Paul Pioneer Press and the Star Tribune of Minneapolis, died Wednesday,...
    community/peopleMay 16, 2018 - 1:43pm
    April 4, 2018
    Cherish "Chance" Houle
    ND family points to effects of bullying after 12-year-old daughter takes her life
    BISMARCK -- The death of a North Dakota 12-year-old by suicide and a heart-wrenching, detailed obituary is calling attention to the issue of...
    community/peopleApril 4, 2018 - 8:55pm
    April 3, 2018
    Tom Johnson poses with his wife, Leola, and their three daughters, Karsan (left), Caelan and McKennan at Caelan's 2015 Brainerd High School graduation. Submitted photo.
    'We didn't see this coming': Baxter, Minn. family man didn't show any signs of suicidal thoughts
    "You girls deserve better," "I am sorry to do this to you," "I love you." These final handwritten words—by a father, a husband—are words...
    community/peopleApril 3, 2018 - 1:26pm
    February 5, 2018
    Kim Nyberg selflessly paid for a customer's groceries when the woman misplaced her cash. Michelle Wirth / RiverTown Multimedia
    If you misplace your money and the cashier covers you, you're probably in Minnesota
    HASTINGS, Minn. - Local resident Tracey Johnson received a big surprise at a recent visit to Coborn's. She couldn't believe the kindness she...
    community/peopleFebruary 5, 2018 - 1:11pm
    November 11, 2017
    World War II veteran, Bill Killian, 98, Thursday, Nov. 2, 2017, in Woodbury, Minn., talks about his war experiences, including surviving a Japanese kamikaze attack. Jean Pieri / St. Paul Pioneer Press
    WWII vet shares story of surviving kamikaze attack
    WOODBURY, Minn. — Bill Killian saw it coming. During the Battle of Okinawa, fighter planes whipped up a whirlwind of bullets high above Killian's...
    community/peopleNovember 11, 2017 - 5:30am
    June 6, 2017
    Myra Palmer of Worthington is using up yarn scraps to make Comfort Dolls -- squeezable, hugable, lovable kids -- to donate to Nobles County Community Services. The dolls will be given to children placed in emergency foster care. (Julie Buntjer / The Globe)
    Weaving kindness: Local woman makes comfort dolls for kids entering emergency foster care
    WORTHINGTON — Myra Palmer was scrolling through Pinterest, an online idea-sharing program, one night when she discovered Dude Dolls, cute and...
    community/peopleJune 6, 2017 - 9:01pm
    May 9, 2017
    Widboom is finalist for $10,000 donation
    INDIANAPOLIS — A Worthington farmer and the Worthington Area YMCA are seeking voters’ support in order to make a difference in the community. Matt Widboom is one of 10 finalists in the Power to Do More contest sponsored by Resicore corn herbicide from Dow AgroSciences. In his...
    community/peopleMay 9, 2017 - 4:33pm
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