With Carolina losing, the #Vikings will clinch a wild-card playoff berth next weekend if Washington loses on Saturday at Tennessee, the Vikings win at Detroit at noon Sunday and Philadelphia loses at home against Houston at noon Sunday.

In a week that has seen 1,000 journalists lose their jobs, it's bears repeating: Journalism matters. Support it, whatever it means to you. A local newspaper. A local website. A local radio station. A state or national outlet. Journalism costs money. Less journalism costs society.

The Rum River Labor Coalition hosted a free food distribution at the Milaca schools on Saturday, March 27. They distributed 1,300 30-pound boxes of produce and 1,300 gallons of milk. #UnionTimes #Milaca

Mille Lacs and Sherburne counties have been added to an area of the state in which burning restrictions have been placed. No burning permits will be issued until further notice.

There will be extra distracted driving enforcement on Minnesota roads from April 5-30. #UnionTimes

hometownsource.com/monticello_tim… Wrestlers from 52 counties- including Mille Lacs and Sherburne counties, attended a wrestling meet in Sioux Falls, S.D. where a COVID outbreak has been reported. #UnionandTimes

If you're going down to the Cities, change your plans. Dakota, Anoka, Hennepin and Ramsey counties are under curfew at 7 p.m. until 6 a.m. Tuesday. - Jeff

Last night there were two fatalities due to a head-on crash on Highway 23 in Foley. A 20-year-old female and 57-year-old male were killed in the crash. They were pronounced dead at the scene. Both were from Foley. #UnionTimes

Come June construction will begin on Highway 23 between Foley and the Rum River bridge in Milaca.

News: A fire destroyed the main operations building New Years Day at Jims Mille Lacs Disposal. hometownsource.com/union_times/ne… #Milaca #UnionTimes Union-Times News

A Milaca resident is turning 100 soon. hometownsource.com/union_times/fr… #Milaca #UnuionTimes Union-Times News

A love for chemistry combined with an aptitude for machines led Princeton native Kyle Burch to do undergraduate research on anticounterfeiting technologies at South Dakota State University. hometownsource.com/union_times/co… #Princeton #PTown #TigerCountry #UnionTimesNews Union-Times News

MPLS POLICE ARE LOOKING FOR A WHITE 2008 BUICK ENCLAVE WITH MN PLATE HTH234 STOLEN WITH A 1 YEAR-OLD INSIDE FROM A STORE LOCATED AT 12TH AND LAKE STREET. CHILD’S NAME IS RAYRAY POWELL, A BLACK MALE WEARING A GRAY T-SHIRT, BLACK PANTS AND WHITE SHOES. CALL 612-348-2345 OR 911

I hope you are able to make it out to the fairgrounds this weekend to see this astonishing display.

Vanessa’s love for donkeys inspires book unionandtimes.com/2016/12/22/van…

Commissioners finalize 2017 county budget: Levy goes from max of 9.50 percent to 4.79 percent unionandtimes.com/2016/12/22/com…

A chocolate token of thanks: Nurses show officers gratitude unionandtimes.com/2016/12/21/a-c…